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Steam Will Rise

Silverchair
Tab

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

Intro

e|----11----------------------11-------|
B|-15----15-------------15-15----15----|
G|-----------12-12h14---------------12-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------11---------------|
B|--------------15-15----15------------|
G|-12h14--------------------12-12h14---|
D|-------12----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------11----------------|
B|-15-15----15-------------|
G|--------------12-12h14~--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Verse 1

Contain yourself, i will compress

what i am too

Replace yourself with what you have

e|------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------1---------1-------1---|
G|-------2--------2-----2-----------2-|
D|---2-------2-----------------2------|
A|-0-------3----------3---------------|
E|------------------1-----------------|

your substitute

e|------------------------------------|
B|-----1--------1---------1-----------|
G|-------2--------2-----2------2------|
D|---2-------2-------------------2----|
A|-0-------3----------3------------3--|
E|------------------1-----------------|

Pre-Chorus 1

only wanted a piece of myself

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----4---------4----------5--------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--5--------5------------6----------|
E|3------3-3--------3-3/4------4-4\1-|

Chorus 1

steam will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

esteem will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

steam will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

esteem will rise

e|------------------------------0-|
B|--------1-------1---------1---0-|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------|
D|-----2--------2-------------2---|
A|--0-------------------3---------|
E|------------3-------1-----------|

Bridge

e|-------11----------------------11----|
B|-15-15----15-------------15-15----15-|
G|-------------12-12h14----------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|----------------11---------------|
B|----------15-15----15------------|
G|-12h14----------------12-12h14---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 2

*There's no guitar in this part*

Refrain, confess, contain, repress

Pretend i'm dead

Abuse myself, confuse myself

i won't be led

Pre-Chorus 2

Only wanted a piece of myself

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------4----------4-----------5---|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---5---------5-------------6-----|
E|-3-------3-3---------3-3/4-----4-|

Only wanted a piece of myself

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------2---------4-------4---------5-|
D|--------0---------------------------|
A|----3---------5-------5---------6---|
E|4\1-------1/3-----3-3-----3-3/4-----|

Only Wanted a piece of myself

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------2---------4-------4---------|
D|----------0-------------------------|
A|------3---------5-------5---------6-|
E|4-4\1-------1/3-----3-3-----3-3/4---|
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|5-------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--4-4\1-|

Chorus 2

steam will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

esteem will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

steam will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

esteem will rise

e|------------------------------0-|
B|--------1-------1---------1---0-|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------|
D|-----2--------2-------------2---|
A|--0-------------------3---------|
E|------------3-------1-----------|

Interlude

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------5---------8---10---8-7-| 4x
A|-------6-------4--------------------|
E|-5-5-----3-3-----3/6-6---6----6-----|

in the last time you just hit this chord.

e|---|
B|---|
G|---|

D|-8-|

A|-7-|

E|-6-|

Chorus 3

steam will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

esteem will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

steam will rise

e|------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1---------1---1-----|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------2---|
D|-----2--------2-------------2-------|
A|--0-------------------3-------------|
E|------------3-------1---------------|

esteem will rise

e|------------------------------0-|
B|--------1-------1---------1---0-|
G|----------2-------2-----2-------|
D|-----2--------2-------------2---|
A|--0-------------------3---------|
E|------------3-------1-----------|

Outro

e|----11----------------------11-------|
B|-15----15-------------15-15----15----|
G|-----------12-12h14---------------12-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|--------------------11---------------|
B|--------------15-15----15------------|
G|-12h14--------------------12-12h14---|
D|-------12----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
e|-------11----------------|
B|-15-15----15-------------|
G|--------------12-12h14~--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

Then you just hit these two chords and the

pattern you just figured out by ear.

e|---|   e|---|
B|---|   B|---|
G|---|   G|---|
D|-7-|   D|-8-|
A|-6-|   A|-7-|
E|-5-|   E|-6-|

******************************************

h - Hammer on

~ - Vibrato

/ - Slide up

\ - Slide down

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