Silverchair - Slave Chords & Tabs

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From no1woody@concentric.net Sun May  4 10:49:51 1997
Date: Sun, 16 Mar 1997 02:01:09 -0500
From: no1woody 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: Tab: "Slave" by Silverchair

* Please Note: This posting will most likely not be exactly tabbed as *
*  the song really is played. Most people know this, but some people  *
*                      seem to miss this fact.                        *


Slave: Silverchair
Transcribed by: Nick Olman (no1woody@cris.com)

Intro
------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-7--7-7-7---|--7--7-7-7---|-7--7-7-7-7------|-----------------|
-6--6-6-6---|--5--5-5-5---|-6--6-6-6-6------|-----------------|
-4--4-4-4---|--4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4-4---1--|-----------------|
-4--4-4-4---|--4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4-4-0-1--|-----------------|
-4--4-4-4---|--4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4-4-0-1--|----------4/18\1-|
                                                                              

                3x
------------------|------------------|
------------------|---------------7--|
------------------|---------------6--|
------------------|---------------4--|
-0-3h5p0-3h5p0-3--|-0-3h5p0-3h5p0-4--|
-0-------------3--|-0-------------4--|

                                                                              

-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
-------------|-----------|-------------|-----------------|
-0-5-x-5-x-3-|-0-5-x-5-4-|-0-5-x-5-x-3-|-0-5-x-5-4-4-4-4-|
-0---------3-|-0-------4-|-0---------3-|-0-------4-4-4-4-|
   ph  ph        ph  ph      ph  ph        ph    pm----|                      


-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-0-5-x-5-x-3-|-0-5-x-5-x-4-|-0-5-x-5-x-3-|-0-5-x-5-x---|
-0---------3-|-0---------4-|-0---------3-|-0-----------|
   ph  ph        ph  ph        ph  ph        ph  ph                           

Verse                                       2x
-------------------|--------------|-----------|
-------------------|--------------|-----------|
-------------------|--------------|-----------|
-------------------|--------------|-----------|
-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|1-1--1-1-1--1-|--4-4------|
-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|1-1--1-1-1--1-|--4-4------|
                                                                              


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

                                                                              

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

Chorus                                                           4x
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
--0--0-0-0-10-12--|-0--0-0-0-10-12-|-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8---|
--0--0-0-0-10-12--|-0--0-0-0-10-12-|-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8---|
                                                                              


------------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
-1--1-1-1-1-|
-1--1-1-1-1-|
                                                                              

Verse 2
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-3-|
-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-3-|



-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------|
-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0--3--|
-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0-3-|-0--0--0--3--|
                                           pm

                4x                    2x
------------------|----------|----------|------------|
------------------|-7--------|----------|------------|
------------------|-6--------|----------|------------|
------------------|-5--------|----------|------------|
------------------|-4--------|----------|-------x-4--|
------------------|----------|----------|-------x-4--|



Chorus                                                           4x
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
------------------|----------------|-------------------------------|
--0--0-0-0-10-12--|-0--0-0-0-10-12-|-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8---|
--0--0-0-0-10-12--|-0--0-0-0-10-12-|-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8---|


                                   2x
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8--|
-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8--|


                             8x
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-|
-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-|
                                                                              

                                   4x
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8--|
-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-9-0-10-0-8--|
                                                                              


-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
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-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|



-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|



-9-9-9-9--(9)\---|
-8-8-8-8--(8)\---|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/silverchair/slave_tab_ver_4.html ]
                
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------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
-0-3h5p0-3h5p0-3--|--0--|
-0-------------3--|--0--|
"Slave" by silverchair
from the album "Freak Show"
Transcribed by Vince Yim
Questions?  Comments?  Corrections?  Flames?  yimv000@unbc.edu

This may be a really easy song, but I still think it rocks.  Silverchair 
has gotten a lot of critical flack because of their age (hence, it lacks
validity) and the fact that they "rip off" Nirvana, Offspring, Pearl Jam,
Soundgarden, Helmet, Rage Against the Machine, and Filter, but they're 
still a young band.  With some time, they will find their own original
sound.  Either that, or they'll mish-mash everything they've heard to the
point that it doesn't sound like any one of those artists.  :)

But then, all things considered, parts of this song do sound a lot like
"Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter and "Milktoast" by Helmet (and the intro 
supposedly sounds like a song by Mad Season).  Oh, well.

Use dropped-D tuning.  If you want to go for broke and go for the exact 
same tone used, use a Gibson SG, the same kind of guitar used by Daniel 
Johns during the recording of this song.  Listen to the CD for the correct
timing, as I can only do so much with ascii text.

The bassline is really easy...just follow the root notes of every chord.

Notation:
h: hammer-on
p: pull-off
pm: palm-mute
/: slide up

Intro:

mucho distortion

E|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
B|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
G|------------|------------|------------|-----------|
D|-4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4-4-|-1-1-------|
A|-4--4-4-4---|-3--3-3-3---|-4--4-4-4-4-|-1-1-------|
D|-4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4---|-4--4-4-4-4-|-0-1-------|

E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-------------------3---|-------------------3---|-------------------3---|
A|---3h5p3---3h5hp---3---|---3h5p3---3h5p3---3---|---3h5p3---3h5p3---3---|
D|-0-------0-------0-3---|-0-------0-------0-3---|-0-------0-------0-3---|

E|-----------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|
G|-----------------------|---2---2------|---2---2-----|---2---2-------|
D|-------------------4---|-0---0---0-3--|-0---0---0-4-|-0---0---0-3---|
A|---3h5p3---3h5p3---4---|-0---0---0-3--|-0---0---0-4-|-0---0---0-3---|
D|-0-------0-------0-4---|-0---0---0-3--|-0---0---0-4-|-0---0---0-3---|

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

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

First verse

Live too long now you've come to take me to a place where I can die
Lost my soul lost my confidence in me can't be something but I'll try

E|----------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------
D|-1---1-1-1---1--1--1--1--1-1---1-1-1---1-4-4--------------------
A|-1---1-1-1---1--1--1--1--1-1---1-1-1---1-4-4--------------------
D|-1---1-1-1---1--1--1--1--1-1---1-1-1---1-4-4--------------------

Lived too long and waited to just drown
In in my self pity I keep falling down                  

<-----------------(play this part twice)------------------------>
                                                (nd it with this)<---->
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----|
D|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0-0|
A|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0-0|
D|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0---0-0-0-3---|-0-0|

Chorus (this is what kinda sounds like "Hey Man, Nice Shot")

                          Want to be your soldier
                          Want to be your slave
                          Have no pride in myself

<------------(play this portion three times)-------------> <-(then this)->

E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------|
D|-------5/7-------5/7-7--7/5|---7/5---7/5---7/5---7/5-4-3-|-1---1-1-1-1-|
A|-------3/5-------3/5-5--5/3|---5/3---5/3---5/3---5/3-2-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-|
D|-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----------|-0-----0-----0-----0---------|-1---1-1-1-1-|
    (part one)                     (part two)

Only book I own is called 'how to lose'
Pick a chapter I know them all just choose

(play main verse riff twice)

Lived too long and wated to find a place where I can die

E|--------------------------------------------------4-----------------
B|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------
G|--------------------------------------------------2-----------------
D|--------------------------------------------------0-----------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------
                                (slow downward strum, let ring)

Lost my soul lost my confidence in me give me something but I'll try

Main chorus (play chorus riff part one and two 3x)

Want to be your soldier
Want to be your slave
Have no pride in myself

That's how I behave (play chorus riff part two 2x)

Go! 

<--------(play this 8x)--------> <---(then play this 4x)--->
E|------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|------------------------------|-5\4--5\4--5\4--5\4--5\4\3-|
D|-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-0--|-5\4--5\4--5\4--5\4--5\4\3-|
A|-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-1-0--|-3\2--3\2--3\2--3\2--3\2\1-|
D|-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-2-1-0-1-0--|---------------------------|

(now the part that sounds like "Milktoast" by Helmet)

I can't find I can't find I can't find I can't find a way

(note: the picking is probably MUCH faster than this)
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15----
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-15----
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-
B|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------------------------------------
B|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------
(let ring on last note)

Outro

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------3--0--|
A|---3h5p3---3h5p3---3--0--|
D|-0-------0-------0-3--0--|
(let ring on last note)