Placebo - Special Needs Chords & Tabs

     Song:	Special Needs
   Artist:	Placebo
    Album:	Sleeping With Ghosts
Tabbed by:	Daniel Brits (daniel_b11@hotmail.com)


Intro/Verse
C |----------------------------------------|
C |----------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------------------|
A#|------7-7-7-7-7/-8-8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-|
F |-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-8-8-8-8-8-|



Chorus	1.1
C |--------|--------|---------|---------|
C |--------|--------|---------|---------|
G#|-7------|-9------|-10------|---------|
D#|-7-(x8)-|-9-(x8)-|-10-(x8)-|-10|-----|
A#|-5------|-7------|-8-------|-10-(x8)-|
F |--------|--------|---------|-8-------|

		OR
	1.2
C |----------|----------|
C |----------|----------|
G#|-7--------|-10-------|
D#|-7--(x16)-|-10-(x16)-|
A#|-5--------|-8--------|
F |----------|----------|
Use chorus 1.2 if you have those other instruments playing or whatever.
I use 1.1 (guitar only) because it has a more full sounding effect with
the guitar alone (it's not so plain).

*Part of Bridge
C |-----------------|
C |-----------------|
G#|-1/-(slide down)-|
D#|-----------------|
A#|-----------------|
F |-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/placebo/special_needs_tab.html ]
SONG ORDER:
4x Intro ----------------------	(use Intro/Verse)
4x Verse ----------------------	(use Intro/Verse)
2x Chorus ---------------------	(use Chorus 1.1 OR 1.2 with distortion)
4x Verse ----------------------	(use Intro/Verse)
4x Chorus ---------------------	(use Chorus 1.1 OR 1.2 with distortion)
4x Post Chorus ----------------	(use Intro/Verse)
4x Bridge ---------------------	(use Intro/Verse with distortion)
   Bridge Gap -----------------	(use *Part of Bridge - you can leave 
				 this out, or somehow include it)
4x Bridge ---------------------	(use Intro/Verse with distortion)
4x Chorus ---------------------	(use Chorus 1.1 OR 1.2 with distortion)
4x Post Chorus/Outro ----------	(use Intro/Verse)


Probably my first tab with absolutely no help -no live footage etc...
		Tell me what you think!!


NEED TO KNOW HOW TO TUNE YOUR GUITAR INTO THIS TUNING??
-Tighten the thick E string a little until it sounds the same as the A string
 when you play the E string on the 4th fret.
-Tighten the A string a little until it sounds the same as the D string
 when you play the A string on the 4th fret.
-Tighten the D string a little until it sounds the same as the G string
 when you play the D string on the 4th fret.
-Tighten the G string a little until it sounds the same as the B string
 when you play the G string on the 3rd fret.
-Tighten the B string a little until it sounds the same as the thin E string
 when you play the B string on the 4th fret.
-Loosen the thin E string until it sounds just like the B (now the Bb/C#) string.

NOW, it should all be tuned to:F,A#,D#,G#,C,C;check by doing the standard tuning method:
-The F string must sound like the A# string when you play it on the 5th fret.
-The A# string must sound like the D# string when you play it on the 5th fret.
-The D# string must sound like the G# string when you play it on the 5th fret.
-The G# string must sound like the C string when you play it on the 4th fret.
-The C string and the thinner C string must sound alike at all times, i.e.
  ;if you play them while pressing down no frets or when you press down on any fret
  ;but you must press down on the same fret for both C strings.
  SIMPLY: Just play both strings loose and they must sound the same!!

Hope I helped anyone who didn't know how to tune their guitar in this tuning.

NOTE: I just use an electric tuner to tune my guitar back into standard tuning!!