Learning To Fall tab by Chickenfoot

Tabs

Chickenfoot - Learning To Fall
From Self Titled Debut
Eb MajorEb tuning, 24 fret guitar needed
tabbed by jjhand


Main Riff - Light distortion

  BbmBbm          Bbsus2/A
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----3----------3----------2----------2------|
GbGb|--------4----------4-----4----4-----4----4---| go to
DbDb|---4------4---4------4----------4----------4-| endings
AbAb|-2----------2----------0----------0----------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------|

1st ending:
  GbGb
eb|-----3-----------------------------------------||
Bb majorBb|---0----0-------0----------0----------0-----0--||
GbGb|----------4---4----4-----4----4-----4-----4----||REPEAT
DbDb|---------------------0----------0--------------||
AbAb|----------------------------------------0------||
Eb MajorEb|-3----------3----------3----------3------------||

2nd Ending
eb|-----3---------------------3-------------------|
Bb majorBb|---0----0-------0--------0---0--------0-----0--|
GbGb|----------4---4----4-----------4----4-----4----|
DbDb|---------------------0-------------------------|
AbAb|----------------------------------------0------|
Eb MajorEb|-3----------3----------3----------3------------|




Verse - play Main Riff with ending 2 once, then continue:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----3----------3----------2----------2------|
GbGb|--------4----------4-----4----4-----4----4---|
DbDb|---4------4---4------4----------4----------4-|
AbAb|-2----------2----------0----------0----------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------|
  "Learning to Fly"

eb|-----3---------------------3-------------------|
Bb majorBb|---0----0-------0--------0---0--------0-----0--|
GbGb|----------4---4----4-----------4----4-----4----|
DbDb|---------------------0-------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-3----------3----------3----------3-----2------|
  "Again"

Verse Riff 2 - play 2x, add 'Extra' riff shown below on 2nd guitar
eb|-----0-----------------------0----------------|
Bb majorBb|---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---------0----|
GbGb|---------0-------4---0-----------0-----4------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------2-----0--|
AbAb|----------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-0-----------0-----------0--------------------|
  1.  "Morning   comes    early,     oh"
  2.  "Trying  to  trust   these   wings"

1st ending
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----2-----------2-----------3-----------5-------|
GbGb|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
DbDb|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
AbAb|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------|

2nd ending
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----2-----------2-----------3-------5-------0---|
GbGb|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------------|
DbDb|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------|
AbAb|-0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------------|


Extra Guitar's Riff at 0:40   at 0:50, before chorus
eb|-------------------------|   ---------------|--------5-----|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------|   -7----5----5---|--------5-----|
GbGb|--9---11--12--11\9---9---|   ---------------|--------------|
DbDb|-------------------------|   ---------------|--------------|
AbAb|--7---9---10---9\7---7---|   ---------------|--------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------|   ---------------|--------------|



Chorus (0:58) - play 2x
  DbDb     AbAb      EbmEbm    GbGb
eb|-----------------------|-0----0---------------|
Bb majorBb|-3---------------------|-0----0----3----3-----|
GbGb|-2----------2----------|-0----0----4----4-----|
DbDb|-0----------2----------|-2----2----5----5-----|
AbAb|------------0----------|-2----2----5----5-----|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|-0----0----3----3-----|

1. "Cuz when i fall      I fall deep
2. "When i crawl,  I'll come running to you baby Running to you baby"


After Chorus (1:18) - some notes are doubled by heavy sounding guitar
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----3----------3----------3-----------------|
GbGb|--------4----------4---------4--------4------|
DbDb|---4------4---4------4---4-----4----4--------|
AbAb|-2----------2----------2----------2------0---|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----3----------3----------3--3/5\3------------|
GbGb|--------4----------4----------------4-2--------|
DbDb|---4------4---4------4---4--------------4-2----|
AbAb|-2----------2----------2--------------------5~-|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------------------------------|


Verse 2: Play Verse again similarly as played before
  Lyrics: "Now i've gotta sort out these dreams
      Feels like watching your life on a big screen
      And morning comes early again yeah
      Only to find us two as one"


Chorus 2: Play Chorus again 4x total


Chorus 2 Ending - Rhythm plays chords shown above, Lead plays tab part

  E MajorE           GbGb
eb|-3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3-|
Bb majorBb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|
GbGb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|
DbDb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|
AbAb|-------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------|
  "Cuz i'm falling"

 AbAb          BB
|-5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---8-8--8-8---8-8--8-8-|
|-5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-|
|-6-6--6-6---6-6--6-6---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-|
|-7-7--7-7---7-7--7-7---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
 "in circles, oh yeah"


  E MajorE           Eb MajorEb          DbDb  * Start solo
eb|-3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3-|-------------
Bb majorBb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|-------------
GbGb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|-7-----------
DbDb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|-7-----------
AbAb|-------------------------------------------|-5-----------
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------------|-------------
   "I'm falling down on my knees"



Short Solo-
    * lower trem bar then raise to note
eb|---\x/17----|--\x----14b15r14--12h14p12\10-|-12\8---10\7---10\5----5-7-8-|
Bb majorBb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
GbGb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
DbDb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
AbAb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

eb|---(8)p7p5--------------------|---------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------7b8r7-5\3--5b7r5b7___7r5-3---------------|
GbGb|------------------------------|---------------------|
DbDb|------------------------------|---------------------|
AbAb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------------------|---------------------|


Play Main Riff, 2nd ending with wah

Lyrics: "Once as a child in my mothers eyes
     Oh lord I swear it felt this way, yeah"


Play Chorus, with Lead playing:
  DbDb       AbAb        EbmEbm
eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------------------------|-PH------------------------------|
GbGb|-9b11------9p7--9~~~~~~\-------|-9b11r9b11---7---7~~~-----7-9-7--|
DbDb|-------------------------------|---------------9-------/9--------|
AbAb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------10-12b14r12-10-12b14~-|
Bb majorBb|-------------10----------------------|------------10-12--10/12----------------------|
GbGb|-9b11_b11_b11---9b11r9-7-9~~------7--|-7--9p7-9/11----------------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------------7/9-9-|----------------------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

Continue playing Chorus on Rhythm Guitar with vocals (chords shown)
  DbDb     AbAb   EbmEbm   GbGb    DbDb  AbAb   EbmEbm      GbGb
eb|-12b14~-----------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|
Bb majorBb|------------------|-12b14r12~---------|------------|-10/12---------------------|
GbGb|------------------|-------------------|------------|--------9b10r9-7-/11-------|
DbDb|------------------|-------------------|--rest------|---------------------9-12~-|
AbAb|------------------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|------------------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|

  DbDb    AbAb      EbmEbm   GbGb  DbDb        AbAb
eb|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----------------------|--------------|------10-10----------------------|
GbGb|-/11---9-7-9---9-9-7-6-|--------------|-9/11--------9h11-7h9----999-7-6-|
DbDb|-----------------------|-7~-----------|---------------------------------|
AbAb|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|

  EbmEbm    GbGb      DbDb                AbAb
eb|------------------10-|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12-12p10-12b13-12-12-10-12p10----19-|
Bb majorBb|-------------10/12---|-------------------------------------------------------/21---|
GbGb|-7-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

  EbmEbm      GbGb       DbDb              AbAb
eb|-22~------24---24b26-22__\-|--18b20r18-----------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|---------------------------|-----------17b19r17-15-17b19-15-17-----------------|
GbGb|---------------------------|---------------------------------------18b19r18~~--|
DbDb|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
AbAb|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|


   EbmEbm    GbGb            Ending - see below
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-------------17b19r17b19r17b19-17-15-|
GbGb|-(18~)-------------------------------|
DbDb|-------------------------------------|
AbAb|-------------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|-------------------------------------|


ENDING -

Rhythm
eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-----3----------3----------3----------2------|------3----------3--------2----|
GbGb|--------4----------4---------4----------4----|---------4----------4-----4----|
DbDb|---4------4---4------4---4-----4----4-----4--|----4------4---4------4---4----|
AbAb|-2----------2----------2----------0----------|--2----------2------------2----|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 |
 |Lead
eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb majorBb|-14~-----------------------------------------|--------------------------5NH--|
GbGb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
DbDb|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------4NH--|
AbAb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb MajorEb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| PH pinch harmonic, squeal
| x Mute note
|() Held note from previous bar
| b bend note
| r release bend