Cicada by Silverchair !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! TRANSCRIPTION BY MIKE STRAMAGLIO (RYZA36A@prodigy.com) http://pages.prodigy.com/GenX/silver.htm [The Faultline Page] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Song--Cicada Band--silverchair Album--Frogstomp transcribed by Mike Stramaglio (RYZA36A@prodigy.com) !TUNING! Standard !!KEY!! |*-*|-repeat measure number of times listed /-slide up \-slide down PM-palm mute x-muffled string #^(1/2)-half step bend #^(1)-whole step bend #^(1/2 or 1)#-bend then release h-hammer on p-pull off hr-harmonic ~~-trill, vibrato whatever... !!NOTES!! Yes, I have finally gotten around to transcribing "Cicada." This tab is pretty accurate for the most part but I can't promise it is all exactly correct. One look at this and you'll realize why I hesitated in transcribing it! However, don't be intimated by the length of the song (though this is silverchair's most difficult tune)! It's all a matter of learning the riffs and figuring out the order... the best way to do this is to play along with the CD over and over and over...good luck! This one's for Matt! Intro E|-----|-----------------------------------| B|-----|-----------------------------------| play 3x G|-----|*---------------------------------*| w/slight D|-----|---2----2------0------0------0-----| variation A|-----|*--2--2-------------2------4---4--*| E|-0-0-|---0---------0----3-----/5---------| E|-----------------3---0-| B|-----------------3---0-| G|-----------------0---2-| play 3x D|-2---------------0---2-| then play A|-2---------------X---0-| next riff E|-0---0--0--0--0--3-----| E|-------3----3/5--| B|-------3----3/5--| G|-0--0--0----0-0--| D|-0--0--2------4--| A|-------3------5--| E|-----------------| Verse 1 E|-----0------0------------------------| B|---0------0---0-------3--------------| G|--------------------2----2----2------| play 5x D|-2------1-------1-0------2--2--------| then A|-------------------------0------0--0-| E|-------------------------------------| E|------------------| B|------------------| G|--9-8--7-6--5--7--| D|--9-8--7-6--5--7--| A|--7-6--5-4--3--5--| E|------------------| Verse 2 E|-----0------0------------------------| B|---0------0---0-------3--------------| G|--------------------2----2----2------| D|-2------1-------1-0------2--2--------| A|-------------------------0------0--0-| E|-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------7--7--7--| A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--| E|--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--| PM_____________________________________| E|-----0------0------------------------| B|---0------0---0-------3--------------| G|--------------------2----2----2------| D|-2------1-------1-0------2--2--------| A|-------------------------0------0--0-| E|-------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------7--7--7--| A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--| E|--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--| PM_____________________________________| E|-----0------0------------------------| B|---0------0---0-------3--------------| G|--------------------2----2----2------| D|-2------1-------1-0------2--2--------| A|-------------------------0------0--0-| E|-------------------------------------| E|------------------|-------------| B|------------------|-------------| G|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9---7------| D|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9-x-7-x-7--| A|--7-6--5-4--3--5--|--7-x-5-x-7--| E|------------------|----------5--| Chorus E|-----------------3---0-| B|-----------------3---0-| play 4x G|-----------------0---2-| then D|-2---------------0---2-| A|-2---------------X---0-| E|-0---0--0--0--0--3-----| E|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|--5--7--9---7------| D|--5--7--9-x-7-x-7--| A|--3--5--7-x-5-x-7--| E|----------------5--| E|-----0------0------------------------| B|---0------0---0-------3--------------| G|--------------------2----2----2------| D|-2------1-------1-0------2--2--------| A|-------------------------0------0--0-| E|-------------------------------------| Verse 3 "And now that he was in his teens..." E|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| play 6x D|----------------------------------------------------| then A|--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4-4--5--5--5--5--7--7--7--7--| E|--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2-2--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--| PM______________________________________________| E|------------------|-------------| B|------------------|-------------| G|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9---7------| D|--9-8--7-6--5--7--|--9-x-7-x-7--| A|--7-6--5-4--3--5--|--7-x-5-x-7--| E|------------------|----------5--| CHORUS (again) SOLO E|------------------------------| B|------------------------------| G|-5^(1/2)--7-5-7--7------------| D|------------------------------| A|------------------------------| E|------------------------------| PM__| ~~~~~~ E|------------------------------------------------| B|----7^(1/2)7------------------------------------| G|----7^(1)--7---7^(1)--7^(1)-7(1)7p5-------------| D|--7---------------------------------7--7--7/X\--| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| holdbend____________________ E|-----------------------------------------| B|--------20-------------------------------| G|-19^(1)----19^--19^--19-19^---17h19--17--| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------5h6p5---------| G|-----------------0--0--0--0--2------------7--5--4-| D|--19p17--19--19\----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~ GUITAR 2 plays A5 C5 D5 during the solo Interlude E|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-------3------3-3--------4------4-4--------5------5------| D|-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-3----| A|-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3-3-3----X-| E|---------------------------------------------------------| PM___| P M PM--| P M PM--| P M Hr E|-------------| B|-3--3--3--3--| G|-2--2--2--2--| D|-0--0--0--0--| A|-0--0--0--0--| E|-------------| E|----------------------------| B|-5----5--5--8----10--10-----| G|-4----4--4--7--0-9---9--0-0-| play 3x D|-2----2--2--5--0-7---7--0-0-| A|-2--------------------------| E|-0--------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------| B|-------------------8-8---10--10--10------| G|-------------------7-7---9---9---9-------| D|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--5-5-0-7---7---7-------| A|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------0--0-| PM_____________| LAST CHORUS E|-----------------3---0-| B|-----------------3---0-| play 4x G|-----------------0---2-| then D|-2---------------0---2-| A|-2---------------X---0-| E|-0---0--0--0--0--3-----| E|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|------------------------2---2------| play 4x D|------------------------2---2------| then A|------------------------0---0--x-x-| E|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--3p0-------------| PM______________| E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|--5----7----9---7------| D|--5----7----9-x-7-x-7--| A|--3----5----7-x-5-x-7--| E|--------------------5--| www.TAB6.com