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Open Car Tabs

(ver. 2)
Porcupine Tree

OPEN CAR
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2005 Album DEADWING)

	

Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree

D5
x 5 7 7 x x
	
C5
x 3 5 5 x x

Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Distorted'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (D A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 2'

   Intro/Verse
    Q=158
    N.C.
   4/4               9/8
    Gtr I
    PM-----------------------------------
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||--2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-3---3---|


 4/4               9/8
 -----------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E  3x
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------o||
|-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0----||


   Bridge
    N.C.          E5          D5E5F5D5    N.C.          E5    N.C.
   4/4
              PM|                                   PM|                 ~
    E E E E E E E E   E E +E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------3----||
||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o||
||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||


   Verse
    $
    N.C.
                     9/8
    Gtr I
    PM-----------------------------------
    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||------------------|-------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------|
||--2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-3---3---|


 4/4               9/8
 -----------------------------------|
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|---------------------o||
|-----------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|----------------------||
|-----------------|---------------------o||
|-2-2-0-3---2-2-0-|-3---2-2-0-2-3-0------||


   Bridge
                                                                   To Coda
    N.C.          E5          D5E5F5D5    N.C.          E5    N.C.
   4/4
              PM|                                   PM|                 ~
    E E E E E E E E   E E +E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
||o-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------||
||------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------3----||
||o---5-----3-----2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|---5-----3-----2-|---5-----3-4-----o||
||--0---3-4---0-0-2-|---2-(2)-0-2-3-0---|-0---3-4---0-0-2-|-----3-4----------||


 Pre-Chorus
  Half-time Q=79
  Dsus2        F5           F/B               F/Bb
  Gtr II
  W            W            Q.   E E E +Q     +Q.   E  E  E Q
|-0----------|------------|-0----0----------|-------0----------|
|-3----------|-6----------|-6------6--------|----------6----6--|
|-2----------|-5----------|-4--------4-(4)--|-(4)---------3----|
|-0----------|-3----------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H.      Q    H.      Q    H.          Q      Q.   E +Q    Q
|-0-------5--|---------5--|-5-----------5---|--5----3-(3)---1--|
|-3-------3--|-6-------6--|-6-----------6---|--6---------------|
|-2-------2--|-5-------5--|-4-----------4---|--3---------------|
|-0----------|-3----------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|


  D5/A         F5              F/B              F/Bb
  W            Q.   E E Q.     +Q.   E E Q.     +Q.   E  E  E Q
|------------|------0--------|-------0--------|-------0----------|
|-3----------|-6------6------|---------6------|----------6----6--|
|-2----------|-5--------5----|-(5)-------4----|-(4)---------3----|
|-0----------|-3-------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| H.      Q    Q.   E E Q.      Q.   E E Q.      Q.   E +Q    Q
|-5-------5--|------0--------|--5----0--------|--5----3-(3)---1--|
|-3-------3--|-6------6------|--6------6------|--6---------------|
|-2-------2--|-5--------5----|--4--------4----|--3---------------|
|------------|-3-------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------|---------------|----------------|------------------|


 Chorus
       D5 C5   Bb5          A5           D5
  Gtr I
  H    Q  Q    W            W            W
       |  |
       /  /

  Gtr II       Gtr I
  W            H.      Q    H.      Q    W
|------------|------------|------------|------|
|-3----------|------------|------------|-3----|
|-2----------|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----|
|-0----------|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----|
|------------|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----|
|------------|------------|------------|-0----|
|
| Gtr III
| W            W            W            W
|-5----------|------------|------------|------|
|-3----------|------------|------------|------|
|-2----------|------------|------------|------|
|------------|------------|------------|------|
|------------|------------|------------|------|
|------------|------------|------------|------|


                          D.S. al Coda
          C5   Bb5          A5
  Gtr I
  H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q
|------------|------------|------------|
|-3----------|------------|------------|
|-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|
|-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|
|-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|
|-0----------|------------|------------|


 Pre-Chorus
  &
  Dsus2        F5            F/B                F/Bb
  Gtr I
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  W            +W            +W                 +H.           Q
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|-3----------|-(3)---------|-(3)--------------|-(3)h==========6--|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W             W             Q.   E E E +Q     +Q.   E  E  E Q
|-0----------|-------------|--0----0----------|-------0----------|
|-3----------|--6----------|--6------6--------|----------6----6--|
|-2----------|--5----------|--4--------4-(4)--|-(4)---------3----|
|-0----------|--3----------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H.      Q     H.      Q     H.          Q      Q.   E +Q    Q
|-0-------5--|----------5--|--5-----------5---|--5----3-(3)---1--|
|-3-------3--|--6-------6--|--6-----------6---|--6---------------|
|-2-------2--|--5-------5--|--4-----------4---|--3---------------|
|-0----------|--3----------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|------------------|------------------|


  D5/A         F5                 F/B              F/Bb
  W            +H.           Q     W               +H      +E  Q.
|-5----------|-(5)----------/8--|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|-\6-------------|-(6)-----(6)h8-----|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| W             Q.   E E Q.       +Q.   E E Q.     +Q.   E  E  E  Q
|------------|-------0----------|-------0--------|-------0-----------|
|-3----------|--6------6--------|---------6------|----------6-----6--|
|-2----------|--5--------5------|-(5)-------4----|-(4)---------3-----|
|-0----------|--3---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|
| H.      Q     Q.   E E Q.        Q.   E E Q.      Q.   E +Q     Q
|-5-------5--|-------0----------|--5----0--------|--5----3-(3)----1--|
|-3-------3--|--6------6--------|--6------6------|--6----------------|
|-2-------2--|--5--------5------|--4--------4----|--3----------------|
|------------|--3---------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|


 Chorus
  D5       C5   Bb5          A5           D5
   H    Q  Q    H.      Q    H.      Q    W
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|-\5----------|------------|------------|-3----|
|-------7--5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----|
|-------7--5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----|
|-------5--3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----|
|-------------|------------|------------|-0----|
|
|  W            W            W            W
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|--3----------|------------|------------|------|
|--2----------|------------|------------|------|
|--0----------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|
|  W            W            W            W
|--5----------|------------|------------|------|
|--3----------|------------|------------|------|
|--2----------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------|------------|------------|------|


          C5   Bb5          A5           D5
  Gtr I
  H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q    W
|------------|------------|------------|------|
|-3----------|------------|------------|-3----|
|-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-2----|
|-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-2-------2--|-0----|
|-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-0-------0--|-0----|
|-0----------|------------|------------|-0----|


          C5   Bb5          A5
  H.      Q    H.      Q    H.      Q
|------------|------------|-------------|
|-3----------|------------|-------------|
|-2-------5--|-3-------3--|-------------|
|-0-------5--|-3-------3--|-7-------7\--|
|-0-------3--|-1-------1--|-7-------7\--|
|-0----------|------------|-7-------7\--|


 Outro
  Dm7               Dm9                       D                         DsDm7
  Gtr IV
  T  T   E  S +S  S E +S   E   S  S  S  S S   S  E  S S S E +S  S S S S S  S S
|-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-x-x-|-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-0------|
|-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-(6)--6---6--6--6--x-x-|-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-/6-6-|
|-5-(5)-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-(5)--5---5--5--5--0-0-|-0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-/5-5-|
|-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)---------0-----x-x-|-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|


                    Dm9             C5/G/D
  T  T   E  S +S  S E +S   E   S  S  E  S
|-5h=6p==5----------0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--------|
|-6-(6)-(6)-6-(6)-6-6-(6)--6---6--6-13-12\-|
|-5-(5)-(5)-5-(5)-5-5-(5)--5---5--5-12-12\-|
|-0-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-0--0--0--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|


      D                           Dsus2
  S S E S E  S  +S   S   S   S  S  E   S
|---0-0-0h2--2--(2)--2--(2)--2--2--0---0--|
|---x-3-3-3--3--(3)--3---3---3--3--3---3--|
|---x-2-2-2--2--(2)--2---2---2--2--2---2--|
|---0-0-0-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


  Bb                       Dsus2/A
  Gtr II
  H.               Q       Q     E    E   Q     E E
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|------------7---6-----6h7---|
|-5----------------5-----|-------7--------------------|
|------------------------|-0--------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| E. S E E +S  E S E S S   E. S +S  E   S S E S E S S
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-(2)-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1------1-(1)-1-1-1-----|-0--------------0-----0-----|
|------------------------|----------------------------|


  Dsus2                            Gm/D
   W                                W
|-^0-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------|
|-^3-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------|
|-^2-----------------------------|-^3------------------------------|
|-^0-----------------------------|-^0------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|  S  E  S S S E +S  E S S S S S    E. S +S  S E +S  E S S  S  S S
|--0-(0)-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-0-x-x-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--3--0-0-|
|--3-(3)-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--3--x-x-|
|--0h=2--2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3----------3---------3--3--0---|
|--0-(0)-------0-(0)-----0-------|--0----------0---------0-(0)-0---|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  Bb                             Dsus2/A
  W                              +Q     E    E  Q      E   E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3----------------------------|-(3)---------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------7--6------6h==7---|
|------------------------------|--------7----------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E. S +S  S E +S  E S S S S S    E. S +S  S E +S  E S S S S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|----3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3----------3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1----------1-(1)-1-1-1-------|--0----------0---------0-------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|


    Dsus2
     W                              3x  W                +W
||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
||o-^3-----------------------------o||-^3--------------|-(3)----*|
||--^2------------------------------||-^2--------------|-(2)----*|
||--^0------------------------------||-^0--------------|-(0)----*|
||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*|
||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|
|
|    S  E  S +S  S E +S  E S E S S  3x  S  E. +H.        +W
||---0-(0)-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-x-x--||--0-(0)-(0)------|-(0)----*|
||o--3-(3)-3-(3)-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-o||--3-(3)-(3)------|-(3)----*|
||---0h=2--2-(2)-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2--||--0h=2--(2)------|-(2)----*|
||---0-(0)---------0-(0)-----0------||--0-(0)-(0)------|-(0)----*|
||o--------------------------------o||-----------------|--------*|
||----------------------------------||-----------------|--------*|



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
            
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