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Wishful Thinking - by John Petrucci
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Tabbed by: Andy
April '06
n.b. I HAVE NOT YET TABBED THE A ST E NUTE OF THE SONG (only the first
6:30!
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PLEASE DAD THIS before rushing into the song!
Any comments I make referring to the tab will be made directly ABOVE
the relevent note/notes.
I leave exact nuances (eg of harmonics) up to you as that is what music
is about
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For reference points I have marked each chorus/verse with a timestamp
in the track.
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Structure:
Intro
Verse 1 (i, ii, iii)
Chorus
Verse 2 (i, ii)
Bridge/Guitar Solo
Verse 3
Chorus
Interval
Outro (not complete yet)
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I haven't had a chance to finish tabbing the outro yet (there is about
1 minute of the track untabbed).
Página 1 / 21
I also haven't had a chance to check through it thoroughly like I
normally do, so there
be the odd wild typo or mis-tab.
I hope to finish off this tab in a few months (ie July 2006) when I'm
not so busy.
Tuning: Standard
******
[Intro:] 0:00
******
**I think there are two guitars playing this part (to add depth),
one of which plays an octave higher in the last phrase (4th line).
Drum role and...
Legato
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11--10--11---------10----11---10--11---------11---13--------------
D|--------------11----------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------14--------------------------------------
G|--11--10--11-----------------------------------------10-------------
D|--------------11---9----11--11--------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------14----13--14----------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---11--10--11--------10-----11----10--11----------------------------
D|---------------11---------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------11-12---11-12-11-------------------------------------------
G|---11-13-------------------13~--11-10/11----------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
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[Verse 1:] 0:27
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(part i)
Intro ends, Rhythm plays C#5 chord and lead plays the following solo:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------7----------------------------------------------
G|--4/6--4--3---6-----------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------6/86---------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----.--.-------------11/13-----------------------------------------
D|-----6--8--9--/11--------------8/98---------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------+-----------------------------------------------------------
G|--------8----10--pb11-r10-------------------------------------------
D|----8------------------------11--10---------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------+----------------------------------------------------
B|-------9---11-b12-r11-----------------------------------------------
G|---.-------------------11--10---------------------------------------
D|---11---------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
(part ii)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------7/9--7-------------------------------------------
G|--64--3--/6---------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------6-------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----.--.--+----------13/15--13--15/16-15---13----------------------
D|-----6--8--9--/11---------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------.----------------------------------------------------------
G|----11---13---13/15--13---11---13~----------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------14-16---14------------------------
G|----x--13---15--16-------13-15-16-------------16-15-16-13-----------
D|----------------------16-----------------------------------16-15-16-
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|11-------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
(part iii)
Rhythm guitar strikes B5 chord
A second lead gutiar joins in this section.
2nd lead guitar NOT tabbed - play an octave about what is tabbed for
guitar 1.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------12--14---------------------------------------------
G|-----------11-13---------13/15--13----------------------------------
D|---x--9-11----------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
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* 2nd guitar joins here (at asterix - after slide from 6 to 8)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------9--11--12--11h12p11-------11--9h11p9-------9--11------------
G|------------------------------11---------------10---------11--------
D|---6/8--------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------13----------------------------
B|--------------------------9/11---12---------------------------------
G|--11--10---8----10---11---------------10----------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
*******
[Chorus:] 1:36
*******
Sounds like 2 guitars playing here again.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--11--10--11---------10----11---10--11---------11---13--------------
D|--------------11----------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
*guitar 2 fill (below)*
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------14--------------------------------------
G|--11--10--11-----------------------------------------10-------------
D|--------------11---9----11--11--------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------14----13--14----------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---11--10--11--------10-----11----10--11----------------------------
D|---------------11---------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
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E|------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------11-12~--11h12p11-----------------------------------------
G|---11-13-------------------13-11-13~--11h13h15p13p11------11--13--
D|------------------------------------------------------11----------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|11-------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
*GUITAR 2 chorus fill (2ND LINE OF THE ABOVE): (not very accurate I'm
afraid)
(timestamp 1:46)
E|---13/1413----------------------------------------------------------
B|------------14-12-11------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------10-11-13-10-----10----------------------------
D|-----------------------------------11----9-11-9---------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
********
[Verse 2:] 2:01
********
(part i) (length: 8 bars)
Intro ends, Rhythm plays C#5 chord and lead plays the following solo:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------19----------------------------------------------
G|--18--16--15--18---------13/1513------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----.---.----------------19h21-------------------------------------
G|-----13--15--16-----18---------------------15/1615------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------14-----16----------------------
G|-----------------------------13--15---------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--16-------------------------------------12/14-12--11--9--7---------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------13------14----13--14---------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------18-19~--18h19p18-------------------------------------------
B|---19-21-------------------21~--21b23-r21-19------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
:FILL: (can be played by guitar 1): (2nd line in the chorus above)
(2:55)
This isn't going to be exact since the latter half becomes clouded in
the mix.
E|-----------------------------------------------------11-------------
B|--------------------------------11----------11-12-14----14-12-14-11-
G|-----------10-11-10----10-11-13----13-11-13-------------------------
D|--9--11-13----------13----------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|13--11-|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
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[Bridge/Guitar Solo:] (3:07)
*******************
The first part of this leads straight on from the last line of the
chorus.
Guitar 2 holds the F# (19th fret) slides down and restrikes it (listen
to CD)
while guitar 1 plays:
e|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------14---------------------14----------14-------14-------14-
G|--11--11-11----11-11-11--11--11-11----11-11-11----11-11----11-11----
D|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
A|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|E|E|----------------------------------------------------------------
e|----------------||-------|
B|------14-------14--|
G|11-11----11-11-----|
D|----------------||-------|
A|----------------||-------|
E|----------------||-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------14/16------------------------
G|---16--15-16--15p13h15p13----16--15-16------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------14-----13------16--14-16--------13------13------------
B|------------------16----14-------------14----------16---------------
G|---16--15-16--------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
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e|------------------------------------------18-16---18-19-23-19-21-0-
B|--12-0-12-14-16-0-16-0-16-18-19-0-19-0-19-------0------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------
D|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------
A|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------
E|E|E|---------------------------------------------------------------
e|18-19-0-14-16-0-16--|
B|--------------------|
G|-----------------||-------|
D|-----------------||-------|
A|-----------------||-------|
E|-----------------||-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--16-0-14-16-------0-16-0-14-16-21-0-19-0---------------------------
G|-------------14/16--------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------9---------------
B|-18-19-21-19-18-1814-16p149-12p117-9p75-9p75-6----------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
(3:31)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
B|---17b19-17b19--17-14-17b19-17b19--17b19-17-14-------------------
G|------------------------------------------------16b18-r16-14--16-
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------|
B|----------|
G|b18-r16~--|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Accend up the 3nd minor pentatonic position very fast, something like:
Página 11 / 21
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------14h16p14h16p14----------------14h16p14h16p14-----
E|---12h14h16p14h16-----------------14h16p14h16p14--------------------
E|-------------------------------------------14h16h17p16p14-------+---
B|-------------------------------14h17p14h17----------------17p14h19~-
G|-------------------13h16p13h16--------------------------------------
D|---14h16p14h16p14---------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
whatever you do you want to end up on the F#, ideally on the B string
as
this gives the nicest harmonic (in my opinion anyway, might well sound
different on your equipment).
E|-------------14-----14--16-17p16p14-14-16-17-16-17-19b20r19--19-16-
B|----12/14-17-----17------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------
E|19~-------|
B|----------|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
E|------------17--14-----------------------------------------------
B|---12/14-17--------14-17-----------------------------------------
G|-------------------------16-14----14h15-14h15--------------------
D|-------------------------------16-------------16~----------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------14-13-14-13-
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|14~---------|
********
[Verse 3:] (3:48)
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------7/9-7------------------------------------------
G|--4/6--4--3---6-----------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------6-------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------9/11--9---------------------------------------
G|-----.--.-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----6--8--9--8-9---------------8----x------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------11-----12--9----------------
G|---10/11--10/1110--8--------8--10--11-------------------------------
D|--------------------------8-----------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------+-----+-------------18----18-19-18-19-21------------21-23-
B|---/16-18b19-18b19---18/19-21----21---------------------19/21-------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|23b25--|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-------|
E|-------|
*******
[Chorus:] 4:14
*******
The chorus is repeated - I have written it out completely twice for
clarity (i hope!)
FIRST TIME: (4:14)
Guitar 1:
play this phrase 6 times (this line is quite likely to be inaccurate)
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------
B|*-----19p18h19p18---------*|---------------------------------------
G|------------------20p18----|---18p20p18p15-18p20p18p15-18p20p18p15-
D|---------------------------|---------------------------------------
A|*-------------------------*|---------------------------------------
E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------
E|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|16-18---|
A|--------|
E|--------|
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[Interval:] ~5:15
*********
Bass and drums play for a few bars then lead guitar comes in:
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--10h11p10p8--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------14-16-14-16-12----------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------9-8b9--x--------6b8r6b8r6|--x-----------------------
D|---------8-9-11-----------------------------------------------------
A|--8h9h11------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------11--13--13b15--13b15-----------------------------------------
D|---13---------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---12/14-14b16-12-12---12-11---11-9---9--7---7--6--7--9-------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------9--8----8--6---6--4---4--3--4--6-------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
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E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---4-6-4-6----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------4-6-4-6-4------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
************
[Guitar Solo:] 6:00
************
This is the outro to the song.
slide from an undeterminable point downwards
probably meant to use whammy bar for this.
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------10/12-10-12-------12-14-11~-x--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---x----------------------------------------------------------------
E|---x----------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------11-14-11-12-11----------------------------------------------
B|--11-12----------------14-13-12-11----------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------13-12-11-----------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--18-14-16-14-------------------------------------------------------
B|--------------16-14-------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------16-15-------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------16-14-------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------16-14-------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------16-14-------------------------
E|--------------------------------------16-16-14-14-16b18----14-14----
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------18-18-16-16-------------------------------
D|--------------18-18-16-16-------------------------------------------
A|--16-16-14-14-------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------