Whats The Frequency Kenneth tab by R.E.M.

Tabs

Intro: | D MajorD A augmentedA | G+G | D MajorD A augmentedA | G+G | (the "A" chord is just played once)


A augmentedA      D MajorD     B minorBm        G+G       A augmentedA    D MajorD  A augmentedA  G+G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A augmentedA   D MajorD      B minorBm     G+G        A augmentedA     D MajorD    B minorBm  E MajorE
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
G+G              A augmentedA
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
G+G           A augmentedA
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
D MajorD    A augmentedA     D MajorD   G+G     A augmentedA   A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D MajorD      A augmentedA          D MajorD    G+G    A augmentedA  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  D MajorD
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh

A augmentedA        D MajorD     B minorBm      G+G      A augmentedA     D MajorD A augmentedA *Fill1 G+G
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
A augmentedA    D MajorD          B minorBm         G+G     A augmentedA  D MajorD B minorBm *Fill2 E MajorE
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
G+G             A augmentedA
A majorA smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G+G              A augmentedA
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D MajorD     A augmentedA    D MajorD    G+G     A augmentedA   A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D MajorD    A augmentedA     D MajorD   G+G     A augmentedA   A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh


Chords over solo: B minorBm  A augmentedA  (x3)
          A augmentedA  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA


Solo:

  (grad. release)
e-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|--------------7-----------------|
G---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4---|
D-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
A-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

              (grad. bend)
e------------------------|--------------------------------|
B------------------------|--------------------------------|
G---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7---------|
D-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7---|
A------------------------|--------------------------------|
E------------------------|--------------------------------|

e---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
B------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------|
G------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------|
D--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)7-|
A---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|
E---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------|


e------------------------|-------------|
B------------------------|------8b-----|
G------------------------|------7b-----|
D--5------------7b--(7)--|-------------|
A------------------------|-------------|
E------------------------|-------------|


A augmentedA      D MajorD     B minorBm        G+G       A augmentedA  D MajorD A augmentedA *Fill1  G+G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A augmentedA     D MajorD   B minorBm        G+G      A augmentedA     D MajorD  B minorBm *Fill2  E MajorE
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
G+G              A augmentedA
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G+G              A augmentedA
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D MajorD     A augmentedA    D MajorD    G+G     A augmentedA     A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D MajorD    A augmentedA     D MajorD   G+G     A augmentedA     A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D MajorD      A augmentedA          D MajorD    G+G    A augmentedA    A augmentedA
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
G+G     A augmentedA
I couldn't understand
D MajorD       A augmentedA       D MajorD      G+G     A augmentedA    A augmentedA
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
G+G     A augmentedA
I couldn't understand
D MajorD     A augmentedA    D MajorD    G+G     A augmentedA     A augmentedA
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
G+G     A augmentedA
I couldn't understand
D MajorD    A augmentedA     D MajorD    G+G     A augmentedA     A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh

End on D.


Fill 1:

e------------------|
B------------------|
G----9b---(9)------|
D--------------7---|
A------------------|
E------------------|


Fill 2:

e-----------------|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|
D------5h4--------|
A-------------7---|
E-----------------|


Rhythm Fill 1:

   w/ amp tremolo
e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-----2-------------------|
D-----2-------------------|
A-----0-------------------|
E-------------------------|

Other versions of Whats The Frequency Kenneth

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