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Song
The Metre
Tabbed by Ben harper
Any comments or suggestions to Wahooti_custaro@yahoo.com
KEY
7h9 - hammer
7p9 - pull off
11b12 - 11 bend to 12
11b12b11 - 11 bend to 12 and back to 11
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
<12> - harmonic
|---| - a bar
~ - vibrato
X - block
This song has 3 guitars in it. Please note that guitar 2 has a capo
on the second fret. the only use for this capo is to do the harmonics
in Verse 2
INTRO (0:13)
GUITAR 1 (mute when you strum)
e------------------------------------------
b--------------------7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3------ G--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4------ D--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4------x4 A--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-----------2-2-2-2------
E------------------------------------------
PRE-CHORUS (0:36)
GUITAR 1
e------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------
G--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7------ D--7-7-7-7--6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7------ A--5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5------
E------------------------------------------
GUITAR 2
e----------------------------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------------------------
G--7---9--11-10---11-13--7----7-6-7--7-6-7--7-6-7--7-6-7---
D--X---X--X--X----X--X---X----X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X--X-X-X---
A--5---7--9--8----9--11--5----5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5---
E----------------------------------------------------------
CHORUS
GUITAR 1
Play each chord for a bar. the middle chord is hard but it follows
the bass
"Welcome to the saving grace"
e|-5-|-0-|-2-|-2-|------------ b|-5-|-5-|-2-|-2-|------------ G|-6-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------ D|-7-|-2-|-4-|-4-|------------X2 A|-7-|-X-|-4-|-4-|------------ E|-5-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------
"There's a sunset on the road"
e|-5-|-5-|-5-|-5-|------------ b|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|------------ G|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|------------ D|-7-|-7-|-7-|-7-|------------ A|-5-|-5-|-5-|-5-|------------ E|---|---|---|---|------------
"Reappering as we go..."
e|-5-|-0-|-2-|-0-|-5-|-0-|-2-|-2-|------------ b|-5-|-5-|-2-|-5-|-5-|-5-|-2-|-2-|------------ G|-6-|-4-|-2-|-4-|-6-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------ D|-7-|-2-|-4-|-2-|-7-|-2-|-4-|-4-|------------ A|-7-|-X-|-4-|-X-|-7-|-X-|-4-|-4-|------------ E|-5-|-4-|-2-|-4-|-5-|-4-|-2-|-2-|------------
CHORUS for GUITAR 2
"Welcome to the saving grace"
e------------------------------------------
b------5-------5-------2-------------------
G------------------------------------------
D----7---7---2---2---4---4-------4---------x2
A------------------------------------------
E--5-------4-------2----------2-----4------
"There's a sunset on the road"
e------------------------------------------
b------------------------------------------
G--7----7--9----9-11---11-11---------------
D--X----X--X----X-X----X--X----------------
A--5----5--7----7-9----9--9-0--------------
E------------------------------------------
"Reappearing as we go..."
e------------------------------------------------------------------
b------5-------5-------2-------5-------5-------5-------4-------4---
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D----7---7---2---2---4---4---2---2---7---7---2---2---4---4---4---4-
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E--5-------4-------2-------4-------5-------4-------2-------2-------
VERSE 2
GUITAR 1 - REPEAT VERSE 1 X4
GUITAR 2
e--<14>-------------------<9>--------------
b--------<14>-----------------<9>----------
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------X4
A------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
INSTRUMENTAL BIT
Guitar 1 comes in first, followed by the second, followed by the third
Guitar 1 (2:35)
first time
e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--5----4---2--2p0-----4----2--0--2--2p0---- E------------------2---------------------2--
every other time
e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--5----4--0--2--2p0-----4----2--0--2--2p0---- E--------------------2---------------------2--
GUITAR 2 comes in (2:46)
Play all this for however many times
e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4-4-4-4-4----------------- D--7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-4--------------- A--5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0-2-0-2-0-4-0------------- E----------------------------2---------------
e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
G--6-6-6-6-6-6-4---4-4-4-4-4----------------- D--6-6-6-6-6-6-4---4-4-4-4-4-4--------------- A--4-4-4-4-4-4-2---0-2-0-2-0-4-0------------- E----------------------------2---------------
GUITAR 3 comes in (2:58)
Play all this for however many times
e--------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------
G--7-7-7-7-7-7-6---4-4-4-4-4----------------- D--6-6-6-6-6-7-6---4-4-4-4-4-4--------------- A--5-5-5-5-5-5-4---0-2-0-2-0-4--------------- E----------------------------2---------------
e--------------------------------------------
b--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------- G--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4----------------- D--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---4-4-4-4-4-4--------------- A--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0-2-0-2-0-4-0------------- E----------------------------2---------------
REPEAT PRE-CHORUS
REPEAT CHORUS
END (3:58)
continually repeat this for however many times
e|-5-|-0-|-2-|-0-| b|-5-|-5-|-2-|-5-| G|-6-|-4-|-2-|-4-| D|-7-|-2-|-4-|-2-| A|-7-|-X-|-4-|-X-| E|-5-|-4-|-2-|-4-|
Finish on
e--5-- b--5-- G--6-- D--7-- A--7-- E--5--
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