Hatesong Porcupine Tree
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"HATESONG" off album "Lightbulb Sun"(2000)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson
Tuning: Standard
--Bass riff (plays in verse; can be played on guitar as well):
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------+12---------| D|-----------------------------4----|------------------------+12------------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+12-------| 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]This is a hatesong,[Badd5b2] just meant for y[B]ou
[B]I thought that i'd write it down,[Badd5b2] while I still [B]could.
[B]I hope when you hear this,[Badd5b2] you'll want to [B]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-| X 2 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]Oh it's a lonely life in my[Badd5b2], empty bed[B]
[B]And it's a quiet life that leaks,[Badd5b2] from my hea[B]d
[B]These are the last rites[Badd5b2], the line is dead[B]
--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-| X 2 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]Yes, I'm h[G]earing voices [B]too[A] [B] [A]
[E]But I'm mo[G]re cut up than[B] you[D]
yeah yeah [A]yeah, [A/D]yeah y[A]eah
--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|------------------------------|---------------------------|
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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-| X 6 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]Yes, I'm h[G]earing voices [B]too[A] [B] [A]
[E]But I'm mo[G]re cut up than[B] you[D]
yeah yeah [A]yeah[A/D]
--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|----------------------------------|---------------------------+12---------| D|-----------------------------4----|------------------------+12------------| A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+12-------| 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 its 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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