Song: The Start of Something Beautiful Band: Porcupine Tree Album: Deadwing Tabbed by: Matt Romanchick Bassist: Colin Edwin Tuning: Standard Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Q=160 9/8 Gtr I Intro W W W W |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|------| Pre Verse W Q E +Q E +Q. Q E +E E E +E Q Q. Q. Q. |-----------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------| |-----------|-------------------|---------------------|----------------| |-----------|-0--0-(0)--0-(0)---|----5-(5)---3-(3)-5--|----------------| |-----------|-------------------|-3--------3----------|-5----5----5----| Q E +E E E E E E |--------------------| |--------------------| |----5-(5)---3-5---3-| |-3--------3-----3---| Verse Q E +Q E +Q. |-------------------| |-----------7-(7)---| |-0--0-(0)----(0)---| |-------------------| Q E +E E E +E Q Q. Q. Q. |----7-(7)---5-(5)-7--|----------------| |-5--------5----------|----------------| |---------------------|-----------7----| |---------------------|-5----5---------| Q E +E E E E E E |----7-(7)---5-7---5-| |-5--------5-----5---| |--------------------| |--------------------| Pre Chorus 5/4 W +Q H.. E Q |---------------|-----------3----| |---------------|-3-----------3--| |-3--------(3)--|----------------| |---------------|----------------| Chorus W +Q H.. E Q W Q |-2--------(2)--|-3---------8-7--|-------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------| |---------------|----------------|-5--------5--| W Q W Q Q E E +E E E E E E |-------------|-------------|----------------------| |-------------|-------------|----------------------| |-------------|-------------|----3-3-(3)-3-3-2-2---| |-0--------0--|-1--------1--|-3------------------3-| Repeat Verse Repeat Pre Chorus Repeat Chorus Interlude (No Bass) Middle section 9/8 Q E +Q E +Q. |-------------------| |-------------------| |-0--0-(0)--0-(0)---| |-------------------| Q E +E Q E Q Q E +Q E +Q. Q E +E Q E Q Q E +Q E +Q. |------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-0--0-(0)----0----|-------------------|-2--2-(2)----2----|-------------------| |----------0----0--|-0--0-(0)--0-(0)---|----------0----0--|-1--1-(1)--1-(1)---| Q E +E Q E Q Q E +Q E +Q. Q E +E Q E Q |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-3--3-(3)----3----|-------------------|-5--5-(5)----5----| |----------1----1--|-3--3-(3)--3-(3)---|----------3----3--| Repeat Chorus a few more times 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 *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * *************************************************************************************** Enjoy!