Ben Harper - Show Me A Little Shame guitar tab

Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 05:47:02 -0400

From: "Sam Coleman"

Subject: h/harper_ben/show_me_a_little_shame.tab

Artist: Ben Harper

Song: Show Me a Little Shame

Album: Burn to Shine

I worked this song out a week or so ago without too much trouble, as it is

reasonably simple and uses familiar guitar riffs.

Chords used: C G F C7 E Am Bb

e|-0--3--1--0--0--0--1-| p = pull-off

B|-1--3--1--1--0--1--3-| d = downstroke

G|-0--4--2--3--1--2--3-| u = upstroke

D|-2--5--3--2--2--2--3-|

A|-3--5--3--3--2--0--1-|

E|-x--3--1--x--0--x--x-|

Here is the intro and riff for the first verse. The other verses follow the

same pattern, except the last verse only really has bass and organ.

d dudud dudud dudu * C G F

e|-0-00000-00000-0000-------------1p0--------------------------------

B|-1-11111-11111-1111-----------------1-----------------------1------

G|-0-00000-00000-0000-----------0-------0-------4p0-------------2----

D|----------------------------2---------------5-----5-------3-----3--

A|----------------------0-2-3---------------5---------5---3----------

E|--------------------3-------------------3-------------1------------

*

F C G C G

e|-------------------1p0-------------------------0-------------------

B|-------1---------------1-------------------------1-----------------

G|---------2-------0-------0-------4p0---------0-----0---------------

D|-----3-----3---2---------------5-----5-----2---------5555----------

A|---3---------3---------------5---------5-3-----------5555-0-2------

E|-1-------------------------3-------------------------3333----------

C G F F C

e|-------1p0-------------------------------------------------1p0-----

B|-----------1-----------------------1-----------1---------------1---

G|-----0-------0-------4p0-------------2-----------2-------0-------0-

D|---2---------------5-----5-------3-----3-----3-----3---2-----------

A|-3---------------5---------5---3-----------3---------3-------------

E|---------------3-------------1-----------1-------------------------

G C C7 *

e|---------------------0-----0---| If you don't want to pick the tune

B|-----------------------1---1---| just strum the chords, and adding

G|-------4p0---------0-----0-3---| an F# (244322) between the G and F

D|-----5-----5-----2---------2---| chords (as is done in the last

A|---5---------5-3-----------3---| verse with an organ) sounds really

E|-3-------------------------x---| good.

*

Strum the C7 into the start of the chorus, then the chorus chords are:

F G C C7

Won't you show me a little shame

Chorus ends each time with D|-5555-| before going back to the verse

A|-5555-|

E|-3333-|

riff (indicated with *).

I had problems working out if it's an E or E7 played in the bridge, they

both sound good, but I'll go with E.

Bridge:

E C

Cos now I wake ...

E F

I get through crying now and I.................................

G Am G F

I get through thinking ...

Bb F G

I get through speaking ...

Well, that's it. Hope that's of use to somebody, any corrections or comments

then don't hesitate to e-mail me. Thanks,

Sam Coleman