Porcupine Tree – Even Less (Bass Tab)

Drop D (D-A-D-G)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by Porcupine Tree (From the 1999 Album STUPID DREAM) Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L. Words and Music by Steven Wilson Arranged by Porcupine Tree Gtr I (D A D G) - 'C. Edwin - El. Bass'

 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=63
 4/4           2/4    4/4          2/4
  Gtr I
  Wx12          W      Wx5          W
|-------------|------|------------|------||
|-------------|------|------------|------||
|-------------|------|------------|------||
|-------------|------|------------|------||

 Pre Verse
 4/4
  E. S S S S S E S E S   E   +Q   S S S E S E S E S
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|----7-7-------------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5------5-5-5-1-1-3-3\----|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|

  E. S S S S S E S E S   E   +E. S S S E Q   S E.
|------7-------------------|----------------/7S6--|
|----x---------------------|-------5--------/8S7--|
|-5------5h7h8-1-1-3-3\----|-----5---5------------|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)-------5-5--------|

  E. S S S S S E S E S   E   +Q   S S S E S E S E S
|------7-------------------|------------------------|
|----7---7---7-------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5--------5---1-1-3-3\----|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|

  E. S S S S +S   E. E.  E   +E. S Q  E.  S   S E.
|--------------------------|-----------------/7S6--|
|----7-7h8p7-(7)\----------|-------------(x)-/8S7--|
|-5---------------1--3\----|-----------------------|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)-x-5--5------------|

  Q.   S E S Q  E   Q.   S E S E S S E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|--------------3------|
|-5----x-5-0-5--0-|-1----x-1-x-1---1-3\-|
|-----------------|---------------------|

   Q.   S E e E S E   Q  S e Q  +S  S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------5-5-----|---------------5-5-------|
|-/3----x-3-----3h5-|-------------------3-4---|
|-------------------|-5--0-5-5--(5)-----------|

 Verse I
  Q.   S E S Q  E   Q.   S E S Q   E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------3-------|
|-5----x-5-x-5--0-|-1----x-1---1-----|
|-----------------|---------------/5-|

  Q.   S E e S E E   Q.   S E S E S S  S S
|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------5-5-----|-----------------------|
|-3------3-----3---|--------------0h1-/3-0-|
|------5---------3-|-5----0-5-x-5----------|

  Q  +E. Q  +E. E   Q.   S E e E S S S
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|----------3---------|
|-5--(5)-5--(5)-0-|-1----x-1---1-x-----|
|-----------------|----------------3h5-|

  Q  S E e e E S S S   Q.   S E S E +Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------5-----5-----|--------------------|
|-3----3---3-----3h5-|--------------------|
|----5-------5-------|-5----x-5-x-5-(5)/--|

 Chorus I
  Q.   S E S Q  E   Q.   S E  S  S S S  E.
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|---------------7-|-8----7h8-(8)-7h8p7-----|
|-7----x-7-x-7----|--------------------10--|

  Q.   S E E s E E   E. S Q   E.  S  Q    E. S H.
|------------------|--------------------|------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------|
|----------------7-|-8--8-8-------------|------------|
|-7----x-7-7-7-7---|---------10--10-10--|-8--8-8-----|

 Pre Verse
  E. S S S S S  E S E S   E   +Q   S S S E S E S E S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|----7-7--------------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5------5h7h8\-1-1-3-3\----|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|------------------------/5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|

  E. S S S S S E S  E  +S   E   +E. S S E S S S S S  S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------/7S6---6-|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5-----5---5-x-/8S7-7---|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5-----5--------------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)-------5------------------|

  E. S S S S S E S  E  +S   E   +Q.   S S S E. S E S
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|---------5------------|
|-5----------8----------------|-------5---5------0-3-|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)---------5--5-----|

  E. S S S S S E S  E  +S   E   +E. S S E. S S S S  S E.
|-----------------------------|--------------------/7S6--|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5------5---x-/8S7--|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5------5---------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)--------5-------------|

 Verse II
  Q.   S E S Q  E   Q.   S Q  +S  S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-5----0-5-0-5--0-|-1----x-1--(1)-----1-x-|
|-----------------|---------------3s5-----|

  Q.   S E S E E E   Q.   S E S E S S +E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------5----------|
|-3----x-3-x-3-5---|----------------3-(3)/---|
|----------------3-|-5----x-5-x-5------------|

  Q.   S E S E. S S S   Q.   S S  S S S  S S S E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|------3---/5-3------------|
|-5----0-5-0-5--0-5-0-|-1------1-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------3-/5-8-5s3-|

  Q.   S E S E E S S   Q.   S E S E +Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------5-----|--------------------|
|-3----x-3-x-3---3-5-|--------------------|
|--------------------|-5----x-5-x-5-(5)/--|

 Chorus II
  Q.   S E S Q  E   Q.   S E  S  S S S  E.
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|---------------7-|-8----7h8-(8)-7h8p7-----|
|-7----x-7-x-7----|--------------------10--|

  Q.   S E E s E E   E. S  Q   E.  S  Q    E S S +H.
|------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|------------------|------10-------------|--------------|
|----------------7-|-8--8----------------|--------------|
|-7----x-7-7-7-7---|----------10--10-10--|-8-8-8-(8)----|

 Pre Verse
  Q  +S  S S S E S  E  +S   E   +Q   S S S E S E S E S
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|--------7--------------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5--(5)---8------------------|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|------------7-8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|

  E. S S S S S E S  E  +S   E   +E. S S E S S S S S  S E.
|-----------------------------|---------------------/7S6--|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5-----5---5-x-/8S7--|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5-----5-----------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)-------5---------------|

  E. S S S S S E S  E  +S   E   +Q.   S S S E. S E S
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------5------------|
|-5--5-5h7h8------------------|-------5---5------0-3-|
|------------7-8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)---------5--5-----|

  E. S S S S S E S  E  +S   E   +E. S S S E. S S S  S E.
|-----------------------------|--------------------/7S6--|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5------5---x-/8S7--|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5------5---------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)-------5--------------|

 Breakdown
 3/4
  S S E E S S Q      S S E E S S Q   4x
|----------------||------------------||-|
|----------------||o----------------o||-|
|-5-5------------||o----------------o||-|
|---------0-0----||--0-0-----0-0-----||-|

   Guitar Solo I          Guitar Solo II
    S S E E S S Q  11x     S S E E S S Q  12x
||------------------||-||------------------||
||o----------------o||-||o----------------o||
||o----------------o||-||o----------------o||
||--0-0-----0-0-----||-||--0-0-----0-0-----||

                        >
  H.        +H.        +H.        +H.        W        W
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|------*|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|------*|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|------*|
|-0-------|-(0)------|-(0)------|-(0)------|--------|------*|

Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths