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Guitar Tab for The Fear by Ben Howard

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The Fear - Ben Howard

Found on:
De Tijdloze Vol 2(2015-11-20)
The Greatest Singer‐Songwriter Hits(2015-05-25)
Pure FM : 10 years(2014-03-15)
100x Liefde 2014(2014-01-30)
100x zomer 2013(2013-05-15)
538: Hitzone 64(2013-02-01)
100x Winter 2013(2013)
De Afrekening 53: Best of 2012(2012-11-30)
MNM Big Hits Best of 2012(2012-11-23)
Humo Selecteert - Meer Dan Het Beste Uit 2012(2012-11-23)
MNM Big Hits 2012.3(2012-10-08)
Pure FM Volume 3(2012)
Every Kingdom(2011-10-03)
The Fear(2011)
Capo 3rd fret
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                             The Fear - Ben Howard
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Tabbed by: Scott:)

Tuning: CGCGGC
Capo 3rd Fret
?This is the live, not studio, version.

Intro

C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------2h4-4h2--|
G|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0------2h4-------0-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------2h4------------|

Verse (x2)
C|---------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--2--4--2h0---|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0-------|
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Mama, cold hearted child, tell me how you feel.
(Mama, cold hearted child, tell me where it all falls.)

C|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2--4--2--2h0---4--2----------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------------2h4------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--2-----0--0--0--0--0-----0--0------2h4---4h2h0-|
C|--------------------------------------------------------------2h4------------|
Just a blade in the grass, spoke unto the wheel
(All the luster of your bones, those arms that held you strong)

Chorus
C|-------0------0-----|       |------------------|
G|----------------0---|       |------------------|
G|---7-------7------7-|       |---4---4---2---0--|
C|---0-------0------0-|       |---4---4---2---0--|
G|-5---5---5---5----5-|       |------------------|
C|--------------------| x2    |-4---4---2---0----|
I've been worried           that my time is a little unclear
(I've been worryin')             (that I'm losing the ones I hold dear)
C|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| |9-9-7-9-7-7h0-2-2-4-7-4-2h0-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|
C|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2
I've been worryin' that we all, live our lives, in the confines of fear   (end 
note is dead notes 2nd time)

Verse
Mama, cold hearted child, tell me how you feel
Just a blade in the grass, spoke unto the wheel
Mama, cold hearted child, tell me where it's all gone
All the luster of your bones, those arms that held you strong

Chorus
I've been worryin' that my time is a little unclear
I've been worryin' that I'm losing the ones I hold dear
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
C|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
I've been worryin' that we all, live our lives, in the confines of fear  

C|----------------------------|    |------------------------------|
G|9-9-7-9-7-7h0-2-2-4-7-4-2h0-|    |------------------------------|
G|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|    |------------------------------|
C|----------------------------|    |------------------------------|
G|----------------------------|    |9-9-7-9-7-7h0-2-2-(4-7-4-2h0-)|   (2-2-4-4-0)
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x2  |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0-0-0-0-0-)|x2 (0-0-0-0-0)

Pm--------------------------------------------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7-0-0--|
G|-----------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0--5-5-5-4-4-4-0-0--|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------| x8
Oh I will become what I deserve(x4)
I've been worryin', I've been worryin',
I will become what I deserve

Pm----------------------------------
C|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
G|-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
C|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
I've been worryin', I've been worryin’

C|-------|
G|-------|
G|-4-2-0-|
C|-4-2-0-| (strum)
G|-------|
C|-4-2-0-|
That my time is a little unclear
I've been worryin', I've been worryin'
That I'm losing the ones I hold dear
I've been worryin', I've been worryin'

C|-------|
G|-------|
G|-4-2-0-|
C|-4-2-0-| (strum)
G|-4-2-0-|
C|-4-2-0-|

That we all, live our lives, in the confines of fear. In the confines of fear.
C|---------------------------------|
G|------------------------------12-|
G|9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-4-7-7--0--0--|
C|------------------------------12-|
G|9-9-9-7-9-7-0-2-2-4-4-7-7--0--12-|
C|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|

************************************

| /   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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CGCGGC Resources

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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • -2
  • -2
  • 0
  • -4
  • -4
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           q o   G   o p
           d o   T   o b
           q o   D   o p
           q o   B   o p
           d o       o b
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            |!!!!!!!!!|             /\  _`\ /\__  _\/\  _`\ /\  _`\
            |!!!!!!!!!|             \ \ \L\_\/_/\ \/\ \ \/\ \ \ \L\ \
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         .+=|!!!!!!!!!|--.`.          \ \ \/, \ \ \ \ \ \ \_\ \ \ \L\ \
       .'   |!!!!!!!!!|   `.\          \ \____/  \ \_\ \ \____/\ \____/
      /     !=========!     \\          \/___/    \/_/  \/___/  \/___/
      |    /|!!!!!!!!!|\    ||
       \   \!!!!!!!!!!!/   //
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      .'    !!!!!!!!!!!    `..
     /      !!!!!!!!!!!      \\
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    |       !!!!!!!!!!!       ||
     \     =============     //
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