The Swell Season - Falling Slowly Chords & Tabs
The Swell Season - Falling Slowly Tab
The previous tab was nearly spot-on, but I tried to add in some of the notes contributed
the piano so that if you're playing this on guitar without a piano, that it 'sounds'
like the complete song. Obviously, use your better judgment.
Don't let the lengthy chord names fool you, they're rather simple changes (see bottom of
for chord diagrams). Many chords use the thumb over the top to get the low E string.
Cheers,
-Scott
(Pattern 1)
(Cadd9) (Cadd9/F#)
e------------------------0--------------------------------------------1----------0-----|
B------------3---------------------3----------------------3----------------------------|
G-------0---------0---------0----------0-----------0---------0----------0-----------0--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------1--------------------------------------|
(Cadd9) (C/F#)
e----------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------3-------------------3------------1------------1----------1------------1---|
G-------0-------0---------0---------0--------------0-----------0----------0-----------0|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------1----------------------------------------|
(Pattern 2)
(Am) (G) (F) (G)
e-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------3---------------------1---------------------3------|
G--------2-----2--------------2-----2---------------2-----2---------------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------3---------------------1---------------------3------------|
(Am) (G) (Fadd9)(strum into chorus)
e -----------0-----------------------------------3------------|
B ---------------------------------3-------------1------------|
G --------2-----2---------------2-----2----------2------------|
D -----------------------------------------------3------------|
A -----0-----------------------------------------0------------|
E ---------------------------3-------------------1------------|
Verse 1:
(Pattern 1)
I don’t know you, but I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me, and always fool me
And I can’t react
(Pattern 2)
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_unsigned_bands/the_swell_season_falling_slowly_tab.html ]
Chorus:
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Take this sink - ing
Am Asus4 Asus2 Am
Boat and point it
Fmaj7 Dm add9 Fdim5maj7 Fmaj7 Cadd4 Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Home we’ve still got ti-----me
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Raise your hope---ful
Am Asus4 Asus2 Am
Voice you have a
Fmaj7 Dm add9 Fdim5maj7 Fmaj7 Cadd4 Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Choice you make it no---w
Verse 2:
(Pattern 1)
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
And moods that take me, and erase me
And I’m painted black
(Pattern 2)
Well you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won
Chorus:
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Take this sink - ing
Am Asus4 Asus2 Am
Boat and point it
Fmaj7 Dm add9 Fdim5maj7 Fmaj7 Cadd4 Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Home we’ve still got ti-----me
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Raise your hope---ful
Am Asus4 Asus2 Am
Voice you have a
Fmaj7 Dm add9 Fdim5maj7 Fmaj7 Cadd4 Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Choice you’ve made it no---w
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C
Fall ing slow---ly,
Am Asus4 Asus2 Am Fmaj7
sing your mel----o---dy
Dm add9 Fdim5maj7 Fmaj7 Cadd4 Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
I’ll sing a-------lo-----ng
F (repeatedly, listen to the track for strum pattern)
Out:
3x End
e||-------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
B||--1------------1----------1------------1---||---1------------1----------1----3-------1|
G||-------0-----------0----------0-----------0||--------0----------0---------0-----0----0|
D||-------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||--1----------------------------------------||---1-------------------------------------|
Chords Used:
C Cadd9 Cmaj7 C Am Asus4 Asus2 Am Cadd9/F#
e -0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0-------------------------|
B -1----3----0----1------1----3----0----1-------------------------|
G -0----0----0----0------2----2----2----2-------------------------|
D -2----2----2----2------2----2----2----2-------------------------|
A -3----3----3----3------0----0----0----0-------------------------|
E -0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0-------------------------|
Fmaj7 Dm add9 Fdim5maj7 Fmaj7 Cadd4 Cadd4* OR C6/9sus4
e -0-----0--------0----------0------3----1---------1----|
B -1-----3--------0----------1------1----1---------1----|
G -2-----2--------2----------2------0----0---------0----|
D -3-----3--------3----------3------2----2---------0----|
A -0-----0--------0----------0------3----3---------0----|
E -0-----0--------0----------0------1----1---------1----|
(Note: One can use the C6/9sus4 if the fingers don't stretch far enough.)