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		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

Frogstomp Tabs:

Cicada Bass Tab

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Cicada - Silverchair
Tabbed by: KoRny Freak 
Tuning = Standard


!!KEY!!
|*-*|-repeat measure number of times listed
/-slide up      -slide down         PM-palm mute
x-muffled string         #^(1/2)-half step bend
h-hammer on    p-pull off         hr-harmonic
~~-trill, vibrato whatever...

Intro
E|-----|-----------------------------------|
B|-----|-----------------------------------|   play 3x
G|-----|*---------------------------------*|   w/slight
D|-----|---2----2------0------0------0-----|   variation
A|-----|*--2--2-------------2------4---4--*|
E|-0-0-|---0---------0----3-----/5---------|

E|-----------------3---0-|
B|-----------------3---0-|
G|-----------------0---2-|  play 3x
D|-2---------------0---2-|  then play
A|-2---------------X---0-|  next riff
E|-0---0--0--0--0--3-----|

E|-------3----3/5--|
B|-------3----3/5--|
G|-0--0--0----0-0--|
D|-0--0--2------4--|
A|-------3------5--|
E|-----------------|

Verse 1
E|-----0------0------------------------|
B|---0------0---0-------3--------------|
G|--------------------2----2----2------|  play 5x
D|-2------1-------1-0------2--2--------|  then
A|-------------------------0------0--0-|
E|-------------------------------------|

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|
D|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|
A|--7-6--5-4--3--5--|
E|------------------|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--7--7--|
A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
E|--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
   PM_____________________________________|

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

E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7--7--7--|
A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
E|--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
   PM_____________________________________|

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

E|------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|-------------|
G|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9---7------|
D|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9-x-7-x-7--|
A|--7-6--5-4--3--5--|--7-x-5-x-7--|
E|------------------|----------5--|

Chorus
E|-----------------3---0-|
B|-----------------3---0-|  play 4x
G|-----------------0---2-|  then
D|-2---------------0---2-|
A|-2---------------X---0-|
E|-0---0--0--0--0--3-----|

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--5--7--9---7------|
D|--5--7--9-x-7-x-7--|
A|--3--5--7-x-5-x-7--|
E|----------------5--|

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

Verse 3
"And now that he was in his teens..."
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| play 6x
D|----------------------------------------------------| then
A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--|
E|--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--|
   PM______________________________________________|

E|------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|-------------|
G|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9---7------|
D|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9-x-7-x-7--|
A|--7-6--5-4--3--5--|--7-x-5-x-7--|
E|------------------|----------5--|

CHORUS (again)

SOLO
E|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-5^(1/2)--7-5-7--7------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
            PM__|  ~~~~~~

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|----7^(1/2)7------------------------------------|
G|----7^(1)--7---7^(1)--7^(1)-7(1)7p5-------------|
D|--7---------------------------------7--7--7/X--|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

holdbend____________________
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------20-------------------------------|
G|-19^(1)----19^--19^--19-19^---17h19--17--|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------5h6p5---------|
G|-----------------0--0--0--0--2------------7--5--4-|
D|--19p17--19--19----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
                               ~~~~~
Interlude
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------3------3-3--------4------4-4--------5------5------|
D|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3----|
A|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3-3-3----X-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  PM___|    P M      PM--|    P M      PM--|    P M   Hr

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

E|----------------------------|
B|-5----5--5--8----10--10-----|
G|-4----4--4--7--0-9---9--0-0-|  play 3x
D|-2----2--2--5--0-7---7--0-0-|
A|-2--------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8-8---10--10--10------|
G|-------------------7-7---9---9---9-------|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-0-7---7---7-------|
A|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------0--0-|
   PM_____________|

LAST CHORUS
E|-----------------3---0-|
B|-----------------3---0-|  play 4x
G|-----------------0---2-|  then
D|-2---------------0---2-|
A|-2---------------X---0-|
E|-0---0--0--0--0--3-----|

E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------------2---2------| play 4x
D|------------------------2---2------| then
A|------------------------0---0--x-x-|
E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3p0-------------|
  PM______________|

E|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--5----7----9---7------|
D|--5----7----9-x-7-x-7--|
A|--3----5----7-x-5-x-7--|
E|--------------------5--|



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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Anthony Average	#1 by Anthony Pardee at Apr 4, 1975 at 5:29 AM EST
	well, we know a cicada is a bastard irritating insect that hides underground for 17 years, comes above ground, mates, and dies... the parallels to a sexually frustrated teenager sort of manifests itself rather easily... and it's unfortunate that Daniel Johns hates this song so... for it's my favourite off that Frogstomp album. I know his voice was exhausted/shot by time he was recording Cicada; i wonder if that fuels his resent.

No Picture Rockstar Professional	#2 by Rockstar at Sep 26, 1987 at 8:40 AM EST
	steve you're alright :) and your point was pretty acurate in think it has somethig to do with the process of growing up and out of the "shell" of childhood feels like your fighting against everyone, including yourself. The title is metaphorical of a cicada's metamorphosis.

No Picture Tony Average	#3 by Tony Riemer at Oct 10, 1993 at 12:42 AM EST
	well, we know a cicada is a bastard irritating insect that hides underground for 17 years, comes above ground, mates, and dies... the parallels to a sexually frustrated teenager sort of manifests itself rather easily... and it's unfortunate that Daniel Johns hates this song so... for it's my favourite off that Frogstomp album. I know his voice was exhausted/shot by time he was recording Cicada; i wonder if that fuels his resent.

No Picture Nathan Average	#4 by Nathan Delvecchio at Jan 7, 1994 at 9:50 AM EST
	i read that to..in fact i was going to post that but u got here first! damn u!!! sticks out her tounge at harry