Special K - Placebo
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Tuning (Thickest to Thinest)
Please note: Thick F becomes F#, Thin C up to F
F#, Bb, Eb, G#, C, F.

Intro/Verse: (Acoustic on album, electric live).
(Brian)

F -----------------------------------------
C -0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--------
G# -9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9--------
Eb -9-9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9--9-9--9-9-9--------
Bb -0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--------
F# -----------------------------------------

F ------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------
G# ------------------------------------------------
Eb -10--10-10-10--9---10-10--12--10--9-9-9--10-10--
Bb -8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8---8---8-8-8--8--8---
F# -0---0--0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0--- (X2)
*


Stefan verse: (): note is an harmonic
Let notes ring.

F -0------------ Open F -0--------0--------
C -------------- Live, he adds -------------------
G# -------------- whammy. ----(12)-----(12)--
Eb -------------- Play twice then: -------------------
Bb -------------- -------------------
F# -------------- -------------------

F ------------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------------
G# ------------------------------------------------
Eb -10--10-10-10--9---10-10--12--10--9-9-9--10-10--
Bb -8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8---8---8-8-8--8--8---
F# -0---0--0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0--- (X2)


"No hesitation, no delay..." bit:
Main guitar part: (X4)
(Brian)

F ----------------------------------
C ----------------------------------
G# ----------------------------------
Eb ----------------------------------
Bb ----------------------------------
F# --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-


F -------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------
G# -------------------------------------------------
Eb -------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------------
F# -9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------


"No hesitation, no delay...." bit:
(Stefan)
Twice....

F ---------------------------------
C ---------------------------------
G# -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Eb -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Bb -3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
F# ---------------------------------


F ------------------------------------------
C ------------------------------------------
G# -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
Eb -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
Bb -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
F# ------------------------------------------
Then....


F -------------------------------------------------------------------------
C -------------------------------------------------------------------------
G# -5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-
Eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bb -------------------------------------------------------------------------
F# ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (X2)


Chorus: ("Gravity...")
(Brian)


F ---------------------------------------------------------
C ---------------------------------------------------------
G# -5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--
Eb -5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--
Bb -3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--
F# --------------------------------------------------------- (X2)


F ---------------------------------
C ---------------------------------
G# ---------------------------------
Eb ---------------------------------
Bb -3--3--3--3-3--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7-
F# -0--0--0--0-0-------------------- (X4)


Chorus: Stefan

F -----------------------------------------------------------------------
C -8--8----8--8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-
G# -9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9--
Eb -10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--7--7---7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7--
Bb ---------------------------------------0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--
F# ----------------------------------------------------------------------- (X2)


F -----------------------------------------
C -----------------------------------------
G# -5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9-----
Eb -5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9-----
Bb -3-3-3--3--3---8--8---8--8--8--7-7-7-----
F# ----------------------------------------- (X3)


On last one (before going back into verse/very last chorus) play:


F ------------------------------------------- ---
C ------------------------------------------- ---
G# -5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9- -5-
Eb -5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9- -5-
Bb -3-3-3--3--3---12-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-7- -3-
F# ------------------------------------------- (X1) --- Last chord of the song.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Placebo
Special K
Black Market Music

tabbed by Dan Young
corrections to dan19ch@hotmail.com

[Standard Tuning]
Note: The song from the CD has 2 guitars. I've added "Alternate" sections
of some parts of the song which you can use if you have another guitarist.

Intro (Acoustic)
Chord is repeated a bunch of times (listen to the CD).
e-----|
b-----|
g--3--|
d--3--|
a--1--|
E-----|


Verse (Distortion)
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d--4--4-4----------------------| x 2 then play Intro chord
a--4--4-4---3-4-6-4-3-3h4-4----|
E--2--2-2----------------------|

**See Note at bottom

Pre-Chorus (Distortion)
e-----| -----| ------|
b-----| -----| ------|
g--6--| x 16 then --8--| x 8 then --11--| x 8
d--6--| --8--| --11--|
a--4--| --6--| ---9--|
E-----| -----| ------|


Chorus (Distortion)
e-----| -----|
b-----| -----|
g--6--| x 16 then --3--| x 16 then repeat entire Chorus
d--6--| --3--|
a--4--| --1--|
E-----| -----|


Post-Chorus (Distortion)
e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------|
d--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-3-3-3-3h4----| x 3
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------|
g-------------------3-3-3-1-1-1-1h3-3--|
d--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------3--|
a--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------1--|
E--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------|

That's it! The rest of the song is the same with a couple of small differences
which are easy to figure out. I can tab these out if there is a demand for
them. Keep reading for variations on the verse.


Alternate Verse I (Distortion)
e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g-----------5-6-8-6-5-5h6-6----|
d--4--4-4----------------------| x 2 then play Intro chord
a--4--4-4----------------------|
E--2--2-2----------------------|

Alternate Verse II (Distortion)
You will notice that one guitar always plays the verse this way. It's much too
boring for me though so I play the other verses.
e-----|
b-----|
g-----|
d--4--| x 16? then play Intro chord
a--4--|
E--2--|

**Note: After you play the very first verse and when you switch back to the intro
chord, play this:
e-----| -4-
b-----| ---
g--3--| a few times then --- (Soft acoustic in the background)
d--3--| ---
a--1--| ---
E-----| ---
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
SPECIAL K - Placebo
Tabbed by:Luis Gustavo Hernández Collado
Email:ltavo_87@hotmail.com
Tuning:DADGBe

[Intro]
(acoustic)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

(overdriven)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

[Verse 1]
(coming up beyond belief,on this coronary thief...)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

(...more than just a leitmotif, more chaotic, no relief...)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

(..I'll describe the way I feel, weeping wounds taht never heal...)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

(...can this saviour be for real, or are you just my seventh seal?...)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

[Chorus]
(No hesitation no delay ...)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|66666666/88888888/1111111111111111/66666666-|X2
D|66666666/88888888/1111111111111111/66666666-|
A|44444444/66666666/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/44444444-|
D|--------------------------------------------|

[Pause]
(...gravity, no escaping, gravity...)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------| X2
D|6-6-6-6---------|
A|4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------8-8-8-8-|

(...I fall down, hit the ground...)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------| X3
D|-4-44--444333-|
A|-4-44---------|
D|-4-44---------|

(...you seem to come around)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4-44--444333--|
A|-4-44--------4-|
D|-4-44----------|

[Verse 2]
(I'll describe the way i feel, you're my new Achille's heel...)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

(...can this saviour be for real, or are you just my seventh seal?...)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-| X2
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8--|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|-6-6-6-5-6-8-6-5-66-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-| X2
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-44-|

[Chorus 2]
(No hesitation no delay ...)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|66666666/88888888/1111111111111111/66666666-|X2
D|66666666/88888888/1111111111111111/66666666-|
A|44444444/66666666/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/44444444-|
D|--------------------------------------------|

(...gravity, no escaping, gravity...)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------| X2
D|6-6-6-6---------|
A|4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------8-8-8-8-|

(...I fall down, hit the ground...)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------| X3
D|-4-44--444333-|
A|-4-44---------|
D|-4-44---------|

(...you seem to come around)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-4-44--444333--|
A|-4-44--------4-|
D|-4-44----------|

[Outro]
(No escaping, gravity...)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------| X4
D|6-6-6-6---------|
A|4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8-|
D|--------8-8-8-8-|

(Gravity...)
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------| X3
D|-4-44--444333-|
A|-4-44---------|
D|-4-44---------|

(...Gravity...)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-4-44--444333---|
A|-4-44--------4r-|
D|-4-44-----------|

************************************

| / Slide up
| r Let Ring

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Yeah Hi. This tab is 99.998325% (value not 100% accurate) correct. Any complaints - do
yourself. This tab is dedicated to me and your sister.


* Let ring

Intro . . . . . . . . syncopate
c |--0-0-000-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-000-0-0-0-00-(0)-------|
C |--0-0-000-0-0-0-0-00-0-0-000-0-0-0-00-(0)-------|
Ab|--9-9-999-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-999-9-9-9-99-(9)-------|
Eb|--9-9-999-9-9-9-9-99-9-9-999-9-9-9-99-(9)-------|
Bb|-*0-----------------*0--------------------------|
F |------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2/verses ('bada ba ba badadadam')
Gtr 1 F5 (high & strum)
Gtr 2
----|----------------------------------------| You can play this on the
----|----------------------------------------| high F5, too.
----|----------------------------------------|
----|----------------------------------------|
-33-|-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-5-x-3-3-2-2-3-3-3--------|
-11-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------| x2

Gtr 1 *
-00-|--0----------------------------------------|
-00-|--0----------------------------------------|
-99-|--9----------------------------------------|
-99-|--9----------------------------------------|
-00-|--0----------------------------------------|
----|-------------------------------------------|

* * * * * *
--00-|--0-------------------------------------------------------|**
--00-|--0----(12-(12)-(12)-----------------(12)-(12)-(12)-------|
--22-|--2------------------(12)----------------------------(12)-|
--22-|--2-------------------------------------------------------|
--00-|--0-------------------------------(7)---------------------|
-----|----------------------------------------------------------|
**(During the 1st verse) don't come in with this part until 'I'll describe the way I feel'.

Prechorus/chorus whatever
Gtr 1
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
-5555555555555555-77777777-1010101010101010-|
-3333333333333333-55555555-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
--------------------------------------------|x4

Gtr 2 (Comes in after Gtr 1 riff x2)
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------9-9-9-9/12-12-12-12-------9---77777777-1010101010101010--|
-----------------------------10-10-----55555555-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------------|x2
**12th fret. Not 1 2, obviously.


Little ditty (wah) (After 1st chorus part only)
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------|
-x\x\x\x\x\x\x\x--------------------------------|

'Gravity...'
Gtr 1
-----------------------000000000000------|
-----------------------000000000000------|
--5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5----222222222222------|
--5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5----222222222222------|
--3-3-33-3-3-33-3-3----000000000000------|
-----------------------------------------|
Gtr 2
-----------------------0-----------------|
-----------------------10----------------|
-----------------------9-----------------| Same rhythm pattern as
-1010------------------9-----------------| Gtr 1
-1010------------------0-etc-------------|
-8-8 etc---------------------------------|

'I fall down..'
Gtr 1 x3
----------------------------------||----------------|
----------------------------------||----------------|
------------------/101010-x-9-99-.||--1414--1212----|
-10-1010-101010---/x-x-x--x------.||--x-x-----------| Back to 2nd verse.
-8--8-8--8-8-8----/8-8-8--x-7-77--||--1212--1010----|
----------------------------------||----------------|


Gtr 2 * ring into 2nd verse
-------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------*----------------|
----------------/101010-x-9-99--9----------------|
-3--3-3--3-3-3--/x-x-x----x-xx--x----------------|
-3--3-3--3-3-3--/8-8-8----7-77--7----------------|
-1--1-1--1-1-1-----------------------------------|x4

End on:
Gtr 1 Gtr 2
* *
------------||-------------------||
------------||-------------------||
------------||-------------------||
--2---------||---10--------------||
--3---------||---10--------------||
------------||---8---------------||

The order of the riffs are simple to work out. Ok? All done. :) Would you like a
Nope? Ok.
Song info
Special K
Placebo
2001
  • Electronic
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  • Progressive House
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