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Shallow
Porcupine Tree
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SHALLOW (Bassline)
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2005 Album DEADWING)
Transcribed by Erik Alfredsson & Erik Dietrich
Words and Music by Steven Wilson
Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=174
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
H E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------5---|--------------|------------5---|----------------|
|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0------|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0---0-0--|
H E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------||
|------------5---|--------------|------------5---|----------------||
|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0-0-0------|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0---0-0--||
Verse
$
H E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E Q
||-----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o------------5---|--------------|------------5---|-----------------|
||--10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0------|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0---0-0---|
To Coda
H E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|----------------|-----------------||
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------o||
|------------5---|--------------|------------5---|----------------o||
|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0-0-0------|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0---0-0---||
Pre-Chorus
H. Q +H H E Q. Q. E +E Q E Q Q
|------------|-------------|---------------|------------------|
|------------|-------------|---------------|--------7---------|
|-3-------3--|-(3)----3----|-3s5----5----5-|-(5)-5----5---0---|
|------------|-------------|---------------|-------------(0)--|
Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q E Q. Q. E E Q. Q Q
|----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------3--|-3s5----5----5-|---5----5--(0)--|
|-3----3-(3)--5--|-(5)-5-(5)--5-----|---------------|------------0---|
H. Q +H Q Q E Q. Q. E +E Q E H
|------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3-------2--|-(2)----2--3--|-3s5----5----5-|-(5)-5--x-5----|
|------------|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q E Q. Q. E +E Q. E E E E
|----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------||
|----------------|------------------|---------------|------------------||
|----------------|---------------3--|-3s5----5----5-|-(5)-5----5-5-5-5-||
|-3----3-(3)--5--|-(5)-5-(5)--5-----|---------------|------------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||--3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-0-3p0-0-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|---0---0-0----0--|
D.S. al Coda
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-|-2---------------|----------------|-------3---------o||
|-----------------|---3-3-3-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|-3-4-5---5-4-3-0--||
Pre-Chorus
&
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q E Q E Q. E +E Q E Q Q
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-3----3-(3)--3--|-(3)-3----3--3--|-3s5--x-5----5-|-(5)-5----5-----|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------0----0--|
Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q E Q. Q. E +E Q. Q Q
|----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------------|---------------3--|-3s5----5----5-|-(5)-5----5-----|
|-3----3-(3)--5--|-(5)-5-(5)--5-----|---------------|-------------0--|
Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q E Q. Q. E +E Q E H
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
|-3----3-(3)--2--|-(2)-2----2--3--|-3s5----5----5-|-(5)-5--5-5----|
|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q E Q. H E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------||
|----------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------||
|----------------|---------------3--|-3s5----5----|-3h5-5-5-3h5-5-5-||
|-3----3-(3)--5--|-(5)-5-(5)--5-----|-------------|-----------------||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
||--3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-0-3p0-0-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|---0---0-0----0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-|-2---------------|----------------|-------3---------o||
|-----------------|---3-3-3-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|-3-4-5---5-4-3-0--||
Interlude
2/4 4/4 2/4
W W W W
|----------|------|----------|------|
|----------|------|----------|------|
|----------|------|----------|------|
|----------|------|----------|------|
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|---------|-------------------|----------|
||o-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------|
||o---------3-----5---|---------|---------3-----5---|----------|
||--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-6-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-3-0--|
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------||
|-------------------|---------|-------------------|---------o||
|---------3-----5---|---------|---------3-----5---|---3-----o||
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-6-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---3-|-4---4-3--||
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-------3-----5---|---------|-------3-----5---|---------|
|-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-6-0-|-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-3-0-|
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|
|-------3-----5---|---------|-------3-----5---|---3-----|
|-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-6-0-|-0-0-0---0-0---3-|-4---4-3-|
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|---------|-------------------|----------|
||o-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------|
||o---------3-----5---|---------|---------3-----5---|----------|
||--0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-6-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-3-0--|
4/4 2/4 4/4 2/4
E S S E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------||
|-------------------|---------|-------------------|---------o||
|---------3-----5---|---------|---------3-----5---|---3-----o||
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-|-5-0-6-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-0---3-|-4---4-3--||
Chorus
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E
||------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
||--3p0-0-3p0-0-3p0-|-0-3p0-0-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|---0---0-0----0-|
1.,2.,3.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2-2-|-2---------------|----------------|-------3---------o||
|-----------------|---3-3-3-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|-3-4-5---5-4-3-0--||
4.
Q. E +Q Q +E Q E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-5----3-(3)--2--|-(2)--------------|----------------|-------3---------|
|----------------|-----3--3-3s5-5-5-|-3-0---0-0----0-|-3-4-5---5-4-3-0-|
Outro
H E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
|------------5---|--------------|------------5---|----------------|
|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0------|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0---0-0--|
H E E E E E E E E H H E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------*|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|----------------*|
|------------5---|--------------|------------5---|----------------*|
|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0-0-0------|-10\----5h6---0-|-3-0---0---0-0--*|
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
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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
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| - 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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