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Anthem for the Year 2000

Silverchair
Tab
4.8(20)

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Song

Song-Anthem For The Year 2000

Band-silverchair

Album-Neon Ballroom

Transcribed by Mike Stramaglio

TUNING - Dropped D (tune low E down one whole step)

KEY

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

~ - vibrato/trill note

^(#) - bend

X - scrape muted string

_________________________________________________________________________

INTRO

Drums kick in, feedback

(played faintly, in background, with wah in closed position)

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--9-9-8-8-7-7-6--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)

GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7---------------------|--5--/7------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

GTR 1

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)

GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5---------------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________

VERSE

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|------ REST -----|-------------------------|

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------X----|

We are the youth, we'll take your fascism away

We are the youth, apologise for another day

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------X----X----------X-|---------------------X---|

feedback

We are the youth, and politicians are so sure

We are the youth, and we are knocking on death's door

_________________________________________________________________________

CHORUS

GTR 1

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

GTR 2 (distortion)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7*--------------------|--5--/7*-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

*(the signal is cut off while holding these notes)

GTR 1

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5----7----------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------7\5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court

Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

_________________________________________________________________________

BREAK

GTR 1 (wah closed)

|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--7----\1----------------|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000 with...

(wah half open)

|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------5-----5-----|--5-------4-----5-----|
|--/7-------5-----3--|----/7-------5-----3--|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________

VERSE (with wah half open)

|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--5------5-------5-----|--5-----------4------5-----|
|-----/7~-----5~-----3--|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----------5------5-----|--5-----------5------5-----|
|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court

Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

_________________________________________________________________________

CHORUS

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000

Build it up for you in the year 2000

Make it up to you in the year 2000

Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you...

_________________________________________________________________________

BRIDGE

GTR 1

|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-------5------|-------5----|
|--7-7--5-0-0--|--7-7--5-0--|
|--7-7--3-0-0--|--7-7--3-0--|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0--|

GTR 2 (with closed wah)

|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-------3------|-------3----|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0--|

GTR 3 (with wah)

|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--9--10--12---|--9---------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

(tremolo pick)

_________________________________________________________________________

VERSE

|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|--7----/8----/10---------|--/7----/8--------------------|

|-------------------------|--------------/9^(slightly)~--|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/7--/9--\7--/9--/10--/12---|
|--/7----/8----/10-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a world that could be so sure

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court

Maybe we don't want to live in a world, world who cares at all

_________________________________________________________________________

CHORUS

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000

Build it up for you in the year 2000

Make it hard for you in the year 2000

Build it up for you in the year 2000

Make it hard for you in the year 2000

Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you...

_________________________________________________________________________

OUTRO

GTR 1

|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-------5------|-------5------|
|--7-7--5-0-0--|--7-7--5-0-0--|
|--7-7--3-0-0--|--7-7--3-0-0--|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0-0--|

GTR 2 (with closed wah)

|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-------3------|-------3------|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0-0--|

GTR 3 (with wah)

|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-X-9-9--------|-/X--9------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|

~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~

(tremolo pick)

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