Army Bass

"Army" by ben folds five
from the unauthorized biography of rienhold messner
tabbed by tim swan
 
[Verse 1] - bend the high notes
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-6/10/8-1311-15-13-11-10-8-6------------------|
A|--------------------------------------6-------|
E|-------------------------------6-6-4----6-4---|
 
[Verse 2] - "grew a ..."
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1--|
 
  "no...i been thinking a lot today"
G|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------56--------|
A|-6------6-------------3-464-----------|
E|---6-4----6-4---44-6------------6-4---|
 
  "oh, think i'll write..."
  on that big slide down play triplets down the scale
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-5-6-----------------18----------|
A|---------4-4-4-4-----3-4-6---------------4-4-4-4-------------|
E|-2-2-2-2---------4-6-------------2-2-2-2-------------16------|
 
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|---------4-4-4-4------------|
E|-2-2-2-2---------4-4-6-7-8--|
 
[Solo]
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8---6-8-----3---1-3----6-8----6-8----1-3-----1-3-----1-----1-|
E|---8-----1-3---3------8-----88------3------33-----1-4---1-4---|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------3---1-3--|
A|---2-4-6-88-11-----4-4---2-4-4-----3---------3------|
E|-4-------------4-6-----4-------4-6---6-4-2----------|
 
  then play the beginging high part again
  play twice
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
 
  slightly different verse
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------4-4-4-4-8-8-8-8--|
"my redneck past is nipping..." - same as before
 
  "i thought about the army"
G|-------|
D|-------|
A|-6-----|
E|---6-4-|
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