Artist: Ben Harper
Song: Show Me a Little Shame
Album: Burn to Shine
I worked this song out a week or so ago without too much trouble, as it is
Reasonably simple and uses familiar guitar riffs.
Chords used: C G F C7 E Am Bb
| e | 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 | p pull off |
| B | 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 | d downstroke |
| G | 0 4 2 3 1 2 3 | u upstroke |
| D | 2 5 3 2 2 2 3 |
| A | 3 5 3 3 2 0 1 |
| E | x 3 1 x 0 x x |
Here is the intro and riff for the first verse. The other verses follow the
Same pattern, except the last verse only really has bass and organ.
d dudud dudud dudu * C G F
| e | 0 00000 00000 0000 1p0 |
| B | 1 11111 11111 1111 1 1 |
| G | 0 00000 00000 0000 0 0 4p0 2 |
| D | 2 5 5 3 3 |
| A | 0 2 3 5 5 3 |
| E | 3 3 1 |
*
F C G C G
| e | 1p0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 0 0 4p0 0 0 |
| D | 3 3 2 5 5 2 5555 |
| A | 3 3 5 5 3 5555 0 2 |
| E | 1 3 3333 |
C G F F C
| e | 1p0 1p0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 0 0 4p0 2 2 0 0 |
| D | 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 2 |
| A | 3 5 5 3 3 3 |
| E | 3 1 1 |
G C C7 *
| e | 0 0 | | f you don't want to pick the tune |
| B | 1 1 | just strum the chords, and adding |
| G | 4p0 0 0 3 | an F# (244322 | between the G and F |
| D | 5 5 2 2 | chords (as is done in the last |
| A | 5 5 3 3 | verse with an organ) sounds really |
| E | 3 x | good. |
*
Strum the C7 into the start of the chorus, then the chorus chords are:
F G C C7
Won't you show me a little shame
Chorus ends each time with D|-5555-| before going back to the verse
Riff (indicated with *).
I had problems working out if it's an E or E7 played in the bridge, they
both sound good, but I'll go with E.
Bridge:
E C
Cos now I wake ...
E F
I get through crying now and I.................................
G Am G F
I get through thinking ...
Bb F G
I get through speaking ...
Well, that's it. Hope that's of use to somebody, any corrections or comments
then don't hesitate to e-mail me. Thanks,
Sam Coleman