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Ben Folds Five

Ben Folds Five is an alternative rock trio formed in 1993 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The group comprises Ben Folds (lead vocals, piano, keyboards, melodica, principal songwriting), Robert Sledge (bass, contrabass, synthesizer, backing vocals), and Darren Jessee (drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-writer for some songs). The group achieved mainstream success in the alternative, indie and pop music scenes. The band is best known for the hit ... single "Brick" from their 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen, which gained airplay on many mainstream radio stations. Much of Ben Folds Five's work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending. During their seven years together, the band released three proper studio records, one retrospective album of B-sides and outtakes, and eight singles. They also contributed to a number of soundtracks and compilations. Ben Folds Five disbanded in October 2000, apparently under amicable circumstances. The group reunited for a one-off concert on September 18, 2008, where they played their final album, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, in its entirety. In 2011, Ben Folds Five reunited to record three tracks for Ben Folds' The Best Imitation of Myself: A Retrospective. It was announced on Folds' Twitter in January of 2012 that the band has reunited to record a new album. As of March 1 of the same year, at least three tour dates have been added, including the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tennessee, DeLuna Festival in Pensacola, Florida, and the Mountain Jam Festival in Hunter, NY. In July of 2012 the band announced US and European tour dates for Fall 2012. See more [+]

Brick |||||

six am, day after christmas, throw some clothes on in the da...

Your Redneck Past |||||

Post-Intro Bass notes: AAEAAAAA Choose from any number of ma...

Emaline |||||

I wish it was last September When we could lose ourselves in...

Erase Me |||||

What was our home Paper not stone A lean-to at most And when...

Hold That Thought |||||

She broke down and cried at the strip mall acupuncturist Whi...

Lullabye |||||

Goodnight, goodnight sweet baby The world has more for you ...

On Being Frank |||||

I had it all, or should I say I saw it all? And it's a long ...

Sports And Wine |||||

verse 1 Destiny was calling Monday afternoon Wednesday, you'...

Stumblin Home Winter Blues |||||

Goodbye, street-light, goodnight I'm sure that I'll be fine ...

The Last Polka |||||

Well, she crept back in the house at half past three Shook h...

The Luckiest |||||

I don't get many things right the first time In fact I am to...

Fair |||||

Verse 2 - The same as verse one except he plays with it a li...

Jackson Cannery |||||

the "rising" second part of the verse I have not figured out...

Jane |||||

notes. Just listen for them, they are easy. Chorus - * ...

Smoke |||||

VERSO 1 Leaf by leaf and page by page Throw this book away A...

Away When You Were Here |||||

Dad I know you were sad when you died And I was young it's t...

Cigarette |||||

Fred Jones was worn down From caring for his often Screaming...

Do It Anyway |||||

Verse You might put your love and trust on the line It's ris...

Draw A Crowd |||||

I ordered something, it took a while This morning something ...

Battle Of Who Could Care Less |||||

Verse Chorus Half of the Intro Verse "I've got this great id...

Bad Idea |||||

Then play this line twice Verse - Play this twice Chorus - P...

Fired |||||

Repeat Verse 1. Lucretia walks into a room (first line of in...

Lonely |||||

"Give me space " Modified Intro - Leads into Second Verse "G...

Make Me Mommy |||||

Tabbed for two guitars * by T * measures. Both guitars ...

Kate |||||

you'd normally leave. The last chorus does the whole "I wann...

Mess |||||

Verse - "There was a time " Chorus - "And I don't believe in...

Rain Drops Keep Falling |||||

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Sentimental Guy |||||

There's a moment in my mind I scribbled and erased a thousan...

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