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Vacant - A Perfect Circle
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Tabbed by: Colin Thomas Nichols
Tuning: C# F# B E G# C# (Frequently used by Billy Howerdel)
This song is particularly hard to decipher, especially during the last chorus/outro. Any
would be appreciated.
Intro (With wah and flange/chorus pedal, delay)
C#|----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|--------|
G#|----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|--------|
E |----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|--------|
B |--7-|-8-7-|-8-7-|-8-7-|-8-7-5-|-8-7-|-8-7-|-8-7-5--|
F#|----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|--------|
C#|----|-----|-----|-----|-------|-----|-----|--------|
Verse 1 (Delay)
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------8----------8------------8---------8-------|
E |------9----------9---9--------9---------9---9-----|
B |--8-7--------8-7----------8-7-------8-7--------5--| x2
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
Buildup (With wah)
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5-7-7-5-7---5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1 (With wah, flange/chorus pedal)
C#|----------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|
E |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
F#|--0----1-0----1-0---1-0-----|
C#|------------------------3---|
Verse 2 (Delay)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/a_perfect_circle/vacant_tab.html ]
C#|-------15--------15------------15-------15-----------15--------15--10--|
G#|----17--------17----17------17-------17----17-----17--------17---------|
E |--0---------0-------------0--------0------------0---------0------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Buildup (With wah)
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|--5-7-7-5-7---5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 (delay off)
C#|-----------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
F#|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x4
C#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Interlude (Delay)
C#|-----------|
G#|------9----|
E |----9---9--|
B |--7--------|
F#|-----------| x8
C#|-----------|
Chorus 3
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-8-7--7-8-7--7--7-8-7--7--7-8-7--7-5-5-5--|
F#|--7-7-7-8-7--7-8-7--7--7-8-7--7--7-8-7--7-5-5-5--| x3
C#|--5-5-5-6-5--5-6-5--5--5-6-5--5--5-6-5--5-3-3-3--|
Outro
C#|-----------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|
B |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
F#|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| x6
C#|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Moviescolin@msn.com if you have any questions...
