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EVEN LESS (Bassline)
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 1999 Album STUPID DREAM)
Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L.
Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Arranged by Porcupine Tree
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'C. Edwin - El. Bass'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=63
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
Gtr I
Wx12 W Wx5 W
|-------------|------|------------|------||
|-------------|------|------------|------||
|-------------|------|------------|------||
|-------------|------|------------|------||
Pre Verse
4/4
E. S S S S S E S E S E +Q S S S E S E S E S
|--------------------------|------------------------|
|----7-7-------------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5------5-5-5-1-1-3-3\----|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|
E. S S S S S E S E S E +E. S S S E Q S E.
|------7-------------------|----------------/7S6--|
|----x---------------------|-------5--------/8S7--|
|-5------5h7h8-1-1-3-3\----|-----5---5------------|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)-------5-5--------|
E. S S S S S E S E S E +Q S S S E S E S E S
|------7-------------------|------------------------|
|----7---7---7-------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5--------5---1-1-3-3\----|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|
E. S S S S +S E. E. E +E. S Q E. S S E.
|--------------------------|-----------------/7S6--|
|----7-7h8p7-(7)\----------|-------------(x)-/8S7--|
|-5---------------1--3\----|-----------------------|
|-----------------------/5-|-(5)-x-5--5------------|
Q. S E S Q E Q. S E S E S S E
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|--------------3------|
|-5----x-5-0-5--0-|-1----x-1-x-1---1-3\-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
Q. S E e E S E Q S e Q +S S S S S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------5-5-----|---------------5-5-------|
|-/3----x-3-----3h5-|-------------------3-4---|
|-------------------|-5--0-5-5--(5)-----------|
Verse I
Q. S E S Q E Q. S E S Q E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------3-------|
|-5----x-5-x-5--0-|-1----x-1---1-----|
|-----------------|---------------/5-|
Q. S E e S E E Q. S E S E S S S S
|------------------|-----------------------|
|----------5-5-----|-----------------------|
|-3------3-----3---|--------------0h1-/3-0-|
|------5---------3-|-5----0-5-x-5----------|
Q +E. Q +E. E Q. S E e E S S S
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|----------3---------|
|-5--(5)-5--(5)-0-|-1----x-1---1-x-----|
|-----------------|----------------3h5-|
Q S E e e E S S S Q. S E S E +Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------5-----5-----|--------------------|
|-3----3---3-----3h5-|--------------------|
|----5-------5-------|-5----x-5-x-5-(5)/--|
Chorus I
Q. S E S Q E Q. S E S S S S E.
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|---------------7-|-8----7h8-(8)-7h8p7-----|
|-7----x-7-x-7----|--------------------10--|
Q. S E E s E E E. S Q E. S Q E. S H.
|------------------|--------------------|------------|
|------------------|--------------------|------------|
|----------------7-|-8--8-8-------------|------------|
|-7----x-7-7-7-7---|---------10--10-10--|-8--8-8-----|
Pre Verse
E. S S S S S E S E S E +Q S S S E S E S E S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|----7-7--------------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5------5h7h8\-1-1-3-3\----|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|------------------------/5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|
E. S S S S S E S E +S E +E. S S E S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|---------------------/7S6---6-|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5-----5---5-x-/8S7-7---|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5-----5--------------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)-------5------------------|
E. S S S S S E S E +S E +Q. S S S E. S E S
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|---------5------------|
|-5----------8----------------|-------5---5------0-3-|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)---------5--5-----|
E. S S S S S E S E +S E +E. S S E. S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------|--------------------/7S6--|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5------5---x-/8S7--|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5------5---------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)--------5-------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/even_less_btab.html ]
Verse II
Q. S E S Q E Q. S Q +S S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-5----0-5-0-5--0-|-1----x-1--(1)-----1-x-|
|-----------------|---------------3s5-----|
Q. S E S E E E Q. S E S E S S +E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|--------------5----------|
|-3----x-3-x-3-5---|----------------3-(3)/---|
|----------------3-|-5----x-5-x-5------------|
Q. S E S E. S S S Q. S S S S S S S S E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|------3---/5-3------------|
|-5----0-5-0-5--0-5-0-|-1------1-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------3-/5-8-5s3-|
Q. S E S E E S S Q. S E S E +Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------5-----|--------------------|
|-3----x-3-x-3---3-5-|--------------------|
|--------------------|-5----x-5-x-5-(5)/--|
Chorus II
Q. S E S Q E Q. S E S S S S E.
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|---------------7-|-8----7h8-(8)-7h8p7-----|
|-7----x-7-x-7----|--------------------10--|
Q. S E E s E E E. S Q E. S Q E S S +H.
|------------------|---------------------|--------------|
|------------------|------10-------------|--------------|
|----------------7-|-8--8----------------|--------------|
|-7----x-7-7-7-7---|----------10--10-10--|-8-8-8-(8)----|
Pre Verse
Q +S S S S E S E +S E +Q S S S E S E S E S
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|--------7--------------------|--------5---5-----------|
|-5--(5)---8------------------|------5---5---5-----0-3-|
|------------7-8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)------------5-5-----|
E. S S S S S E S E +S E +E. S S E S S S S S S E.
|-----------------------------|---------------------/7S6--|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5-----5---5-x-/8S7--|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5-----5-----------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)-------5---------------|
E. S S S S S E S E +S E +Q. S S S E. S E S
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------5------------|
|-5--5-5h7h8------------------|-------5---5------0-3-|
|------------7-8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)---------5--5-----|
E. S S S S S E S E +S E +E. S S S E. S S S S E.
|-----------------------------|--------------------/7S6--|
|----7-7s8p7------------------|-------5------5---x-/8S7--|
|-5----------8----------------|-----5---5------5---------|
|--------------8-x-10-(10)\-5-|-(5)-------5--------------|
Breakdown
3/4
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q 4x
|----------------||------------------||-|
|----------------||o----------------o||-|
|-5-5------------||o----------------o||-|
|---------0-0----||--0-0-----0-0-----||-|
Guitar Solo I Guitar Solo II
S S E E S S Q 11x S S E E S S Q 12x
||------------------||-||------------------||
||o----------------o||-||o----------------o||
||o----------------o||-||o----------------o||
||--0-0-----0-0-----||-||--0-0-----0-0-----||
>
H. +H. +H. +H. W W
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|------*|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|------*|
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|------*|
|-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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
