Uncle Walter
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Uncle Walter Bass por Ben Folds Five
Capotraste: Sem capotraste
"Uncle Walter" by Ben Folds Five
tabbed by Meakim
(mustarang@aol.com)
The tab that was up here for "Uncle Walter" was decent, but the song is
actually a lot easier than that (and they left out the solo). And turn your
distortion on... this one's a lot of fun.
BASS LEAD
G|----11-9-----------9-7-----------7--------------------|
D|-7-------11-9-7-5------9-7----------------------5-6-7-|
A|---------------------------10-9----7-7--5-7-8-9-------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (w/ variations)
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------------5---4--------------5-6-7-|
A|------------------------------5-7-8-9-------|
E|-5-5---5-5-5-4-3-3---2---0-0----------------|
PRECHORUS (w/ variations)
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|---5-6-7-------5-6-7---------7-9-7---------|
A|-7-------5-6-7-------5-6-7-5-------9-7-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------------|
CHORUS pt. 1 ("your Uncle Walter's goin' on and on...")
G|----------------|
D|---------5-6-7--|
A|-5-7-8-9--------|
E|----------------|
CHORUS pt. 2 ("how could you leave me here so long with Uncle Walter?")
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-7-7--8-9-10-10-10\----|
E|--------------------5--|
BRIDGE (clean)
G|--------------------------------7-9-11---------------
D|-7-----7-7-----7-5-----5-5---/9--------11-11---------
A|---7-7-----7-7-----5-5-----5-----------------9-9-----
E|-------------------------------------------------9-9-
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7\----------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-|
After the third chorus, there's a piano-drum break, then the bass volumes in
with a D harmonic (5th fret on A), and then the bass solo...
BASS SOLO
G|-/14-11-9---------12-12-11-9-----0-19-17-17-19-17-19-21-19-17--19-19-17-19-17-19-17--
D|----------11-9---------------9-7-----------------------------------------------------
A|---------------11--------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-14-11-9---------12-12-11-9-----0----14-16-14----------14----14-14--
D|---------11-9---------------9-7---16----------16-14-16----16--------
A|--------------11----------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------
(very fast)
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------
(move up this scale as fast as possible)
G|-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-
D|-------------------------
A|-------------------------
E|-------------------------
(very fast again)
G|-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12-
D|--------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------
G|-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12--14-12-11--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------14-12--|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-------------5-6-7-|
A|-----------------------------------------7-7-5-7-8-9-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
ENDING (listen for timing)
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----------------------5---5\-|
E|-3---2----0-0-5----5-7--------|
How to play Uncle Walter
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.