Dark Matter Chords & Tabs
From their 1996 album "Signify".
Guitar 1(Steven Wilson): EADGBe (Standard)
Guitar 2 (John Wesley) : DADGBe (Drop D)
-John Wesley does indeed play this song in drop D. Since there's no low D in this song,
I assume the reason is for more comfort playing the power chords. For this reason you can
play the 2nd guitar part in standard. Just move every note on the low E string down two frets.
-This song uses the time signature 7/8.
-This tab is based off the live version played on their DVD "Anesthetize".
-Chords shown using chord symbols are only played by the keyboards
unless told to be played on the guitar.
-This song can be soloed over in A pentatonic for beginners, and for more
experienced soloists the chord changes are shown.
INTRO:
Guitar 2:
E Q. Q. H Q.
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------| Bass ONLY first 8x
D|--------7-------7-| Then Guitar 2 plays as well
A|------------------|
E|-7--7-------7-----|
Keyboard Chords- A F#m7 F G
VERSE 1:
Guitar 2:
E Q. Q. H Q.
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------7-------7-|
A|------------------|
E|-7--7-------7-----|
A F#m7
Inside the vehicle the cold is extreme
F G
Smoke in my throat kicks me out of my dream
A F#m7
I try to relax but it's warmer out-side
F G
I fail to connect, it's a tragic divide
BREAK 1:
Guitar 1: Arpeggiating- A F#m7 F G
Guitar 2:
E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.
e|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|--------7-------7-|--------4-------4-|--------3-------3-|--------3-------5-|
A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-7--7-------7-----|-4--4-------4-----|-3--3-------3-----|-3--3-------5-----|
VERSE 2:
E Q. Q. H Q.
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------7-------7-|
A|------------------|
E|-7--7-------7-----|
A F#m7
This has become a full time career
F G
To die young would take only twenty-one years
A F#m7
Gun down a school or blow up a car
F G
The media circus will make you a star
PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
B G F
W W W W
e|-7-----------------|-3-------------------|-1-----------------|-L-----------------|
B|-7-----------------|-3-------------------|-1-----------------|-L-----------------|
G|-8-----------------|-4-------------------|-2-----------------|-L-----------------|
D|-9-----------------|-5-------------------|-3-----------------|-L-----------------|
A|-9-----------------|-5-------------------|-3-----------------|-L-----------------|
E|-7-----------------|-3-------------------|-1-----------------|-L-----------------|
| Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I|
| |
|Guitar 2: |
| B G F |
| W W W W |
e|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|-9-----------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|-L-----------------|
A|-9-----------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|-L-----------------|
E|-9-----------------|-5------------------|-3------------------|-L-----------------|
Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I
CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5
E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-7-7--5--9--3-|
A|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
E|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|-5-5--3--7--1-|
| know I am I know |
| |
|Guitar 2: |
| A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5|
| E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
A|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
E|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
know I am I know
GUITAR SOLO 1
*Guitar 2 solos*
Keyboard Chords- A F#m7 F G
VERSE 3:
Guitar 2:
E Q. Q. H Q.
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|--------7-------7-|
A|------------------|
E|-7--7-------7-----|
A F#m7
Dark matter flowing out on to a tape
F G
I only as loud as the silence it breaks
A F#m7
Most things decay in a matter of days
F G
The product is sold the memory fades
PRE-CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
B G F
W H. W H. W H. W H.
e|-7----------L------|-3------------L------|-1----------L------|-L----------L------|
B|-7----------L------|-3------------L------|-1----------L------|-L----------L------|
G|-8----------L------|-4------------L------|-2----------L------|-L----------L------|
D|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|
A|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|
E|-7----------L------|-3------------L------|-1----------L------|-L----------L------|
| Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I|
| |
|Guitar 2: |
| B G F |
| W W H. W H. W H. |
e|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|
A|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|
E|-9----------L------|-5------------L------|-3----------L------|-L----------L------|
Crash like a rose in the river flow I------------ am I
CHORUS:
Guitar 1:
A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5
E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-2-2--2--2----|--------------|-7-7--5--9--3-|
A|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-0-0--0--0--2-|-3-3--3--3--2-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
E|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|------------3-|-1-1--1--1--3-|-5-5--3--7--1-|
| know I am I know |
| |
|Guitar 2: |
| A5 G F5 G A5 G F5 G A5 G5 B5 F5|
| E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q. E Q. Q. H Q.|
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
A|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
E|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--7--7--5-|-3-3--3--3--5-|-7-7--5--9--3-|
know I am I know
BRIDGE 1:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/dark_matter_tab.html ]
Guitar 1:
A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5
E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q.
e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|-2-2--2--2---2---2-5--|
A|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|-0-0--0--0---0---0-3--|
E|-----------3---3------|-----------3---3------|-----------3---3------|-----------3---3------|
| |
|Guitar 2: |
| A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 A5 C5 |
| E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. E Q. Q E E E E E Q. |
e|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
D|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-| x2
A|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|
E|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|-7-7--7--7-5s7-5s7-10-|
Guitar 1 (SECOND REPEAT):
A5 C5 A5 C5
E Q. Q E E E E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E E Q.
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------13------|---------------------------13------|
G|-14-14--14--------12----------12---|-14-14--14--------12---------------|
D|------------14-14----14-14-------14|------------14-14----14-14---------| x2
A|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
PRE-GUITAR SOLO 2:
Guitar 2:
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |
|----5---7-----5---------5--|-----5---7-----5---------5--|
|--5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|
|6-----------6-----6h7------|-6-----------6-----6h7------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----5---8-----5---------5--|-----5---8-----5---------5--|
|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|
|-5-----------5-----5h7------|-5-----------5-----5h7------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2 (PART 1):
*Guitar 1 solos*
Guitar 2:
A F#m7 |
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E|
|----5---7-----5---------5--|-----5---7-----5---------5--|
|--5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|
|6-----------6-----6h7------|-6-----------6-----6h7------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
F G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----5---8-----5---------5--|-----5---8-----5---------5--|
|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|
|-5-----------5-----5h7------|-5-----------5-----5h7------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO 2 (PART 2)
*Guitar 1 still soloing*
Guitar 2:
A G F G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E|
|----5---7-----5---------5--|-----5---7-----5---------5--|
|--5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|
|6-----------6-----6h7------|-6-----------6-----6h7------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
A G F G
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----5---8-----5---------5--|-----5---8-----5---------5--|
|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|---5---5---5-----5-----5---5|
|-5-----------5-----5h7------|-5-----------5-----5h7------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
BRIDGE 2:
Guitar 1:
A5 C5
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---|
D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-|
A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------|
E|-5------------------------|-5------------------------|
A5 C5
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------5------------|---------------------------|
|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7-----------7----------|
|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|
|-5------------------------|-5-----------8----5h7-8p7--|
Guitar 2:
A5 C5
| Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |
e|--------------------------|--------------------------||
B|--------------------------|--------------------------||
G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---||
D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-||
A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------||
E|-7------------------------|-7------------------------||
A5 C5
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
-------------5------------|---------------------------|
----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7-----------7----------|
-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|
-7------------------------|-7-----------10---7h9-10p9-|
Guitar 1:
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---|
D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-|
A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------|
E|-5------------------------|-5------------------------|
A5 C5
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E H.
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
-------------5------------|---------------------------|
----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----------------------|
-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|
-5------------------------|-5-----------8-------------|
L----------|
Guitar 2:
A5 C5
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E Q E E E E E |
e|--------------------------|--------------------------||
B|--------------------------|--------------------------||
G|-------------5------------|-------------5----7---8---||
D|----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----5h7----7---7---7-||
A|-------7----------7-----7-|-------7------------------||
E|-7------------------------|-7------------------------||
|
A5 C5
Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E E E E H. |
--------------------------|---------------------------|
--------------------------|---------------------------|
-------------5------------|---------------------------|
----7----5h7----7---5h7---|----7----------------------|
-------7----------7-----7-|-------7h8-7---------------|
-7------------------------|-7-----------10-L----------|
OUTRO:
Guitar 1:
A5
W H.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-5------------------L------------|
| |
|Guitar 2: | Hold the A, and you're finished at the end of
| | the sixteen bar outro!!
| A5 |
| W H. |
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|-7------------------L------------|
Fin.
Guitar 1 (Standard) Chords:
A- 577655
A5- x02xxx
B- 799877
B5- 799xxx
F- 133211
F5- 13xxxx
F#sus2- 244222
G- 355433
G- 32xxxx
Guitar 2 (Drop D) Chords:
A5- 777xxx
B5- 999xxx
C5- 10-10-10xxx
F5- 333xxx
G5- 555xxx
|-------------------------------|
| LEGEND: |
| |
| E- Eight note |
| Q- Quarter note |
| Q.- Dotted quarter note |
| H- Half note |
| H.- Dotted half note |
| W- Whole note |
| |
| L- Tie |
| h- Hammer-on |
| s- Slide |
| p- Pull-off |
|-------------------------------|
