Anthem For The Year 2000 by Silverchair

Song-Anthem For The Year 2000
Band-silverchair
Album-Neon Ballroom

Transcribed by Mike Stramaglio

TUNING - Dropped D (tune low E down one whole step)

KEY
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato/trill note
^(#) - bend
X - scrape muted string

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INTRO

Drums kick in, feedback

(played faintly, in background, with wah in closed position)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--9-9-8-8-7-7-6--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)
GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7---------------------|--5--/7------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)
GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5---------------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________
VERSE
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------     REST     -----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------X----|

We are the youth, we'll take your fascism away
We are the youth, apologise for another day

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------X----X----------X-|---------------------X---|
                                                feedback
We are the youth, and politicians are so sure
We are the youth, and we are knocking on death's door

_________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

GTR 2 (distortion)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7*--------------------|--5--/7*-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
  *(the signal is cut off while holding these notes)

GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5----7----------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------7\5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

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BREAK
GTR 1  (wah closed)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--7----\1----------------|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000 with...

  (wah half open)
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------5-----5-----|--5-------4-----5-----|
|--/7-------5-----3--|----/7-------5-----3--|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________
VERSE  (with wah half open)
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--5------5-------5-----|--5-----------4------5-----|
|-----/7~-----5~-----3--|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----------5------5-----|--5-----------5------5-----|
|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

_________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you...

_________________________________________________________________________
BRIDGE
GTR 1
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-------5------|-------5----|
|--7-7--5-0-0--|--7-7--5-0--|
|--7-7--3-0-0--|--7-7--3-0--|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0--|

GTR 2 (with closed wah)
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-------3------|-------3----|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0--|

GTR 3 (with wah)
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--9--10--12---|--9---------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
   ~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~
(tremolo pick)

_________________________________________________________________________
VERSE
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|--7----/8----/10---------|--/7----/8--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------/9^(slightly)~--|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/7--/9--\7--/9--/10--/12---|
|--/7----/8----/10-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a world that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world, world who cares at all

_________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it hard for you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it hard for you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you...

_________________________________________________________________________
OUTRO
GTR 1
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-------5------|-------5------|
|--7-7--5-0-0--|--7-7--5-0-0--|
|--7-7--3-0-0--|--7-7--3-0-0--|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0-0--|

GTR 2 (with closed wah)
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-------3------|-------3------|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0-0--|

GTR 3 (with wah)
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-X-9-9--------|-/X--9------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
   ~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~
(tremolo pick)

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