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Bad Idea

Ben Folds Five
Bass Tab

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

"Bad Idea" by Ben Folds Five

Tabbed By Tim Swan

Intro

G---------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D---------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E-4-4-4-4-------------------------|

Then play this line twice

G---------------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------------|
D-----------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------------|
A-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse - Play this twice

G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------|
A-----------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---------------------------------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Chorus - Play this part twice

G-------------------------1-1-1-1---------------------------------|
D-----------------1-1-1-1-----------------------------------------|
A---------1-1-1-1-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|

then into this

(on the second chorus and after)

G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-5-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-|

Then that leads back into the main line you play at the beginging of

the song

This is the whole song. Any parts that are not indicated here should just be the main

line over again.

If I missed anything e-mail me

rock1813@hotmail.com

Comments

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