Prodigal Lyrics

As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2002 Album IN ABSENTIA)
Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Arranged by Porcupine Tree
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dirty Slide Gtr. 1 R'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jazz Slide Gtr L'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic (Dbld L+R)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Guitar (Dbld L+R)'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Solo Gtr.'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar w/envelope filter'
Moderately Slow Rock Q=77
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D) D5/A (C#) N.C. G5/D
Gtr I
H Q. +E H +E S S S S E H H E +S S H Q
|-^7----6----(6)S|=5----(5)----------7--|-7----6----|-5-(5)s4s2----0---||
|-^7-------------|----------5-5-5s7-(7)-|-7---------|--------------0---||
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D) (D) (C#) N.C. G/D
H H H +E S S S S E H Q. +E E +S S H Q
|-/7----6----|-5----(5)------------7--|-7----6----(6)s|=5-(5)s4s5----/12\--|
|-/7---------|----------(5)-5-5s7-(7)-|---------------|--------------/12\--|
D/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D)
H H H +E S S S S E
|--7----------|----------(5)-5-5s7-(7)-|
| Gtr II
| W W
D5/A (C#) N.C. G5/D
H H E +S S H Q
|-7-----------6-----------|-5-(5)s4s2-------------0-----|
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E S E.
|---7-7-7s8s7---7-7-7s8s7-|----5--5-5s6s5s6s5s6s5-5-3---|
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D) (D) (C#) N.C. G/D
H H H +E S S S S E H Q. +E E +S S H Q
|-/7----6----|-5----(5)-----------7-|-7----6----(6)s|=5-(5)s4s5----/12\--|
|-/7---------|----------(5)-5-5s7---|---------------|--------------/12\--|
| W W W W
(D) (C#) (C) N.C.(D)
H H H +E S S S S E
|---------------------|----------------------(5)-5-5s7-(7)-|
| Q Q Q E +E E E E +S S Q Q
|----/15-----/14-(14)s|=13---/13-(13)s12-10--------8-------|
D5/A (C#) N.C.(D) G5/D
H H E +S S H Q
|-7-----------6-----------|-5-(5)s4s2-------------0----||
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E S E.
|---7-7-7s8s7-----7-7s8s7-|----5--5-5s6s5s6s5s6s5-5-3--||
Gtr III
E E E S E E S E. S E E E S E E S E. S
Gtr I
W E E E E +Q S S E
|-10------------------|-10s12-(12)-(12)---(12)-----13s12-(12)---|
|-10------------------|-10s12--12--(12)---(12)------------12----|
E E E S E E S E S S
Q H.
|-12s==10----------------|
|-12s==10----------------|
E E E S E E S S S S S E E E S E E S E. S
E E E E +Q +Q H. Q
|-10s12-(12)-(12)---(12)-----(12)s======|=3---------------3----|
|-10s12--12--(12)---(12)-----(12)s======|=3--------------(3)---|
|-------------12----(12)-----(12)s======|=3--------------(3)---|
E E E. S E S S E S S E E E. S E S S S S S S
H. E +S S H.. E
|-3---------------5-(5)s3s|=2---------------------2/-----||
Pre-Verse
D5 (C) N.C.(D) D5/A (C#) N.C.(D) G5/D
W W W W
Gtr I
H Q. +E H +E S S S S E H H E +S S H Q
|-7----6----(6)S|=5----(5)----------7--|-7----6----|-5-(5)s4s2----0--||
|-7-------------|----------5-5-5s7-(7)-|-7---------|--------------0--||
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D) (D) (C#) N.C. G/D
H H H +E S S S S E H H E +S S H Q
|-/7----6----|-5----(5)------------7--|-7----6----|-5-(5)s4s2----/12\--|
|-/7---------|----------(5)-5-5s7-(7)-|-----------|--------------/12\--|
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D)
H H H +E S S S S E
|-7--------------------|--------------------(5)-5-5s7-(7)-|
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q E +E Q E +S S Q Q
|----/15-----/14-(14)\-|----/13-(13)s12-10--------8-------|
D5/A (C#) N.C. G5/D
H H E +S S H Q
|-7-----------6-----------|-5-(5)s4s2-------------0----||
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E S E.
|---7-7-7s8s7-----7-7s8s7-|----5--5-5s6s5s6s5s6s5-5-3--||
Gtr III
E E E S E E S E. S E E E S E E S E. S
Gtr I
W E E E E +Q S S E
|-10------------------|-10s12-(12)-(12)---(12)-----13s12-(12)---|
|-10------------------|-10s12--12--(12)---(12)------------12----|
| Gtr II
| W W
E E E S E E S E S S
Q H.
|-12s==10----------------|
|-12s==10----------------|
| W
E E E S E E S S S S S E E E S E E S E. S
E E E E +Q +Q H. Q
|-10s12-(12)-(12)---(12)-----(12)s======|=3---------------3----|
|-10s12--12--(12)---(12)-----(12)s======|=3--------------(3)---|
|-------------12----(12)-----(12)s======|=3--------------(3)---|
E E E. S E S S E S S E E E. S E S S S S S S
H. E +S S H.. +E
|-3---------------5-(5)s3s|=2--------------------(2)/----||
sus2/
Gtr IV
E E E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E S H +E 4x
||o------------6-6-6-6-7-x-x-|-8--8-8-7-3-3--------(3)---o||
||o-5-5----5-----------------|---------------------------o||
| Gtr III
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. E S Q +E E S S 4x
||o-7-7-7--7---6-6-6-6-7-x-x-|-8------7-3-3--(3)-3--3--3-o||
||o-5-5-5--5-----------------|---------------------------o||
Gtr III
E E E S E S S S E. S E E E S E S S S E. S
Gtr VI
W W
Guitar Solo 1
D5 N.C.
Gtr III
W W
Gtr V
H Q Q a E. H S +Q
|-/15----14----------|-12s13--12---------------------|
| Gtr I
| H Q. +E H +E S S S S E
|---7-----6------(6)S|=====5------(5)-------------7--|
|---7----------------|-------------------5---5s7-(7)-|
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C. G5/D
W W
+E H Q. +E. E E. E Q E
| H H E +S S H Q
|---7-------6-------|---5--(5)s=4s2------------0----|
D5/A (C#) (C) N.C.(D)
+S Q E. S E. S E. +S E E E E E E E S E E E
|------------------12-----17--|-(17)S20-19------------------------------------------|
|----------/14----------------|---------------19-----------17s====14------14--------|
| H H H +E S S S S E
|--/7-------------------------|-------------------------------(5)--5--5s7----(7)----|
E. S E +S S +E E E. T T E. S +Q. Q.
|-------14-(14)------------14------14h16h|=17------16-(16)---------------||
| H Q. +E E +S S H Q
|--7-----------------6---------(6)s======|==5--(5)s=4s==5--------/12\----||
N.C.(D)
>
W W W W
Gtr I
W W
| Gtr II
| Q Q Q E +E E E E +S S Q Q
|----/15-----/14-(14)s|=13---/13-(13)s12-10--8--|
W H Q S E.
| E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S S S S S E S E.
|---7-7-7s8s7-----7-7s8s7-|---5-5-5s6s5s6s5s6s5-5-3----||
Gtr III
E E E S E S E E S S
Gtr I
H. Q
E E E S E S E E S S E E E S E S E E S S
E E E E +Q S S E Q H.
|-10s12-(12)-(12)---(12)-----13s12-(12)---|-12s==10----------------|
|-10s12--12--(12)---(12)------------12----|-12s==10----------------|
E E E S E S E E. S E E E S E S E E. S
E E E E +Q +Q H. Q
|-10s12-(12)-(12)---(12)-----(12)s==|=3---------------3----|
|-10s12--12--(12)---(12)-----(12)s==|=3--------------(3)---|
|-------------12----(12)-----(12)s==|=3--------------(3)---|
E E E. S E S S E. S E E E. S E S S E S S
H. E +S S H.. +E
|-3---------------5--(5)s3S|=2------------------(2)/----||
sus2/
Gtr IV
E E E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E S H +E 4x
||o------------6-6-6-6-7-x-x-|-8--8-8-7-3-3--------(3)---o||
||o-5-5----5-----------------|---------------------------o||
| Gtr III
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. E S Q +E E S S 4x
||o-7-7-7--7---6-6-6-6-7-x-x-|-8------7-3-3--(3)-3--3--3-o||
||o-5-5-5--5-----------------|---------------------------o||
Gtr III
E E E S E S S S E. S E E E S E S S S E. S
Gtr VI
W W
Outro (Guitar Solo 2)
Gtr V
Q Q S E. +Q
|---------------15b17======(15)-------|
| Gtr IV
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
+Q +S E. +Q +S S +S +S
|-(15)r======(15)-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12b14====(12)r====(12)-12b14r(12)b14r(12)-|
| S S S E S H +E
| E. E S Q +E E S S
S +S T S. S S +S S. S E. +S. S S
|-12b14r(12)p10--------------------------------------------------|
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S +S S +S +S +S S +S S S S S S
|-------8----10b11r(10)-10b11r(10)b11r(10)-(10)-10b11r(10)---10-----8------|
| S S S E S H +E
| E. E S Q +E E S S
S S E E E S S E E E E
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
E. +S E E S S E S S S S S
|-----------------10----12-10-----12h13h====15---|
| S S S E S H +E
| E. E S Q +E E S S
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
Q +E S E S S S S S S S
| S S S E S H +E
| E. E S Q +E E S S
E. S Q S S S S S E S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
E S S S +S +S E S S +S +S T T S S
|-10----------10b12==(10)r(10)-10----12b13==(12)r(12)-13p10-10--10-|
| S S S E S H +E
| E. E S Q +E E S S
S +S S +S S S S T S S. E S S S S S S
|-12b13r(12)-12b13r(12)-12p10------10-10--------------------------|
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S
S S S E S S E S S +S +S T T T T E S E
|-10-----10-12b12.5---10-10-12b12.5---10-12b13r(12)b13r(12)-10p=0h10p0-10-10--------|
| S S S E S H +E
| E. E S Q +E E S S
sus2/
Q Q H W
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E S H +E
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. E S Q +E E S S
sus2/
Gtr IV
E E E. S S S S S S S S S S S S E S H +E
| Gtr III
| E E E. S S S S S S S S S E. E S Q +E E S S
W +W W
| W +W W
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