Placebo – Ill Be Yours (Guitar Tab)
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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
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, [email protected]
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-- ------------- -------------
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 [email protected] please.