Talktalk

A Perfect Circle

tom:

0:00 PIANO INTRO RIFF (2x)
E|-----------------------8-7---|
B|----8---10---8-----8-------8-|
G|-9----9----9----9----9-------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

E|------------------------------|
B|----8---10---8----------------|
G|-9----9----9----9--7-9-9-10-9-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

[Verse]

0:20 Vocals begin "You're waiting..."

0:57 PIANO VERSE RIFF 1 "While you deliberate...
E|------------------------|
B|-8----------8-10-8--8---|
G|---9------9-----------9-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

E|--------------------------------|
B|---8-10-8--8----------8---------|
G|-9-----------9------9---9-9---9-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

[1st Chorus] 

1:16 RHYTHM GUITAR "Sit and talk like Jesus..."
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-9-9-9\---------------|
A|-7-7-7\-2-2---2-2---2-|
E|--------0-0---0-0---0-|
           PM    PM    PM

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-5/9-10-10---10-10-10\--7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|-3/7--8--8----8--8--8\--5-5--5-5--5-5-|
                           PM        PM

E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9\-----------9-9-9\----------|
A|-7-7-7\--2-2-5/9--7-7-7\--2-2-5/9-|
E|---------0-0-3/7----------0-0-3/7-|
            PM               PM

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-10-10--10-10----10---7-7---7-7-|
E|--8--8---8--8-----8---5-5---5-5-|
                         PM     
[Instrumental]

1:36 RHYTHM GUITAR (3x)
(very subtle, mostly bass and keyboards)
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14\----10-10-10-10\-|
E|-12-12-12-12\-----8--8--8--8\-|
    PM------------------------->

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-14-14-14-14\--10-10-10-10\--7-7-7-|
E|-12-12-12-12\---8--8--8--8\--5-5-5-|
    PM------------------------------>
 
1:36 LEAD GUITAR
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------> 
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12\10~~~~-|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

[Bridge] 

1:55 LEAD GUITAR "Don't be the problem ..."
C#|-10~~~~~~~~~~~15~~~~~~~~~~~\17~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|

2:14 LEAD GUITAR "Faith without works is..."
C#|--------5~~~~~~~~5/3/2~~~~~~~7~~~~~~~~~|
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus] 

2:33 PIANO VERSE RIFF 2 "Sit and talk like Jesus..."
E|------------------------|
B|-8----------8-10-8--8---|
G|---9------9-----------9-|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

E|----------------------------|
B|---8-10-8--8----------8-----|
G|-9-----------9------9---9-9-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

[2nd Chorus]

2:52 RHYTHM GUITAR "Try braving the rain..."
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-9-9-9\---------------|
A|-7-7-7\-2-2---2-2---2-|
E|--------0-0---0-0---0-|
           PM    PM    PM
E|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|-10-10--10-10-10\---7-7--7-7--7-7-|
E|--8--8---8--8--8\---5-5--5-5--5-5-|
                       PM        PM

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9\------------9-9-9\----------|
A|-7-7-7\--2-2-5/9---7-7-7\--2-2-5/9-|
E|---------0-0-3/7-----------0-0-3/7-|
            PM                PM
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10--10--10-10--10--7-7--7-7--7-7---------|
E|--8--8---8---8--8---8--5-5--5-5--5-5--12\\\\\|
     PMPM       PMPM      PM   PM   PM 

[Outro]

3:11 RHYTHM GUITAR (hold chords)
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------| (3x)
A|-2-------10--------2-------10----7-|
E|-0--------8--------0--------8----5-|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-2---10-10--10-10---10-10-10-10-10-|
E|-0----8--8---8--8----8--8--8--8--8-|

E|-------------------| |
B|-------------------| |
G|-------------------| |
D|----------9-9-9-9\-| |
A|-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7\-| |
E|-0-0-0-0-----------| |


3:11 LEAD GUITAR
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-19-19-19-19-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15-|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
    Tremelo picking----------------------> 
C#|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-\\\\\\\\\\\\|
E|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|

C#|---0-----------| |
G#|-8-9-\\\\\\\\\-||
E|---9-\\\\\\\\\-| |
B|---------------| |
G|---------------| |
D|---------------| |


************************************
| /  Slide Up
| \  Slide Down
| PM Palm Mute
| ~  Sustained Vibrato
************************************


LYRICS

You're waiting on miracles
We're bleeding out
Thoughts and prayers, adorable
Like cake in a crisis
We're bleeding out

While you deliberate
Bodies accumulate

Sit and talk like Jesus
Try walking like Jesus
Sit and talk like Jesus
Talk like Jesus
Talk, talk, talk, talk
Get the fuck out of my way

Don't be the problem, be the solution
Don't be the problem, be the solution
Don't be the problem, be the solution
Problem, problem, problem, problem

Faith without works is
Talk without works is
Faith without works is
Dead, dead, dead, dead

Sit and talk like Jesus
Try walking like Jesus
Sit and talk like Jesus
Try walking like Jesus

Try braving the rain
Try lifting the stone
Try extending a hand
Try walking your talk or get the fuck out of my way

E|---------------------------------------------------|
Update 5/11/18. I've found that Drop B
tuning (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#) also works very
well for this song and may have been the
original tuning used on the recording.If
you do so, just raise the power chords
built on the top string up two frets as
follows (note slight change on the first
chord of the up-slide as an option):

[1st Chorus] 

1:16 RHYTHM GUITAR "Sit and talk like Jesus..."
E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-9-9-9\-2-2---2-2---2-|
A|-7-7-7\-2-2---2-2---2-|
E|--------2-2---2-2---2-|
           PM    PM    PM
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9\--2-2-2/9---9-9-9\--2-2-2/9-|
A|-7-7-7\--2-2-2/9---7-7-7\--2-2-2/9-|
E|---------2-2-2/9-----------2-2-2/9-|
            PM                PM
E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|-10-10--10-10----10---7-7---7-7-|
A|-10-10--10-10----10---7-7---7-7-|
E|-10-10--10-10----10---7-7---7-7-|
                         PM

Also, I found that Billy Howerdel plays the
lead guitar parts (and adds to keyboards)
with octave chords in a live performance
(probably for convenience) as follows:

    Tremelo picking------------------------> 
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-12--14-14-14-14-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10--12-12-12-12-|
E|------------------------------------------|