Song: "Top Falls Down" by Tonic
Album: "Sugar"
Tuning: Standard with Capo on 1st fret to play chords as written
tabbed by jjhand
Main Riff -
play this part 3x:
Dist. Rhythm (Emerson) 4th Bar Ending
F|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|
C|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------| -----------------------------|
Eb|-4b5r4--2----------------------| -5-5-5-5---x-5-5-5-5---x-2---|
Bb|-4b5r4--2--hold chord----------| -5-5-5-5---x-5-5-5-5---x-2---|
F|-2b3r2--0----------------------| -3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-0---|
|
| Dist. Lead (Jeff)
F|------------0--0------0--------| -0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-0---|
C|------------0--0------0--------| -2-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2---x-0---|
Ab|------------4--4--2h4-4--2h4-2-| -0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-1---|
Eb|-------------------------------| -0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-2---|
Bb|-------------------------------| -----------x-----------x-2---|
F|-------------------------------| -3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-0---|
repeat the main riff and hold the ending F chord
Verse: The (0) notes are heard in the background on an overdub part (repeated throughout)
F|---(0)---(0)--(0)-|-etc.-------------|----------------0-|----------------0-|
C|----------------3-|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------2------2---|-------2------2---|----1--2--1---2---|----1--2--1---2---|
Eb|----4-----4-------|----4-----4-------|-2----------------|-2----------------|
Bb|-5----------------|-5----------------|------------------|------------------|
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Lead fill (0:32):
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
C|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|------------------|-------2----------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|-5--4-------------|-5--4-----4-------|-7--6-------------|-7--9--7--6-------|
Bb|-------5--------5-|-------------5----|-------7------7-7-|-------------7\---|
F|------------5h7---|------------------|-------------7-7--|------------------|
Chorus - both guitars play 4x
F|-0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
C|-2-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2---x-0---|-----0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---0---|
Ab|-0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-1---|-2h4-4-4-4---4---2h4-4-4-4---4---|
Eb|-0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-2---|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------x-----------x-2---|---------------------------------|
F|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-0---|---------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar holds chord ^ ^ while Lead plays this second bar
On fourth time through, lead part holds chord as well.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/t/tonic/187037.html ]
Verse 2 is same except for extra guitar part (Clean w/ chorus)
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
C|------------------|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Ab|-------------9\7--|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
play 3x * 1st time only
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|--(7h9--7~)----|
C|-------------9\7--|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Ab|-------------9\7--|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
F|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
Play Chorus again
Break (not sure which guitar plays which part)
Guitar 1
F|-3---3-0---3-0---|-2---2-0---2-0---|-0---0-----0-----|-2---2-0---2-0---|
C|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Guitar 2
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C|-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
Ab|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|
Eb|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
Bb|-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Break part 2: palm mute this section, except for high notes
Rhythm: part in parenthesis is on second time through
F|-(10\)---------------------|--9\-----------------------|--8\-----------------------|
C|-(12\)---------------------|-11\-----------------------|-10\-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|
F|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--|
F|--7\-----------------------||
C|--9\-----------------------||
Ab|---------------------------||
Eb|---------------------------||
Bb|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--||
F|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--||
Repeat Rhythm, play Lead Guitar Break Riff as well:
F|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-------------0---|
C|-5---------------|-4---------------|-1-------1-----2-|-0---------0-----|
Ab|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----2-----------|---------2-------|
Bb|-------------2---|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Play Chorus
Play Main Riff again
Play Break again to end song
KEY:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend string to note/fret indicated
| r release bent string
| () held note from previous bar
