PURE MASSACRE by silverchair Transposed by Braamo (braamo@ftoomsh.progsoc.uts.edu.au) Drop D Tuning Riff that's played virtually throughout the song (first guitar) E---------------------------------------------| B---------------------------------------------| G-0-(1)-2-2-2-0-(1)-1-0-0-2-2-2-5-5-----------| D-------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------| A---------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------| and so on... () = hammer ^ = bend Chords Required: D F G A or A Bb C C5 E---------------------0--1--3--3--- B---------------------2--3--5--3--- G---------------------2--3--5--5--- D-------0--3--5--7----2--3--5--5--- A-------0--3--5--7----0--1--3--3--- D-------0--3--5--7----------------- Distorted Second guitar basically repeats the following during the verse: D / F D / F D C5 D D / F D / F G A For the chorus, repeat (including the beginning C (may be a C5 if you can't be bothered) when repeating): C G F G Bb D Pure Massacre!! Pure Massacre!! The lead out of the chorus takes you straight back into the verse chords. There is an interlude: D Bb C G D Bb C G There's people crying ..... there's people dying. D Bb C G D Bb C5 But someone's taking ..... it all... These chords are also used at the end: D Bb / C G Braamo (braamo@ftoomsh.progsoc.uts.edu.au) ------------------------------ pure massacre (johns-gillies) ------------------------------ As transcribed by Cyrus Bolooki (bolooki@shadow.net), with additional sources from Dave Whitehill (Guitar School). 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 ------------------------------ Dropped 'D' tuning (DADGBE) ____________________________________________________________________________ Intro: (Clean tone) RIFF 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------- --------------3--3-------------------------------3--3--3--3------ ---0-2--2--2--1--1---0-2--2--2/5--5--5--0-0-0^2--2--2--1--1--0-0- -0---0--0--0--0--0-0---0--0--0-0--0--0--0---0----0--0--0--0--0--- ----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -----------6--6----- -2--2--2/5-5--5-0-0- Play 1x -0--0--0---0--0-0--- -------------------- -------------------- ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse 1: (Clean tone) (People...dying...) Play RIFF 1 3x, then, One guitar plays RIFF 1 w/ distortion(in background). The other guitar (Daniel Johns in concert) plays this 2x: RIFF 2 (w/distortion) ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ ----------------5------------------- -0--3--0--3--0--5--0--3--0--3--5--7- -0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--0--3--5--7- -0--3--0--3--0-----0--3--0--3--5--7- ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse 2: (Distortion) (Families...being torn apart...) Play RIFF 1 (w/distortion) 1x. Then, One guitar plays RIFF 1 (w/distortion) 1x (in background). The other (Johns in concert) plays RIFF 2 2x. ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus: (Distortion) (Pure massacre...pure massacre...) Play this 1x: RIFF 3 ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- -5--5-x-x-3---3--x-x-5--5-x-x-8---8--x-x- -5--5-x-x-3---3--x-x-5--5-x-x-8---8--x-x- -5--5-x-x-3---3--x-x-5--5-x-x-8---8--x-x- Then, play first two bars (1/2) of RIFF 1 (w/distortion) Then, play RIFF 3 again 1x. Then, play RIFF 1 (all 4 bars). ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse 3: (Distortion) (Machine guns pumpin'...) Play exact same as Verse 2. ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 2: (Distortion) (Pure massacre...Pure massacre...) Play just like Chorus 1. ____________________________________________________________________________ Bridge: (Distortion) (There's people cryin'...) Play this 3x: RIFF 4 ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ -7--7-x-x-3---3--5--5-x-x----------- -7--7-x-x-3---3--5--5-x-x-5---5-x-x- -5--5-x-x-1---1--3--3-x-x-5---5-x-x- --------------------------5---5-x-x- On the 4th time play like this: ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- -7--7-x-x-3---3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- -7--7-x-x-3---3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5- -5--5-x-x-1---1--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- ------------------------------------------------- p.m.----------------------------> ____________________________________________________________________________ Interlude: (Distortion) Play RIFF 2 4x. On the 3rd time, another guitar (Johns does not play this part in concert) plays w/distortion 2x: --------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------10- -----10------10------------10------10--12---- -12------12------12-10-12------12------------ --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- Then, the guitar play RIFF 2 hits a D5 chord (0-0-0, or DAD) and lets it ring while another guitar (Johns again does not play this in concert) plays RIFF 1 w/clean tone 1x. ____________________________________________________________________________ Verse 4: (Sort of a continuation of the interlude, w/distortion) (Machine guns pumpin'...) Play RIFF 1 2x w/clean tone. (In concert, the band slows down and stops on a Dm chord halfway through, right before Johns sings "People cryin'..."). ____________________________________________________________________________ Chorus 3: (Distortion) (Pure massacre...pure massacre...) Play RIFF 3 1x, then play RIFF 1 1/2x. Repeat 2x. On the 4th time, play RIFF 3 1x ____________________________________________________________________________ Outro: (Distortion) (It's gonna be...a pure massacre...) One guitar plays RIFF 2 4x, while another guitar (Not Johns in concert) plays RIFF 1 2x. Then end by playing this 1x, it's like RIFF 4: ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- -7--7-x-x-3---3--5--5-x-x--------------- -7--7-x-x-3---3--5--5-x-x-5------------- -5--5-x-x-1---1--3--3-x-x-5------------- --------------------------5------------- ____________________________________________________________________________ Copyright 1995 Sony Music Productions. All rights reserved.