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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/placebo/special_k_tab_ver_9.html ]
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)
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-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
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--------------------------------*----------------|
----------------/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
* *
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--2---------||---10--------------||
--3---------||---10--------------||
------------||---8---------------||
The order of the riffs are simple to work out. Ok? All done. :) Would you like a
Nope? Ok.
