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The Dream is Dead Guitar Tablature
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                    Type O Negative - The Dream Is Dead
                    From the Album "Life Is Killing Me"
                    Copyright 2003 Roadrunner Records
                    Version 1.0 - April 2003
                     
Transcribed by: Vic Deakins

For Questions, Comments, Newest Version, or Corrections contact
Nick at [email protected]


..  - palm mute          /  - slide up to
   - slide down to      ~  - vibrato
 h  - hammer on          b  - bend
 p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
                          ph - pinch harmonic
                           f - full bend    h - half bend
*  - see comment           r - release      t - tap bend
X  - percussion mute       ~ - vibrato bend
@  - slight palm mute     () - ghost note, sustained note

Tune guitar: B-E-A-D-F#-B  (2.5 steps down)



 Lead-In w/ FX

|---------|
|-4ah-----|
|-----4ah-|
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|

 Riff 1
 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9-8-7ph--------7-----7---------------9-8-7ph--------7-----7---------|
|------------------7/9---7/9----0-4b--------------------7/9---7/9----0-4b---|
|-5/7-x---------00---------------------5/7-x---------00---------------------|
                ..                                   ..
 Verse (2X)
  
|----0------0-----0------0---(12ah)========================================-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------0------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------4------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 1
  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9-8-7ph--------7-----7---------------9-8-7ph--------7-----7---------|
|------------------7/9---7/9----0-4b--------------------7/9---7/9----0-4b---|
|-5/7-x---------00---------------------5/7-x---------00---------------------|
                ..                                   ..
 Verse (4X)
 
|----0------0-----0------0---(12ah)========================================-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2------0------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------4------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Bass Melody

|---------------------------------| 
|-7-7---7-5-5---7-4-4---4-5-5---5-| 
|-----0-------0-------0-------0---| 


 Riff 2 (4X)
  
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4--4-4/6-6--6-6-9-9-------------|
|-2-2--2-2/4-4--4-4/7-7-777777777-|
                        
 
 Riff 3
 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------9-8-7----------------|
|-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-7/9-9-99-54/54/5/7-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-------9-8-7-5--------|
|-3-3-33-3/5-5-55-5/7-7-77-------------3-3-33-3/5-5-55---------------5-4----|
      ..       ..       ..                 ..       .. 

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-7/9-9-99-54/54/5/7-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-|
|-3-3-33-3/5-5-55-5/7-7-77-------------3-3-33-3/5-5-55-|
      ..       ..       ..                 ..       ..

 Solo 1
 
|----15-------10------10---10--------------------------|
|-12----12-10----10-8----8----8---8--------------------|
|-------------------------------7---7-5-7~-(4ah)=======|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|


|----15-------10------10---10-----------10b-(24bf)-----|
|-12----12-10----10-8----8----8---8--------------------|
|-------------------------------7---7-5----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

  Riff 3  
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------9-8-7----------------|
|-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-7/9-9-99-54/54/5/7-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-------9-8-7----------|
|-3-3-33-3/5-5-55-5/7-7-77-------------3-3-33-3/5-5-55-------------8-7-4----|
      ..       ..       ..                 ..       .. 

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-7/9-9-99-54/54/5/7-5-5-55-5/7-7-77-|
|-3-3-33-3/5-5-55-5/7-7-77-------------3-3-33-3/5-5-55-|
      ..       ..       ..                 ..       ..

 Riff 1
 
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------9-8-7ph--------7-----7---------------9-8-7ph--------7-----7---------|
|------------------7/9---7/9---0-4b---------------------7/9---7/9----0-4b---|
|-5/7-x---------00---------------------5/7-x---------00---------------------|
                ..                                   ..

 Riff 2 (Foever)
  
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-4-4--4-4/6-6--6-6-9-9-------------|
|-2-2--2-2/4-4--4-4/7-7-777777777-|


 Solo 2 (After Riff 2 4X)

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-11-----11-12-11-----11-12-11--14-12-11h12p11-----11h12p11----11h12p11--------|
|----------11-----------11---------------------------11-----------11----------11-9-11|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-19-18-----18-19-18----18-19-18--21-19-18h19p18-----18h19p18----18h19p18---------|
|----------19-----------19--------------------------19-----------19----------19-17-19|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18-19-18-----18-19-18----18-19-18--21-19-18h19p18-----18h19p18----18h19p18---------|
|----------19-----------19--------------------------19-----------19----------19-17-19|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 End
 
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