Open Car Lyrics

As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2005 Album DEADWING)
Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree
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.
Gtr I
PM-----------------------------------
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
N.C. E5 D5E5F5D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
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||
||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o||
$
N.C.
Gtr I
PM-----------------------------------
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------o||
|-----------------|---------------------o||
To Coda
N.C. E5 D5E5F5D5 N.C. E5 N.C.
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||
||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o||
Half-time Q=79
Gtr II
W W Q. E E E +Q +Q. E E E Q
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
W Q. E E Q. +Q. E E Q. +Q. E E E Q
| H. Q Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E +Q Q
Gtr I
H Q Q W W W
Gtr II Gtr I
W H. Q H. Q W
| Gtr III
| W W W W
D.S. al Coda
Gtr I
H. Q H. Q H. Q
&
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
| Gtr III
| H. Q H. Q H. Q Q. E +Q Q
W +H. Q W +H +E Q.
|------------|------------------|-\6-------------|-(6)-----(6)h8-----|
| W Q. E E Q. +Q. E E Q. +Q. E E E Q
| H. Q Q. E E Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E +Q Q
H Q Q H. Q H. Q W
| W W W W
| W W W W
Gtr I
H. Q H. Q H. Q W
H. Q H. Q H. Q
s
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------|
|-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-|
T T E S +S S E +S E S S E S
|-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--------|
S S E S E S +S S S S S E S
|---0-0-0h2--2--(2)--2--(2)--2--2--0---0--|
Gtr II
H. Q Q E E Q E E
| Gtr IV
| E. S E E +S E S E S S E. S +S E S S E S E S S
su
W W
| 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
|--0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3----------3---------3--3--0---|
W +Q E E Q E E
|------------------------------|-------------7--6------6h==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
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
||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)----*|
||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*|
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