False Alarm Chords & Tabs
Smile Empty Soul: False Alarm
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
YouTube Channel: MysticGuitar77
Date last modified: January 26, 2014
Tuning: Drop C# (C#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)
Riff 1 (palm muted and with a lot of bass and reverb)
D#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-7-7-7--7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4-4-4--4-4-4-0-|
G#|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-7-7-7--7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|
C#|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-7-7-7--7-7-7-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4-4-4--4-4-4-0-|
Play Riff 1 x2
Riff 2 "Glass shards sticking out of my heart..."
D#|---------------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------3--3--3--3-3------------|
F#|---------------------------2--2--2--2-2------------|
C#|-4--4--4--4-4-7--7--7--7-7-0--0--0--0-0-4--4--4--0-|
G#|-4--4--4--4-4-7--7--7--7-7-0--0--0--0-0-2--2--2--0-|
C#|-4--4--4--4-4-7--7--7--7-7-0--0--0--0-0-4--4--4--0-|
Play Riff 2 x4 "Last time take a look in these eyes..."
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/smile_empty_soul/false_alarm_tab_ver_3.html ]
Riff 3 (clean)
D#|--------------------------------------0--0-0-|
A#|--------------------------------------3--3-3-|
F#|-----6--6-6-----9--9-9-----4--4-4-----2--2-2-|
C#|-----4--4-4-----7--7-7-----2--2-2-----0--0-0-|
G#|---4-4--4-4---7-7--7-7---2-2--2-2---0-0--0-0-|
C#|-4---4--4-4-7---7--7-7-2---2--2-2-0---0--0-0-|
Play Riff 3 x6 "False alarm, I could have sworn..."
(obvious break in 2nd time through)
Play Riff 2 x4 "Glass shards sticking out of my heart..."
Riff 4 (Guitar 1)
D#|-----------------------------------------------|
A#|-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3------------------------|
F#|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C#|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
G#|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
C#|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
D#|------------------------------------------------|
A#|-3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------------------|
F#|-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-------|
C#|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
G#|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|
C#|-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-------------------7-7-7-|
Riff 4 (Guitar 2, just the chords, not exact strumming pattern)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-14--16--18--14--/18--11----14--16--18--14--16b--11~-|
C#|-x---x---x---x----x---x-----x---x---x---x---x----x---|
G#|-12--14--16--12--/16--9-----12--14--16--12--14b--9~--|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 x4 "Glass shards sticking out of my heart..."
Play Riff 4 x1 (beginning of riff gets repeated this time,
listen to song for this)
Play Riff 3 x2 (let last chord ring out)
Enjoy!!