Biography:
Ben Folds Five is a trio formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States in 1994, who until their breakup in 2000 were a mainstay of Piano rock. Much of their work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending.
The members of the band are Ben Folds, the lead singer and pianist, who also wrote most of the songs; Robert Sledge on bass; and Darren Jessee on drums. The group enjoyed the success of the single Brick in 1997
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- Draw A Crowd
- Fred Jones Part 2
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- Not The Same
- The Luckiest
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- Alice Childress
- Annie Waits
- Army
- Away When You Were Here
- Bad Idea
- Battle Of Who Could Care Less
- Best Imitation
- Bizarre Christmas Incident
- Boxing
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- Dont Change Your Plans
- Eddie Walker
- Emaline
- Erase Me
- Evaporated
- Fired
- Hold That Thought
- Hospital Song
- House
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- Julianne
- Just Pretend
- Kate
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- Lonely Christmas Eve
- Luckiest
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- Mess
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- Missing The War
- Narcolepsy
- On Being Frank
- One Angry Dwarf And 200 Solemn Faces
- One Down
- Philosophy
- Rain Drops Keep Falling
- Red Is Blue
- Rockstar
- Selfless Cold And Composed
- She Dont Use Jelly
- Silver Street
- Sky High
- Smoke
- Song For The Dumped
- Stevens Last Night In Town
- Stumblin Home Winter Blues
- The Ascent Of Stan
- The Last Polka
- Twin Falls
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- Video
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- Wheres Summer B
- Your Redneck Past
- Youve Got To Learn To Live With What You Are
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Where's the chords to Summer B?
Here are the chords to the song...
WHERE'S SUMMER B?
Straight 4/4
Intro:
||: E | Bm7 :|| x4
Verse:
||: E | Bm7 :|| x4
||: A/D | D/G :|| x3
Chorus:
||: C | D | Bm7 | Esus4 E Esus2/D E/D :|| x3
| C | C | C/D | C/D |
[Repeat Intro, Verse, Chorus, Intro]
Bridge: {lighter}
| Am7 | D7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | D9 |
[Solo over Intro]
Interlude:
{two hits} {piano break}
||: Bm7/E | :|| x4
Repeat Chorus by playing the first line seven times, then play the next
line of the chorus once. Then play the intro ending on a Bm7 (giving it
the feeling that it's not really over... but it is).
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:43:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Julianne
Julianne
Bass plays straight 8th's
Verse 1:
{break}
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G | - |
Verse 2 (w/keys&drums):
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G A | A |
Chorus (same as verse 2)
{mini piano solo over}
A | D | A | D |
Verse 3 (same as verse 2)
Chorus 2:
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G A | D |
Bridge:
B C | B C | D | D | B C | B C | D | D |
Piano solo over verse 2 chords
Verse 4 (same as verse 2)
Repeat chorus 2 twice to end.
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:00:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Alice Childress
Alice Childress
(I enjoyed figuring this one out... It's fun to play, too)
Intro:
||: B (8-7-6) | Emaj7 add9 :|| x4
Verse:
| Abm Gb/Bb | B E | Abm Gb/Bb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E Gb | B E | Dbm7 Gb | B |
| E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
Chorus:
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab | E/Gb |
1/2 Intro, Verse 2, Chorus 2...
Bridge (piano solo):
| Bm7/E | E | Bm7 | E |
| C/G | Gmaj7 | C/D | Gmaj7 |
| C/D | Gmaj7 | E/D |
{piano-slower}
||: Abm Gb/Bb | B E :||
Verse 3:
| Abm Gb/Bb | B E | Abm Gb/Bb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E Gb/Eb | B E | Dbm7 Gb | B |
| E B/Eb | Gb/Ab | Ab/Bb |
Chorus 3:
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb ||: Gb/Ab | E/Gb :|| x3
End with intro (finishing with Emaj7 add9)
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 08:53:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Where's the chords to Summer B?
Here are the chords to the song...
WHERE'S SUMMER B?
Straight 4/4
Intro:
||: E | Bm7 :|| x4
Verse:
||: E | Bm7 :|| x4
||: A/D | D/G :|| x3
Chorus:
||: C | D | Bm7 | Esus4 E Esus2/D E/D :|| x3
| C | C | C/D | C/D |
[Repeat Intro, Verse, Chorus, Intro]
Bridge: {lighter}
| Am7 | D7 | Gmaj7 | Cmaj7 | Fmaj7 | D9 |
[Solo over Intro]
Interlude:
{two hits} {piano break}
||: Bm7/E | :|| x4
Repeat Chorus by playing the first line seven times, then play the next
line of the chorus once. Then play the intro ending on a Bm7 (giving it
the feeling that it's not really over... but it is).
==============================================================================
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 15:43:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Julianne
Julianne
Bass plays straight 8th's
Verse 1:
{break}
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G | - |
Verse 2 (w/keys&drums):
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G A | A |
Chorus (same as verse 2)
{mini piano solo over}
A | D | A | D |
Verse 3 (same as verse 2)
Chorus 2:
A | D | A | D | B | Em Em/D | G A | D |
Bridge:
B C | B C | D | D | B C | B C | D | D |
Piano solo over verse 2 chords
Verse 4 (same as verse 2)
Repeat chorus 2 twice to end.
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Date: Tue, 23 Jul 1996 16:00:02 -0400 (EDT)
From: Marc
Subject: Alice Childress
Alice Childress
(I enjoyed figuring this one out... It's fun to play, too)
Intro:
||: B (8-7-6) | Emaj7 add9 :|| x4
Verse:
| Abm Gb/Bb | B E | Abm Gb/Bb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E Gb | B E | Dbm7 Gb | B |
| E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
Chorus:
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab | E/Gb |
1/2 Intro, Verse 2, Chorus 2...
Bridge (piano solo):
| Bm7/E | E | Bm7 | E |
| C/G | Gmaj7 | C/D | Gmaj7 |
| C/D | Gmaj7 | E/D |
{piano-slower}
||: Abm Gb/Bb | B E :||
Verse 3:
| Abm Gb/Bb | B E | Abm Gb/Bb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E Gb/Eb | B E | Dbm7 Gb | B |
| E B/Eb | Gb/Ab | Ab/Bb |
Chorus 3:
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb | Gb/Ab Ab/Bb |
| E B/Eb | Abm Gb/Bb B B/Eb | E B/Eb ||: Gb/Ab | E/Gb :|| x3
End with intro (finishing with Emaj7 add9)
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