Song: "Russia on Ice" Band: Porcupine Tree Album: Lightbulb Sun Year: 2000 An honor to be the first person to post a non-pro tab on this amazing P. Tree song. Please note the timing is not accurate. Please listen to the song for correct timing. This is all my own work. It is not an official tab. It is how I think it should be played and I make no guarantees. You all know the legend. Gtr. I: A lot of delay and some reverb, standard tuning. Gtr. II: Distortion, standard tuning Gtr. III: Same as Gtr. II Gtr. IV: Distortion, you could do this in Drop D or standard tuning, but I find Drop D easier. Intro: Gtr. I (1:08) (played softly) e|--------------------|--------------------| B|-3------------------|-(3)*------3--------| G|-0------------------|-(0)-----------0----| D|-2---(let ring)-----|-(2)-----2----------| A|-2------------------|-(2)--------------2-| E|--------------------|--------------------| *notes in parentheses mean to let note ring, not to play note again. e|--------------------|--------------------| B|-------------3------|--------------------| G|-----------0--------|--------------------| D|-------2------------|--------------------| A|-2h3----------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|----------0-2---2---| e|--------------------|-----------0--------| B|--------------------|---------3------3---| G|--------------------|--------------------| D|--------------------|--------------------| A|--------------------|------------------2-| E|-0----(let ring)----|-(0)----------------| e|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------| G|------------------0-|--------------------| D|----------------2---|--------------------| A|-3------------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|----------0-2---2---| e|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------| G|--------------------|-----------0--------| D|--------------------|-------------2------| A|--------------------|------------------2-| E|-0------------------|-(0)----------------| e|--------------------|--------------------| B|--------------------|--------------------| G|---------------0----|--------------------| D|---------2---2---2--|--------------------| A|-2h3----------------|--------------------| E|--------------------|----------0-2---2---| e|--------------------|--------0-----------| B|--------------------|-3--------3---------| G|--------------------|-0----------0-------| D|--------------------|-2------------------| A|--------------------|-2------------------| E|-0------------------|--------------------| |Gtr. I: (1:48) |e|-------------0------|--------------------| |B|-------3-------3----|-(3)----------------| |G|-(0)-------0--------|--------------------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|--------------------|--------------------| |E|--------------------|--------------------| |(Gtr. II does this at the same time, so I have put a line joining these |tracks. Whenever two guitars are played simultaneously, I will do this.) |Gtr. II: (1:48) |e|--------------------|--------------------| |B|--------------------|--------------------| |G|--------------------|--------------------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|--------------------|--------------------| |E|--------------------|----------0-2---2---| (this is where the drums come in) |Gtr. I: (1:53) |e|--------------------|--------------------| |B|--------------------|---------3----------| |G|--------------------|-------0---0--------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|--------------------|------------------2-| |E|--------------------|--------------------| | |Gtr. II: (1:53) |e|--------------------|--------------------| |B|--------------------|--------------------| |G|--------------------|--------------------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|--------------------|--------------------| |E|-0------------------|-(0)----------------| |Gtr. I: |e|-------------0------|--------------------| |B|-----------3--------|--------------------| |G|-------0-------0----|--------------------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|-2h3----------------|--------------------| |E|--------------------|--------------------| | |Gtr. II: |e|--------------------|--------------------| |B|--------------------|--------------------| |G|--------------------|--------------------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|--------------------|--------------------| |E|--------------------|----------0-2---2---| |Gtr. I: |e|--------------------|--------0-----------| |B|--------------------|-3-------------3----| |G|--------------------|-0------------------| |D|--------------------|-2------------------| |A|--------------------|-2------------------| |E|--------------------|--------------------| | |Gtr. II: |e|--------------------|--------------------| |B|--------------------|--------------------| |G|--------------------|--------------------| |D|--------------------|--------------------| |A|--------------------|--------------------| |E|-0------------------|-(0)----------------| Gtr. I: e|--------------0-----|-(0)------------------| B|------3-------3-----|-(3)------------------| G|----0-------0-0-----|-(0)------------------| D|----------0---------|----------------------| A|--------------------|----------------------| E|--------------------|------------0-2---2---| Verse: Gtr. I: (2:16) "You think I deserve e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| this..." Gtr. II: (turn down volume) e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "You said I was stu- e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| "-pid..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "All my thoughts are like coal..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "But Russia on ice is burning a hole..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|--------------------2-| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. II: (turn up volume) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|-2h3-----------------|-(3)------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: (simultaneous) |e|---------------0-----|----------------------| |B|---------3-------3---|----------------------| |G|-------------0-------|--0-------------------| |D|---------------------|----2-----------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| Solo I: |Gtr. II: (3:01) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. III: (simultaneous) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12-12-|-(12)~~~~~~~10-/13-12-| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-(12)~~~~~~10-/13-12-|(12)~~~~~~\7----------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. III: (simultaneous) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~/12-12~|~~~~10-/13-12-~10-/13-| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-12~~/17-17-~~~~~~~~~|~(17)~~~~~~~~~19~~~~~~| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| Verse: |Gtr. II: (3:24) (turn down volume) "Can't stop myself |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. III: (turn down volume) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-(19)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|-(19)~~~~~~~~~--------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| "drinking..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "Can't stop being me..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "If I call, will you come and will you e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|--------------------2-| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| save me?.." |Gtr. II: (turn up volume) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|-2h3-----------------|-(3)------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: (turn up volume) (simultaneous) |e|---------------0-----|----------------------| |B|---------3-------3---|----------------------| |G|-------------0-------|--0-------------------| |D|---------------------|----2-----------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| Chorus: (not sure about this, if you have anything better, feel free to tell me...) Gtr. II or III: (3:58)"I see the whole thing come down..." e|---------0-------|---------0-------| B|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-| G|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---| D|-0---------------|-0---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| "I'll burn it to the ground..." e|---------0-------|---------0-------| B|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-| G|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-3---------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| "Well, what the hell did you say?.." e|---------0-------|---------0-------| B|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3---3-| G|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---| D|-0-------------2-|-3---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| "You said you hate me this way..." e|---------0-------|---------0-------| B|-----3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3-| G|---0---0-----0---|---0---0-----0---| D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-3---------------|-3---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------| "It's just a matter of e|---------0-------|-----------------| B|-----3-----3-----|-----------------| G|---0---0-----0---|-----------------| D|-0-------------2-|-3---------------| A|-----------------|---0-2-3-5-0-7---| E|-----------------|-----------------| "time............." [rest] Solo II: Gtr. III: (4:32) (clean) e|---------------------|----------------------| B|-----------15--17----|-(17)---12p10x--12p10\| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|----------------------| x = stop string |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|\7----/9/10----------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: (low volume, simultaneous) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|----------10x---------| |B|--10/12--------------|-(12)----------8-/7---| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. III: (bring on distortion, feedback) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-(7)---------------~~|~(7)~~~~~~~~~~~~~^^^^~| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: (4:55) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-12/14-------~~~~~~~~|(14)~~################| |Gtr. II: (4:55) (turn up volume) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-----------------x12-|-12~~~12b^13^12-12p10-| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-(14)########~~~x----|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-7~~~~~~~7/8~~~~~12--|\\\\\\x--7h8p7----7/17| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|------17-p15-------------------| |B|-17~~~~19b^20^19-15--|-(15)-------17p15--------------| |G|---------------------|-----------------18p16---------| |D|---------------------|----------------------17p16~~~~| |A|---------------------|-------------------------------| |E|---------------------|-------------------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|-------------------------------| |B|---------------------|-------------------------------| |G|---------------------|-------------------------------| |D|---------------------|-------------------------------| |A|---------------------|-------------------------------| |E|---------------------|---------------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|-------------------~~|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|~(16)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~-----------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| |Gtr. II: |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| Gtr. II: (turn down volume) e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| Verse: Gtr. II: (5:29) "A drop in the o- e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| -cean..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "A significant mo- e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| -tion..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "Nothing melts in this cold..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| "But Russia on ice is burning a hole..." e|---------------------|----------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------| G|---------------------|----------------------| D|---------------------|----------------------| A|---------------------|--------------------2-| E|-0-------------------|-(0)------------------| |Gtr. II: (turn up volume) |e|---------------------|----------------------| |B|---------------------|----------------------| |G|---------------------|----------------------| |D|---------------------|----------------------| |A|-2h3-----------------|-(3)------------------| |E|---------------------|------------0-2---2---| |Gtr. III: (turn up volume) (simultaneous) |e|---------------0-----|----------------------| |B|---------3-------3---|----------------------| |G|-------------0-------|--0-------------------| |D|---------------------|----2-----------------| |A|---------------------|----------------------| |E|---------------------|----------------------| Repeat Chorus "time........" Bridge: [rest from 6:48 until 7:34] Gtr. IV: (7:34) (shown in Drop D, slightly low volume) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-2---2-3-2-2-------8------8--| x16 A|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| D|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| Gtr. II with wah (8:19) e|----------------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| x16 A|xxxxxxxxxxxx7^xxxxx7^7| E|----------------------| Gtr. IV: (9:04) (high volume) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-2---2-3-2-2-------8------8--| x8 A|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| D|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| While Gtr. IV plays this, Gtr. III plays this: e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|----------------------------------------| x3 A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-17-17-17-17-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|----------------------------------------| x3 A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-17-17-17-17-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| [rest from 9:27 until 9:50] Gtr. IV: (9:50) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-2---2-3-2-2-------8------8--| x16 A|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| D|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| Gtr. IV: (10:35) e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-2---2-3-2-2-------8------8--| x8 A|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| D|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| This last 8 times Gtr. IV plays this, Gtr. III plays this: e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|----------------------------------------| x3 A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-17-17-17-17-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-15-15-15-15-| D|----------------------------------------| x3 A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-9-15-15-17-17-17-17-| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------| Then rest for the last 2 minutes of the song. THE END (You can play the bridge like this if you want to play in standard tuning: Gtr. IV: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|-------------------------------| D|-2-2---2-3-2-2-------8------8--| x8 A|-2-2-x-2-3-2-2---x-x-8--x-x-8--| E|-0-0-x-0-1-0-0---x-x-6--x-x-6--|)