Bad Girl Live Chords & Tabs
BAD GIRL (Live on De La Semaine)
By
Devendra Banhart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_7PVJZuqgY
Someone already posted up the chords for this song.
But either way, Throughout the song, the only chords
used are:
1) F minor 2) then a "A" chord 3) and then an "E" chord.
e|-2----------------------------------------0--------|
B|-2--------------------5-------------------0--------|
G|-2--------------------6-------------------1--------|
D|-4--------------------7-------------------2--------|
A|-4--------------------7-------------------2--------|
E|-2----------------------------------------0--------|
And right before the chorus theres a little riff.
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-----2-|
A|-2-4---|
E|-------|
While Devendra is singing and playing the chords, Noah Georgeson
is playing the part with the SLIDE.
(Intro/verse)
"I've been a bad girl...I ain't playin' fair..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13/11--11/13 13/14---14/9----9/4----4/6--6/8-8/9--9/11-11/13---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-14/16/13--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
"No I don't wanna let you go. But its about time I do."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
"I can't blame you anymore. And I still love you..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
And right before the chorus there's a little riff.
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-----2-|
A|-2-4---|
E|-------|
(Chorus)
"Wah, wah, wah, wah..."
e|-9/16---14--12--9--9/16---14--12--9--9/12--7/9/7/5/4---5/7/9/11/12/14-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/devendra_banhart/bad_girl_live_tab.html ]
e|--14/16---14--12--9--9/12-----|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
(Verse)
"I know it ain't easy, being left on your own.
Why did you leave me, well I don't really know..."
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13/11--11/13 13/14---14/9----9/4----4/6--6/8-8/9--9/11-11/13---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-14/16/13--|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
"And why wait another day, when a day won't change a thing..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
"Please don't ever let me say, that again..."
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11/9/6--11/9/6---7/9---9/11--11/13---14/16/13----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
(Chorus)
"Wah, wah, wah, wah..."
e|-9/16---14--12--9--9/16---14--12--9--9/12--7/9/7/5/4---5/7/9/11/12/14-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14/16---14--12--9--9/12-----|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
(Slide Solo After 2nd chorus?)
My guitar only has 22 frets, but you have to slide a little
bit past the last fret. You should be able to hear when to stop.
I'd say if it were a 24 fret guitar, you'd stop at 24.
e|-12/24---21---19-19/21/19/17/16--16/19-19/16--16/12--12/14------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|