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Time Flies (edit) - Porcupine Tree
From the 2009 album 'The Incident'
Tuning: EADGBe (Standard)
Tabbed by Dabog701
Email: dabog701 at gmail.com
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This was quite a tricky song to tab, especially the solo section. Enjoy.
Listen to the track to get the rhythm of the notes.
[Intro Part I (0:01 - 0:43)]
Play these three bars 3 times. The palm mutes are very short, they keep the
strumming rhythm going.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8-8-8-8---x-x-8-8-8-8---x-x-8-8-8-8---x-x-8-8-8-8---x-x-|
G|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-|
D|---7-7-7-7---x-x-7-7-7-7---x-x-7-7-7-7---x-x-7-7-7-7---x-x-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-8-8-8-8---x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
G|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D|---7-7-7-7---x-x-7-7-7-7---x-x-7-7-7-7---x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-|
B|---6-6-6-6---x-x-6-6-6-6---x-x-6-6-6-6---x-x-6-6-6-6---x-x-|
G|---3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-|
D|---3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------| -x2
Alternatively, if you find it easier, replace the above chord with this one:
e|----------|
B|---10-----|
G|---10-----|
D|---8------|
A|---8------|
E|----------|
[Intro Part II (0:43 - 1:13) -'But after a while, you realise time flies']
Play these 2 bars twice.
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x--|
G|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x--|
D|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x--|
A|---3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------| -x2
e|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x--|
B|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x--|
G|---5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x-5-5-5-5---x-x--|
D|---3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x-3-3-3-3---x-x--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------| -x2
[Verse Part I (1:13 - 1:43) - 'She said "Love is what you make it..."']
Guitar with (I think) A fair amount of reverb, a small bit of delay, and some
chorus flange. Again, listen to the track for the rhythm. Small bit of vibrato on
each note.
hold ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------10-------------6-------------|
G|------9-7------------9-7------------5-3---------------|
D|---7--------------7--------------3--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-------------10--13-------------6---------|
G|------9-7------------9-7----------------5-3-----------|
D|---7--------------7------------------3----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus (1:42 - 2:19) 'But after a while, you realise time flies']
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/time_flies_tab_ver_2.html ]
Lead Guitar plays:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------| |
B|------5-------------------------5---------------------| |
G|---------4-------------------------4------------------| |
D|---5-------------------------5------------------------| |
A|------------------------------------------------------| |
E|------------------------------------------------------| |
|
And Rhythm: (All palm muted, and in time with the lead) | <
e|------------------------------------------------------| | |
B|------------------------------------------------------| | |
G|------------------------------------------------------| | |
D|------------------------------------------------------| |
A|---3333--3333--3333--3333--3333--3333--3333--3333-----| |[Play this
E|------------------------------------------------------| | 3 times.
But on the 3rd
time, only play
Lead Guitar plays: the bar above.]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------| | |
B|------1-------------------------1---------------------| | |
G|---------2-------------------------2------------------| | |
D|---3-------------------------3------------------------| | <
A|------------------------------------------------------| |
E|------------------------------------------------------| |
|
And Rhythm: (All palm muted, and in time with the lead) |
e|------------------------------------------------------| |
B|------------------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------------------| |
D|------------------------------------------------------| |
A|------------------------------------------------------| |
E|---1111--1111--1111--1111--1111--1111--1111--1111-----| |
[Solo (2:19 - 2:41)]
Listen to the track for the rhythm of the notes.
e|---14-14-14--12-12-12-12--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
B|---10-10-10--10-10-10-10--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8--------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|---17-17-17--15-15-15-15--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10----|
B|---13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13----|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
B|---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
G|---14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|
B|---13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13----|
G|---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat the first two bars of this section again, and end the section with the 15 -
13 -14 chord in the third bar.
[Bridge Part I (2:42 - 2:48)]
e|------------------------0-----------------------------|
B|------0-----1-----0-----------0-----1-----0-----------|
G|--------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------|
D|----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------|
A|---0--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------| -x2
[Bridge (2:49 - 3:17) - 'How does time break down...']
This is the exact same as 'Intro part I', so just play that here.
[Verse (3:17 - 3:47) - 'I could tell you what I'm thinking...']
Just repeat the Verse again.
[Chorus (3:47 - 4:24) - 'But after a while, you realise time flies']
Just repeat the Chorus here.
[Solo (4:24 - 5:25)]
Repeat the solo section here to finish the song.
