Thee Oh Sees – Palace Doctor (Guitar Tab)

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Here's a tab for "Palace Doctor" by Thee Oh Sees. I've also written the chords which coordinate with the tab above each line. The final chord on each line (G) happens during a unique pattern, so I'll call it G*. If you're playing the chords, G* isn't actually any different. All of the corresponding chords are barred. The song sounds best with the chords played in the background.
[Intro]
Guitar 1:
  (G)                (A#)                 (A)                 (G*)          
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8-10-10b-10----10---10---10-10b----10---10---10-10b----------8-8-10/-|
E|---10-------------------9----9--------------8----8-----------10-10---------|    x2

[Verse 1]
(The lead guitar has a fair amount of delay)
  (G)                (A#)         (A)            (G*)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8-----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10-----------8-8-10/---------------|
E|--10-10-10-10-----9--9--9--9-----8--8--8--8------10-10---------------------|
G A# A G* I am tragically covered Sunday, Bleeding Sunday, Sunday's blood. G A# A G* Who is always sneaking around on the polished palace floor? G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh G A# A G* Who is always knocking on my, on my palace doctor's door?
[Interlude 1]:
(This interlude is the same riff as the intro, but played on the high e and B
strings instead of the low E and A strings.)
  (G)                  (A#)                (A)                
e|-8----8-10-10b-10----10---10---10-10b----10---10---10-10b------------------|
B|---10-------------------9----9--------------8----8-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   (G*)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10--11--11---/----------------------------------------------------|
G|---12--12--12--12--12------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
[Verse 2]:
  (G)                (A#)         (A)            (G*)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8-----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10-----------8-8-10/---------------|
E|--10-10-10-10-----9--9--9--9-----8--8--8--8------10-10---------------------|
G A# A G* Who has always kept them bleeding from the royal palace sores? G A# A G* I am always high and mighty lying on the palace floor. G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh G A# A G* Who is always sneaking around in the palace garden rows?
[Interlude 1]:
  (G)                  (A#)                (A)                
e|-8----8-10-10b-10----10---10---10-10b----10---10---10-10b------------------|
B|---10-------------------9----9--------------8----8-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   (G*)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10--10--11--11---/----------------------------------------------------|
G|---12--12--12--12--12------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
[Bridge] (There's a drop in tempo and a fair amount of distortion)
  (G)           (A#)        (A)           (F)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2----------------------------------3-3-3/----------------------------|
E|----------------3-3-3-------2-2-2---------1-1------------------------------|

  (G)           (A#)        (A)           (G#)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2----------------------------------3-3-3/4-4-4-----------------------|
E|----------------3-3-3-------2-2-2---------1-1------------------------------|

  (G)           (A#)        (A)           (F)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0-0--0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0--0-0--------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2----------------------------------3-3-3/----------------------------|
E|----------------3-3-3-------2-2-2---------1-1------------------------------|
[Interlude 2]: (This interlude is the same as the intro)
Guitar 1:
  (G)                (A#)                 (A)                 (G*)          
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8----8-10-10b-10----10---10---10-10b----10---10---10-10b----------8-8-10/-|
E|---10-------------------9----9--------------8----8-----------10-10---------|
[Verse 3]:
  (G)                (A#)         (A)            (G*)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8--8--8--8-----10-10-10-10----10-10-10-10-----------8-8-10/---------------|
E|--10-10-10-10-----9--9--9--9-----8--8--8--8------10-10---------------------|
G A# A G* Who always throws the first spade over shoulder palace wood? G A# A G* Who is always hiding bodies, wealthy bodies, as you should? G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh G A# A G* I am working in the garden planting flowers after dark. G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh G A# A G* Oooo-oooh... Oooo-oooh (fade out) ************************************ | b Bend | / Slide up ************************************