Porcupine Tree - The Sound Of Muzak Chords & Tabs

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The Sound Of Muzak Chords & Tabs

Porcupine Tree Chords & Tabs

 		Version: 2 Type: Bass Tab 
The Sound Of Muzak Bass Tab
    
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THE SOUND OF MUZAK (Bassline)
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2002 Album IN ABSENTIA)

Transcribed by Johannes Zetterberg L. & Christian Andolf
	

Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Arranged by Porcupine Tree

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fretless'

 Intro/Verse #1        Chorus #1
  Q=100
 7/4                   4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx10                  E. S +S  S S S +E  E E E
|-------------------||---------------------------|
|-------------------||o--------------3-(3)-2-----|
|-------------------||o-5--5-(5)-0-5---------3-0-|
|-------------------||---------------------------|


  E. S +S  S S S +E  E S S S  S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------3-(3)-2-----------|
|-5--5-(5)-0-5---------3-0-3-(0)-|
|--------------------------------|


   E. S +S  S S S +E  e E E   E. S +S  S E +S  e S S S S S
|---------------------------|-------------------------------||
|---------------5-(5)-------|------------------------------o||
|-(3)-3-(3)---3-------3---3-|-1--1-(1)---1-(1)-1---1---3-0-o||
|-----------3-----------3---|----------1---------1---1------||


 Pre-Verse/Verse #2
 7/4
   Q   Q  Q  W          Wx9
|---------------------|--------|
|---------------------|--------|
|-(5)-----------------|--------|
|---------------------|--------|


 Chorus #2
 4/4
  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. E S S S  S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3--2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5------3-0-3-(0)-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|


   E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S E. E S S S S S
|--------------------|------------------------|
|-----------5--------|------------------------|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1--1---1---3-0--|
|-------3--------3---|------1------1---1------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. E S S S  S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3--2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5------3-0-3-(0)-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|


   E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. S S E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------5--------|----------3------5----|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1----1s3---3--|
|-------3--------3---|------1---------------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. E S S S  S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3--2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5------3-0-3-(0)-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|


   E. E S S E. e E E   E. E S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------5--------|------------3-3-----5-5----|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1-1-----1s3-----3\-|
|-------3--------3---|------1--------------------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. E S S S  S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3--2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5------3-0-3-(0)-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|


   E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S E. E S S S S S
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------5--------|-----------------------|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1--1---1---3-0-|
|-------3--------3---|------1------1---1-----|


 Interlude
 7/4
   Q   Q  Q  W          W
|---------------------|------|
|---------------------|------|
|-(5)-----------------|------|
|---------------------|------|


 Guitar Solo
  H    +E  E W          H.      H    +E  E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-5----(5)---3--------|---------1----(1)-0-1-3-|
|---------------------|-3----------------------|


  H    +E  E H    +E  E E E   H    S E S H    +E  E E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------5-----|-------------------------3-|
|-5----(5)---3----(3)---3-5-|------------1----(1)-0-1---|
|---------------------------|-3----3-3------------------|


    H    +E  E H    +E  E E E   H.      H    +E  E E E
||----------------------------|-------------------------||
||o-0----(0)------------5-----|----------------------3-o||
||o----------0-3----(3)---3-5-|---------1----(1)-0-1---o||
||----------------------------|-3-----------------------||


  H    +E  E H    +E  E E E   H.      H    +E  E E E
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-0----(0)------------5-----|------------------------|
|----------0-3----(3)---3-5-|---------1----(1)-0-1-3-|
|---------------------------|-3----------------------|

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  H    +E  E H    E E E E   H.      H    +E  E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------5-------|----------------------3-|
|-5----(5)-0-3------3-----|---------1----(1)-0-1---|
|---------------------6-5-|-3----------------------|


 Chorus Breakdown
 4/4
              >
  W          +W           Wx6
|----------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|


 Chorus #4/Outro
  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. E S S S  S
|-------------------|-------------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3--2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5------3-0-3-(0)-|
|-------------------|-------------------------|


   E. E S S E S E E E   E. E S E. E S E E
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-----------5-5-------|--------------------|
|-(3)-3---3-----3---3-|-1--1---1--1---1-3--|
|-------3---------3---|------1------1------|


  E. E S S E  S  E E E   E. E S E E E S S S  S
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------3-(3)-2-----|----------3-2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5---------3-0-|-5--5-0-5-----3-0-3-(0)-|
|----------------------|------------------------|


   E. E S S E  S  E E E   E. E S E. E S S S S  S
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------5-(5)-------|-------------------------|
|-(3)-3---3-------3---3-|-1--1---1--1---1---3-(0)-|
|-------3-----------3---|------1------1---1-------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S E E E S S S  S
|-------------------|------------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3-2-----------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5-----3-0-3-(0)-|
|-------------------|------------------------|


   E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. S S E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------5--------|----------3------5----|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1----1s3---3--|
|-------3--------3---|------1---------------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E S E S S E
|-------------------|----------------------|
|----------3--2-----|----------3-3-2-------|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|-5--5-0-5-------3-0-5-|
|-------------------|----------------------|


   E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. S S E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------5--------|----------3------5----|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1----1s3---0--|
|-------3--------3---|------1---------------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------|
|----------3--2-----|-0--0-7---3-2-----|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|--------0-----3-0-|
|-------------------|------------------|


   E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S S E. E S S E
|--------------------|----------3----3-----|
|-------5---5--------|-------------3---3---|
|-(3)-3---3----3---3-|-1--1---1----------3-|
|----------------3---|------1--------------|


  E. E S S E. E E E   E. E S E E. E E S
|-------------------|-------------------|
|----------3--2-----|-0--0-7---3--2-----|
|-5--5-0-5------3-0-|--------0------3-0-|
|-------------------|-------------------|


   E. E S Q  E E E   E. E S S E. S S E E
|------------------|---------------------|
|-------5----5-----|----------3------5---|
|-(3)-3---3----3---|-1--1---1----1s3---3-|
|----------------3-|------1--------------|


  >
  W          +W           W
|----------|------------|------*|
|----------|------------|------*|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|------*|
|----------|------------|------*|



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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