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Dream Theater - Metropolis Part 1 drum

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Metropolis Part 1 - Drum Tab

Author - Jordan "Wolfman" Hill




METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper"

For all lines: ( - )is equal to one 32nd note, unless 
otherwise noted (i.e. when he is playing odd divisions 
of the beat: triplets, etc.)  A larger font is used 
when he plays odd divisions of the beat (you can't 
miss 'em).

The key for each separate line is as follows:

Perc 1
S = shaker
T = tambourine 

Perc 2
B = sleigh bells

Perc 3
W = wood block
B= glissando down bell tree

Cymbal				
X = closed hihat	
O = open hihat		
H = half open hihat	
B = bell of ride 				
C = crash					
F = finger choke crash	  
S = splash		  
T = trash/china		  
D = disc crotale

Snare & Toms 1-5 
U = unaccented stroke
A = accented stroke
F = accented flam

Bass 1
K = right kick drum

Bass 2
K = left kick drum
X = left foot on hihat




METROPOLIS - PART 1 "The Miracle And The Sleeper"

Time Signature:  4/4
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I 
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I  
Repeat this measure 9 times

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Perc 3 I W------- -------- -------- -------- I

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I 
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I 
Cymbal I D-D-D-D- D------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I	

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I
Perc 3 I -------- -------- -------- ----B\ I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I	
							
Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- B------- B------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Repeat this measure 1 time 

Perc 1 I S-S-S-S- S-S-S-S- -------- -------- I
Perc 2 I B------- B------- -------- -------- I
Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I	 
Snare  I -------- ----A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K-----K- ----K--- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I 		

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I 
Snare  I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I	 
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I 	

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 	

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I 
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A-A- --A-A--- A-A----- I 
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 	

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I --A----- A-A----- --A----- A-A----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I  
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I  
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I  

Cymbal I H---H--- H------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I -------- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I 
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I  
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I  
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I  

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- C---H--- H---C--- I 
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I  
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ------K- ----K--- I  

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I 
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K--- I  

Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I  
Snare  I AAA-A-AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I  

Cymbal I T------- -------- -------- ----O--- I  
Tom 2  I ------U- --U----- U-U----- -------- I  
Tom 3  I -------- ----U-U- -------- -------- I  
Snare  I A------- -------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- U------- ----U-U- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- K------- K------- K-K----- I  

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I 	
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 7 times

Tom 1  I -------- -------- -AA--- ------ I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- ---AA- ------ I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -----A A----- I 
Snare  I -------- A------- A----- ------ I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- ------ -AA--- I 
Tom 5  I -------- -------- ------ ---AAA I 
Bass 1 I K------- K------- ------ ------ I
Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets

Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I

Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Repeat this measure 2 times

Cymbal I C------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- --X----- --X----- --X----- I

Cymbal I O------- O------- O------- O------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I 
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- --X----- --X----- --X----- I
Repeat this measure 6 times

Cymbal I O------- ----O--- -------- O------- I
Snare  I --AAA-A- A-A---AA A-A-A-A- --AAA-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- ----K--- -------- K------- I
Bass 2 I --X----- ------X- -------- --X----- I

Cymbal I ----O--- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I A-A---AA A-A-A-A- ----U--- --U----- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Bass 2 I ------X- -------- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O----- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --U---U-U- --U---U-U- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K----- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X--- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 4 times

Time Signature:  7/8
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- ---- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- ---- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A-A- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Time Signature:  7/8
Tom 1  I -------- -------- --UU---- ---- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- ----U-U- ---- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- U-U- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ---- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- U------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ----O--- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- ----A--- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K-K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Time Signature:  7/8
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- -------- ---- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A-A----- A-A- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- ---- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- ----K-K- ---- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- ---- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- ------O- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- U------- I
Tom 4  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I 

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- ------O- I
Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- U-U----- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- U------- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- --K----- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Tom 2  I --U---U- ------U- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --AAA-A- A-A-A-A- I
Tom 4  I U---U--- ----U--- U------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- -------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I C---X--- X---X--- X---X--- X---X--- I
Snare  I -------- A-A----- A-A----- A-A----- I 
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I 	 

Cymbal I C---X--- X---O--- ------ ------ I 	 
Snare  I A------- A------- AAAAAA AAAAAA I	
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- ------ ------ I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- X----- ------ I
Beats 3 and 4 are 16th note triplets 

Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets 	

Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
Repeat this measure 1 time (See Above)

Cymbal I B---B-- H------- B---B-- H------- I
Snare  I ------- A---A-A- ------- A---A-A- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- -------- K----K- -------- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- ------K -------- I
The +'s of beats 1 & 3 are 16th note triplets

Cymbal I C---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
The + of 1 & beats 3 & 4 are 16th note triplets	

Cymbal I B---B-- B---B--- B--B--- B--B--- I
Snare  I ------- A------- ---A--- ---A--- I 	
Bass 1 I K----K- ----K--- -K----- -K----- I 	
Bass 2 I ------K -------- --K---- --K---- I
Repeat this measure 1 time(See Above)

Tom 1  I --UU---- -------- ------ ------- I	
Tom 2  I ----U-U- -------- ------ ------- I 
Tom 3  I -------- U-U----- ------ ------- I	
Snare  I -------- -------- AAAAAA AAAA-A- I 
Tom 4  I -------- ----U-U- ------ ------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ ------- I
Beat 3, the + of 3, & beat 4 are 16th note triplets   	
	
Cymbal I C-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I	
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 		

Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- O------- I	
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 2 times

Cymbal I X-X-X--- X---X--- X-X-X--- X---X--- I
Snare  I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I B-X-B--- B---B--- B-X-B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- ----U--- -------- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K-----K- K------- K-----K- K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I	
Snare  I -------- U------- ------U- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K-----K- -------- K------- K---K--- I

Cymbal I -------- -------- C-----C- ----C--- I
Snare  I A-----A- A---A-A- ----U--- --U----- I	
Bass 1 I -------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K--- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature: 4/4
Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- C--------- C--------- I
Snare  I --A----- A---A--- --A-A-A-A- --A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- -------- K--------- K--------- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- ----K-K- I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- O---O----- O---O---- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --U---UUU- --U---UUU I
Bass 1 I ----K-K- ----K-K- K---K----- K---K---- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- --X---X--- --X---X-- I
Count 9 is a 16th note triplet

Time Signature:  6/8 (this next part is actually
in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8) 
Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I 
Snare  I ------------ A----------- I	 
Bass 1 I K-------K--- --------K--- I
Repeat this measure 2 times 

Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I	
Snare  I ------------ A-------A-A- I	 
Bass 1 I K-------K--- ------------ I 	

Time Signature:  5/8 
Cymbal I F------- ------------ I
Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time		

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare  I --------A--- --- -------- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I	
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ----X------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A----------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- --------K--- I  	
Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times 

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I
Snare  I --------A--- --- -------- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I	
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I ----O--- ----X--- ------------ I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- ----U-U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- --------U-U- I
Snare  I -------- A------- U-U--------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------------ I  	
Bass 2 I -------- X------- ------------ I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- B---B-B- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I

Time Signature:  5/8
Cymbal I B---B-B- B---B-B----- I	
Snare  I -------- A----------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- B-B-B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- -------- I

Time Signature:  5/8
Cymbal I B-B-B--- B-B-B---B--- I	
Snare  I -------- A----------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- --------K--- I
Repeat the previous four measures 1 time 	

Time Signature:  3/4
Cymbal I H------- H------- H------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I H------- H------- H----------- I
Snare  I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I 

Time Signature:  3/4
Cymbal I C---T--- ----T--- ----T--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I ----T--- ----T--- ----T------- I
Snare  I A------- -------- A-------A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K---K--- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K---K- I
Repeat the previous four measures 1 time 

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---O------- XXX X------- I	
Snare  I --------A--- --- -------- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- --- ----K--- I 	
Bass 2 I --------X--- --- -------- I
Count 4 is a 16th note triplet 

Cymbal I ----O------- X-------X--- I
Snare  I --------A--- ----A------- I	
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I 
Bass 2 I --------X--- ------------ I 
 
Cymbal I C---O------- C---O------- I
Snare  I --------A--- --------A--- I	
Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I 
Bass 2 I --------X--- --------X--- I 

Cymbal I C-------O--- ----O------- I
Snare  I --------A--- ----A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- K-------K--- I 
Bass 2 I ------------ X-------X--- I 

Cymbal I C---O------- O----------- I
Snare  I --------A--- ----A-A-A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I 
Bass 2 I --------X--- ----X------- I

The next 18 measures (the drum break) are 
a bit sketchy, but the general format is correct.
 
Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A-----A- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- ----K--- -------- ----K--- I 
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------- ------K- I 

Cymbal I T------- T------- T------- T------- I
Snare  I -------- A-----A- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- ----K--- K------- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- -------- -------- -------- I 

Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales

Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- A---A--- ----A--- A------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- F------- ----F--- I
Tom 4  I -------- -A---A-- -----A-- -A------ I
Bass 1 I K---K--- --K---K- ------K- --K----- I
Bass 2 I -------- ---K---K -------K ---K---- I

Tom 2  I ------ ----AAA- A------- -------- I
Tom 3  I ------ -------- --AAA-A- -------- I
Snare  I AAAAAA A-A----- -------- -------- I
Tom 4  I ------ -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 5  I ------ -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Beat 1 is 16th note triplet

Cymbal I C---C--- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 2, 3, and 4 on timbales

Cymbal I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- -------- -------- I 
Ad. Lib. beats 1, 2, and 3 on timbales

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I C---C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I ------------ A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K---K-----K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I C------- F------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- -------- -------- I 

Tom 1  I AAA-A--- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 2  I ------AA A-A----- -------- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- ----AAA- A------- -------- I
Tom 4  I -------- -------- --AAA-A- A-A----- I
Tom 5  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I

Perc 1 I -------- -------- ----T--- ----T--- I
Cymbal I ----C-C- C-C-C--- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A------- A------- I
Tom 5  I A-A----- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I ----K--- K---K--- -------- -------- I 
Bass 2 I ------K- --K----- -------- -------- I

Perc 1 I ----T--- ----T--- -------- -------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A---A--- -------- I
Bass 1 I -------- -------- ------K- -------- I 

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H---- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A-------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K-K ----K--- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -------K- -------- I 
The ah of beat 3 is a 32nd note triplet 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I

Cymbal I H---H--- --H---H- ----H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A---A--- --A---A- ----A--- A---A--- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Snare  I F------- -------- ----F--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- -------- I

Snare  I ----A-A- A------- -------- ----F--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 	
Snare  I F------- -------- A-A-A--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 	

Snare  I -------- -------- ----F--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------- I 
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-- I
Snare  I F------- ----F--- -------- ------- I
Tom 4  I -------- -------- -------- -----A- I
Tom 5  I -------- -------- -------- ------A I 
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- K------ I
The + of beat four is a 16th note triplet 

Cymbal I -------- T------- -------- -------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I 	
Bass 1 I ------K- ----K--- ------K- ----K--- I 		

Tom 2  I U-U----- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 3  I -------- U---U-U- -------- -------- I	
Snare  I ----U-U- --U----- U-U----- F---A-A- I
Tom 4  I -------- -------- -------- -------- I 	
Bass 1 I -------- -------- ----K-K- -------- I 	

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Repeat the previous two measure 1 time 	

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I
Snare  I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- -------- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- U-U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare  I ------U- ------U- -------- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 	

Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- T---B--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 		
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I T-----B- ----B--- T-----B- ----B--- I
Snare  I A------- -------- A------- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 		
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I B---B--- B-B---B- --B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B-B---B- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I T---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- --U----- U-U----- U------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B------- -------- I
Snare  I U-----U- ----U--- U---A-A- A---A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- K---K--- I 	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- --K---K- I
Repeat this measure 2 times

Time Signature:  6/8
Cymbal I C---------B- ------------ I
Snare  I --A-A-A----- A---A---A--- I 
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 3 times 	

Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---X--- I
Repeat this measure 2 times	

Cymbal I X-X-X-X---X- X---X---O--- I

Snare  I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I  
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I 	 
Bass 2 I X----------- ------------ I 	 

Snare  I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I  
Bass 1 I K----------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 2 times 	

Snare  I A-A-A-A---A- A---A---A--- I  
Bass 1 I K-------K--- ----K------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 	

Cymbal I B-----B---B- ----B---B--- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 3 times 
 
Perc 1 I T---------T- --------T--- I
Cymbal I ------B----- ----B------- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I

Perc 1 I T----------- ----T---T--- I
Cymbal I ------B---B- ------------ I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time

Perc 1 I T----------- ------------ I
Cymbal I ------B---B- ----C---C--- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I

Cymbal I C-----B---B- ----C---C--- I
Snare  I ------A----- A---A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K------- ------------ I 	
Bass 2 I --K--------- ------------ I

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I C-----H----- H-----H--------- H---H--- I
Snare  I ------A----- ------A--------- A---A--- I	
Bass 1 I K---K---K--- K---K---K---K--- -------- I 		
Bass 2 I --K---K---K- --K---K---K---K- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I 	

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- C------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- -------- I 
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- -------- I 	

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I 	

Time Signature:  2/4 (the next 2 measures are actually
a 19/16 bar, but I'm writing it as 2/4 + 11/16)
Tom 1  I ----U-U- -------- I
Tom 2  I F-U----- -------- I 
Snare  I -------- A-A----- I

Time Signature:  11/16
Perc 1 I T------- -------- ------ I
Cymbal I -------- ------S- S----- I
Snare  I ------A- A------- ------ I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- ------ I	

Time Signature:  13/16
Cymbal I T------- T------- T--------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A--A I
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K--------- I 	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K------- I 

Time Signature:  7/8
Cymbal I C------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I -------- A------- ----A-A----- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- K---K--- K----------- I	
Bass 2 I --K---K- --K---K- --K--------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time 	

Time Signature:  6/8 (this next part is actually 
in 12/8, but I'm writing it in 6/8 + 6/8)
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I
Snare  I A---A---A--- ----A---A--- I 
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I 

Snare  I F-------F--- ----F------- I 
Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I

Cymbal I ------------ O----------- I
Snare  I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- I 
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- I 

Snare  I F-------F--- ----F------- I 
Bass 1 I ----K------- K-------K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time

Time Signature:  9/8
Cymbal I ------------ O----------- ------------ I
Snare  I A-A-A-A-A--- ----A---A--- F----------- I
Bass 1 I ------------ K----------- ----K---K--- I
Bass 2 I ------------ ----X------- ------------ I

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I O------ O----------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I O------ O------- X---O------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U--- --------U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K------- ----K------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X--- --------X--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 3 times

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I S----------- S------- I
Snare  I ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I S------ S----------- S------- I
Snare  I ---U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- K------- I

Time Signature: 6/8
Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I
Snare  I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I

Cymbal I B------- B------- B---B--- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K---K--- I
Repeat the previous two measures 2 times

Cymbal I ---- B------- B----------- I
Snare  I U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I ---- K------- K----------- I

Cymbal I B------- B------- B------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Cymbal I T----------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U---U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K----------- K----------- I

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I T------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I

Time Signature: 7/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- I
Repeat the previous two measures 1 time

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I T------- T----------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U---U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K----------- I
Repeat the above measure 1 time

Time Signature: 9/8
Cymbal I T------- T------- T----------- T------- I
Snare  I ----U--- ----U--- ----U---U--- ----U--- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K----------- K------- I

Time Signature: 5/8
Cymbal I O------ O----------- I
Snare  I ---A--- ----A-A-A--- I
Bass 1 I K------ K----------- I
Bass 2 I ---X--- ----X------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times

Cymbal I F------- ------------ I
Bass 1 I K------- ------------ I
Repeat this measure 1 time	

Time Signature:  4/4
Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I
Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I	
Snare  I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I	
Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I ------- ----X--- -------- -------- I
The + of beat 1 is a 16th note triplet 

Perc 1 I ------- -------- -------- T------- I
Cymbal I X---XXX O------- ----S--- ----O--- I	
Snare  I U------ ----A-A- -------- U------- I	
Bass 1 I K------ K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------ ----X--- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 4 times(See Above)

Time Signature:  3/4
Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X----- I
Snare  I -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- -------- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A-A---A- I	
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Cymbal I X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- X-X-X-X- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Cymbal I S-X-X-X- S-X-X-X- S-X-X-O- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I

Snare  I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I
Bass 2 I X------- -------- -------- I

Tom 2  I -------- -------- F-U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- ----U-U- I 
Snare  I A-A-A-A- A-A-A-A- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- K------- K------- I 	

Time Signature:  4/4
Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- ----K--- I 

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I
Repeat this measure 1 time

Cymbal I H---H--- H---H--- H------- --C---C- I
Snare  I -------- A------- --A---A- F------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K------- --K---K- I

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A---A-A- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- -------- I
Repeat this measure 1 time

Cymbal I C---H--- H---H--- H---H--- H---H--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- K-----K- ----K--- I 

Tom 2  I -------- -------- -A---- -------- I  	
Snare  I F-A---F- A---F--- A----- F---A-A- I	 
Tom 5  I -------- -------- --AA-- -------- I 	 
Bass 1 I ----K--- --K----- ----K- -------- I
Bass 2 I -------- -------- -----K -------- I
Beat 3 is a 16th note triplet 

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I -------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I K---K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I  
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A------- I	
Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I  
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I
Repeat this measure 1 time 

Cymbal I B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Snare  I A------- A------- A------- A---A-A- I	
Bass 1 I ----K--- ------K- ----K--- K---K--- I  
Bass 2 I -------- -------- ------K- --K---K- I 

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B---B--- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ------UU I
Snare  I -------- ----A--- -------- A------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- --K----- ----K--- -------- I
Repeat this measure 3 times 

Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- ----A-A- -------- I 
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- A-A----- I 	
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----A-A- I	
Snare  I ----A-A- A-A-A-AA A-A----- -------- I	
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I 

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare  I -------- --U----- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- C---C- --C--- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A----- ------ I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- ----K- --K--- I
Beats 3 & 4 are a quarter note triplet

Cymbal I C---B--- B---B--- B---B--- B------- I
Tom 1  I -------- -------- ------U- -------- I
Tom 2  I -------- -------- -------- --U----- I
Tom 3  I -------- -------- -------- ----U-U- I
Snare  I -------- -------- A------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K-----K- ----K-K- -------- -------- I

Cymbal I C------- ------ ------ ------ I
Tom 3  I -------- ------ A-A--- ------ I
Snare  I -------- F----- ------ ------ I
Tom 4  I -------- ------ ----A- A----- I
Tom 5  I -------- ------ ------ --A-A- I
Bass 1 I K---K--- --K-K- ------ ------ I
Beats 2, 3, and 4 are 8th note triplets

Cymbal I C------- -------- -------- -------- I
Bass 1 I K------- -------- -------- -------- I 

This is the last metered measure.  There are six more unmetered
measures that are rock star tom/kick fills and guitar feedback.

Well, that is all she wrote.  The majority of this tab is pretty
accurate, but there are some parts that are speculation on my part
(so don't hold me to any of this stuff).  But let it be know that
while making this I popped a blood vessel in my eye from looking
at the stupid computer screen so much.
Hope ya enjoy! 	

Jordan "Wolfman" Hill
	
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