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Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: Silverchair
Song: Emotion Sickness
Album: Neon Ballroom
Tabbed By: Jim Osmun 2/5/2012
Author's Note: Much of this tab was taken from Scott Brady's tab of the live version.
I've made my own adjustments (tabs, formatting, lyrics, etc.) where needed, but I want to
credit and thank Scott very much for helping me learn this amazing song.
Tuning: Db Ab Db Ab Db Db
From Standard E:
-E Down 1.5 steps
-A Down 0.5 step
-D Down 0.5 step
-G Up 0.5 step
-B Up 1.0 step
-E Down 1.5 steps
[Intro]
(Clean) (x2)
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
[Verse 1]
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------0-------0---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
Erupt again ignore the pill
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
And I won't let it show
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3---------3-------3-------3-------3-|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
Sacrifice the tortures
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
Orchestral tear cash-flow
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
[Verse 2]
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0---|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3---------3-------3-------3-------3-|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-------3-------3-------3-----|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------1-------1-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
Increase, delete, escape, defeat. It's all that matters to you
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3---|
Db|---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---2---2-|
Ab|-----------------1-------0-------1-------1-------3-------3-------|
Db|-0-------3-------------------------------------------------------|
Cotton case for an iron pill
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-------2-------0-------0--------------------5--------------|
Ab|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----4-------4----4--------------|
Db|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2---2---2--2--------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0--------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Distorted eyes when everything is clearly dying
[Chorus 1]
(x4)
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-------8--------8--------7-------7-------7-------7-------7---|
Ab|---8---8---7---7---10---10---8---8---7---7---7---7---4---4---4---4-|
Db|-0-------0-------0---------0---------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Burn my knees and...
Burn my knees and...
Burn my knees and...
(Distorted)
Db|-------------0---------------0---|
Db|-----7---------7-----7---------7-|
Ab|---4---4---4-------4---4---4-----|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Db|---------------------------------|
* * * *
[Bridge 2]
(Clean) (x4)
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Emotion sickness
Addicts with no heroin
Emotion sickness
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----2-------2-------0-------0--------------------5-|
Ab|-------0-------0-------0-------0-----4-------4----4-|
Db|---2-------2-------2-------2-------2---2---2---2--2-|
Ab|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0--------0-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Distorted eyes when everything is clearly dying
[Breakdown 1]
(Distorted) (x2)
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3----|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * *
(x4)
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----3---3-3-3-4---4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5----1---1-0-1-2---2-2-2-2-|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
* * * * * *
[Chorus 2]
(Clean) (x4)
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-------8--------8--------7-----------0-----0-----2---2-0--|
Ab|---8---8---7---7---10---10---8---8-----0-----0-----------3------|
Db|-0-------0-------0---------0---------5---5-----5-----0----------|
Ab|-----------------------------------3---------------3------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Burn my knees and...
Burn my knees and pray
Burn my knees and...
Burn my knees and pray
[Breakdown 2]
(x4)
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-|
Ab|-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-|
Get up
Get up
Get up
Get up
Get up
Get up
Get up
Won't you stop my...
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
...pain
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Ab|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|
Ab|-0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-|
Db|-0-0-0---3-3-3-----------------|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0-------|
Db|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0--0-------|
Ab|-3-3-3---3-3-3---3--3--3-------|
Db|-3-3-3---3-3-3---2--2--2-------|
Ab|-1-1-1---3-3-3---3--3--3-------|
Db|-------------------------------|
[Outro]
(x2)
Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0-------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------0-------------2-----0---|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----4-----4-------3-----3-----3-|
Db|-0----------------------------------4---4-----4---3---3-----3-----|
Ab|----------------------------------2-------------1-----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0---------------------------0---------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------0-------------2---------|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----4-----4-------3---3---------|
Db|-0----------------------------------4---4-----4---3---3-3---------|
Ab|----------------------------------2-------------1-------1---------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
(x6)
Db|-0---0---0---0-0--------0---0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
Db|-7---7---7---5-5--------0---0---0-2-2-2-0--------|
Ab|-8---8---8---5-5--------3---3---3-3-3-3-3--------|
Db|-0---0---0---0-0--------3---3---3-3-3-3-3--------|
Ab|-0---0---0---0-0--------1---1---1-1-1-1-1--------|
Db|-0---0---0---0-0--------0---0---0-0-0-0-0--------|
Emotion sickness
Addicts with no heroin
Good things will pass (It helps with excess access)
Lessons learned
Emotion sickness
Lessons learned
Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0-------------------------------------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------2-------------0-----0---|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----3-----3-------4-----4-----4-|
Db|-0----------------------------------3---3-----3---4---4-----4-----|
Ab|----------------------------------1-------------2-----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------8-----10-----8-----0---------------------0---------------|
Db|-----7-----7------7-----7-----7-----------2-------0---------------|
Ab|---8---8-----8------8-----8-----0-----3-----3-----4---------------|
Db|-0----------------------------------3---3-----3---4---------------|
Ab|----------------------------------1---------------2---------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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