This song is extremely easy considering it is in dropped D and
only uses the bottom three strings (except for the solo).
Just listen to the song and apply that to the tabs. I have
included all of the hidden notes and the solo.
Dropped D Tuning
^ - bend and release
h - hammer on
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
Riff A x4
e|---------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------
D|----2—-0-2-2—2—2—2—0-0-0-2—-0-2-2—-2—2—2—0-0-0-----
A|----2—-0-2-2—2—2—2—0-0-0-2—-0-2-2—-2—2—2—0-0-0-----
D|----2—-0-2-2—2—2—2—0-0-0-2—-0-2-2—-2—2—2—0-0-0-----
Riff B x2
Many people miss some of the hidden notes in this riff but
if you listen to the song closely you can here them.
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|----0---3/4-4—0—0—3/4-4-4-4-0---3/4-4—0—0—3/4—4h6------
A|----0---3/4-4—0—0—3/4-4-4-4-0---3/4-4—0—0—3/4—4h6------
D|----0---3/4-4—0—0—3/4-4-4-4-0---3/4-4—0—0—3/4—4h6------
“Yeah…I’m a freak…of nature”
After you play Riff B twice play this and let it ring.
e|-----------------------------
B|-----------------------------
G|-----------------------------
D|----3------------------------
A|----3------------------------
D|----3------------------------
“If only I could be as cool as you…”
Riff C x2
A lot of people think that this riff is the same as Riff A,
but if you listen close you can hear the difference.
e|---------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------
D|----2---0-2-2—2—2—0-2/3h5-0------------------
A|----2---0-2-2—2—2—0-2/3h5-0------------------
D|----2---0-2-2—2—2—0-2/3h5-0------------------
“As cool as you….”
Riff D x4
e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|--------3---------5------5----3----2---0---------
A|------3—3---3—3----------------------------------
D|----3-------3--------0-----0----0----0-----------
“Body and soul, I’m a freak, I’m a freak…”
Then you play Riff A twice followed by Riff B. Then play this:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/silverchair/freak_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------6^--------------------------------------
D|----5—5-5-0-3—4------------5—5-5-0-3—4-----------------------
A|----5—5-5-0-3—4------------5—5-5-0-3—4-----------------------
D|----5—5-5-0-3—4------------5—5-5-0-3—4-----------------------
“I don’t really know how to put on a cool show….”
e|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------6^-----------------------------------------
D|----5—5-5-0-3—4-------5—5-5-0-3—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
A|----5—5-5-0-3—4-------5—5-5-0-3—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
D|----5—5-5-0-3—4-------5—5-5-0-3—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
“As boring as they come just tell me where to go…..”
e|-------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------------
D|----3-(Let Ring)---------------------------------------------
A|----3-(Let Ring)---------------------------------------------
D|----3-(Let Ring)---------------------------------------------
“If only I could be as cool as you…”
Riff C x4
Riff E x4 (Palm Mute all)
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|----3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-------------------
A|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-------------------
D|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-00-------------------
“Body and soul, I’m a freak, I’m a freak…”
Solo (Riff E is played in the background but without Palm Muting)
The whole solo is 32nd notes, so you must pick out each note very
quickly and keep playing it nonstop. Listen to the song and you
will figure it out very easy. It helps to use a very light pick
here.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------
G|----14----17—14---11-------------------14----17—14---11----
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------------------
e|------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------
G|----17------11---------------14------11\--------
D|------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------
Riff E x4 (No Palm Muting this time)
Riff A x2
And that’s it! This is a very fun song to play so experiment and
find new ways to make it sound. Have fun and keep playing!
--SP--
