Rockin The Suburbs by Ben Folds Artist: Ben Folds Song: Rockin' The Suburbs Tabbed By: Leo J. A.K.A Cruelgirlfriend E-Mail: cruelgirlfriend3@gmail.com I'm pretty surprised to see that there aren't many tabs for this at all; it's not that hard of a song either, honestly. It's an amazing song, and I'm glad I took the time out of my day to make a tab for it. Tuning: Standard Legend(On tab): x - Mute / - Slide up to \ - Slide down from Below Tab: h - Hammer-on p - Pull-off * - Pinch harmonic Line Dividers: () - Appears in two lines, play both lines simultaneously [] - Play this line alone Guitar 1: Distorted Guitar 2: Clean -Intro- [Guitar 1] C D F C e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-------------x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| E|----------------------------x-x-1---x-x-1---x-x-----------------| (Guitar 1) C D F C e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-------------x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| E|----------------------------x-x-1---x-x-1---x-x-----------------| X3 (Mellotron) e|--------5-8---10--5\--------------------5-8---8-----------------| B|------8-----------------------------5-8-----------5\------------| G|----5-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X3 [Guitar] D F e|---------------------------------------------------------13-----| B|--------------------------------8-10---------------1110---------| G|7-------------------7---7------------------------10----10-------| D|7-------------------7---7---------------------------------------| A|5-------------------5---5-----8---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| h p * -Verse- [Guitar 2] C D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|2---------------4---------------7-------------------------------| A|3---------------5---------------8-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| C D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|2---------------4-----------------------------------------------| A|3---------------5---------------0-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------| X3 [Mellotron] e|--------5-8---10--5\--------------------5-8---8-----------------| B|------8-----------------------------5-8-----------5\------------| G|----5-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X2 -Chorus- [Guitar 1] D F C e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|7-------7---x-7---x-7---7-7---x-10------10----x-5-5---x-5-5---x-| D|7-------7---x-7---x-7---7-7---x-10------10----x-5-5---x-5-5---x-| A|5-------5---x-5---x-5---5-5---x-8-------8-----x-3-3---x-3-3---x-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X3 D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|7-------------------------------10------------------------------| D|7-------------------------------10------------------------------| A|5-------------------------------8-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| -Break- (Guitar 1) C D F C e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-------------x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| E|----------------------------x-x-1---x-x-1---x-x-----------------| X2 (Mellotron) e|--------5-8---10--5\--------------------5-8---8-----------------| B|------8-----------------------------5-8-----------5\------------| G|----5-----------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X2 -Verse- [Guitar 1] C D F C e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-------------x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| E|----------------------------x-x-1---x-x-1---x-x-----------------| X2 D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|7-------7---x-7---7---x-7-7---x-101010101010--x-101010101010--x-| D|7-------7---x-7---7---x-7-7---x-101010101010--x-101010101010--x-| A|5-------5---x-5---5---x-5-5---x-8-8-8-8-8-8---x-8-8-8-8-8-8---x-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| C D e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7-7---x-7---------------| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7-7---x-7---------------| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5-5---x-5---------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| -Repeat Chorus- -Middle 8- (Guitar 2) C F C F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0---2---2---0-2---4-------------0---2---2---5-5-5-4---| D|2-----2-2-2---3---3---2-3---5---2-----2-2-2---3---3---7-7-7-5---| A|3-----3-3-----------------------3-----3-3-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| (Guitar 1) e|8\--------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| [Guitar 2] C F C F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0---2---2---0-2---4-------------0---2---2---5-5-5-4---| D|2-----2-2-2---3---3---2-3---5---2-----2-2-2---3---3---7-7-7-5---| A|3-----3-3-----------------------3-----3-3-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X5 (Guitar 2) C F C F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------0---2---2---0-2---4-------------0---2---2---5-5-5-4---| D|2-----2-2-2---3---3---2-3---5---2-----2-2-2---3---3---7-7-7-5---| A|3-----3-3-----------------------3-----3-3-----------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X2 (Guitar 1) C F C F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-----------x-x-5---x-x-5---x-x-x---------------| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-5---x-x-5---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| E|--------------x-x-1---x-1---x-x---------------x-x-1---x-1---x-x-| X2 [Guitar 1] D F e|---------------------------------------------------------13-----| B|--------------------------------8-10---------------1110---------| G|7-------------------7---7------------------------10----10-------| D|7-------------------7---7---------------------------------------| A|5-------------------5---5-----8---------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| h p * -Breakdown- [Guitar 2] C D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|2---------------4---------------7-------------------------------| A|3---------------5---------------8-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| C D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|2---------------4-----------------------------------------------| A|3---------------5---------------0-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------| [Both Guitars] C D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|2---------------4---------------7-------------------------------| A|3---------------5---------------8-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| C D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|2---------------4-----------------------------------------------| A|3---------------5---------------0-------------------------------| E|--------------------------------1-------------------------------| [Guitar 1] C D F C e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-------------x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-x-3---x-3---x-x-| E|----------------------------x-x-1---x-x-1---x-x-----------------| X3 C D e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---------------------------------------| D|5---x-x-5---x-x-x-7---x-7---------------------------------------| A|3---x-x-3---x-x-x-5---x-5---------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| -Repeat Chorus- -Pre Outro- [Guitar 1] F C G F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|10----1010--x-5---5---x-5-5---x-12----1212--x-10--10--x-1010--x-| D|10----1010--x-5---5---x-5-5---x-12----1212--x-10--10--x-1010--x-| A|8-----8-8---x-3---3---x-3-3---x-10----1010--x-8---8---x-8-8---x-| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| X3 D F e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------| G|7-------------------------------10------------------------------| D|7-------------------------------10------------------------------| A|5-------------------------------8-------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------| Let the feedback grow, and just hold that note until the... -Outro- [Bass Guitar, distorted] G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|108-108-108-1010--8---------------------------------------8-9-10| E|--------------------109-8-7-6-1-3---3-6---6-8---8-9---10--------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8-108-108-1010--8---------------------------------------8-9-10| E|--------------------109-8-7-6-1-3---3-6---6-8---8-9---10--------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8-108-108-1010--8---------------------------------------8-9-10| E|--------------------109-8-7-6-1-3---3-6---6-8---8-9---10--------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------| A|--8-108-108-1010--8---------------------------------------------| E|--------------------109-8-7-6-1-1-------------------------------| You'll probably have a fun time with this song. 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