As The World Falls Down Chords & Tabs
As The World Falls Down Tab
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# David Bowie - As the World Falls Down #
# From the 1986 movie "The Labyrinth" #
# Tabbed by Emilius #
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Notes: This song is a really beautiful song played on fretless bass.
The Intro is played 4 bars of 3/4, then bass intro.
Tuning: Standard (E A D G)
A(add9) Dmaj7/A
|------6---------|------6---------|------7---------|------7---------|
INTRO |----2-----------|----2-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A(add9) F#m
|------6---------|------6---------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE |----2-----------|----2-----------|------4---------|------4---------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|----4-----------|----4---------4-|
|----------------|----------------|2-2-------------|2-2-------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D(add9) Dm6 A
|------11--------|------10--------|------6---------|------6---------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bm D A F#7
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS |----------------|0-----0-0-----0-|----------------|----------------|
|2-----2-2-----2-|----------------|0-----0-0-----0-|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|2-----2-2-----2-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A F#7 D
|------6---------|------6---------|----------------|----------------|
|----2-----------|----2-----------|----------------|------------0---|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|2-----2-2-----2-|2-2-2-2-2-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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A(add9) Dmaj7/A
|------6---------|------6---------|------7---------|------7---------|
|----2-----------|----2-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dm6 A(add9)
|------10--------|------10--------|------6---------|------6---------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Notice the rhythm/time change in bars 3 and 7!
Fmaj7 G/F Fmaj7 G/F
|-------2--------|------2---0-----|------2-----|------2---0-----|
SOLO |----------------|----0-----------|------------|----0-----------|
|----3---------3-|----------------|----3-----3-|----------------|
|1-1-------------|1-1-----------3-|1-1---------|1-1-----------3-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Fmaj7 G/F B7/D# Esus E
|------2---------|------2---0-----|------------|------1---------|
|----------------|----0-----------|1-----1-----|----------2---2-|
|----3---------3-|----------------|------------|------------2---|
|1-1-------------|1-1-----------3-|------------|0---0-----------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
A(add9) Dmaj7/A
|------6---------|------6---------|------7---------|------7---------|
END |----2-----------|----2-----------|----4-----------|----4-----------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dm6 A(add9)
|------10--------|------10--------|------6---------|------6---------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----2-----------|----2-----------|
|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|0-0-------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Tab Legend:
| = Bar line
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + = Timing (1/8 notes)
* 10 + 11 -are- infact fret 10 + 11
