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Capo: no capo
Tuning: E A D G B E
Band: Dream Theater
Album: Systematic Chaos
Song: Constant Motion
I wrote this tab writing first all the riffs played by Petrucci in the song (and
them), then i wrote the sequence of the riffs, writing only the numbers that I gave to them.
In this way I saved a lot of space, so you can print this tab easily (without using too many papers!).
--HERE THERE ARE ALL THE RIFFS--
Riff 1.1
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----------------------|------------------5-------|
------7-5-7-5---8-5---|------7-5-7-5---8---7-----|
--0-5---------6-----6-|--0-5---------6-------8-6-|
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----------------------|------------------5-------------|
------7-5-7-5---8-5---|------7-5-7-5---8---7-----3-2---|
--0-5---------6-----6-|--0-5---------6-------8-6-----1-|
Riff 1.2
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----------------------|------------------5-------|----------------------|
------7-5-7-5---8-5---|------7-5-7-5---8---7-----|------7-5-7-5---8-5---|
--0-5---------6-----6-|--0-5---------6-------8-6-|--0-5---------6-----6-|
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------------------5-----------------|
------7-5-7-5---8---7-----3-5-2-----|
--0-5---------6-------8-6-------3-1-|
Riff 1.3
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------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0---3-5-2-----|
--0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-------3-1-|
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------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0---3-5-2-----2-----|
--0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-------3-1---3-1-|
Riff 1.4
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------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0---3-5-2-----|
--0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-------3-1-|
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------2-0-2-0---3-2---|------2-0-2-0-----3-5-2-----2-----|
--0-1---------1-----1-|--0-1---------1-0-------3-1---3-1-|
Riff 2.1
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-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2----------------------|
-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2------------3-5-2-----|
--0--0--0------------0-------0--0--0--0-----------|--0--0--0------------0-------0--0--0--------3-1-|
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-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p-2-3p-2--------------------------|
-----------3p2-3p2-----3p2-------------3p2-0-3----|-----------3p-2-3p-2----------3-5-2-----2-----|
--0--0--0------------0-------0--0--0--0-----------|--0--0--0------------0--0--0--------3-1---3-1-|
Riff 2.2
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--2-0-2--L--2-0-2-3-2----------0-|--2-0-2--L--2-0-2-3-2-----------0-|
----------------------5-3-2--3---|----------------------5-3-2-0-3---|
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---------------------------------|----------5-4----2-0--------------|
--2-0-2--L--2-0-2-3-2----------0-|--2-0-2-3-----3------3-0--3-2-----|
----------------------5-3-2--3---|------------------------------2-3-|
Riff 2.3
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------3-2-3-2---3-2-----2-3-2-0-3-|------3-2-3-2---3-2-----2-5-2-----|
----2-----------------------------|----2-------------------------3-1-|
--0-----------0-----0-0-----------|--0-----------0-----0-0-----------|
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------3-2-3-2---3-2-----2-3-2-0-3-|------3-2-3-2---------3-5-2-----2-----|
----2-----------------------------|----2-----------------------3-1---3-1-|
--0-----------0-----0-0-----------|--0-----------0-0--0------------------|
Riff 3.1
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--2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5S-7-7-7-7S-8-8-8-|
--0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3S-5-5-5-5S-6-6-6-|
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--------------------------------------|----------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
--2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
--0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
Riff 3.2
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--2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5S-7-7-7-7S-8-8-8-|
--0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3S-5-5-5-5S-6-6-6-|
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----------------------------------|--------------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-|
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-|
Riff 3.3
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--2S-4-4-4-4S-2-2-2-2S-4-4-4-4S-5-5-5-|--5S-7-7-7-7S-5-5-5-5S-7-7-7-7S-8-8-8-|
--0S-2-2-2-2S-0-0-0-0S-2-2-2-2S-3-3-3-|--3S-5-5-5-5S-3-3-3-3S-5-5-5-5S-6-6-6-|
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----------------------------------|----------------7-7-7-7---6-6-6---|
--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----7-7-7-7-----5-5-5-5---4-4-4---|
--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5---4-4-4---|
Riff 4.1
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-----------2-------------2---------------2---|-----------2-------------2-----3-5-2-----|
--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-----------3-1-|
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-----------2-------------2---------------2---|-----------2-------------2----3-5-2p-0-----2-|
--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--0----0--0--0--0-------------3-1---|
Riff 4.2
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--2-0---0-2----2-0-2----2-0---0-2---0-2-3-2-0-|--2-0---0-2----2-0-2----2-0-------0-2-0-2-3--|
------2---------------------2-----2-----------|------2---------------------2-0-2---------3--|
Riff 4.3
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-----------14------------2---------------2---|-----------14------------2-----3-5-2-----|
--0--0--0--12---0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--12---0--0--0--0-----------3-1-|
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-----------14------------2---------------2---|-----------14------------2----3-5-2p-0-----2-|
--0--0--0--12---0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0---|--0--0--0--12---0--0--0--0-------------3-1---|
Riff 5.1
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------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----7-----5-----------|--------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----8--10-7-----------|
---6--------------6--------6-----6-----6-----6--|-----6--------------6--------6-----------6-----6--|
-4----------------------------------------5-----|--4-----------------------------------------5-----|
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--------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----7-----5-----------|--------7--5--7--5-----8--5-----5------------|
-----6--------------6--------6-----6-----6-----6--|-----6--------------6--------6-----6---------|
--4-----------------------------------------5-----|--4-----------------------------------4------|
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Riff 5.2
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---------4---2-5----4---2-0---0-2-------|---------4---2-5----4-2---2-4-2------|
-------4--------------------4-----4-2---|-------4----------------4------------|
--2--2--------------------------------3-|--2--2---------------------------3-5-|
Riff 5.3
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------------------------------------|-------------------------------------5--|
----------------------2-4-5-4-2---2-|-------------------------------------5--|
--4--2-4--2-5--L-4--4-----------5---|--4--2-4--2-5--L-4-------------------3--|
--2--0-2--0-3--L-2------------------|--2--0-2--0-3--L-2-2--2--0--3--3--0-----|
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----------------------2-4-5-4-2---2-|-------------------------------------3--|
--4--2-4--2-5--L-4--4-----------5---|--4--2-4--2-5--L-4-------------------3--|
--2--0-2--0-3--L-2------------------|--2--0-2--0-3--L-2-2--2--0--3--3--0--1--|
--HERE THERE IS THE SEQUENCE OF THEM!--
-Intro-
E||----------|
B||----------|
G||----------|
D||----------|
A||----------|
E||-----12--|
Riff 1.1 x2
Riff 1.2 x1
Riff 1.3 x1
Riff 1.4 x1
-Pre-verse-
Riff 2.1 x2
-Verse 1-
Riff 2.1 x2
Riff 2.2 x1
Riff 2.3 x1
-Chorus-
Riff 3.1 x1
Riff 3.2 x1
Riff 3.3 x1
-Pre-Verse-
Riff 2.1 x1
-Verse 2-
Riff 4.1 x2
Riff 4.2 x2
Riff 4.3 x1
-Chorus-
Riff 3.1 x1
Riff 3.2 x1
Riff 3.3 x1
-Interlude-
E||-------|-------|-------|
B||-------|-------|-------|
G||-------|-------|-------|
D||--4----|-------|-------|
A||--4----|-------|-------|
E||--2----|-------|-------|
Riff 5.1 x1
Riff 5.2 x8 (During the solo)
-Guitar Solo-
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----------11~--L----L--L-9-11-11h-12-L-11-9-|
--9--10------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------|----------------9--9h-11-L~----L-9p-7-|
--11---9------------------------------|-------11--12------------------------|
---------10-9---10p-9p-7--L-<>L~-L----|--------------------------------------|
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------------------------------------------------|-------------11h-12--L-11--------14----L--12--14--|
--9h-11-L~--L----L-11-11-11-11-11-11-<>11~--L--|-----11--12---------------12p-11------------------|
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--14g15~------15-15s-14s-12-12-14-14~-L--L--|
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----------14-12-10-12------------------------------------------------------|
----15-17-------------14--15-17-19-17-14p-0-14h-15p-0-11p-0-11h-12p-0-7p-0-|
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--7h-8p-0-3p-0-3h-5-0h-3-0h-3-5p-3-0h-2-7p-5p-0-7p-5p-0-5p-3p-0-5p-3p-0-3p-2p-0-|
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--3--4-6-L--6-4-3--------------------------|
------------------2--4-5-L--5-4-2----------|
----------------------------------1--2-4---|
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---------------------------------------------------------12------------|
------------------------------------10-12-14-12-11-12-14----14-12-11-8-|
--------------------3-4-6-7-9-11-12------------------------------------|
--------------2-4-5----------------------------------------------------|
------1-2-4-5----------------------------------------------------------|
--2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------9-6-----------6-|--9---10-9-7--L-10-12-14~---------|
--7---8-7-----------7-8-----7-5---5-7---|----------------------------------|
----------9~----L-9-------------6-------|----------------------------------|
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--14-12-------------------------14----------------15-12-------------------------|
--------12-11----------11-12-14----14-12-11-------------14-12----------12-14-17-|
--------------12-11-12----------------------12-11-------------12-11-12----------|
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--18-14-------------------------18----------------19-18----------------18-19-18-|
--------17-14----------14-17-19----19-17-14-------------19-17----17-19----------|
--------------16-15-16----------------------16-15-------------18----------------|
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--21p-18---------------------------------------------------------------18h-21-22-|
---------20-------20p-17----------------------------------------17h-20-----------|
------------21-----------18-------------------------18-------18------------------|
---------------23-----------20-20p-17------------20-------20---------------------|
--------------------------------------19------22-------22------------------------|
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--21--19-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-21-19-18-22-21-19-22---24b---24b---24b--L~---------|
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-Keyboard Solo-
Riff 5.3 x1
Riff 2.1 x1
Riff 2.3 x1
Riff 2.1 x1
-Chorus-
Riff 5.1 x1
Riff 5.2 x3
Riff 5.3 x1
-Outro-
Riff 1.1 x1
Riff 1.2 x1
E||-------|
B||-------|
G||-------|
D||--2----|
A||--2----|
E||--0----|
I hope you like the way I wrote this tab. Enjoy!