Whats The Frequency Kenneth Chords
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Difficulty: | beginner |
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Capo: | no capo |
Author Henryschecker [a] 61. 2 contributors total, last edit on Jun 14, 2021
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[Intro]
| D A | G | D A | G |
(the "A" chord is just played once)
[Verse]
A D Bm G A D A G
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm E
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
[Pre-Chorus]
G A
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
G A
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
[Chorus]
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A D
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
[Verse 2]
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"
[Pre-Chorus]
G A
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
[Chorus]
D A D G A A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A D
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
[Chords over solo]
Bm A (x3)
A A G A D
[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|------------------------|--------------------------------|
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|------------------------|-------------|
[Verse 3]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
G A
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
[Chorus]
D A D G A A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A A
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
G A
I couldn't understand
D A D G A A G A
I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh
[Ending]
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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| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
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can't believe this has as many views as it does. thank you so much for the positive responses
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Great tab. Absolutely nails it.
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