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Hang On To Your Iq Bass Tab

Send "Hang On To Your Iq" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

PLACEBO:  HANG ON TO YOUR I.Q:   ( use normal tunning, assume normal 
tunning on all songs unless stated even though stef tunes his bass up 
half a step!!).

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------15 ho 17 po 15---12 ho 14 po 12--------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--1 let ring..------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------6--------------
E--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6---6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-----1-1-1--1-1-1

G-----------------------------------------12--14 ho 15 po 14-----
D----------15 ho 17 po 15--12--15-------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-1-1-------------------------------------------------------------

Normal Verse:

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------6----------------
E--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6---6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-------1-1-1--1-1-1

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--1-1-1---1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1---------------------------------

After playing the normal verse, play it under Brian while he sing the 
" hang on, hang on, to your i.q, to your i.d...." bit.
After all that theres another little riff which comes before the 
verse ( I would put down the lyrics so you would know what part I am 
on about but I can't understand what he sings. )

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------5--------5-------------4----------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------5---------
E--3--3----3-3-3---3----2--2-----2--2--/-11---6--8------6--6-

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------5--------5-------------4--------
A---------------5---------------------------------------------------
E--6--8--6--8-----6--6----3--3----3-3-3---3----2--2-----2--2--

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------5---------------------------------------------------
E--/-11--6--2-----6--6--6--8--6----------------------------------

After this go into the normal verse.  Repeat the bit above and go 
into the next part.  Just before you go into this, Brian sings " oh!"

Solo Part:

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6-------------------------------6-6-6--
E--------------------------------6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6----------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--------------------------------6--6-6-6-----
E-----------------------6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--7-7--7-7--7--5-5--8-8----------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------6-6---
E------------------------------6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6---------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--6-6-6--6-6--6--6-6-6-----------------------------------------
E-----------------------------6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--5-6--6-6-6

G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
E--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--5-6--6-6-6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--5-6-------

Phew! back into the verse and after that play the part in which 
Brian sings something like " I'm right here, I'm right here."  
Finally do the solo part to end up with.  You'll have to work out 
the order of the parts if you don't understand what goes when but it 
isn't hard.
Its easier to use a capo on this song ( at the first fret ) , 
especially with the beginning but I wouldn't bother as changing from 
the first fret to the 15th as after a while it becomes fairly simple.
( consequently, Stef always has his guitar tuned up half a step but 
its just as easy to play using E A D G.

                         Ian Edwards  97dsac44@reaseheath.ac.uk



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Hang On To Your Iq Bass Tab

Send "Hang On To Your Iq" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture andrew Average	#1 by andrew klupp at Jan 25, 1972 at 3:20 PM EST
	the pixies had a song.. "Hang on to your Ego"..don't know if that helps.

No Picture Hannah [♥ Rhythm Player	#2 by Hannah [♥] & the llama. at Oct 17, 1973 at 12:35 PM EST
	No swanky_skanky, it is rocket.

No Picture ty Wanna Be	#3 by ty benson at Oct 9, 1982 at 2:59 AM EST
	through everything you go through, remember who you are and what you represent.

No Picture Squid Average	#4 by Squid at Dec 21, 1991 at 8:09 AM EST
	Brian Molko initially intended this song to be about drugs.. Placebo promote self-esteem and being proud of yourself, this song is basically saying hang onto your IQ: your intelligence; to your ID: whatever that differentiates you from everyone else. It is said that in this world intelligence is of most worth.. Brian obviously values knowledge, and in an interview he says "nothing excites me anymore". Direct quote from an interview: "The state of abandoning yourself to something implies loss of identity. It’s about trying to see your way through whatever’s stopping you from operating in relation to others".

No Picture Jonathan Average	#5 by Jonathan Williams at Mar 18, 1998 at 3:30 PM EST
	I dont know, cannabiss tends to refelct on ones self and they express theyre midns alot more, it just makes them slow and sleepy, tis all.

No Picture rob Wanna Be	#6 by rob martin at May 5, 1999 at 4:38 AM EST
	i believe this song is about how hard it is to make decisions based only in ones'self, not being influenced by sex or drugs etc, well, at least for him it is hard, so he tells not to be like him, hehe

No Picture matt Wanna Be	#7 by matt fogg at Jun 10, 2002 at 8:18 AM EST
	"two rubbers, two lubes and a silver rocket" it's about sex. and good advice too.

No Picture Ivar Average	#8 by Ivar Roban at Mar 3, 2004 at 4:16 PM EST
	Every morning, my eyes will open wide I gotta get high, before I go outside. Roll another, for breakfast burning clouds around, and in my solar plexus. Blatent drug reference that I sadly can relate too.