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Oppression by Ben Harper

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Props to Ian Lindsay for his transcription, but I found a few mistakes. I^Òve numbered the measure
variations as (1), (2), and (3)^Å the order is just slightly different, and the finger picking at the end is
again just slightly different. I^Òve asterixed the changes. Cheers.
-dan holstein

Oppression  by Ben Harper

>From the album Fight For Your Mind
Ben plays it on a Martin 00-18,and it's
all finger picked.Notice that the guitar
is tune a step lower than standard.
Transcription I. Lindsay


Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1-----|
Chord diagramFF|---0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2-----|
Chord diagramC majorC|---0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A---0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1-----|
F---0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2-----|
C---0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2-----|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
oppression        ..					(1)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
    when    ..							(2)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
      oppression   ..					(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
    the   ..							(2)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
     oppression     ..					(1)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
    you   ...							(2)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
   oppression   ..						(1)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
       with   ..						(2)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
      but  ..							(1)


D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
      you   ..							(3)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
     oppression  ..						(1)


D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
       to   ...						(3)*


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
									(3)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
(3)*

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1------------1----0----0----------|
F--0----0----------0------0----0----------|
C--2----2--------2------------------------|
G--3----3------3--------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
               (Sweep)					(2)


D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--1----1-----------1-----0----0----------|
F--0----0-----------0-----0----0----------|
C--2----2-----------2---------------------|
G--3----3-------3-------------------------|
D-------------------------3----3----------|
									(2)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
									(3)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
									(3)*

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
									(3)*

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-------------------------0---------------|
A--3----3-----------3------------0--------|
F--2----2-----------2------------0--------|
C--0----0-------0-------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------0------3--------|
									(3)*

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

D-----------------------------------------|
A--0-h-1----1-------0--------0-----1------|
F--0-h-2----2-------0--------0-----2------|
C--0-h-2----2---0-------0----------2------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
									(1)

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|


D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
F------------------------<12>---h<14>---|
C-----------------------------------------|
G---------<12>---------------------------|
D--<12>----------------------------------|
									*

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|


D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
F------------------------<12>---h<14>---|
C-----------------------------------------|
G---------<12>---------------------------|
D--<12>----------------------------------|
									*

E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|


D-----------------------------------------||
A-----------------------------------------||
F------------------------<12>---h<14>-----||
C-----------------------------------------||
G---------<12>----------------------------||
D--<12>-----------------------------------||
									*
rest of the lyrics (they fit in the same way
as above) :

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