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|---SPECIAL-NEEDS---|
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BAND: Placebo
SONG: Special Needs
ALBUM: Sleeping With Ghosts
I'm pretty sure this is 99.99% correct, especially the main riff and the bridge. Brian
uses his Gibson SG for this amazingly eerie song. As with all of my tabs, I will base
it upon the studio and the live version of the song. To get the best effect, use a
little delay and a bit of reverb.
AMP SETTINGS: 0/1 Gain
10 Treble
0 Middle
10 Bass
TUNING: Gb Bb Eb Ab C C
INTRO / VERSE:
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|-------7-7-7-7-7h8------8\3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--0-0~-------------0-0~----------------|
Repeat that for the entire verse, expect on the third time of the Intro, do this:
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|--3-(3)~/7-7-7-7-7h8------8\3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--0-(0)~-------------0-0~----------------|
( ) = Use feedback
CHORUS:
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|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10b-10rb-10-10--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10b-10rb-10-10--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8--8--8--8--8b--8rb--8--8--|
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The bends could be a little off
BRIDGE (live):
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|-15(x12)-13-13-13-12(x7)-12b~-12-12-12-12-12b--|
|--0-------0--0--0--0------0~~--0--0--0--0--0---| (x2)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/placebo/special_needs_tab_ver_6.html ]
LOUD BIT:
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|-17(x16)-15-15-15-12(x7)-12b~-12(x7)-12b~--|
|--0-------0--0--0--0------0~---0------0~---|
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|-17(x12)-18(x4)-15-15-15-12(x7)-12b~-12(x7)-12b~--|
|--0-------0------0--0--0--0------0~---0------0~---|
OUTRO:
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|-12-12-12-12-12b~-12-12-12-12-12b~~--|
|--0--0--0--0--0~---0--0--0--0--0~~---|
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|-12b-12rb~--|
|--0---0~----| (x8, w/ feedback)
END ON:
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|-12--|
|--0--|
LEGEND:
( ) = Note
~ = Let ring out
h = Hammer on
/ = Slide up
\ = Slide down
b = Bend
rb = Release bend
LIST OF RIFFS:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Loud Bit
Chorus
Outro
LYRICS:
Remember me when you're the one who's silver screened,
Remember me when you're the one you always dreamed,
Remember me whenever noses start to bleed,
Remember me... special needs.
Just nineteen, a sucker's dream, I guess I thought you had the flavour,
Just nineteen, and dreams obscene, with six months off for bad behaviour.
Remember me when you clinch your movie deal,
And think of me in my chair that has four wheels,
Remember me through flash photography and screams,
Remember me... special dreams.
Just nineteen, a sucker's dream, I guess I thought you had the flavour,
Just nineteen, and dreams obscene, with six months off for bad behaviour,
Just nineteen, a sucker's dream, I guess I thought you had the flavour,
Just nineteen, and dreams obscene, with six months off for bad behaviour,
Remember me...
Just nineteen, a sucker's dream, I guess I thought you had the flavour,
Just nineteen, and dreams obscene, with six months off for bad behaviour,
Just nineteen, a sucker's dream, I guess I thought you had the flavour,
Just nineteen, and dreams obscene, with six months off for bad behaviour,
Remember me...
