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Paralyzed tab by Dream Theater, from the album Distance Over Time
Tabbed by Daniel Montgomery
Guitar 1: Distorted electric w/wah, rhythm pickup (John Petrucci)
Guitar 2: Distorted electric w/ chorus, rhythm pickup (John Petrucci)
Guitar 3: Clean electric w/chorus and 'crystals' effect, treble pickup (John Petrucci)
Guitar 4: Distorted electric, treble pickup (John Petrucci)
Tuning is Bb standard, or 3 steps down.

 [Intro]
    (Em)
    Gtr I (wah off)
   PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
  PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|

   (Em)
Gtrs 1 & 2
   PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
  PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|

    (Em)
   PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
  PM---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|

    (Em)
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|

[Verse 1]
    E5
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--2--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Cmaj7                                            Asus2                                F5
  PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------2-----4--------2-----4--------2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----2-----2--------------2--------2-----2--------7-----9--------7-----9--------3-------|
Eb|--3-----------------3-----3--------3--------------0--7-----7-----7--0-----0-----7--0--3-------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-------|

  N.C.
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Cmaj7                                             A/C#                      D5     G5
  PM-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------2-----4--------2-----4--------2-----4-----------2-----4--2-----------------------|
Ab|-----2-----2-----2--------------2--------2-----2-----2-----2--------2------7--(7)/12-----|
Eb|--3-----------------3-----3--------3--------------4--------------------4---5--(5)/10-----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
   F5                         Dsus2             Dm
(chorus on Guitar 2)
             PM--|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------0-9------9---------10------10-0-|
Ab|--10-----------9-----10----0-7------7---7------7-------7-0-|
Eb|---8-------8-8-8------8----0-5------5---5------5-------5-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Amadd9                                          F5                        G5        D5    F5
    Let ring-----------------------------------|           PM-|
Bb|----0--------0-----------0------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-------0--------0-----------0------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------------------------0-0---------------------|
Ab|--7------7/9--------9/10--------10/12-----------3------------3-----3----0-0-------x-7-----10----|
Eb|--0---------------0-----------0-----------------3------------3-----3----0---------x-5------8----|
Bb|------------------------------------------------1--------1-1-1-----1----0-3---------------------|

[Pre-Verse]
  (Em)
 (chorus off)
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

[Verse 2]
  N.C.
    PM-------|    PM   PM    PM  PM--------------|  PM---|    PM  PM 
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------5---------------2------------------7-------------5---2---|
Bb|--0--0----0-----0----0-1_0-0---0-3--0--0----0-0---0---0-3_0-0---0-----|

  Cmaj7                                            Asus2                                F5
  
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------2-----4--------2-----4--------2-----4-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----2-----2-----2--------------2--------2-----2--------7-----9--------7-----9--------3-------|
Eb|--3-----------------3-----3--------3--------------0--7-----7-----7--0-----0-----7--0--3-------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1-------|

  N.C.
    PM-------|    PM   PM    PM  PM--------------|  PM---|    PM  PM 
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------5---------------2------------------7-------------5---2---|
Bb|--0--0----0-----0----0-1_0-0---0-3--0--0----0-0---0---0-3_0-0---0-----|

  Cmaj7                                             A/C#                      D5     G5
  
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------2-----4--------2-----4--------2-----4-----------2-----4--2-----------------------|
Ab|-----2-----2-----2--------------2--------2-----2-----2-----2--------2------7--(7)/12-----|
Eb|--3-----------------3-----3--------3--------------4--------------------4---5--(5)/10-----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
   F5                         Dsus2             Dm
(chorus on)
             PM--|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------0-9------9---------10------10-0-|
Ab|--10-----------9-----10----0-7------7---7------7-------7-0-|
Eb|---8-------8-8-8------8----0-5------5---5------5-------5-0-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

  Amadd9                                          F5                        G5        D5    F5
    Let ring-----------------------------------|           PM-|
Bb|----0--------0-----------0------------0---------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-------0--------0-----------0------------0------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----------------------------0-0---------------------|
Ab|--7------7/9--------9/10--------10/12-----------3------------3-----3----0-0-------x-7-----10----|
Eb|--0---------------0-----------0-----------------3------------3-----3----0---------x-5------8----|
Bb|------------------------------------------------1--------1-1-1-----1----0-3---------------------|

[Pre-Verse]
    (Em)
(chorus off)
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|

 [Instrumental]
   Emadd9/B        F#m7b9b5/C       F#7/A#         Am6
  Gtr 3 (chorus/crystals on)
   Let ring------|  Let ring-------| Let ring----| Let ring-----|
Bb|------------0----------------0--------------0-------------0-------|
F-|---------8----------------8--------------7-------------7----------|
Db|-----11---------------11--------------9-------------5-------------|
Ab|--9---------------10---------------8-------------7----------------| Guitar 2 out
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Guitar Solo]
  N.C.(Em)
  Gtr 4
rake--|~~~      ~~~rake--|            ~~         ~~~~             ~~~~           1~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Bb|---------------------19_15------------------------------------------------------------------14-15-----|
F-|---12----17-17------x------17----------19-17/19---19_20------------------19-17^-------------------17--|
Db|--x----------------x----------16-17---------------------21\15---(15)--15------------------------------|
Ab|-x----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  N.C.(Em)
    tr~~~~~ ~~~~              T                          T
Bb|---------------------12_17-19_17_12-------------17_20-24_20_17--------------|
F-|---------------12_13----------------13_12/17_18----------------18_17--------|
Db|--14-(16)-(14)-------------------------------------------------------19_17--|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     ~~        AH~~~~
Bb|--19--19_24-24-(24)\19-19\17-17\15-15\12--|
F-|------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------|

  N.C.(Em)
                                           rake-----|       T        rake----|
Bb|-20_19_17---------------------------------------12_14_17_20_17_14_12-------------|
F-|----------20-19-17----------------------------13--------------------13-----------|
Db|-------------------19-17\16-----------------14------------------------14---------|
Ab|----------------------------17------------14----------------------------14-------|
Eb|-------------------------------19-15-12_15--------------------------------15_12--|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  N.C.(Em)
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------14-16-17-16-14-16-17-|
Eb|-------------------------13-14-16-14-13-14-16----------------------|
Bb|-14-12-14-15-14-12-14-15-------------------------------------------|

   N.C.(Em)
Bb|-------------------------------------------18-19-21-19-18-|
F-|----------------------17-19-20-19-17-19-20----------------|
Db|-15-16-18-16_15-16-18-------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------|

  N.C.(Em)
Bb|-17/24_20-------------15-19\14_10----15-12----------------------------------17-20_17-|
F-|----------22-------17-------------12-------15-12----------------------17-19----------|
Db|-------------21-16-------------------------------14-12-------------17----------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------14-12-16-19-------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
    F5                              Dsus2             Dm
     AH ~~~~
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--18---(18)\-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 4 out
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  | Gtr 1 & 2       PM-|                          PM-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------0-9-------9--------10-----10----|
Ab|--10-----------------9-----10----0-7-------7---------7------7----|
Eb|---8-------------8-8-8------8----0-5-------5----5-5--5------5----|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

  Amadd9                                          F5         F(b5)      F5      G5
   Let ring------------------------------------|          PM-|                           PM-|
Bb|----0--------0-----------0------------0----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|-------0--------0-----------0------------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------0----5-----------4---------5--------7-----------7-------7---|
Ab|--7------7/9--------9/10--------10/12-----------3-----------3-------3-3--------5-----------5-------5---|
Eb|--0---------------0-----------0-------------------------------------0--------0-------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------1-------1-1-----------1------0-3-------3-3-3-------3---|

     F5         F(b5)      F5      G5
            PM-|                           PM-|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
F-|---------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--5-----------4---------5--------7-----------7-------7---|
Ab|--3-----------3-------3-3--------5-----------5-------5---|
Eb|----------------------0--------0-------------------------|
Bb|--1-------1-1-----------1------0-3-------3-3-3-------3---|

  N.C.(Am)
  wah on
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--10-10-10---10-10-10---12-12-12---12-12-12------13-13-13---13-13-13---15-15-15---15-15-15----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7--7--7----7--7--7----9--9--9----9--9--9------10-10-10---10-10-10---12-12-12---12-12-12----|
Eb|-----------0----------0----------0----------0-------------0----------0----------0----------0--|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    F5         F(b5)     F5      G5         G   Gsus4
              PM-|                      PM-|                               Let ring---------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------|
F-|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-------------|
Db|--5-------------4------5-------7----------4-----5-----5------------------------------7----------|
Ab|--3-------------3----3-3-------5----------5-----5-0---3---------------------7--------------7----|
Eb|---------------------0-------0--------------------0---0--------5/8---7---5--------------5--5-0--|
Bb|--1---------1-1--------1-----0-3------3-3----------------------------------------------------0--|

     F                         G/B            D5      F5
            PM-|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--10-----------10------10-----8----------------------------|
Db|--10-----------10------10-----7----------------------------|
Ab|--10-----------10------10-----5-------------7-------3------|
Eb|---8------------8-------8-----------------0-5-------3------|
Bb|---8-------8-8--8-------8-----7-------3---0---------1------|

 [Outro]
  (Em)
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------5--------0--5-----8--7------------------------5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--3--0--0-----3--0--------0--------3--0---0--0--1--0--0-----1--0-----------0--3--5----|

  (Em)
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------8--------0--5-----8--7---------------12--11-----5--------8--7--5-------------|
Bb|--0---0--0--6--0--0-----6--0--------0--------3--0---0--0----------0-----4--0-----------0--3--5----|
  
      F5 E5  F5 E5  F5 E5 N.C.                E5
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
F-|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----10\9---10\9---10\9----------------------9--9--9--(9)\-------|
Eb|-----8\7----8\7----8\7----------------5--8--7--7--7--(7)\-------|
Bb|--0------0------0------0--7--4--0--6----------------------------|

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| ^    Bend
| (n)  Ghost note/release bend/held from previous staff
| PM   Palm mute
| /    Slide up
| x    Dead note
| \    Slide down
| ~    Vibrato
| _    Hammer-on/pull-off

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