The Frequency
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Intro: D G (4x)
Verse 1:
D/F# G
The terror of the view
D/F#
the emptiness
G
of this room
D/F# G
always writing
D/F# G
a gainst this truth
D/F# G D/F#
in the way that a painter
G F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m A
must have a surface to hit
[Refrão]
F#m
The paint is flying now
G
breaking the silence at
D A
the speed of sound
F#m
Hitting the frequency
G
she's reaching
back at me
D A
Warm and loud
G
Warm and loud
D G (2x)
Beautiful demons fly out
Verse 2:
D/F# G
And we're fighting for our lives
D/F# G
to fill the corners up with light
D/F# G
Black spell casting
D/F# G
a gainst them now
D/F# G D/F#
in the way that a bullet
G F#m G F#m Em F#m G F#m A
will go until it is stopped
Refrain 2:
F#m
And all the medicine
G
went to my head again
D A
Late last night
F#m
my bed of saccharine
G
my bad amphetamine
D A G
I was lit from within
D G
burning with means and ends
[Refrão]
D G A
And the city life is
G
like sugar high
D G A
knocking me out
G D
keeping me wired
G
It's incredible
A G
unsteady chemicals
D G A G
come and go the ebb and flow
A
When the measure of your
G D
work is the measure of your worth
A G
then you better make it work
D G (4x)
Verse 3:
D/F#
There's some people
G
I could name
D/F#
but it's not
G
the time or place
D/F# G
to split hairs with
D/F# G
the guys downstairs
D/F# G
They'll get their
D/F# G
fair share I'm sure
Bb
The frequency is
D G
gonna take us there
[Refrão]
D G
And the city kids
A G
the angry with it kids
D G A
hate everything
G
the first time
D G
It's incredible
A G
the kind of chemicals
D G A G
knocking around in my mind
A G
In the winter of my night I
D
found a desperate kind of light
A G
and nothing comes without a fight
Bridge:
Bm G
You want to know
Bm G
where the good thoughts grow
Bm G
but you ought to know
Bm G
where all the good thoughts go
Verse 4:
D G
You can't afford
A
to miss a day
G
Call in sick you
D G
better stay that way
A G
Stay that way
[Refrão]
D G A
And the city life is just some
G D G A
other guy knocking me out
G D G
wasting my time Upper middle class
A G D G A
Infomaniac You will get yours
G A
I will get mine. So get in
G
line, the frequency is fine
Outro: D Bm D Bm G D Bm D Bm G Bb D Bm D Bm G D
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Guitar 2:
D Bm D Bm
e|---2-3-2-0-|-----------|---2-3-2-0-|----------|
B|-----------|---2-3-2-0-|-----------|--2-3-2-0-|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|----------|
A|-----------|-2---------|-----------|-2--------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
G
e|----------------------|
B|-----0----------0-----|
G|---2---2------2---2---|
D|---------0----------0-|
A|----------------------|
E|-3----------3---------|
D Bm D Bm
e|---2-3-2-0-|-----------|---2-3-2-0-|----------|
B|-----------|---2-3-2-0-|-----------|--2-3-2-0-|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|----------|
A|-----------|-2---------|-----------|-2--------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
G Bb
e|--------------------|---|
B|-----0----------0---|---|
G|---2---2------2---2-|---|
D|---------0----------|-0-|
A|--------------------|---|
E|-3----------3-------|---|
D Bm D Bm
e|---2-3-2-0-|-----------|---2-3-2-0-|----------|
B|-----------|---2-3-2-0-|-----------|--2-3-2-0-|
G|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
D|-0---------|-----------|-0---------|----------|
A|-----------|-2---------|-----------|-2--------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
G D
e|----------------------|---|
B|-----0----------0-----|---|
G|---2---2------2---2---|---|
D|---------0----------0-|-0-|
A|----------------------|---|
E|-3----------3---------|---|
How to play The Frequency
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.