• Song:

    Meantime

  • Artist:

    Porcupine Tree

"Deemed too cheery" for In Absentia this song was later released on Burning Shed.

Capo on the third fret.
Tabs and chords relative to the capo.

Song played on acoustic guitar.
The solo isn't included in this tab. Just improvise in C pentatonic.

Chords:

Am-       x02210
Em7-      2200xx
Fadd9/6-  3300xx
E5-       5500xx
F-        x02220
G-        x20033 (You can play the open D string if you want)
D-        004232
F-        x32010
Fmaj7#11- 333200
E-        222100
E6-       555400
Fmadd9-   x07507


MAIN RIFF   
    Am                 Em7              Fadd9/6         Bb5
    Q   Q   E Q   E    E E E Q  Q  E    E E E Q  Q  E    E E E Q  Q  E
e|------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
B|----------1p0-----|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-----------0----|-----------0----|-----------0------|
D|------2---------2-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0---|
F|--0---------------|------2---------|------3---------|------5-----------|
D|------------------|--0h2-----------|--2s3-----------|--3s5-------------|


VERSE 1

  Am   Em7  Fadd9/6   E5    Am    Em7  Fadd9/6  E5
A peaceful  man        opens fire
  Am  Em7   Fadd9/6   E5      Am    Em7  Fadd9/6  E5
A harmless  soul       trips a wire
  Am  Em7   Fadd9/6   E5    A
A careless  child      has expired


CHORUS 1
 
A                                  G    D                     
   Maybe it's just living gets me down 
A                                  G     D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
A      C                      Fmaj7#11              E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E                  
   But life goes on


MAIN RIFF x1


VERSE 2

  Am   Em7  Fadd9/6   E5         Am  Em7  Fadd9/6  E5
A quicksand un--------der your chair
  Am  Em7  Fadd9/6  Bb5            A
A poi-son  spreads    through fresh air


CHORUS 2

A                                  G    D                    
   Maybe it's just living gets me down 
A                                  G     D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
A      C                      Fmaj7#11              E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E                  
   But life goes on


GUITAR SOLO

Am  E  Fmaj7#11  E  Fmaj7#11  E6  REPEAT x2


CHORUS 3

A                                  G    D                    
   Maybe it's just living gets me down 
A                                  G     D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
A      C                      Fmaj7#11              E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E                  
   But life goes on

ENDING                  
         Fmadd9
   Q  Q  H
|--------7---------|
|--------0---------|
|--------5---------|
|-----7--7---------|
|--0---------------|
|------------------|


DONE!
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