Brick Shithouse

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Bass2

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

Brick Shithouse by PLACEBO, taken from the album "WITHOUT YOU I'M NOTHING" (1998).

Guitar performed by Brian Molko. Bass by Stefan Olsdal.

Tabbed by Scott Lee Andrews - scottleeandrews@hotmail.com

Disclaimer: This guitar tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.

It is intended solely for private study, scholarship, or research. The music and lyrics belong to their

respective copyright owners. Reproduction or distribution of this material for commercial or profit-making

enterprise is strictly prohibited. The majority of the Placebo tabs found online were created by myself

as part of the Placebo website THeBSH.com in 1999/2000, which acted at the official Placebo website until

around 2003. My tabs are based from live performances as visual confirmation of finger placements unless

otherwise stated.

Basing this tab on live performances as the recorded album version has production tricks which skews the

actual performance. My original Placebo tabs (Created for TheBSH.com in 1999/2000) have since been "borrowed"

and credited to others.

See:

https://web.archive.org/web/20001203233600/http://www.thebsh.com/tab/cont.htm

https://web.archive.org/web/20010208140856/http://www.thebsh.com/tab/tab.htm

Tabs have been reworked/updated.

Placebo "standard" tuning = F, Bb, Eb, Ab, C, C.

The song is essentially made of three repeating parts with no/very little variation.

Guitar:

Intro - "Meet the Brick Shithouse"

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12-12-x--12-12-------|
Bb |---------x----------x---------13---|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11-11-x--11-11--11---| x7

End with:

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12-12-x--12-12--13---|
Bb |---------x----------x--------------|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11-11-x--11-11--11---| x1

Verse - "Lay him down, Lie on..."

C  |-----------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--12-12--12-12--12-12-12-13---13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
F  |--11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11---| x4

[Intro - "Don't you wish you'd never met her"]

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12-12-x--12-12-------|
Bb |---------x----------x---------13---|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11-11-x--11-11--11---| x3

End with:

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12-12-x--12-12--13---|
Bb |---------x----------x--------------|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11-11-x--11-11--11---| x1

Verse - "Lay him down, Lie on..."

C  |-----------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--12-12--12-12--12-12-12-13---13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
F  |--11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11---| x4

Chorus

C  |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab |--14-14--14-14--14-14-14--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14--14-14--14-14-14--15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
F  |--11-11--11-11--11-11-11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11--11-11--11-11-11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-----------10-10-x----------------------------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F  |--6-6-6-6--6--6--x-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| x2

[Intro - "Don't you wish you'd never met her"]

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12-12-x--12-12-------|
Bb |---------x----------x---------13---|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11-11-x--11-11--11---| x3

Verse - "Lay him down, Lie on..."

C  |-----------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--12-12--12-12--12-12-12-13---13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
F  |--11-11--11-11--11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11-11-11-11---| x4

Chorus

C  |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Ab |--14-14--14-14--14-14-14--12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-14-14--14-14--14-14-14--15--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
F  |--11-11--11-11--11-11-11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11--11-11--11-11-11--11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab |-----------10-10-x----------------------------------------7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F  |--6-6-6-6--6--6--x-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| x4

[Outro - "Don't you wish you'd never met her"]

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12-12-x--12-12-------|
Bb |---------x----------x---------13---|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11-11-x--11-11--11---| x3
C  |--------------------|
C  |--------------------|
Ab |--------------------|
Eb |--13--12-x-12-12----|
Bb |---------x----------|
F  |--11--11-x-11-11----| x1

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(x) = Mute/scrape string in postion held

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Bass:

[Intro - "Don't you wish you'd never met her"]

Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |------12---12-12-12----12-12-------|
Bb |--------------------13--------13---|
F  |--11-------------------------------| x3
Ab |-----------------------------------|
Eb |------12---12-12-12----12-12--13---|
Bb |--------------------13-------------|
F  |--11-------------------------------| x1

Verse - "Lay him down, Lie on..."

Ab |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------------13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13---|
Bb |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--13-13-13-13-13-12-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---------------------------|
F  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Ab |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
F  |--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus - Part 2

Ab |--15--15--15-15--15--15--15--15-15--15----14------------14---------------|
Eb |----13--13-----13--13--13--13-----13--13-----15-12---------15-12---------|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------13-------------13-----|
F  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab |--15--15--15-15--15--15--15--15-15--15----14------------14---------------|
Eb |----13--13-----13--13--13--13-----13--13-----15-12---------15-10--12-----|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------13--------------------|
F  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

Ab |---8--7----7--7---------7--7-------|
Eb |---------------------8--------8----|
Bb |-----------------------------------|
F  |-----------------------------------| x3
Ab |---8--7----7--7-------|
Eb |----------------------|
Bb |----------------------|
F  |----------------------| x1

Tab updated from my original hosted on TheBSH.com (Official Placebo website 1999-2003).