Anthem For The Year 2000

Silverchair

TUNING - Dropped (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--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| GTR 2 (distortion) GTR 3 (with tremolo effect) |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--/7---------------------|--5--/7------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| GTR 1 |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| 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--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| 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--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| GTR 2 (distortion) |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------5----7----------|---------7------9--------| |--5--/7-------0----------|--5--/7----0-------75---| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| 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--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| 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 3X |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| |--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transcribed by Denis Bourdon ([email protected]) -------------------------------------------------- Tablature explanation b : bend s : slide h : hammer-on p : pull-off x : muffled string P.M.: palm mute Dropped-D tuning {0:00} "studio sounds" {0:17} drums in {0:28} guitars in - main riff rhythm guitar e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| D|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| A|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| E|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| lead guitar e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|-s7---------------------|--5-5h7-----------------| D|------------------------|------------------------| rhythm guitar e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| D|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| A|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| E|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| lead guitar |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |--------5---7-----------|---------9-----11-------| |--5-5h7---0-------------|--5-5h7-----0-----------| |------------------------|------------------------| {0:50} Verse - guitars out We are the youth, we'll take your fascism away We are the youth, apologise for another day We are the youth, and politicians are so sure We are the youth, and we are knocking on death's door {1:11} Chorus rhythm guitar e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x3 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| D|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| A|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| E|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| lead guitar |--------------------------||------------------------------|| x3 |--------------------------||------------------------------|| |--------------------------||-o--------------------------o-|| |--------------------------||-o-------5------------------o-|| |-/7--------7--------------||----5-5h7---------------------|| |--------------------------||------------------------------|| 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 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 {1:33} Break |-------| |-------| |-------| |-7---1-| |-7---1-| |-7---1-| We'll make it up to you in the year 2000 with... {1:39} Lead part |-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------| |-------------|---------------| |-----5---5---|-5-----4---5---| |-5s7---5---3-|---5s7---5---3-| |-------------|---------------| {1:49} Verse ||-----------------------||x4 ||-----------------------|| ||-o-------------------o-|| ||-o-------5----5---5--o-|| ||----5b6-----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 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 {2:11} Chorus e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x4 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| D|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| A|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| E|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| 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... {2:32} Bridge ||-----------|-----------|| x2 ||-----------|-----------|| ||-o---------|---------o-|| ||-o--7-7----|-10-0-0--o-|| ||----7-7----|-10-0-0----|| ||----7-7----|-10-0-0----|| {2:43} 2nd lead part |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--------------------------9-10-12-14-| |-7-8-10--7-8-5--7-8-10-12------------| |-------------------------------------| 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 {3:16} Chorus e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| x6 B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G|---------------------5-------|---------------------5-------| D|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--5-3-0-0-| A|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3--3-3-0-0-| E|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-|--7-7--5-7-5-7--2-3----3-0-0-| {3:48} End ||-----------|-----------|| x2 ||-----------|-----------|| ||-o---------|---------o-|| ||-o--7-7----|-10-0-0--o-|| ||----7-7----|-10-0-0----|| ||----7-7----|-10-0-0----|| 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...

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