Australia 
Black Friday by Grinspoon 
As recorded by Grinspoon 
>From the EP "Pushing Buttons" 
Music by Philip Jamieson 
Transcribed by Christopher Fordham: chris@grinspoon.com.au 
Song Number: 3 
Song Length:  
 
Drop D Tuning (low to high: D A D G) 
 
Intro 
 
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(play 3 times) 
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Verses 
 
Money was a never ending object 
For you from the start 
 
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A Picture of, another loving sister 
That you just call god 
 
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Typical, Chemical What you got? It is a Black Friday Electrical,  
Subliminal What you want? You want a black friday Yeah You want a black  
friday Yeah Could you be another fucking liar That I'll ever knew Yeah  
all the girls Staring at the guys after School watching you Typical,  
criminal What you want? You want a black friday Electrical, criminal  
What you want? You want a black friday Yeah you want a black friday Yeah  
Yeah Yeah!!!!  
 
Chorus 
 
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Outro 
 
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Song : Black Friday 
Artitst : Grinspoon 
 
Transcribed by Andrew Schultz  (aschultz@camtech.net.au) 
 
Dropped D Tuning 
 
Intro: 
 
Crank kickass distortion!!! 
 
D --3--0--3--0-0-0---3--0--3/4-4-4--3 
a --3--0--3--0-0-0---3--0--3/4-4-4--3 
d --3--0--3--0-0-0---3--0--3/4-4-4--3 
 
slam on wah wah!!  (slowly push on expression pedal to raise pitch) 
 
D ---------------------------------0--- 
a ---------------------------------0--- 
d ---------------------------------0--- 
g --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------    play many times!! 
 
then  
 
D ----------------3--4-4-4
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a ----------------3--4-4-4
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d ----------------3--4-4-4
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g --10
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and 
 
D ---0--3--0---0--3--0--3/4-4-4--3--- 
a ---0--3--0---0--3--0--3/4-4-4--3--- 
d ---0--3--0---0--3--0--3/4-4-4--3--- 
 
other riff variations 
 
D -------- 
a -------- 
d --x-x-x 
g --x-x-x			Rake lower strings above fifth fret 
b --x-x-x 
e --x-x-x 
 
D ---------- 
a ---------- 
d ---------- 
g --x-x-x-x   			  harmonics above fifth fret 
 
D ---------------------- 
a ---------------------- 
d --3--0--3--3/4--4--4--	riff with wah wah 
 
End with 
 
D ---3--0--3--3-4-3-0 
a ---3--0--3--3-4-3-0 
d ---3--0--3--3-4-3-0 
 
Enjoy!!