• Song:

    Who Needs Sleep

  • Artist:

    Barenaked Ladies

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                             Who Needs Sleep - Barenaked Ladies
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Tabbed by: skierinanutshel
Email: skierinanutshell@aol.com

Please listen to the song for the correct strum patterns.

Tuning: Standard

Intro:
       d  d   d                             d  d   d
e|-----3--3---3-----------------------------3--3---3-------------------------------|
B|-----3--3---3-----------------------------3--3---3-------------------------------|
G|-----0--0---0--------0---0h2p0------------0--0---0--------0---0h2p0-0------------|
D|-----0--0h2-2-/4---4----------0h2p0-0-----0--0h2-2-/4---4------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--0h3-3-/5-5--------------------2-2-2--0h3-3-/5-5--------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------0------------------3-----------------0--------------------|

First Verse:


   u        d                     d        d                  
e|-3--------3---------------------3--------3----------------|
B|-3--------3---------------------3--------3----------------|
G|-0--------0----0-------0h2p0-0--0--------0----0-----------|
D|-0--0-0h2-2------0---0----------0--0-0h2-2------0---0h2p0-|
A|-2--0-0h3-3---------------------2--0-0h3-3----------------|
E|-3-----------2-----0------------3-----------2-----0-------|



    d        d                        d  d   d            d
e|--3--------3------------------------3--3---3------------3-|
B|--3--------3------------------------3--3---3------------3-|
G|--0--------0--------0---------------0--0---0--------0---0-|
D|--0--0-0h2-2-/4---4-----0-0h2-------0--0h2-2-/4---4-----0-|
A|2-2--0-0h3-3-/5-5-------------2-2-2-2--0h3-3-/5-5-------2-|
E|--3-------------------0-------------3-----------------0-3-|

Intro: Repeat once

Second Verse: repeat one time

Pre-chorus:

e|----------------------------------------0--3------------------------------3---|
B|-------0h1p0-0------0h1p0-0------0h1p0--1--3-------0h1p0-0------0h1p0-0---3---|
G|----------------------------------------0--0------------------------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------2--0------------------------------0---|
A|--3-3-----------------------------------3--2---3-3------------------------2---|
E|---------------1-1----------3-3---------x--3----------------1-1-----------3---|


The pre-chorus can also be played as

                   d      d   d d
e|-----------------0------3---3-3---|
B|-----0h1p0-0-----1------3---3-3---|
G|-----------------0------0---0-0---|
D|-----------------0------0---2-0---|
A|-3-3-------------0------2---3-2---|
E|-------------1-1-1--3-3-3-----3---|

Chorus:

e|--3--3----------------------------|                      
B|--3--3----------------------------|  these two chords  
G|--0--2-(can be a 0 or a 2,--------|  played 3 times, 
D|--2--3--you can h or p for both)--|  listen for the 
A|--3-------------------------------|  strum pattern.
E|----------------------------------|


              e|---3--|
    end on    B|---3--|
              G|---0--|
              D|---0--|
              A|---2--|
              E|---3--|

Intro: repeat one time

Third Verse: repeat one time

Pre-Chorus: repeat one time

Bridge:

let the notes ring throughout
                             d
e|---------------------------3------------------------------|
B|--------------3------------3---------------3--------------|
G|------0-----2---0-----0----0-------0-----2---0-----0------|
D|----2--0-3----------2---0--0-----2---0-3---------2---0----|
A|--3---------------3--------2---3---------------3----------|
E|---------------------------3------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------3----------------------------3--|
B|---------------------3------------3---------------3------------3--|
G|------------0------2---0-----0----0-------0-----2---0-----0----0--|
D|----------2---0-3----------2---0--0-----2---0-3---------2---0--0--|
A|----0-2-3----------------3--------2---3---------------3--------2--|
E|--3-------------------------------3----------------------------3--|

Pre-Chorus: repeat one time

"Holla Holla Holla!"

Chorus: Repeat one time


           e|--3--|
           B|--3--|
  End on:  G|--0--|
           D|--2--|
           A|--3--|
           E|-----|      

  

| u  upstroke
| d  downstroke
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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