Placebo
Too Many Friends
D standard tuning (DGCFAD)
For this song, I use a Les Paul with both pickups on
Listen to the song for timings
Intro/verse 1:
(no guitar, just piano and vocals)
First chorus:
No guitar is played, but I like to play this (w/ cleanish tone):
D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|F|-------------------------------------------|C|-10-----5-----7-----3----------------------|G|-10-x16-5-x16-7-x16-3-x16------------------|D|-8------3-----5-----1----------------------| P.M P.M P.M P.M
Verse 2:
There are two guitar parts, one played by Brian (guitar 1) and the one played by Nick (guitar 2)
Guitar 1: w/distortionD|--------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|F|--------------------------------------|C|-7-----5-----3------------------------| x2G|-7-x16-5-x16-3-x16--------------------|D|-5-----3-----1------------------------|
Guitar 2: w/distortionD|-------------------|A|-------------------|F|-------5-----------|C|----5-7--x3--------| x2G|-5-7---------------|D|-------------------|
Chorus:
Guitar 1:D|-------------------------------------------|A|-------------------------------------------|F|-------------------------------------------|C|-10-----5-----7-----3----------------------|G|-10-x16-5-x16-7-x16-3-x16------------------|D|-8------3-----5-----1----------------------|
Guitar 2:D|-------------------------------------------------------|A|-*------------------------*----------------------------|F|----7-9r--9-7---------7--------------------------------|C|--9-----------9r----9---7r--7-9-10r--9-10--------------|G|-*------------------------*----------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: repeat the part above marked between the *'s Then play thisat the endD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|---10-10---12-12---10-10---12-12---10-10------10-10----12-12--10-10--12-12-----|F|-9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-10-------10------10-----10----------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge part
Guitar 2:D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-13-12--4-5--13-12--4-5--9-10--13-12--4-5--13-12--4-5--13-12r------|F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:D|-----A|-----F|-----C|--2-- Repeat until the 3rd verseG|--2--D|--0--
Verse 3:
Guitar 1: Clean with phaser/flangerD|--------------------|A|--------------------|F|--------------------|C|-7-----5-----3------| At the end, repeat the last chord until the chorus comes inG|-7-x16-5-x16-3-x16--|D|-5-----3-----1------| P.M P.M P.M
Chorus:
Both guitars repeat twice
Final part:
I presume guitar 1 plays the same chords as the chorus. Not too sure about that.
Guitar 2:D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|-12/17x16-15\12x16-13-15-10x16-12-13--12-13-[12]r------------------|F|-------------------------------------------------------------------|C|-------------------------------------------------------------------|G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Key:
P.M = Palm Mute
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = ring out
[] = harmonic
That's pretty much it. Hope this helps. This is my cover of this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15DD3K6bH1s
