Wet Ribbon

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Wet Ribbon - Porcupine Tree
From the 2002 B-side 'Out Absentia'
Tuning: DADGBe (Drop D)

Tabbed by Dabog701
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Listen to the track to find the 
timing of all of the notes.
Enjoy!


[Intro (0:01 - 0:21)]
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|E|E|----------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------
A|E|E|----------------------------
D|---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4---4-4--

e|--------||---------| 
B|--------||---------| 
G|--------||---------| 
D|--------||---------| 
A|--------||---------| 
D|-4-4---------|   x6  

Intro pt.II (0:22 - 0:28)
                      hold ~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|-------------------------5------
D|-----------------------4--------
A|---------------------3----------
D|---4-4--2-4-5-2-4-5-------------

e|--------||---------| 
B|--------||---------| 
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|       
D|-------------|       
A|-------------|       
D|-------------|       


[Riff 1 (0:28 - 0:49)]

Lead: (With Wah) Listen to the song 
to get the timing, I have marked out
 how long each
lasts (~).

Lead:
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|---11----------------------10---
D|E|E|----------------------------
A|E|E|----------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------

e|--------||------------------| 
B|--------||------------------| 
G|-----------7----------|       
D|--------||------------------| 
A|--------||------------------| 
D|--------||------------------| 


Rhythm:
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|E|E|----------------------------
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--1-1-
A|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--1-1-
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5--1-1-

e|--------||------------------| 
B|--------||------------------| 
G|--------||------------------| 
D|-1-1--1-1--6-6--0-0---|       
A|-1-1--1-1--6-6--0-0---|       
D|-1-1--1-1--6-6--0-0---|       


Lead:
     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|---6-------------------------7--
D|E|E|----------------------------
A|E|E|----------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------


Rhythm:
e|E|E|---------------------------
B|E|E|---------------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5---5-
A|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5---3-
D|---4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--5-5-----

e|---------||------------------|  
B|---------||------------------|  
G|---------||------------------|  
D|5-5-5-5----------------|        
A|3-3-3-3--0-------------|        
D|---------0-------------|     X2 


[Riff II (0:49 - 1:15)]
                         ~~~~~      
                ~~~~
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|E|E|----------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------
A|--------------3-----3-----------
D|--4--4-2-4-0-----0-----2-----4--

e|--------||------------------| 
B|--------||------------------| 
G|--------||------------------| 
D|--------||--------------2---| 
A|---------3-----1------|       
D|4-2-4-0-----0---------|       

Continúa después del anuncio
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|E|E|----------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------
A|--------------3-----3-----------
D|--4--4-2-4-0-----0-----2-----4--

e|--------||------------------|   
B|--------||------------------|   
G|--------||------------------|   
D|--------||------------------|   
A|---------3------------|         
D|4-2-4-0-----0--3b-----|      X2 

(The lead guitar in the above 
section just plays the 7th fret on 
the B string
with wah.)


[Verse I (1:15 - 2:31)]
Strum the chords below naturally 
along with the song, obviously dont 
just play them once.


      1."Cut......ribbon 
.........from your hair"
  2."And round your neck...its only 
natures way
e|---0E|E|------------------------
B|---0E|E|------------------------
G|---4E|E|------------------------
D|---4E|E|------------------------
A|---4E|E|------------------------
D|---4E|E|------------------------

e|------------||--0-----------------
B|------------||--1-----------------
G|------------||--0-----------------
D|------------||--2-----------------
A|------------||--3-----------------
D|------------||--------------------


    "Cause...and effect......."
E|---0---------------------------|
B|---0---------------------------|
G|---4---------------------------|
D|---4---------------------------|
A|---4---------------------------|
E|---4---------------------------|

e|---0-------------------0--------
B|---0-------------------0--------
G|---2-------------------6--------
D|---2-------------------6--------
A|-----------------------4--------
D|E|E|----------------------------

e|-----------0----------------|     
B|-----------0----------------|     
G|-----------4----------------|     
D|-----------4----------------|     
A|-----------4----------------|     
D|--------||-------4----------------


[Riff III (2:32 - 2:47)]

e|E|E|---------------------------
B|E|E|---------------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------
D|E|E|---------------------------
A|E|E|---------------------------
D|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--

e|---------||------------| 
B|---------||------------| 
G|---------||------------| 
D|---------||------------| 
A|---------||------------| 
D|4-5-4-2----------|       

e|E|E|---------------------------
B|E|E|---------------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------
D|E|E|---------------------------
A|E|E|---------------------------
D|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--

e|---------||------------| 
B|---------||------------| 
G|---------||------------| 
D|---------||------------| 
A|---------||------------| 
D|4-5-4-2----------|       

E|------------------|    
B|------------------|    
G|------------------|    
D|---5-5-5-5-5------| X2 
A|---3-3-3-3-3--0---|    
E|--------------0---|    


[Chorus (2:47 - 3:00)]

              1."Come annonunce the 
light in-
              2."On corners at the -
e|E|E|---------------------------
B|E|E|---------------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------
D|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---3-3-3-3-3-
D|---------------------3-3-3-3-3-

e|---------||---------| 
B|---------||---------| 
G|---------||---------| 
D|3-3-3---------|       
A|3-3-3---------|       
D|3-3-3---------|       

     "-to the earth..."
     "universe..."
e|E|E|---------------------------
B|E|E|---------------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------
D|E|E|---------------------------
A|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--
D|---4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--4-4-2--

e|---------||---------|    
B|---------||---------|    
G|---------||---------|    
D|---------||---------|    
A|4-2-4-2-------|          
D|4-2-4-2-------|       X2 


[Riff IV (3:00 - 3:23)]

A variation of Riff I here: play the
 first bar twice, then play the 
whole section once.


[Verse II (3:23 - 4:14) "You are so 
very pure, my child, my star"]

Repeat the verse here.


[Riff V (4:14 - 4:29)]

Repeat riff III here.


[Chorus II (4:29 - 4:42)]

Just repeat the chorus here.


[Bridge (4:42 - 5:09)]
                      ~~~~~~      
~~~~~        ~~~~~~
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|--------------------5-----------
D|------------------4-----------3-
A|----------------3---------0-2---
D|---2-4-5-2-4-5------------------

e|--------||---------------| 
B|--------||---------------| 
G|4------------------|       
D|---------4-4-4-----|       
A|------0--4-4-4-----|       
D|------0--4-4-4-----|       

e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|---------5-------------4--------
D|-------4-------------3----------
A|---0-3-----------0-2------------
D|--------------------------------

e|--------||---------------| 
B|--------||---------------| 
G|-------------------|       
D|------4-4-4--------|       
A|---0--4-4-4--------|       
D|---0--4-4-4--------|       

e|E|E|----------------------------
B|E|E|----------------------------
G|---------5-------------4--------
D|-------4-------------3----------
A|---0-3-----------0-2------------
D|--------------------------------

e|--------||---------------| 
B|--------||---------------| 
G|-------------------|       
D|------4-4\---------|       
A|---0--4-4\---------|       
D|---0--4-4\---------|       

[Breakdown w/solo (5:09 - 7:05)]
Play these groups of 5 notes in time
 with the bass.
e|E|E|---------------------------
B|E|E|---------------------------
G|E|E|---------------------------
D|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-
A|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-
D|---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---4-4-

e|---------||---------------| 
B|---------||---------------| 
G|---------||---------------| 
D|4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|       
A|4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|       
D|4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4---|       

[Lead / Solo] This is played over 
the above section, in semi-free 
time.
              Each note has a little
 vibrato.
e|E|E|----------------------------
B|---7--------7s13-12----------5--
G|E|E|----------------------------
D|E|E|----------------------------
A|E|E|----------------------------

e|--------||----------------| 
B|-----10------7------|       
G|--------||----------------| 
D|--------||----------------| 
A|--------||----------------| 

   Keep repeating the above riff, 
until the very end:


[Ending riff (7:06)]
E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|---------------| 
D|---------------| 
A|---4-4-4-4-4---| 
E|---4-4-4-4-4---| 
E|---4-4-4-4-4---|