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Author/Artist: silverchair
Title: Abuse Me
Album: Freak Show
Transcribed by: Zack Hill
Email: ppredator@hotmail.com
This song is just a few simple chords. The beginning picking pattern doesn't ne
cessarily have to be followed.
Just play around with it for a while to get used to it. After the solo then you play
the bridge again and alternate those two different parts 8X. Then end on the
intro.
Written: 3/9/97
***TUNING*** Dropped D
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--------------6----------------6-------------------2-------------------2------
--------0-------0--------0--------0-------------0-----0-----------0------0----
-----7-----7----------7-----7--------7-------3-----------3-----3-----3-----3--
--7----------------7----------------------3-----------------3-----------------
*Intro 2X*
--0--0--0--0----0--|---0--0--0------------------------------------------------
--0--0--0--0----0--|---0--0--0------------------------------------------------
--2--2--2--2/4--4--|---4--4--4------------------------------------------------
--0--0--0--0----0--|---0--0--0------------------------------------------------
--3--3--3--3/5--5--|---5--5--5------------------------------------------------
--3--3--3--3/5--5--|---5--5--5------------------------------------------------
*Verse 4X*
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6\2-2-2--2--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2--2---
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---
--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\3-3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---
*Chorus, "C'mon abuse me more..."
--0--|--0---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------
--0--|--0---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------
--2--|--1---1--1--1--1--------------------------------------------------------
--0--|--0---0--0--0--0--------------------------------------------------------
--3--|--2---2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------
--3--|--2---2--2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------
#1 |----PM----| *then go into second verse*
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*At end of second chorus, repeat #1, but palm mute longer*
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--2--2--2--------------9-9/11-11-11/13-13-13----2--2--2-----------------------
--2--2--2---3--0--0----0-0----0--0-----0--0-----2--2--2---3--0--0-------------
--0--0--0---3--0--0----7-7/9--9--9/-11-11-11----0--0--0---3--0--0-------------
--0--0--0---3--0--0-----------------------------0--0--0---3--0--0-------------
*Bridge, "throw the sailors overboard"
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--5-5/7-7-7--9--7----2--2--2-------------9-9/11-11-11/13-13-13-|--------------
--0-0---0-0--0--0----2--2--2---3--0--0---0-0----0--0-----0--0--|--------------
--3-3/5-5-5--7--5----0--0--0---3--0--0---7-7/9--9--9/-11-11-11-|--------------
---------------------0--0--0---3--0--0-------------------------|--------------
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--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------------------------
--2--2--2---3--0--0----0--0--0--0------3-3--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
--0--0--0---3--0--0----0--0--0--0------3-3--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
--0--0--0---3--0--0----0--0--0--0------3-3--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------
|---PM-----| "overboard" |---PM--------|then chorus
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*for solo, just play chorus w/flanger or phaser*