Madman - Silverchair
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Madman Cifra de texto por Silverchair
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TRANSCRIPTION BY MIKE STRAMAGLIO
(RYZA36A@prodigy.com)
http://pages.prodigy.com/GenX/silver.htm [The Faultline Page]
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Song--Madman
Album--Frogstomp
Band--silverchair
transcribed by Mike Stramaglio (RYZA36A@Prodigy.com)
 
**Key**
P.M.--palm mute
/--slide
h--hammer on
 
**Tuning** Dropped-D
 
Intro
P.M.---------------------|
 
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--/5-------5-5-5---------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
For the most part this is the main riff (played really fast)
E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-2-0-2-0-2h3-0--2-0-2-0-2h3--|
D|-2-0-2-0-2h3-0--2-0-2-0-2h3--|
 
Here is the part played slow when Daniel grunts in the middle of the song
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--2-0-2-0-2-3-0--2--0-2-0-2-3--0---|
D|--2-0-2-0-2-3-0--2--0-2-0-2-3--0---|
|---------P.M. |-----P.M.
 
This bridge shows up a couple times
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---------7-----7---7-----7---------------------------------|
D|--7---------7-----7---7-----7-----0---------0-----0---0-----0-|
A|--5---------5-----5---5-----5-----0---------0-----0---0-----0-|
D|----0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0---0---0-0---|
EVERY TIME A ZERO APPEARS ON THE BOTTOM LINE PLAY IT AS A PALM MUTE!!!
 
Solo (just the notes, strumming pattern NOT notated)
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|----------------then------------------|
D|----------------this is---------------|
A|--9/10--7-------layered--12-12/15-10--|
D|--0/0---0-------on it-----0--0--0--0--|
 
Chorus (it requires 3 gtrs on Frogstomp)
 
Gtr 1 plays this chord throughout the entire chorus
tremelo pick this octave
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----7-----|
D|-----X-----|
A|-----5-----|
D|-----------|
 
Gtr 2 plays this chord over gtr 1 (its that one ringing chord that shows up)
E|---0---|
B|---3---|
G|---2---|
D|---0---|
A|---0---|
D|---0---|
 
Gtr 3 plays the intro part
P.M.______________________|
E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--/5-------5-5-5---------|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

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Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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