Porcupine Tree – Open Car (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 2005 Album DEADWING) Transcribed by Erik Dietrich Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Fingered Bass'
 Intro/Verse
  Q=158
 4/4        9/8         4/4        9/8
  Gtr I
  W          W           W          W
|----------|-----------|----------|------|
|----------|-----------|----------|------|
|----------|-----------|----------|------|
|----------|-----------|----------|------|

   4/4               9/8
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||--2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-3---3---|

 4/4               9/8
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0----||

   Bridge
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E Q  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------3---o||
||o---5-----3-------|----------------|---5-----3-------|---5-----3-4-----o||
||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2--0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||

   Verse
    $
                     9/8
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||--2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-3---3---|

 4/4               9/8
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|---------------------o||
|-----------------|---------------------o||
|-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0------||

   Bridge
                                                                To Coda
   4/4
    E E E E E E E E   E Q  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------3---o||
||o---5-----3-------|----------------|---5-----3-------|---5-----3-4-----o||
||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2--0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||

 Pre-Chorus
  Half-time Q=79
  S E S +E  E +Q   S E +S    H.      Q     Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|--------------------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------|----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-(5)--------5-5-(5)s|=8-------8\--|-2----2-(2)--2--|-1----1-(1)-------|
|-----------0-(0)----------|-------------|----------------|-------------3----|

  S E. +E   E +H        Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    S E. +E   E +Q   Q
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------/5-(5)h=7/--|
|----------/5-(5)----|-/8----8-(8)--8--|-2----2-(2)--2--|-1-1--(1)-------------|
|-0-0--(0)-----------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|

 Chorus
   W          E E +E. S E E +S  E.
|-----------|----------------------|
|-12--------|----------------------|
|-----------|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-(1)-1--|
|--0--------|----------------------|

  E E +E. S E S S E E   S E S E. S S S E +S  E.
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-(0)-0---|

                                               D.S. al Coda
  E Q.   E S S Q    E E +E. S E E +S  E.   E E +Q   S E. Q
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|
|--------------3--|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-(1)-1--|-0-0-(0)--0-0--0--|
|-0-0----0-0-0----|----------------------|------------------|

 Pre-Chorus
  &
  H.      Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-------------3--|----------------|
|-5-------5--|-------------3--|-2----2-(2)-----|-1----1-(1)--3--|
|------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

  Q.   E +Q   Q     Q.   E +Q    Q    Q.   E +Q   Q    Q.   E +Q   Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-5----5-(5)--5/--|-8----8-(8)------|-------------8--|-------------8--|
|-0---------------|-------------10--|-9----9-(9)-----|-8----8-(8)-----|

 Chorus
  W          E E +E. S E E +S  E.   E Q.   S S E +S  E.   E E +E. S E E +S  E.
|----------|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-5--------|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-(1)-1--|-0-0----0-0-0-(0)-0--|----------------------|
|----------|----------------------|---------------------|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0--|

  E Q.   S S S S Q    E E +E. S E S S S E.
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------3--|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0-0----0-0-0-0----|----------------------|

  E E +E. S E E +S  E.   E E +E. S E E +S  E.
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0--|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0---|

  E S S S S E S S S S E E   E E +E. S E E +S  E.
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------3-3-|-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-(1)-1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|----------------------|

                      Outro
  E E +E. S E E +Q     Wx15
|--------------------|---------*|
|--------------------|---------*|
|-0-0-(0)-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