PLACEBO - "special k" Tablature
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Special K by Placebo in normal tuning
I found that over the inet in some wierd thing they call standard Placebo tuning(FCG#EbBbF#), which basically means that all string except the 6th are tuned up a semitone, the 6th is 1.5 tones higher. Having just visited the Placebo concert I decided to retab it to normal tuning. you may need to put a capo on the first fret.
Intro
e|------
B|--1---
G|--10-- repeat several times
D|--10--
A|--1---
E|------
Intro continues (play twice):
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--11--11-11-11--10--11-11--13--11--10-10-10--11-11---|
A|--9---9--9--9---9---9--9---9---9---9--9--9---9--9----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
This one is also sang by some girlie vocals after each line of the verse
Verse:
e|--(1)---(1)------(1)------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------------(13)-----(13)-|
"No hesitation, no delay..."
A|--------------------------------|
E|---10-10-10-12-12-12-15-15-15---|
The other guitar plays C#5 D#5 E5.
Then
G|---6-6-6---5-5-5---8-8-8---1-1-1---8-8-8---11-11-11---|
Chorus ("Gravity...")
Guitar1:
C#5 A#5
A|---4-4-4---9-9-9---9-9---8-8-8---|
E|---3-3-3-------------------------|
Guitar2:
E|-------------|
B|---9-----11--|
G|---10----10--|
D|---11----8---|
A|---------1---|
E|-------------| Strum each several times
Before going back into verse C#5 A#5 G#5 F5
End on C#5
Arrangement:
Intro
Verse1
Vesre2
prechorus
chorus
verse3
Coming up beyond belief
On this coronary thief
More than just a leitmotif
More chaotic, no relief
I'll describe the way I feel
Weeping wounds that never heal
Can this saviour be for real
Or are you just my seventh seal?
No hesitation, no delay
You come on just like Special K
Just like I swallowed half my stash
I never ever want to crash
No hesitation, no delay
You come on just like Special K
Now you're back with dope demand
I'm on sinking sand
Gravity, no escaping
Gravity
Gravity, no escaping
Not for free
I fall down, hit the ground
Make a heavy sound
Every time you seem to come around
I'll describe the way I feel
You're my new achille's heel
Can this saviour be for real
Or are you just my seventh seal?
No hesitation, no delay
You come on just like Special K
Just like I swallowed half my stash
I never ever want to crash
No hesitation, no delay
You come on just like Special K
Now you're back with dope demand
I'm on sinking sand
Gravity, no escaping
Gravity
Gravity, no escaping
Not for free
I fall down, hit the ground
Make a heavy sound
Every time you seem to come around
No escaping, gravity
Gravity
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
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