Falling Tab

by The Civil Wars
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Capo: no capo
Author thegeniusboy05 [a] 133.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 29, 2016
The other versions on here are alright (especially Sherkon's, whose template
I used, and a portion of whose tab I reused here).
 
But, The Civil Wars play this song in DADGAD, which gives it a very
different flavor from standard or drop tuning.  It has a lot of cool chords,
and it's generally just a nice tuning to play around with.  The chords are
simpler, and slightly different from standard tuning.
 
This song is awesome.
 
Questions?  Just PM me on UG, or leave a comment.
 
Song: Falling
Artist: The Civil Wars
 
Tuning: DADGAD, capo 3
 
 
[Main riff]
 
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0----| x5
D|---4---4---4-------4------|
A|-2----------------------4-|
D|---------4-------2--------|
 
 
[Verse first ending]
 
D|------------|-----------|
A|---------0--|---------0-|
G|---------0--|---------0-|
D|------5-----|-------2---|
A|----5-------|-----0-----|
D|--5---------|-0h2-------|
 
 
[Main riff]
 
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
G|-----0--------0------0-------0-|
D|---4--------4------4-------4---| x3
A|-2-----------------------4-----|
D|---------4-------2-------------|
 
 
[Verse second ending]
 
D|------------|-------0---|
A|---------0--|-------0---|
G|---------0--|-----6-----|
D|------5-----|---7-------|
A|----5-------|-0---------|
D|--5---------|-----------|
 
 
[Chorus Chords]
 
D|-0--0--0--0--0-|
A|-0--0--0--0--0-|
G|-7--6--4--2--1-|
D|-x--x--x--0--0-|
A|-5--4--2--4--2-|
D|----------4--2-|
 
 
[Chorus ending]
 
D|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
G|--4---6---7---6---4---6---7--|
D|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x--|
D|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
 
 
[Main riff]
 
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0----| x2
D|---4---4---4-------4------|
A|-2-----------------------4|
D|---------4-------2--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
(Main riff variation)
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
G|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-|
D|---4-4----4-4---4-4----4-4-| x3
A|-2-------------------4-----|
D|--------4-----2------------|
 
 
[Verse variation first ending]
 
D|--------------|-------------|
A|--------------|----------0--|
G|----0-0---0-0-|------0-0-0--|
D|----4-4---4-4-|------2-2-2--|
A|--------------|-------------|
D|--5-----5-----|--0h2--------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
(Main riff variation)
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
G|---0-0----0-0---0-0----0-0-|
D|---4-4----4-4---4-4----4-4-|x3
A|-2-------------------4-----|
D|--------4-----2------------|
 
 
[Verse variation, second ending chords]
 
D|-0--0-|
A|-0--0-|
G|-0--6-|
D|-5--7-|
A|-5--0-|
D|-5----|
 
 
[Chorus Chords]
 
                 "Can't help falling out of love..."
D|-0--0--0--0--0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A|-0--0--0--0--0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
G|-7--6--4--2--1-|--4---6---7---6---6--|
D|-x--x--x--0--0-|--0---0---0---0---7--|
A|-5--4--2--x--x-|--x---x---x---x---0--|
D|----------4--2-|--5---5---5---5------|
 
                  "...liar..."
D|-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A|-0--0--0--0-(0)-0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
G|-7--6--4--2-(2)-1-|--4---6---6--|
D|-x--x--x--0-(0)-0-|--0---0---7--|
A|-5--4--2--4-(x)-2-|--x---x---0--|
D|----------4-(3)-2-|--5---5------|
 
                  "Can't help falling..."
D|-0--0--0--0--0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
A|-0--0--0--0--0-|-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-|
G|-7--6--4--2--1-|--4---6---7---6---4---6---7--|
D|-x--x--x--0--0-|--0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A|-5--4--2--4--2-|--x---x---x---x---x---x---x--|
D|----------4--2-|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
 
 
[Main riff outro]
 
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0----| x4
D|---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
A|-2-----------------------4|
D|---------4-------2--------|
 
 
 
************************************
 
| x    Dead note
| (n)  Ghost note
| h    Hammer-on
 
************************************
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8 comments
toria815
To anyone unsure that this version of the tab is correct, watch this video: https://youtu.be/tkxFA7nzLFg Great job, thegeniusboy05.
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MickeyDeez
The only thing I see wrong is the second and third bass notes in the intro riff. They should be 2 and open, respectively, not 4 and 2.
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elfa
100% perfect! The only tab which is the way JPW plays it.
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