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

:

# 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---------|

:

# 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-%-|

:

# 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---------|

:

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------------%%%%%%--|

:

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