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BENSUSAN - Michael Hedges
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Tabbed by: Derek Noyes, Sr.
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: CGDGAc, Capo: 3rd Fret
4/4 time
| Quarter Note Beats
. Eighths Between Beats
^ Harmonics (slapped and picked)
~ Vibrato
/ Slide Up
\ Slide Down
h Hammer On
p Pull Off
Let Notes Ring
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A Few Thoughts:
This is my 1st tab and maiden attempt at a Hedges tune. I only found one post
and many parts just didn't sound quite right to me. I just wanted to really
fine tune the transcription while learning to play this song as it's one of my
favorites. Its not perfect, however, i feel it's really close.
I broke this song down in the following sections:
A - measures 1 - 6 (3 runs have subtle differences but very similar)
B - measures 7 - 10 (looks simple but a little tricky to get)
C - measures 11 - 16 (sliding up into that flamenco flavored run)
D - measures 17 - 19 (those 16th notes were tough for me to get)
E - measures 20 - 23 (this is the bridge b4 the slide up the neck)
F - measures 23 - 25 (slide into harmonics with open low D in between)
G - measures 26 - 29 (working back down the neck and into 2nd cycle)
Once you get your fingers around these 7 sections, you pretty much have
it licked. I can't begin to articulate the technique & feeling Michael
injects in his playing. You will have to work that out on your own. Enjoy!
btw - if you are blessed to play any of Michael's material, please share it
with others by posting the tabs to this site. i'm sure many fans are hungry
for more.
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1 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
[section A]------------------------------------------------------>
c|-0---------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0--------0|---------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-0----------0--------|
D|---------------------0-h-2|-----3-------------2-0|
G|---------0----------|-------------5---5-----|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-|
3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|-----0-----------2-----|-------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0---------0|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
D|-----------------------0-|-----3------------2--|
G|-5---0---------------|-------------5---5-----|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-----|
5 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|---------0----------------|-------------------------------|
A|-12^--2p0-----------0|-----------------------------|
G|-12^-------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
D|---------------------0-----|-----3-------------2--0|
G|---------0----------0|-------------5---5---------|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-|
..slap harm.......................................................
7 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
[section B]------------------------------------------------------>
c|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---2---3p2-----0-0|-------23p2---0-0-|
G|-5-----------2---------|-----0--------2---------|
C|---------2-----------5-|-4----2----------5-|
9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
------------------------------------------------------>[section C]
c|---------4h5p4-0|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0|-----------------------------|
G|----0-----------------------|---------3/5~~~~---------------|
C|-4----2-----------5-|-4-2-0----------(2 / 7)
.............................................|vibrato......(.slide)
11 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|-------------0-------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------0-------0-----|-------------------------------|
G|-------0--------------0-|---------0-----------12^---|
D|------8-------8-------0|-------------0-------12^---|
G|-----0----------------------|-----3---5---5-------|
C|-7-------------------------|-3-----------5-----------|
........................................................slap harm.
13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|-------------0-----------10|---------9--------------|
A|---------0-------0-----|-----9-----------70------|
G|-------0--------------0--|-----0-------------------0--|
D|------8-------8---------|-----------------------------0|
G|-----0----------------------|-9-------77----------|
C|-7-------------------------|-------------------------------|
15 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|-------------0-------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------0-------0-----|-------------------------------|
G|-------0--------------0-|--------0-----------12^|
D|-----8-------8-------0|------------0-------12^|
G|-----0----------------------|----3----5---5-------|
C|-7-------------------------|-3-----------5------------|
.........................................................slap harm
17 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
[section D]------------------------------------------------------>
c|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------0-----|-------0---------------------|
D|---0----0------0-----0-|---0-----0-------------00
G|-----0-----h5---0-------|-----0-----5------------0|
C|-7-----0-----7-----0-h5|7-----0----(7 \ 2)2|
..................................................(.slide.).......
19 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
------------------------->[section E]---------------------------->
c|-------------------------------|-----02h3p2p0------|
A|-------------------------------0h1--------------------------0
G|------------------------------0|----------------------------0|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0|----------------------------0|
G|---0-----0-----0-------|-------------------------------|
C|-0-----2-----0-----3|-------2-------3|
21 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|-------------------------------|-----------------0h24p0|
A|h10----------------------|-0h1----------------------|
G|-------------------0------|-------------3--------------|
D|------------0h2h3--------0|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------0----------2|
C|-------2-------3|------------------------------|
23 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
---------------->[section F]------------------------------------->
c|---6p0--(2 / 11)11--|-----12^-----------11------|
A|-----------------------------12^---------------7^--------12^
G|-0--------0-------------|-12^-------7^--------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----4--------------------|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------0|-------0-------0|
..................(.slide.)....^....^...^...picked harm.........^.
25 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
------------------------------------->[section G]---------------->
c|-----12^-----------11------|-----9------------7-------|
A|---------------7^--------12^-----------10-----------9|
G|-12^-------7^--------------|-12^-----------11----------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------0-------0|------0-------0|
...^.picked harm....^...........^...^.............................
27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
----------------------------------------------------------------->
c|-----6-------------7-------|-----66--------44--|
A|------------7-------------9|-----------0------------5|
G|-9-------------7-----------|-9------------7----------|
D|-------------------------------|---------0-----------0-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|------0-------0|-------------------------------|
29 | . | . | .
--------------------->
c|-----22p0-|----------------2nd cycle------------------|
A|----------------2| measures 30 - 58 are basically |
G|-5---------------| a repeated cycle of measures 1 - 29 |
D|-------------------| except measure 39 has one extra open |
G|-------------------| note (D) thats not played in measure 10.|
C|---------0--|-------------------------------------------|
30 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-0---------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0--------0|---------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-0----------0--------|
D|---------------------0-h-2|-----3-------------2-0|
G|---------0----------|-------------5---5-----|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-|
32 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-----0-----------2-----|-------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0---------0|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
D|-----------------------0-|-----3------------2--|
G|-5---0---------------|-------------5---5-----|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-----|
34 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|---------0----------------|-------------------------------|
A|-12^--2p0-----------0|-----------------------------|
G|-12^-------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
D|---------------------0-----|-----3-------------2--0|
G|---------0----------0|-------------5---5---------|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-|
..slap harm.......................................................
36 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---2---3p2-----0-0|-------23p2---0-0-|
G|-5-----------2---------|-----0--------2---------|
C|---------2-----------5-|-4----2----------5-|
38 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|---------4h5p4-0|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0|-------------------0----|
G|----0-----------------------|---------3/5~~~~---------------|
C|-4----2-----------5-|-4-2-0----------(2 / 7)
.............................................|vibrato......(.slide)
40 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------0-------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------0-------0-----|-------------------------------|
G|-------0--------------0-|---------0-----------12^---|
D|------8-------8-------0|-------------0-------12^---|
G|-----0----------------------|-----3---5---5-------|
C|-7-------------------------|-3-----------5-----------|
........................................................slap harm.
42 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------0-----------10|---------9--------------|
A|---------0-------0-----|-----9-----------70------|
G|-------0--------------0--|-----0-------------------0--|
D|------8-------8---------|-----------------------------0|
G|-----0----------------------|-9-------77----------|
C|-7-------------------------|-------------------------------|
44 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------0-------------|-------------------------------|
A|---------0-------0-----|-------------------------------|
G|-------0--------------0-|--------0-----------12^|
D|-----8-------8-------0|------------0-------12^|
G|-----0----------------------|----3----5---5-------|
C|-7-------------------------|-3-----------5------------|
.........................................................slap harm
46 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------0-------------0-----|-------0---------------------|
D|---0----0------0-----0-|---0-----0-------------00
G|-----0-----h5---0-------|-----0-----5------------0|
C|-7-----0-----7-----0-h5|7-----0----(7 \ 2)2|
..................................................(.slide.).......
48 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------------------------|-----02h3p2p0------|
A|-------------------------------0h1--------------------------0
G|------------------------------0|----------------------------0|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0|----------------------------0|
G|---0-----0-----0-------|-------------------------------|
C|-0-----2-----0-----3|-------2-------3|
50 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------------------------|-----------------0h24p0|
A|h10----------------------|-0h1----------------------|
G|-------------------0------|-------------3--------------|
D|------------0h2h3--------0|-----------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------0----------2|
C|-------2-------3|------------------------------|
52 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|---6p0--(2 / 11)11--|-----12^-----------11------|
A|-----------------------------12^---------------7^--------12^
G|-0--------0-------------|-12^-------7^--------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----4--------------------|-------------------------------|
C|-------------------------0|-------0-------0|
..................(.slide.)....^....^...^...picked harm.........^.
54 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-----12^-----------11------|-----9------------7-------|
A|---------------7^--------12^-----------10-----------9|
G|-12^-------7^--------------|-12^-----------11----------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|---------0-------0|------0-------0|
...^.picked harm....^...........^...^.............................
56 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-----6-------------7-------|-----66--------44--|
A|------------7-------------9|-----------0------------5|
G|-9-------------7-----------|-9------------7----------|
D|-------------------------------|---------0-----------0-|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
C|------0-------0|-------------------------------|
58 | . | . | .
c|-----22p0-|----------------3rd cycle------------------|
A|----------------2| measures 59 - 67 are exactly the same |
G|-5---------------| as measures 1 - 9. The only difference, |
D|-------------------| the ending is expanded version of sec. B.|
G|-------------------| playing measures 1-7,8,9,8,9,8,71,72 |
C|---------0--|-------------------------------------------|
59 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-0---------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0--------0|---------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-0----------0--------|
D|---------------------0-h-2|-----3-------------2-0|
G|---------0----------|-------------5---5-----|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-|
61 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-----0-----------2-----|-------------------------------|
A|-------------2p0---------0|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
D|-----------------------0-|-----3------------2--|
G|-5---0---------------|-------------5---5-----|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-----|
63 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|---------0----------------|-------------------------------|
A|-12^--2p0-----------0|-----------------------------|
G|-12^-------0---------|-0-----------0---------|
D|---------------------0-----|-----3-------------2--0|
G|---------0----------0|-------------5---5---------|
C|-------------------------------|---------5-----------4-|
..slap harm.......................................................
65 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---2---3p2-----0-0|-------23p2---0-0-|
G|-5-----------2---------|-----0--------2---------|
C|---------2-----------5-|-4----2----------5-|
67 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|---------4h5p4-0|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0|-------23p2---0-0-|
G|----0-----------------------|-----0--------2---------|
C|-4----2-----------5-|-4----2----------5-|
69 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | .
c|---------4h5p4-0|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-----------------0---------|-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------0|-------23p2---0-0-|
G|----0-----------------------|-----0--------2---------|
C|-4----2-----------5-|-4----2----------5-|
71 | . | . | . | . | .
c|-------------------------------|-------||
A|-------------------------------|-------||
G|-------------------------------|-------||
D|-23p2---0-0------|-------||
G|---------2-----------------|--0h5||
C|-2----------5---42|0||
|..played slower...|
