Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five - Army bass tab

"Army" by ben folds five

from the unauthorized biography of rienhold messner

tabbed by tim swan

verse 1 - bend the high notes

g---------------------------------------------

d-6/10/8-13\11-15-13-11-10-8-6----------------

a--------------------------------------6------

e-------------------------------6-6-4----6-4--

verse 2 - "grew a ..."

g---------------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------------------------------------------------------

a------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------

e-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--

g--------------------------------------------------------------------

d-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------

a-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------

e---------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--

"no...i been thinking a lot today"

g--------------------------------------

d----------------------------56--------

a-6------6-------------3-464-----------

e---6-4----6-4---44-6------------6-4---

"oh, think i'll write..."

on that big slide down play triplets down the scale

g------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------------3-5-6-----------------18\--------

a---------4-4-4-4-----3-4-6---------------4-4-4-4----\-------

e-2-2-2-2---------4-6-------------2-2-2-2-------------\16----

g----------------------------

d----------------------------

a---------4-4-4-4------------

e-2-2-2-2---------4-4-6-7-8--

solo

g--------------------------------------------------------------

d--------------------------------------------------------------

a-8---6-8-----3---1-3----6-8----6-8----1-3-----1-3-----1-----1-

e---8-----1-3---3------8-----88------3------33-----1-4---1-4---

g----------------------------------------------------

d-------------------------------------------3---1-3--

a---2-4-6-88-11-----4-4---2-4-4-----3---------3------

e-4-------------4-6-----4-------4-6---6-4-2----------

then play the beginging high part again

play twice

g-------------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------------------

a------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------

e-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--

slightly different verse

g---------------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------------------------------------------------------

a------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------

e-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--

g--------------------------------------------------------------------

d-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------

a-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------

e---------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8--

"my redneck past is nipping..." - same as before

"i thought about the army"

g-------

d-------

a-6-----

e---6-4-

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