Home » P » Porcupine Tree »

Porcupine Tree - Trains Bass

Artists:  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # 

Trains Bass

(ver. 1)
Porcupine Tree

TRAINS (Bassline)
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2002 Album IN ABSENTIA)

	

Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Arranged by Bakerman

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Fingered Bass'

 Intro               Verse
  Q=87
 2/4    4/4                        2/4
  Gtr I
  H      Wx3          Wx10          Wx6
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
|------|------------|-------------|--------|
|------|------------|-------------|--------|


 4/4        2/4    4/4          2/4    4/4
  W          H      Wx4          H      W
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
|----------|------|------------|------|------|
|----------|------|------------|------|------|


  H    S S S S S S E   +S  S E Q  S S S S S S a E
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|--------1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1----1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


   Verse
    +S  S E E. S  S S S S S S E
||-------------------------------|
||o------------------------------|
||o------------------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-5--5\---1-3-1-3-1-1--|


  +S  S E Q  S S S S S S a E     +S  S E E. S  S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------||-----------------------------|
|----------------------------o||-----------------------------|
|----------------------------o||-----------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1----1-3-1-3-1-3s5--||-(5)-5-5-5--5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


  +S  S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------3---------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5---|


  +S  S E E. +S   S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5--(5)\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


  +S  S E E. S S S S S S S a E   +S  S E E. +S   S S S S S S E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1--1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5--(5)\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


                              2/4
  +S  S E Q  S S S S S S a E   +S  S E E E
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|----------------------------|--------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1----1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5\-|


  E. S E. S   e E E S S   E. S S S E
|-----------|-----------|------------|
|------3--3-|-----------|-3--3-------|
|-----------|-5-5-5-3h5-|------5-3---|
|-1--1------|-----------|----------5-|


  +S  S E S S S S   +S   S S S S S E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------3---|------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-3h5---5-|-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|


 4/4                             2/4
  +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E   +S  S E S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------3-|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5---|


 4/4
  Q  E. S E e e e   Q  E. S S S S S +E  E
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-----------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--5---5-5-7-|-8--8--8-----7h8-(8)----|
|-----------------|-----------8---------8\-|


  Q  E. S S E. E E    E. S E E +E  E +S  S e
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----------5--5----|----------------------3-|
|-3--3--3--------3\-|-1--1---1-(1)-1-(1)-1---|


  Q  E. S S S E e e   Q  E. S S S E E S S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5--5-----5-5-7-|-8--8--8-----7h8------|
|-----------5-------|-----------8-----8-5\-|


  Q  E. S S S E E E    E. S E E +E  E +S  S S S
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------5-5-5----|----------------------3---|
|-3--3--3---------3\-|-1--1---1-(1)-1-(1)-1---1-|


 Guitar Solo
 2/4             4/4
  S S S S S S E   +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E   +S  S E E E  S S S S S S E
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-1-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


  +S  S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


  +S  S E E. +S   S S S S S S E   +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------3--------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5--(5)\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1---1-1-1-3-1-3-1-3s5--|


  +S  S E S S e S S S S S S E   S S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------7-7-----------------|-----------3-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-3-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


 2/4           4/4
  +S  S E E E   Q  E. S E E e e
|-------------|-----------------|
|-------------|-----------------|
|-----------3-|-5--5--5---5-5-7-|
|-(5)-5-5-5---|-----------------|


  Q  E. S S S S S +E  E    Q  Q  S E. E e
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|-8--8--8-----7h8-(8)----|---------5--5---|
|-----------8---------8\-|-3--3---------3-|


  E. S E E +E  E +S  S S S   Q  E. S S S E e e
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------3---|-5--5--5-----5-5-7--|
|-1--1---1-(1)-1-(1)-1---1-|-----------5--------|


  Q  E. S S S E E E    Q  E. S S E. E e
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-8--8--8-----8-7----|-----------5--5---|
|-----------8-----8\-|-3--3--3--------3-|


                          Vocal Interlude
                          2/4
  E. S E E +E  E S S S S   S S S S S S E
|------------------------|----------------|
|------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------3---|----------------|
|-1--1---1-(1)-1-1-1---1-|-1-1-3-1-3-1-1--|


 4/4
  +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E   S S E E. S  S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-5-5-5-5--5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


  +S  S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


 2/4
  S S E e S S   Q  Q    e e e S S   E. S S S E
|-------------|-------|-----------|------------|
|-------------|-3--3--|-----------|-3--3-------|
|---------3h5-|-------|-5-5-5-3h5-|------5-3---|
|-5-5-5-5-----|-------|-----------|----------5-|


  +S  S e S S S S   +S   S S S S S E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------3---|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-3h5---5-|-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1--|


                                               Banjo BreakdoAcoustic Interlude
 4/4                                 2/4       6/8          4/4
                                       >
  +S  S E S S S S +S  S S S S S a E   +H        Wx28         Wx8
|-----------------------------------|--------||-----------||--------|
|-----------------------------------|--------||-----------||--------|
|-------------3---------------------|--------||-----------||--------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1-(1)-1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)----||-----------||--------|


                                            Outro
 2/4    4/4
  H      Wx2          H    S S S S S S a E   +S  S E E E  S S S S S S E
|------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|
|------|------------|--------1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


  +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


  +S  S E S S S S +S   S S S S S E   +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------7-7----------------------|-----------3-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


  +S  S E E E  S S S S S S E   +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


    +S  S E S S S S +S   S S S S S E
||-------------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|
||o---------7-7------------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1---|


  +S  S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||
|-------------3-------------------o||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--||


  +S  S E E E  S S S S S S E   +S  S E E S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------3--------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--|


  +S  S E E E  S S S S S S E   +S  S E E. S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5-|


    +S  S E E E  S S S S S S E
||-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|
||--(5)-5-5-5-5\---1-3-1-3-1-1-|


  +S  S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||
|-------------3-------------------o||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--||


  +S  S E S S S S +S   S S S S S E   +S  S E S S S S S S S S S S a E
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------7-7----------------------|-------------3--------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-3s5--|


                                    7/8
  +S  S E S S S S +S   S S S S S E   S E S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------7-7----------------------|-----------3---------------|
|-(5)-5-5-----8-5-(5)\-1-3-1-3-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-3-1-3-1-|


 6/8
               >
  a H.        +H.        +H.        W
|-----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-----------|----------|----------|------*|
|-3s5-------|-(5)------|-(5)------|------*|



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
            
Submit corrections

↑ Back to top | Tablatures and chords for acoustic guitar and electric guitar, ukulele, drums are parodies/interpretations of the original songs. You may use it for private study, scholarship, research or language learning purposes only