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
C G Am Em
The word suicide is irresponsible
C G Am Em
Still you offered to buy me a gun
F C G Em
what's so hard about sympathy
G Am Em
Love is a lonely room
G Am Em
Love is a lonely room
C G
When out on the edge
Am Em
there's just two directions
C G Am Em
And somebody has to lose
F C
I should know better than to use words
G Em
Like never and hate
G Am Em
Love is a lonely room
G Am Em
Love is a lonely room
---solo1--- (beginning)
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/ben-harper/197921.html ]
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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
C G Am Em
This is no way to live
C G Am Em
And this is no way to die
F C
Who in the hell's life is
G Em
this I'm living anyway
G Am Em
Love is a lonely room
G Am Em
Love is a lonely room
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
