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OPEN CAR
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 F5 F/B F/Bb
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 F5 F/B F/Bb
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 C5 Bb5 A5 D5
Gtr I
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
C5 Bb5 A5
Gtr I
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 F5 F/B F/Bb
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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----------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/open_car_tab_ver_4.html ]
D5/A F5 F/B F/Bb
W +H. Q W +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 C5 Bb5 A5 D5
H Q Q H. Q H. Q 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----------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
C5 Bb5 A5 D5
Gtr I
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----|
C5 Bb5 A5
H. Q H. Q H. Q
|------------|------------|-------------|
|-3----------|------------|-------------|
|-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-------------|
|-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-7-------7\--|
|-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-7-------7\--|
|-0----------|------------|-7-------7\--|
Outro
Dm7 Dm9 D DsDm7
Gtr IV
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-|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Dm9 C5/G/D
T T E S +S S E +S E S S 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--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
D Dsus2
S S E S E S +S S S S S 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 Dsus2/A
Gtr II
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 Gm/D
W 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 Dsus2/A
W +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
