Silverchair – Freak (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Speed:
1.0x
[Intro]
E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--3-----3-3---3--3--3-----------------------------| D|--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------| A|--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------| D|--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0----------------------|(x2)
[Verse]
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0-------------------------| A|--2---0-2-2---2--2--2—-0-0-0-------------------------| D|--2---0-2-2---2--2--2--0-0-0-------------------------|(x6)
[Chorus]
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—-4h6---| A|--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—-4h6---| D|--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—-4h6---| E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—4------| A|--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—4------| D|--0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4-4---0--3/4-4---0--0-3/4—4------|
[Fill 1]
(Play with reverb/chorus effects)
E|--0-----------------------------------------------| B|--0-----------------------------------------------| G|--2-----------------------------------------------| D|--3-----------------------------------------------| A|--3-----------------------------------------------| D|--3-----------------------------------------------| (let ring) “if only i could be as cool as you…”
[Fill 2]
E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--2--0-2-2---2--2--0-2/3-3-0----------------------| A|--2--0-2-2---2--2--0-2/3-3-0----------------------| D|--2--0-2-2---2--2--0-2/3-3-0----------------------|(x2) “as cool as you…”
[Fill 3]
(play with chorus effect)
E|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------5-----------------------------------| D|------3-----5---5---5---4---2---0-----------------| A|----3---3-3---------------------------------------| D|--3---------------0---0---0---0-------------------|(x4)
“body and soul, i’m a freak, i’m a freak…”
[Verse/Chorus]
[Bridge]
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------| D|--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4--4-4-4-4------------------------| A|--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4--4-4-4-4------------------------| D|--5--5—2p0h2--4--4-4--4-4-4-4------------------------|(x3)
“i don’t really know, how to put on a cool show…”
Play over Bridge on 1st and 3rd times:
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----6b7b6-----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4--4------------|
A|--5--5-2p0h2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4--4------------|
D|--5--5—2p0h2--4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4--4--4--4------------|
PM_________“just tell me where to go…”
then play Fill 1, then Fill 2 (x4)
[Fill 4]
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5-5-----------------------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|--3---3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
D|--3---3-3-3-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|(x4)
PM_______________________on fourth time, gradually stop palm muting
“Body and soul, i’m a freak, i’m a freak…”
[Solo]
E|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------| G|—14~-17~-11~---14~-17~-11~---17~-11~---14~-11~-------| D|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------|
Then play Fill 4 minus the palm mutes x4, and then the intro riff x4 and end on Fill 1.
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| h Hammer-on
| / Slide up
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| PM Palm mute
| ~ tremelo picking)
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