T1: Andrew Johns, [email protected], Silverchair, Emotion Sickness, this year 1999 S1: i'm not sure when neon ballroom came out, Some sites might have this song tabbed already, but I know they’re wrong this is as real as it get for this song!!!! ok, this song isn’t a single yet but I think it’s the best song on Neon Ballroom which includes a video for this song. Band- Silverchair Album- Neon Ballroom Song- Emotion Sickness Transcribed by- Andrew Johns ([email protected]) or ([email protected]) You might think I’m shitting you when I tell you the tuning, but I’m not, just try it. Tuning: Open C#m (from highest to lowest) C#, G#, E, C#, G#, C# Intro. w/distortion |----------------------------------------- |---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3--------- |---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0--------- |---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3--------- X2 |---0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0--------- |---0-0-0---3-3-3------------------------- Verse (Clean) |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------3-----------3----------3----------3-----------3----------3----------0---------0-------------- |-------0----0------0----0------0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0----0----0------------- |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---------------------------1-----------0-----------1---------1----------1---------1--------------------- |---0------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Erupt again ignore the pill and I 2. Sacrifice the tortures 3. Increase delete escape defeat it’s all that matters to you |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |----------3-----------3-----------3----------3----------3-----------3----------3---------3------ |-------0----0------0----0------0----0-----0----0------0----0-----0----0-----0----0-------------- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----2--- |----------------------------1-----------0-----------1----------1----------3---------3----------- |---0------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- won’t let it show orchestral tear cash flow (Intro. bit x1) cotton case for an iron pill |----------2-------------2--------------0-------------0---------------------------------5----- |-------------0-------------0--------------0-------------0--------4--------------4------4----- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----- |------2-------------2--------------2-------------2------------2-----2-------2-----2----2----- |---0-------------0--------------0-------------0-------------0-------------0------------0----- |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distorted eyes when everything is clearly dying Pre Chorus (Clean) |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------12-----------13------------13------------12-----------12---------12-------12----------12----------- |---12-----12-----11-----11-----14-----14-----12-----12----11---11----11---11------------------------------ |-0-------------0------------0-------------0-------------0-----------0----------11---11----11----11-------- |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0----------0----------------- |-0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------(go through once before words) Burn my knees and.... X3 w/Distortion on |------------------------------------------------- |------------12--------------------12------------ |--------------------------------9--------------- |--------11-----11-----------11----------------- |-----0-------------------0--------------------- |----------------------------------------------- Chorus (Clean) |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-------- |---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-------- 1. emotion sickness 2. addict with no 3. emotion sickness |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |---12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-------- |---10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-------- 2. heroine (Then the "distorted eyes" bit) Half-Time Feel w/distortion on |--------------------------------------------------------0---------------0--0------ |--------------------------------------------------------0---------------0--0------ |--------------------------------------------------------4---------------4--4------ |---7-------------7-----7------------7\-----5------------5-----5---------5--5------ X2 |---5-------------5-----5------------5\-----3---3--3--3--3-----3---3--3--3--3------ |-------0--0--0------------0--0--0------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |--------------------------------------------------- |---7------------7------------3--3-3-3--4--4-4-4---- X4 |---5---3--3-2---5---3--3-2---1--1-1-1--2--2-2-2---- |-------0--0-0-------0--0-0------------------------- Pre Chorus (as before) burn my knees and…. burn my knees and pray burn my knees and…. burn my knees and pray Bridge is just chorus chords w/distortion on Get up, Get up, Get up, Get up Get up, Get up, Get up, won’t you starve my |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5----------- |---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0----------- |---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3-----0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3---5-5-5----------- |---0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0-----0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---3-3-3---------- |---0-0-0---3-3-3------------------------0-0-0---3-3-3------------------------ brain |-------------------------------------------------------------------- |---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---3--3-3----------- |---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0--0-0----------- |---0-0-0---0-0-0---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---5-5-5---2--2-2----------- |---0-0-0---x-x-x---1-1-1---0-0-0---1-1-1---3-3-3---3--3-3---------- |---0-0-0---3-3-3--------------------------------------------------- End bit (clean) |-----------------8---------10--------8---------0-----------------------------------------------------0----- |----------12------12---------12-------12-------12-0-----------------------------------------------------11- |------12----12-------12--------12-------12---------------------------9----------------------11-------------- |---0------------------------------------------------------------11-----11--------------10-----10------------X3 |--------------------------------------------------------------9-----------9----------8-----------8--------- |-----------------------------------------------------------9-------9--------------8------8----------------- Slow Chorus Emotion sickness addict with no heroine good things will pass (it helps with excess access) lessons learnt emotion sickness lessons learnt, earnt |-----------------8---------10--------8---------0---------------------------------------------------------- |----------12------12---------12-------12-------12-0------------------------------------------------------- |------12----12-------12--------12-------12---------------------------11-------------------9-------------- |---0------------------------------------------------------------10-----10------------10----10----------- |--------------------------------------------------------------8-----------8--------9----------9--------- |-----------------------------------------------------------8-------8-------------9------9--------------- |-----------------8---------10--------8---------0---------------------------------------------- |----------12------12---------12-------12-------12-0----------------------------------------- |------12----12-------12--------12-------12--------------------------11--------------------- |---0------------------------------------------------------------10----10------11------------ |--------------------------------------------------------------8----------8-----9------------ |-----------------------------------------------------------8-------8-----------9------------ Phew!, at last that’s it Have fun!