Mellotron Scratch Lyrics

As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2005 Album DEADWING)
Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree
Arranged by Steven Wilson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean - intro/ meledy'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Heavy'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Backing guitars'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Meledy Rythmn guitar'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Piano2'
Q=80
Gtr I
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7-------|-^5--6-3-------|
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H S S
sus
Q E S S E E E E +E E E E +S S S S S S S S
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3--|-(3)-3---1-(1)---1h3---3p1----|
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H E E E E E Q Q E E E H +E
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
||o-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7-------|-^5--6-3--------o||
||o-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
sus
Gtrs I, III
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E S S E E E E +E E E H S S
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3--|-(3)-3---1----x-x--|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2--|-(2)-2---0----x-x--|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-2--2------------x-0--|-(0)-0--------x-x--|
sus
Q E S S E E E E +E E E E +S S S S S S S S
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3--|-(3)-3---1-(1)---1h3---3p1---|
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H E
E E E E Q Q E E E H +E
Gtr I
Q E H +E Q E H +E
||o-^9----10-7--------(7)-|-^5----6-3--------(3)-|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
| Gtr III
| E E H +Q E E H +Q
||o-^9-10-----------------|-^6-------------------|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
|-^9----10-7----------|-^5----6-3-----------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
| E E H +Q E E E H +E
|-^9-10---------------|-^6------------------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
us4/
Gtr I
W W W W 3x
||o-^3--------|-^1--------|-^1--------|-^3----o||
||o-----------|-^1--------|-^0--------|-^2----o||
Gtr IV
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|
Gtr I
Q E H +E Q E H +E
||o-^9----10-7--------(7)-|-^5----6-3----(3)-|
||o-----------------------|------------------|
| Gtr III
| E E H +Q E E E H +E
||o-^9-10-----------------|-^6---------------|
||o-----------------------|------------------|
| Gtr IV
| Q E H +E Q E H +E
||o-^9----10-7--------(7)-|-^5----6-3----(3)-|
||o-----------------------|------------------|
Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
|-^9----10-7---------------|-^5----6-3---------------o||
|-^7----------(7)----------|-^3---------(3)-----------||
|-^7---------------(7)-----|-^3-------------(3)-------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------o||
| E E H +Q E E E H +E
|-^9-10--------------------|-^6----------------------o||
|--------------------------|-------------------------o||
| Q E H +E Q E H +E
|-^9----10-7-----------(7)-|-^5----6-3----------(3)--o||
|--------------------------|-------------------------o||
Gtr I
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H S S
| Gtr VI
| Q E E E E E E +E Q a H +E
sus2/
Q E S S E E E E +E E E E +S S S S S S S S
|--2---0-(3)-/6--6--6--x--3-|--(3)-3------1-(1)---1h3---3p==1----|
| Q E E E E E E +E Q a H +E
sus2/
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H E
| Q E E E E E E +E Q a H +E
E E E E Q Q E E E H +E
| W W
us4/
Gtr I
W W W W 3x
||o-^3--------|-^1--------|-^1--------|-^3----o||
||o-----------|-^1--------|-^0--------|-^2----o||
s
Gtr IV
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|
susu
Gtr II
W E Q H +E E Q H +E E Q H +E
|----------||o-2-0--3----(3)-|-2-0--3----(3)-|-2-0--3----(3)-|
|----------||o-0-0--3----(3)-|-0-0--3----(3)-|-0-0--3----(3)-|
Out Chorus
Gtr I
E Q E +S S S S S S S S 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3----------------------o||-||o---6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6----|
|-2-2--2-(2)-------3-4-0---o||-||o-------------------|--------------------|
|---6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6---o||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
||o---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
| Gtr V
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6--------o||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
||o---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
||o---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S H Q
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