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Song for the Dumped

Ben Folds Five
Bass Tab
★3.9(3)

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

Song

"Song For The Dumped" Bass Tab

performed by Ben Folds Five

transcribed by Chris Moyer ( chris@chartersoftware.com )

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q h q

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

w w w w

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
E-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-r---------------

\________________/\________________/

w w w w

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
E-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-r---------------

\________________/\________________/

e e e h e e e e h e e q e e q e e e e h e

G---------------r-|---------------r-|-------r-------r-|---------------r-
D-5-------------r-|---------------r-|-------r-------r-|---------------r-
A-------4-------r-|-6-------------r-|-3-3---r-3-3---r-|-6-------------r-
E---6-7---------r-|---4-5-6-------r-|-------r-------r-|---4-5-6-------r-

e e e e e e e e w e q q q e e q q e e e

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

e q q q e e q q q e e q q q e e e e e e e e e

G-----------------|-----------------|---------------r-|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|---------------r-|-----------------
A---------------2-|-3-3---3---3---3-|-3-3---3---3---r-|-----------------
E-3-3---3---3-----|-----------------|---------------r-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h e

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------r-
D-----------------|-----------------|---------5-5-5-5-|-5-------------r-
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------4-------r-
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|---6-7---------r-

e e e h e e q e e q e e e e h e e e e e e e e e

G---------------r-|-------r-------r-|---------------r-|-----------------
D---------------r-|-------r-------r-|---------------r-|-----------------
A-6-------------r-|-3-3---r-3-3---r-|-6-------------r-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
E---4-5-6-------r-|-------r-------r-|---4-5-6-------r-|-----------------

w e q q q e e q q e e e e q q q e

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

e q q q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G---------------r-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D---------------r-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-3-3---3---3---r-|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-
E---------------r-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\_

e e q q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G---5-5-------r---|-----------------|-----------2-----|-----------------
D-------------r-2-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3---|-5-5-5-5-5---5-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---
A-3-------3---r---|---------------5-|-----------------|---------------3-
E/------------r---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------\_

e e q q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G---5-5-------r---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-------------r-5-|-2-2-2-2---------|-1-1-1-1---------|-----------------
A-3-------3---r---|---------3-3-3-3-|---------1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
E/------------r---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-----------------|-----------------|---7-5-----------|-------5---------
D-1-1-1-1---------|-----2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-----5-2-------|-----------------
A---------1-1-1-1-|-5-5-------------|-----------5-4---|-----3---3-3---3-
E-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-|-5-------------\_

q q e q. q q q q q e e e q e q q e q.

G-----------------|-9-------4-------|-------5---------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----5-----------|-----------------|-----------------
A-3--3---3-3------|-------------5---|-3---3---3-3---3-|-3---3---3-3-----
E/----------------|-----------------|---------------\__/----------------

w e q q q e e q q e e e e e e e e e e e

G-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-r---------------|-3-3---3---3---3-|-3-3---2---------|-----------------
E-r---------------|-----------------|-----------4-5-6-|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h e w

G-----------------|-----------------|---------------r-|-r---------------
D-----------------|-----------------|---------------r-|-r---------------
A-----------------|-----------------|---------------r-|-r---------------
E-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-------r-|-r---------------

h e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e

G-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3---r-
E-r-------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------

e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h

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

e e e h e e e e h e e q e e q e e e e h

G---------------r-|---------------r-|-------r-------r-|---------------r-
D-5-------------r-|---------------r-|-------r-------r-|---------------r-
A-------4-------r-|-6-------------r-|-3-3---r-3-3---r-|-6-------------r-
E---6-7---------r-|---4-5-6-------r-|-------r-------r-|---4-5-6-------r-

e q e e e e e e e e q. e e e e e q e e e q e h e

G-------r-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----r-----------
D-------r---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----r-----------
A-3-3---r---------|-6-----------3-4-|-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-|-5---r-----------
E-------r---------|---4-5-6---------|-----------------|-----r-3-------3-

\______/\_

w

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

_/

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