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Freak

Silverchair
TabTuningDrop D
4.6(52)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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…”

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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