Artist: A Perfect Circle
Song: Weak and Powerless
Album: Thirteenth Step
Tuning: C# F# B E G# c#
Tabbed By: Aaron Jones ([email protected])
Legend:
h Hammer-On, ex: 2h3
p Pull-Off, ex: 3p2
/ Slide, ex: 4/7
Note: This tab sounds ok along with the song, it certainly isn't exact.
I made no attempt to indicate rythym in the tab, listen to the song for the timing.
Guitar 1 Intro[0:00 - 0:18]
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---4-----------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
B |-2---2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2p0-0h2-2-2-2h4p2-2---2-2-2-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F#|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---0---0-0-0---------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---4-------------------------------------------4-------------------------|
B |-2---2-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-0/5-|
F#|-0---0-0-0-0-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Intro[~0:15 - 0:18]
c#|-10-7-7---10-7-|
G#|---------------|
E |---------------|
B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
C#|---------------|
Guitar 1 Verse 1[0:18 - 0:35]
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------4---------------------------------|
B |-2-2---2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2p0-0h2-2-2-2h4p2-2---2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2p0-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h2---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------5-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-5-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-0h2-2---2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------0h2---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
Guitar 2 Verse 1[0:18 - 0:35]
c#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-etc.-|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|
Guitar 1 Chorus[0:35 - 0:54]
c#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|*------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------12-14-12---------------------------------------|
F#|*-12-14----------14-12-12-10---------12-10----------10-|
C#|-----------------------------12-10---------12-10-12----|
|1-----------|2-----------
| |
c#|------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------*|----------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B |-------12-14-12---------------------------------------------|----------------|
F#|-12-14----------14-12-12-10--------12-10-------10/14-12-10-*|-10/12-10-12----|
C#|----------------------------12-10--------12-10--------------|----------------|
Guitar 2 Chorus[0:35 - 0:54]
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-I think there are some chords and whatnot here, but I can't figure it out.--|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 Verse 2[0:54 - 1:11]
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----5-------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-2---2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2p0-0h2-2-2-2h4p2-2---2-2-2h4p2-2-2-2-2-2p0-0h2-------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------0h2---|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------3-|
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-x-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-2-2-2h4p2-2-2-0h2-2/5-2-2-0h2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------0h2---------|
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
Guitar 2 Verse 2[~1:05 - 1:11]
c#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-etc.-|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|
Guitar 1 Chorus[1:11 - ~1:32]
Guitar 2 Chorus[1:11 - ~1:32]
Guitar 1 Interlude[~1:32 - 1:57]
c#|-------0----0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
G#|------0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |-----0------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B |------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
F#|---2--------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|-0----------------------------------|
| |w/2nd|
|---------Strum-------|
Guitar 2 Interlude[~1:53 - 1:57]
Very approximate, just mess around with the 7th and 10th frets
c#|-7-7-7-10-10-7-7-10-7-7-|
G#|------------------------|
E |------------------------|
B |------------------------|
F#|------------------------|
C#|------------------------|
Guitar 1 Whispered Vocal Part[1:57 - 2:14]
This is probably wrong, but sounds ok.
c#|-------------12----10-|
G#|-12-------12----10----|
E |----14-14-------------| 8x
B |----------------------|
F#|----------------------|
C#|----------------------|
Guitar 1 Chorus[2:14 - 2:33]
Guitar 2 Chorus[2:14 - 2:33]
Guitar 1 Chorus[2:33 - 2:51]
Guitar 2 Chorus[2:33 - 2:51]
Guitar 1 Outro[2:51 - 3:14]
This too sounds ok, but probably isn't exactly what they play.
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0-0-0--5-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|strum|
Guitar 2 Outro[2:51 - 3:14]
c#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-15-12----12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------16h17-16-14(let ring)-------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Or 2h3-2-0 on the high c# string, but i think playing it
on the lower string sounds better(on my guitar at least)
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