• Song:

    Always Never

  • Artist:

    Porcupine Tree

  • Album:

    Up the Downstair (disc ...

Verse 1:

A5   D5  
   I feel no pain
A5                F5    
   Cause I'm an island
A5   D5
   I will remain
A5                           F5
   In the deafness of your silence


Chorus:

A5  D5             F5              
     I love you sometimes
C5
     Always never
A5  D5             F5
     He said you're here
C5                 A5
     Here with me now


Verse 2:

A5   D5
   I feel no gain
A5                 F5
   When you're around me
A5      D5
   I'll try again
A5                         F5
   In the darkness you astound me


Chorus:

A5  D5             F5              
     I love you sometimes
C5
     Always never
A5  D5             F5
     He said you're here
C5                 
     Here with me 


2nd Guitar Lead Riff:


   A5     D5            F5    C5            A5    D5       F5   C5
   Q  E  Q.   E  E    Q.   Q.   E. S    Q.   Q.  Q   Q.  Q.  E  E
e | -(b9)-12------------ | ----------------- | ------------ | --------------- | 
B | -------10---10-12- | -12b------------- | ------------ | ---------10-12- | 
G | ------------------ | ------12---(b9)---- | ----------(b9) | -10--12-------- | 
D | ------------------ | --------------12- | -11---12---- | --------------- | 
A | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------ | --------------- | 
E | ------------------ | ----------------- | ------------ | --------------- | 
   now

   A5     D5            F5    C5           A5    D5        F5   C5
   Q  E  Q.   E  E    Q.   Q.   E E    W             W
e | -(b9)-12------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | --------------- | 
B | -------10---10-12- | -12b------------ | -10---------- | -L------------- | 
G | ------------------ | ------12---(b9)12- | ------------- | --------------- | 
D | ------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | --------------- | 
A | ------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | --------------- | 
E | ------------------ | ---------------- | ------------- | --------------- | 


Unison Riff:

   A5                         D5
   E. S S S S E5  E5  S E5  E5   E. S S S S E5  E5  S E5  E5 
E | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | 
B | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | 
G | --------------------5---- | ----------7-5--4--4------ | 
D | ------------5--7--5----7- | --------7-----------5---- |  REPEAT x3
A | ------5-6-7-------------- | ------5----------------7- | 
E | -5--5-------------------- | -5--5-------------------- | 

 
   A5                         D5          Eb5    E5     F5
   E. S S S S E  E  S E  E   E. S S S S S S S S S S S S  S 
E | ------------------------- | -------------------------------- | 
B | ------------------------- | -------------------------------- | 
G | --------------------5---- | ----------7-----8-----(b9)-----10- | 
D | ------------5--7--5----7- | --------7-----8-----(b9)----10---- |  
A | ------5-6-7-------------- | ------5-----6-----7-----8------- | 
E | -5--5-------------------- | -5--5--------------------------- | 

   
   A5                         D5
   E. S S S S E5  E5  S E5  E5   E. S S S S E5  E5  S E5  E5 
E | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | 
B | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | 
G | --------------------5---- | ----------7-5--4--4------ | 
D | ------------5--7--5----7- | --------7-----------5---- |  REPEAT x3
A | ------5-6-7-------------- | ------5----------------7- | 
E | -5--5-------------------- | -5--5-------------------- | 


   A5                         D5
   E. S S S S E  E  S E  E   E. S S S S S   
E | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | 
B | ------------------------- | ------------------------- | 
G | --------------------5---- | ----------7-5------------ | 
D | ------------5--7--5----7- | --------7---------------- |  
A | ------5-6-7-------------- | ------5------------------ | 
E | -5--5-------------------- | -5--5-------------------- | 


Chorus:

A5  D5             F5              
     I love you sometimes
C5
     Always never
A  D             F            Repeat 2x (No lyrics first time)
     He said you're here
C5                 A5
     Here with me now


Bridge:

   A5                
   Q.   E5 B5         Q.   E5 B5         Q.   E5 B5         Q.   E5 B5
e | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | 
B | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | 
G | ------2-L------- | ------4-L------- | ------5-L------- | ------4-L------- |   REPEAT 7x
D | ------2-L------- | ------4-L------- | ------5-L------- | ------4-L------- | (5th time vocal come in)
A | -0-------------- | -0-------------- | -0-------------- | -0-------------- | (6th time drums come in) 
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 
  Let ring-----------------------------------------------------------

It's growing cold
I'm growing old 
Is this the only way to see the fire?
It's raining...


Guitar Solo:

*Gradually speeding up*
   A5                
   Q.   E5 B5         Q.   E5 B5         Q.   E5 B5         Q.   E5 B5
e | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | 
B | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | ------0-L------- | 
G | ------2-L------- | ------4-L------- | ------5-L------- | ------4-L------- |   
D | ------2-L------- | ------4-L------- | ------5-L------- | ------4-L------- | 
A | -0-------------- | -0-------------- | -0-------------- | -0-------------- |  
E | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | ---------------- | 

Repeat until the end of the song, when the 2nd guitar plays this riff:

   A5
e | ---------------------------------------------- | 
B | ---------------------------------------------- | 
G | -16---16s17--14---14s16----------------------- | 
D | -------------------------14------------------- | 
A | ---------------------------------------------- | 
E | ---------------------------------------------- | 

Hold the last note, and you're done!




2ND GUITAR:

The second guitar in this song is a bit weird. It's a background part, but
at the same time, it's the lead guitar part as well. 

-During the verses and 1st chorus the lead guitar improvs quietly in 16th notes 
 generally around these notes:

e | -----------10-12-15-- |  
B | --10-12-13----------- | 
G | --------------------- | 
D | --------------------- | 
A | --------------------- | 
E | --------------------- | 

-Listen to the song for examples of this.


For the 3rd chorus, the the second guitar takes a mini solo the first repeat, then
on the second repeat (when the lyrics kick in) it plays the the last two bars of the
"2nd Guitar Lead Riff" (Up above).

For beginner soloists, a foolproof scale to use for soloing in this song is:

   M  P  M  P  I  P  I  R  P  M  P  M  P
e | ----------------------------------15-17- | 
B | ----------------------------15-17------- | 
G | -------------------14-16-17------------- | 
D | -------------14-17---------------------- | 
A | -------15-17---------------------------- | 
E | -15-17---------------------------------- | 

This scale has no wrong notes in it. 

For more advanced soloists, just do yo thang. 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
W - whole 
H - half 
Q - quarter 
E - 8th 
S - 16th 
 . - note dotted 

 
Tablature Legend 
---------------- 
L - tied note  
g - grace note 
b - bend 
s - slide


This concludes this tab. Have fun!
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