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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 Badd5b2 B
This is a hatesong, just meant for you
B Badd5b2 B
I thought that i'd write it down, while I still could.
B Badd5b2 B
I hope when you hear this, you'll want to 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 Badd5b2 B
Oh it's a lonely life in my, empty bed
B Badd5b2 B
And it's a quiet life that leaks, from my head
B Badd5b2 B
These are the last rites, the line is dead
--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):
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/hatesong_tab.html ]
E G B A B A
Yes, I'm hearing voices too
E G B D
But I'm more cut up than you
A A/D A
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
--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|------------------------------|---------------------------|
| | |
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 G B A B A
Yes, I'm hearing voices too
E G B D
But I'm more cut up than you
A A/D
yeah yeah yeah
--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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