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                         A RITE OF PASSAGE - Dream Theater
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Tabbed by: k2fank2
E-mail: tomek.matusewicz@googlemail.com
Tuning: B Standard
I've noticed that there were no 100% accurate tabs on the internet, so I decided to take matters into my
own hands. Most of the tabs I saw had bits and pieces that were correct, but no tabs were spot on.
This is my attempt. Everything has been tabbed by ear from the isolated bass track found on YouTube.
Link to isolated track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDqzFbAIWsY
Intro part 1 
G----------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------------------------------------I
A------------------------------------------------------15--I
E----14h15p14----14h15p14-----------14h15p14--------14-----I
B-15----------15----------15--13-15----------15--13--------I
G----------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------------------------------------I
A----------------------------------------------------------I
E----14H15P14----14H15P14-----------14H15H14-----15-16-----I
B-15----------15----------15--13-15----------15--------16--I
G----------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------------------------------------I
A------------------------------------------------------15--I
E----14H15P14----14H15P14-----------14H15P14--------14-----I
B-15----------15----------15--13-15----------15--13--------I
G----------------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------------------------------------I
A----------------------------------------------------------I
E----14h15p14----14h15p14-----------14h15p14------3--4-----I
B-15----------15----------15--13-15----------15---------4--I
Intro part 2 (also main riff)
G---------------------------------------------------I
D---------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3---------------------------I
E---------------------2----------------------3-4----I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3--333------4--I
G--------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------I
E---------------------2----------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3-I
G-----------------------------I
D-----------------------------I
A-----------------------------I
E---1------3------3h4---------I
B-33-----33-----33------334---I
Intro part 3
G-----------------------------------------I
D---4h5p4---4h5p4--------4h5p4------------I
A-----------------5--3-----------------3--I
E------------------------------------2----I
B-3-------3------------3--------3--3------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D---4h5p4---4h5p4--------4h5p4------------I
A-----------------5--3--------------------I
E----------------------------------3-4----I
B-3-------3------------3--------3------4--I
G-----------------------------------------I
D---4h5p4---4h5p4--------4h5p4------------I
A-----------------5--3-----------------3--I
E------------------------------------2----I
B-3-------3------------3--------3--3------I
G------------------------------------------I
D---4h5p4---4h5p4--------4h5p4-------------I
A-----------------5--3---------------------I
E----------------------------------3-4-3---I
B-3-------3------------3--------3--------4-I
Verse 1
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D---------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3---------------------------I
E---------------------2----------------------3-4----I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3--333------4--I
G--------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------I
E---------------------2----------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3-I
G-----------------------------I
D-----------------------------I
A-----------------------------I
E---1------3------3h4---------I
B-33-----33-----33------334---I
REPEAT VERSE 1 ONCE

Pre-chorus 1
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D---2-3-2----2-3-2-------2-3-2---2-3-0---I
A----------------------------------------I
E-0--------0-------1-0-0-------0---------I
B----------------------------------------I
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D---2-3-2----2-3-2-------2-3-2-----------I
A----------------------------------------I
E-0--------0-------1-0-0-------0-0-1-----I
B------------------------------------3---I
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS ONCE
Chorus 1
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A-----------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------I
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
G-------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------------------I
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I  (slide down to 1)
B-------------------------------------------------I
G-------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------------------I
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------I
B-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I  (slide up back to 10)
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------I
E-----------------------------------------I
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-I
G-------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------------------I
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1/8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-I (same as before, slide down to 1)
B-------------------------------------------------I

G-------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------I
E-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I
B-------------------------------------------------I
Post-chorus 1 part 1
G-------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------I
A-0---3-6-5-3-------3-6-5-3-----------------------I (you REALLY need to listen to isolated
E-------------3-------------2---------2---2--222--I  track to figure out the timing)
B-------------------------------------------------I
Post-chorus 1 part 2 (Back to main riff but with slight alterations)
G-------------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------------------5----I
E---------------------2---------------------------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3--333--333333-----I
G--------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------I
E---------------------2----------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3-I
G--------------------------I
D--------------------------I
A-5------------------------I
E-----------3------4-------I
B--36-----33-----33--3-----I

G-----------------------------------------I
D---4h5p4---4h5p4--------4h5p4------------I
A-----------------5--3-----------------3--I
E------------------------------------2----I
B-3-------3------------3--------3--3------I
G------------------------------------------I
D---4h5p4---4h5p4--------4h5p4-------------I
A-----------------5--3---------------------I
E----------------------------------3-4-3---I
B-3-------3------------3--------3--------4-I
Verse 2
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A-----------------------3---------------------------I
E---------------------2----------------------3-4----I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3--333------4--I
G--------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------I
E---------------------2----------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3-I
G-----------------------------I
D-----------------------------I
A-----------------------------I
E---1------3------3h4---------I
B-33-----33-----33------334---I
REPEAT VERSE 2 ONCE
Pre-chorus 2 
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D---2-3-2----2-3-2-------2-3-2---2-3-0---I
A----------------------------------------I
E-0--------0-------1-0-0-------0---------I
B----------------------------------------I
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D---2-3-2----2-3-2-------2-3-2-----------I
A----------------------------------------I
E-0--------0-------1-0-0-------0-0-1-----I
B------------------------------------3---I
G----------------------------------------I
D---2-3-2----2-3-2-------2-3-2---2-3-0---I
A----------------------------------------I
E-0--------0-------1-0-0-------0---------I
B----------------------------------------I
G------------------------------------------I
D---2-3-2----2-3-2-------2-3-2---2-3-2-----I
A------------------------------------------I
E-0--------0-------1-0-0-------0-------0-0-I
B------------------------------------------I
Chorus 2
This chorus is identical to the first one, same slides and everything.
Post-chorus 2 part 1
G-------------------------------------------------I
D----------------------------------------4\2------I
A-0---3-6-5-3-------3-6-5-3-------------4----4\2--I (once again, it's advised to listen to the isolated
E-------------3-------------2---------------------I  track to nail this one down)
B-------------------------------------------------I
Post-chorus 2 part 2
G-------------------------------------------------------I
D-------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------------------5----I
E---------------------2---------------------------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3--333--333333-----I
G--------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------I
E---------------------2----------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3-I
G--------------------------I
D--------------------------I
A--------------------------I
E---1-------3------4---1---I
B-33------33-----33--33--3-I
Beginning of instrumental section
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D--------------------------I
A------------6-5-----------I
E--------7-8---------------I
B--------------------------I
G----------------I
D----------------I
A------------6-5-I
E-8-7-6--7-8-----I
B----------------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3---------I

G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------8-7-6-------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-----------------I
G--------------------------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------6-5------------------------I
E---------5-4-------------7-8---------------4-3---8-7-6--I
B-3-3-6-7-----3-3-333-3-3---------3-3-3-5-6-----3--------I
G----------------------------------------------------------------I
D---------------------------------------------------8-7----------I
A-----6-5-----------------------------6-5-------5-6-----5-8-7-5--I
E-7-8-------------5-4-------------7-8----------------------------I
B---------3-3-6-7-----3-3-333-3-3---------3-3-3------------------I
Guitar Solo
G-----------------------------------------------I
D------------------------------------------4----I
A----------------------------------3-2-5-6------I
E-1-3-4-3--1-3-1-3--1-3-4-3--1-3-4--------------I
B-----------------------------------------------I
G--------------------------------------------5--I
D------------------------------------------4----I
A----------------------------------3-2-5-6------I
E-1-3-4-3--1-3-1-3--1-3-4-3--1-3-4--------------I
B-----------------------------------------------I
G---------I
D---------I
A-----6-5-I
E-7-8-----I
B---------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3---------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------8-7-6-------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-----------------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3---------I
G--------------------------------I
D--------------------------------I
A-------------------------8-7-6--I
E--------------------------------I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3--------I
G-----------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------I
E-6-5---------------------6-5-------------------------I
B-----7-6--4--6-4-6--4-6------7-6--4-5-6--4-5-6--4-7--I
G-----------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------I
E-6-5---------------------6-5-------------------------I
B-----7-6--4--6-4-6--4-6------7-6--4-5-6--4-5-6--4-7--I
G-----------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------I
E-6-5---------------------6-5-------------------------I
B-----7-6--4--6-4-6--4-6------7-6--4-5-6--4-5-6--4-7--I
G-----------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------I
E-6-5---------------------6-5-------------------------I
B-----7-6--4--6-4-6--4-6------7-6--4-5-6--4-5-6--4-7--I
G---------I
D---------I
A-----6-5-I
E-7-8-----I
B---------I
G--------------------------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------6-5------------------------I
E---------5-4-------------7-8---------------4-3---8-7-6--I
B-3-3-6-7-----3-3-333-3-3---------3-3-3-5-6-----3--------I

G----------------------------------------------------------------I
D---------------------------------------------------8-7----------I
A-----6-5-----------------------------6-5-------5-6-----5-8-7-5--I
E-7-8-------------5-4-------------7-8----------------------------I
B---------3-3-6-7-----3-3-333-3-3---------3-3-3------------------I
Keyboard Solo
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D------------------------------------------4----I
A----------------------------------3-2-5-6------I
E-1-3-4-3--1-3-1-3--1-3-4-3--1-3-4--------------I
B-----------------------------------------------I
G--------------------------------------------5--I
D------------------------------------------4----I
A----------------------------------3-2-5-6------I
E-1-3-4-3--1-3-1-3--1-3-4-3--1-3-4--------------I
B-----------------------------------------------I
G---------I
D---------I
A-----6-5-I
E-7-8-----I
B---------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3---------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------8-7-6-------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-----------------I
G-----------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------I
A-------------------------------------6-5-I
E---------------------------------7-8-----I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3-3-3-3-3---------I
G--------------------------------I
D--------------------------------I
A-------------------------8-7-6--I
E--------------------------------I
B-3-3-3-3-333-3-3-333-3-3--------I

G-----------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------I
E-6-5---------------------6-5-------------------------I
B-----7-6--4--6-4-6--4-6------7-6--4-5-6--4-5-6--4-7--I
G-----------------------------------------------------I
D-----------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------------------------------I
E-6-5---------------------6-5-------------------------I
B-----7-6--4--6-4-6--4-6------7-6--4-5-6--4-5-6--4-7--I
G--------------------------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------------------------I
A-----------------------------6-5------------------------I
E---------5-4-------------7-8---------------4-3---8-7-6--I
B-3-3-6-7-----3-3-333-3-3---------3-3-3-5-6-----3--------I
G----------------------------------------------------------------I
D---------------------------------------------------8-7----------I
A-----6-5-----------------------------6-5-------5-6-----5-8-7-5--I
E-7-8-------------5-4-------------7-8----------------------------I
B---------3-3-6-7-----3-3-333-3-3---------3-3-3------------------I
Breakdown
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D---------I
A---------I   
E-0--0----I
B---------I
Repeat that 3 more times
Chorus 3
This chorus is completely identical to the other ones.
Post-Chorus 3 part 1
This one is identical to Post-Chorus 1 part 1.
Outro
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A-----------------------3---------------------------I
E---------------------2----------------------3-4----I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3--333------4--I
G--------------------------------------I
D--------------------------------------I
A-----------------------3--------------I
E---------------------2----------------I
B-333--333--3--333--3------333--333--3-I
G-----------------------------I
D-----------------------------I
A-----------------------------I
E---1------3------4-----------I
B-33-----33-----33------334---I
Repeat the outro once and you're done!



| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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