Ben Harper

Ben Harper - Burn One Down guitar tab

From: "Christophe Decugis"

Subject: h/harper_ben/burn_one_down.tab

Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 00:17:19 +0200

Title : BURN ONE DOWN

Author : Ben Harper

Trancriber : Christophe Decugis (cdecugis@cybercable.fr)

Ben Harper plays this song one step down: (d,F,A,C,G,D)

but it works perfectly with the usual tuning except

it's a bit harder to sing...

You can play it two different ways:

1 - Mediator and playing up and down

2 - Fingerpicking using four fingers

When playing the bass line (E,A,D) you should let ring the other

chords. You can also work the song without the bass notes at first

just to get the rythm. And don't forget to sing along !

u stands for up (playing the chords up)

d stands for down

Intro:

d u d u ....

G . . C G . . C

e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|

D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0---------------0-|

A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3-2-0---|

E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------|

G . . C G . . C

e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|

D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------|

A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-|

E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------|

Then you start singing...

Watch out for the anticipated C chord in the end of the verses...

1st verse:

G . . . E . C . C

e|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------|

B|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-let ring----0-0-----0-------1-1---------|

G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------|

D|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-------2-2-------2-|

A|------------------------------------2-2-----2-3---------3-2-0---|

E|3-------3-3-----3-------3---2---0-------0-0---------------------|

Let us burn one...

G . . . E . C . C

e|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------|

B|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-let ring----0-0-----0-------1-1---------|

G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------|

D|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-------2-2-------2-|

A|------------------------------------2-2-----2-3---------3-2-0---|

E|3-------3-3-----3-------3---2---0-------0-0---------------------|

Chorus:

G . E . . D . G

e|----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2---------|

B|----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3-3---------|

G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-2---2-2---------|

D|----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-0---0-0-------2-|

A|--------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------3-2-0---|

E|3-------3-3-----0-------0-0-----0-----------------------|

dud

G E ||| D C . .

e|----3-3-----000-2-2-2-0-----------------|

B|----3-3-----000-3-3-3-0-1---------------|

G|----0-0-----000-2-2-2-0-0--let ring-----|

D|----0-0-----222-0-0-0-0-2---------------|

A|------------222---------3---------------|

E|3-------0-------------------------------|

Between chorus and verse play a boosted-bass intro:

d u d u ....

G . . C G . . C

e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|

D|----0-0-0---0-0---------------0-----0-0-0---0-0---------------0-|

A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3-2-0---|

E|3-3-------------3-----3---------3-3-------------3-----3---------|

G . . C G . . C

e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------|

G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------|

D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------|

A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-|

E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-3-----3-------3-----3---------|

Then you start the second verse, the chorus again and intro

And then the third verse, chorus and intro to finish.

(verse 1)

(chorus)

(verse 2)

(chorus)

(verse 3)

(chorus)

Ok, it's a personal interpretation of course and far from

the master's one... so send me comments, questions and

improvements at : cdecugis@cybercable.fr

So long !

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