Ben Kweller - Harriets Got A Song guitar tab
Harriet’s Got A Song
By Ben Kweller
Tabbed by Josh Bartlett
Props to Ben for writing this song.
Intro (guitar 1, clean but slightly overdriven)
E -------------------------------------------------------13--------
B -10-10-10-10-10-10-6h8p6~--10-10-10-10-10-10-13h15p13----13-13---
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D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
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E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -10-10-10-10-10-10-6h8p6~--10-10-10-10-10-10--13-13-13-13-13-----
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A -----------------------------------------------------------------
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Intro (Guitar 2 clean)
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B -----------------------------------------------------------------
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D -----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~---------------------
A -----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~---------------------
E –--––1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1~-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1~---------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D -----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-----3-3-3-3-3-3--333-3333-----------------
A -----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-----3-3-3-3-3-3--333-3333-----------------
E -----1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1~-----1-1-1-1-1-1--111–1111-----------------
Verse (part 1 = guitar 1; part 2 = both guitars)
“There’s no place for me, in this ****** up world.....”
E –-part-1------- --part-2-----------------------------------------
B --------------- -------------------------------------------------
G --14-12–------- -------------------------------------------------
D --------15-12-- –-88888888-33333333-88888888–333x----------------
A --------------- --88888888-33333333-88888888–333x----------------
E --------------- --66666666-11111111-66666666-111x----------------
Verse Continued (part 1 = guitar 1; part 2 = both guitars)
“Watch me dive right in—to the shallow end......”
E —part-1------ -part-2--------------------------------------------
B ------------- ---------------------------------------------------
G -14-15-17-14- ---------------------------------------------------
D ------------- -88888888-1212121212121212-3333-8888-3-5-3—-3-5-3~-
A ------------- -88888888-1212121212121212-3333-8888-3-5-3—-3-5-3~-
E ------------- -66666666-1010101010101010-1111-6666-1-3-1—-1-3-1~-
Chorus (this is played on a xylophone I believe)
“You say I’m blind, I think you’re wrong, Harriet’s got a song”
E -------8-8-8-9—8-8-8-10---8-8-8-6-8------------------------------
B ----------------------------------------------------------------- x2
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Chorus (guitar 1 clean) play along with the xylophone
“You say im blind, I think you’re wrong, Harriet’s got a song”
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D --3--5--3--7----3--5--3--8----3--5--3-10-—-3-5-3-3---------------
A --3--5--3--7----3--5--3--8----3--5--3-10-—-3-5-3-3---------------
E --1--3--1--5----1--3--1--6----1--3--1--8---1-3-1-1---------------
Chorus Continued (guitar 1 clean) play along with the xylophone
“ When we collide, nuthin’ goes wrong, Harriet’s got a song”
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B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------—--------------------------------
D –3--5--3--7---3--5--3--8—--3–-5–-3--10-—–888888--3~–-------------
A –3--5--3--7---3--5--3--8-—-3–-5–-3--10-—–888888--3~–-------------
E –1--3--1--5---1--3--1--6---1--3--1---8---666666--1~--------------
Play half of the intro again, then play the Verse and the Chorus.
THE BRIDGE: (play fast) (part1 = guitar 1; part 2 = both guitars)
E —part-1------ --part-2-------------------------------------------
B —------------ ---------------------------------------------------
G -14-12–------ -----–---------------------------------------------
D -------15-12- --12----10----13----8------------------------------
A ------------- --12-x8-10-x8-13-x8-8-x8---------------------------
E ------------- --10-----8----11----6------------------------------
“Doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo dooooooooo oooo”
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B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G —----------------------------------------------------------------
D —-------12----10----13----8--------------------------------------
A —-------12-x8-10-x8-13-x8-8-x8-----------------------------------
E --------10-----8----11----6--------------------------------------
“Doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo doo, doo dooooooooo oooo”
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G —----------------------------------------------------------------
D –-------12----10----13----8----8-5-8-10-12-----------------------
A –-------12-x8-10-x8-13-x8-8-x8-8-5-8-10-12-----------------------
E --------10-----8----11----6----6-3-6--8-10-----------------------
“ oooooooo, oooooo”
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B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------------
D --131313131313–8-5-8-10-12---------------------------------------
A --131313131313–8-5-8-10-12---------------------------------------
E --111111111111-6-3-6--8-10---------------------------------------
Solo (guitar 1 heavy distortion)
“ let’s go!!!!!!!!!!!”
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------
G –9-10-9h10—-10–9-10-9h10--10–8–-8-10-8-7-------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------8/----------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------13b-13-12-10-8-8h10p8-8b-----------
B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------
G –9-10-9h10—-10–9-10-9h10--10-------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------
G –9-10-9h10—-10–9-10-9h10—-10-8-----------------------------------
D -------------------------------10-10-12-10-8---------------------
A -----------------------------------------------8/----------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
E —-----------------------------18b--18-17-15h17-13––13-12-10-8~---
B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------
G –9-10-9h10—-10-9-10-9h10—-10-------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar 2 plays this through the solo (heavy distortion)
E -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------–------------------------------------------------------- x3
D -----12----10----13----8-----------------------------------------
A -----12-x8-10-x8-13-x8-8-x8--------------------------------------
E -----10-----8----11----6-----------------------------------------
Play this at the last measure of the of the solo (guitar2)
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B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D -----12----10----13--13-12-10-8---8-7-5-3~--------------------------
A -----12-x8-10-x8-13--13-12-10-8---8-7-5-3~--------------------------
E -----10-----8----11--11-10--8-6---6-5-3-1~--------------------------
Now the Intro again. He plays it a little different this time.
E ------------------------------------------------------13-----12-----13----
B -10-10-10-10-10-10-6h8p6~-10-10-10-10-10-10-13h15p13----13-13--13-13------
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D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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On the slides, go all the way to the top of the neck, and
these slides are fast. Listen to the song to get it.
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B -10-10-10-11-10/6-9/6-8/6-6h8p6--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-13--13-13-13-13--
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D --------------------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------
^ Guitar 2 plays this through guitar 1's part ^
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B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D ----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~-----3-3-3-3-3-3--333-3333---------------------
A ----3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3~–x3--3—3-3-3-3-3--333-3333---------------------
E ----1-1-1-1-1-1-1--1~-----1-1-1-1-1-1--111-1111---------------------
Both guitars (notes semi-circled are palm muted)
“Goin’ off on me, now only can I see”
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B --------------------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------------------
D —88888888-33333333-88888888--(33-33)--------------------------------
A —88888888-33333333-88888888--(33-33)--------------------------------
E —66666666-11111111-66666666--(11-11)--------------------------------
(Part 1 = guitar 1; part 2 = both guitars)
“Join our wiccan church, blaze the satchel perch”
E ---part-1---- --part 2----------------------------------------------
B ------------- ------------------------------------------------------
G —14-15-17-14- ----–-------------------------------------------------
D ------------- --88888888-1212121212121212-3333-8888-3-5-3--3-5-3----
A ------------- --88888888-1212121212121212-3333-8888-3-5-3--3-5-3----
E ------------- --66666666–1010101010101010-1111-6666-1-3-1--1-3-1----
Then play the chorus then:
Outro: (Part 1 = guitar 1, Part 2 = both guitars)
E --part-1—-- --part-2------------------------------------------------
B ----------- --------------------------------------------------------
G -17/-17/- ------------------------------------------------------
D –------––-- --88888888-1212121212121212-888888--3~------------------
A ----------- --88888888-1212121212121212-888888--3~--SUSTAIN!!!!!----
E ----------- --66666666-1010101010101010-666666--1~------------------
There it is. It took me forever to tab, and it sounds dead
on. Send corrections to fenderman_891@yahoo.com. Rock on.
This is the only tab for the song on this site so please
rate it if you like it. Rock on.