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Ben Wah Balls

Blink-182
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Song

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BEN WAH BALLS - Blink 182

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By:Bruno Raffaelli

Punkbrus@hotmail.com

Album:Cheshire Cat

This is one of my favourite songs it's a pity they never played it live.

INTRO

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
E|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------55-5-55-5-----------------------|

pm .. ..

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------|
E|-55-5-55-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|

pm .. ..

RIFF - All harmonics

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5*5*5*------------------------------5*5*5*------------------5*5*5*--------|
D|-------4*4*4*-5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*-------5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*--------4*4*4*-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5*5*5*----5*5*-------------------------------------|
D|-5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*------4*4*----4*4*5*5*5*5*-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5--2X---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------55-5-55-5-----------55-5-55-5-3-3-3-3-3-------|

pm. .. .. .. ..

RIFF 2 (slightly palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--7-4---4--5-4---2--5420--5--5420-----2X--------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-5-2-22-2-2-0-00----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-33-------------------------------------------|

VERSE (first part clean then distorted)

e|-------7--7--5--5--3--3--------7--7--5--5--3--3----------------------------|
B|-------7--7--5--5--3--3--------7--7--5--5--3--3----------------------------|
G|-------7--7--6--6--4--4--7--7--7--7--------4--4----------------------------|
D|-4--4--------------5--5--7--7----------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--------------------5--5----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---------------------------12------------------------------------------|
D|-----7------9--------7------------12--------2X-----------------------------|
A|-5------5-----9--------7----10--------10-----------------------------------|
E|----------7------7-5------5------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5--2X---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------55-5-55-5-----------55-5-55-5-3-3-3-3-3-------|

pm. .. .. .. ..

RIFF 2 (slightly palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4--7-4---4--5-4---2--5420--5--5420-----2X--------------------------------|
A|-5-55-5-5-2-22-2-2-0-00----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------3-33-------------------------------------------|

VERSE (first part clean then distorted)

e|-------7--7--5--5--3--3--------7--7--5--5--3--3----------------------------|
B|-------7--7--5--5--3--3--------7--7--5--5--3--3----------------------------|
G|-------7--7--6--6--4--4--7--7--7--7--------4--4----------------------------|
D|-4--4--------------5--5--7--7----------------------------------------------|
A|-5--5--------------------5--5----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7---------------------------12------------------------------------------|
D|-----7------9--------7------------12--------2X-----------------------------|
A|-5------5-----9--------7----10--------10-----------------------------------|
E|----------7------7-5------5------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7---------7-7-7-7-7-----------7-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-7-7-7-7-7-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5--2X---|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-77-7-77-7-5-5-5-5-5-------|
E|-----------3-3-3-3-----------55-5-55-5-----------55-5-55-5-3-3-3-3-3-------|

pm.

SOLO-distorted then clean

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----7-7--6--------7/9-6/7------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------7-5--------------------------------------542-5420------------|
A|-5----5-5--4--------5/7-4/5------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------5-3----------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 3 (clean)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4--7-4---4--5-4---2--5420--5--5420-----2X-------------------------------|
A---5-55-5-5-2-22-2-2-0-00---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------3-33------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-----4------9-9-----9------7-7-----7------5-5-----5----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------9-9-----9------7-7-----7------5-5-----5----------------|
E|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------12-12-------12---------|
D|-----4-4-----4------9-9-----9------7-7-----7--------12-12-------12---------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------9-9-----9------7-7-----7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------|
E|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4-4-----4------9-9-----9------7-7-----7------5-5-----5--2X------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------9-9-----9------7-7-----7------5-5-----5----------------|
E|----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------|

WAH WAH PART (clean & palm muted)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------2X----------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|

RIFF 5

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4----7-5-4-2-----5-4-0--4----7-5-4-2-----5-4-0--2X-----------------------|
A|-5--55-------0-0-0-------5--55-------0-0-0---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF - All harmonics

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5*5*5*------------------------------5*5*5*------------------5*5*5*--------|
D|-------4*4*4*-5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*-------5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*--------4*4*4*-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5*5*5*----5*5*-------------------------------------|
D|-5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*------4*4*----4*4*5*5*5*5*-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5*5*5*------------------------------5*5*5*------------------5*5*5*--------|
D|-------4*4*4*-5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*-------5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*--------4*4*4*-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------5*5*5*----5*5*-------------------------------------|
D|-5*5*5*5*5*5*5*5*-4*4*4*------4*4*----4*4*5*5*5*5*-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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