Le Freak by Chic

Le Freak tab by Chic

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LE FREAK

As recorded by Chic
(From the 1978 Album C'EST CHIC)

Words and Music by Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nile Rodgers - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nile Rodgers - Electric Guitar'


 Chorus
 Q=124
 N.C.      Am           D     C
 4/4
 Gtr I
 H  Q E e   e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e
|-------------||----5-5-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------||o---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|
|-----------5-||--5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|
|-----------5-||--7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|
|-------------||o-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------||------------------------|---------------------|

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             1.           2.
 Am           D     C       D     C
 e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e   e S S E e E S S E E
|---5-5-----------------|----------------------||---------------------||
|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----o||-----7---7-5-x-x-5---||
|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5--||-7-x-7---7-5-x-x-5---||
|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5--||-7-x---------------7-||
|-----------------------|---------------------o||---------------------||
|-----------------------|----------------------||---------------------||


  1st - 3rd Verses
  $
  Am           D     C      Am
  e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e
||----5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5-----------------|
||o---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|
||--5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|
||--7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|
||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|


 D     C      Am           D     C
 e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e
|---------------------|---5-5-----------------|---------------------|
|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|
|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|
|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|


 Am           D     C      Am
 e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e
|---5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5------------------|
|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5--------|
|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5----|
|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7--|
|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|


 D     C      Am           D     C Cmaj7 C
 e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e E  E E
|---------------------|---5-5-----------------|-------------7-----8-|
|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-5-----5-|
|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-5-----5-|
|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W           W            e S S E e e S S E e
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-7-x---------------5-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|


 Am           D     C
 e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e
|---5-5-----------------|---------------------|
|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|
|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|
|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|


                    To Coda
 Am           D     C
 e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e
|---5-5-----------------|-----------------------||
|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-------||
|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5---||
|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5---||
|-----------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------||


 Chorus
 Am           D     C      Am
 e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e
|---5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5------------------|
|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5--------|
|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5----|
|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7--|
|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|------------------------|


                      Interlude
 1.           2.
 D     C       D     Am   Am
 e S S E e e S S E e   e S S E e H    S S e E S S e e E S S
|----------------------||-----------5----||---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|
|-----7---7-5-x-5-----o||-----7---7-5----||---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|
|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5--||-7-x-7---7-5----||-----------------------|
|-7-x---------------5--||-7-x------------||-----------------------|
|---------------------o||----------------||-----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------||-----------------------|


           D                        Am
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------|---------------------5-|
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|
|---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


                       D
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------|
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|-----------------------|---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


           Am                       D
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---------------------5-|---x-8-5-x-x-8-8-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-8-5-x-x-8-8-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|-----------------------|---------------------7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


                       Am7
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------5-|---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x-12-|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-x-10-|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x-12-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|


              D
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E E
|---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x---|-----------------------|---------------7-7----|
|---x-10-10-x-x-10-10-10-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-5-5----|
|---x-12-12-x-x-12-12-12-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7--------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|


 Am                     D
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-8-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------|
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-8-x-5-|---x-5-8-x-x-8-8-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|-----------------------|---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


           Am                       D
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---------------------5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|-----------------------|---------------------7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


                       Am
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|-----------------------|---------------------5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-8-5-x-5-|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-8-5-x-5-|
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


           D                        Am
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|-----------------------|---------------------5-|
|---x-5-8-x-x-8-8-5-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-5-|
|---------------------7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x---|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|


                       D
 S S e E S S e e E S S  S S e E S S e e E S S
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x---|
|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-5-|---x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-x-7-|
|-----------------------|---------------------7-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|


             D.S. al Coda
                  C
 S S e E S S e e E S S  H  Q E e
|-----------------------|----------------||
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|----------------||
|---x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-x-7-|-----------5----||
|-----------------------|-----------5----||
|-----------------------|----------------||
|-----------------------|----------------||


  Outro
  &
  Am           D     C      Am
  e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e
||----5-5-----------------|---------------------|---5-5-----------------|
||o---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|
||--5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|
||--7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|
||o-----------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|


 D     C      Am           D     C
 e S S E e e S S E e  e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e S S E e
|---------------------|---5-5-----------------|---------------------|
|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-x-5-----|
|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-x-5---5-|
|-7-x---------------5-|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x---------------5-|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|


 Am           D     C CmajCsus2/D
 e S S E S S S S e e e  e S S E e e E S S E 3x
|---5-5-----------------|-------------7---8----||
|---5-5-------5-5-------|-----7---7-5-5---8---o||
|-5-----------5-5---5---|-7-x-7---7-5-5---7----||
|-7-------5h7-----7-5-7-|-7-x------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------------o||
|-----------------------|----------------------||


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
 h  - hammer-on
 p  - pull-off
 b  - bend
 pb - pre-bend
 r  - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s  - legato slide
 S  - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~  - vibrato
 tr - trill
 T  - tap
 TP - trem. picking
 PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n - tremolo bar down
 n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =  - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x  - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o  - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
 | - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
 : - bar (freetime)
 $ - Segno
 & - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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