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                    TRANSCRIPTION BY MIKE STRAMAGLIO

                         (RYZA36A@prodigy.com)

         http://pages.prodigy.com/GenX/silver.htm  [The Faultline Page]

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Song-Abuse Me

Band-silverchair

Album-Freak Show

Tabbed by Mike Stramaglio (RYZA36A@prodigy.com) 

from Guitar World, March 1997

FINAL VERSION (2/26/97)

(CHANGES BY MIKE STRAMAGLIO after watching them play live)



THIS TABLATURE TOOK ME HOURS TO TYPE UP...so if you have any

complaints please INFORM Guitar World, not me.  Hope you all

appreciate the time it takes to type up these "authentic tabs"...

personally i think that GW over does it getting every single note

in...



*TUNING*

Dropped-D



!KEY!

/-slide up

\-slide down

PM-palm mute

p-pull off

_-hold note

#^(1/2)-bend up one half step

#^(1/2)#-bend up 1/2 step release at original number



INTRO (with Phaser)

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------6---------------6---------------2-0-------------2--------|

D|-----0-----0---------0-----0----------0------0---------0---0------|

A|---7---7-----7-----7---7-----7-----3----3------3-----3-------3----|

D|-7-------------7---------------7\3-----------------3-----------3/-|



E|---------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------|

G|-------6---6-0-------------6-----------2---2-0-----|

D|---------0-----0---------0---0---------------------|

A|-----7-----------7-----7-------7-----3---3-----3---|

D|---7-----------------7-----------7\3-------------3-|



Verse

E|-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0---|

B|-0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0-0-0---0---0-0---|

G|-2-2-2-2---4---2-2-2-2---4---2-2-2-2---4---2-2-2-2---4---4-4---|

D|-3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---5-5/7-|

A|-3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---5-5/7-|

D|-3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---3-3-3-3/5-5---5-5/7-|



CHORUS 1 (2 Guitars)

Guitar One (two-according to Guitar World)

E|---0--------0---|               E|-------------|

B|---0--------0---|               B|-------------|

G|---6--------2---|  plays those  G|--1--1-1-1-1-|

D|---7--------3---|  chords twice D|--0--0-0-0-0-|

A|---7--------3---|  (6 1/2       A|--2--2-2-2-2-|

D|---7--------3---|   measures)   D|--2--2-2-2-2-|

                                         PM_____



Guitar Two plays this

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----7---------7---------7-----7/-----3---------3--------3-----3/-|

A|---7---7---7-------7---7---7--------3---3---3------3---3---3------|

D|-7-------7---7-------7-------7----3-------3---3------3-------3----|



E|------------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------------------------------------------------1--1-1-1-1-|

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

A|---7---7----7---7---7---7---7---7\---3---3-----3-2--2-2-2-2-|

D|-7-------7--------7-------7--------3-------3-----2--2-2-2-2-|

                                                      PM_____



PLAY VERSE



CHORUS 2

Guitar One (two-according to Guitar World)

E|---0--------0---|               E|-------------|

B|---0--------0---|               B|-------------|

G|---6--------2---|  plays those  G|--1--1-1-1-1-|

D|---7--------3---|  chords twice D|--0--0-0-0-0-|

A|---7--------3---|  (6 1/2       A|--2--2-2-2-2-|

D|---7--------3---|   measures)   D|--2--2-2-2-2-|

                                         PM_____



Guitar Two plays this

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----7-----------7---------7--------------3---------3-----3-----3----|

A|---7---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7-7/---3---3---3-------3---3-----3/-|

D|-7-------7---7---------7-------7------3-------3---3---3-------3------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----7--------7-------7---------------3-------3--------3-------3-|

A|---7---7----7---7---7---7---7--7\---3---3---3---3----3---3---3---|

D|-7-------7--------7-------7-------3-------3--------3-------3-----|



E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----7-----------7---------7--------------3---------3-----3-----3----|

A|---7---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7-7/---3---3---3-------3---3-----3/-|

D|-7-------7---7---------7-------7------3-------3---3---3-------3------|



E|--------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------1-|

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

A|---7---7----7---7---7---7---7--7\---3---3-----3-2-|

D|-7-------7--------7-------7-------3-------3-----2-|



(GUITAR ONE AND TWO w/DISTORTION)

E|-------------------------|

B|-------------------------|

G|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|

D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|

D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|

   PM_____________________|





BRIDGE 1

E|--------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5-----11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5--0------------------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3--0--9--9--9--9---9/10-10-10-10/12-12--|

D|----------3--0------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9\7-7--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0-------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5--|

D|----------3---0-------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14--2--2-2-2-5----|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0------------------------------------2--2-2-2-5--0-|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--9--9--9--9---9/10-10-10-10/12-12--0--0-0-0-3--0-|

D|----------3---0---------------------------------------------3--0-|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

A|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

     PM_____        PM_____



CHORUS 3

Guitar One

E|---0--------0---|

B|---0--------0---|

G|---6--------2---|

D|---7--------3---|

A|---7--------3---|  

D|---7--------3---|

                                  

Guitar 2

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-----7-----------7---------7--------------3---------3-----3-----3----|

A|---7---7---7---7---7-----7---7---7-7/---3---3---3-------3---3-----3--|

D|-7-------7---7---------7-------7------3-------3---3---3-------3------|



SOLO 

(WIth Delay...actual version is done with backwards guitar)

(!NOTE! When Daniel plays this live he just plays the intro riff)

(Guitars one and two play chorus)

         __________

E|-12-12^(1/2)--12--12\---------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------1--1/6--5--5/6--6/8--10-10\--8/12--13/14-13----13-|

G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|------------------------------------9-10-9--10-12-12p10\9-10------------|

B|13--12^(1/2)12-12\10--10\5--8--8-10-------------------------------------|

G|-------------------------------------------------------------7-7\5-4-2\1|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|



BRIDGE 2

E|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0------------------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--9--9--9--9---9/10-10-10-10/12-12--|

D|----------3---0------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9\7-7--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0-------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5--|

D|----------3---0-------------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0------------------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--9--9--9--9---9/10-10-10-10/12-12--|

D|----------3---0------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9\7-7--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0-------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5--|

D|----------3---0-------------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------11-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/14-14--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0------------------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--9--9--9--9---9/10-10-10-10/12-12--|

D|----------3---0------------------------------------|



E|----------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------|

B|-2--2-2-2-5------5/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9\7-7--|

D|-2--2-2-2-5---0-------------------------|

A|-0--0-0-0-3---0--3/5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7\5-5--|

D|----------3---0-------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

A|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

D|-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0--0-0-0-0-3-3-0--3-3-0--3-3-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

     PM_____        PM_____



OUTRO (with phaser)

E|----------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------|

G|---------6----------------6-----------2---2--0------|

D|-----0-----0----------0-----0-----------0-----------|

A|---7---7-----7------7---------7-----3-----------3---|

D|-7--------------(7)-----7-------7-3---------------3-|


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