Show Me A Little Shame tab by Ben Harper

Tabs

Artist: Ben Harper
 Song: Show Me a Little Shame
Album: Burn to Shine

I worked this song out a week or so ago without too much trouble, as it is
reasonably simple and uses familiar guitar riffs.

Chords used:  C majorC G+G FF C7C7 E MajorE A minorAm Bb majorBb
      e|-0--3--1--0--0--0--1-|  p = pull-off
      BB|-1--3--1--1--0--1--3-|  d = downstroke
      G+G|-0--4--2--3--1--2--3-|  u = upstroke
      D MajorD|-2--5--3--2--2--2--3-|
      A augmentedA|-3--5--3--3--2--0--1-|
      E MajorE|-x--3--1--x--0--x--x-|

Here is the intro and riff for the first verse. The other verses follow the
same pattern, except the last verse only really has bass and organ.

  d dudud dudud dudu *    C majorC        G+G      FF
e|-0-00000-00000-0000-------------1p0--------------------------------
BB|-1-11111-11111-1111-----------------1-----------------------1------
G+G|-0-00000-00000-0000-----------0-------0-------4p0-------------2----
D MajorD|----------------------------2---------------5-----5-------3-----3--
A augmentedA|----------------------0-2-3---------------5---------5---3----------
E MajorE|--------------------3-------------------3-------------1------------
            *
    FF      C majorC       G+G      C majorC    G+G
e|-------------------1p0-------------------------0-------------------
BB|-------1---------------1-------------------------1-----------------
G+G|---------2-------0-------0-------4p0---------0-----0---------------
D MajorD|-----3-----3---2---------------5-----5-----2---------5555----------
A augmentedA|---3---------3---------------5---------5-3-----------5555-0-2------
E MajorE|-1-------------------------3-------------------------3333----------

    C majorC        G+G      FF      FF      C majorC
e|-------1p0-------------------------------------------------1p0-----
BB|-----------1-----------------------1-----------1---------------1---
G+G|-----0-------0-------4p0-------------2-----------2-------0-------0-
D MajorD|---2---------------5-----5-------3-----3-----3-----3---2-----------
A augmentedA|-3---------------5---------5---3-----------3---------3-------------
E MajorE|---------------3-------------1-----------1-------------------------

     G+G      C majorC   C7C7 *
e|---------------------0-----0---| If you don't want to pick the tune
BB|-----------------------1---1---| just strum the chords, and adding
G+G|-------4p0---------0-----0-3---| an F#F# (244322) between the G+G and FF
D MajorD|-----5-----5-----2---------2---| chords (as is done in the last
A augmentedA|---5---------5-3-----------3---| verse with an organ) sounds really
E MajorE|-3-------------------------x---| good.
                 *
Strum the C7C7 into the start of the chorus, then the chorus chords  are:
        FF     G+G     C majorC   C7C7
   Won't you show me a little shame

Chorus ends each time with D MajorD|-5555-| before going back to the verse
              A augmentedA|-5555-|
              E MajorE|-3333-|
riff (indicated with *).

I had problems working out if it's an E MajorE or E7E7 played in the bridge, they
both sound good, but I'll go with E.
Bridge:
        E MajorE              C majorC
   Cos now I wake ...

   E MajorE               FF
   I get through crying now and I.................................

   G+G                  A minorAm      G+G    FF
   I get through thinking ...

   Bb majorBb                         FF    G+G
   I get through speaking ...

Well, that's it. Hope that's of use to somebody, any corrections or comments
then don't hesitate to e-mail me. Thanks,
                          Sam Coleman