Breathe Underwater tab by Placebo, added: April 20th, 2010

Logout

UG Plus Favorites

Profile Music

Welcome home, Stranger
Please Sign in or Sign up

you can also use

Facebook Google

UG plus: remove banner

TABS BANDS NEWS REVIEWS INTERVIEWS COLUMNS LESSONS VIDEOS USERS

TABS

FRESH TABS | 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | TOP 100 TABS

Advanced

+ Submit tab
+ Submit review
+ Submit article

Oops, an error

Loading...
Please don't close the window, it may take a few minutes.

Breathe Underwater Tab

by Placebo

ver2

Whole song

ver 1
ver 2

1,331 views 7 this week

no commentswrite comment

1 2 3 4 5

please rate

add to favorites launch autoscroll

font size

reset

view tab on iPhone view tab on Android listen to this song

UG plus: remove banner

Breathe Underwater Lyrics
by Placebo Lyrics

Breathe Underwater Tab

Instruments Play Fretboard Chords

Autoscroll

slow

fast

+/-
esc

set tempo
stop

Contributor
Difficulty
Tuning
Tabbers playing skills

ZeGuitarist

novice

D A D G B E

intermediate ++

Can't play "Breathe Underwater"? Improve your playing via easy step-by-step video lessons!

WARNING: You are trying to view
                                    content from Ultimate-Guitar.com
                                    in an unauthorized application,
                                    which is prohibited.

                                    Please use an official Ultimate
                                    Guitar Tabs application for iPhone,
                                    iPad or Android to access legitimate
                                    chords, guitar, bass, and drum tabs
                                    from Ultimate-Guitar.com database.

                                    Type "ultimate guitar tabs" in Apple
                                    App Store's or Android Market's
                                    search to find the application.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             PLACEBO - Breathe Underwater
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: ZeGuitarist
Email: zeguitarist@ultimate-guitar.com

Tuning: Drop D (DADGBE)


=====
Intro
=====

GUITAR 1: Repeat 4 times:

E||--------------------|--------------------|
B||--------------------|--------------------|
G||--------------------|--------------------|   NOTE: The cluttered up  
D||--------------------|--------------------|   "1414" are two 14's, which
A||-14\9-9-x-9-9/14-14\|\9-9-x-9-9-9-9-1414-|   are both 16th notes.
D||--------------------|--------------------|


=======
Verse 1
=======

GUITAR 1: Repeat 4 times:

E||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

1. Here comes another fall from grace
2. I'm always falling on my face
3. This attitude that I embrace
4. For the love I'm trying to replace


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

I try to kill the song, because the melody's all wrong...


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

And there's a fever coming on...


==========
Pre-chorus
==========

GUITAR 1:

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

It's hard to reconcile...


E||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

What I've become...


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

With the wounded child...


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--|-11--11--11--11--|
D||-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|-x---x---x---x---|
A||-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---|-9---9---9---9---|
D||---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|

Hiding deep inside...


E||------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|
G||-4-4-7---7-6---44-|-4-4-7-----------|
D||-x-x-x---x-x---xx-|-x-x-x-----------|
A||-2-2-5-x-5-4-x-22-|-2-2-5-----------|
D||------------------|-----------------|


======
Chorus
======

GUITAR 1: Repeat 2 times:

E||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D||-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1. Breathe underwater, I'm coming up for air...
2. Sick of the slaughter, I'm coming up for air...

E||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-10-10-10-|
D||-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1. I wanna see another dawn...
2. 'cause I've been floating here too long...


GUITAR 2: Repeat 4 times:

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

1. Breathe underwater, I'm coming up for air
2. I wanna see another dawn
3. Sick of the slaughter, I'm coming up for air
4. 'cause I've been floating here too long


=====
Break
=====

GUITAR 1:

E||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D||-----------------|-----------------|


=======
Verse 2
=======

GUITAR 2: Repeat 2 times:

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-4-------4-------|

1. Take my ego for a ride, 'cause there's nobody by my side
2. It's getting hard to justify, and it won't be long 'till I collide


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-2-------2-------|-1-------1-------|-2-------2-------|-4-------4-------|

My weakness is laid bare, as people stop and stare...


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

But it's the last time, I swear...


==========
Pre-chorus
==========

GUITAR 1: Same as above, up until the last 5 bars:

E||-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
B||-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
G||-11--11--11--11-13/|/14--14--14--14-16/|/18--18--18--16--|
D||-x---x---x---x--x--|-x---x---x---x--x--|-x---x---x---x---|
A||-9---9---9---9--11/|/12--12--12--12-14/|/16--16--16--14--|
D||---0---0---0-------|---0---0---0---0---|---0---0---0---0-|

Hiding deep inside...


E||------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------------|
G||-4-4-7---7-6---44-|-4-4-7-----------|
D||-x-x-x---x-x---xx-|-x-x-x-----------|
A||-2-2-5-x-5-4-x-22-|-2-2-5-----------|
D||------------------|-----------------|


GUITAR 2:

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
D||-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|

It's hard to reconcile...


E||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

What I've become...


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
D||-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|

With the wounded child...


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|

Hiding deep inside...


=================
Chorus: see above
=================

======
Bridge
======

GUITAR 1: Repeat 4 times:

E||--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B||-12\7-7---7-7/12-12\|\7-7---7-7-7-7-10-|-12/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14\12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
G||-x--x-x---x-x-x-----|-x-x---x-x-x-x-x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D||-9\-4-4-x-4-4/9--9\-|\4-4-x-4-4-4-4-7--|-9/-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11\9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
A||--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D||--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

1. (Start breathing...)
2. (Start breathing...)
3. (Start breathing...)
4. Start breathing...

Guitar 2: Repeat 2 times:


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|

1. (Start breathing...)
2. (Start breathing...)


E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|

1. (Start breathing...)
2. Start breathing...


=================
Chorus: see above
=================

=====
Outro
=====

GUITAR 1: Repeat 4 times:

E||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-7-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|

1. I'm coming, I'm coming
2. I'm coming, coming up for air
3. Coming up for air
3. Coming up for air


E||-----------------|
B||-----------------|
G||-----------------|
D||-7\--------------|
A||-----------------|
D||-----------------|


GUITAR 2: Repeat 2 times:

E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D||---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|---4---4---4---4-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-2-------2-------|
D||-4-------4-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|

1. I'm coming, I'm coming, I'm coming, coming up for air
2. Coming up for air, coming up for air

================
Tablature Legend
================
x - dead note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down

Tabs too difficult? Try these easy step-by-step video lessons and learn fast!

UG plus: remove banner

comments

We did not receive enough feedback on this tab! Please rate:

print report bad tab

1 2 3 4 5

I want to post comment or correction [tab]

guest

You may want to rate the tab now too:

select rating

Please do not post tabs as comments. Select "correction" instead!