#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # 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 [The following text is in the "ISO-8859-1" character set] [Your display is set for the "US-ASCII" character set] [Some characters may be displayed incorrectly] 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!!!