Dream Theater - Losing Time Chords

Only a piece as majestic as this one (especially the last part that recaps the end of the overture) would be suitable to finish off something as epic like ‘Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence’. I hardly ever listen to the first half of that album – I always just go straight for the amazing eight-part title track.

Enjoy!

-JWS

Intro: Same chords as the beginning (up to ‘…she’d been miles away’)

Cm                         Ab

She dresses in black everyday
Bb                     Gm

She keeps her hair simple and plain
Cm                         Ab

She never wears makeup

Bbsus4                                            Bb
But no one would care if she did anyway
Cm                  F7/A

She doesn't recall yesterday
Bb7/Ab                            Eb/G

Faces seem twisted and strange
Cm                         Ab

But she always wakes up
           Bbsus4                         Bb

Only to find she'd been miles away

Am               Em
Absence of awareness
C   D   E9   E

Losing Time
Am            Em

A lapse of perception
C   D   E9   E

Losing time

Cm/Eb    Ab      Bb/D

Wanting to escape

Gm               Cm   Ab    Bbsus4   Bb                        
She had created a way to survive
Cm     F7/A          Bb/D       Bbm/Db

She learned to detach from herself
Cm                 Gbdim   G7sus4   G

A behavior that kept her alive

C                                    Dm/C

Hope in the face of our human distress
G/B              F/A                 Em/B                  F
Helps us to understand the turbulence deep inside

      Bb        Gsus4   G
That takes hold of our lives

C                                             Dm/C
Shame and disgrace over mental unrest

G/B                   F/A                 Fm/Ab
Keeps us from saving those we love

        C/G                   D/F#
The grace within our hearts

Fm      G7sus4   Ab
And the sorrow in our souls

Ab                Ab/Bb
Deception of fame

        C/G                            
Vengeance of war

    C/G
Lives torn apart

Eb/Bb
Losing oneself

F/Bb
Spiraling down

Gb/Bb
Feeling the walls closing in

A/E
A journey to find

B/E
The answers inside

C/E  C   D   E
Our illusive mind

Jordan Rudess - Tear Before The Rain Chords

Who knew that JR, the Dream Theater keyboard guru and current World's Weirdest Egyptian-style Goatee record holder, had a softer side? This is a fantastic song, as are all of the other ones from the 'Rhythm of Time' album - perhaps the most re-listenable album I have. Excuse the shameless plug.

Sorry, but the piano breaks would have been too much work to type up. Add your own JR-style arpeggios and some 9ths to make the chords sound more sensitive and it will all sound goooood. Also, sorry about the formatting at the bottom, I tried to fix it the best I could.
-JWS
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Intro:
Weird synthy sound effects - not too important to the piece. Enter with Bbm triad pattern.

Bbm            Gb/Bb
There in the afterglow  
Ab                      Gb
My solo world in view
Bbm                          Gb/Bb
A glimpse beyond the world I know
Ab                        Gb
An open door that I walk through?
Bbm                       Fm
And falling from the sky
Gb                       Db/Ab  Fm/Ab
A tear before the rain
Bbm                     Fm
But will it pass me by
Gb
Holding back again



Bbm                         Gb/Bb
Now man possesses wings to fly
Ab                              Gb
Beyond this space and time
Bbm                     Gb/Bb
The rhythm of this heart of mine
Ab                     Gb
Is beating like a battle cry   
Bbm           Fm
And if I let it go
Gb                          Db/Ab  Fm/Ab
Will strength provide relief
Bbm                          Fm
from fearful winds that blow -
Gb
only disbelief

Bbm
Tears falling 
Fm/Ab
I’m calling
E(#5)         Ab/Eb
Out into the air
Bbm        Gb7                Ab
My sun is rising where I stand
Gb
I know

Bbm        Fm/Ab
One day I wake up
      E(#5)             Ab/Eb
And suddenly I’m found
Bbm           Gb7               Fm
High flying man has been unbound
Emaj7
And so



Sick Piano Break:
Fm | Emaj7(b13) | Fm | Emaj7(b13)
F#dim | Adim | A7(b13)/C# | F#7(b13) (Chords are approximate. Notes: D# F F# F# G# A A C# F E C G# F)

Bbm                  Gb/Bb
The hourglass is winding down
Ab                     Gb
as all becomes so clear
Bbm                         Gb/Bb
now tears that fall are all around
Ab                              Gb
and rainbows in the sky appear


Bbm
Tears falling
Fm/Ab
I'm calling
E(#5)        Ab/Eb
out into the air
Bbm        Gb7               Ab
My sun is rising where I stand
Gb 
I know

Bbm          Fm/Ab
One day I wake up
E(#5)                Ab/Eb
and suddenly I'm found
Bbm         Gb7              Fm               Emaj7     
High flying man has been unbound (and so)


Ab/Eb                    Gb/Db
And here I am once more(I couldn't figure these chords out)
I'm standing in the light
                              Bb7(b9,#11)  Bb7
much stronger than before
B6(b5)                Bb7(b9,11)  Bb7     (Note: B6(b5) = B-F in LH, B-D#-G# in RH)

A tear before the rain
B6(b5)                Bb7(b9,11)  Bb7    (Note: Bb7(b9,11) = Bb-Ab in LH, B-D#-F in RH)
one tear before the rain.

Piano break - not particularly sick but quite nice nonetheless
B6(b5) | Amaj7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Emaj7 | Dmaj7 | Gb | Gb

Bbm
Tears falling 
Fm/Ab
I’m calling
E(#5)          Ab/Eb
Out into the air
Bbm        Gb7              Ab

My sun is rising where I stand 
Gb
I know 

Bbm          Fm/Ab

One day I wake up
  E(#5)                Ab/Eb
and suddenly I'm found
  Bbm         Gb7              Fm                 Gb
High flying man has been unbound (and so)

Outtro:
Emaj7 | Dmaj7 | Gmaj7|  Cmaj7 | Emaj7 | Dmaj7 | Gb

Spock's Beard - Open the Gates Part 2 Chords

F                 F(#5)                    F6                                    Eb Bb F

Open up the flood gates in your mind that you might be set free
F                 F(#5)               F6                                Eb   Bb   Db/Eb      

Open up the windows left behind and stand in what could be
Db/Eb

When something shifts the bulb will light and you may understand
Db/Eb

Something beyond your sense of sight far from the world of man
Db                                   Eb                                   F
(Glass is all breaking - Everything's changing NOW)
 

F                      F(#5)                F6                     Eb Bb  F 

Open up the window feel the calm of the first cool    breeze

F                     F(#5)                F6                              Eb       Bb  Db/Eb

Feel how the wind blows you can see the forest through the trees
  Db/Eb

When you flip the switch you may deny what you once held as true
  Db/Eb

All will be revealed; seek and you'll find that you can

Db/Eb            Ab    Bb/Ab                    B/F#       Db

Open up the flood line - we got separated by time
                        Ab   Bb/Ab                    B/F#            Db

Lifting up the gate now - we got separated somehow
                                    Ebm

Let's come together now

Instrumental:

Ebm 4x, Db 2x, Ebm 4x, Db 1x, Eb 1x 

 F                   F(#5)                       F6                       Eb    Bb  F

Open up the flood gates and believe that all will come to pass
 F                   F(#5)                       F6                          Eb      Bb  Db/Eb

Release the dream and let your woodwinds be all turned to brass
  Db/Eb

When something shifts you may belie your former way of life
  Db/Eb

Don't you want to be out of your mind; come on and

Db/Eb           Ab    Bb/Ab                   B/F#        Db

Open up the flood line - we got separated by time  

                        Ab   Bb/Ab                   B/F#         Db

Lifting up the gate now - we got separated somehow  

Let's come together now

Ebsus4

Go before the gate goes down when you hear the calling sound (I will go)
 Fsus4

You will not be turned away bring your weakness with your strength (I will go)

Ebsus4

Where the river meets the sea - Where the sky is holding me (I will go)
Fsus4                                                                                        (??- I couldn't figure out this chord))

Love will be your ministry - Let it fly when you open up the flood line

Gentle Giant - Think of Me With Kindness Chords

This is such a beautiful and melodic song  - one of my favorite Gentle Giant tunes.  Enjoy!
-JWS
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Intro:
Dm  Eb F Dm | Gm F

 Bb           Cm(11)     |  Bb/D                 Eb9
Why am I using words, no more to say without you
Bb/F         Eb/G     F/A     Bb          | Fsus4
Close the door, put out the lights and go.

| Dm  Eb  F |

Bb                Cm(11)    | Bb/D                    Eb9
Late at night, in the night your shadow falls between us.
Bb/F  Eb/G     F/A     Bb  |    Fsus4
Nevermore,    never know.
Dm      Eb                F  Dm |
There, memories are sorrow,
Gm               F
When there's no tomor-
Bb/D  EbMaj7  F | Bb/D  EbMaj7  F ***
-row.

*** This pattern comes up a few times. For these three chords, the top notes should be F, D and C, respectively.



Ab/C   Gm/Bb              Fm/Ab  DbMaj7 |  Ab/C  Gm/Bb   Fm/Ab   DbMaj7
Sleep   while the sweet sorrow   wakes my day  -dream;
Ab/C   Gm/Bb 
Sleep while you
 Ab                   |  Gm7               |   F                   |  Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.
Ab                        | Gm7                   | F               | Eb
Sweet the song that once we sang, the silent parting ways.
Bbm/Db     |      Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb                     Cm(11) | Bb/D                    Eb9
And you know, long ago when first we made our promise -
Bb/F              Eb/G       F/A       Bb      Fsus4
Empty words, I wonder did you know -

Instrumental:
Bb  Cm(11) | Bb/D   Eb9 | Bb/F  Eb/G  Ab9 | Eb/Bb   Cm  Bb   Eb | Bbsus4


Note: The chords in this section are more or less just variations on the C pentatonic scale (C-Eb-F-G-Bb). If you play the melody with the two or three notes in this scale right underneath ir, it should sound fine. For example, a 'Bb' chord should be (Eb F G Bb), an 'Eb' should be (F G Bb Eb), etc. For your ease, I've written the notes in bold that are the melody in this section - these are NOT the chords.
 G   Bb    G   Bb    G      Bb  G  Eb
The laugh that love could not for-give,
G   Bb  G   Bb    G   Bb  G  Eb
Is gone and tells no more to live,
Bb   C   Bb  C    Bb  C   Bb   Eb
And we who look in bea-uty's love;
Bb     C      Bb       C   Bb  C     Bb  Eb
Must now, through all, look back on be-
Bb/D  EbMaj7  F | Bb/D  EbMaj7  F
fore -
 G   Bb    G   Bb   G    Bb   G  Eb
The tears that   I   first cried, no more;
 G    Bb    G     Bb   G    Bb    G  Eb
Your love has come and gone, no more.
Bb   C   Bb   C   Bb  C   Bb   Eb
And we who look in beau-ty's love
Bb       C   Bb      C   Bb     C   Bb Eb
Must now through all think back on be-
 Bb/D  EbMaj7  F | Bb/D  EbMaj7  F
-fore.

Ab/C   Gm/Bb              Fm/Ab  DbMaj7 |  Ab/C  Gm/Bb   Fm/Ab   DbMaj7
Sleep   while the sweet sorrow   wakes my day  -dream;
Ab/C   Gm/Bb 
Sleep while you
 Ab                   |  Gm7               |   F                   |  Eb
think of me with kindness, please remember former days.

Bbm/Db     |      Cm(11)
And you know, and you know,
Bb                     Cm(11) | Bb/D                    Eb9
And you know, when we two parted in tears and silence
Bb/F            Eb/G   F/A       Bb    |  Fsus4
past the  days, the    parting ways.
Bb             Cm(11)        |        Bb/D                            Eb9
Fare thee well, fare thee well, you that was once dear to me.
Bb/F       Eb/G     F/A    
Think of me with kindness
Bb             |  Fsus4
Think of me.

First Post! - My Purpose

Dear Internet community,

If you're like me, you're a non-guitarist prog fan who has tried to learn tunes, but either can't find the chord changes online or you can only find guitar tabs. Well, I know because I've been this guy. And instead of deploring the fact that it's sometimes rather difficult to find chord changes to my favorite prog tunes because they're not popular enough, I'm going to try to share some of the ones that I've learned myself that I wasn't able to find online. Hopefully this will inspire other people to do the same, since I'm currently a full-time graduate student and won't have much time to devote to this side project of mine.

Happy music-making!
-JWS