Title : BURN ONE DOWN Author : Ben Harper Trancriber : Christophe Decugis (cdecugis@cybercable.fr) Ben Harper plays this song one step down: (d,F,A,C,G,D) but it works perfectly with the usual tuning except it's a bit harder to sing... You can play it two different ways: 1 - Mediator and playing up and down 2 - Fingerpicking using four fingers When playing the bass line (E,A,D) you should let ring the other chords. You can also work the song without the bass notes at first just to get the rythm. And don't forget to sing along !
u stands for up (playing the chords up) d stands for down Intro: d u d u .... G . . C G . . C e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------| D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0---------------0-| A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3-2-0---| E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------| G . . C G . . C e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------| D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------| A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-| E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-------3-3-----3-----3---------| Then you start singing... Watch out for the anticipated C chord in the end of the verses... 1st verse: G . . . E . C . C e|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------| B|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-let ring----0-0-----0-------1-1---------| G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------| D|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-------2-2-------2-| A|------------------------------------2-2-----2-3---------3-2-0---| E|3-------3-3-----3-------3---2---0-------0-0---------------------| Let us burn one... G . . . E . C . C e|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------| B|----3-3-----3-3-----3-3-let ring----0-0-----0-------1-1---------| G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------0-0-----0-------0-0---------| D|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-------------2-2-----2-------2-2-------2-| A|------------------------------------2-2-----2-3---------3-2-0---| E|3-------3-3-----3-------3---2---0-------0-0---------------------| Chorus: G . E . . D . G e|----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----2-2---------| B|----3-3-----3-3-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----3-3---------| G|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-2---2-2---------| D|----0-0-----0-0-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-0---0-0-------2-| A|--------------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2---------3-2-0---| E|3-------3-3-----0-------0-0-----0-----------------------| dud G E ||| D C . . e|----3-3-----000-2-2-2-0-----------------| B|----3-3-----000-3-3-3-0-1---------------| G|----0-0-----000-2-2-2-0-0--let ring-----| D|----0-0-----222-0-0-0-0-2---------------| A|------------222---------3---------------| E|3-------0-------------------------------| Between chorus and verse play a boosted-bass intro: d u d u .... G . . C G . . C e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------| D|----0-0-0---0-0---------------0-----0-0-0---0-0---------------0-| A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3-2-0---| E|3-3-------------3-----3---------3-3-------------3-----3---------| G . . C G . . C e|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| B|----3-3-----3-3---------------------3-3-----3-3-----------------| G|----0-0-----0-0---------------------0-0-----0-0-----------------| D|----0-0-----0-0---------------0-----0-0-----0-0-----------------| A|------------------0-2---3-2-0---------------------0-2---3--2--0-| E|3-------3-3-----3-----3---------3-3-----3-------3-----3---------| Then you start the second verse, the chorus again and intro And then the third verse, chorus and intro to finish. (verse 1) (chorus) (verse 2) (chorus) (verse 3) (chorus) Ok, it's a personal interpretation of course and far from the master's one... so send me comments, questions and improvements at : cdecugis@cybercable.fr So long !
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