Porcupine Tree – Hatesong (Guitar Tab)
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"HATESONG" off album "Lightbulb Sun" (2000)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
--Bass riff (plays in verse; can be played on guitar as well):
G|----------------------------------|------------------------+7-------------| D|-----------------------------4----|---------------------------+4----------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+4--------| E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2---------2----2--------------7\--2-| G|----------------------------------|------------------------------7--------| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---9------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2--0----2----2-0--7h9-------------| E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2-------2---2---------------------2-| G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2------------------| E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2----------2---2---2b---0---2-----2-|
...Repeated, with slight variations.
--Guitar (v. quiet) over riff, with some kind of wah effect (0:32):
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| D|-x-x--9-----7--x-7-7/9-x-9--7-9--|-7/9-x-x-9--7----------7/9-x---7/9--------7h9--| A|-x-x--9-----7--x-7-7/9-x-9--7-9--|-7/9-x-x-9--7-x-7-x-x--7/9-x-x-7/9-x-x-7h9-----| E|-x-x----7-7-5------5/9-----------|-----x-x-7--5-x-5-x-x--5/7-x-x-5/7-x-x---------| e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------| D|-x-9-9-----9-7--7---7/9-x-x--7-9-|-x-10-10----10--7-----7/9-x-x-12--9-x-x-x-x-x-x-| A|-x-9-9-x-x-9-7--5-x-7/9-x-x--7-9-|-x-9--9-x-x-9---7-x-x-7/9-x-x-12--7-x-x-x-x-x-x-| E|-x-7---x-x-7-5--5-x----------5-7-|---7--7-x-x-7---5-x-x-5/7-x-x-10--7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
...Repeated, with slight variations.
--Verse 1 (1:06):
B Badd5b2 B
This is a hatesong, just meant for you
B Badd5b2 B
I thought that I'd write it down, while I still could.
B Badd5b2 B
I hope when you hear this, you'll want to sue...
--Guitar, with distortion (1:38):
Yeah yeah yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| x2
A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|--Verse 2 (2:02):
B Badd5b2 B
Oh, it's a lonely life in my, empty bed
B Badd5b2 B
And it's a quiet life that leaks, from my head
B Badd5b2 B
These are the last rites, the line is dead
--Guitar, with distortion (2:34):
yeah yeah yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| x2
A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|--Middle/Chorus: power chords on guitar (2:56):
E G B A B A
Yes, I'm hearing voices too
E G B D
But I'm more cut up than you
A A/D A
Yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
--Break (there are at least 2 guitars here, here are the main two) (3:24):
e|------------------------------|---------------------------| B|--5h7-7-----8--5h7-7-7-10-9-7-|-5h7-7--5--8-5h7-7-7-------| G|---------4--------------------|---------------------7-6-4-| D|------------------------------|---------------------------| Guitar 1 (acoust) A|------------------------------|---------------------------| E|------------------------------|---------------------------| | | | e|------------------------------|---------------------------| B|------------------------------|---------------------------| G|------------------------------|---------------------------| Guitar 2 (elec) D|---------4--------------4-2-0-|--------4------------------| A|--0h2-2-----0--0h2------------|--0h2-2----0-0h2-2-2-5-4-2-| E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
...that repeats, with this (distortion guitar) over the top, at cross-rhythms:
PALM MUTED, part doubled e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--Solo (3:51): all other parts drop out. This riff plays through solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----------3-3-3p0-| E|--------------------------------------2--3----------|
--Second solo: distant guitar (+acoustic), with distortion as before (5:06):
e|-----------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------7--7----------------| G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-| D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| x6 A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|
--Chorus (6:01):
E G B A B A
Yes, I'm hearing voices too
E G B D
But I'm more cut up than you
A A/D
Yeah yeah yeah
--Guitar break (6:28):
e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------| x4 A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3--| E|-----------------------------------|
--Bass riff returns at cross rhythms with drums (6:50):
G|----------------------------------|------------------------+7-------------| D|-----------------------------4----|---------------------------+4----------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+4--------| E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2---------2----2--------------7\--2-| G|----------------------------------|------------------------------7--------| D|----------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---9------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2--0----2----2-0--7h9-------------| E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2-------2---2---------------------2-|
Repeats until end: fade out.
Phew! That crazy solo is untabbable! I love Steven's guitar playing because it's so
he's got his own style.
Enjoy playing this strange but brilliant song...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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