Anthem For The Year 2000 Silverchair backing track and tabs

Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Band: silverchair
Song: Anthem for the Year 2000
Album: Neon Ballroom

Tabbed by Blunt Da Mack (nym101@yahoo.com)

Dropped-D tuning.

[0:00] "studio sounds"

[0:17] drums in

[0:18] faint guitar riff

lead guitar

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| (play this twice)
D|-88-77-66-5-|
A|------------|
D|------------|

[0:28] guitars in - main riff

rhythm guitar

A G A G E F C D A G A G E F C D
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|
A|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|

lead guitar

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7h---------------------|--5-7h------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|

rhythm guitar

A G A G E F C D A G A G E F C D
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|
A|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|

lead guitar

[0:50] verse - guitars out

[1:11] main riff - guitars in

rhythm guitar
E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------5-0------|
D|--------5---7-----------|---------7--------------|
A|--5-7-------------------|--5-7-------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|

A G A G E F C D A G A G E F C D
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|
A|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|
lead guitar

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-7h---------------------|-5-7h-------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|

rhythm guitar

A G A G E F C D A G A G E F C D
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|
A|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|

lead guitar

E|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|---------------5-0------|
D|--------5---7-----------|---------7--------------|
A|--5-7-------------------|--5-7-------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|

[1:33] bridge

E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-7---1-|
A|-7---1-|
D|-7---1-|
[1:39] first solo-

lead guitar

|----------------|
|----------------|
|-------5---5---0| (play this twice)
|-5s7h----5---3--|
|----------------|
|----------------|

[1:49] verse - both guitars

|----------------|
|----------------|
|-------5---5---0| (play this four times)
|-5s7h----5---3--|
|----------------|
|----------------|

[2:11]
chorus

A G A G E F C D A G A G E F C D
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|
A|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|

[2:32] bridge

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| (play this twice)
D|-5---7---5-0|
A|-5---7---5-0|
D|-5---7---3-0|

[2:43] second solo

E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------7--8--10--12b|
D|-5h-6h-8-5h-6h-3-5--6--8--10---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|

[3:16] chorus

chorus

A G A G E F C D A G A G E F C D
E|----------------------|----------------------|
B|----------------------|----------------------|
G|-----------------5----|-----------------5----|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--5-0--|
A|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3--3-0--|
D|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|--7--5-7-5--2-3----0--|

[3:48] end riff

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| (play this twice)
D|-5---7---5-0|
A|-5---7---5-0|
D|-5---7---3-0|

[4:00] end

[4:07] song over

peace out,
Blunt Da Mack

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Song-Anthem For The Year 2000
Band-silverchair
Album-Neon Ballroom

Transcribed by Mike Stramaglio

TUNING - Dropped D (tune low E down one whole step)

KEY
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato/trill note
^(#) - bend
X - scrape muted string

_________________________________________________________________________
INTRO

Drums kick in, feedback

(played faintly, in background, with wah in closed position)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--9-9-8-8-7-7-6--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)
GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7---------------------|--5--/7------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)
GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5---------------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________
VERSE
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|------ REST -----|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------X----|

We are the youth, we'll take your fascism away
We are the youth, apologise for another day

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------X----X----------X-|---------------------X---|
feedback
We are the youth, and politicians are so sure
We are the youth, and we are knocking on death's door

_________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

GTR 2 (distortion)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7*--------------------|--5--/7*-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
*(the signal is cut off while holding these notes)

GTR 1
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------5----|--------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5---2-3----0--|

GTR 2 (distortion)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5----7----------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------7\5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

_________________________________________________________________________
BREAK
GTR 1 (wah closed)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--7----\1----------------|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000 with...

(wah half open)
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------5-----5-----|--5-------4-----5-----|
|--/7-------5-----3--|----/7-------5-----3--|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________
VERSE (with wah half open)
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--5------5-------5-----|--5-----------4------5-----|
|-----/7~-----5~-----3--|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----------5------5-----|--5-----------5------5-----|
|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|-----5^(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

_________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you...

_________________________________________________________________________
BRIDGE
GTR 1
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-------5------|-------5----|
|--7-7--5-0-0--|--7-7--5-0--|
|--7-7--3-0-0--|--7-7--3-0--|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0--|

GTR 2 (with closed wah)
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-------3------|-------3----|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0--|

GTR 3 (with wah)
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--9--10--12---|--9---------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
(tremolo pick)

_________________________________________________________________________
VERSE
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|--7----/8----/10---------|--/7----/8--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------/9^(slightly)~--|

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------/7--/9--\7--/9--/10--/12---|
|--/7----/8----/10-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a world that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small
Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world, world who cares at all

_________________________________________________________________________
CHORUS
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------5----|---------------------5----|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-0--|
|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----0--|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it hard for you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000
Make it hard for you in the year 2000
Build it up for you in the year 2000 with you...

_________________________________________________________________________
OUTRO
GTR 1
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-------5------|-------5------|
|--7-7--5-0-0--|--7-7--5-0-0--|
|--7-7--3-0-0--|--7-7--3-0-0--|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0-0--|

GTR 2 (with closed wah)
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|
|-------3------|-------3------|
|--7-7----0-0--|--7-7----0-0--|

GTR 3 (with wah)
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|-X-9-9--------|-/X--9------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
|--------------|------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
(tremolo pick)

http://pages.prodigy.net/mike_s/index.htm

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Song-Anthem For The Year 2000
Band-silverchair
Album-Neon Ballroom

Tab transcribed by Mason Sullivan

Normal Tuning

KEY
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v - vibrato/trill note
b - bend
X - muted string

INTRO

Drums start, sum feedback

|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--9-9-8-8-7-7-6--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|

GTR 1
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|x2
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-2-3--5-3-2|

GTR 2 (distortion)
GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7---------------------|--5--/7------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

GTR 1
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|x2
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-2-3--5-3-2|

GTR 2 (distortion)
GTR 3 (with tremolo effect)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5---------------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

VERSE
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------X----|

We are the youth, we'll take your fascism away
We are the youth, apologise for another day

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------X----X----------X-|---------------------X---|

We are the youth, and politicians are so sure
We are the youth, and we are knocking on death's door

CHORUS
GTR 1
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|x2
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-2-3--5-3-2|

GTR 2 (distortion)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|--/7*--------------------|--5--/7*-----------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
*(the signal is cut off while holding these notes)

GTR 1
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|x2
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-2-3--5-3-2|

GTR 2 (distortion)
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------5----7----------|---------7------9--------|
|--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------7\5---|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short
BREAK
GTR 1 (wah closed)
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|--7----\1----------------|

We'll make it up to you in the year 2000 with...

|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------5-----5-----|--5-------4-----5-----|
|--/7-------5-----3--|----/7-------5-----3--|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|

VERSE (with wah half open)
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|--5------5-------5-----|--5-----------4------5-----|
|-----/7v-----5~-----3--|-----5b(1/2)-----5~-----3--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so sure
Never knew we were living in a world with a mind that could be so small

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--5-----------5------5-----|--5-----------5------5-----|
|-----5b(1/2)-----5~-----3--|-----5b(1/2)-----5v-----3--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Never knew we were living in a world and the world is an open court
Maybe we don't want to live in a world where innocence is so short

CHORUS
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|x2
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-2-3--5-3-2|

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|x2
|--9-9--7-9-7---4-4-5--7-5-4|
|--7-7--5-7-5---2-2-3--5-3-2|

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