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