Tabs
Song: Because You're Frightened
Artist: Magazine
Album: Correct Use of Soap
Guitarist: John Mcgeoch
Intro/Verse
Guitar 1 w minimal flange, distortion & chorus. All palm muted.
D5D5 G5G5 B5B5 G5G5 D5D5 B5B5 G5G5
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|
G+G|---7--------4-------7---4----------|
D MajorD|---7----5---4---5---7---4---5------|
A augmentedA|---5x8--5---2x8-5---5x8-2x8-5------|
E MajorE|--------3x8-----3x8---------3x16---| continue this pattern throughout verse
Guitar 2 kicks in after intro chords play once. It appears again at the start and end of
the verses. Play with chorus and minimal distortion.
E MajorE|--------------7h10p7h10p7h10--|
BB|---5h7p5h7p5h7----------------|
G+G|------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------| X4
Pre Chorus
A augmentedA B5B5 C5C5
E MajorE|--------------|
BB|--------------|
G+G|---2--4--5----|
D MajorD|---2--4--5----|
A augmentedA|---0--2--3----|
E MajorE|--------------|
Chorus
E5E5 B5B5 C5C5 D5D5 A augmentedA B5B5
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|---9---4--5------7---2-4-------|
D MajorD|---9---4--5------7---2-4-------|
A augmentedA|---7---2--3--x4--5---0-2--x4---|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
"Look what fears done to my body..."
Bridge
D5D5 C5C5 D5D5 B5B5 C5C5 B5B5 C5C5 B5B5
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|---7----5---7---4s55--4s55-4----|
D MajorD|---7----5---7---4s55--4s55-4----|
A augmentedA|---5x5--3x5-5x5-2s33--2s33-2----|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|
Occasionally in the bridge it goes up to E MajorE like this.
E5E5 D5D5 E5E5 C#5C#5 D5D5 C#5C#5 D5D5 C#5C#5
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|
G+G|---9---7---9------6s77---6s77----6--|
D MajorD|---9---7---9------6s77---6s77----6--|
A augmentedA|---7x5-5x5-7x5----4s55---4s55----4--|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|
Final Part
Just D MajorD and C majorC chords till the end.
And thats pretty much Because You're Frightened by Magazine. Not enough Magazine fans on
which is fail due to John Mcgeoch (R.I.P) being a guitar 🏷Legend. Hope someone enjoys this.