#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# #-- File created with Instab - http://www.pconline.com/~smcarey/instab.html --# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------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* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *At end of second chorus, repeat #1, but palm mute longer* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --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" ---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------|-------------- --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-------------------------|-------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *for solo, just play chorus w/flanger or phaser*