Porcupine Tree – Strip The Soul (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2002 Album IN ABSENTIA)
Transcribed by Joe Harris
Words by Steven Wilson Music by Steven Wilson, Colin Edwin
Arranged by Steven Wilson
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted w/delay'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Wah Wah Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean w/Chorus/Trem'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=78
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
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Verse 1
Wx8
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Pre-Chorus
D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5
6/8
S e. E S e. E S e. E S e. E
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||o-0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10-o||
||--0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10--||Chorus
D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5
PM--| PM--|
E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. 4x ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||o--------------------|--------------------o|| ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||--0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10---|| ||o-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--o|| ||--0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10---|| Verse 2 D5/A G5 D5/A D5/A G5 D5/A G5/A 4/4 Gtr IV H. Q W H. Q H. S S E ||-------------|----------|------------|---------3------|| ||o-3-------3--|-3--------|-3-------3--|-3---------3---o|| ||--2-------0--|-2--------|-2-------0--|-2-----------2--|| ||-------------|----------|------------|----------------|| ||o------------|----------|------------|---------------o|| ||-------------|----------|------------|----------------|| Pre-Chorus D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 6/8 Gtr I S e. E S e. E S e. E S e. E ||------------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|------------------|| ||--0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10--|| ||o-0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10-o|| ||--0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10--||
Chorus
D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5
PM--| PM--|
E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. 6x ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||o--------------------|--------------------o|| ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||--0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10---|| ||o-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--o|| ||--0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10---|| Guitar Break N.C. Gtr II E E H +E E E Q. +E E H +H. ||-----------|--------------|------------|--------| ||o---4------|---------7----|-(7)-4------|--------| ||------7----|-(7)-5--------|-------7----|-(7)----| ||-----------|-------7------|------------|--------| ||o----------|--------------|------------|--------| ||-----------|--------------|------------|--------| Gm/BBbm/C#m/E E E H +E E E Q. +E E H Q Q Q |----------|--------------|------------|-^3--^6--^9---|| |---4------|---------7----|-(7)-4------|-^3--^6--^9--o|| |-----7----|-(7)-5--------|-------7----|-^3--^6--^9---|| |----------|-------7------|------------|--------------|| |----------|--------------|------------|-------------o|| |----------|--------------|------------|--------------|| Bb5 B5 C#5 C5 Gtr I H. H. H. H. |-----------|------------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------| |-3---------|--4---------|--6---------|--5---------| |-3---------|--4---------|--6---------|--5---------| |-1---------|--2---------|--4---------|--3---------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------|
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| Gtr II | E E H +E E H +E E H +E E H |-----------|------------|------------|------------| |----4------|-----3------|-----2------|-----3-3----| |------7----|-(7)---6----|-(6)---5----|-(5)--------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|------------|------------| Bb5 B5 C#5 C5 H. H. H. H. +H. H. |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------| |--3---------|--4---------|--6---------|--5---------|-(5)------|-------| |--3---------|--4---------|--6---------|--5---------|-(5)------|-------| |--1---------|--2---------|--4---------|--3---------|-(3)------|-------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------|
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| +E E H +E E H +E E H +E E H +H. H. |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------| |-(3)-4------|-----3------|-----6-6----|-(6)-5-5----|-(5)------|-------| |-------7----|-(7)---6----|-(6)--------|------------|----------|-------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------| |------------|------------|------------|------------|----------|-------| Bridge/Chorus Reprise D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 Gtr V e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. 4x ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||o--------------------|--------------------o|| ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||---------------------|---------------------|| ||o-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--o|| ||--0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10---|| Guitar Break D5 C5 B5A5B5 C5 D5 C5 B5 A5B5C5 e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |-0---0-0-10-9-7-9---10------|-0---0-0-10---9---7-9-10------| |-0---0-0-10-9-7-9---10------|-0---0-0-10---9---7-9-10------|
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| Gtr III | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S E S S S |-5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-| |-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-| |-7-7-7-x--x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-7-7-7-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------| D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5 A5B5 C5 e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------|-0---0-0-10---9---7-9-----10---------| |-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------|-0---0-0-10---9---7-9-----10---------|
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| S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S T T T T S S T T S S T T |-5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--| |-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--| |-7-7-7-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-7-7-7-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x--x-x-x--| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------------| D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. 4x ||---------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o--------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|---------------------------|| ||---------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------|-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------o|| ||--0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------|-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10-------||
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| S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S 4x ||--5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-5-5-5-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|| ||o-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-o|| ||--7-7-7-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-7-7-7-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--|| ||---------------------------|---------------------------|| ||o--------------------------|--------------------------o|| ||---------------------------|---------------------------|| Guitar Solo D5 C5 B5A5B5 C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5 C5 e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-0---0--0-10-9-7-9----10--------|---0---0-0-10-9-7---9-10-------| |-0---0--0-10-9-7-9----10--------|---0---0-0-10-9-7---9-10-------|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~ | E Q. S T T E +Q.. Q +S |---/15--------------------------|------------------/13-----(13)-| |--------------------------15-14-|-(14)--------------------------| |-------------------15-15--------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--0--0-0--10--9-7-9-10-----------|--0-0-0--10-----9-7-9-10--------------| |--0--0-0--10--9-7-9-10-----------|--0-0-0--10-----9-7-9-10--------------|
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| Q Q. S T T Q +Q. T T T T |-14\-----/19------------17-15-17-|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-10-----(10)b11r===================20-| |---------------------------------|--------------------------13-10-13----| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D5 C5 B5A5B5 C5 e S S S S S e E. |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |--0-0-0-10-9-7-9----10-----------| |--0-0-0-10-9-7-9----10-----------|
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| |--3--|
| H E. T T T |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-12------------------------12-15-| |------------------------15-------| |---------------------------------| D5 C5 B5 A5B5C5 e S S S S S e E. |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0-------------0--0-------10--------9----7-9-10---------------------| |--0-------------0--0-------10--------9----7-9-10---------------------|
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| |--3--| |------5-------| |-----5------|
| T T T E T T T T T Q T T T T T T T |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------10b12r==12---------------------------------------------12--| |-15-12-15------------15-12-------12-13b15r====12-----------12-15-----| |------------------------------15------------------15-12-15-----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| D5 C5 B5 A5 B5 C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. |-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------| |--0--0----0----10----9-----7----9----------10--------|--0--0-0-10-9-7-9-10--| |--0--0----0----10----9-----7----9----------10--------|--0--0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|
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| |---3---| |---3---| |---3---| |----3----|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E H.
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|-12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12---12-12-12-----12-12-|-14-------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------|Reprise
D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 D5 C5 B5A5B5C5 G5 Bb5C#5
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. Q Q Q |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----3--6--| |-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-5--3--6--| |-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-5--1--4--| |-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-5--------| Guitar Break Bb5 B5 C#5 C5 5/8 H +E H +E H +E H +E ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||---3--------(3)-|---4---------(4)-|---6---------(6)-|---5---------(5)-| ||---3--------(3)-|---4---------(4)-|---6---------(6)-|---5---------(5)-| ||o--1--------(1)-|---2---------(2)-|---4---------(4)-|---3---------(3)-| ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr II | H +E +H +E +H +E +H +E ||--10-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)-| ||o----4----------|------3----------|------2----------|------3-3--------| ||-------7--------|--------6--------|--(6)---5--------|--(5)------------| ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E Q. E E Q. +E E Q. +E E Q. Bb5 B5 C#5 C5 H +E H +E H +E H +E |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |--3--------(3)-|---4---------(4)-|---6---------(6)-|---5---------(5)--|| |--3--------(3)-|---4---------(4)-|---6---------(6)-|---5---------(5)--|| |--1--------(1)-|---2---------(2)-|---4---------(4)-|---3---------(3)-o|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
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| H +E +H +E +H +E +H +E |-10-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)-|-(10)-------(10)--|| |----4----------|------3----------|------6-6--------|--(6)-5-5--------o|| |------7--------|--------6--------|--(6)------------|------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| E E Q. E E Q. +E E Q. +E E Q. Break Bb 4/4 > +W Wx7 |---------------------|--------| |---------------------|--------| |--(5)----------------|--------| |--(5)----------------|--------| |--(3)----------------|--------| |---------------------|--------|
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| +W Wx7
|-(10)----------------|--------|
|--(5)b6--(5)--(5)----|--------|
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+Q +Q +H
Outro
D5 Eb5 F5 E5
Gtr I
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E 4x
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||--0----0-0-0-0-0-|-1----1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2---||
||o-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-1----1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2--o||
||--0----0-0-0-0-0-|-1----1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2---||
D5 Eb5 F5 E5
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
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|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|--1----1-1-1-1-1-|--3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|--1----1-1-1-1-1-|--3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0----0-0-0-0-0-|--1----1-1-1-1-1-|--3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-||
| Gtr II | < | W +W +H H H. Q |----------------|-----------------|---------6-------|-5----------4---| |-3--------------|-(3)-------------|-(3)-------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| |----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------| D5 Eb5 F5 E5 Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------| |--0----0-0-0-0-0-|--1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-| |--0----0-0-0-0-0-|--1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-| |--0----0-0-0-0-0-|--1-------1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2-|
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| +H H +Q H. H H W
|-(4)-------------|------[3]-----------|-3--------------|-4--------------|
|---------3-------|-(3)----------------|--------1-------|----------------|
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D5
W +W +W +W
|-----------|------------|------------|--------|
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|-0---------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|-0---------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
|-0---------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----||
| > | H H +W +W +W |-4----5----|-(5)--------|-(5)--------|-(5)----| |-----------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------|------------|------------|--------| |-----------|------------|------------|--------| +W +W +W +W +W Wx2 |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|--------*| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--------*| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--------*| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|--------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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