Falling Bombs by Bigelf
song: falling bombs
band: bigelf
album: hex
tabbed by: copperwreck
Drop-D tuning.
Chords used:
Dm xx776x
Dmmaj7 xx766x
Dm7 xx756x
Dm6 xx746x
C5 x355xx
Bb5 x133xx
A5 x022xx
Eb5 111xxx
F5 333xxx
G5 555xxx
D5 000xxx
Verse 1, no guitar:
Mother told me not to worry they’re just falling bombs
She said she hasn’t heard that sound since back in Vietnam
Falling Bombs, they’re falling to the earth
chromatic riff pt1:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------4b----|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-5-6-5-----------4-5-4-----------3-4-3-----------2-3-2-----------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------7b--------------6b--------------5b------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-5-6-5-----------4-5-4-----------3-4-3-----------2-------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
Father told me that the world’s collapsing on us all
Dm Dmmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
But television shows elapsing hides the writing on the wall
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
Falling bombs, Who they falling on?
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
They’re just falling bombs, Till they’re falling on you
decending lick:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g---------------------------------|
d-5---3---------------------------|
a-------5-3---1-3-1---------------|
d---------------------5---4---3---|
funky thing:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------__3____-___3___---------------------------------|
a-------5---------------------1b--------5-------------------------------5----------------------1b-|
d-0-----------0-----3-3---3h5-----0-----------0---r--6--6-6--5--3-0-----------0-----3-3---3h5-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------7---------------------3b--5---3---------------------------|
a-------5-------------------------0-----------0-----3-3-3h5-------------5-3---1-3-1---------------|
d-0------------0----x-5h7h8~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-chorus:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-0-------------------------------0-------------------------------|
a-0------------------------1/3----0-----------------------8-------|
d-0-----0-0-3-5-----5-5-5---------0-----0-0-3-5-------5---8-------|
Chorus:
C5 Bb5 A5 C5
Are you gonna fly when you hear the sirens call?
Bb5 A5 Eb5
Are you gonna die in a raging fire ball?
(F5) G5 Bb5 Eb5
How you gonna live in a world that isn’t there?
D5 C5 Bb5 C5
Don’t you know there’s bombs’ falling through the air
(Those last C5:s are actually a third guitar tuned to drop-C.)
Lead fills chorus guitar:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
C5 Bb5 A5 C5 Bb5 A5
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-8-8-----8-8----(7-7)------------8-8-----8-8----(7-7)------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Eb5 F5 G5 Bb5 Eb5 D5 C5 Bb5
e-----------------------------------------------------------------|
b-8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88--------------------|
g-----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-88----8-887-777-775-----3-|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
e-------------------------7tr8----|
b-----------------7tr8------------| tr means trill between the two notes stated.
g-4tr5----7tr8--------------------|
d---------------------------------|
a---------------------------------|
d---------------------------------|
Verse 3, part without guitar:
Mother’s cooking in the kitchen she looks up to sky
She sees a fighter pilots mission and she wonders why
Verse 3, part with guitar:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e---------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------|
b---6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6---|
g-7-----7---7---7-6-----6---6---6-5-----5---5---5-4-----4---4---4-| Falling bombs
d-----------------------------------------------------------------| They're falling to the earth
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e---------5---------------5---------------5-----------------------|
b---6---------6-----6---------6-----6---------6-------------------|
g-7-----7---7---7-6-----6---6---6-5-----5---5---5-4---------------| Falling bombs
d-----------------------------------------------------------------| They're falling to the earth
a-----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play the chromatic riff.
Verse 4:
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
Father sees the situation starting to occur
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
But before he changed the station it was just another blur
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
Falling bombs, Who they falling on?
Dm Dmmaj7 Dm7 Dm6
They’re just falling bombs, Till they’re falling on you
Play the decending lick and the funky thing.
really cool riff:
1 + + + 2 + + + 3 + + + 4 + + +
e-----------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------|
a-5-------------5-------------------|
d---6-5-0---------6-5-0-------------|
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