Tabs
Album: In Absentia (2002)
Guitar 1 (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e) - 'Steven Wilson - Clean'
Guitar 2 (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e) - 'Steven Wilson - Distortion'
Guitar 3 (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e) - 'Steven Wilson - Distortion w/ Delay'
4/4
Verse:
(Chord Progression: Only play first two chords for last round of progression)
E MajorE A minorAm FF Bb majorBb
Chorus:
(Chord Progression: Only play first two chords for last round of progression)
C# minorC#m C majorC Bb majorBb AbAb
Chorus 1:
(Gtr 3) (faint)
W +W
e|--12~------------------------------|--(12)-----------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W W (x3)
e|--13~------------------------------|--15~------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W +W
e|--12~------------------------------|--(12)-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Verse 2:
(Gtr 3)
W +W
e|--12~------------------------------|--(12)-----------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W +W (x2)
e|--13~------------------------------|--(13)-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W W
e|--12~------------------------------|--\9~------------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W +W
e|--10~------------------------------|--(10)-----------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
(Gtr 1)
W W
e|--4--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
BB|o-5--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
G+G|--6--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6--------------------------------|--x--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o-4--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| | |
|(Gtr 3) | |
| W | +W |
e|--12~------------------------------|--(12)-----------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W W (x3)
e|--1--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--1--------------------------------|--4-------------------------------o|
G+G|--0--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--x--------------------------------|--6--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--1--------------------------------|--6-------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|--4--------------------------------|
| | |
| W | W |
e|--13~------------------------------|--15~------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W W
e|--4--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
BB|--5--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
G+G|--6--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6--------------------------------|--x--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| | |
| W | +W |
e|--12~------------------------------|--(12)-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Interlude:
(Gtr 2)
S S S S (E MajorE) S S S S (E MajorE) S S (E MajorE) (W)
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o---7-5-----------5----------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--0-----6-----5-6---6-----5-3------|-----------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . | |
S S S S (E MajorE) S S S S (E MajorE) S S (E MajorE) (H) S S S(S) S S S(S) (x2)
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-5-----------5----------------|-----------------7-7-5------------o|
E MajorE|--0-----6-----5-6---6-----5-3------|--------------------------6-5-6----|
PM . . . . . . . . . . | . . . . . . |
S S S E MajorE S S S S E. S E. E MajorE S E MajorE S E. S E MajorE S S E MajorE
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|--2---2-5---5-7--------------------|
A augmentedA|o---7-5-----------5----------------|--2---2-5---5-7----7-5-------------|
E MajorE|--0-----6---6-5-6---6-----5-3------|--0---0-3---3-5-----------6-5-6----|
S S S E MajorE S S S S E. S E. E MajorE S E MajorE S E. S E MajorE S S E MajorE (x4)
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|--2---2-5---5-7--------------------|
A augmentedA|----7-5-----------5----------------|--2---2-5---5-7----7-5------------o|
E MajorE|--0-----6---6-5-6---6-----5-3------|--0---0-3---3-5-----------6-5-6----|
5/8
Q E. E. Q E. E. Q E. E. Q E. E.
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|o----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G+G|--9-------9-----9------|--6-------6-----6------|--5-------5-----5------|--3-------3-----3------|
D MajorD|--9-------9-----9------|--6-------6-----6------|--5-------5-----5------|--3-------3-----3------|
A augmentedA|o-7-------7-----7------|--4-------4-----4------|--3-------3-----3------|--1-------1-----1------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Q E. E. Q E. E. Q E. E. Q E. E. (x2)
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------o|
G+G|--9-------9-----9------|--6-------6-----6------|--5-------5-----5------|--3--------------------|
D MajorD|--9-------9-----9------|--6-------6-----6------|--5-------5-----5------|--3-------3-----3------|
A augmentedA|--7-------7-----7------|--4-------4-----4------|--3-------3-----3------|--1-------3-----3-----o|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------1-----1------|
Q E. E. Q E. E. Q E. E. Q E. E. (x2)
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
BB|o----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------o|
G+G|--9-------9-----9------|--6-------6-----6------|--5-------5-----5------|--3-------3-----3------|
D MajorD|--9-------9-----9------|--6-------6-----6------|--5-------5-----5------|--3-------3-----3------|
A augmentedA|o-7-------7-----7------|--4-------4-----4------|--3-------3-----3------|--1-------1-----1-----o|
E MajorE|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Outro:
4/4
(Gtr 1)
W W
e|--4--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
BB|o-5--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
G+G|--6--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6--------------------------------|--x--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o-4--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| | | (Repeat first half after
|(Gtr 2) | | 7th round)
| H. Q | H. Q |
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o-4-----------------------4--------|--3-----------------------3--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
W W (x7)
e|--1--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|--1--------------------------------|--4-------------------------------o|
G+G|--0--------------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--x--------------------------------|--6--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--1--------------------------------|--6-------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|--4--------------------------------|
| | |
| H. Q | H. Q |
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--1-----------------------1--------|----------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|--4-----------------------4--------|
Solo:
(Begins on 5th round of above progression)
(Gtr 3)
W +W
e|--12~------------------------------|--(12)-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
H +E MajorE Q. E MajorE E MajorE H.
e|--13~------------(13)\10-----------|--10h11p10~------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
H +E MajorE Q. W
e|--12~------------(12)/16-----------|--15~------------------------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
H +E MajorE E. E. E MajorE Q. H
e|--13~------------(13)-15----13-----|--/16-15~--------(15)--------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
(Q.) Q. Q H. Q
e|--------------16----------16-------|--15~---------------------15-------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Q. Q E MajorE S S E MajorE +E MajorE Q. +H
e|--13~-------\10------11--11p10h11--|--(11)p10~-------(10)--------------|
BB|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Q. E MajorE +H W
e|--/12~-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|---------------\14~-(14)-----------|--13~------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
-
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|--12~------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
************************************
| (n) Ghost note
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| PM Palm mute
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up