Porcupine Tree - Open Car

      
 
 As recorded by Porcupine Tree
 (From the 2005 Album DEADWING)
 
 Transcribed by Erik Dietrich, Erik Alfredsson (Asmogriff)
 
 Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree
 
 D5         
 x 5 7 7 x x
 
 C5         
 x 3 5 5 x x
 
 Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted'
 Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
 Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Piano'
 Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
 Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2'
 
 Intro/Verse
 Q=158
 N.C.
 4/4 9/8
 Gtr I

 PM-----------------------------------
 

 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                  

 ||------------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|
 ||------------------|-------------------|
 ||------------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|
 ||--2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-3---3---|
 

 
 4/4 9/8

 -----------------------------------|
 

 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x

 |-----------------|--------------------||
 |-----------------|-------------------o||
 |-----------------|--------------------||
 |-----------------|--------------------||
 |-----------------|-------------------o||
 |-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0----||
 

 
 Bridge
 N.C. E5 D5E5F5D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
 4/4       
  PM| PM| ~
 E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

 ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
 ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
 ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------3----||
 ||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o||
 ||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||
 

 
 Verse
 $
 N.C.
 9/8
 Gtr I

 PM-----------------------------------
 

 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                  

 ||------------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|
 ||------------------|-------------------|
 ||------------------|-------------------|
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|
 ||--2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-3---3---|
 

 
 4/4 9/8

 -----------------------------------|
 

 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 
                  

 |-----------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------|---------------------o||
 |-----------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------|----------------------||
 |-----------------|---------------------o||
 |-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0------||
 

 
 Bridge
 To Coda
 N.C. E5 D5E5F5D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
 4/4       
  PM| PM| ~
 E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q

 ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
 ||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
 ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
 ||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------3----||
 ||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o||
 ||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 Half-time Q=79
 Dsus2 F5 F/B F/Bb 
 Gtr II
 W W Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E Q

 |-0----------|------------|-0----0----------|-------0----------|
 |-3----------|-6----------|-6------6--------|----------6----6--|
 |-2----------|-5----------|-4--------4-(4)--|-(4)---------3----|
 |-0----------|-3----------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q

 |-0-------5--|---------5--|-5-----------5---|--5----3-(3)---1--|
 |-3-------3--|-6-------6--|-6-----------6---|--6---------------|
 |-2-------2--|-5-------5--|-4-----------4---|--3---------------|
 |-0----------|-3----------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
 |------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
 

 
 D5/A F5        F/B        F/Bb       
 W Q. E E Q. +Q. E E Q. +Q. E E E Q

 |------------|------0--------|-------0--------|-------0----------|
 |-3----------|-6------6------|---------6------|----------6----6--|
 |-2----------|-5--------5----|-(5)-------4----|-(4)---------3----|
 |-0----------|-3-------------|----------------|------------------|
 |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
 |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | H. Q Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E +Q Q

 |-5-------5--|------0--------|--5----0--------|--5----3-(3)---1--|
 |-3-------3--|-6------6------|--6------6------|--6---------------|
 |-2-------2--|-5--------5----|--4--------4----|--3---------------|
 |------------|-3-------------|----------------|------------------|
 |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
 |------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
 

 
 Chorus
      D5 C5 Bb5 A5 D5 
 Gtr I
 H Q Q W W W
 | |
 / / 
   
 Gtr II Gtr I
 W H. Q H. Q W

 |------------|------------|------------|------|
 |-3----------|------------|------------|-3----|
 |-2----------|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----|
 |-0----------|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----|
 |------------|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----|
 |------------|------------|------------|-0----|
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | W W W W

 |-5----------|------------|------------|------|
 |-3----------|------------|------------|------|
 |-2----------|------------|------------|------|
 |------------|------------|------------|------|
 |------------|------------|------------|------|
 |------------|------------|------------|------|
 

 
 D.S. al Coda
      C5 Bb5 A5 
 Gtr I
 H. Q H. Q H. Q

 |------------|------------|------------|
 |-3----------|------------|------------|
 |-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|
 |-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|
 |-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|
 |-0----------|------------|------------|
 

 
 Pre-Chorus
 &
 Dsus2 F5 F/B F/Bb 
 Gtr I
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 W +W +W +H. Q

 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 |-3----------|-(3)---------|-(3)--------------|-(3)h==========6--|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr II
 | W W Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E Q

 |-0----------|-------------|--0----0----------|-------0----------|
 |-3----------|--6----------|--6------6--------|----------6----6--|
 |-2----------|--5----------|--4--------4-(4)--|-(4)---------3----|
 |-0----------|--3----------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr III
 | H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q

 |-0-------5--|----------5--|--5-----------5---|--5----3-(3)---1--|
 |-3-------3--|--6-------6--|--6-----------6---|--6---------------|
 |-2-------2--|--5-------5--|--4-----------4---|--3---------------|
 |-0----------|--3----------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 |------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
 

 
 D5/A F5    F/B F/Bb    
 W +H. Q  W +H +E Q.

 |-5----------|-(5)----------/8--|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|-\6-------------|-(6)-----(6)h8-----|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 

 |
 | W Q. E E Q. +Q. E E Q. +Q. E E E Q

 |------------|-------0----------|-------0--------|-------0-----------|
 |-3----------|--6------6--------|---------6------|----------6-----6--|
 |-2----------|--5--------5------|-(5)-------4----|-(4)---------3-----|
 |-0----------|--3---------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 

 |
 | H. Q Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E +Q Q

 |-5-------5--|-------0----------|--5----0--------|--5----3-(3)----1--|
 |-3-------3--|--6------6--------|--6------6------|--6----------------|
 |-2-------2--|--5--------5------|--4--------4----|--3----------------|
 |------------|--3---------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 |------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
 

 
 Chorus
 D5   C5 Bb5  A5   D5 
  H Q Q H. Q H. Q W

 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 |-\5----------|------------|------------|-3----|
 |-------7--5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----|
 |-------7--5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----|
 |-------5--3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----|
 |-------------|------------|------------|-0----|
 

 |
 | W W W W

 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 |--3----------|------------|------------|------|
 |--2----------|------------|------------|------|
 |--0----------|------------|------------|------|
 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 

 |
 | W W W W

 |--5----------|------------|------------|------|
 |--3----------|------------|------------|------|
 |--2----------|------------|------------|------|
 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 |-------------|------------|------------|------|
 

 
      C5 Bb5 A5 D5 
 Gtr I
 H. Q H. Q H. Q W

 |------------|------------|------------|------|
 |-3----------|------------|------------|-3----|
 |-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----|
 |-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----|
 |-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----|
 |-0----------|------------|------------|-0----|
 

 
    C5 Bb5  A5  
 H. Q H. Q H. Q

 |------------|------------|-------------|
 |-3----------|------------|-------------|
 |-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-------------|
 |-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-7-------7\--|
 |-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-7-------7\--|
 |-0----------|------------|-7-------7\--|
 

 
 Outro
 Dm7   Dm9 D DsDm7 
 Gtr IV
 T T E S +S S E +S E S S S S S S E S S S E +S S S S S S S S

 |-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-x-x-|-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-0------|
 |-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-(6)--6---6--6--6--x-x-|-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-/6-6-|
 |-5-(5)-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-(5)--5---5--5--5--0-0-|-0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-/5-5-|
 |-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)---------0-----x-x-|-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
 |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 |-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 

 
              Dm9        C5/G/D 
 T T E S +S S E +S E S S  E S

 |-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--------|
 |-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-(6)--6---6--6-13-12\-|
 |-5-(5)-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-(5)--5---5--5-12-12\-|
 |-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--0--0--|
 |------------------------------------------|
 |------------------------------------------|
 

 
     D                  Dsus2 
 S S E S E S +S S S S S  E S

 |---0-0-0h2--2--(2)--2--(2)--2--2--0---0--|
 |---x-3-3-3--3--(3)--3---3---3--3--3---3--|
 |---x-2-2-2--2--(2)--2---2---2--2--2---2--|
 |---0-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 |-----------------------------------------|
 

 
 Bb    Dsus2/A 
 Gtr II
 H. Q Q E E Q E E

 |------------------------|----------------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------------|
 |------------------------|------------7---6-----6h7---|
 |-5----------------5-----|-------7--------------------|
 |------------------------|-0--------------------------|
 |------------------------|----------------------------|
 

 |
 | Gtr IV
 | E. S E E +S E S E S S E. S +S E S S E S E S S

 |------------------------|----------------------------|
 |----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-3------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-----|-0--------------0-----0-----|
 |------------------------|----------------------------|
 

 
 Dsus2 Gm/D 
  W  W

 |-^0-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------|
 |-^3-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------|
 |-^2-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------|
 |-^0-----------------------------|-^0------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 |
 | S E S S S E +S E S S S S S E. S +S S E +S E S S S S S

 |--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-x-x-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--3--0-0-|
 |--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--3--x-x-|
 |--0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3----------3---------3--3--0---|
 |--0-(0)-------0-(0)-----0-------|--0----------0---------0-(0)-0---|
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 
 Bb Dsus2/A     
 W +Q E E Q E E

 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |-3----------------------------|-(3)---------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------7--6------6h==7---|
 |------------------------------|--------7----------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 

 |
 | E. S +S S E +S E S S S S S E. S +S S E +S E S S S S S

 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |----3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |----3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-3----------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
 |-1----------1-(1)-1-1-1-------|--0----------0---------0-------|
 |------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 

 
 Dsus2     
  W 3x W +W

 ||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
 ||o-^3-----------------------------o||-^3--------------|-(3)----*|
 ||--^2------------------------------||-^2--------------|-(2)----*|
 ||--^0------------------------------||-^0--------------|-(0)----*|
 ||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*|
 ||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
 

 |
 | S E S +S S E +S E S E S S 3x S E. +H. +W

 ||---0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-x--||--0-(0)-(0)------|-(0)----*|
 ||o--3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-o||--3-(3)-(3)------|-(3)----*|
 ||---0h=2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2--||--0h=2--(2)------|-(2)----*|
 ||---0-(0)---------0-(0)-----0------||--0-(0)-(0)------|-(0)----*|
 ||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*|
 ||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
 

 
 
 Duration Legend

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 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