Chord/Tab song: Freak

Chord,Tablature, lyric, sheet, guitar, ukulele song: Freak - ( From buscom@southcom.com.au Wed Apr 9 12:51:00 1997 Date:...)

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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


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



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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



------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-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!!!

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