Whats The Frequency Kenneth - R.E.M.
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Intro:

| D A | G | D A | G | (the "A" chord is just played once)


[Verse 1]

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
G A
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
G A
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
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"
G A
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
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


[Solo]

Chords over solo: Bm A (x3)
A A G A

(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
G A
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
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

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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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend

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Song info
Whats The Frequency Kenneth
R.E.M.
2001
  • Pop
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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