• Song:

    Burn One Down

  • Artist:

    Ben Harper

  • Album:

    Montréal Jazz Festival

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-Ben Harper-Burn One Down-
-Standard Tuning-
   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... 

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 ! 


Intro: 

      
  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---------|
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