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Protect Me From What I Want Tab

by Placebo
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author shortstuff22 [a] 82.
1 contributor total, last edit on Jan 9, 2017
Guitar 1 - Clean        EBGDAE
Guitar 2 - Overdriven   EBGDAE
Guitar 3 - Overdriven EBGDAE
 
[Piano Intro/Verse for Guitar]
(Repeated throughout the song)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|-------------------------------------3--------3--------3--------3-------|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|-0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3--------3--------2--------2-------|
 
(I found that this way was easiest to play, but does sound quite bassy when
played with the CD. This is another way to play it which sounds more like
the piano you hear. Requires fast finger changes and one big stretch.)
 
e|------------|      e|------------|      e|-------------|
b|------------|      b|------------|      b|-------------|
g|---------16-|      g|---------16-|      g|----------16-|
d|-----17-----| (x4) d|-----17-----| (x4) d|-----17------| (x4)
a|-19---------|      a|-15---------|      a|-12----------|
E|------------|      E|------------|      E|-------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------|
g|---------16----------16----------16----------16-|
d|-----17----------17----------17----------17-----|
a|------------------------------------------------|
E|-15----------15----------14----------14---------|
 
[Chorus]
(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|---------------------------------3--------3--------3--------3-------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----|
d|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------5-5----|
a|-0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------2--------2---------|
 
[Post-Chorus]
(Guitar 2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
 
[Post-Chorus]
(Guitar 3)
e|----------------|      e|-----------------|
b|----------------|      b|-----------------|
g|-19--16--14--16-|      g|-19-(x8)--17-(x8)|
d|----------------| (x3) d|-----------------|
a|----------------|      a|-----------------|
E|----------------|      E|-----------------|
 
(Or alternately )
e|------------|      e|---------------------------------|
b|------------|      b|---------------------------------|
g|-9--4--2--4-|      g|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d|------------| (x3) d|---------------------------------|
a|------------|      a|---------------------------------|
E|------------|      E|---------------------------------|
 
[Verse]
(Guitar 1)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|-------------------------------------3--------3--------3--------3-------|
E|-0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|-0--------0--------0--------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------3--------3--------2--------2-------|
 
[Chorus]
(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|---------------------------------3--------3--------3--------3-------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----|
d|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------5-5----|
a|-0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------2--------2---------|
 
[Chorus]
(Guitar 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
g|-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-|
d|--------------------------|
a|-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Bridge]
(Guitar 2) (x2)
e|------------------------|      e|--------------------------------|
b|------------------------|      b|--------------------------------|
g|------12--7-------7--5--|      g|------7-------------------------|
d|-5h9---------5h9--------|(x3)  d|-5h9-----9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-|
a|------------------------|      a|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------|      E|--------------------------------|
 
[Chorus]
(Guitar 1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4--------4--------4--------4--------4-|
d|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5--------5--------5--------5----|
a|---------------------------------3--------3--------3--------3-------|
E|-0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4------4-4----|
d|----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5-----5-5------5-5----|
a|-0-------0-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------3-------3-------2--------2---------|
 
[Chorus]
(Guitar 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|--------------------------|
b|--------------------------|
g|-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-|
d|--------------------------|
a|-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--|
E|--------------------------|
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
 
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3 comments
oyvind
Sorry bout that, I hit the wrong key. e|------------| e|------------| e|-------------| b|------------| b|------------| b|-------------| g|---------16-| g|---------16-| g|----------16-| d|-----17-----| x 4 d|-----17-----| x 4 d|-----17------| x 4 a|-19---------| a|-15---------| a|-12----------| E|------------| E|------------| E|-------------| e|------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------| g|---------16----------16----------16----------16-| d|-----17----------17----------17----------17-----| a|------------------------------------------------| E|-15----------15----------14----------14---------| is easier to play when you transpose it to: e|------------|e|------------|e|-------------| b|-------12---|b|-------12---|b|-------12----| g|----12------|g|----12------|g|----12-------| d|-14---------|d|-10---------|d|-------------| x 4 on each a|------------|a|------------|a|-12----------| E|------------|E|------------|E|-------------| e|------------------------------------------------| b|-------12--------12-------12------12------------| g|----12--------12-------12------12---------------| d|------------------------------------------------| a|-10--------10--------9-------9------------------| E|------------------------------------------------|
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shortstuff22
Awesome...i shall update the tab ASAP. :D Cheers
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oyvind
e|------------| e|------------| e|-------------| b|------------| b|------------| b|-------------| g|---------16-| g|---------16-| g|----------16-| d|-----17-----| x 4 d|-----17-----| x 4 d|-----17------| x 4 a|-19---------| a|-15---------| a|-12----------| E|------------| E|------------| E|-------------| e|------------------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------------------| g|---------16----------16----------16----------16-| d|-----17----------17----------17----------17-----| a|------------------------------------------------| E|-15----------15----------14----------14---------|
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