BEN by Me First and The Gimme Gimmes. Album : Jackson 7"(2003)
I made some compromises while sharing parts for 2 guitars.
Original version's by Jackson 5
A=Joey B=Jackson A&B=both
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# main #B X2 !play all notes 2X! # main-pt2 #A ¤=play 3-4X !B plays mainX2!
E---------8------------------| E-------------------------------------|
B------8----------10---------| B------------¤---------------¤--------|
G---9--------9-10----12-10---| G----------10--------------10---------|
D----------------------------| D--10------10------10------10---------|
A----------------------------| A--10-------8------10-------8---------|
E----------------------------| E---8-------8-------8-------8---------|
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# main2 #A X2 #=play 5-8X ¤=play 3-4X
E-------------------------------------|
B------------#---------------¤---¤----| !B plays mainX4, end with D-10-|!
G----#-----10--------#-----10--12-----|
D--10------10------10------10--12-----|
A--10-------8------10-------8--10-----|
E---8-------8-------8-------8---------|
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# verse #A *=play 12-16X !B is quiet! B=B joins %=pause
E------------------------------------------------------------------B--%---%-|
B------------------------------------------------------------------B--%---%-|
G----*---------------*---------------*---------------*----------------%---%-|
D--10---------------5--------------10---------------5--------------55-%55-%-|
A--10---------------5--------------10---------------5--------------55-%55-%-|
E---8---------------3---------------8---------------3--------------33-%33-%-|
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# chorus #A *=play 12-16X #=play 5-8X
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----*---------------#-------#-----------------------#----------------|
G---5--------------14------13--------#-------#------7--------#--------|
D---5---------------x-------x-------8-------7-------7-------5---------|
A---3--------------12------11-------8-------7-------5-------5---------|
E--(3)------------------------------6-------5---------------3---------|
# chorus #B *=play 12-16X #=play 5-8X
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----*-----------------------------------------------#----------------|
G---5----------------*---------------#-------#------7--------#--------|
D---5---------------9---------------8-------7-------7-------5---------|
A---3---------------7---------------8-------7-------5-------5---------|
E--(3)--------------0---------------6-------5---------------3---------|
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Then play Amain2A or BmainBX2
:
# verse2 #A %=pause /x=mute the string
E----------------------------------------------------------------%%%%%%--|
B----------------------------------------------------------------%%%%%%--|
G----------------------------------------------------*-----------%%%%%%--|
D---------------------------------------------------5------------%%%%%%--|
A---6---------------5---------------6---------------5------------%%%%%%--|
E-----------------------------------3-/x------------3------------%%%%%%--|
# verse2 #B %=pause
E----------------------------------------------------------------%%%%%%--|
B---4-------------------------------4----------------------------%%%%%%--|
G---5-------------------------------5----------------*-----------%%%%%%--|
D---5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------%%%%%%--|
A---3---------------5---------------3---------------5------------%%%%%%--|
E-------------------3---------------3---------------3------------%%%%%%--|
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BEN
:
Then play AchorusA!without brackets! or BchorusB!without brackets! and
Amain2A or BmainBX2. Then a short pause
:
# bridge #A !play all chords 7-8X palm-muted! >>>=pick-slide
E---/----------------p-a-l-m---m-u-t-e-d--------------------------\-----|
B-----------8-------------------------------8---------------------------|
G---7-------7-------9-------9-------7-------7-------9-------9-----------|
D---7--------------10-------9-------7--------------10------10-----------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------>>>>-|
E--------------------f-l-a-n-g-e-r--------------------------------->>>>-|
# bridge #B
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---7---------------9---------------7---------------9-------------------|
D---7--------------10---------------7--------------10-------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------f-l-a-n-g-e-r--------------------------------------|
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# chorus2 #A *=play 12-16X #=play 5-8X >>>=pick-slide!only A takes!
E----------------------------------------------------------------------->
B----*-------------------------------*---------------------------------->
G---5----------------*--------------5----------------#------------------>
D---5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------------->
A---3---------------5---------------3---------------5------->>>>-------->
E-------------------3-------------------------------3------->>>>-------->
# chorus2 #B *=play 12-16X #=play 5-8X v=vibrato
E----------------------------------------------------------------------->
B----*-------------------------------*---------------------------------->
G---5----------------*--------------5----------------#------------------>
D---5---------------5---------------5---------------5------------------->
A---3---------------5---------------3---------------5----------//10vv--->
E-------------------3-------------------------------3------------------->
>chorus2 #A
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
>----*---------------*--------------------------------------------------|
>---5---------------4----------------#-------#--------------------------|
>---5---------------5---------------8-------7-------6-------------------|
>---3---------------2---------------8-------7---------------------------|
>-----------------------------------6-------5---------------------------|
>chorus2 #B
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
>----*---------------*--------------------------------------------------|
>---5---------------4----------------#-------#--------------------------|
>---5---------------5---------------8-------7-------6-------------------|
>---3---------------2---------------8-------7-------5-------------------|
>-----------------------------------6-------5-------4-------------------|
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Then play Amain2AX2!end with 1st chord! or BmainBX4!end with 1st note!
Then proceed to killing your instrument.
Tabbed by N.M. 13.05.2007