Song: Weak and Powerless Band: A Perfect Circle Album: Thirteenth Step Guitar: Billy Howerdel, James Iha Bass: Jeordie Osborne White Tabbed by: Zach Kraemer Tuning: Db Gb B E Ab Db I seem to be on a roll now with Perfect Circle tabs, so I figured I'd add this VERY detailed version of Weak and Powerless. Enjoy! And check out my tab of 'Blue'! Questions and crap to Tiberian710@aol.com Bass |----16--------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-14----14-14-14-14--14-14h15p14-|-14-14-14-1412-12/14-14-14-14h15p14--| |-12-------12-12-12--12-12-------|-12-12-12-1210-10/12-12-12-12--------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----16----------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-14----14-14-14-14-12/14-14-|-12/14-14-14-14-14----(14)----(14)-------| |-15-------15----15----------|-------------------12------12------12/14-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Gtr.1 (Acous.) |------------------10-------|-------------------10-------10----------| |------------------------12-|-------------12-12----------------12----| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| | |-----16--------------------|----------------------------------------| |-14------14-14-14-12/14-14-|-12/14-14-14-14-14-14h15p14-14-14-12/14-| |-12-(12)-12----12-10/12----|-10/12----------------------------10/12-| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-------------10----------|----------------------10-7-| |-------12-12-------12-12-|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| | |----16-------------------|---------------------------| |-14----14-14-14-12/14-14-|-12/14-14-14-14-/17-17-17--| |-15----15----------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------| Verse Gtr.1 NH..................... |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-continue throughout verse-| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |Gtr.2 (dist.) | ¼ ½ |------------------------|---------------------------| |------5b----------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |--0-2-----2--2-2--2-2b--|-2--2-2-2-0/2-2-2-2h3p2----| |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| Gtr.2 |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----4--------------------|-------------------------| |--2-----2--2-2-0h-2-0/2---|--0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2--------| |--------------------------|------------------0h2----| |--------------------------|----------------------3--| Gtr.3 (slight dist.) growing louder...... NH........................ |12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----continue-------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| | |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |---2--5--2--2-2-0h2-2-----|-0-2-2-2-2-2h3p2-2-2-0h2-| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |------5----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |---2-----2--2-2-0h2-2--|---0h2-2-2-2-2-0h2---------| |-----------------------|-------------------0h2-----| |-----------------------|-----------------------3---| Chorus Gtr.4 (dist.) |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----9------------------|----------------------------|-----9---------------------| |-7h9---7-7-5-7-7--5-----|-/7--5----------------------|-7h9---7-7-5-7-7-(7)-5-----| |--------------------7p5-|-------7-5-7h9-(9)-10-10-10-|-----------------------7p5-| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| | |Gtr.1 |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|-----9---------------------| |-7----------------------|----------------------------|-7h9---------7---------5---| |------------------------|----------------------10-10-|---------------------------| |------------------------|-8---------7----------------|---------------------------| | |Gtr.2 |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------| |-5----------------------|-8--------------------------|-0-------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|-----9---------------------|----------------------------| |-/7--5-----/9-x-7-5-|-7h9---7-7-5-7-7-(7)-5-----|-/7--5----------------------| |-------7-5----------|-----------------------7p5-|-------7-5-7h9-(9)-10-10----| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| | |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |-(5)----------------|---------7-----------------|--7--------7-----------5-5--| |-------7------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| | |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--5-----------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------|-5-------------------------|--8-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |-----9--------------------|-------------------| |-7h9---7--7--5-7-7--5-----|-/7--5-------------| |----------------------7p5-|-------7-5-/9-7-/9-| |--------------------------|-------------------| | |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |-------9-(9)--------------|-------------------| |-7h9----------------------|--7----------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| | |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------|--5----------------| |-0------------------------|-------------------| Play Verse again for Bridge and 2nd Verse 2nd Chorus The Acoustic changes a bit to this: * |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----9------------|------------------|-----9------------|-----------------| |-7h9------7----5--|--9----7----------|-7h9--------------|-7------5--------| |------------------|--7----5--2-----x-|--------------7---|-------------/x--| |------------------|----------0-----x-|------------------|-------------/x--| |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----9--------7---|-(7)-------------9-|-----9-----------|-----------------| |-7h9----------5---|-(5)---9-------9---|-7h9----------5--|--7--------------| |------------------|-------7-----7-----|-----------------|---------9--7--9-| |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| *slide hand without picking Bridge Gtr.4 | 2x | |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |-7-------|-(7)------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |Gtr.3 |---------|----------|---------^0-------|-(0)----|-(0)------------------| |---------|----------|---------|0-------|-(0)----|-(0)------------------| |---------|----------|---------|0-------|-(0)----|-(0)------------------| |-9-------|-(9)------|---------|4-------|-(4)----|-(4)------------------| |---------|----------|----2-------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|-0----------------|--------|----------------------| |Gtr.2 |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |-0-------|-(0)------|-(0)--------------|--------|----------------------| |Bass |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-| |---------|----------|------------------|--------|----------------------| |-0-------|-(0)------|-(0)--------------|--------|----------------------| |-------------0-(0)-----|---(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |--^3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--| |--|0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |--|2-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2/--| |--|3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-0---0-----0-(0)-------|-0-0-------0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-(8)-8-8-8-| |-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-| |-7-7---7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-| |-0-0---0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-15--|-15-15-15-15-12-12-12--12-12-| |-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12--|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-10--|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------| Interlude |---------------12--------| |------------------10---0-| |----0-(0)---------0---| |-------------------------| |-----7-------7-----------| |-------------------------| |--------------12--------|-------------12-----------| |---0-------10----10---0-|-----0-(0)------10---0----| |-----0-(0)----------0---|---0-------0-------0------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |-9----------------------|-7------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------12------|--------------12----------| |---0-------10----10---|------0-(0)------10-----0-| |-----0-(0)----------0-|----0-------0-------0-----| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-9--------------------|-7------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr.2 PM------------------------ |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|-0----0-----0--0--0-0-0---| |---------------12----------|---------------12----------| |----0-------10----10-----0-|------------------10-----0-| |------0-(0)----------0-----|----0-(0)---------0-----| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-9-------------------------|-----7-------7-------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| | |-----------------------| PM-------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------------7-|---------------------------| |---------------------7h9---|---------------------------| |-5----5------5--5--5-------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|--0----0-----0--0--0-0-0---| |----------------12---------------|| |----0------0-------10-(10)-------|| |--------0-----0------------------|| |---------------------------/7--5-|| |-9----9--------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| | |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|| |-5------5-(5)-5--5------5---5----|| |---------------------------------|| Chorus Once again, the Acoustic changes |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----9---(9)-------(9)-------|--------------------------| |-7h9---------------------5---|--7--------5--------5--5--| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------| |-----9---(9)-------(9)-------|------------------|-----9---(9)-----------------| |-7h9---------------------5---|--7---------------|-7h9-----------7---(7)-------| |-----------------------------|-------7----5-----|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------3-0-|-----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |--9--------9-9-(9)--------7-| |--7--7-5---7-7-(7)--5--5----| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------9-------(9)-------|-----------------------| |-----7h9---------------5---|--7----(7)-----------5-| |---------------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|-------------7p5-3p0---| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------7-| |-------------7-7-(7)-------|--7--------7-----------5----| |---------7-----------------|-----------5----------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----9---(9)-----------------| |-7h9-----------7-7-(7)-------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-----9---(9)-----------------|-(9)---------------------| |--7----(7)-5--7-(7)---|-7h9-------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------7-----------| |----------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----9---(9)-----------------|-(9)------------------| |-7h9-------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------|-------7----9-7-----9-| |-----------------------------|----------------------| Outro |------------0-------| |--------------3---3-| |-^0----0--------0---| |-|2--2----2---------| |-|0-----------------| |--------------------| |-------------0-------0-|-------------0-------| |---------------3---3---|-----------3---3---3-| |---0----0--0-----0-----|--0----0---------0---| |---2--2----------------|--2--2---------------| |---0-------------------|--3------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |----------------0-----|----------0-------| |--------------3---3---|------------3---3-| |---0----0-(0)-------0-|-0---0--------0---| |---2--2---------------|-2-2----2---------| |---3------------------|-0----------------| |----------------------|------------------| |------------0-------0-| |--------------3---3---| |--0----0--0-----0-----| |--2--2----------------| |--0-------------------| |----------------------| |-------------0----------|---------------|--------*| |----------3------3----3-|-------^3-(3)--|-(3)----*| |-0-----0------------0---|-0-0-0-|0-(0)--|-(0)----*| |-2---2------------------|-2-2-2-|2-(2)--|-(2)----*| |-3----------------------|-3-3---|3-(3)--|-(3)----*| |------------------------|---------------|--------*| End. Legend h = hammer-on p = pull-off b = bend(amount written above) / = slide = natural harmonic ^ | = arpeggiate | (#) = tied note x = dead note