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THE GLASS PRISON
As recorded by Dream Theater
(From the 2002 Double Album SIX DEGREES OF INNER TURBULENCE)
Words by Mike PortnoyMusic by Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and John Myung
Transcribed by TubeAmped
Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1'
B minor
4/4
|-19-14----------14- -19-14----------14- -19-14-------|B
|-------15-12-15---- -------15-12-15---- -------15-12-|F#
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|D
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
B F# D B D F# B F# D B D F# B F# D B
1 5 b3 1 b3 5 1 5 b3 1 b3 5 1 5 b3 1
G diminished 7 C diminished 7
4/4
|-18-15----------------15- -17-14----------------14-|Bb A
|-------17----------17---- -------16----------16----|G Gb
|----------18-15-18------- ----------17-14-17-------|E Eb
|------------------------- -------------------------|Db C
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
Bb G E Db Bb Db E G A Gb Eb C A C Eb Gb
b3 1 6 b5 b3 b5 6 1 6 b5 b3 1 6 1 b3 b5
E minor Db7
6/4
|-15-12----------12- -15-12----------12- -15-12------- -13--9-----------------9-|G F
|-------12----12---- -------12----12---- -------12---- -------12--9-----9-12----|E Db
|----------12------- ----------12------- ----------12- -------------10----------|B B
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -------------------------| Ab
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -------------------------|
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -------------------------|
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -------------------------|
G E B G B E G E B G B E G E B G F Db B Ab F Ab B Db
b3 1 5 b3 5 1 b3 1 5 b3 5 1 b3 1 5 b3 3 1 b7 5 3 5 b7 1
B minor
4/4
|-14-10----------10- -14-10----------10- -14-10-------|F#
|-------12----12---- -------12----12---- -------12----|D
|----------11------- ----------11------- ----------11-|B
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
F# D B F# B D F# D B F# B D F# D B F#
5 b3 1 5 1 b3 5 b3 1 5 1 b3 5 b3 1 5
F diminished 7 Bb diminished 7
4/4
|-13-10----------------10- -12--9-----------------9-|F E
|-------12----------12---- -------11----------11----|D Db
|----------13-10-13------- ----------12--9-12-------|B Bb
|------------------------- -------------------------|Ab G
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
F D B Ab F Ab B D E Db Bb G E G Bb Db
1 6 b5 b3 1 b3 b5 6 b5 b3 1 6 b5 6 1 b3
G major A major
6/4 D U D D D U D D U D
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- ----------------------21-22-24-|D A
|-15-12----------12- -15-12----------12- -15-12------- -------------------17----------|B Db
|-------12----12---- -------12----12---- -------12---- -------------18-21-------------|G E
|----------12------- ----------12------- ----------12- ----------19-------------------| A
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -------19----------------------|
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -17-21-------------------------|
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- -------------------------------|
D B G D G B D B G D G B D B G D A Db E A Db E E Db D E
5 3 1 5 1 3 5 3 1 5 1 3 5 3 1 5 1 3 5 1 3 5 5 3 5
D minor
4/4
|-22---------------- -22--------------- -22----------|D
|----22-18----18-22- ---22-18----18-22- ----22-18----|A
|----------19------- ---------19------- ----------19-|F
|------------------- ------------------ -------------|
|------------------- ------------------ -------------|
|------------------- ------------------ -------------|
|------------------- ------------------ -------------|
D A F D F A D A F D F A D A F D
1 5 b3 1 b3 5 1 5 b3 1 b3 5 1 5 b3 1
Db diminished 7 C diminished 7
4/4
|-21-18----------------18- -20-17----------------17-|Db C
|-------20-17----17-20---- -------19-16----16-19----|Bb A
|-------------18---------- -------------17----------|G Gb
|------------------------- -------------------------|E Eb
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
Db Bb G E Db E G Bb C A Gb Eb C Eb Gb A
1 6 b5 b3 1 b3 b5 6 1 6 b5 b3 1 b3 b5 6
G minor E7
6/4
|-18-15------------- -18-15---------15- -18-15----18- -16----------19-16-------|Bb Ab
|-------15----15-19- ------15----15---- -------15---- ----17-15----------17-15-|G E
|----------15------- ---------15------- ------------- ----------16-------------|D D
|------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------------------| B
|------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------------------|
|------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------------------|
|------------------- ------------------ ------------- -------------------------|
Bb G D Bb D Gb Bb G D Bb D G Bb G D Bb Ab E D B B Ab E D
b3 1 5 b3 5 b3 1 5 b3 5 1 b3 1 5 b3 3 1 b7 5 5 3 1 b7
D minor
4/4
|-17-13----------13- -17-13----------13- -17-13-------|A
|-------15----15---- ------15----15----- -------15----|F
|----------14------- ---------14-------- ----------14-|D
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
A F D A D F A F D A D F A F D A
5 b3 1 5 1 b3 5 b3 1 5 1 b3 5 b3 1 5
F diminished 7 G diminished 7
4/4
|-16-13----------------13- -15-12----------------12-|Ab G
|-------15----------15---- -------14-11----11-14----|F E
|----------16-13-16------- -------------12----------|D Db
|------------------------- -------------------------|B Bb
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
Ab F D B Ab B D F G E Db Bb G Bb Db E
b3 1 6 b5 b3 b5 6 1 1 6 b5 b3 1 b3 b5 6
Bb major C major
6/4
|-13-10----------10- -13-10----------10- -13-10------- -15-12----------15- -12----|F G
|-------11----11---- -------11----11---- -------11---- -------13----13---- ----13-|D E
|----------10------- ----------10------- ----------10- ----------12------- -------|Bb C
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- ------------------- -------|
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- ------------------- -------|
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- ------------------- -------|
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F D Bb F Bb D F D Bb F Bb D F D Bb F G E C G C G E C
5 3 1 5 1 3 5 3 1 5 1 3 5 3 1 5 5 3 1 5 1 5 3 1
Db minor
4/4
|-21-16----------16- -21-16----------16- -21-16-------|Db
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|Ab
|-------21-18-21---- -------21-18-21---- -------21-18-| E
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
Db Ab E Db E Ab Db Ab E Db E Ab Db Ab E Db
1 5 b3 1 b3 5 1 5 b3 1 b3 5 1 5 b3 1
C diminished 7 add 9 B diminished 7
4/4
|-20-17----------------17- -19-16----------------16-|C B
|-------19----------19---- -------18-15----15-18----|A Ab
|----------20-17-20------- -------------16----------|Gb F
|------------------------- -------------------------|Eb D
|------------------------- -------------------------|D
|------------------------- -------------------------|
|------------------------- -------------------------|
C A Gb Eb D Eb Gb A B Ab F D B D F Ab
1 6 b5 b3 9 b3 b5 6 1 6 b5 b3 1 b3 b5 6
Gb minor Eb major
6/4
|-17-14----------14- -17-14----------14- -17-14------- -15-11------- -18-15-------|A G
|-------14----14---- -------14----14---- -------14---- -------11---- -------16----|Gb Eb
|----------14------- ----------14------- ----------14- ----------12- ----------18-|Db Bb
|------------------- ------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------|
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|------------------- ------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------|
A Gb Db A Db Gb A Gb Db A Db Gb A Gb Db A G Eb Bb G Bb G Eb Db
b3 1 5 b3 5 1 b3 1 5 b3 5 1 b3 1 5 b3 3 1 5 3 5 3 1
Db minor
4/4
|-16-12----------12- -16-12----------12- -16-12-------|Ab
|-------14----14---- -------14----14---- -------14----|E
|----------13------- ----------13------- ----------13-|Db
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
|------------------- ------------------- -------------|
Ab E Db Ab Db E Ab E Db Ab Db E Ab E Db Ab
5 b3 1 5 1 b3 5 b3 1 5 1 b3 5 b3 1 5
G diminished 7 Eb/Gb/C/A diminished 7(?)
4/4
|-15-12----------------12- -14-11-------------11- -12-|G Gb
|-------14----------14---- -------13-------13---- ----|E Eb
|----------15-12-15------- ----------14-11------- ----|Db C
|------------------------- ---------------------- ----|Bb A
|------------------------- ---------------------- ----|
|------------------------- ---------------------- ----|
|------------------------- ---------------------- ----|
G E Db Bb G Bb Db E Gb Eb C A Gb C Eb E
1 6 b5 b3 1 b3 b5 6
A major Chromatic
6/4
|--9----------9- -12--9-----------9- -12--9------- -----------------------------|E
|----10---10---- -------10----10---- -------10---- --------------8--9-10-11/12\-|Db
|-------9------- -----------9------- -----------9- -\8--9-10-11-----------------|A
|--------------- ------------------- ------------- -----------------------------|
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|--------------- ------------------- ------------- -----------------------------|
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Db A E A Db E Db A E A Db E Db A E Eb E F Gb G Ab A Bb B
3 1 5 1 3 5 3 1 5 1 3 5 3 1 5
Legato Slide From
12th Fret to 7th Fret
1/4 With Delay Repeats
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|-(12)-\-7--------|
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B Gb