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The Fear - Ben Howard
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Tabbed by: Mike Currie
Email: mikecurrieis@yahoo.co.uk
Ok i have based this song on this youtube video and its just a rough guide to show you
how ben plays the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJJHoqKxDM you can work out the
strumming patteren for yourself. its not that hard.
Tuning: open CGCGGC CAPO ON 3RD
Intro/Verse
c|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2--2p0--4--4--2p0---4-2--4-2--2p0---4-2--4-2--2p0-----------| X 3-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2---2-----2--2--2-----0----0----0------0---0----0--------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-2-4-2---2p0--4-2---4-2--2p0----4-2--4-2--2p0---4-2--4-2--------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------0h2 2h0----------|
G|-2---2----2-----0-----0----0------2----2----2-----0----0--------0h2-------2h0--------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------0h2--------------------|
Chorus
Listen to the timing and strumming but this is what he roughly plays.
c|----------0-0-------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-0-------------0------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7- 7-7-7-----7--7--7--7-------4---4----2----2---0-------------------------|
C|-----------------------------7-------4---4----2----2---0----X2-------------------|
G|----5---5-5------5-5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-----------0------------------4---4----2----2---0---------------------------|
c|----------0-0-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-0-------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------7- 7-7-7-----7--7--7--7-------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0------0-----------|
C|-----------------------------7-------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0------0-----------|
G|----5---5-5------5-5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------------|
C|--0-0-----------0------------------4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--0--0-0-0-------0-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/ben_howard/the_fear_tab.html ]
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|---9-9-9-7-9-7-0--2-2-4-7-4-2-0-----9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-7-4-2-0-x--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
After the second chorus it ben does.
c|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|---9-9-9-7-9-7-0--2-2-4-7-4-2-0-----9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-7-4-2-0-x--------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
G|---9-9-9-7-9-7-0--2-2-4-7-4-2-0-----9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-7-4-2-0-x--------------|
C|-------------------------------------------------------------------x-----------|
c|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|-9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-7-4-2-0------9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-7-4-2-0- 0-------------|
C|-0---------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
I will become what i deserve.
c|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-44444444-77777777--777777777777---------------------------------------------|
C|-44444444-77777777--777777777777---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------555444555444--------------------------------------------|
C|-44444444-77777777-----------------------------------------------------------|
pm -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro/Chorus
c--0000000000000-------------0000000000000---------------------------------|
G|-0000000000000-------------0000000000000---------------------------------|
G|-7777777777777-------------7777777777777---------------------------------|
C|-7777777777777444422220000777777777777744442222000-----------------------|
G|-5555555555555444422220000555555555555544442222000-----------------------|
C|---------------444422220000--------------44442222000---------------------|
There are some slight changes in in timings and repetition's but you can get the hang of it.
You can work out the order.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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