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Silverchair

Album:Frogstomp

Year:1995

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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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