Tom: Am
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Wet Ribbon - Porcupine Tree
From the 2002 B-side 'Out Absentia'
Tuning: DADGBe (Drop D)
Tabbed by Dabog701
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Listen to the track to find the timing of all of the notes.
Enjoy!
[Intro (0:01 - 0:21)]
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
A|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
D|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---------| x6
Intro pt.II (0:22 - 0:28)
hold ~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
G|-------------------------5-------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------------4---------------------|
A|---------------------3-----------------------|
D|---4-4--2-4-5-2-4-5--------------------------|
[Riff 1 (0:28 - 0:49)]
Lead: (With Wah) Listen to the song to get the timing, I have marked out how long each
lasts (~).
Lead:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
G|---11----------------------10--------------7----------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
A|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
Rhythm:
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--6-6--0-0---|
A|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--6-6--0-0---|
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--1-1--1-1--1-1--6-6--0-0---|
Lead:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
G|---6-------------------------7------------------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
A|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
Rhythm:
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5---5-5-5-5-5----------------|
A|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5---3-3-3-3-3--0-------------|
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--------------0-------------| X2
[Riff II (0:49 - 1:15)]
~~~~~ ~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||--------------2---|
A|--------------3-----3--------------------3-----1------|
D|--4--4-2-4-0-----0-----2-----4--4-2-4-0-----0---------|
~~~~~ ~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------------|
A|--------------3-----3--------------------3------------|
D|--4--4-2-4-0-----0-----2-----4--4-2-4-0-----0--3b-----| X2
(The lead guitar in the above section just plays the 7th fret on the B string
with wah.)
[Verse I (1:15 - 2:31)]
Strum the chords below naturally along with the song, obviously dont just play them once.
1."Cut......ribbon .........from your hair"
2."And round your neck...its only natures way
e|---0E|E|------------------------------------||--0-----------------|
B|---0E|E|------------------------------------||--1-----------------|
G|---4E|E|------------------------------------||--0-----------------|
D|---4E|E|------------------------------------||--2-----------------|
A|---4E|E|------------------------------------||--3-----------------|
D|---4E|E|------------------------------------||--------------------|
"Cause...and effect......."
E|---0---------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------|
G|---4---------------------------|
D|---4---------------------------|
A|---4---------------------------|
E|---4---------------------------|
e|---0-------------------0-------------------0----------------|
B|---0-------------------0-------------------0----------------|
G|---2-------------------6-------------------4----------------|
D|---2-------------------6-------------------4----------------|
A|-----------------------4-------------------4----------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||-------4----------------|
[Riff III (2:32 - 2:47)]
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
A|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
D|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-5-4-2----------|
e|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
A|E|E|------------------------------------||------------|
D|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-5-4-2----------|
E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-5------| X2
A|---3-3-3-3-3--0---|
E|--------------0---|
[Chorus (2:47 - 3:00)]
1."Come annonunce the light in-
2."On corners at the -
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
D|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
"-to the earth..."
"universe..."
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||---------|
A|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-2-4-2-------|
D|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-2-4-2-------| X2
[Riff IV (3:00 - 3:23)]
A variation of Riff I here: play the first bar twice, then play the whole section once.
[Verse II (3:23 - 4:14) "You are so very pure, my child, my star"]
Repeat the verse here.
[Riff V (4:14 - 4:29)]
Repeat riff III here.
[Chorus II (4:29 - 4:42)]
Just repeat the chorus here.
[Bridge (4:42 - 5:09)]
~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
G|--------------------5-----------4------------------|
D|------------------4-----------3----------4-4-4-----|
A|----------------3---------0-2---------0--4-4-4-----|
D|---2-4-5-2-4-5------------------------0--4-4-4-----|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
G|---------5-------------4---------------------------|
D|-------4-------------3----------------4-4-4--------|
A|---0-3-----------0-2---------------0--4-4-4--------|
D|-----------------------------------0--4-4-4--------|
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
G|---------5-------------4---------------------------|
D|-------4-------------3----------------4-4\---------|
A|---0-3-----------0-2---------------0--4-4\---------|
D|-----------------------------------0--4-4\---------|
[Breakdown w/solo (5:09 - 7:05)]
Play these groups of 5 notes in time with the bass.
e|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
B|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||---------------|
D|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|
A|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|
D|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|
[Lead / Solo] This is played over the above section, in semi-free time.
Each note has a little vibrato.
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
e|E|E|------------------------------------||----------------|
B|---7--------7s13-12----------5-------10------7------|
G|E|E|------------------------------------||----------------|
D|E|E|------------------------------------||----------------|
A|E|E|------------------------------------||----------------|
Keep repeating the above riff, until the very end:
[Ending riff (7:06)]
E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---4-4-4-4-4---|
E|---4-4-4-4-4---|
E|---4-4-4-4-4---|
