The Flag tab by Barenaked Ladies

The Flag

by the Barenaked Ladies

 

Well, here it is.  My first transcription submission.  I figured I was
close.

 

You'll find that the chords and notes are all right on the money.

 

The only curve ball may be the Bb/D chord, which is the only uncommon

 

chord not represent in tab (see the below chart).  Naturally, you will

have to supplement my transcription with some emulation by ear.

 

Kudos to Carrie Mitnick for turning me on to the Barenaked Ladies.

 

      -The Dins

 

Here's the only cord that needs explanation:

 

 Bb/D

 

EADGBE  

xx0331

 

 

 

Intro:

 

Riff A:

E--1---1-------1-------|-------8----8-------7--7---|

B--3-----3--------3----|------10---10-------8--8---|

G--2-------0h2---------|xx----10---10--xx---9--9---|

D--0--0-0-----0--0-----|xx--0----------xx-0--------|

A----------------------|---------------------------|

E----------------------|---------------------------|

 

Repeat 3X

 

Verse1:

 

Dm                        G

The phone    . . .        it's 7 o'clock. 

F                 C

sorry . . .       but I just                       

Dm                G   

last night  . . .   when I tried                       

F                    C

mean it   . . . .   it was only        

 

Bridge:

 

(C)      Dm C     G

You . . .  know that . . .

       F       C        Dm

when . . .checkered ...  comes down.

 

Chorus:

 

Bb/D              Am             Dm (into Riff A)

No one, . . .  no one . . . . the race

 

(Verse 2 folows same chord pattern as 1st verse.)

Verse 2:

 

. . . she'll quietly say dear,

 

Bridge:

 

(C)    Dm    C        G

. . .  never . . .  known  

 

F   C          Dm

one . . . flag . . flown

 

Chorus:

 

Bb/D              Am             Dm (into Riff B)

No one . . . . . . . . . .  won the race

 

 Before last verse, Riff B:

 

E 1---1------------|----1------------|----1------------|

B 3-----3----3-----|------3----3-----|------3----3-----|

G 2------0h2--0h2--|-------0h2--0h2--|-------0h2--0h2--|

D 0----0----0------|0----0----0------|0----0----0------|

A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

 

E -----------------|

B -----------------|

G ---0-0-0-0-------|

D -----------------|

A 3---3-2-0--------|

E ----------3------|

 

(Verse chord pattern)

Verse 3:

 

 

Bridge:

 

(C)    Dm    C        G

you've never .. . . .known that

 

F   C          Dm

. . . . . . . . . .flown

 

 

Chorus:

 

Bb/D              Am             Dm (into Riff A)

No one. . . . . . . . . . . won the race

 

 

Riff A into pre-outro:

 

 

 Dbsus                  Asus2

 . . . .  a forest . . . . . .  . a Bluebird

E 0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|

B 0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|

G 6--6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|

D 6--6-6-6-6---6-6-6-|2--2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|

A 4--4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|

E -------------------|-------------------|

 

(continue pre-outro chord pattern)

 

(Until . . .)

 

 

Dbsus                   Asus2

There . . .  raven . . . . . goes - - - -

 

Dbsus

the ribbons, . . . . . . . . . . .the ribbons of the

 

Outro:

 

  flag - - -                  Of the

E 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

B 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

G 8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|

D 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|

A 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|

E 7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|

 

 

  flag - - -                  . . .

E 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

B 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

G 8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|

D 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|

A 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|

E 7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|

 

 

  flag - - -                  . . .

E 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

B 0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-|

G 8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-|6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-|

D 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|

A 9--9-9-9-9--9-9-9-|7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|

E 7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-|5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-|

 

 

  flag.    

E 0----------|

B 0----------|

G 8----------|

D 9----------|

A 9----------|

E 7----------|