"Black Eyed" (Placebo) Retour

Tabbed By Scott Andrews (scott@thebsh.com)

Tuning (Thickest to Thinest)
Please note: Thick F string is now F#
F#, Bb, Eb, G#, C, C.

Live Equipment info:
Brian: Gibson SG
Stefan: Fender(?) Bass
Bill: Keyboard


Intro: (twice)
Loose strumming pattern. * means quick up/down strokes (double note)
To understand the strumming shown here, please play the track on your CD player
and strum along with your guitar.
C  -----------------------------------------
C  -----------------------------------------
G# -----------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
F# -0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--  (X2)
*                     *     *

1st Chorus:
Distorted, same as above.


2nd Chorus:

C  -----------------------------------------
C  -----------------------------------------
G# -----------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
F# -0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--  (X2)
*                     *     *
"Black eye - ed

C  -----------------------------------------
C  -----------------------------------------
G# -----------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -20-20-20-20-20-20--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-
F# -0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--  (X2)
*                     *     *



Last chorus : Play this twice through ("broken home" vocals come in second time)

C  -----------------------------------------
C  -----------------------------------------
G# -----------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-
F# -0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--  (X2)
*                     *     *
"Black eye - ed

C  -----------------------------------------
C  -----------------------------------------
G# -----------------------------------------
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -20-20-20-20-20-20--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-
F# -0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0-- (X2)
*                     *     *

The keyboard part (chorus) tabbed for guitar.

F  A#  F  A#   F   A#   F   B   A#
C  -----------------------------------------
C  ----10-----10-------10-------11--10------
G# -9------9-------9--------9---------------
Eb -----------------------------------------
Bb -----------------------------------------
F# -----------------------------------------


The Overdubbed guitar on final chorus
C  ---------------------------------------------------
C  ---------------------------------------------------
G# -10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--10-10--12-12-12--9-9-9-
Eb ---------------------------------------------------
Bb --------------------------------------------------- (repeat)
F# ---------------------------------------------------