Trains Solo Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 
	

In Absentia Tabs:

Right well...err..hello..efe here.. I noticed that the solo provided for this song was
done by a f**kwit and it enraged me so much i decided to do it myself.
Step 1..contrary to what the retard told you on the other tab DO NOT use capo for the solo..
Step 2.. It is an acoustic solo so dont use an electric..unless youre poor and cant
both the you may do what the hell you like.
Step 3.. This is music tablature not proper notation so i suggest you listen to the solo
carefully alongside trying to learn from this tab as some of the timing and notes you
are not provided..so dont come crying to me cos i know this is 100% correct as long as
i havent made any silly errors.
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------5h7-7-5---4(vibrato)------------------------------|
D--------------5/7-7-7-7-7----------------5---5-7-5--------------------------|
A--------3/5/7------------------------------7-------5--------3/5-5-5/7-5---5-|
E3/5 0h3----------------------------------------------8--5-5-------------8---|
Listen for timing here
e---------------------------------------------7-10-8-7---------8----7---8----|
B-------------------------------------------8----------8-10-10---10---8---10-|
G---------5-7-7(1/4 bend)-5-7-9-9-9-9-9---9----------------------------------|
D-----5h7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-5/7------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
..continued
e-7---------8----7----------------------------------------------------------|
B---8-10-10---10---8--------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------9---9-5-7-4-4-5--4-----4-5-7-4-5-4---4------------------|
D---------------------------------------7-7-------------7---5-7-7-7b 7b 7b--|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
fin.

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/p/porcupine_tree/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Average	#1 by Riqu - at Sep 29, 2007 at 9:23 AM EST
	this is the most beautiful song i've ever heard in my entire life...so complex, yet so simple...absolutely the most beautiful song i've ever heard in my entire life.

No Picture ashley Wanna Be	#2 by ashley pudding at Sep 29, 2007 at 4:53 PM EST
	But what about "When the evening reaches here you're tying me up"? When you associate that line with trains, the first thing that comes to mind is the classic tying someone up and leaving them on railroad tracks. And then there's the issue of the cousin. Given the strange and unorthodox nature of Porcupine Tree, I'm inclined to believe this song is a lot more fucked up than anyone wants to believe. Of course I could just be overanalyzing, but I don't think so.

No Picture Turd Fergeson Lead Player	#3 by Turd Fergeson Fergeson at Oct 1, 2007 at 2:27 PM EST
	hmmm... nobody said the angel fell from the sky... "A 60 ton angel" reminds me those ancient metal angels statues they have in ancient cities... and when it "falls to the earth" it becomes "A pile of old metal"... I really don`t know how to connect this to what people are saying here... I just had to say what I think...

No Picture sephiroth Average	#4 by sephiroth at Oct 4, 2007 at 5:32 AM EST
	This is an absolutely lovely song... Wow....

No Picture James Average	#5 by James Newsome at Oct 7, 2007 at 11:45 PM EST
	I think that this song is talking about a person who is in a time in their life where they must depart something that they love, such as a hometown. This theme relates to trains since trains are always moving forwardand going somewhere else.

No Picture Rich Average	#6 by Rich Frazer at Oct 8, 2007 at 7:39 AM EST
	In my personal opinion, this song is about a boy who doesn't want to grow up (this supports the serial killer ideas that a lot have come to form). "Train set and match spied under the blind Shiny and contoured the railway winds And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed The hiss of the train at the railway head" Could refer to real trains or a train set, I suppose. Playing with a family member. I remember when I was really young, the people I had the most contact with were relatives. So here's a young boy playing with a train set (at least I think) or listening to a train go by while playing with his cousin. "Always the summers are slipping away" He mourns the fact that summer is short and that ultimate freedom like that doesn't last forever." "A 60 ton angel falls to the earth A pile of old metal, a radiant blur Scars in the country, the summer and her" This could refer to his childish comprehension to a disaster or something. Maybe a vehicle crashes, but he calls it a '60 ton angel' with a 'radiant blur'. Then perhaps the next line refers to a disaster internally, to perhaps his mother or cousin? "Always the summers are slipping away Find me a way for making it stay" Again, refering to the child's yearning to not live with rules or responsibility. Summer for all eternity. "When I hear the engine pass I'm kissing you wide The hissing subsides I'm in luck" Hearing the train go by? Kissing his mother? "When the evening reaches here You're tying me up I'm dying of love It's OK" This part I really think is about a child resisting his bedtime. 'When the evening reaches here, you're tying me up' goes quite easily. He refuses discipline to the point where he's 'dying of love'...his mother/father loves him, and realizes the natural order or responsibility and discipline, but the child lacks understanding. And it closes with 'It's ok'. So this could be the second chapter of the In Absentia serial killer story - the boy's childhood. I think Blackest Eyes, with its references to a boy and mother, refer to the child's conception. Gravity Eyelids where he looses his virginity, Wedding Nails he gets "nailed down by marriage" and his problems really start. Prodigal starts his mid-life crisis and descent into insanity, where, in Strip the Soul, the floodgates finally break loose. And in Collapse the Light Into Earth, he is either dead or imprisoned and the story is over. But of course, I haven't figured out The Sound of Muzak's place yet.

No Picture Brandon Average	#7 by Brandon Weathers at Oct 11, 2007 at 2:20 PM EST
	Nice interpretation twilight_sam. These lyrics beautifuly connect industrial stuff (trains, metal) with feelings. I like it :)

No Picture connor Average	#8 by connor gooley at Oct 11, 2007 at 10:25 PM EST
	Man, I love this song, as well as the CD. Pretty original lyrics too.

No Picture FrEAk!!! Wanna Be	#9 by FrEAk!!! Matis at Oct 13, 2007 at 10:43 AM EST
	When it gets acoustic at about 2:37 (on the normal version) hold me back... That is just pure and simple magic... Does anyone understand the first verses thougH?

No Picture DemolitionLover Wanna Be	#10 by DemolitionLover ^^v^^ at Oct 13, 2007 at 2:29 PM EST
	I think it means he is saying good bye to a girl he is fond of and meant during the summer. "Always the summers are slipping away..." "Scars in the country, the SUMMER AND HER"

No Picture joel Average	#11 by joel christman at Oct 15, 2007 at 2:13 PM EST
	I am only geussing, but I would bet that this song is about visiting family who live near a railroad for the summer. "Train set and match spied under the blind Shiny and contoured the railway winds And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed The hiss of the train at the railway head" Well this definatly describes being in his cousins room. And I feel that "Train set and match spied under the blind" means maybe the light of the train passing through the blinds on a window. "Shiny and contoured the railway winds" Is definatly describing what can be seen of the railroad out the window. "And I've heard the sound from my cousin's bed The hiss of the train at the railway head" This part says alot to me it tells me that hes sleeping in his cousins room, and he hears a train pass by, so this leaves me to believe he is staying with family probably borrowing his cousins room. "Always the summers are slipping away Find me a way for making it stay" This backs up my theory that he is on vacation (summer vacation) visiting fammily and that he is happy, enjoying himself, and he is dreading the fact its coming to an end. and seeing as he said "always the summerS" lead me to believe he does this every summer. "A 60 ton angel falls to the earth A pile of old metal, a radiant blur Scars in the country, the summer and her " This sounds as its saying nothing other than describing the train. "When I hear the engine pass I'm kissing you wide The hissing subsides I'm in luck" I am not clear on what this or "When the evening reaches here You're tying me up I'm dying of love It's OK" this means. My theorys are maybe he has a girlfriend with him, or its a metaphor talking about how he is falling in love with the area he is visiting. Anyways that my geuss at the meaning.

No Picture Derek Average	#12 by Derek Lamberty at Oct 16, 2007 at 12:30 AM EST
	I hear lots of little threads in this song depending on how I'm feeling. The only thing I'm certain of about the song, is that it's both musically and lyrically fantastic.

No Picture Ace Average	#13 by Ace Of Spades at Oct 18, 2007 at 2:45 PM EST
	I'll preface this by saying I really don't know much about Porcupine Tree, even though I am seeing them tonight. I've basically just got Feel So Low and an acoustic live set from Tel Aviv, so I might be missing some vital piece of info here. Anyway, somebody before me said something about Railways ruining the countryside, and I thought I'd run with that Idea for a minute. I think it's something about how the train is ruling his life. Like when he's young he remembers living by the railway and the "hissing of the railway" annoys him (hissing isn't a nice word, after all). Now he's on the train. Always the summers are slipping away I think is like, he goes to work on the train in summer and sees beautiful days fly past in the windows but never enjoys them. Later, There's the hissing etc and "he's in luck" as in when someone just manages to catch the early train and they're "in Luck" and "when the evening reaches you're tying me up" I think refers to the fact commuters are slaves to the train timetable and really have to work around it. Like I say, this is fairly hastily cobbled together, but maybe it's another meaning. It's quite british of course :P

No Picture Steve Wanna Be	#14 by Steve Williams at Oct 18, 2007 at 3:10 PM EST
	ooh, just another thought, Maybe the first verse is actually about the childhood obsession with trains as in the Train Set and the Match that sets it off, any of you have one of those miniature steam engines? Yeah, then as he grows older it becomes mundane and a nusiance and starts to control him.