The Spirit Carries On solo tab by Dream Theater, from the album Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes from a Memory
Tabbed by Daniel Montgomery
Guitar 2: Distorted electric, treble pickup (John Petrucci)

[Guitar Solo]
     1         TH           1        ~~~~             ½ hold bend--------------|     
e|-----------------------------------------------------------10----10---------------|
B|--5^--------(14)-10------5^-(5)_3-----------------10^---------10----10--10-(10)_8-|
G|----------------------------------4-------7-9-9-7---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------9-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     ½                              ½         ~~~~~        ~~      1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------8_10_8-8\7--------7^--(7)------------------------------|
G|--9^--(9)--7-----------------------------7-----------7-9-9--7-9-7^----|
D|-------------------------------------------7------/9------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

         ¼                     1                             1 hold---|         ½ 
e|-------------------------------7----7---------------------------------7-9-10-9^-----|
B|--------------------------------------10_7---------------10^-----10-----------------|
G|------7^------------7-9_7---9^---10--------10_9_7---7-------------------------------|
D|--9_7----9-9__7--/9-------9-----------------------9---9-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                           1    1½   1            rake-----|                   ~~~~~ 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------10-12-14-13-----|
B|--10---10-------10-12--12^--12(^)--^12-(12)------------12--------------------------|
G|-----9------/11--------------------------------------11----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------12-----14-11-12-----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------14--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                       1                    ½                                                   ~~~~~~
e|-------18----20----20^----(20)-18-18----12^----------14-17-15-14-------------------------------------|
B|---/18----18----18--------------------------------15-------------15-------15-------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14-------------------14\12----12\11-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12----------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-9--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10-----|

                                          ~~~         1                                        ~~~~~
e|---------------------------14-15-17------------------------------------------------15-17-19/24----|
B|------------------------------------15-15------15-17^-(17)_15-17----------------------------------|
G|--------------11-12-14---------------------/16------------------------\13-14-16-------------------|
D|-----------------------12-------------------------------------------------------14----------------|
A|--9-10-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

         1                                            ~~~~               ~~~~
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------10-12----10-----------------------|
G|------9^----(9)_7-9--7-7-----------7-9/11-------11--------\9--11--12--11----|
D|-------------------------------7_9------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------9----------------------------------------------|
E|--12------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   rake-----|rake----|
e|-----------------------14-17-15-14------------------------17---------15---------14----------|
B|--------15-------14-17-------------17--15____14--15--14--------\12--------\10--------\8---7-|
G|------14-------14---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----16-------14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--17-------16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   
      1~~~~~~~                                                                           1 hold-|
e|--7----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17--|
B|--10^-----------------------------------------------------------------------14-15-17-17^-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------14-16-18-14-16-18--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------14-16-17-14-16-17--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------14-16-17-14-16-17--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------14-15-17--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

      1                        1      1      1      1            ½
e|------------------------19-----19-----19-----19-----19-21-22-21^-(21)-19----19-21-22-22-22-22-22-|
B|--17^-(17)-15-----19-22----22^----22^----22^----22^----------------------22----------------------|
G|--------------16---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-21-19----19-22-21-19----19-22-21-19----19-22-21-19----------------------------------------------|
B|-------22-------------22-------------22-------------22-19----19----19-22-19----19----19-22-19----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------21----21----------21----21----------21-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                     ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~   ½                1                ½ 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19-20-22-20-19------------------7^------(7)------5^------(5)------2^------------(2)----------|
G|-----------------/18------16-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|---7--------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

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| _   Hammer-on/pull-off
| ^   Bend
|(8)  Bend release
|^12  Pre-bend
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| TH  Tap harmonic
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