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Flake Solo Ben Harper Slide Tabs

(ver. 1)
Johnson Jack
(Guitar)
Jack Johnson's "Flake" 

Yes, this is the Ben Harper Slide Guitar Solo from Flake- normally 
tuned DADDAD with a 4th fret capo- but to save on snapped strings, 
I transcribed it over to standard tuning with capo on 1st fret.  
Enjoy you mad dogs!


Capo on 1st Fret.  Tab relative to capo
For those of you that can count music, the funky rhythm is added 
in below.

E|----3-------0----3^0---|---3/5--3-0-----3^0----|
B|--------5---0--------3-|--------3-0-3^0-----/5-|
G|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|
          
E|----3---------------3-0---|----------------------------|
B|----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----/5-|---32-0------32-0---------|
G|--------------------------|---------0-----------0/2----|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------2--|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

E|----3---------3^0---------|----3/5---------3^0---------|
B|----3---/5-0------/3--5---|------------5-------3-3-----|
G|--------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------|----------------------------|

E|-5/7---3-0-5--3^0---0-3^0-|-------3^0-----------0-3^0-3-0--|
B|------------------0-------|--5--0-----3^0/3^0/3-----0-3----|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

     Harder that you try   baby  the further you'll
E|-------------------------/3--0---0---3---0--------|
B|-3/5-----------------------------------------3----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   fall             even    with   all ~~~~the money in the
E|--------0-------3^0---------------3^5|-5/-------3^0---3^0-----|
B|-3/5----0-----------3-3--------------|--------------3-----3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------|

   whole  wide  world            Please  please  please don't pass me
E|---------------------3^0---0-|-----------3^0-----------------3^0---|
B|--3----------------------3---|--3/5------------/5------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   please please please don't pass me   
E|-3/5-----3^0-------------------0----|
B|----------------/5-----------3------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

  please please please don't pass me by    ~~~~~~          Everything
E|-5/7-----/3-----3/5---0^3----0---3^0--|--------0---3^0---------0---|
B|--------------------------------------|-/5-------------3----3--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

   you know bout me now baby     you gonna have to change   You gonna
E|-----------------------3/5--3--0----------------|------------------|
B|---------------------------------5--------------|------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

   call      it by a brand new name     ooh    ooh   ooh
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Please please please don't drag me  
E|------------------------------------|
B|--3/5----5--------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

   please please  please don't  drag  me
E|---------------------3/5----0----------|
B|--5--------------5--------------3-0-3--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

   please please please don't drag me down      Just like those trees
E|--------------------------------------|---0------------------------|
B|--5--------------3-----3-3---3^0------|-0---/5---------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

   down by the water baby I shall not move             even after all
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|

   those silly things you do     ooh   ooh   ooh
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

  please please      please don't drag me 
E|-3^0--------------32--0-------------0--|
B|-------3-----5------------3------5---0--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|


  please please      please don't drag me 
E|-3^0--------------32--0-------------0--|
B|-------3-----5------------3------5---0--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

   Please    please    please don't drag me down
E|-32-0-----0---------32-0--------0-----------|
B|-------3-0------3^0---------3^0-----0--3--5---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

                                         ~~~~~~~~
E|-------3^0--------/3--|-3/5---3^0---------------3^0-----||
B|-5---------3-5--------|-----------3---5-------------3---||
G|----------------------|---------------------------------||
D|----2-----------------|---------------------------------||
A|----------------------|---------------------------------||
E|----------------------|---------------------------------||

Now with counting...
based on 16th notes   = 1 e  &  a 2 e  &  a 3 e  &  a 4 e  &  a
or sometimes triplets = 1 pul let 2 pul let 3 pul let 4 pul let


   1  & 2 & 3 e    4 e &   1  &  2 & 3 e & a 4 e  &
E|----3-------0----3^0---|---3/5---3---0-----3^0----|
B|--------5---0--------3-|---------3---0-3^0-----/5-|
G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------|
          
   1 & 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e &   1 & a 2 e &  3 e &  4 e &
E|---3-----------------3-0---|----------------------------|
B|---3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3----/5-|---32-0------32-0---------|
G|---------------------------|---------0-----------0/2----|
D|---------------------------|-------------------------2--|
A|---------------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------------|

   1  & 2  3 & a  3 e &   4     1   &   2  &   3 e & a  4
E|----3-----------3^0---------|----3/5---------3^0---------|
B|----3---/5---0------/3--5---|------------5-------3-3-----|
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|

   1   & 2 & 3  & a 4 e & a   1  & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a    
E|-5/7---3-0-5--3^0---0-3^0-|------3---0-----------0-3^0-3-0-|
B|------------------0-------|-5--0-------3^0/3^0/3-----0-3---|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

Harder that you try   baby  the further you'll
    1                       3 pul let  4  pul let
E|-------------------------/3--0---0---3---0--------|
B|-3/5-----------------------------------------3----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

   fall             even    with   all ~~~~the money in the
    1   2 e       3 e & a      4     a   1      3 e & a 4 e & a     
E|--------0-------3^0---------------3^5|-5/-------3^0---3^0-----|
B|-3/5----0-----------3-3--------------|--------------3-----3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------|

  whole  wide  world            Please  please  please don't pass me
    1                  4 e & a     1       2 &    3            4 e
E|---------------------3^0---0-|-----------3^0-----------------3^0---|
B|--3----------------------3---|--3/5------------/5------------------|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|

   please please please don't pass me   
    1      2 &     3           4 e 
E|-3/5-----3^0-------------------0----|
B|----------------/5-----------3------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

  please please please don't pass me by    ~~~~~~          Everything
   1        2      3    & a    4   e &     1   2 e   3 e &    4  &
E|-5/7-----/3-----3/5---0^3----0---3^0--|--------0---3^0---------0---|
B|--------------------------------------|-/5-------------3----3--0---|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

   you know bout me now baby     you gonna have to change   You gonna
   1        2             3  pul let 4                 rest 4 counts
E|-----------------------3/5--3--0----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------------------------5------------|------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------|

   call      it by a brand new name     ooh    ooh   ooh
         rest 4 counts                     rest 4 counts
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------|

   Please please please don't drag me  
    1 e    2       3        4
E|------------------------------------|
B|--3/5----5--------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

   please please  please don't   drag  me
    1              3   e &   a   4  pul let
E|---------------------3/5---0--------------|
B|--5--------------5-------------3---0---3--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

   please please please don't drag me down      Just like those trees
    1              3     & a   4 e        1 &  2
E|--------------------------------------|---0------------------------|
B|--5--------------3-----3-3---3^0------|-0---/5---------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|

   down by the water baby I shall not move             even after all
        rest 4 counts                              rest 4 counts
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|

   those silly things you do     ooh   ooh   ooh
        rest 4 counts             rest 4 counts
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------|

  please please      please don't drag me 
   1 e  &      2     3   e  &      4   &
E|-3^0--------------32--0-------------0--|
B|-------3-----5------------3------5---0--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

  please please      please don't drag me 
   1 e  &      2     3   e  &      4   &
E|-3^0--------------32--0-------------0--|
B|-------3-----5------------3------5---0--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

   Please    please    please don't drag me down
     1 e & a 2    & a   3  e  & a   4 e  &  a
E|-32-0-----0---------32-0--------0-----------|
B|-------3-0------3^0---------3^0-----0--3--5---|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

                                         ~~~~~~~~
   1  &  2 e & a     4      1   2 e &   3         4 e &
E|-------3^0--------/3--|-3/5---3^0---------------3^0-----||
B|-5---------3-5--------|-----------3---5-------------3---||
G|----------------------|---------------------------------||
D|----2-----------------|---------------------------------||
A|----------------------|---------------------------------||
E|----------------------|---------------------------------||


Any questions, comments, shameless compliments, or, if you
don't understand my counting explainations (forgive me, I'm
I'll do my best to make sense.
            
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