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Weak and Powerless

A Perfect Circle
Tab
4.2(11)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Guitar 1)

(0:00 - 0:18)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---4-----------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2p0-0h2-2-2-2h4p2-2---2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F#|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---0---0-0-0---------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---4-------------------------------------------4-------------------------|
B |-2---2-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-0/5-|
F#|-0---0-0-0-0-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

(0:15 - 0:18)

c#|-10-7-7---10-7-|
G#|---------------|
E |---------------|
B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
C#|---------------|

Verse

(Guitar 1)

(0:18 - 0:35)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------4---------------------------------|
B |-2-2---2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2p0-0h2-2-2-2h4p2-2---2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2p0-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h2---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-5-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------0h2---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-|

(Guitar 2)

(0:18 - 0:35)

c#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-etc.-|

G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|

Chorus

(Guitar 1)

(0:35 - 0:54)

c#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|*------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------12-14-12---------------------------------------|
F#|*-12-14----------14-12-12-10---------12-10----------10-|
C#|-----------------------------12-10---------12-10-12----|
c#|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------*|----------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B |-------12-14-12---------------------------------------------|----------------|
F#|-12-14----------14-12-12-10--------12-10-------10/14-12-10-*|-10/12-10-12----|
C#|----------------------------12-10--------12-10--------------|----------------|

(Guitar 2)

(0:35 - 0:54)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-I think there are some chords and whatnot here, but I can't figure it out.--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

(Guitar 1)

(0:54 - 1:11)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----5-------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-2---2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2p0-0h2-2-2-2h4p2-2---2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0h2-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h2---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-x-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-0h2-2/5-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------0h2---------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|

(Guitar 2)

(1:05 - 1:11)

c#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-etc.-|

G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|

Chorus

(Guitar 1)

(1:11 - 1:32)

c#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|*------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------12-14-12---------------------------------------|
F#|*-12-14----------14-12-12-10---------12-10----------10-|
C#|-----------------------------12-10---------12-10-12----|
c#|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------*|----------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B |-------12-14-12---------------------------------------------|----------------|
F#|-12-14----------14-12-12-10--------12-10-------10/14-12-10-*|-10/12-10-12----|
C#|----------------------------12-10--------12-10--------------|----------------|

(Guitar 2)

(1:11 - 1:32)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-I think there are some chords and whatnot here, but I can't figure it out.--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude

(Guitar 1)

(1:32 - 1:57)

c#|-------0----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
G#|------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B |------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F#|---2--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|-0----------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

(1:53 - 1:57)

c#|-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-7-7-|
G#|------------------------|
E |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|

(Guitar 1 Whispered Vocal Part)

(1:57 - 2:14)

This is probably wrong, but sounds ok.

c#|-------------12----10-|
G#|-12-------12----10----|
E |----14-14-------------| (8x)
B |----------------------|
F#|----------------------|
C#|----------------------|

Chorus

(Guitar 1)

(2:14 - 2:33)

c#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|*------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------12-14-12---------------------------------------|
F#|*-12-14----------14-12-12-10---------12-10----------10-|
C#|-----------------------------12-10---------12-10-12----|
c#|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------*|----------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B |-------12-14-12---------------------------------------------|----------------|
F#|-12-14----------14-12-12-10--------12-10-------10/14-12-10-*|-10/12-10-12----|
C#|----------------------------12-10--------12-10--------------|----------------|

(Guitar 2)

(2:14 - 2:33)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-I think there are some chords and whatnot here, but I can't figure it out.--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

(Guitar 1)

(2:33 - 2:51)

c#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|*------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------12-14-12---------------------------------------|
F#|*-12-14----------14-12-12-10---------12-10----------10-|
C#|-----------------------------12-10---------12-10-12----|
c#|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------*|----------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B |-------12-14-12---------------------------------------------|----------------|
F#|-12-14----------14-12-12-10--------12-10-------10/14-12-10-*|-10/12-10-12----|
C#|----------------------------12-10--------12-10--------------|----------------|

(Guitar 2)

(2:33 - 2:51)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-I think there are some chords and whatnot here, but I can't figure it out.--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

(Guitar 1)

(2:51 - 3:14)

(This too sounds ok, but probably isn't exactly what they play.)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0-0-0--5-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2)

(2:51 - 3:14)

c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-15-12----12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------16h17-16-14(let ring)-------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| * Natural harmonic

| x Dead note

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