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Passive Aggressive Tab

by Placebo

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Song: Passive Aggressive
Tuning:  F# A# D# G# C C   the bottom two don’t matter
Artist: Placebo
Album: Black Market Music (2000)

Intro:

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------| x3

Guitar 2 Clean:

C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-----------------------------------------------------------|
F#---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------| x4

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15----------------------15\-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-\12-12-12-12-12-10-12-/15---12---10-10-12-12-10-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--7---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10\\\7-7-7-7-7-7//12---------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---8--8--8--8--8--10-8--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-/12-12-12-12-12-10-12-/15---12---10-10-12-12-10-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--7---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10\-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------0-----------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--1--1--1--1--3--1--5--7~~---------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge - Both Guitars Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------7---------7-7-7-7-------------------------|
A#--8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7-------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------| x4

Harmonics              . . . . . . .

Verse:

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-\12-12-12-12-12-10-12-/15---12---10-10-12-12-10-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--7---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10\\\7-7-7-7-7-7//12---------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---8--8--8--8--8--10-8--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-/12-12-12-12-12-10-12-/15---12---10-10-12-12-10-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--7---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10\-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------0-----------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--1--1--1--1--3--1--5--7~~---------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge - Both Guitars Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------7---------7-7-7-7-------------------------|
A#--8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7-------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------| x4

Harmonics              . . . . . . .

Chorus:

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-1212121212121212-|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|


Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|

Intro Variation:

Guitar 1 Clean
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------------------|
F#------------------------0----------------------------------| x3

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---5~~~~----------7---8------------------------------------|
F#------------------------0----------------------------------| x4

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------15\-----------|
F#------------------------0----------------------------------|

Verse:

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-\12-12-12-12-12-10-12-/15---12---10-10-12-12-10-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--7---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10\\\7-7-7-7-7-7//12---------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---8--8--8--8--8--10-8--7--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#-/12-12-12-12-12-10-12-/15---12---10-10-12-12-10-----------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--8--8--8--8--8--10--8--7---3--3--3--3--3--3--3------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--12-12-12-12-12-10-12-10\-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------0-----------------|

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#--1--1--1--1--3--1--5--7~~---------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge - Both Guitars Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------7---------7-7-7-7-------------------------|
A#--8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7-------7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------| x4

Harmonics              . . . . . . .

Chorus:

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-1212121212121212-|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-1212121212121212-|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9-------------------------/14---10\9----------|
D#-8~~-----------------8~~-------------8~~---------------8~~-----|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|


Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9---------------------/14---10\\\5~~~~~-------|
D#-7~~-----------------7~~---------7~~---------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Variation:

Guitar 1 Clean
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15---------------------------------|
F#------------------------0----------------------------------| x4

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---5~~~~----------7---8------------------------------------|
F#------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------| x4

Chorus:

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9-------------------------/14---10\9----------|
D#-8~~-----------------8~~-------------8~~---------------8~~-----|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|


Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|


Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9-------------------------/14---10\9----------|
D#-7~~-----------------7~~-------------7~~---------------7~~-----|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9-------------------------/14---10\9----------|
D#-8~~-----------------8~~-------------8~~---------------8~~-----|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|


Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9-------------------------/14---10\9----------|
D#-7~~-----------------7~~-------------7~~---------------7~~-----|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|

Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx7-7-7x----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------|
A#------xx-----x7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
F#-5-5-5xx-----x------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|

Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9-------------------------/14---10\9----------|
D#-8~~-----------------8~~-------------8~~---------------8~~-----|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|


Both Guitars Distorted:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------------------------------------|
D#------xx-------------------------------------------------------|
A#------xx101010-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10101010101010-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
F#-0-0-0xx----0--------0-------0-------0-----0-------------------|

Guitar 3 With Effect:
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
C----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-------/14~---10\9---------------------/14---10\\\5~~~~~-------|
D#-7~~-----------------7~~---------7~~---------------------------|
A#---------------------------------------------------------------|
F#---------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro:

Guitar 1 Clean
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15~--------------------------------|
F#------------------------0~~--------------------------------| x4

Guitar 2 Clean:
C------------------------------------------------------------|
C------------------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------------|
D#-----------------------------------------------------------|
A#---5~~~~----------7---8-12~--------------------------------|
F#------------------------0~~--------------------------------| x4

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