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silverchair, Freak.
 Tabbed by King Of The Eskimos, kingoftheeskimos@silverchair.org.
  
Song: Freak
Artist: silverchair (that’s right! small “s”)
Album: Freak Show
Tabbed By King Of The Eskimos, 6/27/01
Drop D tuning

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…”

Verse, Chorus

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-------------------
       PM_______________________
x4 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--------------------------------------------------
(~ - tremelo picking)

Then play Fill 4 minus the palm mutes x4, and then the intro riff x4 and end on Fill 1.

This tab is from memory, but i am pretty sure it is correct. Send any comments/suggestions 
and or large sums of money to kingoftheeskimos@silverchair.org
Thanx for using my tab, and good luck.




 
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture ~Ivy Loves Shav Rhythm Player	#1 by ~Ivy Loves Shavo~ at Jun 29, 1978 at 12:10 PM EST
	Awesome song, reminds me of hell er, i mean highschool.......I used to jam out to this song all the time....it was good workout music

No Picture sY Average	#2 by sYsTem oWnS rOx at Aug 5, 1980 at 3:25 PM EST
	It's all about being a Freak. No offence to grungers (I am one), but thats what grunge is all about. Kurt Cobain didn't want to be popular and this destroyed him ultimately

No Picture Celebrimbor Rhythm Player	#3 by Celebrimbor Calaelen at Feb 7, 1981 at 12:40 PM EST
	there is a bit in this song which i think personally is about the care free attitude towards sex that youing people have today, "i guess its in fashion to need the coldsore cream", i think he is talking about herpes, could be wrong though.

No Picture metal-cat Average	#4 by metal-cat stepheria at Aug 27, 1982 at 3:47 AM EST
	well its pretty obvious...it's about daniel being his own person and not being accepted.

No Picture Prince Alex Lead Player	#5 by Prince Alex at Jul 10, 2004 at 10:42 AM EST
	be yourself...screw what other people think if you're comfortable with it who else should give a damn?

No Picture Ahhma Average	#6 by Ahhma Yomamma at Sep 8, 2004 at 1:57 PM EST
	The song is about how people conform to fit with the "in crowd." The first few lines are kind of out of place. On a Silverchair site it said that Daniel saw a show on like Discovery channel or something like that where there was some boy who got rabies in the Andes, and there was a picture of him sitting on a big red ball. Thats what inspired the song, that kid was a "freak."

No Picture Spymaster Lead Player	#7 by Spymaster - Halo 2 at Mar 3, 2007 at 2:50 PM EST
	i agree with burns once teen spirit became popular kurt hated it he only liked the unpopular songs thats y after nevermind... in utero goes back to a more punk sound like bleach so less ppl would like it ....