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Underground

Ben Folds Five
Bass Tab
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Song

"Underground" Bass Tab

performed by Ben Folds Five

transcribed by Chris Moyer ( chris@chartersoftware.com )

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PART 1

G-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|
A-----6-7-6-------|-----------------|
E-7-9-------9-7-5-|-5---------------|

\__/

"We can be happy underground"

PART 2 - Play 2x

G-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-----1-1-----|-----------------
A-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-----2-4-----2-1-|-----------------
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---4---2---2---

"Who's got the looks..."

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---44-4-44-
A-----------------|-----------------|-2---2---5---5---|-----------------
E-0---0---0---0---|-3---3---5---5---|-----------------|-----------------

PART 3

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

PART 4

G---------------------|---------------------------|----------------6----
D----------------6-9--|------------------8-11-11--|--------5-6-9-9---9--
A--------5-6-9-9------|--------7-8-11-11----------|--7------------------
E--7------------------|--9------------------------|---------------------
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-------1-4---4---
A-----6-7-6-------|-----------------|---1-4-----------
E-7-9-------9-7-5-|-5---------------|-2---------------

\__/

Then repeat PART 2 1x

Then repeat PART 4 sans last 2 measures

Then PART 4 sans last measure

PART 5

G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-------4---
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-2---------------|-2---------------|---------------4-|-2-------2-------
E-----------------|-----------------|-r---------2-4---|-----------------
G-----4-------4---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
A-2-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
E-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-------7-8-9---

G-----------------

D-----------------

A-----------5-7---
E-9-------9-------

Then PART 4 sans last measure

PART 6 - Play 8x

G-----4-------4---

D-----------------

A-2-2-----2-2-----

E-----------------

PART 7 - Play 4x

G----------------------

D----------------------

A-10---9-------6-7-8-9-
E----------7-9---------

PART 8 - End

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

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