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/ A Perfect Circle / Thirteenth Step (2003) / Weak and Powerless guitar tab

Artist: A Perfect Circle
Song:   Weak and Powerless
Album:  Thirteenth Step
Tuning: C# F# B E G# c#

Tabbed By:  Aaron Jones (ajones@sterling.edu)

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#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                            |
                            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)


A Perfect Circle albums
2004 Emotive
2003 Thirteenth Step
2000 Mer de Noms
Thirteenth Step tabs
01The Package tabbass tab
02Weak and Powerless tabbass tab
03The Noose tabbass tab
04Blue tabbass tab
05Vanishing tabbass tab
06A Stranger tabbass tab
07The Outsider tabbass tab
08Crimes tabbass tab
09The Nurse Who Loved Me tabbass tab
10Pet tabbass tab
11Lullaby tabbass tab
12Gravity tabbass tab

 

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