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Ben Harper
Bass Tab

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

Song

Hi. An amazing song by an amazing artist. His bassist is awesome to.

really hard to hear the bridge part but am sure its 100% correct.

PLease comment, rate, enjoy. love peace and chicken grease

A.J ;)

Normal Tuning

G|

D|

A|

E|

Intro

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-0-0-0-0-| x2
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------7---------6---------------|
|-----------------------------------------5-x-----|
|------------7--5-5-5-5---4-4-4-4-------------5h7-| x2
|-\\-0-0-0-0------------------------5h7-x---------|

Riff 1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|

Interlude 1

|--------------------------|------------------7--5----|
|------------------7--5----|------4--5--6--7--------7-|
|------4--5--6--7--------7-|-5--5---------------------|
|-5--5---------------------|--------------------------|

Riff 1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|

Interlude 1

|--------------------------|------------------7--5----|
|------------------7--5----|------4--5--6--7--------7-|
|------4--5--6--7--------7-|-5--5---------------------|
|-5--5---------------------|--------------------------|

Riff 1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|

Interlude 2

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------7--5----|--------------------------|
|------4--5--6--7--------7-|-5--5-------------5--3----|
|-5--5---------------------|------2--3--4--5--------5-|

Riff 1

|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------7\\------x-5-x-5h7----|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0----------0~-|

Chorus

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--------------------5--5-----7-|
|-0--0-0-5h7------7--5--0--0-0-5h7--------7----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-3-x-3--3-x-3--5-x-5--6-x-6-| x2 (both riffs)
|----------------------------|

Interlude 2

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-0-0-0-0-| x2
|---------------------x-----|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0--0-0--x-x-x----\\-|

s s s p

Riff 1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|

Interlude 1

|--------------------------|------------------7--5----|
|------------------7--5----|------4--5--6--7--------7-|
|------4--5--6--7--------7-|-5--5---------------------|
|-5--5---------------------|--------------------------|

Riff 1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|

Interlude 1

|--------------------------|------------------7-5-------|
|------------------7--5----|------4--5--6--7------7-6-5-|
|------4--5--6--7--------7-|-5--5-----------------------|
|-5--5---------------------|----------------------------|

Riff 1

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7-| x2
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------|

Interlude 2

|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------7--5----|--------------------------|
|------4--5--6--7--------7-|-5--5-------------5--3----|
|-5--5---------------------|------2--3--4--5--------5-|

Riff 1

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------7\\-------5-x-5h7----|
|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0---------0~-|

Chorus

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--------------------5--5-----7-|
|-0--0-0-5h7------7--5--0--0-0-5h7--------7----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-3-x-3--3-x-3--5-x-5--6-x-6-| x2 (both riffs)
|----------------------------|

Bridge (come in @ 2:37 took me ages to tab since the bass is so low.)

|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-----------7--x-7-----5h7-|----7--x-7----------|----7--x-7-----5h7-|
|-12\\7\\0---------x-7-----|-0---------x-7-5--0-|-0---------x-7-----|
|--------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|---7--7--7---5-5h7-|---7--7--7---5-h7-|
|----7---7-----------|-----------7-------|-----------7------|
|-0--------x-2-3-4-x-|-5-----------------|-5----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------|------------------|
|---7-------------|-------------------|---------|------------------|
|-----------------|----7--x-7-----5h7-|----7--7-|-x-2-3--3--3--0-3-|
|-5---x-4-3-2-x-0-|-0---------x-7-----|-0-------|------------------|
|----------------|------------5-|--------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------5---|--------------|----------------|
|-0-3--0-5--5--5-|-0-3--0-3-----|-3--3--3--0-3-|-0-5--5--5--0-3-|
|----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-3--3--3--0-3-|-0-5--5--5--5//7-|-------------|-5--5--5-5------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-5--5--5-0-5-|-----------0-5-0-7--0-|
|-4--4--4//6--|-------------|-4--4--4//6--|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-3--3--3//5--|-x-4-3-2-x-0-|-3--3--3//5--|

Guitar******

Last Chorus

|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--------------------5--5-----7-|
|-0--0-0-5h7------7--5--0--0-0-5h7--------7----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-3-x-3--3-x-3--5-x-5--6-x-6-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--------------------5--5-----7-|
|-0--0-0-5h7------7--5--0--0-0-5h7--------7----|
|--------7-7-5-5---------------------------------------------|
|----------------7-7-5-5-------------------------------------|
|-3-x-3------------------7-7---------------------3-3-5-5-6-6-|
|----------------------------0-0-2-2-3-3-4-4-5-5-------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5--------------------5--5-----7-|
|-0--0-0-5h7------7--5--0--0-0-5h7--------7----|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-3-x-3--3-x-3--5-x-5--6-x-6-|
|----------------------------|

outro

|---------|
|---------|
|---------|
|-0-0-0-0-| x2

and thats it....... comment, rate. enjoy

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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