Ben Kweller

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)

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B -10-10-10-10-10-10-6h8p6~--10-10-10-10-10-10-13h15p13----13-13---

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B -10-10-10-10-10-10-6h8p6~--10-10-10-10-10-10--13-13-13-13-13-----

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Intro (Guitar 2 clean)

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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 -----------------------------------------------------------------

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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------------------------------

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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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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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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”

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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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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!!!!!!!!!!!”

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B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------

G –9-10-9h10—-10–9-10-9h10--10–8–-8-10-8-7-------------------------

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A -----------------------------------------8/----------------------

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E ------------------------------13b-13-12-10-8-8h10p8-8b-----------

B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------

G –9-10-9h10—-10–9-10-9h10--10-------------------------------------

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B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------

G –9-10-9h10—-10–9-10-9h10—-10-8-----------------------------------

D -------------------------------10-10-12-10-8---------------------

A -----------------------------------------------8/----------------

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E —-----------------------------18b--18-17-15h17-13––13-12-10-8~---

B ----------10------------10---------------------------------------

G –9-10-9h10—-10-9-10-9h10—-10-------------------------------------

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Guitar 2 plays this through the solo (heavy distortion)

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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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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.

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B -10-10-10-10-10-10-6h8p6~-10-10-10-10-10-10-13h15p13----13-13--13-13------

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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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^ Guitar 2 plays this through guitar 1's part ^

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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 --------------------------------------------------------------------

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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.

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