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Deadwing by Porcupine Tree
Deadwing
Tuning: Dropped D
e
B
G
D
A
D
tempo = ~ 144 bpm
Riff A:
Starts about 0:36 into the tune (after
the introductory keyboard parts), played with
slightly distorted electric and acoustic guitar doubled, probably
some chorus as well. Hold all notes open and ringing (except for
the few marked staccato with a .).
By the way, I have NO idea what these chords actually are, but they sound
rght to me. Basically some crazy variation of F#m and F.
A guess is F#m7sus4 and Fmaj7b11 but I'm not sure. Can anyone enlighten me?
Repeat Riff A twice:
F#m7sus4 Fmaj7b11...
| | | | | | | |
e|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|----------------------------2-2-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
A|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
| | | | | | | |
e|0---------------------------0-0-|0-------------------------------|
B|0---------------------------0-0-|0-------------------------------|
G|2---------------------------2-2-|2-------------------------------|
D|3---------------------------3-3-|3-------------------------------|
A|3---------------------------3-3-|3-------------------------------|
D|3---------------------------3-3-|3-------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
e|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|----------------------------2-2-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
A|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
| | | | | | | |
e|0-------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|2-------------------------------|----2---------------2-----------|
D|3---------------------------3---|--------3---------------3-------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
e|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|----------------------------2-2-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
A|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
. . . .
| | | | | | | |
e|0-------------------------------|0-------0---0-------0-----------|
B|0-------------------------------|0-------0---0-------0-----------|
G|2-------------------------------|2-------2---2-------2-----------|
D|3-------------------------------|3-------3---3-------3-----------|
A|3-------------------------------|3-------3---3-------3-----------|
D|3-------------------------------|3-------3---3-------3-----------|
| | | | | | | |
e|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|----------------------------0-0-|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|----------------------------2-2-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
A|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|----------------------------3-3-|
| | | | | | | |
e|0-------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
B|0-------------------------------|0---------------0---------------|
G|2-------------------------------|----2---------------2-----------|
D|3---------------------------3---|--------3---------------3-------|
A|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|3-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Riff B: Bring on the distortion now, this is a heavy riff. Repeat 4
times.
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------5-----------5---6---|------------5-----------5---6---|
D|0-------------------0-----------|0-------------------0-----------|
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------3---3---4---4---|
A|------------5-----------5---6---|----------------3---3---4---4---|
D|0-------------------0-----------|0-----------0---3---3---4---4---|
Back to Riff A repeat 2 times, vocals enter.
Guitar tacit 16 measures while bass/keyboards play a simplified
Riff B underneath the spoken vocal.
Riff A 1 time
Riff C (this one sounds awesome and is great fun to play. Make it
heavy, loud and pretend you are in Tool). Drums go to half time
on this. Repeat twice
. .
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|0-----------3-----------5-------|------------------------5---3~--|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------3p--0---3p--0-----------|
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------5-----------------------|--------10------8---------------|
D|----------------------------0---|10h-12------12------10~---------|
. .
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|0-----------3-----------5-------|------------------------5---3---|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------3p--0---3p--0-----------|
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------5-----------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
. .
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|0-----------3-----------5-------|------------------------5---3---|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------3p--0---3p--0-----------|
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------5-----------------------|--------10------8---------------|
D|----------------------------0---|10h-12------12------10~---------|
. .
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------------------------------|
A|0-----------3-----------5-------|------------------------5---3---|
D|0-----------3-----------5-------|--------3p--0---3p--0-----------|
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----5---------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0---0---------------|
Guitar solo #1 is up next (sorry didn't tab this out yet). Underneath
the solo is a mellow variation on Riff A, acoustic guitar only. Basically
it's strumming the first few chords and holding throughout the next
3 measures.
Repeat 4 times:
| | | | | | | |
e|0-----------0-----------0-------|-------------------------------|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|-------------------------------|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|-------------------------------|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|-------------------------------|
A|4-----------4-----------3-------|-------------------------------|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|-------------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Riff D (Bridge #1?): This is played with a slightly distorted electric
guitar with a leslie effect on it, doubled with acoustic guitar.
Let all notes ring out as you arpeggiate these chords. Repeat twice.
Bb Bb
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------3-------------------|------------3-------------------|
G|--------------------3-----------|--------------------3-----------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D5 C6
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------3-------------------|------------3-------------------|
G|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------|
D|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|3-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bbmaj7 Bbmaj7
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------3-------------------|------------3-------------------|
G|--------------------2-----------|--------------------2-----------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|1-------------------------------|1-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F5 D5
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2---|--------------------------------|
D|3-----------3-------0---0-------|--------------------------------|
A|3-----------3-------0---0-------|--------------------------------|
D|3-----------3-------0---0-------|--------------------------------|
Hold that last bit for one extra measure before moving on (tricky
triplet drum fill which makes it hard to count through, but yes those
are measures of 4/4).
Guitar tacit 8 measures over spoken vocal part again.
Riff A Repeat 2 times
Riff B Repeat 4 times
Now comes the trancy spacey bridge. It's definitely in 4/4 and you
can count along with the keyboard bits, but it may as well be in free
time, because the guitar and bass textures come in apparently randomly.
The guitar uses a clean sound with some reverb and tremolo I guess
here, adding texture on top of a D pedal from the keyboard. These are
the chords used as best I can figure:
e|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|------|----|
B|---5----|--4--3--|6-------|4---3---|5-------|4---3---|6------|5-----|--3-|
G|---5----|--2-----|5-------|2-----2-|5-------|2-------|5------|4-----|----|
D|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|0-------|0------|0-----|----|
A|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|------|----|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-------|------|----|
Full band enters in 7/4 time with the tribal sounding pattern. The guitar
here has full distortion again. The clean tremolo-ed guitar textures are
still being played on top of all else that is going on.
Riff E:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
1 extra measure of this figure:
| | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
Drums launch into a straight ahead groove here playing right
through the 7/4 bars, so where the downbeat on the snare drum
matches up with the guitar alternates every measure. Try to hold on!:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|----------------------------|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|0---0-0---0---0-----0-------|
This one 6/4 measure (notice the different syncopated rhythm):
| | | | | |
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0---|
Then back into 4/4 for the next two measures, guitar playing
the D on quarter note triplets. This is the climax of the guitar
solo:
-----3--------- ------3--------- ------3-------- ------3---------
| | | | | | | |
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|0-----0-----0---0-----0-----0---|
Riff B Repeat 2 times (guitar solo finishes over this)
Riff A Repeat 1 time
Riff C Repeat 1 time (Guitar solo #3 played over top)
Ending:
1 measure w/ acoustic guitar
| | | |
e|0-----------0-----------0-------|
B|0-----------0-----------0-------|
G|2-----------2-----------2-------|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|
A|4-----------4-----------3-------|
D|4-----------4-----------3-------|
Then fade out in 7/4 with this clean guitar part:
| | | | | | |
e|------------0---------------------------0---------------|
B|0---------------3-----------0---------------3-----------|
G|----2---------------2-----------2---------------2-------|
D|--------3---------------3-----------3---------------3---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | |
e|------------0---------------------------0---------------|
B|0---------------3-----------0---------------3-----------|
G|----2---------------2-----------2---------------2-------|
D|--------3---------------3-----------3---------------3---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
| | | | | | |
e|------------0---------------------------0---------------|
B|0---------------3-----------0---------------3-----------|
G|----2---------------2-----------2---------------2-------|
D|--------3---------------3-----------3---------------3---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
And something warm and soft just passed through here
It took the precious things that I hold dearer
It rifled through the grey and disappeared
The creeping darkness makes the small hours clearer
Like a cancer scare
In the dentist's chair
Sucking in the air
Wire across the stair
Kicking down the door
At your local store
With the world at war
Voices through the floor
Unexpected news
Wearing high heeled shoes
Blowing out the fuse
Paying all your dues
Deadwing lullaby
Like a fracture tied
It's a worthless lie
To the public eye
I don't take waifs and strays back home with me
My bleeding heart does not extend to charity
Yes I'd have to say I like my privacy
And did you know you're on closed circuit TV? So smile at me
And a dream you had
Of your mum and dad
On a beach somewhere
And the poison air
With the cancer threat
In a cigarette
Deadwing lullaby
Find a place to hide
And from the yellow windows of the last train
A spectre from the next life breathes his fog on the pane
I look with you into the speeding black rain
Afraid to touch someone, afraid to ask her for her name
And in the morning when I find I have lost you
I throw a window open wide and step through
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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