PORTISHEAD - "mysterons" Tablature

Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:25:24 -0500
From: "MAQUET, Frederic F." <f.maquet@ic.ac.uk> (by way of cal woods)
Subject: Tab: Mysterons by Portishead

Mysterons by Portishead
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Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
f.maquet@ic.ac.uk

This is the first song from the album "Dummy".
Effects: Lots of echo, some distortion for the chorus (to give it
a metallic sound). For the solo "mysterons sound" bit, just add a lot
of vibrato to all the notes so it goes ooowwwwoooowwooo...alright?

For more Exclusive Portishead guitar Tabs, check out:
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/3224/guitar.html

Intro/Verse: (clean for the first bar, then with rap sounds)
------------

Bbm Bm Bbm Bm
e:----------1--------------2--|----------1--------------2--4----|
B:----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G:-------3--------------5-----|-------3--------------5----------|
D:----3--------------5--------|----3--------------5-------------|
A:-1-----------1--2-----------|-1-----------1--2----------------|
E:----------------------------|---------------------------------|



Play over 4th bar of intro: (second guitar)

Bbm Bm Bbm Bm
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------16//21-~~---|
G:----10~~//15~~~~---10-11~//16~~--16-18-|---10~~//15~~~-------------|
D:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|


Verse 1: (played as in intro tab)
--------
Bbm Bm
Inside you're pretending,
Bbm Bm
Look 'round you've been swept aside,
Bbm Bbm
Somewhere, where they can forget

Bbm Bm
Divine, a buried chain
Bbm Bm
Still holding on,
This ocean will not be grasped

All for nothing


Chorus 1: (play without words once)
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Ebm Ebmsus2 Bb
e:----------------------------------------|
B:---7-----6--7--6--7---------------------|
G:---8--8--------------8---7--------------|
D:---8---------------------8--8--9--8-----|x2
A:---6---------------------8-----------8--|
E:-------------------------6--------------|


Did you really want (*4)


Can also be played:
Ebm Bb
e:--------------------------------------|
B:--7-----6--7--6--7--------------------|
G:--8--8--------------8--7--7--8--7-----|
D:--8--------------------6-----------6--|x2
A:--6--------------------5--------------|
E:-----------------------6--------------|

Play intro again

Verse 2: (same chords as verse 1)
--------

Refuse to surrender,
Strung out until ripped apart,
Who dares,
Who dares to condemn?

All for nothing

Chorus 2: (same as chorus 1)
---------

Did you really want (*4)

Solo: (played over intro Bbm Bm) Lots of echo
-----
Notes: ~~~ vibrato
------ /// and \\\ sliding

Bbm Bm Bbm Bm
e:-------------------------|-----------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------|
G:10~~~-\\3~~~//11~~11//13-|-10~~~~\3--4~~~--|
D:-------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------|
E:-------------------------|-----------------|


e:-----------------------------------|
B:-18~~~\\11~~/19~~/21--18-~~~~~~~~~-|
G:-----------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|


e:--------------------------------------|------------------------|------
-----|
B:--18~~~~\\11~/19~~~/21--18~~\11~/12~~-|------------------------|------
-----|
G:--------------------------------------|---10~~~~~--11--10~~~~--|---4--
~~--3|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----|
A:--------------------------------------|------------------------|------
-----|
E:--------------------------------------|------------------------|------
-----|


e:----------|----|-----------------------------|
B:----------|----|--18-19-18-19-18--11---------|
G:~~~~~~----|----|---------------------10~~~~--|
D:----------|-x4-|-----------------------------|
A:----------|----|-----------------------------|
E:----------|----|-----------------------------|


e:---14~---18~---19-~~~------------|
B:---------------------------------|
G:-----------------------4~--3~~~~~|
D:---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|

Fade out...

Tabbed by Frederic Maquet
f.maquet@ic.ac.uk