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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