Ion Chords
by Placebo
Ion by Placebo is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
TABBED BY SCOTT ANDREWS
STANDARD PLACEBO TUNING
INTRO (PLAYED THROUGHOUT SONG)
REVERB ON THIS PART
C ------------------------------------------------------------------|
C -------------------------------------------------------------------|
G# ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D# -18--18-18--18--18--18--18--18--14--14---14--14--14---14--13--11--|
A# ------------------------------------------------------------------|
F ------------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd PART THAT COMES IN (ADD FLANGER/PHASER)
C --------------------------------------------------|
C ----12-----14----12----------12-----14-----12-----|
G# -13----13-----13-----13---13----13-----13-----13--|
D# --------------------------------------------------|
A# --------------------------------------------------|REPEAT
F --------------------------------------------------|
3rd PART THAT COMES IN (POSSIBLE USE OF A PITCHSHIFTER) V. FAST PICKING
C -21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-23-23-23-24-21-|
C -21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-23-23-23-24-21-|
G# ----------------------------------------------------------|
D# ----------------------------------------------------------|
A# ----------------------------------------------------------|
F ----------------------------------------------------------|
4th PART TO COME IN (MAXIMUM SUSTAIN ON THESE NOTES)
C ----------------------|
C ----------------------|
G# ----------------------|
D# --18------------14----|
A# ----------------------|
F ----------------------|
5TH PART TO COME IN (WEIRD BREAK)
C -----------------------------------------------|
C -9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9----4/5\4----------------|
G# -----------------------------------------------|
D# -----------------------------------------------|
A# -----------------------------------------------|
F -----------------------------------------------|
6TH PART TO COME IN
C -----------------------------------------------|
C -----------------------------------------------|
G# -----------------------------------------------|
D# -13-14-13--15/17\15--13-14-13-15/17\15/17\15---|
A# -----------------------------------------------|
F -----------------------------------------------|
7TH PART TO COME IN
C -----------------------------------------------|
C -----------------------------------------------|
G# -------------------------------13--------------|
D# -11-13-13-13-11-13-13-13-13-13----14-----------|
A# -----------------------------------------------|
F -----------------------------------------------|
8TH PART TO COME IN (VERY DISTORTED GUITAR SOUND)
C -----------------------------------------------|
C -----------------------------------------------|
G# -X-X-X-X-5-4-4-X-4-5--X-X-X-X-5-4-4-X-4-5-5-5--|
D# -----------------------------------------------|
A# -----------------------------------------------|
F -----------------------------------------------|
LAST PART (HARMONICS)
C -----------------------------------------------|
C -<9>------------<9>---<19>--<15>---------------|
G# -----<9>--<12>---------------------------------|
D# -----------------------------------------------|
A# -----------------------------------------------|
F -----------------------------------------------|