Surfin' Bird is a cover of the Trashmen and the Cramps, recorded
in less than two
hours in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia during late January
1996. It appears on
MOM, a compilation which is a benefit for the Surfrider Foundation.
Very basic song
with three chords. I think the bass follows the guitar except
in the second riff.
the first riff played eight times is:
E5 B5 E5 B5
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G||—o——9—9——9—9————————————9————9———————————————o—||
D||—o——9—9——9—9————9—————9—9————9———9————9—9—9——o—||
A||————7—7——7—7————9—————9—7————7———9————9—9—9————||
E||————————————————7—————7——————————7————7—7—7————||
X8
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D||—o———————————————————————————————————————————o—||
A||—o——7—7——7—7————————————7————7———————————————o—||
E||————————————————7—————7——————————7————7—7—7————||
"Everybody's heard a—bout the bird ..."
the following riff isn't the same for guitar and bass:
B5 A5
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|——7———————————————————————————————5——————————————————————————————————|
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|——————————————6———7———6———————————————————————4———5——————————————————|
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"Don't you know about the bird, everybody's heard about the bird."
The third is the same as the first
one, played twice, then a E5 chord that Daniel slides down.
E5 B5 E5 B5 E5
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||—o——9—9——9—9————————————9————9———————————————o—||—9\—|
||—o——9—9——9—9————9—————9—9————9———9————9—9—9——o—||—9\—|
||————7—7——7—7————9—————9—7————7———9————9—9—9————||—7\—|
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X2
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Order:
Repeat four times these three riffs one after another, with
a pause of four
beats between the first and second times for drums, then a pause
of four
beats between the second and third times for singing, and finally
a pause
of eight beats between the third and fourth times for drums.
Silverchair is an Australian alternative rock band. The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992, with their current lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies. Silverchair has been highly successful in the Australian recording industry, receiving the industry's flagship awards, the ARIA Awards, a record 21 times. The band has also received six APRA Awards.
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