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Tilikum - Benjamin Francis Leftwich
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Tabbed by: Sam Powell
E-mail: [email protected]
Artist site: http://www.benjaminfrancisleftwich.com/
Tuning: Standard (Capo 7th)
Living in York, I've been following Ben from his earlier days.
So glad to see him back in the game after a rough couple of years!
There aren't any videos of Ben playing this track yet as it's just come out, so it's highly likely that the
layout may change once some footage surfaces during his upcoming tour. I know he's prone to DADGAD.
Closing note: I'm 99% sure Ben has his acoustic tuned differently for this, as it doesn't sound like he is
playing the open B string, but rather a G#. Regardless, it's close enough in standard!
INTRO: Repeat x2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4----------4------|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----------0---|
G|--1-----------------------|----1-----------1---------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|-------4-----------4------|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0----------0------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|
(first play through)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
(second play through)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2~----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
VERSE #1:
I wonder what you're thinking...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
Staring through the rain...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Going through our baby names...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Your husband thinks you're sleeping...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
At a motorway hotel...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
He doesn't know tonight you're flying out of hell...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
CHORUS #1:
Be my rose... Growing in the cold...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Be my light in the window at home...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Be my Sun... Rising in the sky...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Be my time bomb lover tonight...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
BRIDGE #1:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4----------4------|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----------0---|
G|--1-----------------------|----1-----------1---------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|-------4-----------4------|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0----------0------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
VERSE #2:
You're turning on your phone now...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
Your hands begin to shake...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
I'm just across the harbour bridge, you say...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
I flew out here to tell you...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|--4-----------4-----------|
I couldn't hold your pain then...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Day by day I waited for your heart to mend...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
CHORUS #2:
Be my rose... Growing in the cold...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Be my light in the window at home...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Be my Sun... Rising in the sky...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Be my time bomb lover tonight...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
BRIDGE #2: Repeat x2
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----4-----|--------4----------4------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----------0---|
G|--1-----------------------|----1-----------1---------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|-------4-----------4------|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0----------0------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
CHORUS #3:
Be my rose... Growing in the cold...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Be my light in the window at home...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
Be my Sun... Rising in the sky...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--0-----------0-----------|--2-----------2-----------|
Be my time bomb lover tonight...
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|-----------4-----------0--|-----------2-----------0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--2-----------2-----------|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|--0-----------0-----------|
OUTRO:
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----4-----|--------4----------4------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--4-----------4-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|----------0-----------0---|
G|--1-----------------------|----1-----------1---------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|-------4-----------4------|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--0----------0------------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|-----------0-----------0--|
G|--1-----------------------|-----1-----------1--------|
D|--------4-----1-----------|--------4-----------4-----|
A|--------------------2-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--2-----------2-----------|
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------0-----------0--|--0-----------------------|
G|-----1-----------1--------|--1-----------------------|
D|--------4-----------4-----|--4-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--4-----------2-----------|--0-----------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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