From buscom@southcom.com.au Wed Apr 9 12:51:00 1997
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:04:12 +1100
From: Kris Buscombe
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Silverchair - freak
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SILVERCHAIR guitar tabs - Freak, from the new album 'Freak-Show'
Ok, this here song would have to be the easiest song that has ever come out
of a guitar, (besides hot-cross buns), but it's fun to play, because you
can go off!
TABULATURE DEFINITION
What all the little symbols in the tab mean...
) Bend
/ slide
~~ vibrato
^ hammeron/pulloff
PM Palm mute
uncontrolled feedback
x\x pick scrape
NH Natural Harmonic
+ Tremelo Pick
) Unison Bend
THIS SONG IS IN DROP D TUNING
With heavy distortion
Intro- x2
1:
2:
3:
4: 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 000
5: 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 000
6: 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 000
Drums In
Play Intro riff x 2
Verse Intro riff x 4
Pre Chorus
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
5: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
6: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
1:
2:
3:
4:0 344 0 0 34 4 6
5:0 344 0 0 34 4 6
6:0 344 0 0 34 4 6
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
5: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
6: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
5: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
6: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
The Bit just before the "Boday and soul" bit is just
an A chord stroked slowly and you let the distortion roll
Body and soul bit (Chorus) Play x 4
1:
2:
3: 55
4: 3 55 0 0
5: 3 3 33 0 0 0
6: 3 0 0
This is played over the top of the last bit
1:
2:
3:
4: 4 2 0
5: 0 0 0
6:
Verse 2 and pre chorus
Same as before
Bridge x 4
1:
2:
3: 6/
4: 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5: 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6: 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
On 4th time through the bridge bit above, build up with palm muting for 2
bars
ie.
PMPMPMPM
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
6: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
Play that x 2
Chorus again with palm muting
Solo Play this solo with fast circular picking
1:
2: 10 10 10 10 13 13 10
3: 11 11 11 11 11
4:
5:
6:
1:
2: 10 10 10 10 13 13 10
3: 11 11 11 11 11
4:
5:
6:
1:
2: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11
4:
5:
6:
Outro
Chorus played once again , sturm the chords with out palm muting
Coda - play intro/verse riff x 4
Whiney bend at the end
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
See ya later, hope you like this
From JRugg@compuserve.com Sun May 4 09:50:26 1997
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 12:59:58 -0400
From: Jerry Rugg
To: Guitar Tabs
Subject: TAB: Silverchair-Freak
SILVERCHAIR:
FREAK
Tune E-string down to D!
(distortion) 8 times 4 times
(00:32)
(00:48)
1./2./3. time
4 time
2 times (clean)
(1:01)
(1:17)
(distrtion) 4 times 4
times
-|
.|
-|
-|
.|
-|
(1:34)
(1:49)
1./2./3. time P.M. 4. time
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
-|
(2:08)
P.M. 4
times
4 times
--|
-.|
--|
--|
-.|
--|
(2:28)
(2:45)
Guitar Solo:
2 times
(2:53)
(3:00)
(distortion) 4 times 4 times
(3:17) (3:33)
Well that's the song! I'm not that sure about the clean part by (1:01) but
it pretty much
sounds like that. E-mail me if you have any comments, questions or others.
by Chris Rugg at 100131.2531@compuserve.com
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
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Author/Artist: silverchair
Title: Freak
Album: Freak Show
Transcribed by: Zack Hill
Email: ppredator@hotmail.com
This song is very easy to play. The chorus is a variation of the main riff.
The strumming pattern and timing are just what you need to work on.
TUNING Dropped D
Above is the main riff. Play this for intro, two verses, and very end.
Above is the riff for the chorus
Above:let ring for "if only I could be as cool as you"
Above:play for "as cool as you"
Above:play for 1st "body and soul..." Pick these chords
"I Don't really know..." Alternate these at end of each riff
3rd "body and soul, I'm a freak, I'm a freak"
Above:solo, pick each rapidly/tremolo picking
From bgibson@ewa.net Mon May 12 13:58:17 1997
Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 21:17:08 +0000
From: Bill Gibson
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Tab: 'Freak' by 'Silverchair'
Freak
Gibson
Dropped-D like every one of their songs.
This song is really cool. I'm not sure everything is right but it sounds
close.
" / " Slide " X " M. Strum
INTRO and RIFF: Dist. May not look right but listen and try.
[E5] [D5] [E5] [E5]
PRE-CHORUS: Dist.
[D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [Ab5]
[D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [Fmaj7add#11]
CHORUS:
[E5] [D5] [E5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [E5] [D5] [E5] [E5] [F5] [D5]
Now switch to clean tone and let notes ring
[F5] [G5] [D5]
BRIDGE:
[G5] [E5] [G5] [E5] [G5] [Gb5]
[Gb5] [Fmaj7add#11]
P.M.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
CHORUS: Somewhere in the background they do a 16 fret bend, I think.
[F5] [G5] [D5]
SOLO:
After 2nd x
OUTRO:
[E5] [D5] [E5] [D5] [E5add#11]
Okay that was retarded, but there you go. Hope it helps.
From WGRF76B@prodigy.com Thu May 15 16:56:28 1997
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 19:50:34, -0500
From: MR BRUCE J PAULSEN
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: "Freak" by silverchair
Freak, the second track off Freak Show
by silverchair
/ slide
t tremolo picking (pick the note rapidly)
Dropped D tuning, Heavy Distortion:
Intro:
Pre-chorus:
"Yeah, i'm a freak, of nature........."
and then right as he says "If only i could be as cool as you..........
." you play this:
1st chorus:
clean sound
Then you go back and play the verse, and pre-chorus. Now the Bridge:
"I don't really know, how to put on a cool show.........."
x 3
on the fourth time, play the same riff again- except add palm muting
to the end..........
2nd Chorus:
[-)]
SOLO:
x 2
[---]
[---]
[---]
[---]
play 2nd chorus again, and then end it with the Verse riff......
Tabbed by: Samantha Paulsen..........
Any questions, comments, complaints, marriage proposals........e-mail
me at: WGRF76B@PRODIGY.COM
By the way, anyone have tabs to Tonic, Gravity Kills, Offspring (from
Ixnay on the Hombre), Dinosaur Jr, send them to me!!!
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 17:04:12 +1100
From: Kris Buscombe
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Silverchair - freak
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SILVERCHAIR guitar tabs - Freak, from the new album 'Freak-Show'
Ok, this here song would have to be the easiest song that has ever come out
of a guitar, (besides hot-cross buns), but it's fun to play, because you
can go off!
TABULATURE DEFINITION
What all the little symbols in the tab mean...
) Bend
/ slide
~~ vibrato
^ hammeron/pulloff
PM Palm mute
uncontrolled feedback
x\x pick scrape
NH Natural Harmonic
+ Tremelo Pick
) Unison Bend
THIS SONG IS IN DROP D TUNING
With heavy distortion
Intro- x2
1:
2:
3:
4: 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 000
5: 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 000
6: 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 000
Drums In
Play Intro riff x 2
Verse Intro riff x 4
Pre Chorus
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
5: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
6: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
1:
2:
3:
4:0 344 0 0 34 4 6
5:0 344 0 0 34 4 6
6:0 344 0 0 34 4 6
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
5: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
6: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
1:
2:
3:
4: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
5: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
6: 0 344 0 0 3 4 4 4 4
The Bit just before the "Boday and soul" bit is just
an A chord stroked slowly and you let the distortion roll
Body and soul bit (Chorus) Play x 4
1:
2:
3: 55
4: 3 55 0 0
5: 3 3 33 0 0 0
6: 3 0 0
This is played over the top of the last bit
1:
2:
3:
4: 4 2 0
5: 0 0 0
6:
Verse 2 and pre chorus
Same as before
Bridge x 4
1:
2:
3: 6/
4: 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5: 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
6: 5 5 555 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
On 4th time through the bridge bit above, build up with palm muting for 2
bars
ie.
PMPMPMPM
4: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
5: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
6: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 44
Play that x 2
Chorus again with palm muting
Solo Play this solo with fast circular picking
1:
2: 10 10 10 10 13 13 10
3: 11 11 11 11 11
4:
5:
6:
1:
2: 10 10 10 10 13 13 10
3: 11 11 11 11 11
4:
5:
6:
1:
2: 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
3: 11 11 11 11 11 11
4:
5:
6:
Outro
Chorus played once again , sturm the chords with out palm muting
Coda - play intro/verse riff x 4
Whiney bend at the end
3: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
See ya later, hope you like this
From JRugg@compuserve.com Sun May 4 09:50:26 1997
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 1997 12:59:58 -0400
From: Jerry Rugg
To: Guitar Tabs
Subject: TAB: Silverchair-Freak
SILVERCHAIR:
FREAK
Tune E-string down to D!
(distortion) 8 times 4 times
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|--0--------|
h|.---------------------------------.|.-----------------------------------.
|--0--------|
g|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
|--0--------|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|--0-0---0-3-4---0--0--0--3^4--3^4----
|--0--------|
A|.--2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0--.|.-0-0---0-3-4---0--0--0--3-4--3-4---.
|--0--------|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|--0-0---0-3-4---0--0--0--3-4--3-4----
|-----------|
(00:32)
(00:48)
1./2./3. time
4 time
2 times (clean)
|------------------- |------
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-|----------|
h|.---------------------------------.|.------------------------------------
.|----------|
g|-----------------------------------|--------5-------5-------7-5----------
-|----------|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|------5---5---5---5---7-----7---7----
-|----------|
A|.--2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0--.|.---3-------3-------5---------5------
.|---5------|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|-------------------------------------
-|----------|
(1:01)
(1:17)
(distrtion) 4 times 4
times
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-|
h|.---------------------------------.|.------------------------------------
.|
g|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
-|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|--0-0---0-3-4---0--0--0--3^4--3^4----
-|
A|.--2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0--.|.-0-0---0-3-4---0--0--0--3-4--3-4----
.|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|--0-0---0-3-4---0--0--0--3-4--3-4----
-|
(1:34)
(1:49)
1./2./3. time P.M. 4. time
|--------------- |------------------------
e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|--0-----
-|
h|.---------------------------------.|----------------------------|--0-----
-|
g|-----------------------------------|----------------------------|--0-----
-|
D|----9--9--9-9--8---11^12^11--------|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8--|--0-----
-|
A|.---9--9--9-9--8------------------.|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8--|--0-----
-|
D|----9--9--9-9--8-------------------|--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8-8--8-8--|--------
-|
(2:08)
P.M. 4
times
4 times
|-------------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------
--|
h|.---------------------------------.|.------------------------------------
-.|
g|-----------------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0
--|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-0
--|
A|.--2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0--.|.-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0
-.|
D|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|-------------------------------------
--|
(2:28)
(2:45)
Guitar Solo:
2 times
e|---5--5--5--5--8-8-8--8-8------------------------------|
h|.--------------------------7--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--.|
g|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|.-----------------------------------------------------.|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
(2:53)
e|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------------------------|
h|.-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|.--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------|
h|.-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\--|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|.---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(3:00)
(distortion) 4 times 4 times
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-
---------|
h|----------------------------------.|.---------------------------------.|-
---------|
g|------5-------5-------7-------7----|-----------------------------------|-
---------|
D|----5---5---5---5---7---7---7---7--|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|-
--14-----|
A|.-3-------3-------5-------5-------.|.--2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0--.|-
--14-----|
D|-----------------------------------|---2-2---0-2-2---2--2--2---0-0-0---|-
--14-----|
(3:17) (3:33)
Well that's the song! I'm not that sure about the clean part by (1:01) but
it pretty much
sounds like that. E-mail me if you have any comments, questions or others.
by Chris Rugg at 100131.2531@compuserve.com
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
#-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Author/Artist: silverchair
Title: Freak
Album: Freak Show
Transcribed by: Zack Hill
Email: ppredator@hotmail.com
This song is very easy to play. The chorus is a variation of the main riff.
The strumming pattern and timing are just what you need to work on.
TUNING Dropped D
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-3-----3-3---3----3----3------------------------------------------------------
-2--0--2-2---2----2----2---0-0-0----------------------------------------------
-2--0--2-2---2----2----2---0-0-0----------------------------------------------
-2--0--2-2---2----2----2---0-0-0----------------------------------------------
Above is the main riff. Play this for intro, two verses, and very end.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--0--0---3h4-4--0--0-0-3h4--4-4--0--0--3h4----0--0---0--3h4----4/6------------
--0--0---3h4-4--0--0-0-3h4--4-4--0--0--3h4----0--0---0--3h4----4/6------------
--0--0---3h4-4--0--0-0-3h4--4-4--0--0--3h4----0--0---0--3h4----4/6------------
Above is the riff for the chorus
-----0------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----2------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----2------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----2------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Above:let ring for "if only I could be as cool as you"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--2-0-2-2--2--2--2-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------
--2-0-2-2--2--2--2-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------
--2-0-2-2--2--2--2-3-3-3------------------------------------------------------
Above:play for "as cool as you"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---6----------3---------------------------------------------------------------
---6----------3---------------------------------------------------------------
---4----------3---------------------------------------------------------------
---4----------3---------------------------------------------------------------
Above:play for 1st "body and soul..." Pick these chords
---------------------------------|-----------|------3-------------------------
---------------------------------|-----------|------3-------------------------
---------------------------------|-----------|------5-------------------------
-5--5--5--5----2--0--2---3-3-3-3-|---4v------|------5-------------------------
-5--5--5--5----2--0--2---3-3-3-3-|-----------|------3-------------------------
-5--5--5--5----2--0--2---3-3-3-3-|-----------|------3-------------------------
"I Don't really know..." Alternate these at end of each riff
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-------------------------------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-------------------------------------
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-------------------------------------
|-----------Palm mute-------------------|Above:repeat during 2nd "body.."
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------
3rd "body and soul, I'm a freak, I'm a freak"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--14---17----14---------14---17------14---------17b--------14-----------------
------------------16----------------------16---------17---------16------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Above:solo, pick each rapidly/tremolo picking
From bgibson@ewa.net Mon May 12 13:58:17 1997
Date: Thu, 08 May 1997 21:17:08 +0000
From: Bill Gibson
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Tab: 'Freak' by 'Silverchair'
Freak
----------- By Silverchair, Written by Daniel Johns, Tabbed by Abe
Gibson
Dropped-D like every one of their songs.
This song is really cool. I'm not sure everything is right but it sounds
close.
" / " Slide " X " M. Strum
INTRO and RIFF: Dist. May not look right but listen and try.
[E5] [D5] [E5] [E5]
e:-----------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------|
A:-2---0--2-2---2---2---2---0--0--0--|
D:-2---0--2-2---2---2---2---0--0--0--|
PRE-CHORUS: Dist.
[D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [Ab5]
e:---------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------
A:-0---3/4-4---0---0---3/4-4-4-4---0---3/4-4---0---0---3/4--4/6--
D:-0---3/4-4---0---0---3/4-4-4-4---0---3/4-4---0---0---3/4--4/6--
[D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [D5] [F5] [Gb5] [Fmaj7add#11]
e:---------------------------------------------------------------0-|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------0-|
G:---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
D:---------------------------------------------------------------2-|
A:-0---3/4-4---0---0---3/4-4-4-4--0---3/4-4--0--0--3/4-4-4--X-X--3-|
D:-0---3/4-4---0---0---3/4-4-4-4--0---3/4-4--0--0--3/4-4-4--X-X--3-|
CHORUS:
[E5] [D5] [E5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [E5] [D5] [E5] [E5] [F5] [D5]
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------
G:---------------------------------------------------------------------
D:---------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-2---0--2--2---2---2---2/3-3-3--0---2---0--2--2---2--2---2/3-3-3--0--
D:-2---0--2--2---2---2---2/3-3-3--0---2---0--2--2---2--2---2/3-3-3--0--
Now switch to clean tone and let notes ring
[F5] [G5] [D5]
e:----------------------------------------------| |----------|
B:----------------------------------------------| |----------|
G:----------------------------------------------| |----------|
D:-----3-------5---------0-----4-----2-------0--|After |----------|
A:---3---3---3----------------------------------|2nd x |--------0-|
D:-3-------3------0---0-----0-----0-----0-------| |-0---0--0-|
BRIDGE:
[G5] [E5] [G5] [E5] [G5] [Gb5]
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------|
A:-5---5--2--5--2--5--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|
D:-5---5--2--5--2--5--4----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--| After 2nd x play:
[Gb5] [Fmaj7add#11]
e:----------------------------0--|
B:----------------------------0--|
G:----------------------------2--|
D:----------------------------3--|
A:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X-X--3--|
D:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-X-X--3--|
P.M.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
CHORUS: Somewhere in the background they do a 16 fret bend, I think.
[F5] [G5] [D5]
e:--------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------5--5--------------------------------|
A:-3---3--3--3--3--3--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0--|
D:-3---3--3--3--------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0--|
SOLO:
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
B:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13-13-13-13-13p10--------------------------
G:----------------------------------------11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------
After 2nd x
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--/16-16-16-16-(16)\11-11-11-11-11-/14-14-14-14-(14)\11-11-11-----|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------12\-|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO:
[E5] [D5] [E5] [D5] [E5add#11]
e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------------------------------3--|
D:------------------------------------------------2--|
A:-2-----0--2--2-----2-----2-----2-----0--0--0----2--|
D:-2-----0--2--2-----2-----2-----2-----0--0--0----2--|
Okay that was retarded, but there you go. Hope it helps.
From WGRF76B@prodigy.com Thu May 15 16:56:28 1997
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 19:50:34, -0500
From: MR BRUCE J PAULSEN
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: "Freak" by silverchair
Freak, the second track off Freak Show
by silverchair
/ slide
t tremolo picking (pick the note rapidly)
Dropped D tuning, Heavy Distortion:
Intro:
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
------
A---2----------0--2--2----------2-----2-----2------0--0--0-----------
E---2----------0--2--2----------2-----2-----2------0--0--0-----------
Pre-chorus:
"Yeah, i'm a freak, of nature........."
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------
A---0---3/4--4-----0--0---3/4--4--4--4-----0---3/4--4-----0--0---3/4--
4/6------
E---0---3/4--4-----0--0---3/4--4--4--4-----0---3/4--4-----0--0---3/4--
4/6------
and then right as he says "If only i could be as cool as you..........
." you play this:
e-----------0--------
B-----------0--------
G-----------0--------
D-----------2--------
A---x--x---3--------
E---x--x---3--------
1st chorus:
clean sound
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------- x 2
D---------------3-------------------------5-----------------0---------
--4-----------2----------0--------
A---------3-----------3------------3----------------------------------
-------------------------------------
E---3------------------------3-----------------0-----0-----------0----
-------0----------0---------------
Then you go back and play the verse, and pre-chorus. Now the Bridge:
"I don't really know, how to put on a cool show.........."
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
x 3
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---5-----5--2--5--2--5--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------
E---5-----5--2--5--2--5--4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4----------
on the fourth time, play the same riff again- except add palm muting
to the end..........
2nd Chorus:
p.m.----------------------------------------------------------------
[-)]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
--------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
-------- x 4
D----------------------5--5-------------------------------------------
--------
A---3-----3--3--3---3--3----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0---------
E---3-----3--3--3------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0---------
SOLO:
x 2
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[---]
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[---]
G---14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--17--17--17--17--17------------
----------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16--16----
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[---]
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
[---]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------
D---21t---------------16t---------------19t---------------16t---------
------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------17/--------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------
play 2nd chorus again, and then end it with the Verse riff......
Tabbed by: Samantha Paulsen..........
Any questions, comments, complaints, marriage proposals........e-mail
me at: WGRF76B@PRODIGY.COM
By the way, anyone have tabs to Tonic, Gravity Kills, Offspring (from
Ixnay on the Hombre), Dinosaur Jr, send them to me!!!