Ill Be Yours

Song

Alright, hey now hey people. This is Placebo's song, "I'll Be Yours," from their album

Sleeping With Ghosts, and if you don't have it I suggest you go get it if you consider

yourselves a fan, and even if not, its got some real different stuff on it, this is one

hell of a progression from last time.

For a guitarist wanting to do a placebo cover, this is a no-brainer, there's no funky

tuning or anything special like that involved, just a nice, simple little riff and a

really easy solo at the end. Hell, you don't even need so much as a regular chord.

So this is my first tab, cut me a little slack. Its mostly similar to the other versions

out there, but what I'd say is definitely don't use double-picking on the song. Dunno if

thats the right technical term or whatnot, but I really would avoid playing this as the following:

8-8-8

----- <---------- No! Never! EVIL!

6-6-6

8-8-8

8-8-8 <---------- the (albeit incorrect) nice way

6-6-6

The reason I suggest this is simple; I honestly don't think it sounds good. Lets face it

guys; you're never going to manage a true Brian Molko sound, lets deal with it. Instead,

just keep it simple. Its easiest all round really.

I'll continue waffling after I finish the tab, I can imagine you guys getting a little impatient now.

Song: I'll Be Yours

Artist: Placebo

Album: Sleeping With Ghosts

Tuning: EADGBe (standard)

Tabbed by Jack Clemson, jackc.kingshurst@webmail.digitalbrain.com

Key: h = hammer on

Introduction & Verses

E|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|-88888888-6-88888888-6h88888888-13-11-888888-------
D|-88888888-6-88888888-6h88888888-13-11-888888-------
A|-66666666-6-66666666-6-66666666-11--9-666666-------
E|---------------------------------------------------

Chorus

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
G|-888888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-
D|-888888888-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-
A|-666666666--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Post-chorus solo

(note: this is supposedly played twice, once alone and once with the verse as well.

Actual recommendation is to play once, then revert back to the main verse unless

a second gutiarist is involved).

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---4-----------4----------------------------------------------------------
G|-3---3-1-----3---3-1------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------4-6---------4-6--------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Then, revert back to the verse and chorus. Finally, the solo at the end of the song,

to which the singer (Molko) occassionally says "yours":

------------

------------

-3-1-3-1-1-4
------4-4---

------------

------------ x3

-------------

-------------

-3-1-3-1----8 (let ring)
------4-4-3--

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Thus completing the song.

Now, thats the song bog standard without any suggestions or anything. I'd recommend,

ofr a sound unlike placebo's:

- using a distortion pedal (example: Boss DS-1) on the post-chorus solo & final solo,

or on the chorus

- using a palm-mute build-up on the chorus itself

- generally intensifying the song performance, making it rougher

- using a harmonic on the last note of the solo (i'll leave you to work it out)

Okay, thats it. I'd like to think that for a first attempt at tabbing, it isn't terrible.

Opinions and death threats to jackc.kingshurst@webmail.digitalbrain.com please.