BARENAKED LADIES - "Falling For The First Time" Tablature
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NOT MINE! Just that I highly recommend this. It sound almost exactly like the one on the CD. Good for acoustic for the rhythm parts.
From: \"John Argentiero\" <jargent100@hotmail.com>
Subject: TAB : Falling for the First Time
Date: Saturday, September 23, 2000 3:20 PM
Falling for the First Time
Written By Steven Page and Ed Robertson
Recorded by Barenaked Ladies
From the album Maroon
Transcribed by John Argentiero (jargent100@hotmail.com)
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This song is played with a capo on the 2nd fret.
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Here\'s the next radio-friendly hit from the BNL guys. Learn it now,
and beat the rush!
This is the intro riff, which most of the verse riffs are based on.
The chords are E major and something that sounds like an A6sus2.
Neat chord, oddly enough used in a similar context by Poison in the hit
\"Something to Believe In.\" But I digress.
Here is the main riff tabbed out. It\'ll be referred to as Main Riff
throughout,
mainly because seeing A6sus2 written over and over will give you a headache.
E A6sus2
e----0--0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
B----0--0--0-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
G----1--1--1-1-1---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D----2--2--2-2-2---4--4--4-4-4-4-4-4----|
A----2--2--2-2-2---0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E----0--0--0-0-0------------------------|
You kinda do it naturally anyway, but make the transition between the two
chords
a slide. Sounds nice.
Throughout the rest of the songs, here are the voicings of the chords I\'m
using.
These names aren\'t entirely correct, but deal with it, they\'re close enough.
Asus2 C#m C#m/A E Badd4 Dsus2 B A
e----0-----4-----0-----0-----0-----0-----2-----0-----|
B----0-----5-----5-----0-----0-----3-----4-----2-----|
G----2-----6-----6-----1-----4-----2-----4-----2-----|
D----2-----6-----6-----2-----4-----0-----4-----2-----|
A----0-----4-----0-----2-----2-----0-----2-----0-----|
E----------------------0-----0-----------------------|
For the little chorus line (Feels just like I\'m...) Ed does this little
riff.
We\'ll call it Riff 1.
e----------------2---|
B----------------4---|
G----------------4---|
D----------------4---|
A----------------2---|
E----2--4--2--0------|
You can also use power chords for that to make it sound bigger. Your call.
And you may have better luck with the full B chord as a power chord too.
The other main guitar riff is the little alto part that pops up after the
chorus lines
every now and then. Here\'s a take on that one:
This will be officially called Riff 2.
e--------------------------|--------------------------|
B----------5---7--9--7--5--|----------5---7~~~~----5--|
G----4~~~------------------|----4~~~------------------|
D--------------------------|--------------------------|
A--------------------------|--------------------------|
E--------------------------|--------------------------|
Now, that 9th fret note in the first measure sounds more like a full
pre-bend
at the 7th fret, but I can\'t remember how to notate that in TAB. Any band
at
the 7th fret should sound ok, or played as written above.
Occassionally, the just play the second half of this. I notate when.
Anyway, if you\'re playing this solo acoustic you won\'t be playing this
anyway, so nevermind.
That covers it. On with the song:
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Main Riff x 4
VERSE 1
Main Riff Asus2
I\'m so cool, too bad I\'m a loser
Main Riff C#m C#m/A
I\'m so smart, too bad I can\'t get anything figured out
Main Riff Asus2
I\'m so brave, too bad I\'m a baby
Main Riff
I\'m so fly, that\'s probably why it
Riff 1
Feels just like I\'m falling for the first time.
Main Riff x 2 with Riff 2
VERSE 2
Main Riff Asus2
I\'m so green it\'s really amazing
Main Riff C#m C#m/A
I\'m so clean, too bad I can\'t get all the dirt off of me.
Main Riff Asus2
I\'m so sane it\'s driving me crazy
Main Riff
It\'s so strange, I can\'t believe it
Riff 1
Feels just like I\'m falling for the first time.
Main Riff x 1 (with second half of Riff 2)
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time?
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind
A B C#m C#m/A
It feels just like I\'m falling for the first time.
A B
it feels just like I\'m falling for the first time.
Main Riff x 2 with Riff 2
Main Riff Asus2
I\'m so chill, no wonder it\'s freezing
Main Riff C#m C#m/A
I\'m so still, I just can\'t keep my fingers out of anything
Main Riff Asus2
I\'m so thrilled to finally be failing
Main Riff
I\'m so done, turn me over cause it
Riff 1
Feels just like I\'m falling for the first time.
Main Riff x 1 (with second half of Riff 2)
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Anything plain can be lovely, anything loved can be lost
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Maybe I lost my direction, what if our love is the cost?
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Anyone perfect must be lying, anything east has its cost
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
What if I lost my direction? What if I lost sense of time?
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
What if I nursed this infection? Maybe the worst is behind
Kick in with Riff 2, here until end
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2
Maybe the Worst is Behind
E Badd4 Dsus2 Asus2 x 2
End on E
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That should cover it. Any questions, mail me at jargent100@hotmail.com
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