Porcupine Tree - Hatesong

      

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 "HATESONG" off album "Lightbulb Sun"(2000)

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 Tabbed by: Les Gibson
 
 Tuning: Standard
 
 --Bass riff (plays in verse; can be played on guitar as well):

 G|----------------------------------|---------------------------+12---------|
 D|-----------------------------4----|------------------------+12------------|
 A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+12-------|
 E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2---------2----2--------------7\--2-|
 G|----------------------------------|------------------------------7--------|
 D|----------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---9------|
 A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2--0----2----2-0--7h9-------------|
 E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2-------2---2---------------------2-|
 G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2------------------|
 E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2----------2---2---2b---0---2-----2-|
 

 
 ...Repeated, with slight variations.
 
 --Guitar (v.quiet) over riff, with some kind of wah effect (0:32):

 e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 D|-x-x--9-----7--x-7-7/9-x-9--7-9--|-7/9-x-x-9--7----------7/9-x---7/9--------7h9--|
 A|-x-x--9-----7--x-7-7/9-x-9--7-9--|-7/9-x-x-9--7-x-7-x-x--7/9-x-x-7/9-x-x-7h9-----|
 E|-x-x----7-7-5------5/9-----------|-----x-x-7--5-x-5-x-x--5/7-x-x-5/7-x-x---------|
 e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 D|-x-9-9-----9-7--7---7/9-x-x--7-9-|-x-10-10----10--7-----7/9-x-x-12--9-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 A|-x-9-9-x-x-9-7--5-x-7/9-x-x--7-9-|-x-9--9-x-x-9---7-x-x-7/9-x-x-12--7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 E|-x-7---x-x-7-5--5-x----------5-7-|---7--7-x-x-7---5-x-x-5/7-x-x-10--7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 

 
 ...Repeated, with slight variations.
 
 --Verse 1(1:06):
 
 B                  Badd5b2          B 
 This is a hatesong, just meant for you
 B                                Badd5b2        B     
 I thought that i'd write it down, while I still could.
 B                         Badd5b2         B     
 I hope when you hear this, you'll want to sue...
 
 --Guitar, with distortion(1:38):
 yeah yeah yeah

 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
 G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
 D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| X 2
 A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
 E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|
 

 
 --Verse 2(2:02):
 
 B                          Badd5b2    B 
 Oh it's a lonely life in my, empty bed
 B                                Badd5b2     B 
 And it's a quiet life that leaks, from my head
 B                       Badd5b2           B 
 These are the last rites, the line is dead
 
 --Guitar, with distortion(2:34):
 yeah yeah yeah

 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
 G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
 D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| X 2
 A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
 E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|
 

 
 --Middle/Chorus: power chords on guitar (2:56):
 
 E         G             B  A B A 
 Yes, I'm hearing voices too
 E         G             B   D 
 But I'm more cut up than you
           A     A/D   A  
 yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah
 
 --Break (there are at least 2 guitars here, here are the main two)(3:24):

 e|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|--5h7-7-----8--5h7-7-7-10-9-7-|-5h7-7--5--8-5h7-7-7-------|
 G|---------4--------------------|---------------------7-6-4-|
 D|------------------------------|---------------------------|Guitar 1(acoust)
 A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 

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 e|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 G|------------------------------|---------------------------|Guitar 2(elec)
 D|---------4--------------4-2-0-|--------4------------------|
 A|--0h2-2-----0--0h2------------|--0h2-2----0-0h2-2-2-5-4-2-|
 E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 

 
 ...that repeats, with this(distortion guitar) over the top, at cross-rhythms:
 
 PALM MUTED, part doubled

 e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 --Solo (3:51): all other parts drop out. This riff plays through solo:

 e|----------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------|
 D|----------------------------------------------------|
 A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----------3-3-3p0-|
 E|--------------------------------------2--3----------|
 

 
 --Second solo: distant guitar (+acoustic), with distortion as before (5:06):

 e|-----------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
 G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
 D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-| X 6
 A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
 E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|
 

 
 --Chorus(6:01):
 
 E         G             B  A B A 
 Yes, I'm hearing voices too
 E         G             B   D 
 But I'm more cut up than you
           A   A/D 
 yeah yeah yeah
 
 --Guitar break (6:28):

 e|-----------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------| X4
 A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3--|
 E|-----------------------------------|
 

 
 --Bass riff returns at cross rhythms with drums (6:50):

 G|----------------------------------|---------------------------+12---------|
 D|-----------------------------4----|------------------------+12------------|
 A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+12-------|
 E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2---------2----2--------------7\--2-|
 G|----------------------------------|------------------------------7--------|
 D|----------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---9------|
 A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2--0----2----2-0--7h9-------------|
 E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2-------2---2---------------------2-|
 

 
 Repeats until end: fade out.
 
 Phew! That crazy solo is untabbable! I love steven's guitar playing because its so
 he's got his own style.
 
 Enjoy playing this strange but brilliant song...
 
 | / slide up
 | \ slide down
 | h hammer-on
 | p pull-off
 | ~ vibrato
 | + harmonic
 | x Mute note
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