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Song
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EVEN LESS
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 1999 Album STUPID DREAM)
Transcribed by new_noise
Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Arranged by Porcupine Tree
Asus2
x 0 2 2 0 0
Fmaj7/A
x 0 3 2 1 0
C
x 3 2 0 1 0
Bbsus2
x 1 3 3 1 1
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Slide Gtr'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr I'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr II'
Gtr IV (D A D G B E) - 'Lead Gtr'
Gtr V (D A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Gtr'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=63
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
Wx9
|--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Dsus4
4/4
H. E E E. S +E E S S +E E E
|-------------|--------------------------| |-------------|----------7S8s7-(7)-------| |-------------|----7-(7)-----------7-(7)S| |-----------5s|=7---------------------7S=| |-------------|--------------------------| |-------------|--------------------------|
Bb C G A
2/4
E +S S +E E +Q E. S +E. S S E.
|------------------------------|-----------------| |-^3-(3)s5-(5)s12-(12)------12-|-(12)----12s14\--| |-^3-(3)s5-(5)s12-(12)---------|------12-12s14\--| |-^3-(3)s5-(5)s12-(12)--12-----|---------12s14\--| |------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------------------|-----------------|
Dsus4 Bb C D5 F5G5
4/4
E. S +E E S S +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H a
|----------------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------7S8s7-(7)---(7)\-|-3-----------5-----|--------------------| |-----7-(7)-----------7-(7)\-|---3---3s5-5-------|--------------------| |-/7---------------------7\--|-----3-3s5---------|-----(5)-5-(5)s===x-| |----------------------------|---------------(0)-|-3s5--5--5-(5)s===x-| |----------------------------|----------------0--|-3s5--5--5-(5)s===x-|
Dsus4
4/4
E. S +E E S S +E E E
|---------------------------| |-----------7S8s7-(7)-------| |-----7-(7)-----------7-(7)S| |-/7---------------------7S=| |---------------------------| |---------------------------|
Bb C F G A
2/4
E +S S +S S E Q E E +S S S S S E.
|------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-^3-(3)s5-(5)s10-10s12-----12-|-(12)-----------12s==14\--|| |-^3-(3)s5-(5)s10-10s12--------|------12----12--12s==14\--|| |-^3-(3)s5-(5)s10-10s12--12----|---------12----(12)s(14)\-|| |------------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------------------------|--------------------------||
Pre Verse
$
$$
D Bb5 C5 G5 G5A5 D5
4/4
Gtr II
E. S S S S S E S S +S S E +H. S S +S S
||---------------------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o--------------------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--7----7-7-7-7-------------------------|-----------------------|| ||--7----7-7-7-7p=0-8------10-(10)-10\-5-|-(5)------5-7-(7)------|| ||o-5----5-5-5-5p=0-8--(0)-10-(10)-10\-5-|-(5)------5-7-(7)--0--o|| ||--0----0-0-0------8---0--10-(10)-10\-5-|-(5)------5-7-(7)--0---||
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E. S +E E +H. S S +S S
||---------------------------------------|-----------------------|| ||o----7---8p7---------------------------|----------------------o|| ||--7----7-----7\---3-------5--(5)-------|-----------------------|| ||--7---------------3-------5--(5)-----5-|-(5)------5-7-(7)------|| ||o-5---------------1-------3--(3)-----5-|-(5)------5-7-(7)-(0)-o|| ||-------------------------------------5-|-(5)------5-7-(7)--0---||
D Bb5 C5 G5
Gtr II
E. S S S S S E S S +S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-7----7--7-------7----7--------------------------------------| |-7----7--7-------7----7p==0--8--------------10-(10)10\--5----| |-5----5--5-------5----5p==0--8----------(0)-10-(10)10\--5----| |-0----0--0-------0-----------8-----------0--10-(10)10\--5----|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E. S +E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |----7----8p======7-------------------------------------------| |-7----7---------------7\-----3---------------5--(5)----------| |-7---------------------------3---------------5--(5)-----5----| |-5---------------------------1---------------3--(3)-----5----| |--------------------------------------------------------5----|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q S +S +S S S +S S S S S S S
|--------14b15==(14)r(14)-------------------------------------| |-------------------------15-17b18==(17)r17--15--13h15--------| |--------11b12==(11)r(11)-------------------------------14s12-| |-------------------------12-14b15==(14)r14--12--10h12--------| |-------------------------------------------------------12s10-| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Q S +S +S S S +S S S S S S S
G5A5 D5
+H. S S +S S
|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--(5)---------5-7-(7)-----|| |--(5)---------5-7-(7)--0--|| |--(5)---------5-7-(7)--0--||
|
| +H. S S +S S
|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--(5)---------5-7-(7)-----|| |--(5)---------5-7-(7)-(0)-|| |--(5)---------5-7-(7)--0--||
|
| ~~~~~~~~
| +Q H.
|--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-(12)--12-----------------|| |--------------------------|| |-(10)--10-----------------|| |--------------------------||
+Q H.
D Bb5 C5 G5
Gtr II
E. S S S S S E S S +S S E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-7----7--7-------7----7--------------------------------------| |-7----7--7-------7----7p==0--8--------------10-(10)10\--5----| |-5----5--5-------5----5p==0--8----------(0)-10-(10)10\--5----| |-0----0--0-------0-----------8-----------0--10-(10)10\--5----|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S E E. S +E E
|-------------------------------------------------------------| |----7----8p======7-------------------------------------------| |-7----7---------------7\-----3---------------5--(5)----------| |-7---------------------------3---------------5--(5)-----5----| |-5---------------------------1---------------3--(3)-----5----| |--------------------------------------------------------5----|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q S +S +S S S +S S S S S S S
|--------14b15==(14)r(14)-------------------------------------| |-------------------------15-17b18==(17)r17--15--13h15--------| |--------11b12==(11)r(11)-------------------------------14s12-| |-------------------------12-14b15==(14)r14--12--10h12--------| |-------------------------------------------------------12s10-| |-------------------------------------------------------------|
Q S +S +S S S +S S S S S S S
To Coda
To Coda
BbA5
+H. S E.
|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |--(5)-------------------8-7--|| |--(5)-------------------8-7--|| |--(5)-------------------8-7--||
|
| +H. S E.
|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |--(5)-------------------8-7--|| |--(5)-------------------8-7--|| |--(5)-------------------8-7--||
|
| ~~~~
| +E a E E E +H
|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-(12)-12s14------------------|| |------------15-12-(12)-------|| |-(10)-10s12------------------|| |------------15-12-(12)-------||
+E a E E E +H
Dsus2/A
Gtr V
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------------------|
|
| Gtrs II, III
| >
| H +H
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-7-----------(7)-------------| |-7-----------(7)-------------| |-5-----------(5)-------------| |-0-----------(0)-------------|
Bbsus2 Cadd9
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| W W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G5
E 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)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Verse I
Dsus2/A Bbsus2
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Cadd9 G5
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-o|| |-----------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Chorus I
Asus2
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|-||--0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-||--------------------------------|
1. 2.
D.S. al Coda
Fmaj7/A Fmaj7/A C Bbsus2
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H.
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-----|| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-o||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-----|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-----|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-----|| |------------------------------||-------------------------|-------------||
Verse II
&
Dsus2/A
Gtr V
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||------------------------------|
Bbsus2 Cadd9
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3---| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G5
W
E 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)-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-(x)-x-x-x-x-x-x-o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
Chorus II
Asus2 Fmaj7/A
Gtr V
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr I
Q +H. W
|-^0-----(0)--------------------|-^-0--------------------------| |-^2-----(2)S===================|=^10--------------------------| |-^2-----(2)S===================|=^10--------------------------| |-^2-----(2)S===================|=^10--------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
Asus2
E S S E S S +S S E S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q +H.
|-^0-----(0)--------------------|
|-^2-----(2)S===================|
|-^2-----(2)S===================|
|-^2-----(2)S===================|
|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
Fmaj7/A C Bbsus2
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S H.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q +Q Q. +E W
|-^-0-----------------------------|--------------|| |-^10-----(10)s====5--------(5)s==|=^3-----------|| |-^10-----(10)s====5--------(5)s==|=^3-----------|| |-^10-----(10)s====5--------(5)s==|=^3-----------|| |---------------------------------|--------------|| |---------------------------------|--------------||
Breakdown
&&
N.C.(D5)
3/4
Gtrs II, III
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q
| | | | | | | |
o / / / / / / /
Gtr IV
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H. +E +E E E Q
|------------------|------------------------| |------------------|------------------------| |------------------|------------------------| |-12---------------|-(12)---(12)s(x)--------| |------------------|-------------(x)--------| |------------------|------------------------|
Guitar Solo I
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
W 3x Q. E +Q
||------------------||-------------------------| ||o----------------o||----------15b17====(15)--| ||------------------||-------------------------| ||------------------||-------------------------| ||o----------------o||-------------------------| ||------------------||-------------------------|
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~
+Q a +S a S E a +S +E. +Q. +S S +E E
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-(15)-----(15)r(15)s18-------15b17==(15)r(15)-|-(15)-------(15)-13-(13)----| |----------------------------------------------|-------------------------10-| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~~~~~~~~
T T S +Q. Q +E a +S +S a +S +S +S +S +S +E.
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9h10-9-(9)-------9--|-(9)---(9)b10==(9)r(9)-(9)b10==(9)r(9)b10r(9)-(9)-(9)b10r(9)-|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~~
+E E +S S. S. S S E +E E +Q. S S
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-(9)--------------------------------|--------------------------17-| |-------12-(12)-10---------------/12-|-(12)---12-(12)-------/19----| |---------------------12----10s8-----|-----------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S E E S S Q S S E E S S Q
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
~~~~
H. +E. S +S S +Q.
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |-(17)----------------|-(17)-----20-(20)-18-(18)------| |--19b21--------------|-(19)--------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------|
S S E E S S Q
| | | |
/ / / /
~~~~~~~~TP~
|--3--| |--3--|
+Q E. T T T S T T T E
|----------------17-17-17----20-20-20-17-| |-(18)-----18-------------20-------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo II
S S E E S S Q W W
| | | |
/ / / /
~~~~~
+H. +Q E +Q. +S. T E H
|-(17)--------------||-(17)----------------|------------------| |-------------------||-------13b15==(13)---|-(13)r13p10-------| |-------------------||---------------------|------------12----| |-------------------||---------------------|------------------| |-------------------||---------------------|------------------| |-------------------||---------------------|------------------|
~~~~ ~~
|--3---|
+Q +E E E Q +H +E. S +E +S +S H
|---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |-(12)--(12)-14-10-9--|-(9)----(9)-9b10r|=(9)b10==(9)r(9)-------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------12----| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|
~~~~
|--3---| |----3----| |----3-----|
+E +S S S +S S S +S S E S +S S
|---------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------17b18r(17)p15-| |-----------10h12-(12)b13r10------------------------------| |-(12)-(12)------------------h(12)-(12)-------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|--3--|
E S S E S S S S +E. +H Q
|-------------------------------|-------------| |----15-------18h20-20-(20)b22==|=(20)r-------| |-17----------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------------|-------------|
~~~~~
|----3-----| |---3----|
H E E a E +S +E +T T T E. +S +Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------15-(15)s17-|-(17)b18==(17)r(17)p(15)p13h15--(15)b17==(15)--|
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~
+Q S S +S +S +S a S +E
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-(15)r----20b22==(20)r-(20)pb23==(20)-(20)r20b22==(20)-|
|-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
~~
Q +E a E Q Wx4 W W
|---------------------|----------|--------|------*| |-20--(20)r(20)\------|----------|--------|------*| |---------------------|----------|--------|------*| |---------------------|----------|--------|------*| |---------------------|----------|--------|------*| |---------------------|----------|--------|------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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