Who Needs Sleep Chords & Tabs
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Who Needs Sleep - Barenaked Ladies
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Tabbed by: skierinanutshel
Email: skierinanutshell@aol.com
Please listen to the song for the correct strum patterns.
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
d d d d d d
e|-----3--3---3-----------------------------3--3---3-------------------------------|
B|-----3--3---3-----------------------------3--3---3-------------------------------|
G|-----0--0---0--------0---0h2p0------------0--0---0--------0---0h2p0-0------------|
D|-----0--0h2-2-/4---4----------0h2p0-0-----0--0h2-2-/4---4------------------------|
A|-2-2-2--0h3-3-/5-5--------------------2-2-2--0h3-3-/5-5--------------------------|
E|-----3-----------------0------------------3-----------------0--------------------|
First Verse:
u d d d
e|-3--------3---------------------3--------3----------------|
B|-3--------3---------------------3--------3----------------|
G|-0--------0----0-------0h2p0-0--0--------0----0-----------|
D|-0--0-0h2-2------0---0----------0--0-0h2-2------0---0h2p0-|
A|-2--0-0h3-3---------------------2--0-0h3-3----------------|
E|-3-----------2-----0------------3-----------2-----0-------|
d d d d d d
e|--3--------3------------------------3--3---3------------3-|
B|--3--------3------------------------3--3---3------------3-|
G|--0--------0--------0---------------0--0---0--------0---0-|
D|--0--0-0h2-2-/4---4-----0-0h2-------0--0h2-2-/4---4-----0-|
A|2-2--0-0h3-3-/5-5-------------2-2-2-2--0h3-3-/5-5-------2-|
E|--3-------------------0-------------3-----------------0-3-|
Intro: Repeat once
Second Verse: repeat one time
Pre-chorus:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/barenaked_ladies/who_needs_sleep_tab.html ]
e|----------------------------------------0--3------------------------------3---|
B|-------0h1p0-0------0h1p0-0------0h1p0--1--3-------0h1p0-0------0h1p0-0---3---|
G|----------------------------------------0--0------------------------------0---|
D|----------------------------------------2--0------------------------------0---|
A|--3-3-----------------------------------3--2---3-3------------------------2---|
E|---------------1-1----------3-3---------x--3----------------1-1-----------3---|
The pre-chorus can also be played as
d d d d
e|-----------------0------3---3-3---|
B|-----0h1p0-0-----1------3---3-3---|
G|-----------------0------0---0-0---|
D|-----------------0------0---2-0---|
A|-3-3-------------0------2---3-2---|
E|-------------1-1-1--3-3-3-----3---|
Chorus:
e|--3--3----------------------------|
B|--3--3----------------------------| these two chords
G|--0--2-(can be a 0 or a 2,--------| played 3 times,
D|--2--3--you can h or p for both)--| listen for the
A|--3-------------------------------| strum pattern.
E|----------------------------------|
e|---3--|
end on B|---3--|
G|---0--|
D|---0--|
A|---2--|
E|---3--|
Intro: repeat one time
Third Verse: repeat one time
Pre-Chorus: repeat one time
Bridge:
let the notes ring throughout
d
e|---------------------------3------------------------------|
B|--------------3------------3---------------3--------------|
G|------0-----2---0-----0----0-------0-----2---0-----0------|
D|----2--0-3----------2---0--0-----2---0-3---------2---0----|
A|--3---------------3--------2---3---------------3----------|
E|---------------------------3------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------3----------------------------3--|
B|---------------------3------------3---------------3------------3--|
G|------------0------2---0-----0----0-------0-----2---0-----0----0--|
D|----------2---0-3----------2---0--0-----2---0-3---------2---0--0--|
A|----0-2-3----------------3--------2---3---------------3--------2--|
E|--3-------------------------------3----------------------------3--|
Pre-Chorus: repeat one time
"Holla Holla Holla!"
Chorus: Repeat one time
e|--3--|
B|--3--|
End on: G|--0--|
D|--2--|
A|--3--|
E|-----|
| u upstroke
| d downstroke
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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