Open Car Porcupine Tree
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2005 Album DEADWING)
Transcribed by Erik Dietrich, Erik Alfredsson (Asmogriff)
Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree
[D5]x 5 7 7 x x
[C5]x 3 5 5 x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2'
Intro/Verse
Q=158
N.C.
4/4 9/8
Gtr I
PM-----------------------------------
[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 3x
|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------o|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------o|| |-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0----||
Bridge
N.C. E5 D5E5F5D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
[4/4] PM| PM| ~
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------3----|| ||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o|| ||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||
Verse
$
N.C.
9/8
Gtr I
PM-----------------------------------
[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
N.C. E5 D5E5F5D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
[4/4] PM| PM| ~
E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|| ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------3----|| ||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o|| ||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||
Pre-Chorus
Half-time Q=79
[Dsus2]Gtr II[F5] [F/B] [F/Bb]
W W Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E Q
|-0----------|------------|-0----0----------|-------0----------| |-3----------|-6----------|-6------6--------|----------6----6--| |-2----------|-5----------|-4--------4-(4)--|-(4)---------3----| |-0----------|-3----------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
|-0-------5--|---------5--|-5-----------5---|--5----3-(3)---1--| |-3-------3--|-6-------6--|-6-----------6---|--6---------------| |-2-------2--|-5-------5--|-4-----------4---|--3---------------| |-0----------|-3----------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
[D5/A]W [F5]Q. E E Q. [F/B]+Q. E E Q. [F/Bb]+Q. E E E Q
|------------|------0--------|-------0--------|-------0----------| |-3----------|-6------6------|---------6------|----------6----6--| |-2----------|-5--------5----|-(5)-------4----|-(4)---------3----| |-0----------|-3-------------|----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| H. Q Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E +Q Q
|-5-------5--|------0--------|--5----0--------|--5----3-(3)---1--| |-3-------3--|-6------6------|--6------6------|--6---------------| |-2-------2--|-5--------5----|--4--------4----|--3---------------| |------------|-3-------------|----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
Chorus
Gtr I[D5] [C5] [Bb5] [A5] [D5]
H Q Q W W W
| |
[/] [/]
Gtr II Gtr I
W H. Q H. Q W
|------------|------------|------------|------| |-3----------|------------|------------|-3----| |-2----------|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----| |-0----------|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----| |------------|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----| |------------|------------|------------|-0----|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W W
|-5----------|------------|------------|------| |-3----------|------------|------------|------| |-2----------|------------|------------|------| |------------|------------|------------|------| |------------|------------|------------|------| |------------|------------|------------|------|
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I[C5] [Bb5] [A5]
H. Q H. Q H. Q
|------------|------------|------------| |-3----------|------------|------------| |-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--| |-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--| |-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--| |-0----------|------------|------------|
Pre-Chorus
&
[Dsus2]Gtr I[F5] [F/B] [F/Bb]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +W +W +H. Q
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------| |-3----------|-(3)---------|-(3)--------------|-(3)h==========6--| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E Q
|-0----------|-------------|--0----0----------|-------0----------| |-3----------|--6----------|--6------6--------|----------6----6--| |-2----------|--5----------|--4--------4-(4)--|-(4)---------3----| |-0----------|--3----------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
|-0-------5--|----------5--|--5-----------5---|--5----3-(3)---1--| |-3-------3--|--6-------6--|--6-----------6---|--6---------------| |-2-------2--|--5-------5--|--4-----------4---|--3---------------| |-0----------|--3----------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------| |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
[D5/A]W [F5]+H. Q [F/B] W [F/Bb]+H +E Q.
|-5----------|-(5)----------/8--|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|-\6-------------|-(6)-----(6)h8-----| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| W Q. E E Q. +Q. E E Q. +Q. E E E Q
|------------|-------0----------|-------0--------|-------0-----------| |-3----------|--6------6--------|---------6------|----------6-----6--| |-2----------|--5--------5------|-(5)-------4----|-(4)---------3-----| |-0----------|--3---------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| H. Q Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E +Q Q
|-5-------5--|-------0----------|--5----0--------|--5----3-(3)----1--| |-3-------3--|--6------6--------|--6------6------|--6----------------| |-2-------2--|--5--------5------|--4--------4----|--3----------------| |------------|--3---------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Chorus
[D5] H Q [C5]Q [Bb5]H. Q [A5]H. Q [D5]W
|-------------|------------|------------|------| |-\5----------|------------|------------|-3----| |-------7--5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----| |-------7--5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----| |-------5--3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----| |-------------|------------|------------|-0----|
|
| W W W W
|-------------|------------|------------|------| |--3----------|------------|------------|------| |--2----------|------------|------------|------| |--0----------|------------|------------|------| |-------------|------------|------------|------| |-------------|------------|------------|------|
|
| W W W W
|--5----------|------------|------------|------| |--3----------|------------|------------|------| |--2----------|------------|------------|------| |-------------|------------|------------|------| |-------------|------------|------------|------| |-------------|------------|------------|------|
Gtr I[C5] [Bb5] [A5] [D5]
H. Q H. Q H. Q W
|------------|------------|------------|------| |-3----------|------------|------------|-3----| |-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----| |-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----| |-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----| |-0----------|------------|------------|-0----|
H. [C5]Q [Bb5]H. Q [A5]H. Q
|------------|------------|-------------| |-3----------|------------|-------------| |-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-------------| |-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-7-------7\--| |-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-7-------7\--| |-0----------|------------|-7-------7\--|
Outro
[Dm7]Gtr IV[Dm9] [D] [DsDm7]
T T E S +S S E +S E S S S S S S E S S S E +S S S S S S S S
|-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-x-x-|-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-0------| |-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-(6)--6---6--6--6--x-x-|-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-/6-6-| |-5-(5)-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-(5)--5---5--5--5--0-0-|-0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-/5-5-| |-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)---------0-----x-x-|-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
T T E S +S S [Dm9]E +S E S S [C5/G/D] E S
|-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--------| |-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-(6)--6---6--6-13-12\-| |-5-(5)-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-(5)--5---5--5-12-12\-| |-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--0--0--| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------|
S S [D]E S E S +S S S S S [Dsus2] E S
|---0-0-0h2--2--(2)--2--(2)--2--2--0---0--| |---x-3-3-3--3--(3)--3---3---3--3--3---3--| |---x-2-2-2--2--(2)--2---2---2--2--2---2--| |---0-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
[Bb]Gtr II[Dsus2/A]
H. Q Q E E Q E E
|------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|------------7---6-----6h7---| |-5----------------5-----|-------7--------------------| |------------------------|-0--------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E. S E E +S E S E S S E. S +S E S S E S E S S
|------------------------|----------------------------| |----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-----|-0--------------0-----0-----| |------------------------|----------------------------|
[Dsus2] W [Gm/D] W
|-^0-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------| |-^3-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------| |-^2-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------| |-^0-----------------------------|-^0------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S E S S S E +S E S S S S S E. S +S S E +S E S S S S S
|--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-x-x-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--3--0-0-| |--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--3--x-x-| |--0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3----------3---------3--3--0---| |--0-(0)-------0-(0)-----0-------|--0----------0---------0-(0)-0---| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Bb]W [Dsus2/A]+Q E E Q E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-3----------------------------|-(3)---------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------7--6------6h==7---| |------------------------------|--------7----------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E. S +S S E +S E S S S S S E. S +S S E +S E S S S S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |----3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3----------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1----------1-(1)-1-1-1-------|--0----------0---------0-------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Dsus2] W 3x W +W
||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*| ||o-^3-----------------------------o||-^3--------------|-(3)----*| ||--^2------------------------------||-^2--------------|-(2)----*| ||--^0------------------------------||-^0--------------|-(0)----*| ||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*| ||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
|
| S E S +S S E +S E S E S S 3x S E. +H. +W
||---0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-x--||--0-(0)-(0)------|-(0)----*| ||o--3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-o||--3-(3)-(3)------|-(3)----*| ||---0h=2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2--||--0h=2--(2)------|-(2)----*| ||---0-(0)---------0-(0)-----0------||--0-(0)-(0)------|-(0)----*| ||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*| ||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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