Don't Break My Fall- Oleander
CD: Joyride
Tabber: Mitchell (Mitchell_J@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Dropped Db (Db Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
x= mute or scratch /= slide h= hammer on ~= hold chord PM= palm mute
Oleander's back with a fantastic new album, Joyride, and I've started work on
tabbing this album, just like I did with Unwind. Don't Break My Fall is one of
my fave's so far, it totally reminds me of a sweet Sevendust riff.
Listen to the song to get the gist of this tab!
Intro then verse: (2 guitars mixed)
eb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db -7/9--9-9-9-9/7--7-7--7/9-9-9-9/7--7-7---0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0--|
Ab -x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0--|
Db -7/9--9-9-9-9/7--7-7--7/9-9-9-9/7--7-7---0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0--|
eb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb ---------------------5~--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb -4-4-----------------4~-----4-4-4-4-4-------------------4-4-4-4-4-----4~-------|
Db -4-4-x-x-x-x--5-5-5--2~-----4-4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-5-----4-4-4-4-4-----2~--2-2--|
Ab -2-2-x-x-x-x--5-5-5--2~-----2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5-----2-2-2-2-2-----2~--2-2--|
Db -----x-x-x-x--5-5-5--2~-------------------5-5-5-5-5-------------------2~--2-2--|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/o/oleander/60220.html ]
eb ----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb ------------------------------------PM--------------------|
Gb -4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------------|
Db -4-4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-5-----5/2-2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--|
Ab -2-2-2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-5-----5/2-2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--|
Db ---------------5-5-5-5-5-----5/2-2--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--|
Chorus: lead guitar plays just the low Db string during the hammer-on part
eb --------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb --------------------------------------------------------|---------------------5~--|
Gb -4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------|-4-4-----------------4~--|
Db -4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5--0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0-|-4-4-x-x-x-x--5-5-5--2~--|
Ab -2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0-|-2-2-x-x-x-x--5-5-5--2~--|
Db ------------5-5-5-5-5--0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0-|-----x-x-x-x--5-5-5--2~--|
Bridge:
eb -----------------------------------------------------|
Bb -----------------------------------------------------|
Gb -----------------------------------------------------|
Db -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
Ab -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
Db -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
eb --------------------------|----------------------|
Bb --------------------------|----------------------|
Gb --------------------------|----------------------|
Db -11-11--x-x-x-x--7-7-7/4~-|--11-12-11-9--7-9-----|
Ab -9--9---x-x-x-x--5-5-5/2~-|------------------9~--|
Db -9--9---x-x-x-x--5-5-5/2~-|----------------------|
Clean chorus:
eb -2-2-2-2-2-------------|-----------------------------------|
Bb -2-2-2-2-2--8-8-8-8-8--|-heavier part----------------------|
Gb -4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7--|-----------------------------------|
Db -4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5--|-0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0--|
Ab -2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5--|-0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0--|
Db ------------5-5-5-5-5--|-0h2--2-2-2-0-0-0--0h2-2-2--0-0-0--|
Chords: Db Eb Gb Bb
eb x x x x
Bb x x x x
Gb x x x 4
Db 0 2 5 4
Ab 0 2 5 2
Db 0 2 5 x
Tab originally from http://diehardtabs.tripod.com