WHAT’S THE FREQUENCY, KENNETH?
(Solo taken from _Guitar World_ January 1995)
Intro: | D A | G | D A | G | (the «A» chord is just played once)
A D Bm G A D A G
«What’s the frequency, Kenneth?» is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm E
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
G A
I thought I’d pegged you an idiot’s dream
G A
Tunnel vision from the outsider’s screen
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A D
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
I’d studied your cartoons, radio, music, tv, movies, magazines
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Richard said, «Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy»
G A
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D A D G A A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
Chords over solo: Bm A (x3)
A A G A
Solo:
(grad. release)
e——————————|——————————-|-
B——————————|—————7—————-|-
G—7b——(7)—-(7)——6—|—6—4—7———4—4—4—4—|-
D——————————|——————————-|-
A——————————|——————————-|-
E——————————|——————————-|-
(grad. bend)
e————————|——————————-|-
B————————|——————————-|-
G—4——7b—(7)—4—|—7b——————7———|-
D——-7—————-|————————-7—7—|-
A————————|——————————-|-
E————————|——————————-|-
e———————|—————-|————-|————————|
B——————7—|—————-|—7———|————————|
G——4—4—7——|—4—7h6—7—|———-4—|-9b—-(9)—7————|
D—7——————|—————-|————-|—————9—(9)7-|
A———————|—————-|————-|————————|
E———————|—————-|————-|————————|
e————————|————|-
B————————|——8b—-|-
G————————|——7b—-|-
D—5————7b—(7)—|————|-
A————————|————|-
E————————|————|-
A D Bm G A D A *Fill1 G
«What’s the frequency, Kenneth?» is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
A D Bm G A D Bm *Fill2 E
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
G A
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
G A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
D A D G A A G A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
D A D G A A G A
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
D A D G A A
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
G A
I couldn’t understand
D A D G A A
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
G A
I couldn’t understand
D A D G A A
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
G A
I couldn’t understand
D A D G A A G A
I never understood, don’t fuck with me, uh-huh
End on D.
Fill 1:
e——————
B——————
G—-9b—(9)——
D—————7—
A——————
E——————
Fill 2:
e——————
B——————
G——————
D——5h4———
A————-7—
E——————
Rhythm Fill 1:
w/ amp tremolo
e————————-
B————————-
G——2——————-
D——2——————-
A——0——————-
E————————-
