Silverchair

Cicada

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Cicada

	  		 
  
!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--| 

		  

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