This is the accoustic intro to this song as I play it - dont know if its right.. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche Tabbed by Mike Bremford E+-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5---+-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5---+ B+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+ G+-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+ D+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ A+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+-----2-----2---------------------+-----2-----2---------------------+ B+-------0-----0---3-----3-----3---+-------0-----0---3-----3-----3---+ G+-------------------0-----0-------+-------------------0-----0-------+ D+-2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----+-2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----+ A+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5---+-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5---+ B+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+ G+-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+ D+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ A+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+-----2-----2---------------------+-----2-----2---------------------+ B+-------0-----0---3-----3-----3---+-------0-----0---3-----3-----3---+ G+-------------------0-----0-------+-------------------0-----0-------+ D+-2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----+-2-------2-----2-----2-----2-----+ A+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ E+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-----0-----0---------------------+-----0-----0---------------------+ +-----------------3-----3-----3---+-----------------3-----3-----3---+ +-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----+-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-----0-----0---------------------+-----0-----0---------------------+ +-----------------3-----3-----3---+-----------------3-----3-----3---+ +-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-----0-----0---------------------+-----0-----0---------------------+ +-----------------3-----3-----3---+-----------------3-----3-----3---+ +-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----+-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-----0-----0---------------------+-----0-----0---------------------+ +-----------------3-----3-----3---+-----------------3-----3-----3---+ +-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+-------0-----0-----0-----0-------+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+-0-------0-----0-----0-----0-----+ +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +----------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +----------+-----0-----0---------------------+-----0-----0---------------------+ +--------0-+-------0-----0---2-----2-----2---+-------0-----0---2-----2-----2---+ +-0--0h2---+-------------------0-----0-------+-------------------0-----0-------+ +----------+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+ +----------+-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----+-3-------3-----3-----3-----3-----+ etc... Goes on and on. Cheers... Mike From: schmittd@freenet3.scri.fsu.edu (David Schmitt) "Silent Lucidity" by Queensryche Total Time 5:46 August 17, 1994 This is my first attempt at tab, so give me a little freedom here... ************************************************************** Rhythm Figures: Rhy Fig 1: ---7-----7-----5-----5-----5| -----0-----0-----0-----0----| ----------------------------| -5-----5-----5-----5-----5--| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| Rhy Fig 1a: ---7-----7-----5-----5-----5--| -----0-----0-----0-----0-----0| ------------------------------| -5-----5-----5-----5-----5----| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| Rhy Fig 2: ---2-----2------------------| -----0-----0---3-----3-----3| -----------------0-----0----| -2-----2-----2-----2-----2--| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| Rhy Fig 2a: ---2-----2----------------------| -----0-----0---3-----3-----3----| -----------------0-----0-----0-0| -2-----2-----2-----2-----2------| --------------------------------| --------------------------------| Rhy Fig 2b: ---2-----2--------------------| -----0-----0---3-----3-----3--| -----------------0-----0-----0| -2-----2-----2-----2-----2----| ------------------------------| ------------------------------| Rhy Fig 2c: ---2-----2--------------------| -----0-----0---3-----3-----3--| -----------------0-----0-----0| -------2-----2-----2-----2----| ------------------------------| -0----------------------------| Rhy Fig 3: ---0-----0--------------------| ---------------3-----3-----3--| -----0-----0-----0-----0-----0| ------------------------------| -3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| ------------------------------| Rhy Fig 4: ---0-----0--------------------| ---------------3-----3-----3--| -----0-----0-----0-----0-----0| ------------------------------| -0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| ------------------------------| Rhy Fig 5: ------------------------------| ------------------------------| ---4-----4-----2-----2-----2--| -----0-----0-----0-----0-----0| ------------------------------| -3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| Rhy Fig 6: --------------------------------| ---8-------8-----6-----6-----6--| -----8-------8-----8-----8-----8| -------8-------8-----8-----8----| -6-------6----------------------| --------------------------------| Rhy Fig 7: ------------------------------| ---3-----3-----5-----5-----5--| -----5-----5-----5-----5-----5| -------5-----5-----5-----5----| -3----------------------------| ------------------------------| | | - phrases, not measures *************************************************************** SOLO: ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -8--10^12^10--12^15^12--10^12^10--8--3--3^5-----5---5----- ----------------------------------------------5---5------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- repeat this |<- part ->| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| -5/7/5-----8--10^12^12--12^15^12--10^12^10---8--/7^8^5---4-4| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ^ - hammer OR release / - slide *************************************************************** Chords: (from lowest to highest strings) D: power xx023x strum x00232 C: power x320xx strum x32010 C6: power x322xx strum x32210 I know that Queensryche loves barre chords, but I play it with open chords since the song needs space. Long drawn out open chords are mighty powerful in creating that 'dreamy, spatial' feeling. *************************************************************** Lyrics/Arrangement: Opening: Rhy Fig 1 twice | Rhy fig 2 | Rhy fig 2a | Rhy Fig 1 twice Hush now, don't you cry, Rhy Fig 2 Rhy Fig 2a wipe away the teardrop from your eye. Rhy Fig 1a twice You're lying safe in bed, Rhy Fig 2b twice it was all a bad dream spinning in your head. Rhy Fig 3 twice Your mind tricked you to feel the pain, Rhy Fig 4 twice Of someone close to you leaving the game (of life). Rhy Fig 3 twice Rhy Fig 4 So here it is, another chance, wide awake you face the day. && The dream is over, or has it just begun....? Rhy Fig 5 twice | Rhy Fig 2c twice Rhy Fig 5 twice There's a place I like to hide, If you open your mind for me, Rhy Fig 2c twice a doorway that I run through in the night. you won't rely on open eyes to see. Rhy Fig 5 twice Relax child, you were there, The walls you built within Rhy Fig 2c twice but only didn't realise that you were scared. come tumbling down and a new world will begin. Rhy Fig 3 twice It's a place where you will learn Living twice at once you learn, Rhy Fig 4 twice to face your fears, retrace the years, you're safe from pain in the dream domain, and ride the whims of your mind. a soul set free to fly. Rhy Fig 3 twice Commanding in another world, A round trip journey in your head, Rhy Fig 4 twice suddenly you hear and see this magic new dimension.... master of illusion, can you realise your dream's alive 2nd time: (you can be the guide, but) D C6 I.................will be watching over you D C6 I.................am gonna help to see you through D C6 I.................will protect you in the night D C6 $$$ 2nd time &&& I.................am smiling next to you, in silent lucidity.... Rhy Fig 1b twice Rhy Fig 6 twice (Begin solo)| Rhy Fig 7 twice | Rhy Fig 6 twice | Rhy Fig 7 twice | (rhythm section rest) Voice: Visualise your dream, Record it in the present tense, Put it into a permanent form, If you persist in all efforts, You can achieve a dream come true... ...a dream come true... ...a dream come true... (Go to 2nd verse) --------------------------------------------------------------- $$$ Play (along with "am smiling next to you") ------------------------| ------------------------| -9--7--5-----5----------| 10--9--5-----5----------| ----------7-------------| ------------------------| && Strum : E x B 3 G 0 D 5 A x E x &&& Rhy Fig 1b 5 times and pluck : E 7 B 0 G x D 5 A x E x *************************************************************** Notes: EXTRA LITTLE NOTES: Play an E at the 5th fret of the second string right before "Your mind tricked you to feel the pain." After "or has it just begun...?" hammer an E from the open D string followed by an open G string before entering Rhy Fig 5. CHORUS: depending on my mood, I either play whole note power chords or strum (eighth notes) the chords. Depending on what sounds good at the time, I play either a C or a C6 chord. Technically, it's supposed to be a C6 chord (my two versions o' tab confirm this), but some days it just doesn't sound right. PLAYING: Chris DeGarmo plays a spanish, nylon 6-string acoustic for the rhythm part. I'm pretty sure a normal 6-string and a 12- string join in along the way. As the the song progresses, I think a 6-string electric (clean) comes in. Another electric comes in for the solo (see below). I always play this song with a steel 6-string and it sounds fine. If you play with steel strings play without a pick: it sounds better IMHO. Any nylon string players probably want to follow DeGarmo's part with a pick. This info is just IMHO, not written in stone. SOLO: Playing the heavily repeated part of the solo on acoustic is kinda tough (which is what I always play the entire song with). It never really sounds right. I freelance that part just about every time I play it. If you have an electric with a tremolo bar (sp) and all the effects (I think Chris DeGarmo likes chorus, octave, and overdrive, but don't hold me to that), you can make it sound perfect. STRING ARRANGEMENT: I have no idea what the string arrangement is (done by Michael Kamen of _Robin Hood_, etc, etc fame), nor do I even have a clue. I would like to play them on my 'board, so if anybody knows it, I would be glad if they sent it my way. *************************************************************** Sources: Lyrics: _Selections from Empire_ and Dave Music: _Guitar_ magazine with Silent Lucidity tab (EVH cover), _Selections from Empire_, Dave, his six-string acoustic, and a CD player programmed to play Track 8 from _Empire_ 20 times. Hope you all liked it. As this is my first tab, comments, as always, are appresciated. Flame, as always, is not. Play on..... Dave "Let's have a new album, it's been FOUR years!!" Schmitt Email: schmittd@freenet.fsu.edu -- Dave Schmitt Email:schmittd@freenet.fsu.edu From: quick@maths.ox.ac.uk (Martyn Quick) Subject: Re: TAB: 'Silent Lucidity' >This is my first attempt at tab, so give me a little freedom >here... > >************************************************************** >Rhythm Figures: > >Rhy Fig 1: >---7-----7-----5-----5-----5| >-----0-----0-----0-----0----| >----------------------------| >-5-----5-----5-----5-----5--| >----------------------------| >----------------------------| Isn't this played as: ---7-----7-----5-----5-----5| -----0-----0-----0-----0----| -0-----0-----0-----0-----0--| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| ----------------------------| and similarly for Rhy.Fig.1a. This is the way I play it and seems a little easier. (Thanks for the rest of the post!) 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