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Always Never (AI)

Porcupine Tree
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 I  feel no pain
 Cause I'm an island
 I  will remain
 In the deafness of your silence
 I love you sometimes
 Always never
 He said you're  here
 Here with me now
 I  feel no gain
 When you're around  me
 I'll  try again
 In the darkness you astound  me
 I love you sometimes
 Always never
 He said you're  here
 Here with me
 2nd Guitar Lead Riff:
C
Q E Q. E E Q. Q. E. S Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E
e|-9--12------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
B|-------10---10-12-|-12b-------------|------------|---------10-12-|
G|------------------|------12---9-----|----------9-|-10--12--------|
D|------------------|--------------12-|-11---12----|---------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
  now
C
Q E Q. E E Q. Q. E E W W
e|-9--12------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
B|-------10---10-12-|-12b------------|-10----------|-L-------------|
G|------------------|------12---9-12-|-------------|---------------|
D|------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
A|------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
E|------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
 Unison Riff:
D
. S S S S S . S S S S S E
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-5--4--4------|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7-----------5----| REPEAT x3
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5----------------7-|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5--------------------|
F
E. S S S S E E S E E E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-----8-----9------10-|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7-----8-----9-----10----|
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5-----6-----7-----8-------|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5---------------------------|
D
. S S S S S . S S S S S E
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-5--4--4------|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7-----------5----| REPEAT x3
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5----------------7-|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5--------------------|
D
E. S S S S E E S E E E. S S S S S
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-5------------|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7----------------|
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5------------------|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5--------------------|
 I love you sometimes
 Always never
 A D F Repeat 2x (No lyrics first time)
  He said you're here
 Here with me now
A
Q. Q. Q. Q. B
e|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|
B|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|
G|------2-L-------|------4-L-------|------5-L-------|------4-L-------| REPEAT 7x
D|------2-L-------|------4-L-------|------5-L-------|------4-L-------|(5th time vocal come in)
A|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|(6th time drums come in)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Let ring-----------------------------------------------------------
 It's growing cold
 I'm growing old
 Is this the only way to see the fire?
 It's raining...
 Repeat until the end of the song, when the 2nd guitar plays this riff:
A
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-16---16s17--14---14s16-----------------------|
D|-------------------------14-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 Hold the last note, and you're done!
 2ND GUITAR:
 The second guitar in this song is a bit weird. It's a background part, but
 at the same time, it's the lead guitar part as well.
 -During the verses and 1st chorus the lead guitar improvs quietly in 16th notes
  generally around these notes:
e|-----------10-12-15--|
B|--10-12-13-----------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
 -Listen to the song for examples of this.
 For the 3rd chorus, the the second guitar takes a mini solo the first repeat, then
 on the second repeat (when the lyrics kick in) it plays the the last two bars of the
 "2nd Guitar Lead Riff" (Up above).
 For beginner soloists, a foolproof scale to use for soloing in this song is:
M P M P I P I R P M P M P
e|----------------------------------15-17-|
B|----------------------------15-17-------|
G|-------------------14-16-17-------------|
D|-------------14-17----------------------|
A|-------15-17----------------------------|
E|-15-17----------------------------------|
 This scale has no wrong notes in it.
 For more advanced soloists, just do yo thang.
 Duration Legend
 W - whole
 H - half
 Q - quarter
 E - 8th
 S - 16th
  . - note dotted
 L - tied note
 g - grace note
 b - bend
 s - slide

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Readable chord sheet for Always Never (AI) by Porcupine Tree

[A]   I[D] feel no pain
[A]   Cause I'm an i[F]sland
[A]   I[D] will remain
[A]   In the deafness of your s[F]ilence

[A]   [D]  I love you s[F]ometimes
[C]     Always never
[A]   [D]  He said you'[F]re here
[C]     Here with me [A]now

[A]   I[D] feel no gain
[A]   When you're aro[F]und me
[A]   I'll[D] try again
[A]   In the darkness you ast[F]ound me

[A]   [D]  I love you s[F]ometimes
[C]     Always never
[A]   [D]  He said you'[F]re here
[C]     Here with me

2nd Guitar Lead Riff:

   [A]     [D]            [F]    [C]            [A]    [D]       [F]   [C]
   Q  E  Q.   E  E    Q.   Q.   E. S    Q.   Q.  Q   Q.  Q.  E  E
e|-9--12------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
B|-------10---10-12-|-12b-------------|------------|---------10-12-|
G|------------------|------12---9-----|----------9-|-10--12--------|
D|------------------|--------------12-|-11---12----|---------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|------------|---------------|
   now

   [A]     [D]            [F]    [C]           [A]    [D]        [F]   [C]
   Q  E  Q.   E  E    Q.   Q.   E E    W             W
e|-9--12------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
B|-------10---10-12-|-12b------------|-10----------|-L-------------|
G|------------------|------12---9-12-|-------------|---------------|
D|------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
A|------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|
E|------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------|

Unison Riff:

   [A]                         [D]
   [E]. S S S S [E]  [E]  S [E]  [E]   [E]. S S S S [E]  [E]  S [E]  [E]
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-5--4--4------|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7-----------5----| REPEAT x3
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5----------------7-|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5--------------------|

   [A]                         [D]          [Eb]    [E]     [F]
   E. S S S S E  E  S E  E   E. S S S S S S S S S S S S  S
E|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-----8-----9------10-|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7-----8-----9-----10----|
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5-----6-----7-----8-------|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5---------------------------|

   [A]                         [D]
   [E]. S S S S [E]  [E]  S [E]  [E]   [E]. S S S S [E]  [E]  S [E]  [E]
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-5--4--4------|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7-----------5----| REPEAT x3
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5----------------7-|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5--------------------|

   [A]                         [D]
   E. S S S S E  E  S E  E   E. S S S S S
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------5----|----------7-5------------|
D|------------5--7--5----7-|--------7----------------|
A|------5-6-7--------------|------5------------------|
E|-5--5--------------------|-5--5--------------------|

[A]   [D]  I love you s[F]ometimes
[C]     Always never
A  D             F            Repeat 2x (No lyrics first time)
     He said you're here
[C]     Here with me [A]now

   [A]
   Q.   [E] [B]         Q.   [E] [B]         Q.   [E] [B]         Q.   [E] [B]
e|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|
B|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|------0-L-------|
G|------2-L-------|------4-L-------|------5-L-------|------4-L-------|  REPEAT 7x
D|------2-L-------|------4-L-------|------5-L-------|------4-L-------|(5th time vocal come in)
A|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|-0--------------|(6th time drums come in)
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
  Let ring-----------------------------------------------------------

It's growing cold
I'm growing old
Is this the only way to see the fire?
It's raining...

Repeat until the end of the song, when the 2nd guitar plays this riff:

   [A]
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-16---16s17--14---14s16-----------------------|
D|-------------------------14-------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Hold the last note, and you're done!

2ND GUITAR:

The second guitar in this song is a bit weird. It's a background part, but
at the same time, it's the lead guitar part as well.

-During the verses and 1st chorus the lead guitar improvs quietly in 16th notes
 generally around these notes:

e|-----------10-12-15--|
B|--10-12-13-----------|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

-Listen to the song for examples of this.

For the 3rd chorus, the the second guitar takes a mini solo the first repeat, then
on the second repeat (when the lyrics kick in) it plays the the last two bars of the
"2nd Guitar Lead Riff" (Up above).

For beginner soloists, a foolproof scale to use for soloing in this song is:

   M  P  M  P  I  P  I  R  P  M  P  M  P
e|----------------------------------15-17-|
B|----------------------------15-17-------|
G|-------------------14-16-17-------------|
D|-------------14-17----------------------|
A|-------15-17----------------------------|
E|-15-17----------------------------------|

This scale has no wrong notes in it.

For more advanced soloists, just do yo thang.

Duration Legend

W - whole
H - half
Q - quarter
E - 8th
S - 16th
 . - note dotted

L - tied note
g - grace note
b - bend
s - slide

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