Ben Harper - The word suicide
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So Here's my first tab -- I just lifted these chords by ear cause I couldn't find any
I'm pretty sure it's correct. Easy song to jam on, key of C, this is one of the best
put out in 2009.
Ben Harper and Relentless 7 - The Word Suicide
As Tabbed by Joseph Noah
**NOTE** On the Am chord change in the verse, sometimes Ben will play a Am followed by
Aadd9 and an Am7 something like
C G Am Em
e|---0-----3--------0---0---0----0---------------------------------------|
B|---1-----0--------1---3---1----0---------------------------------------|
G|---0-----0--------2---2---0----0---------------------------------------|
D|---2-----0--------2---2---2----2---------------------------------------|
A|---3-----2--------0---0---0----2---------------------------------------|
E|---x-----3--------0---0---0----0---------------------------------------|
Intro: G Am Em
CThe word Gsuicide is irAmrespoEmnsible
CStill youG offered to bAmuy meEm a gun
Fwhat's soC hard aboGut symEmpathy
GLove is Ama lonely Emroom
GLove is Ama lonely Emroom
CWhen out on the Gedge
Amthere's just twoEm directions
CAnd sGomebody hAmas to loEmse
FI should know better than to usCe words
GLike never and Emhate
GLove is aAm lonely roEmom
GLove is aAm lonely roEmom
---solo1--- (beginning)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15h17--17--17---15---15--------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------14h16----16---16----12------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------12----14-----14s16----14----12--------------12---|
D|-----12h14--------------------------------------14p12h14-------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
etc.
---solo2---(beginning)
(play with a slide, slightly more distortion)
he plays something like...
e|--------------------------------------------------5------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------8---------------|
G|----7s9--7--5--4---4-4h5-5--4s2--2p0------7s9------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
CThiGs is no Amway toEm live
CAndG this is Amno way Emto die
FWho in the hell's lifCe is
this I'm liviGng anyEmway
GLove is aAm lonely roEmom
GLove is aAm lonely rEmoom
Instrumental Outro
Play Am riff and Em variations, or just repeat G Am Em pattern.
Hope this works for you, being its my first tab please throw me a rating or an e-mail. Enjoy!
jnoah1@brockport.edu