Slave Tab by Silverchair

Slave tab by Silverchair

Guitar Tab

From no1woody@concentric.net Sun May  4 10:49:51 1997

* 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-|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


                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-|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|
-------------------------|-------------------------|



-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)\---|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|



------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
------------------|-----|
-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 ...

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 ....

<-----------------(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 ...

<------------(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 ...

(play main verse riff twice)

Lived too long and wated to find a ...

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 ....

That's how ...(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 ....

(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)

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