Burn One Down Tab by Ben Harper

Burn One Down tab by Ben Harper

Guitar Tab

Title : BURN ONE DOWN
Author : Ben Harper
Trancriber : Christophe Decugis (cdecugis@cybercable.fr)

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...

You can play it two different ways:
1 - Mediator and playing up and down
2 - Fingerpicking using four fingers

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 !

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

u stands for up (playing the chords up)
d stands for down

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-|
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---------|


Then you start the second verse, the chorus again and intro
And then the third verse, chorus and intro to finish.


(verse 1)
(chorus)
(verse 2)
(chorus)
(verse 3)
(chorus)

Ok, it's a personal interpretation of course and far from
the master's one... so send me comments, questions and
improvements at : cdecugis@cybercable.fr

So long !

Last updated: April 23, 2021

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