Hand Cannot Erase Tab

Steven Wilson
Hand Cannot Erase
Track 3 on Hand Cannot Erase (2015)
Tunning: Standard (EADGBe)
Dificulty: Beginer
 
The song is in general very simple, a melody and a couple of chord progressions. The
solo is simple and very nice to play in a clean guitar. There are A LOT of background
stuffthat I am not tabbing (guitars, keyboards and sometimes bass get confused in the
mix). Rate and comment. Check for the repetitions in the comments of each section.
 
 
[Intro]
 
Clean guitar with Delay. Play twive
 
N.C
e|---------12-------------9----(9)---(9)--|-----0------0------0-----(0)----(0)----(0)--|
B|--(9/)10-----/12---9--9---(9)---(9)-----|--17-----12-----10---(10)---(10)---(10)-----|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
Clean guitar with Delay. There is a lot of atmospheric stuff in the background.
Try not to get too confused by them. Play 3 times
 
N.C.
e|---------12-------------9----(9)---(9)--|-----0------0------0-----(0)----(0)----(0)--|
B|--(9/)10-----/12---9--9---(9)---(9)-----|--17-----12-----10---(10)---(10)---(10)-----|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
The melody in this part I am not completely sure. Play twice
 
N.C.
e|----4---4r---4---4r---5---5r----5--5r---|----7---7r---5-7r---4---4---4---4-----------|
B|--5---5----5---5----5---5-----5--5------|--5---5-----5-5---5---5---4---4-------------|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Clean guitar, no delay. Strum and palmmute the chords.
 
   A5        C#5  Fill 1   B5          A5  Fill 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------6---------------------------| x2
D|--7----------6------------9-----------7--|
A|--7----------4------------9-----------7--|
E|--5-----------------------7-----------5--|
    Hand Can...not        Erase this Love
 
 
[Fill 1]
 
When the voice pauses In the background there is something like
e|-------------|
B|----4h5-4----|
G|--4-------4--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Distorted guitar enters. Strum hard and clear
   C#5  A5   E5   G#5
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------| x2
D|--6-6--7----2----6--|
A|--6-6--7----2----6--|
E|--4-4--5----0----4--|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Clean guitar with Delay plays the same as Verse 1. Rhythm guitar plays the
chords on the bottom softly. Play twice
 
 
  Guitar1
e|---------12-------------9----(9)---(9)--|-----0------0------0-----(0)----(0)----(0)--|
B|--(9/)10-----/12---9--9---(9)---(9)-----|--17-----12-----10---(10)---(10)---(10)-----|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar2
 | A5                C#5                    B5             A5
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------6-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------6-------------------|--9--------------7--------------------------|
A|--7-----------------4-------------------|--9--------------7--------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------|--7--------------5--------------------------|
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
The melody in this part I am not completely sure. The chords are right though
Play twice
 
 Guitar1
e|----4---4r---4---4r---5---5r----5--5r---|----7---7r---5-7r---4---4---4---4-----------|
B|--5---5----5---5----5---5-----5--5------|--5---5-----5-5---5---5---4---4-------------|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 |
 |Guitar2
 | C#5               A5                     E5             A5
e|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|--6-----------------7-------------------|--2--------------6--------------------------|
A|--6-----------------7-------------------|--2--------------6--------------------------|
E|--4-----------------5-------------------|--0--------------4--------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Clean guitar, no delay. Strum and palmmute the chords.
 
   A5        C#5  Fill 1   B5          A5  Fill 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------6---------------------------| x2
D|--7----------6------------9-----------7--|
A|--7----------4------------9-----------7--|
E|--5-----------------------7-----------5--|
    Hand Can...not        Erase this Love
 
 
[Fill 1]
 
When the voice pauses In the background there is something like
e|-------------|
B|----4h5-4----|
G|--4-------4--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
Strum hard and clear
   C#5  A5   E5   G#5
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------| x2
D|--6-6--7----2----6--|
A|--6-6--7----2----6--|
E|--4-4--5----0----4--|
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Bass solo]
 
from 2:36 - 2:50. Guitar Joins in at 2:51. Guitar and Bass section ends at 3:04
 
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------10----9~~--9h10-9-7~----------------|
G|--9~~-----9----------------(9)/11~-9~-8~--|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|------10----9~~--9h10-9-7~---------12---12~~~--|
G|--9~~-----9----------------(9)/11~---11--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 
Clean guitar and keyboards: Together alone until 3:19. Play twice
 
e|---------12-------------9----(9)---(9)--|-----0------0------0-----(0)----(0)----(0)--|
B|--(9/)10-----/12---9--9---(9)---(9)-----|--17-----12-----10---(10)---(10)---(10)-----|
G|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Clean guitar, no delay. Strum and palmmute the chords.
 
   A5        C#5  Fill 1   B5          A5  Fill 1
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------6---------------------------| x2
D|--7----------6------------9-----------7--|
A|--7----------4------------9-----------7--|
E|--5-----------------------7-----------5--|
    Hand Can...not        Erase this Love
 
 
[Fill 1]
 
When the voice pauses In the background there is something like
e|-------------|
B|----4h5-4----|
G|--4-------4--|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
 
 
[Ending]
 
Distorted guitar enters
 
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------| x4
D|--6-6--7----2----6--|
A|--6-6--7----2----6--|
E|--4-4--5----0----4--|
 
 
 
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| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
| r    Release
| /    Slide up
| ~    Vibrato
 
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