Falling Bombs tab

Falling Bombs

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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