ISRAEL'S SON by silverchair Transcribed by Braamo (braamo@ftoomsh.progsoc.uts.edu.au) Drop D tuning Repeated baseline on introduction and for verse: E---------------------------------| B---------------------------------| G---------------------------------| D---------------------------------| A----------------3-------------5--| D--0--0--3--(5)-----0--3--(5)-----| () = hammer then guitar with distortion: E------------------| B------------------| G------------------| x 3 D---0--0--0--0-----| A---0--0--0--0-----| D---0--0--0--0-----| followed by F E---------| B---------| G---------| D---3-----| A---3---- | D---3-----| Verse (intro baseline repeated) chorus ("all the pain, I feel ...") D D G F D B C E------------------------| B------------------------| G------------------------| x 3 D--0--0--5--3--0--2--3---| A--0--0--5--3--0--2--3---| D--0--0--5--3--0--2--3---| then Eb Bb E----------------| B----------------| G----------------| D---1-------6----| A---1-------6----| D---1-------6----| Verse again Chorus (x2) D chord (000xxx) hold Introduction baseline again Verse Chorus (x2) Then the following two lines are repeated as one section: E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------| x 3 D--0--0-------------------------------| A--0--0-----------------------3-------| D--0--0--5--3--0--(3)(5)----------5---| then E-------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------| G-------------------------------------| D--0--0-------------------------------| A--0--0---------------------2-(3)*----| D--0--0--5--3--0--(3)(5)--------------| * = pulloff the 3 with original 2 still held It becomes a bit quick at the end so do your best. Once you've conquered the album version, try the live version, they play that at a quicker pace to start with! Braamo (braamo@ftoomsh.progsoc.uts.edu.au) ----------------------- israel's son (johns) ----------------------- As transcribed by Cyrus Bolooki (bolooki@shadow.net). Any suggestions, comments, questions are welcome. Notation used: P.M. - Palm Mute number / - slide up number \ - slide down number ^ number - hammer-on or pull-off number ^ (number) - bend up to that number number ~ -vibrato ---------------------------- Tuning: (Dropped 'D') 1=E 4=D 2=B 5=A 3=G 6=D ____________________________________________________________________________ Intro:(After 8 bars of bass) ------------- -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- (repeat 4x), then: -------------- ------------- -----3-------- ------------- -----3-------- 0--0--0--0--- -----3-------- (p.m.)----> ____________________________________________________________________________ RIFF 1 ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- (play 4x) ------------------------------------- -0-0-----------3~---0----------5~---- -0-0-----3/5--------0-----3/5-------- (p.m) ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse 1: (Hate, is what I feel for you...) Play Riff 1 (8x; simile, w/slight variations) ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 1: (Over pain, I fear you...) RIFF 2A RIFF 2B ----------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------------- --------------------- ----------------------------- (play 3x, then:) --------------------- ----------------------------- --------------------- -0-0----5--3-----0---2--3---- -1-1-1-1/6-6-6-6----- -0-0----5--3-----0---2--3---- -1-1-1-1/6-6-6-6----- (p.m.) ____________________________________________________________________________ Play Riff 1 4x again ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse 2: (I hate you, and your apathy...) Play Riff 1 8x ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 2: (Over pain, I fear you...) Play Riff 2A 3x, then Riff 2B 1x. Repeat above. ____________________________________________________________________________ Interlude: Begins with a open D5 chord (i.e. 6th string-0, 5th string-0), then Daniel screws with both his guitar and his position from his amp to get feedback, and natural harmonics. After 4 bars, he ends with a pick scrape and then sings: Hate...Is what I feel for you And I want you to know that I want you dead You're late...for the execution If you're not here soon I'll kill a friend instead... In that last bar, play: ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- -3----2-----1------ -3----2-----1------ ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 3: Same as Chorus 2, except on repeat, riff 2B is played 3x, and then it ends on an open D5 chord. ____________________________________________________________________________ I have no idea what musicians would call this part, but to correspond with the bass tab, I'll call it this: ____________________________________________________________________________ Section II: first stage: (steady tempo) Play Riff 3A 3x, then play Riff 3B 1x. RIFF 3A RIFF 3B ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -0-0----5^3----------------3~----- -0-0----5^3----------------2^3^2^0-- -0-0----5^3-------0--3^5------5--- -0-0----5^3-------0--3^5------------ (p.m.) (p.m.) ____________________________________________________________________________ second stage: (w/vocals) (Pain...and execution...) Play Riff 3A 3x, then Riff 3B 1x. Play this pattern 2x (8 bars) ____________________________________________________________________________ third stage: (steady tempo) (Ahhhhhhh....) Play Riff 3A 3x, then Riff 3B 1x. ____________________________________________________________________________ (I am...I am...Israel's Son...) Play Riff 3A 4x (play for four bars, without p.m.) Then, play Riff 3A 8x (w/o p.m., w/vocals) Then, play Riff 3A 4x (w/o p.m.) (There is a gradual increase in tempo towards the end of the song.) At the end, the song finishes on a open D5 chord, with variations. ____________________________________________________________________________ Copyright 1995 Sony Music Productions. All Rights Reserved.