#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: What's The Frequency, Kenneth? Original Album: Monster Words and Music by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe Copyright © 1994 Warner Brothers Records Published by Warner Music Publishing Limited Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 4/4. INTRO: Chords: D xx423x A x0222x G xx5433 [play: Guitar Figure 1] Guitar Figure 1 Rhythm guitar: D5 A5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7-----------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7-------|-5-------5-----5---5-5---5-------| |-5-------5-----5---5-5---7-------|-5-------5-----5---5-5---5-------| |-------------------------5-------|-3-------3-----3---3-3---3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 3 Rhythm guitar: D5 A5 G5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7-----------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7-------|-5-------5-----5---5-5---5---7---| |-5-------5-----5---5-5---7-------|-5-------5-----5---5-5---5---7---| |-------------------------5-------|-3-------3-----3---3-3---3---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Chords: A x0222x G x55433 D xx423x E 022100 B x2444x 5 Rhythm guitar: A5 D5 B5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------7-------7-------|-4-------4-----------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-4-------4-------5-------5---5---| |-7-------7---7---5-------5-------|-2-------2-------5-------5---5---| |-5-------5---5-------------------|-----------------3-------3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A5 D5 "What's the frequency, D5 B5 G Kenneth?", is your Benze - drine, uh- 7 Rhythm guitar: A5 D5 A5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------7---7-7---7---7---|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---|-7-------7-----5---5-5---5---5---| |-7-------7-----5---5-5---5---5---|-7-------7-----5---5-5---5---5---| |-5-------5-----------------------|-5-------5-----3---3-3---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A5 D5 A5 G5 -huh 9 Rhythm guitar: A5 D5 B5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------7-------7-------|-4-------4-----------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7---7---|-4-------4-------5-------5---5---| |-7-------7---7---5-------5-------|-2-------2-------5-------5---5---| |-5-------5---5-------------------|-----------------3-------3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A5 D5 B5 G5 I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to 11 Rhythm guitar: A5 D5 B5 E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------7---7-7---7---7---|-4-------4-----1---1-1---1---1---| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---|-4-------4-----2---2-2---2---2---| |-7-------7-----5---5-5---5---5---|-2-------2-----2---2-2---2---2---| |-5-------5-----------------------|---------------0---0-0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | A5 D5 | Bm E speed PRE-CHORUS: Chords: G x55433 A x02220 13-16 Rhythm guitar: G5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5-----5---5-5-5---------|-7-------7-----7---7-7---7-------| |-5-------5-----5---5-5-5-----5---|-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---| |-3-------3-----3---3-3-3-----3---|-5-------5-----5---5-5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | G5 A5 I thought I'd pegged you idiot's dream G5 A5 Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen CHORUS: Chords: D xx423x A5 x022xx G5 3x0033 17 Rhythm guitar: D5 A5 D5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------7-------5-5---5---5-----| |-5-------5---5---7-------7---7---|-5-------5-------5-5---5---5-----| |-----------------5-------5---5---|-----------------3-3---3---3-----| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D5 A5 D5 G5 I never under - stood the fre-quency, uh- 19 Rhythm guitar: A5 G5 A5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---|-5---5---5---7-------7---7---7---| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---|-5---5---5---7-------7---7---7---| |-5-------5-----5---5-5---5---5---|-3---3---3---5-------5---5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A5 -huh 21 Rhythm guitar: D5 A5 D5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----------------------|-7-------7-----------------------| |-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------7-------5---5-----5---5-| |-5-------5---5---7-------7---7---|-5-------5---5---5---5-----5---5-| |-----------------5-------5---5---|-----------------3---3-----3---3-| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | D5 A5 D5 G5 You wore our expectations like an armoured suit, A G - A - D uh-huh 23 Rhythm guitar: A5 G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---|-5-------5---5---7-------7---7---| |-7-------7-----7---7-7---7---7---|-5-------5---5---7-------7---7---| |-5-------5-----5---5-5---5---5---|-3-------3---3---5-------5---5---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 25 Rhythm guitar: D5 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-7______-----------------------7-| |-7______-----------------------7-| |-5-----------------------------5-| |---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Fill1: Fill2: |-----------------| |-----------------| |-7-p-5-----------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |---------7-------| |-5-p-4-----------| |-----------------| |---------7-------| |-----------------| |-----------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - | | 1 - & - 2 - & - | Chords: A x02220 G x55433 D xx423x E 022100 B x24442 | A5 D5 | B5 G5 | A - D - [Fill 1] - G I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, T.V., movies, magazines | A5 D5 | B5 G5 | A - D - [Fill 2] - E Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy" | G5 A5 A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth | G5 A5 You said that irony was the shackles of youth | D5 A5 | D5 G5 | A G - A You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh | D5 | A5 | D5 G5 | A G - A I never understood the frequency, uh-huh GUITAR SOLO: Overdriven electric guitar: G5 A5 D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------6b7r_______________________________--| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------7----------|--------------------------------| |-6---4---7---------------4------|-4-------7---7-----------4------| |--------------------------------|-----7--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----------------7--------------| |-7b--------------7--------------|-----4-----7--------------------| |-----------------------------7_____------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| B5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----7--------------------------| |-4---7---6---7_____________________---------------4________------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| A5 G5 A5 |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-8------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------7-------4----------|-------------4------------------| |---------------------------7----|-5-------7-------7--------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-7________________________------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -| VERSE3: Notes: Fill1: Fill2: |-----------------| |-----------------| |-7-p-5-----------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |---------7-------| |-5-p-4-----------| |-----------------| |---------7-------| |-----------------| |-----------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - | | 1 - & - 2 - & - | Chords: A x02220 G x55433 D xx423x E 022100 B x24442 | A5 D5 | B5 G5 | A - D - [Fill 1] - G "What's the frequency, Kenneth?", is your Benzedrine, uh-huh | A5 D5 | B5 G5 | A - D - [Fill 2] - E Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene | G5 | A5 You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth | G5 | A5 You said that irony was the shackles of youth | D5 A5 | D5 G5 | A G - A You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh | D5 A5 | D5 G5 | A G - A I never understood the frequency, uh-huh | D5 A5 | D5 | G5 | A G - A - D You wore our expectations like an armoured suit, uh-huh OUTRO: Chords: G x55433 A x02220 D xx423x | G | A I couldn't understand | D A | D G | A You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh. | G | A I couldn't understand | D A | D G | A You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh | G | A I couldn't understand | D A | D G | A G - A I never understood, don't fuck with me, uh-huh [end on D]