PERUVIAN SKIES As recorded by Dream Theater (from the 1997 Album "Falling Into Infinity")
Words by John Petrucci Music by John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, John Myung & Derek Sherinian
AAmm EmEm G G D D F F xo o o ooo oo xxo
A Intro Read performance notes P = 56 Em F
1 g 4 I 4 V f V V V gV V V V V gV V V V f V V V gV V V V V gV V V f V Gtr I f
T 0 2 0 A 2 2 B 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 H H H
Em F
3 g I V f V V V V gV V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V gV V V V V f V V gV f V T 0 2 0 A 2 3 B 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 H H H
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Em F
5 g I V f V V V gV V V V V gV V V V f V V V gV V V V V gV V V f V T 0 2 0 A 2 2 B 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 H H H
g V V W W I V gV V gV V V Gtr II fff 3 3 T 5 5 A 4 6 4 6 B 0 0 H H
Em F
7 g I V f V V V V gV V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V gV V V V V f V V gV f V T 0 2 0 A 2 3 B 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 H H H
g V V W I V gV V gV f W V V 3 T 5 5 A 4 6 4 6 5 B 0 0 H H
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B 1st Verse Em G D/Fb Em G D/Fb
9 g V V I W V V V V V V V V VgV VgV V V V VgV VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 A 2 5 2 0 2 B 2 4 2 4 5 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 H H H H g j l c I V Gtr III mf
T A 2 B sl.
Em G D/Fb Em G D/Fb
13 g V V I W V V V V V V V V VgV VgV V V V VgV VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 A 2 5 2 0 2 B 2 4 2 4 5 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 H H H H V V V V W V V V W V V V V g l V W V V I W V V V V
12 17 17 17 12 12 12 3 3 7 T 12 17 17 17 12 12 12 10 5 5 8 4 4 11 A 5 4 4 B sl. sl.sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
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C Chorus Am Em G mf Gtr II______V V V W 17 g 6 j } } } } } } } } W I 8 u } } } } } } } } W}
Gtr III mf 3 T 13 13 13 3 14 14 14 x x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x 5 B x x x x x x x x 5 sl. g 6 j k V V V I 8 V V V V
Gtr I fff
T 3 5 3 0 A 2 4 2 0 B sl. sl. sl. V g 6 V V V V V I 8 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr IV f 0 0 3 T 1 0 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 4 A 2 4 5 5 B 0 2 0 3 3
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D Am Em ______
20 g j } } } } } } } } W j V V V I } } } } } } } } W V V V } } } } } } } } W 0 0 T 5 3 5 3 x x x x x x x x 2 2 0 A x x x x x x x x 2 2 B x x x x x x x x 0 sl. P
V V V g j V V V V V V j V V V I V V V V V
2 3 2 0 0 T 3 5 3 3 5 3 3 5 3 2 4 2 2 0 A 2 B H P H P sl. sl. sl. P
V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V 2 3 2 0 7 T 3 3 1 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 7 7 A 0 2 9 9 B 0 7 7 0 sl.
G F Am Gtr II______W 23 g W W W W I W f W W W W Gtr III 0 T 8 1 7 2 A 5 3 2 B 5 3 0 1
g V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V f V V fff Gtrs I, II 3 3 0 T 3 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 A 3 3 3 2 B 3 3 0 3 1
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Cmaj7/G Fbm7`5 F
26 g f W W W I }W W W W W
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 1 T 1 1 0 2 A 2 3 B x 3 3 2 1
g V V f W V V V V V V V V W I V V W V V W 0 0 1 T 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 3 B 3 3 2 1
Em F
29 g 4 I 4 V f V V V gV V V V V gV V V V f V V V gV V V V V gV V V f V Gtr I f
T 0 2 0 A 2 2 B 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 H H H
Em F
31 g I V f V V V V gV V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V gV V V V V f V V gV f V T 0 2 0 A 2 3 B 2 4 1 2 4 2 4 3 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 1 H H H
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D 2nd Verse Em G D/Fb Em G D/Fb t 33 g t V V I V u u V V V V V V V V VgV VgV V V V VgV VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V N.H. 0 0 T [12] 0 0 [12] 0 0 0 6 6 0 A 2 5 2 0 2 B 2 4 2 4 5 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 H H H H V V V V V g j k I v Gtr III mf 12 12 T 10 12 12 A B sl. sl.
Em G D/Fb Em G D/Fb
37 g V V I W V V V V V V V V VgV VgV V V V VgV VgV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 A 2 5 2 0 2 B 2 4 2 4 5 5 2 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 H H H H V V V W V V g W V l W V V V V V V V I V V V
let ring 7 12 12 10 10 T 12 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 A 7 9 7 2 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
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E Chorus Am Em G mf Gtr II______V V V W 41 g 6 u j } } } } } } } } W I 8 } } } } } } } } W
Gtr III mf 3 T 13 13 13 3 x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x 5 B x x x x x x x x 5 sl. g 6 j k V V V I 8 V V V V
Gtr I fff
T 3 5 3 0 A 2 4 2 0 B sl. sl. sl. V g 6 V V V V V I 8 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr IV f 0 0 3 T 1 0 0 3 3 4 4 0 0 4 A 2 4 5 5 B 0 2 0 3 3
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D Am Em ______
44 g j } } } } } } } } W j } } } } } } } } I } } } } } } } } W } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } W } } } } } } } } T 5 x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x x x A x x x x x x x x 2 x x x x x x x x B x x x x x x x x 0 x x x x x x x x t t t t V V V g j t t j j l t V V V V I t t V V V 5:4
N.H. N.H. [12] T [7] [12] [5] [7] [12] 12 12 12 A [12] 14 12 12 B [12] 14 12 10 [12] 12
V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V 2 3 2 0 7 T 3 3 1 8 8 2 2 2 4 4 7 7 A 0 2 9 9 B 0 7 7 0
G F mf Gtr II______W 47 g W W I W f W W Gtr III mf
T 8 7 A 5 3 B 5 3 1
g V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V f V Gtr IV f 3 3 T 3 3 3 0 0 0 A 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 1
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Am Cmaj7/G Fbm7`5
49 g V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtrs I, IV 0 0 0 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 2 2 B 0 3 2
g W W W W I W }W W W W Gtr III
0 0 |||| T 1 1 2 0 A 2 2 B 0 x 3 2
P = 75 F5 52 g 12 I 8 f V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr III mf P.M. T A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 g 12 V V V V I 8 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V f V V Gtr II mf
T 0 0 0 0 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1
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F Interlude P = 84 Em Am Em
54 g V c c V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u V V V V V V V u V V V fff let ring let ring 0 ||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||| 0 |||||||||| T 0 0 0 0 2 2 A 2 2 2 2 B 2 0 0 0 2 3 5 5 7 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3 sl.
F5 B`5 Em
57 g f V I f V V gV V V V V V V V V u V gV V let ring 0 ||||||||||||||| T 0 0 0 0 A 3 8 2 B 3 8 2 1 6 0 0 2 3
Am Em F5 B`5
59 c c V I V V V V V V gV V V V V V t t V V V V V V V u V gV V V V A.H. let ring let ring ||||||||||| 0 |||||||||||||||| T 0 0 2 2 0 0 A 2 2 2 3 8 B 0 0 0 2 3 [5] [5] 7 2 3 8 0 0 2 3 1 6 D sl. j V V V V I gV V
Gtr V fff
T 5 6 8 A 3 5 7 B
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G Guitar Solo D5 A5
62 W W V V I W W V V U W W V V U mf
T 7 7 7 7 2 A 7 7 7 7 2 B 5 5 5 5 0 sl. W t t t V V V V V V I V u u A.H. Full M tr 5 ||||||||||||| T [8] [8] [8]O 6 5 5 (6) 5 (6) 5 5 A 5 B G
C5 G U 64 W W V V U I W W V V U W W V V U 3 T 3 5 5 5 5 0 A 5 5 5 5 0 B 3 3 3 3 3 sl. V V V V V V P P V V c V V V I u u z z V V V V
Full||||||||||||||||||||| Full M M T 6 6 6 O6 6 5 6 5 3 3 8 7 7 A 9 9 B 10 10 P P sl.
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D5 A5
66 W W V V I W W V V U W W V V U T 7 7 7 7 2 A 7 7 7 7 2 B 5 5 5 5 0 sl. V V W V V W V V V k V I u
Full 1/2 ||||||||||||||| M M T 8 10 10 12 12 12 A 10 10 10 12 B sl. sl.
C5 B`5
68 W W V V I W W V V gU W W V V U T 5 5 5 5 3 A 5 5 5 5 3 B 3 3 3 3 1 sl. V W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V u u u 3 I 3 3 1/2 1/2 |||||||||||||||||| M M ||||||||||||||| T 13 13 15 15 17 17 17O 17 17O 15 15 15 17 18 14 16 17 A 14 15 17 B sl. sl.
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D5 C
70 W W V V I W W V V U ||| T 7 7 7 7 A 7 7 7 7 B 5 5 5 5 3 sl. V V V V V V V V V V V V u V u V I u 1/2M 1/2M |||||||||||||||||| 15 T 17 17 17O 17 17 17 17 17 17 18 14 17 A 19 B sl.
Bdim7 B`5
72 c c I U gV V V V V V V V V V U V V V V V V V V V V |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| T 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 A 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
8va V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I u 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM FullM 20 20 T 20 20 20 20 20O 18 20 20 20O 20 20O 20 20O 20 20O 18 18 20 20 20O 18 18 20 20 20O 18 18 20 20 20O 18 18 20 20 20 20 O A 19 19 19 19 B P
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H Interlude P = 126 Em F c c c c 74 g 4 I 4 V fgV V V fgV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V f V P.M. P.M. P.M. T 3 2 3 A 2 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 B 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1
8va g 4 W I 4
T 20 A B sl.
Em F c c 78 g c c I V fgV V V fgV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V f V P.M. P.M. P.M. T 3 2 3 A 2 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 B 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1
E5 B`5 Em F5 82 g j j k I c V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V ||||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 4 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 sl. sl.
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E5 B`5 E5 F5
86 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 4 B 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 sl. sl. sl.
E5 B`5 E5 N.C. E5 N.C.
90 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. |||||| P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T A 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 2 5 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl. sl.
E5 N.C. E5 N.C. E5 B``5
94 g c c I f t gV V V V V V V V V V gV f V t V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V t gt t V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. N.H. T A 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 8 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 7 7 7 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [13][10] [3] [4] [5] 6 6 7 7 5
E5 B``5 E5 B``5 c 98 g V V c c I f t gV V V V } f t gV V t V V V V } V V V t V V V V V V t gt t V V V t gt t V V V N.H. N.H. T 9 9 A 8 8 9 9 x 8 8 B 7 7 7 7 x 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 0 [13][10] [3] [4] [5] 6 6 7 0 [13][10] [3] [4] [5] 6 6 7 7 5 sl.
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E5 B``5
102 g V U I f t t V t gt t N.H. tr 0 (6)||||||||||0|(6)|||| T A B 0 [13] [10] [3] [4] [5]
Em 104 g I V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V V |||||||| || T A B 7 5 5 7 5 5 0 7 6 5 0 7 6 5 3 5 3 0 7 6 5 0 7 6 5 3 5 3 sl. sl.
Em 108 g I V V V V V V V V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V V V gV f V V gV f V V V V |||||||| || T A B 7 5 5 7 5 5 0 7 6 5 0 7 6 5 3 5 3 0 7 6 5 0 7 6 5 3 5 3 sl. sl.
I Chorus A5 E5 G D W W 112 g 6 W W U I 4 U W W U U W W }W }W U U W W W W U 3 3 T 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 A 2 2 2 0 0 0 B 0 2 2 x x 0 0 0 3 3
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A5 E5 G F5 W W 116 g W W I W W W W f W W W W W W }W }W W W W W W W W W W W 3 3 T 3 3 2 2 0 0 A 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 3 B 0 0 2 2 x x 3 3 0 0 3 3 1 1
Am Cmaj7/G
120 g V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 A 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fbm7`5 F5
122 g V V V V V V I V V V V V V f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. T 5 5 5 5 5 5 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
J Outro Em F c c c c 124 g 4 I 4 V fgV V V fgV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V f V |||||||| T 3 2 3 A 2 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 B 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1
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Em F c c 128 g c c I V fgV V V fgV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV f V V V V V V t V V V V V f V A.H.|||||||| T 3 2 3 A 2 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 B 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 [2] 0 0 0 2 1 Fb
Em F c c 132 g c c I V fgV V V fgV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V f V |||||||| T 3 2 3 A 2 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 B 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1
Em F E5 c c 136 g c c j I V fgV V V fgV V V gV V V V V gV V V gV V V V V gV f V V V V V V V V V V V V V V f V V V |||||| T 3 2 3 A 2 5 2 3 2 2 5 2 3 2 2 2 B 2 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 2 4 5 2 1 2 2 4 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
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