What’s the Frequency, Kenneth? R.E.M.
Intro: | D A | G | D A | G | (the "A" chord is just played once)
[A]"What's the [D]frequency, [Bm]Kenneth?" is your [G]Benzedrine, uh-[A]huh[D] [A] [G]
[A]I was [D]brain-dead, [Bm]locked out,[G] numb, not up to[A] speed[D] [Bm] [E]
[G]I thought I'd pegged you an [A]idiot's dream
[G]Tunnel vision from the [A]outsider's screen
[D]I never [A]understood [D]the fre[G]quency, uh[A]-huh[A] [G] [A]
[D]You wore our [A]expectations like an [D]armored [G]suit, uh-[A]huh[A] [G] [A] [D]
A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
[G]A smile like the cartoon, [A]tooth for a tooth
[G]You said that irony was the [A]shackles of youth
[D]You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-[A]huh[A] [G] [A]
[D]I never [A]understood [D]the fre[G]quency, uh-[A]huh[A] [G] [A]
Chords over solo: Bm A (x3)
[A] [A] [G] [A]
Solo:
(grad. release)
e-----------------------------|--------------------------------| B-----------------------------|--------------7-----------------| G---7b-----(7)----(7)------6--|--6--4--7---------4---4--4--4---| D-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A-----------------------------|--------------------------------| E-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
(grad. bend)
e------------------------|--------------------------------| B------------------------|--------------------------------| G---4------7b---(7)--4---|--7b------------------7---------| D-------7----------------|-------------------------7--7---| A------------------------|--------------------------------| E------------------------|--------------------------------|
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rem/whats_the_frequency_kenneth_crd.html )
e---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| B------------------7--|----------------|---7---------|------------------------| G------4---4---7------|--4---7h6---7---|----------4--|-9b----(9)--7-----------| D--7------------------|----------------|-------------|---------------9--(9)\7-| A---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| E---------------------|----------------|-------------|------------------------| e------------------------|-------------| B------------------------|------8b-----| G------------------------|------7b-----| D--5------------7b--(7)--|-------------| A------------------------|-------------| E------------------------|-------------|
A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
[G]You smile like the cartoon, [A]tooth for a tooth
[G]You said that irony was the [A]shackles of youth
[D]You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-[A]huh[A] [G] [A]
[D]I never [A]understood [D]the fre[G]quency, uh-[A]huh[A] [G] [A]
[D]You wore our [A]expectations like an [D]armored [G]suit, uh-[A]huh[A]
[G]I couldn't [A]understand
[D]You said that [A]irony was the [D]shackles of [G]youth, uh-[A]huh[A]
[G]I couldn't [A]understand
[D]You wore a [A]shirt of [D]violent [G]green, uh-[A]huh[A]
[G]I couldn't [A]understand
[D]I never [A]understood,[D] don't f[G]uck with m[A]e, uh-huh[A] [G] [A]
End on D.
Fill 1:
e------------------| B------------------| G----9b---(9)------| D--------------7---| A------------------| E------------------|
Fill 2:
e-----------------| B-----------------| G-----------------| D------5h4--------| A-------------7---| E-----------------|
Rhythm Fill 1:
w/ amp tremolo
e-------------------------| B-------------------------| G-----2-------------------| D-----2-------------------| A-----0-------------------| E-------------------------|
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