Meantime Chords

by Porcupine Tree
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author PogoCow [a] 236. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

Chords

Am
Em7
Fadd9
E5
F
D
E
E6
Bb5
A
G
C

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"Deemed too cheery" for In Absentia this song was later released on Burning Shed.
 
Capo on the third fret.
Tabs and chords relative to the capo.
 
Song played on acoustic guitar.
The solo isn't included in this tab. Just improvise in C pentatonic.
 
Chords:
 
Am-       x02210
Em7-      2200xx
Fadd9/6-  3300xx
E5-       5500xx
F-        x02220
G-        x20033 (You can play the open D string if you want)
D-        004232
F-        x32010
Fmaj7#11- 333200
E-        222100
E6-       555400
Fmadd9-   x07507
 
 
MAIN RIFF
    Am                 Em7              Fadd9/6         Bb5
    Q   Q   E Q   E    E E E Q  Q  E    E E E Q  Q  E    E E E Q  Q  E
e|------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
B|----------1p0-----|----------------|----------------|------------------|
E|------------------|-----------0----|-----------0----|-----------0------|
D|------2---------2-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0-|--------0-----0---|
F|--0---------------|------2---------|------3---------|------5-----------|
D|------------------|--0h2-----------|--2s3-----------|--3s5-------------|
 
 
VERSE 1
 
  Am   Em7  Fadd9/6   E5    Am    Em7  Fadd9/6  E5
A peaceful  man        opens fire
  Am  Em7   Fadd9/6   E5      Am    Em7  Fadd9/6  E5
A harmless  soul       trips a wire
  Am  Em7   Fadd9/6   E5    A
A careless  child      has expired
 
 
CHORUS 1
 
A                                  G    D
   Maybe it's just living gets me down 
A                                  G     D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
A      C                      Fmaj7#11              E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E
   But life goes on
 
 
MAIN RIFF x1
 
 
VERSE 2
 
  Am   Em7  Fadd9/6   E5         Am  Em7  Fadd9/6  E5
A quicksand un--------der your chair
  Am  Em7  Fadd9/6  Bb5            A
A poi-son  spreads    through fresh air
 
 
CHORUS 2
 
A                                  G    D
   Maybe it's just living gets me down 
A                                  G     D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
A      C                      Fmaj7#11              E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E
   But life goes on
 
 
GUITAR SOLO
 
Am  E  Fmaj7#11  E  Fmaj7#11  E6  REPEAT x2
 
 
CHORUS 3
 
A                                  G    D
   Maybe it's just living gets me down 
A                                  G     D
   Three dimensions and realistic sound
A      C                      Fmaj7#11              E
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
E
   But life goes on
 
ENDING
         Fmadd9
   Q  Q  H
|--------7---------|
|--------0---------|
|--------5---------|
|-----7--7---------|
|--0---------------|
|------------------|
 
 
DONE!
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2 comments
ravioli123
Nice tab! Few errors with the chord charts that could cause confusion. The chorus starts off with an A and changes to an AMb5 before the G. AMb5 - x01220 Also, during "Meanwhile your withered.." the chords are Aminor-Fmaj7-Eminor. That's the way I play it anyway :P
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angolodivergil
intro riff and chorus chords are wrong
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