Ben Folds Five - Uncle walter
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Tuning:
"Uncle Walter" by Ben Folds Five
tabbed by Meakim
(mustarang@aol.com)
[Intro]
G|----11-9-----------9-7-----------7--------------------|
D|-7-------11-9-7-5------9-7----------------------5-6-7-|
A|---------------------------10-9----7-7--5-7-8-9-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse](w/ variations)
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------------5---4--------------5-6-7-|
A|------------------------------5-7-8-9-------|
E|-5-5---5-5-5-4-3-3---2---0-0----------------|
[Pre-Chorus](w/ variations)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---5-6-7-------5-6-7---------7-9-7---------|
A|-7-------5-6-7-------5-6-7-5-------9-7-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]("your Uncle Walter's goin' on and on...")
G|----------------|
D|---------5-6-7--|
A|-5-7-8-9--------|
E|----------------|
[Chorus]("how could you leave me here so long with Uncle Walter?")
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-7-7--8-9-10-10-10-------|
E|--------------------5----|
[Bridge](clean)
G|--------------------------------7-9-11---------------|
D|-7-----7-7-----7-5-----5-5---/9--------11-11---------|
A|---7-7-----7-7-----5-5-----5-----------------9-9-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------9-9-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3---|
After the third chorus, there's a piano-drum break, then the bass volumes in
with a D harmonic (5th fret on A), and then the bass solo...
BASS SOLO
G|-/14-11-9---------12-12-11-9-----0-19-17-17-19-17-19-21-19-17--19-19-17-19-17-19-17--|
D|----------11-9---------------9-7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------11--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14-11-9---------12-12-11-9-----0----14-16-14----------14----14-14--|
D|---------11-9---------------9-7---16----------16-14-16----16--------|
A|--------------11----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
(very fast)
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
(move up this scale as fast as possible)
G|-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
(very fast again)
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-12-11--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14-12--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------5-6-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------7-7-5-7-8-9-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(listen for timing)
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5---5----|
E|-3---2----0-0-5----5-7----------|