Special K

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

Special K by PLACEBO, taken from the album "BLACK MARKET MUSIC" (2000).

Guitars performed by Brian Molko and 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.

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 / Verse - Brian

C  |---------------------------------------------------|
C  |--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0---0---0-0----0--0--0---|
G# |--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9---9--9--9---|
Eb |--10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10--|
Bb |--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0---|
F# |---------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--10--10-10-10--9---10-10--12--10--9-9-9--10-10--|
Bb |--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8---8---8-8-8--8--8---|
F# |--0---0--0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0---| x2

Verse - Stefan

C  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------&lt;12>-&lt;12>-&lt;12>-------------&lt;12>-&lt;12>-&lt;12>----------------|
G# |----------------------&lt;12>-----------------------&lt;12>-----------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------------------&lt;7>--|
Bb |--&lt;12>-----------------------&lt;12>-------------------------------|
F# |----------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse - Brian

C  |---------------------------------------------------|
C  |--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0---0---0-0----0--0--0---|
G# |--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9---9--9--9---|
Eb |--10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10--|
Bb |--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0---|
F# |---------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--10--10-10-10--9---10-10--12--10--9-9-9--10-10--|
Bb |--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8---8---8-8-8--8--8---|
F# |--0---0--0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0---| x4

Bridge - Brian

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------|
F# |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------|
Eb |-------------------------------------------|
Bb |-------------------------------------------|
F# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x4

Bridge - Stefan

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Bb |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
F# |-----------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
G# |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Eb |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Bb |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F# |-------------------------------------------| x2
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F# |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Chorus - Brian

C  |----------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Eb |--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bb |--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
F# |----------------------------------------------------------| x2
C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------|
Bb |--3--3--3--3-3--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7--|
F# |--0--0--0--0-0---------------------| x4

Chorus - Stefan

C  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |--8--8----8--8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
G# |--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9---|
Eb |--10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--7--7---7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7---|
Bb |----------------------------------------0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0---|
F# |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
C  |---------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9--|
Eb |--5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9--|
Bb |--3-3-3--3--3---8--8---8--8--8--7-7-7--|
F# |---------------------------------------| x3
C  |---------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9--|
Eb |--5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9--|
Bb |--3-3-3--3--3---12-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-7--|
F# |---------------------------------------------| x1

Verse - Stefan

C  |----------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------&lt;12>-&lt;12>-&lt;12>-------------&lt;12>-&lt;12>-&lt;12>----------------|
G# |----------------------&lt;12>-----------------------&lt;12>-----------|
Eb |-----------------------------------------------------------&lt;7>--|
Bb |--&lt;12>-----------------------&lt;12>-------------------------------|
F# |----------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Verse - Brian

C  |---------------------------------------------------|
C  |--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0---0---0-0----0--0--0---|
G# |--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9---9--9--9---|
Eb |--10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10--10-10-10--|
Bb |--0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0---0---0--0---0--0--0---|
F# |---------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------------|
Eb |--10--10-10-10--9---10-10--12--10--9-9-9--10-10--|
Bb |--8---8--8--8---8---8--8---8---8---8-8-8--8--8---|
F# |--0---0--0--0---0---0--0---0---0---0-0-0--0--0---| x2

Bridge - Brian

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------|
Bb |-----------------------------------|
F# |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
G# |-------------------------------------------|
Eb |-------------------------------------------|
Bb |-------------------------------------------|
F# |--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| x4

Bridge - Stefan

C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Bb |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
F# |-----------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
C  |-------------------------------------------|
G# |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Eb |--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Bb |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
F# |-------------------------------------------| x2
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-0-0-0-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
Eb |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F# |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2

Chorus - Brian

C  |----------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Eb |--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bb |--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
F# |----------------------------------------------------------| x2
C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------|
Bb |--3--3--3--3-3--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7--|
F# |--0--0--0--0-0---------------------| x4

Chorus - Stefan

C  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |--8--8----8--8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
G# |--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9---|
Eb |--10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--7--7---7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7---|
Bb |----------------------------------------0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0---|
F# |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
C  |---------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9--|
Eb |--5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9--|
Bb |--3-3-3--3--3---8--8---8--8--8--7-7-7--|
F# |---------------------------------------| x3
C  |---------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9--|
Eb |--5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9--|
Bb |--3-3-3--3--3---12-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-7--|
F# |---------------------------------------------| x1

Chorus - Brian

C  |----------------------------------------------------------|
C  |----------------------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Eb |--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--|
Bb |--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--|
F# |----------------------------------------------------------| x2
C  |-----------------------------------|
C  |-----------------------------------|
G# |-----------------------------------|
Eb |-----------------------------------|
Bb |--3--3--3--3-3--8-8-8--8-8--7-7-7--|
F# |--0--0--0--0-0---------------------| x4

Chorus - Stefan

C  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C  |--8--8----8--8--8--8---8--8---8--8--8---10-10--10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|
G# |--9--9----9--9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9---9--9---9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9---|
Eb |--10-10---10-10-10-10--10-10--10-10-10--7--7---7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7---|
Bb |----------------------------------------0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0---|
F# |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
C  |---------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9--|
Eb |--5-5-5--5--5---10-10--10-10-10-9-9-9--|
Bb |--3-3-3--3--3---8--8---8--8--8--7-7-7--|
F# |---------------------------------------| x3
C  |---------------------------------------------|
C  |---------------------------------------------|
G# |--5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9--|
Eb |--5-5-5--5--5---14-14--14-14-14--12-12-12-9--|
Bb |--3-3-3--3--3---12-12--12-12-12--10-10-10-7--|
F# |---------------------------------------------| x1

End on

C  |-----|
C  |-----|
G# |--5--|
Eb |--5--|
Bb |--3--|
F# |-----|

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| X Behind the bridge - Picking pattern is approximate

| (x) Harmonic

| ~ Vibrato

| / Slide (Down)

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