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Meantime

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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    EQ       E   E   E   EQ  Q      E   E   E   EQ  Q      E   E   E   EQ  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
   AMaybe it's just living gets me dGown D  
   AThree dimensions and realistic sGoundD  
      A                        CFmaj7#11              E  
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
   EBut 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
   AMaybe it's just living gets me dGown D  
   AThree dimensions and realistic sGoundD  
      A                        CFmaj7#11              E  
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
   EBut life goes on
GUITAR SOLO
  Am    EFmaj7#11    EFmaj7#11    E6REPEAT x2
CHORUS 3
   AMaybe it's just living gets me dGown D  
   AThree dimensions and realistic sGoundD  
      A                        CFmaj7#11              E  
   Meanwhile your withered brain       cells fall away
   EBut life goes on
ENDING                  
   Q  Q  Fmadd9H
|--------7---------|
|--------0---------|
|--------5---------|
|-----7--7---------|
|--0---------------|
|------------------|
DONE!

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Meantime

by Porcupine Tree

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Fadd9

Bb5

"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:

- x02210

Em7

- 2200xx

Fadd9

/6- 3300xx

- 5500xx

- x02220

G- x20033 (You can play the open D string if you want)

- 004232

- x32010

Fmaj7#11- 333200

- 222100

- 555400

Fmadd9- x07507

MAIN RIFF

Am Em7 Fadd9 Bb5

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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 E5 Am Em7 Fadd9 E5

/6 /6

A peaceful man opens fire

Am Em7 Fadd9 E5 Am Em7 Fadd9 E5

/6 /6

A harmless soul trips a wire

Am Em7 Fadd9 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 E

Fmaj7#11

Meanwhile your withered brain cells fall away

But life goes on

MAIN RIFF x1

VERSE 2

Am Em7 Fadd9 E5 Am Em7 Fadd9 E5

/6 /6

A quicksand un--------der your chair

Am Em7 Fadd9 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 E

Fmaj7#11

Meanwhile your withered brain cells fall away

But life goes on

GUITAR SOLO

Am E E E6

Fmaj7#11 Fmaj7#11 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 E

Fmaj7#11

Meanwhile your withered brain cells fall away

But life goes on

ENDING

Fmadd9

Q Q H

|--------7---------|

|--------0---------|

|--------5---------|

|-----7--7---------|

|--0---------------|

|------------------|

DONE!

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