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