• Song:

    Hatesong

  • Artist:

    Porcupine Tree

  • Album:

    2001-06-23: NEARfest 20...

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                                   "HATESONG" off album "Lightbulb Sun"(2000)
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Tabbed by: Les Gibson

Tuning: Standard

--Bass riff (plays in verse; can be played on guitar as well):

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------+12---------|
D|-----------------------------4----|------------------------+12------------|
A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+12-------|
E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2---------2----2--------------7\--2-|


G|----------------------------------|------------------------------7--------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---9------|
A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2--0----2----2-0--7h9-------------|
E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2-------2---2---------------------2-|


G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2------------------|
E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2----------2---2---2b---0---2-----2-|

...Repeated, with slight variations.


--Guitar (v.quiet) over riff, with some kind of wah effect (0:32):

e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-x-x--9-----7--x-7-7/9-x-9--7-9--|-7/9-x-x-9--7----------7/9-x---7/9--------7h9--|
A|-x-x--9-----7--x-7-7/9-x-9--7-9--|-7/9-x-x-9--7-x-7-x-x--7/9-x-x-7/9-x-x-7h9-----|
E|-x-x----7-7-5------5/9-----------|-----x-x-7--5-x-5-x-x--5/7-x-x-5/7-x-x---------|


e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-x-9-9-----9-7--7---7/9-x-x--7-9-|-x-10-10----10--7-----7/9-x-x-12--9-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-x-9-9-x-x-9-7--5-x-7/9-x-x--7-9-|-x-9--9-x-x-9---7-x-x-7/9-x-x-12--7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|-x-7---x-x-7-5--5-x----------5-7-|---7--7-x-x-7---5-x-x-5/7-x-x-10--7-x-x-x-x-x-x-|

...Repeated, with slight variations.


--Verse 1(1:06):

B                  Badd5b2          B
This is a hatesong, just meant for you
B                                Badd5b2        B
I thought that i'd write it down, while I still could.
B                         Badd5b2         B
I hope when you hear this, you'll want to sue...


--Guitar, with distortion(1:38):
                                            yeah yeah yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|    X 2
A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|


--Verse 2(2:02):

B                          Badd5b2    B
Oh it's a lonely life in my, empty bed
B                                Badd5b2     B
And it's a quiet life that leaks, from my head
B                       Badd5b2           B
These are the last rites, the line is dead


--Guitar, with distortion(2:34):
                                            yeah yeah yeah
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|    X 2
A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|


--Middle/Chorus: power chords on guitar (2:56):

E         G             B   A   B  A
Yes, I'm hearing voices too
E         G             B      D
But I'm more cut up than you
          A     A/D   A
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah


--Break (there are at least 2 guitars here, here are the main two)(3:24):

e|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--5h7-7-----8--5h7-7-7-10-9-7-|-5h7-7--5--8-5h7-7-7-------|
G|---------4--------------------|---------------------7-6-4-|
D|------------------------------|---------------------------|Guitar 1(acoust)
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
 |                              |                           |
e|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|---------------------------|Guitar 2(elec)
D|---------4--------------4-2-0-|--------4------------------|
A|--0h2-2-----0--0h2------------|--0h2-2----0-0h2-2-2-5-4-2-|
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|

...that repeats, with this(distortion guitar) over the top, at cross-rhythms:

PALM MUTED, part doubled
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

--Solo (3:51): all other parts drop out. This riff plays through solo:

e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----------3-3-3p0-|
E|--------------------------------------2--3----------|

--Second solo: distant guitar (+acoustic), with distortion as before (5:06):

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7--7----------------|
G|--8--8---7-----7--7--8-----8--8--7-----7-----8-|
D|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|    X 6
A|--9--9---9-----7--7--9-----9--9--9-----7--7--9-|
E|--7--7---7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-|


--Chorus(6:01):

E         G             B   A   B  A
Yes, I'm hearing voices too
E         G             B      D
But I'm more cut up than you
          A     A/D
yeah yeah yeah


--Guitar break (6:28):

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| X4
A|--0-2-2-0-2-0-3-----0-2-2-0-2-0-3--|
E|-----------------------------------|


--Bass riff returns at cross rhythms with drums (6:50):

G|----------------------------------|---------------------------+12---------|
D|-----------------------------4----|------------------------+12------------|
A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2---0------2---2/-------+12-------|
E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2---------2----2--------------7\--2-|


G|----------------------------------|------------------------------7--------|
D|----------------------------------|--------------------------7h9---9------|
A|-2---2---0-----2---2--0--2--------|-2---2--0----2----2-0--7h9-------------|
E|---2--------2----2--------------2-|---2-------2---2---------------------2-|

Repeats until end: fade out.


Phew! That crazy solo is untabbable! I love steven's guitar playing because its so 
he's got his own style.

Enjoy playing this strange but brilliant song...


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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