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TRAINS (Bassline)
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2002 Album IN ABSENTIA)
Transcribed by Bakerman
Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Arranged by Bakerman
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fingered Bass'
Intro Verse
Q=87
2/4 4/4 2/4
Gtr I
H Wx3 Wx10 Wx6
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
W H Wx4 H W
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
H S S S S S S E +S S E Q S S S S S S a E
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1----1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
Verse
+S S E E. S S S S S S S E
||-------------------------------|
||o------------------------------|
||o------------------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-5--5\---1-3-1-3-1-1--|
+S S E Q S S S S S S a E +S S E E. S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|----------------------------o||-----------------------------|
|----------------------------o||-----------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1----1-3-1-3-1-3s5--||-(5)-5-5-5--5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
+S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5---|
+S S E E. +S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5--(5)\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
+S S E E. S S S S S S S a E +S S E E. +S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1--1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5--(5)\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
2/4
+S S E Q S S S S S S a E +S S E E E
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1----1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5\-|
E. S E. S E E E S S E. S S S E
|-----------|-----------|------------|
|------3--3-|-----------|-3--3-------|
|-----------|-5-5-5-3h5-|------5-3---|
|-1--1------|-----------|----------5-|
+S S E S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------3---|------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-3h5---5-|-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|
4/4 2/4
+S S E E S S S S S S S S a E +S S E S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------3-|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5---|
4/4
Q E. S E E E E Q E. S S S S S +E E
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--5---5-5-7-|-8--8--8-----7h8-(8)----|
|-----------------|-----------8---------8\-|
Q E. S S E. E E E. S E E +E E +S S E
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------5--5----|----------------------3-|
|-3--3--3--------3\-|-1--1---1-(1)-1-(1)-1---|
Q E. S S S E e e Q E. S S S E E S S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5--5-----5-5-7-|-8--8--8-----7h8------|
|-----------5-------|-----------8-----8-5\-|
Q E. S S S E E E E. S E E +E E +S S S S
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------5-5-5----|----------------------3---|
|-3--3--3---------3\-|-1--1---1-(1)-1-(1)-1---1-|
Guitar Solo
2/4 4/4
S S S S S S E +S S E E S S S S S S S S a E +S S E E E S S S S S S E
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-1-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
+S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
+S S E E. +S S S S S S S E +S S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------3--------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5--(5)\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1---1-1-1-3-1-3-1-3s5--|
+S S E S S e S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------7-7-----------------|-----------3-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-3-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
2/4 4/4
+S S E E E Q E. S E E E E
|-------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-|-5--5--5---5-5-7-|
|-(5)-5-5-5---|-----------------|
Q E. S S S S S +E E Q Q S E. E e
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|-8--8--8-----7h8-(8)----|---------5--5---|
|-----------8---------8\-|-3--3---------3-|
E. S E E +E E +S S S S Q E. S S S E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------3---|-5--5--5-----5-5-7--|
|-1--1---1-(1)-1-(1)-1---1-|-----------5--------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/trains_btab_ver_2.html ]
Q E. S S S E E E Q E. S S E. E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-8--8--8-----8-7----|-----------5--5---|
|-----------8-----8\-|-3--3--3--------3-|
Vocal Interlude
2/4
E. S E E +E E S S S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------3---|----------------|
|-1--1---1-(1)-1-1-1---1-|-1-1-3-1-3-1-1--|
4/4
+S S E E S S S S S S S S a E S S E E. S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-5-5-5-5--5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
+S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
2/4
S S E e S S Q Q e e e S S E. S S S E
|-------------|-------|-----------|------------|
|-------------|-3--3--|-----------|-3--3-------|
|---------3h5-|-------|-5-5-5-3h5-|------5-3---|
|-5-5-5-5-----|-------|-----------|----------5-|
+S S e S S S S +S S S S S S E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------3---|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-3h5---5-|-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1--|
Banjo BreakdoAcoustic Interlude
4/4 2/4 6/8 4/4
>
+S S E S S S S +S S S S S S a E +H Wx28 Wx8
|-----------------------------------|--------||-----------||--------|
|-----------------------------------|--------||-----------||--------|
|-------------3---------------------|--------||-----------||--------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1-(1)-1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)----||-----------||--------|
Outro
2/4 4/4
H Wx2 H S S S S S S a E +S S E E E S S S S S S E
|------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|------|------------|--------1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
+S S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
+S S E S S S S +S S S S S S E +S S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------7-7----------------------|-----------3-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
+S S E E E S S S S S S E +S S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
+S S E S S S S +S S S S S S E
||-------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|
||o---------7-7------------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1---|
+S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||
|-------------3-------------------o||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--||
+S S E E E S S S S S S E +S S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------3--------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--|
+S S E E E S S S S S S E +S S E E. S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|
+S S E E E S S S S S S E
||-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|
+S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||
|-------------3-------------------o||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--||
+S S E S S S S +S S S S S S E +S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------7-7----------------------|-------------3--------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--|
7/8
+S S E S S S S +S S S S S S E S E S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------7-7----------------------|-----------3---------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-|
6/8
>
a H. +H. +H. W
|-----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-3s5-------|-(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
