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

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


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

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


Chords over solo: Bm  A  (x3)
          A  A  G  A


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