Cannonball - Damien Rice
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Tabbed by charredu at www.ultimate-guitar.com
Tuning: Standard
This new version is optimized for solo rhythm guitar.
Performance notes below for Intermediate and Advanced rhythm guitar players:
Beginners may substitute D/F# and Dsus2 with D, Cadd9/G with C or just
skip it.
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Em7
0 2 2 0 3 0
1st string is accented during some upstrokes, strings 4 and 5 are hammered on
immediately after first down stroke
Cadd9/G
3 3 2 0 3 0
3 3 2 0 3 3
For this chord the middle finger presses both 5th and 6th string.
4th string is hammered on immediately after first stroke. The 1st string
is accented on some upstrokes or muted. Mute by lightly touching the 1st
string with your pinky on unaccented strokes and pressed during accented
upward strokes.
G D/F#
3 2 0 0 3 X 2 0 0 2 3 x
G Dsus2
3 2 0 0 3 3 x x 0 2 3 0
The 6th and 4th strings of the D chords are hammered on after first stroke.
The 1st string is accented on some upstrokes or muted as in the C chord
above.
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These chords were transcribed by watching and listening to the youtube video
of Chelsea Williams performing Damien Rice's Cannonball as reference.
Reference video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaMUgI0cZH8
Capo on 6th fret for male singers
Capo on 8th fret for female singers
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Intro: (Refer to above reference video for strumming pattern detail)
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/damien_rice/cannonball_crd_ver_6.html ]
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
there's still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
there's still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
it's still a little hard to say
Cadd9/G
what's going on
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
there's still a little bit of your ghost your witness
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
there's still a little piece of your face i haven't kissed
Em7 Cadd9/G G
you step a little closer each day
D/F# Cadd9/G
so i can't see what's going on
G Cadd9/G Dsus2 D
stones taught me to fly
G Cadd9/G Dsus2 D
love taught me to lie
G Cadd9/G D
life taught me to die
Em7 Cadd9/G
so it's not hard to fall
Cadd9/G Em7
when you float like a cannonball
Cadd9/G G D/F#
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
there's still a little bit of your song in my ear
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F#
there's still a little bit of your words i long to hear
Em7 Cadd9/G G
you step a little closer each day
D/F# Cadd9/G
so close that i can't see what's going on
G Cadd9/G Dsus2 D
stones taught me to fly
G Cadd9/G Dsus2 D
love taught me to lie
G Cadd9/G D
life taught me to die
Em7 Cadd9/G
so it's not hard to fall
Cadd9/G
when you float like a cannon
G Cadd9/G Dsus2 D
stones taught me to fly
G Cadd9/G Dsus2 D
love taught me to cry
G
so come on courage
Cadd9/G D
teach me to be shy
Cadd9/G
'cause it's not hard to fall
Cadd9/G Em7
when you float like a cannonball
Cadd9/G G D/F#
Em7 Cadd9/G G D/F# G