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Vacant Guitar Tablature
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                                     VACANT
                          As recorded by Dream Theater
                     (From the 2003 Album TRAIN OF THOUGHT)

Words by James LaBrie

Music by John Myung and Jordan Rudess
Transcribed by Daniel Pacheco

Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (B E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Bass Intro
  Q=100
  C#m               B
 6/4
  Gtr I
  W        +H       W        +H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2--------(2)----|-1--------(1)----|
|-4--------(4)----|-2--------(2)----|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W         H       W         H
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  C#m                     B
  W           +H          W           +H
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------(2)-------|-1-----------(1)-------|
|-4-----------(4)-------|-2-----------(2)-------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------(2)-------|-0-----------(0)-------|
|
|       >                       >
|    ~~~~~                   ~~~~~
| E  Q  W           +E    E  Q  W           +E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---/6--7-----------(7)-|---/7S=6-----------(6)-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|


  C#5/A                      G#m
  E  Q  Q.   E E E Q.        E  Q  Q.   E E E Q.
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------6---------|----4-----------4---------|
|----6--4------6---4-------|----4--2------4---2-------|
|-0----------0-------------|-2----------2-------------|
|--------------------------|-4----------4-------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|       >                          >
|    ~~~~~~                     ~~~~~~
| E  Q  W              +E    E  Q  W              +E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---/6--4--------------(4)-|---/4--2--------------(2)-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


  F#m         E             D#m
  E  E +H     E  E E Q.     Q   Q  Q   Q.   Q.
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|----2-(2)-------1---1----|--------6---6----5-----|
|----4-(4)-------2--------|-----4------6----------|
|------------------2-4----|-4---------------------|
|-2-----------0-----------|------------4----------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| <           <                        >
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H.          H.            H.         H.
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------0-----------|-----------/4----------|
|-------------------------|-4---------------------|


 Verse
  C#m                   B
  H.      Q   E  E Q    H     E E  H         +E  E
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------9----9--|------12---12--------(12)---|
|-1-------6---8----9--|-9-------9--9---------(9)---|
|-2--------------6----|-6----------6---------(6)---|
|-4--------------4----|-2--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------4-|
|-2-------------------|----------------------------|
|
|                       <
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W          +H         W             +H
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|-7-------------(7)---------|
|-2----------(2)------|----------------------------|


  C#m                     B
  H    +E  E Q   Q   Q    H.      Q    Q   Q
|------------9-------9--|-7---------------------|
|----------------9------|---------9-------------|
|------------9---6---9--|-8-------8----8--------|
|-2----(2)--------------|-6-------9----9---9----|
|-4----(4)-4------------|-------------11--11----|
|-----------------------|---------7-------11----|
|-2----(2)--------------|--------------9---4----|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W             +H        H.      H.
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-7-------4-------------|
|-2-------------(2)-----|-----------------------|


  A                    E         E/C#
   H.       Q  Q  Q    H     E E Q   Q  Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|----------10--------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-9-----6-8-9---6-----|
|-11--------7--------|------------------6--|
|-12-----------------|-----------4---------|
|--5--------2--4--5--|-0-------------------|
|--------------------|-----------2---------|
|
|           <
|           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  H.       Q  Q  Q    H.        H.
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-----------2--4--5--|-0-------------------|
|--------------------|-----------2---------|


  D#m                    G#m
   Q.   E E E Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E H    +E  E
|-------------5--------|-------------------------|
|--7--------7-7--------|-------------------------|
|--6------6------------|--------6-8-5----(5)-----|
|-------7-----------4--|-6----6------------------|
|--4-------------4-----|-3-----------------------|
|----------------2--5--|-4-------------------4---|
|--4-------------------|-------------------------|
|
|  >
|                        ~~         ~
|  W             H       Q.   E E E H    +E  E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|--------4S6S7----(7)-6---|
|----------------------|------6------------------|
|----------------------|-4-----------------------|
|-/4-------------------|-------------------------|


  C#m                      B
   Q.   E E E  Q   Q  Q    H.       Q.    Q     E
|--------------9------9--|-7-------12-------------|
|--------------9---9--9--|-7-------12----12-------|
|-----------1------9-----|---------------11-------|
|---------2--------------|----------------------6-|
|--4----4----------------|-2----------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--2---------------------|-0----------------------|
|
|              >           <
|  ~~~
|  H.         +H.          H.       H       +E  E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-/6----------(6)--------|-4--------4-------(4)-6-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


  C#m                           B
   Q.      E E E  Q   Q   Q     H.         Q.   E Q
|--9---------4---12--11---9---|-7----------------------|
|--9-------5------9---7---5---|-4----------4-----------|
|--------------6--9---8---6---|------------1----4------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------6----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------6----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------7----|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|
|  <                                 <
|                                          ~~
|  Q   +W                +Q     Q.   E. E. H.
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------9--8--------------|
|-/6---(6)---------------(6)--|------------9-----------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|


  F#m/A                 C#m/E   C#m
  H    E E Q   Q   Q    H.      H.
|---------------------|-----------------|
|----------7----------|-9-------5-------|
|-2----7-9-7----------|-6-------6-------|
|-4-------------------|-6-------6-------|
|-0-------------------|-7-------4-------|
|----------2---4---5--|-0---------------|
|---------------------|---------2-------|
|
| >
| ~                     ~~~~~~~~~~~
| W           +H        H.      H.
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-7-----------(7)-----|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-0---------------|
|---------------------|---------2-------|


  D#°                       G#m
   Q.   E E E  Q   Q   Q     H       E E Q   Q    E E
|-------------14----------|--------------4--------------|
|-----------------14------|------------4-----4----------|
|--2------8-----------14--|-13-------6---5--------5-----|
|--4----7---7-------------|-------------------------2---|
|--6----------------------|--6--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--4----------------------0---|
|--4----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  >
|                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  W               H         Q.   Q.     Q.    Q.
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-/7----5------4-----7--------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-/4----------------------|-----------------------------|


  A                       Eadd9
  H    +E  E Q   Q   Q     H       +E  E Q   E E  E E
|------------7---7---9--|--4-------(4)---7-----7------|
|------------5---5---5--|--5-------(5)---5-----5------|
|-6----(6)-------6---6--|--------------4-4---4----4---|
|-7----(7)-7-----7------|--4-------(4)------------2---|
|-0----(0)--------------|--7-------(7)----------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------0-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| >
| ~                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W             +H         Q.   Q.       Q.    Q.
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-5-------------(5)-----|-/7----5--------------5------|
|-----------------------|----------------4------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|


  A                           G#m
   H     E E  Q    E E  E E   H     +E  E Q  Q  Q
|------------12---12---12---|-7-----(7)---7----------|
|------------10---10---12---|-7-----(7)---5--4-------|
|--6-------4---------6----4-|-9-----(9)-2-4--4--4----|
|--7-----7------------------|-------------------6----|
|--0------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  H.         H.              H.          Q  Q  Q
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-/5------------------------|-------------4----------|
|-------------2-------------|-4--------------4--1----|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|


  F#m                       E
   Q.   E  E  E  Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E  E  Q    Q  E E
|-------------------------|-------------12----9------|
|--7------10-10-10--------|--------9-10-10---10------|
|--7-------7--9-11--------|-9----9---------------9---|
|-------7--7--7--4--6--7--|-6----------------------7-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--2-------------2--4--5--|-0------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|                           ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  H.            Q  Q  Q    H.           H.
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-/4-------------4--6--7--|-2------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------0-----------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  F#m                     D#m
   Q.   E  E E Q  Q  Q    Q.   E E E H.
|--------------5--------|------------------|
|-10------10---7--------|------------------|
|--7-------7-9----------|------8---8-------|
|-------7------4--7--7--|-7------7---6-----|
|--------------------5--|-6----------------|
|--2-----------2--5-----|------------------|
|-----------------------|-4----------------|
|
|~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  H.          Q  Q  Q    H.         H.
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|--2-----------2--5-----|-2----------4-----|
|--------------------3--|------------------|


 Ending
  C#m                        B
  E E E Q.   E E  E   Q.     E  E E Q.   E E  E Q.
|--------------4-12--------|---------------5-11-------|
|------------5-------10----|-------------4------9-----|
|------------6-------------|-------------4------------|
|-2-6---7------------------|-1--7---6-----------------|
|-4---4------4----4--------|-2----2------2----2-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W              +H          H.          Q    Q    Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------5--|
|--------------------------|-------------4----5-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-2--------------(2)-------|--------------------------|


  C#m                             B
   E  E E Q.     E E  E  Q.       E E E Q.     E  E  E Q.
|------------------4-12---------|-----------------5-11-------|
|-----------------------10------|--------------4-------9-----|
|----------------6--------------|--------------4-------------|
|--2--6---7---------------------|-1-7---6--------------------|
|--4----4--------4----4---------|-2---2--------2-----2-------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                  ~            ~~
| +H         H.             E E   Q   Q    E E H.
|-(5)--------4--------------2S0-|-4---2----2-0-4-------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------|


  Am6                      G#m
   Q.   Q.   E  E E Q.      H.       E  E E Q.
|------------------------|----------------7------|
|------------------------|--------------7---5----|
|-----------------6------|--4--------4-----------|
|--6----4-------6---4----|--6--------------------|
|--0---------0-----------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|--4--------4-----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|  <                        <
|  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  Q.   H       Q   Q.      Q.   H      Q   Q.
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-/6----4------/6---4----|-/4----2-----/4---2----|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|


                        Q=90     Q=80 Q=60
  F#m       E           D#m                  C#m
  Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      H.      Q.   Q.     W        +H
|-0-------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|------4----4----2----|--2-------2----1----|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|-2----1--------------|--4-------4----4----|-2--------(2)----*|
|-----------6----4----|--------------------|-4--------(4)----*|
|-2----2----0----0----|----------4---------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--4-----------------|-2--------(2)----*|
|
| <         <
|                        ~~~                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.      H.      Q.   Q.     W        +H
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|-2----1----1---------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|----------------4----|-/4-------4----3----|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-----------------*|
|---------------------|--------------------|-2--------(2)----*|


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

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - 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*********************************************************************
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