Strip the Soul Lyrics

As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2002 Album IN ABSENTIA)
Words by Steven Wilson Music by Steven Wilson, Colin Edwin
Arranged by Steven Wilson
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted w/delay'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Wah Wah Guitar'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean w/Chorus/Trem'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Q=78
N.C.
Gtr I
Wx8
Wx8
S e. E S e. E S e. E S e. E
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10-o||
PM--| PM--|
E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. 4x
||o--------------------|--------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--o||
Gtr IV
H. Q W H. Q H. S S E
||o-3-------3--|-3--------|-3-------3--|-3---------3---o||
||o------------|----------|------------|---------------o||
Gtr I
S e. E S e. E S e. E S e. E
||o-----------------|-----------------o||
||o-0-0--10-0-0--10-|-0-0--10-0-0--10-o||
PM--| PM--|
E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. 6x
||o--------------------|--------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--o||
Guitar Break
N.C.
Gtr II
E E H +E E E Q. +E E H +H.
||o---4------|---------7----|-(7)-4------|--------|
||o----------|--------------|------------|--------|
m/
E E H +E E E Q. +E E H Q Q Q
|---4------|---------7----|-(7)-4------|-^3--^6--^9--o||
|-----7----|-(7)-5--------|-------7----|-^3--^6--^9---||
|----------|--------------|------------|-------------o||
Gtr I
H. H. H. H.
| Gtr II
| E E H +E E H +E E H +E E H
H. H. H. H. +H. H.
| +E E H +E E H +E E H +E E H +H. H.
Bridge/Chorus Reprise
Gtr V
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. 4x
||o--------------------|--------------------o||
||o-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--|-0-0-0-10-9-7-9-10--o||
Guitar Break
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E.
| Gtr III
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S E S S S
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E.
| S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S T T T T S S T T S S T T
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E. 4x
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
||o-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------|-0---0-0-10-9-7-9-10------o||
| S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E S S S 4x
||o-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-|-6-6-6-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x-o||
||o--------------------------|--------------------------o||
Guitar Solo
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E.
| E Q. S T T E +Q.. Q +S
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E.
| Q Q. S T T Q +Q. T T T T
|---------------------------------|-10-----(10)b11r===================20-|
e S S S S S e E.
| H E. T T T
e S S S S S e E.
| T T T E T T T T T Q T T T T T T T
|----------10b12r==12---------------------------------------------12--|
|-15-12-15------------15-12-------12-13b15r====12-----------12-15-----|
e S S S S S e E. e S S S S S e E.
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S E H.
Reprise
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--|
E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. E S S S S S e E. Q Q Q
Guitar Break
H+H+H+H+
||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o--1--------(1)-|---2---------(2)-|---4---------(4)-|---3---------(3)-|
| Gtr II
| H +E +H +E +H +E +H +E
||o----4----------|------3----------|------2----------|------3-3--------|
||o---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E Q. E E Q. +E E Q. +E E Q.
H+H+H+H+
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|--1--------(1)-|---2---------(2)-|---4---------(4)-|---3---------(3)-o||
| H +E +H +E +H +E +H +E
|----4----------|------3----------|------6-6--------|--(6)-5-5--------o||
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
E E Q. E E Q. +E E Q. +E E Q.
Break
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+W Wx7
| Gtr II
| >
| +W Wx7
+Q +Q +H
Gtr I
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E 4x
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
||o-0----0-0-0-0-0-|-1----1-1-1-1-1-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-|-2----2-2-2-2-2--o||
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
| Gtr II
| <
| W +W +H H H. Q
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E
| +H H +Q H. H H W
W +W +W +W
| >
| H H +W +W +W
+W +W +W +W +W Wx2
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