Song: Breathe Underwater Artist: Placebo Album: Battle For The Sun (2009) Notes: I am confident about everything apart from the outro. There are several guitars layered, and the bass and drums get very heavy so it's hard to hear what's going on. I have tabbed the main parts, but in the outro there is at least one more guitar playing a very high repeating part which I haven't included. The song has a very driving rhythm which I have tried to tab. I have included a marker for every 8th beat to help. Enjoy playing it! Tuning: EBGDAD (Drop D) --Intro-- EI---------------------------------I BI---------------------------------I GI---------------------------------I DI---------------------------------I PLAY x 4 AI-14\--9--9-9--14-14\--9---9-9-9--I DI---------------------------------I 8 8 --Verse 1-- EI-----------------I BI-----------------I GI-----------------I DI-----------------I PLAY x 8 AI-----------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I 'Here comes another fall from grace...' 8 EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-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 'I try to start a song...' 8 8 8 8 EI-------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------I GI-------------------------------------------------I DI-------------------------------------------------I AI-------------------------------------------------I DI-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I 'There's a fever coming on...' 8 8 8 --Pre-Chorus-- EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I 'It's hard to reconcile...' 8 8 8 8 EI-------------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------------I GI-------------------------------------------------------I DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------I AI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------I DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------I '...I've become' 8 8 EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I 'With awounded (x02210@1)child...' 8 8 8 8 EI-------------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------------I GI-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--------I DI-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---------I AI-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---------I DI---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------I 'Hiding deep inside...' 8 8 8 EI--------------------------------I BI--------------------------------I GI-4-4-7---7-6---444-7------------I DI-x-x-x---x-x---xxx-x------------I AI-2-2-5---5-4---222-5------------I DI--------------------------------I 8 8 --Chorus-- This is played on two guitars in the recording, however if you're playing on your own you can play both parts together - just combine the tabs below into one. (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I DI-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-I AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-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-I AI-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-I DI-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-I 'Breathe underwater.....' 8 8 8 8 (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-I GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I DI-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-I AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-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-I AI-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-I DI-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-I 'Want to see another dawn...' 8 8 8 8 REPEAT CHORUS --Bit between Chorus and Verse 2-- EI---------------------------------I BI---------------------------------I GI---------------------------------I DI---------------------------------I AI-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I DI---------------------------------I 8 8 --Verse 2-- (Clean Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-4-4-----4-4-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----4-4-----4-4-----I PLAY x2 AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I 'Take my ego for a ride' 8 8 8 8 EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-2-2-----2-2-----1-1-----1-1-----2-2-----2-2-----4-4-----4-4-----I AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I 'My weaknesses lay bare...' 8 8 8 8 EI-------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-----------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----I AI-2-2-----2-2-------------------------------------I DI-------------------------------------------------I 'But it's the last time...' 8 8 8 --Pre-Chorus 2-- The rhythm guitar is more or less the same until the very end this pre-chorus, but if you listen carefully you'll hear the clean guitar part from the verse continues in section as well. I have tabbed this too. (Clean Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------------------------------I AI---------------------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I 'It's hard to reconcile...' 8 8 8 8 (Clean Guitar) EI---------------------------------I BI---------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----I AI---------------------------------I DI---------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI---------------------------------I BI---------------------------------I GI---------------------------------I DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I AI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I DI-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I '...I've become' 8 8 (Clean Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-4-4-----4-4-----4-4-----4-4-------------------------------------I AI---------------------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I 'With awounded (x02210@1)child...' 8 8 8 8 (Clean Guitar) EI-------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------I GI------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2--I DI-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----I AI-------------------------------------------------I DI-------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-------------------------------------------------I BI-------------------------------------------------I (This is the rough GI-11--11--11--13/14--14--14-14-16/18--18--18--18--I timing, as the DI-x---x---x---x---x--x---x--x--x-/x---x---x---x---I rhythm is tricky) AI-9---9---9---11/12--12--12-12-14/16--16--16--16--I DI---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-I 'Hiding deep inside...' 8 8 8 (Rhythm Guitar) EI--------------------------------I BI--------------------------------I GI-4-4-7---7-6---444-7------------I DI-x-x-x---x-x---xxx-x------------I AI-2-2-5---5-4---222-5------------I DI--------------------------------I 8 8 NOW PLAY CHORUS x2 --Bridge-- (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-16\11-1111-16-16\-11--111114/16-18181818181818181616161616161616I DI-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-I AI-14\9--9-9--14-14\-9---9-9-12/14-16161616161616161414141414141414I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-I 8 8 8 8 (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-16\11-1111-16-16\-11--111114/16-18181818181818181616161616161616I DI-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-I AI-14\9--9-9--14-14\-9---9-9-12/14-16161616161616161414141414141414I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-111111111111111-I AI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-111111111111111-I DI-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-111111111111111-I (These are 11s, not super-fast 1s) 8 8 8 8 REPEAT BRIDGE --Final Chorus-- Note that the rhythm part has changed - the D chord is now played an octave higher. The bunched up notes are 12s, not 1s and 2s. (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-I GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I DI-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-I AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I AI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I 'Breathe underwater.....' 8 8 8 8 (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-I GI-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-I DI-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-I AI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I AI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I DI-121212121212121212121212121212124-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-I 'Coming up for air...' 8 8 8 8 REPEAT FINAL CHORUS --Outro-- '#' means tremolo pick these at 16 note per bar (Lead Guitar) EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI---14--14/16\14----14--14/16\14----14--14/16\14----14--14/16\14--I DI---x---x--x--x-----x---x--x--x-----x---x--x--x-----x---x--x--x---I AI---12--12/14\12----12--12/14\12----12--12/14\12----12--12/14\12--I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I I I I (Rhythm Guitar) I EI-----------------------------------------------------------------I BI-----------------------------------------------------------------I GI-----------------------------------------------------------------I DI-----------------------------------------------------------------I AI--#---------------#---------------#---------------#--------------I DI-4---------------0---------------7---------------6---------------I 'Coming up for air...' 8 8 8 8 REPEAT OUTRO Then end on these notes: (Lead Guitar) EI-------------I BI-------------I GI-14\---------I DI-x-----------I AI-12\---------I DI-------------I I I I (R Guitar )I EI-------------I BI-------------I GI-------------I DI-------------I AI-------------I DI-4\----------I