Porcupine Tree – Dark Matter tab

From their 1996 album "Signify".

Guitar 1(Steven Wilson): EADGBe (Standard)
Guitar 2 (John Wesley) : DADGBe (Drop D)

-John Wesley does indeed play this song in drop D. Since there's no low D in this song, 
 I assume the reason is for more comfort playing the power chords. For this reason you can 
 play the 2nd guitar part in standard. Just move every note on the low E string down two frets.

-This song uses the time signature 7/8.
-This tab is based off the live version played on their DVD "Anesthetize".
-Chords shown using chord symbols are only played by the keyboards 
 unless told to be played on the guitar.
-This song can be soloed over in A pentatonic for beginners, and for more
 experienced soloists the chord changes are shown.


INTRO:

Guitar 2: E Q. Q. H Q.e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------| Bass ONLY first 8xD|--------7-------7-| Then Guitar 2 plays as wellA|------------------|E|-7--7-------7-----|
Keyboard Chords- A F#m7 F G VERSE 1:
Guitar 2: E Q. Q. H Q.e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------| D|--------7-------7-| A|------------------|E|-7--7-------7-----|
A F#m7 Inside the vehicle the cold is extreme F G Smoke in my throat kicks me out of my dream A F#m7 I try to relax but it's warmer out-side F G I fail to connect, it's a tragic divide BREAK 1: Guitar 1: Arpeggiating- A F#m7 F G
Guitar 2: E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|D|--------7-------7-|--------4-------4-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------5-|A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|E|-7--7-------7-----|-4--4-------4-----|-3--3-------3-----|-3--3-------5-----|
VERSE 2:
E Q. Q. H Q.e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------| D|--------7-------7-| A|------------------|E|-7--7-------7-----|
A F#m7 This has become a full time career F G To die young would take only twenty-one years A F#m7 Gun down a school or blow up a car F G The media circus will make you a star PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1: B G F W W W We|-7-----------------|-3-------------------|-1-----------------|-L-----------------|B|-7-----------------|-3-------------------|-1-----------------|-L-----------------|G|-8-----------------|-4-------------------|-2-----------------|-L-----------------|D|-9-----------------|-5-------------------|-3-----------------|-L-----------------|A|-9-----------------|-5-------------------|-3-----------------|-L-----------------|E|-7-----------------|-3-------------------|-1-----------------|-L-----------------|
| Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I| | | |Guitar 2: | | B G F | | W W W W |e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|D|-9-----------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|-L-----------------|A|-9-----------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|-L-----------------|E|-9-----------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|-L-----------------| Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I
CHORUS:
Guitar 1: A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5 E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|D|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-7-7--5--9--3-|A|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-7-7--5--9--3-|E|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|-5-5--3--7--1-|
| know I am I know | | | |Guitar 2: | | A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5| | E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.|e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|D|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|A|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|E|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-| know I am I know
GUITAR SOLO 1 *Guitar 2 solos* Keyboard Chords- A F#m7 F G VERSE 3:
Guitar 2: E Q. Q. H Q.e|------------------|B|------------------|G|------------------| D|--------7-------7-| A|------------------|E|-7--7-------7-----|
A F#m7 Dark matter flowing out on to a tape F G I only as loud as the silence it breaks A F#m7 Most things decay in a matter of days F G The product is sold the memory fades PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1: B G F W H. W H. W H. W H.e|-7----------L------|-3------------L------|-1----------L------|-L----------L------|B|-7----------L------|-3------------L------|-1----------L------|-L----------L------|G|-8----------L------|-4------------L------|-2----------L------|-L----------L------|D|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|A|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|E|-7----------L------|-3------------L------|-1----------L------|-L----------L------|
| Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I| | | |Guitar 2: | | B G F | | W W H. W H. W H. |e|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|D|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|A|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|E|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------| Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I
CHORUS:
Guitar 1: A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5 E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|D|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-7-7--5--9--3-|A|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-7-7--5--9--3-|E|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|-5-5--3--7--1-|
| know I am I know | | | |Guitar 2: | | A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5| | E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.|e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|D|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|A|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|E|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-| know I am I know
BRIDGE 1:
Guitar 1: A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q.e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|D|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|A|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|E|-----------3---3------|-----------3---3------|-----------3---3------|-----------3---3------|
| | |Guitar 2: | | A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 | | E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. |e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|D|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-| x2A|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|E|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|
Guitar 1 (SECOND REPEAT): A5 C5 A5 C5 E Q. Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E Q.e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|B|---------------------------13------|---------------------------13------|G|-14-14--14--------12----------12---|-14-14--14--------12---------------|D|------------14-14----14-14-------14|------------14-14----14-14---------| x2A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
PRE-GUITAR SOLO 2:
Guitar 2: 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 ||----5---7-----5---------5--|-----5---7-----5---------5--||--5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5||6-----------6-----6h7------|-6-----------6-----6h7------||---------------------------|----------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------------|
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|-----5---8-----5---------5--|-----5---8-----5---------5--||---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5||-5-----------5-----5h7------|-5-----------5-----5h7------||----------------------------|----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2 (PART 1): *Guitar 1 solos*
Guitar 2: A F#m7 | 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||----5---7-----5---------5--|-----5---7-----5---------5--||--5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5||6-----------6-----6h7------|-6-----------6-----6h7------||---------------------------|----------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------------|
F G 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|-----5---8-----5---------5--|-----5---8-----5---------5--||---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5||-5-----------5-----5h7------|-5-----------5-----5h7------||----------------------------|----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2 (PART 2) *Guitar 1 still soloing*
Guitar 2: A G F G 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||----5---7-----5---------5--|-----5---7-----5---------5--||--5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5||6-----------6-----6h7------|-6-----------6-----6h7------||---------------------------|----------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------------|
A G F G 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|-----5---8-----5---------5--|-----5---8-----5---------5--||---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5||-5-----------5-----5h7------|-5-----------5-----5h7------||----------------------------|----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
BRIDGE 2:
Guitar 1: A5 C5 Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---|D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-|A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------|E|-5------------------------|-5------------------------|
A5 C5 Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------||--------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------5------------|---------------------------||----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7-----------7----------||-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------||-5------------------------|-5-----------8----5h7-8p7--|
Guitar 2: A5 C5 | Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |e|--------------------------|--------------------------||B|--------------------------|--------------------------||G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---||D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-||A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------||E|-7------------------------|-7------------------------||
A5 C5 Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| -------------5------------|---------------------------|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7-----------7----------|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|-7------------------------|-7-----------10---7h9-10p9-|
Guitar 1: Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E e|--------------------------|--------------------------|B|--------------------------|--------------------------|G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---|D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-|A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------|E|-5------------------------|-5------------------------|
A5 C5 Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E H. --------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| -------------5------------|---------------------------|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----------------------|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|-5------------------------|-5-----------8-------------|
L----------|
Guitar 2: A5 C5 Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |e|--------------------------|--------------------------||B|--------------------------|--------------------------||G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---||D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-||A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------||E|-7------------------------|-7------------------------||
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A5 C5 Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E H. |--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------| -------------5------------|---------------------------|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----------------------|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|-7------------------------|-7-----------10-L----------|
OUTRO:
Guitar 1: A5 W H. e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|-5------------------L------------|
| | |Guitar 2: | Hold the A, and you're finished at the end of | | the sixteen bar outro!! | A5 | | W H. |e|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|G|---------------------------------|D|---------------------------------|A|---------------------------------|E|-7------------------L------------|
Fin. Guitar 1 (Standard) Chords:
A- 577655A5- x02xxxB- 799877B5- 799xxxF- 133211F5- 13xxxx
F#sus2- 244222G- 355433G- 32xxxx
Guitar 2 (Drop D) Chords:
A5- 777xxxB5- 999xxxC5- 10-10-10xxxF5- 333xxx G5- 555xxx
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| LEGEND: || || E- Eight note || Q- Quarter note || Q.- Dotted quarter note || H- Half note || H.- Dotted half note || W- Whole note || || L- Tie || h- Hammer-on || s- Slide || p- Pull-off | |-------------------------------|
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