REM - Whats The Frequency Kenneth

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 fxxk 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 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |