Tabs
Artist: Porcupine Tree
Song: Heart Attack In A augmentedA Layby
Album: In Absentia (2002)
Disclaimer: This tab does not use the tuning that can be seen being used in the live version.
This tab is in standard tuning (while I figure out the song properly) and so will not sound
100% accurate.
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 - Acoustic (Left Channel)'
Guitar 3 (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e) - 'Steven Wilson - Acoustic (Right Channel)'
Intro:
4/4
(Guitar 1)
S S S S S S S E. S S +Q S S S S S S S E. S E. S S
e|------4---4-5---2------------------|------4---4-5---2------------------|
BB|--------2--------------------------|--------2--------------------------|
G+G|----------------------4------------|----------------------4-------4----|
D MajorD|----4---------4---------4-(4)------|----4---------4---------4-------4--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2--------------------------------|--2--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S S +Q
e|------4---4-5---2------------------|------4---4-7---2------------------|
BB|--------0-----0-------0-------0----|--------0-------------0------------|
G+G|----2-------------------2-------2--|----2---------2---------2-(2)------|
D MajorD|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Main Progression:
(This entire section is played 3 times.)
(Gtr 1)
S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S S
e|------4---4-5---2------------------|------4---4-5---2------------------|
BB|o-------2--------------------------|--------2--------------------------|
G+G|----------------------4-------4----|----------------------4-------4----|
D MajorD|----4---------4---------4-------4--|----4---------4---------4-------4--|
A augmentedA|o----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2--------------------------------|--2--------------------------------|
S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S S x2
e|------4---4-5---2------------------|------4---4-7---2------------------|
BB|--------0-----0-------0-------0----|--------0-------------0-------0---o|
G+G|----2-------------------2-------2--|----2---------2---------2-------2--|
D MajorD|--0--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------o|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
S S S S S S S E. S S +Q S S S S S S S E. S E. S S
e|------4---4-5---2------------------|------4---4-7---2------------------|
BB|--------2--------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------4------------|----------------------4-------4----|
D MajorD|----4---------4---------4-(4)------|----2---2-----2---------4-------4--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2--------------------------------|--0--------------------------------|
(Gtr 1)
W W
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| [Gtr 1 is extremely difficult
G+G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| to hear here.
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| I will try to update this
A augmentedA|--5----------------------------------|--2----------------------------------| if I figure out what is
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| being played]
| | |
|(Gtr 2 & 3) | |
| (E MajorE) S S S E MajorE E. +E MajorE T T S S S | (E MajorE) S S S E MajorE E. +E MajorE T T S S S |
e|------7-7-7-9-------------------4----|------9-9-9-12--10---(10)-------9----|
BB|------x-x-x-x---9----(9)------3---3--|------x-x-x-x---x-------------7---7--|
G+G|------7-7-7-9---7----(7)--0h2--------|------9-9-9-11--11---(11)-0h6--------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
W W S:
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--5----------------------------------|--4----------------------------------| [On 3rd round add this note
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------0:-| which leads into the ending]
| | |
| (E MajorE) S S S E MajorE E. +E MajorE T T S S S | S S S S +Q S S S S +Q |
e|------7-7-7-9-------------------4----|--------4-(4)----------4-(4)---------|
BB|------x-x-x-x---9----(9)------3---3--|-------------------------------------|
G+G|------7-7-7-9---7----(7)--0h2--------|------6--------------6---------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------|----6--------------6-----------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------|--4--------------4-------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ending:
(Gtr 1)
e|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2--------------------------------|
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Notation 🏷Legend
| (n) Ghost note
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
|o o| Reprise
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Note 🏷Legend
| T Thirty-second note
| S Sixteenth note
| E MajorE Eighth note
| Q Quarter note
| H Half note
| W Whole note
| D MajorD Double note
| . Dotted note
| (N) Rest
| + Add note length