SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE PT. VIII - LOSING TIME/GRAND FINALE
As recorded by Dream Theater
(From the 2002 Double Album SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE )
Words by John Petrucci
Music by James LaBrie, John Myung, John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess
Transcribed by DDTonFire (With book)
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'JP Dist. L'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'JP Dist. R'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'JP Dist. M'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'JR Strings'
Losing Time - Intro
Slowly Q.=56
Cm Ab Bb Gm Cm Ab Bbsus4 Bb
12/8
Gtrs I, II
H. H. H. Q Q Q H. H. H. H.
|-----------------|------------3-----|-----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------3--|-----------------|---------------|
|-5---------------|------------------|-5---------------|---------------|
|-5-------6-------|-8-------5--------|-5-------6-------|-8-------8-----|
|-3-------6-------|-8-------5--------|-3-------6-------|-8-------8-----|
|---------4-------|-6-------3--------|---------4-------|-6-------6-----|
Cm F/A Bb/Ab Eb/G
H. H. H. Q E Q.
|-----------------|----------------------|
|---------6-------|-3-------4--(4)--4----|
|-5-------5-------|-3-------3---3--(3)---|
|-5-------3-------|-3-------1--(1)-(1)---|
|-3---------------|----------------------|
|---------5-------|-4-------3--(3)-(3)---|
Cm Ab Bbsus4 Bb
H. H. Q Q Q +H +E +E
|-----------------|----6----------------------|
|-----------------|-------6--(6)----(6)-(6)---|
|-5---------------|---------------------------|
|-5-------6-------|-8-------------------------|
|-3-------6-------|-8-------------------------|
|---------4-------|-6-------------------------|
Verse 1
Eb6 Abmaj7 Bb/D Gm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------4-----------4-----|-------6-----------3-----|
|-----5---5-------5---5---|-----7---7-----------3---|
|---5-------5---5-------5-|---8-------8-----5-----5-|
|-6-----------------------|-5-------------5---------|
|-------------4-----------|-------------3-----------|
Cm Ab Bbsus4 Bb
E E E S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------3h4-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----5-----5---------------------|-------8-----------7-----|
|---5---------5-----6-----6-------|-----8---8-------8---8---|
|-3---------------6-------6h8p6---|---8-------8---8-------8-|
|---------------4-----6s8-------8-|-6-----------6-----------|
Csus2 Cm F/A Bb/Ab Eb/G
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------3h4-----------6-----|-------3-6-----------4-----|
|-----5-----5-------5---5---|-----3-----3-------3---3---|
|---5---------5---3-------3-|---3---------3---1-------1-|
|-3-------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------5-----------|-4-------------3-----------|
Csus2 Cm Ab Bbsus4 (Bb)
E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S a E E E
|---------------------4-----|-----------------------------------------|
|-------3h4-------------4---|-------------------------------------11--|
|-----5-----5-------------5-|-------8--------------------------10-----|
|---5---------5-----6-------|-----8---8-------------8----10s12--------|
|-3---------------6---------|---8-------8------8h10---10--------------|
|---------------4-----------|-6-----------8s10------------------------|
Interlude
Am Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------1-----------1-----|-------0-----------0-----|
||------2---2-------2-------|---------0-----------0---|
||----2-------2---2---------|-----2-----2-----2-----2-|
||o-0-----------0-----------|---2-----------2---------|
||----------------------3-2-|-0-----------0-----------|
C D (Esus4) (E)
E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------|-------0-----------0------||
|-------1-------------3-----|---------0-----------0---o||
|-----0---0---------0---0---|--------------------------||
|---2-------2-----4-------4-|-----2-----0-----2-----0--||
|-3-----------3s5-----------|---2-----------2---------o||
|---------------------------|-0-----------0------------||
Verse 2
Eb6 Abmaj7 Bb/D Gm Eb6 Ab
H. H. H. Q Q Q H. H.
|-----------------|------------3-----|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------3--|---------------|
|-5---------------|-3----------------|-5-------------|
|-5-------6-------|-3-------5--------|-5-------6-----|
|-6-------6-------|-5-------5--------|-6-------6-----|
|---------4-------|---------3--------|---------4-----|
Bbsus4 Bb Cm F/A Bb/D Db°
~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E H. H. H. H.
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------6-------|-3-------------|
|-------8-----------7-----|-5-------5-------|-3-------------|
|-----8---8-------8---8---|-5-------3-------|-3-------------|
|---8-------8---8-------8-|-3---------------|---------4-----|
|-6-----------6-----------|---------5-------|-4-------------|
Cm Gb°7 Cm/G G
~~~~~~~~
H. Q. Q. Q. Q S S Q. Q.
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------------||
|-5-----------------|-5----5---5--x-----------||
|-5-----------------|-5----5---5--x-5----5----||
|-3-----------------|-3----3--(3)-x-5----5----||
|---------2----2----|-3----3---3--x-3----3----||
Verse 3
C Dm/C
Gtr IV
H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
|-------------7------8------|--5-------------7-------8--------|
|-8-----------8------8------|--3-------------8-------8--------|
|-5-------------------------|--5------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E +E
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------5-5---------5--------|-------7-10----------7-10--------|
|----5-----5-----5------5---|-----7------7------7-------7-(7)-|
|-3-----------3-----------3-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-/8------------/8----------------|
G/B G
H. Q Q Q
|-10------------7---8---10---|
|--8------------8---8----8---|
|--7-------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|
|---------8-----------3------|
|-------7-----7----------4---|
|-----5-------------5------5-|
|-----------0-----5----------|
|--7------------3------------|
F/A Am G6
Q. Q. Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
|-13------12----------------------|-12----------------------------|
|-----------------15------13------|---------------12------13------|
|-14------14------14------14------|-12------------12------12------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------0--------------0------|
|----------6---------------1------|-----------0---------------0---|
|-------5-----5---------2-----2---|-------0-----0-------0-------0-|
|-----3---------------2---------2-|-----2-------------2-----------|
|--0------------0--0--------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--3-------------3--------------|
N.C.(F) N.C.(Bb)
H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
|------------------------|-10---------12----13----|
|-10---------12h===13----|-11---------13----13----|
|-10---------12---(12)---|------------12----10----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--8----7-----5-----3----|------------------------|
|------------------------|-/6----5-----3-----1----|
Gsus4 G
H. H.
|-10------------10------------------|
|-13------------12------------------|
|-12------------12------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E Q +E
|-----------------------------------|
|---------1-------------------------|
|-------0---0---------0-------------|
|-----0-------0-----0---------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--3-------------3------/15--(15)\--|
Verse 4
C Dm/C
H. Q. Q. H. Q. Q.
|------------7------8------|--5-------------7-------8------|
|-8----------8------8------|--3-------------8-------8------|
|-5------------------------|--5----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-5----5----------5-5------|-------7-10----------7-10------|
|-5------5------5------5---|-----7------7-7----7-------7-7-|
|-3--------3-3-----------3-|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-/8-------------8--------------|
G/B Bb Am
H. Q Q Q Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-10------------7---8---10---|-13------12------10--------------|
|--8------------8---8----8---|-15------13------13------13------|
|--7-------------------------|-15------15------14------14------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------8-----------8------|---------------------------------|
|-------7---7-------7----7---|--------------------------5------|
|-----5-------5---5--------5-|-------8---------------7-----7---|
|----------------------------|-----8----8--8-------7-----------|
|--7------------7------------|--6------------6--5------------5-|
Bridge
Majestically Q=80
(Ab) C/G D/F# Fm
4/4
H Q Q H H H. E E H H
|-8-----(8)--(8)--|-8-------------|--------------8-10--|-11p======10---------|
|-9------8----6---|-5------5------|-3------------------|--9-------(9)--------|
|-----------------|---------------|-2------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| H. Q Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|----1----------|--------3-3---------|-----------1---------|
|-----------------|------0-0------|------2-----2-------|--------1-----1------|
|-----------------|---------------|----0---------0-(0)-|------3---------3----|
|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|----3----------------|
|-4-----------4---|-3---------3-3-|-2------------------|--1---------------1--|
Grand Finale - Outro
Gsus4 G Ab Bb/Ab C/G
Gtrs III, IV
H H H. E E H. E E H. Q
|-8-------7---------||------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------||------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------||-5----------3--5--|-/7-----------5-7-|-9---------10--|
|-------------------||------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------||------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------||------------------|------------------|---------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E E E E +E Q. E Q. +E E E E E Q Q Q. E Q Q
|-------------------||------------------|------------------|---------------|
|-------------------||------------------|---------3--------|---------------|
|-------5-----------||------------------|-------3---3------|-5------5---5--|
|-----5-------5-(5)-||-6------6-----(6)-|-----3------------|-5------5---5--|
|---5-------5-------||-6----------------|------------------|-3------3---3--|
|-3-------3---------||-4----4-----------|-/4-----------4---|-3----3-3---3--|
Eb/Bb
H. +E E H. E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-/12----------(12)---|-/12---------10-12-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|----------8---8----|
|---5-----------------|----------8---8----|
|---5---/5--2---------|----------8---8----|
|---3------------3----|-------------------|
|---3-----------------|---6----6----------|
F/Bb Gb/Bb
H. E E H. Q
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-/14----------12-14-|-15----------17----|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|----------10-----10-|---------11--------|
|----------10--10----|---------11-----11-|
|----------10--------|---------11--11----|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|---6----6-----------|--6----6-----------|
A/E B/E
H. +E E H. E E H. E E
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-/14-----------12-14-|-16------------14-16-|
|-/18--------(18)---|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| H Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------5---------|-----------7---------|
|--11---------------|---------6---6-------|---------8---8-------|
|--11---------------|-------7--------7----|-------9--------9----|
|---9---------------|-------------------7-|-----9-------------9-|
|---------4----2----|---0-----------------|--0------------------|
H.=H
C/E D C D E
H. Q H H W +W
|--------------------|--------/17----|-19--------|-(19)----*|
|-17-------------19--|-/20-----------|-----------|---------*|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------|---------*|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------|---------*|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------|---------*|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------|---------*|
|
| E E E E Q Q H H W +W
|--------------------|---------------|--0--------|--(0)----*|
|-------------8------|---------------|--5--------|--(5)----*|
|-----------9-----7--|---5------7----|--4--------|--(4)----*|
|--------10-------7--|---5------7----|--2--------|--(2)----*|
|-----10----------5--|---3------5----|--2--------|--(2)----*|
|--0-----------------|---------------|--0--------|--(0)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
