Passive Aggressive

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Bass1

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

Passive Aggressive by PLACEBO, taken from the album "BLACK MARKET MUSIC" (2000).

Guitars performed by Brian Molko.

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.

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, with bottom F up a semitone to F# = F#, Bb, Eb, Ab, C, C.

Intro

C  |-----------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------|
F# |-----------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--| x4

Verse

C  |--------------------------------------------------|
C  |--------------------------------------------------|
G# |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--15\-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-12/-15-12-10-10-10-12--|
F# |--------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------|
Bb |--12-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F# |-----------------------------------------------| x2

Pre-Chorus

C  |------------------------------------------------|
C  |------------------------------------------------|
G# |------------------------------------------------|
Eb |------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7------------------------------|
F# |--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--| x4

Verse

C  |--------------------------------------------------|
C  |--------------------------------------------------|
G# |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--15\-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-12/-15-12-10-10-10-12--|
F# |--------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------|
Bb |--12-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F# |-----------------------------------------------| x2

Pre-Chorus

C  |------------------------------------------------|
C  |------------------------------------------------|
G# |------------------------------------------------|
Eb |------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7------------------------------|
F# |--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--| x4

Chorus

C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------7-7--7-7-7----------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Bb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
F# |--5-5-5----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F# |--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------|
C  |---------------------------|
G# |---------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------|
Bb |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
F# |---------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------7-7--7-7-7----------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Bb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
F# |--5-5-5----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F# |--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------|
C  |---------------------|
G# |---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|
Bb |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F# |---------------------|

Intro

C  |-----------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------|
F# |-----------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--| x4

{Verse}

C  |--------------------------------------------------|
C  |--------------------------------------------------|
G# |--------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--15\-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-12/-15-12-10-10-10-12--|
F# |--------------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------|
Bb |--12-10-12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F# |-----------------------------------------------| x2

Pre-Chorus

C  |------------------------------------------------|
C  |------------------------------------------------|
G# |------------------------------------------------|
Eb |------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7------------------------------|
F# |--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--| x4

Chorus

C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------7-7--7-7-7----------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Bb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
F# |--5-5-5----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F# |--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------|
C  |---------------------------|
G# |---------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------|
Bb |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
F# |---------------------------| x2
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------7-7--7-7-7----------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Bb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
F# |--5-5-5----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F# |--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------|
C  |---------------------|
G# |---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|
Bb |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F# |---------------------| x1

Chorus Overdub - (PLACE)Ebowed

C  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--7/-14--10--9-----/14--10--9-----/14--10--9---/14--10--9------|
Eb |----------------8-------------8-7------------7-------------7---|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F# |---------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Intro

C  |-----------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------|
F# |-----------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--| x4

Chorus

C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------7-7--7-7-7----------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Bb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
F# |--5-5-5----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F# |--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------|
C  |---------------------------|
G# |---------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------|
Bb |--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
F# |---------------------------| x2
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--------7-7--7-7-7----------------7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----------------|
Bb |-------------------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------|
F# |--5-5-5----------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |--------------------10-10-10--8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
F# |--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------|
C  |---------------------|
G# |---------------------|
Eb |---------------------|
Bb |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F# |---------------------| x1

Chorus Overdub - (PLACE)Ebowed

C  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--7/-14--10--9-----/14--10--9-----/14--10--9---/14--10--9------|
Eb |----------------8-------------8-7------------7-------------7---|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------------------|
F# |---------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Outro

C  |-----------------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------|
Bb |--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------|
F# |-----------------------0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--| x4

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| X Behind the bridge - Picking pattern is approximate

| (x) Harmonic

| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide (Down)

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