Ben Folds – Adelaide (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: muchamancool INTRO: This is the piano riff he plays. My timing isn't perfect, so listen to the song and decide how you want to play it.

  (E)                             (A)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-----6-6-------4---6-6-6-4-2-1-|
A|-4-----6-6-------4---6-6-4-6-7-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|

  (E)                             (A)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4-----6-6-------4---6-6-6-7-6-4-|
A|-4-----6-6-------4---6-6-4-6-7-9-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------|

  (F#)                            (E)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----4-4-----------------------4-----9-6-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

VERSE 1: For the 1st verse, just play the bass notes of the riff above. Or you can play the riff if you get bored. I wouldn't recommend full chords yet. The bass note is in parenthesis. (E) Adelaide on a plane (A) Far from the United States of L.A. (E) Dropping in from outer space (A) Takes a day now I see the Bogans at the motor race

VERSE 1 PART TWO: The riff type thingy comes back.
  (A)     (F#m)           (B)             (C)               (C#m)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------4-2-----|
B|---------------------------------------------------4---5---7---5-------5-4-|
G|-------------------------1-1-----2-2-----4-4---5---------------------------|
D|-6-7-6-4-2-----4-4---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-----------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------|

  (A)                             (E)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-----8-4-----6-------4-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------6-------4---2-----------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-----6-6-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|

(A) (F#m) (B) Here you know the world could turn or crash and burn (C) (C#m) And you would never know it (A) Going where the air is clear (E) There's better beer in Adelaide VERSE 2: This is where I like to start playing the actual chords. On the A and E chords, alternate between the regular chords and the Maj7 chords to give it a bit more flavor and have it sound closer to the piano. It's not perfect, but it works in a guitar only version. Or you can just play the riff stuff by combining the intro riff for verse part one, and part two where that goes. It's whatever, man. E Charlie Hill Smith's forty A Someone spiked my rice the rest, history E Now I am a fixture down Rundle Mall A Watching as the locals pass silver balls F#m B I can see their eyes around they're pointed down C C#m They scan the spanning sidewalks A E Learning that there is no hurry, fuss or worry, Adelaide BREAK: I don't know the tab for the piano here. I just like to strum the chords fast. Listen to the song. A E A E BRIDGE: B A F#m G#m Its raining in Adelaide, a face is waiting in a window B A F#m G#m A voice says, "Why Adelaide, you could live anywhere" And I say, B A "Because I want to, B C#m because I want to, D#m E I really, really want to" REPEAT VERSE PART ONE: VERSE PART TWO: (A) (F#m) (B) And you know the earth could turn or crash and burn (C) (C#m) And you would never know it, really got to (A) <--Repeat this part of the riff on each (A) make it to the finish line (A) Get the record done on time, (A) pack the bags and catch a flight (A) And you can kiss my ass goodbye (E) (E) (E) (E) <--Repeat this part of the riff on each (E) On Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide, Adelaide GO BEN FOLDS! ROCK THAT B****!