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Don't Fall Asleep - SonReal ft. John Wilson
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Tabbed by: blakeg14
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
SonReal's Webiste: http://www.reverbnation.com/sonreal
song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=excJpMmPPN4
This is very basic. Just to get you playing the song.
I haven't tabbed the fills in the beginning, still working on those myself.
Chords:
C major, F major, and G major. Probly the 3 most commonly used chords.
The progression is I-IV-V, or Cmaj, Fmaj, Gmaj.
John Wilson definitely holds the C (1st fret of the B string) and hammer-ons the
top half of chords;
The G, however, is a bit different.
It's an alternate fingering for the chord. It's easier to play with the C's and F's,
because it's in the same shape.
Ring finger on G (3rd fret, low E, 6th string),
middle finger on B (2nd fret, A string, 5th string),
and pinky on the G (3rd fret, high E, 1st string).
Song pattern:
Intro C, F, C, G (fade in) 2x
Verse 1 C, F 8x
Chorus C, F, C, G 2x (G stops short 2nd time)
verse 2 C, F 8x
Chorus C, F, C, G 4x (G stops short)
chorus/outro C, F, C, G (fade out) 3x
Very simple. Just listen for cut-offs.
Lyrics
(his rapping and accent makes some of the lyrics hard to figure out):
~Intro~
C F C G
C F C G
~Verse~
C
She was so ugly just affected by the world
F
walked the same path everyday of being this girl
C
that she knew she wasn't but wasn't buzzin enough
F
cus everybody's sittin' there tellin' her what is up like
C F
do this wear that 'til she put a dumb crooked smile on her face
C
subconsciously feel is wrong but can't confront herself so she keep walkin
alone,
F
to the same beat of whoever playin' the drums
C
and shorty gettin' older started sleepin' 'round with dudes
F C
so hot now she been barely even eatin' food thinkin' she know everything
F
but she aint got a clue 'cus she jus' found out she's pregnant
and she ain't even know who
C
she looked in the mirror but can't look in her eyes
F C
so frustrated to "make a plunge?" then she fallin' down on the bed
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_unsigned_bands/sonreal_dont_fall_asleep_tab.html ]
pretend the ceilin' is the sky
F
finally she awoken just to go and close her eyes again
~Chorus~
C F C
hey now heeey now don't worry about your fears now
G C
just close your eyes and breathe but don't you fall asleep
F C
hey now heey now don't worry about your fears now
G
I know it's hard but please.. please don't fall asleep now
~Verse~
C
he was so ugly just affected by the world
F
used to play with GI joes now he playin' with dat girl and
C
treatin' her like she treat herself and make him feel boss
F
homie thinks he knows everything but homie just lost
C
used to play sports and spend time with his family
F
now he spend he spend his time in court and gettin' "blunted with his fans"?
C
got expelled from school and got kick out da house
F
he feel so dam "hood?" like dis what I'm about
C
but deep up inside his soul he just scared and confused
F
so frustrated so he resort to abuse
C F
dig his hole deeper til he deep beneath the clay and the water build up
C
turn what he think to say he look in the mirror but can't look in his eyes
F
weed smoke got him paranoid he walk away and cry
C
lay down on his bed pretend the ceilin' is the sky
F
finally he awoke and to just go on and close his eyes again
~Chorus~
C F
hey now heeey now
C
don't worry about your fears now
G
just close your eyes and breathe but don't you fall asleep now
C F
hey now heey now
don't worry about your fears now
C G
I know it's hard but please.. please don't fall asleep now
C F C G
(ohhh ohhohohhh ohohohhhh don't fall asleep) please don't fall asleep now
C F C G
(ohhh ohhohohhh ohohohhhh don't fall asleep) please don't fall asleep now
~Outro~
C F C G
C F C G
C F C G
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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