• Song:

    Moonloop Improvisation

  • Artist:

    Porcupine Tree

Song: Moonloop (Improvisation)
Artist: Porcupine Tree
Tuning: Standard (EADG)

This is just a rough outline for those who wish to either play along and 'improvise' or 
someone who wishes to continue tabbing it properly.

As many of you would know Colin Edwins use of rhythm and improvisation -as well as 
execution which is partly due to his fretless Wal he has used for majority of his recordings 
live shows -because of this i obviously cant tab it without a lot of work and time 
i dont have. Here we go.

 ----------------------|
 ----------------------|      The basic pattern.
 --7----------5---7----|
 ------7------------0--|

 -------------------------------|
 ---------------------5---------|  Next a slide is implemented and gradually
 -(2)/-5/7----------5-----5--7--|  more notes are used. Either the use of
 --7------7----5--7-----------0-|  the bracket note or the original can be
                                  used, Colin most likely slides from
                                  the second and that why i wrote it there.

The above pattern or ones very similar are repeated for ages. This next bar is used and 
points after but whereabouts i cant say.
By playing the above part you will realise where it differs for a few bars.

 -------------------|
 ----------(5)------|
 --7-------10-------|
 ------7------------|

and one of the improvisations i found he repeats a few times.

 -------------------------------------------------------------------|
 -----------------------5-----------/12-14-14-14--------------------|  Slight bends in the
 -(2)/-5/7-----------5-----5--7------------------14/  middle two 14-|s (E)s
 --7-------7----5--7------------0-----------------------------------|

That improvisation is taken in the space of the open E rather than a long held note.

Hopefully this tab provided at least some help - most likely not - but feel free to 
with your own contributions,
Thanks
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