A Perfect Circle 
?Weak and Powerless? 
Thirteenth Step 
Tabbed by -xxeyelessxx- 
Transcribed by abysmalchilds 
              Jeff Schunemann 
 
This tab is pretty much for people that are too lazy to tune down when all they want 
is to play this song for the hell of it. There are some crucial notes which are pretty 
low, and for that reason will have to be played on the B string, therefore, a five string is required. 
 
 
INTRO 
G   | ----13------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D   | -11---11--11---11-11---11-11h12p11--11---11-11----11h9-9-11-11-11-11h12p11---- 
A   | -9--------9----9-?9----9--9---------9----9---9----9--9-9?9--9--9--9----------- 
E   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
G   | ------13---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | -11-----11--11---11-11------11-11------11-11-11-11-11------11----11----11----- 
A   | -12---------12---12-12---12---------12---------------------------------------- 
E   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B   | ---------------------------------------------------------7-----7-----7-------- 
 
E   | -----13----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B   | -11------11---11-11------11-11------11-11-11-11-11-11h12p11---11-11-----9h11-- 
F#  | -9-------9----9?-9---9----------9-------------------------------------------- 
Db  | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
G   | -----13----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | -11------11---11-11------11-11------11-11-11-11---/14-14-14------------------- 
A   | -12------12---12-12---12---------12------------------------------------------- 
E   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
VERSE 1 
I couldn?t hear any bass during the first verse. Unless she's using distortion or 
something? If there is bass, please leave some corrections?  
 
 
CHORUS 
G   | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ 
D   | ---4h6-2-- | ------4(X12)----7(X12)-------------------------------------- 
A   | ---------- | ------------------------4(X12)----2(X12)-------------------- 
E   | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
G   | ----------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | ----------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | ---------------------4(X12)----2(X12)---------------------- 
E   | ---2(X12)---5(X12)----------------------------------------- 
 
 
VERSE 2 - Right here the only accurate way to play it would be with a five string. 
G   | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | --------4-4--------4------4-----4-----4-4-------4-----4-4--2h4------------- 
E   | --------------------------------------------------------------2h4---0------ 
B   | ---2-------2-2------2------2-----2--------2-2-----2------------------------ 
 
G   | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | --------4-4--------4------4-----4-----4-4-------4-----4-4----4h6-2--------- 
E   | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
B   | ---2-------2-2------2------2-----2--------2-2-----2------2-2--------------- 
 
 
CHORUS 2 
G   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | ------------------------------2(X12)-----------------------------2(X12)-- 
E   | ---2(X12)---5(X12)---------------------2(X12)---5(X12)---0(X12)---------- 
B   | ---------------------2(X12)---------------------------------------------- 
 
 
About 1:30 
G   | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
D   | -------- | ---4---4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4----4-4----------------- 
A   | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
E   | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------ 
B   | ---2r--- | --------------------------------------------------------continued? 
 
 
G   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | --7----7--7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--7--7-----7--7------- 
A   | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
E   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------  (X2) 
 
Then?at 1:57 
G   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | -----------2(X12)------------4-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2---2h4-------------- 
E   | -------------------------------------------------------------------2h4--0------- 
B   | ---2(x12)------------2-2-2-------2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------ 
 
G   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | ------------2(X12)--------------4------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------- 
E   | ---------------------------------------------------------------------2h4-0------ 
B   | ----2(X12)-------------2-2-2--------2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 
  ENDING CHORUS 
G   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | -----------------------------2(X12)-----------------------------2(X12)---------- 
E   | --2(X12)---5(X12)---------------------2(X12)---5(X12)---0(X12)------------------ 
B   | --------------------2(X12)------------------------------------------------------ 
 
G   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
D   | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
A   | ------------------------------2(X12)-----------------------2(X12)--------------- 
E   | ---2(X12)---5(X12)----------------------5(X24)----0(X12)------------------------ 
B   | ---------------------2(X12)----------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
OUTRO 
-just play the intro until the song ends..