Info on Benga:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benga_%28musician%29
http://www.facebook.com/iambenga
Tuning: Drop C
Note: my guitar was in that tuning when i figured this out, but of course you can
play it in Drop D tuning, for which just move everything down 2 frets
(e.g.: 8 becomes 6
7-->5
10-->8
11-->9
etc.)
intro 00:00-00:52
1:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|---------5---7-----------5---7-----------5---7---------8---5-7---|
3:|-----7---------------7---------------7---------------7-----------|
4:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
00:54-01:49
main part
1:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
5:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
1:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7---7---7-------7-|
5:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7---7---7-------7-|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7---7---7-------7-|
1:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
5:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
1:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-------7-------7-|
5:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-------7-------7-|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-------7-------7-|
01:15
1:|--------------8-10--------10-11-10-8----8----------------------|
2:|-8-10------10--------------------------------10-------------10-|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/benga/327629.html ]
01:43-02:16
1:|-------10------------------------------------------------------|
2:|-----------8-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\\\------|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Play that 5x
1st and 5th time: slide down after letting it ring
2nd, 3rd, 4th time: let ring, don't slide down
01:49-02:16
intro
+main part variation (one string softly, or maybe just bass)
1:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
1:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7---7---7-------7-|
1:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|----------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----7-5-7-5-7/10-|
1:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
2:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|-5-7-------7/10-12--------12-13-12-10---10---7-----------------|
02:16-03:11
main part twice
02:37
1:|--------------8-10--------10-11-10-8----8----------------------|
2:|-8-10------10--------------------------------10-------------10-|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
03:11-04:06
main part variation twice
03:05-03:39
1:|-------10------------------------------------------------------|
2:|-----------8-10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\\\\\\\\\\\\\\------|
3:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
4:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Play that 5x
1st and 5th time: slide down after letting it ring
2nd, 3rd, 4th time: let ring, don't slide down
