Duran Duran - Falling Down (2007) Tabbed by: trevgreg Email: trevgreg1227@hotmail.com Tuning: Standard Here is the first single off the band's album Red Carpet Massacre. For the most part, Brown plays a little bit of lead work during the verses and some of the choruses. I tabbed out the solo at the end, but wouldn’t mind seeing someone give it a try! The intro and verses have Brown playing a very Chili Peppers-esque riff before and the verses. It looks complicated at first, but becomes easier with a bit of practice. to you, this is not is one-hundred percent perfect, mostly because the album version seems sound a lot different than the live version. It doesn’t sound quite like the album but it’s a lot closer to how Brown has played it live both in concert and acoustically my opinion. Either way, try to use your ear and this as a guide to get an idea for the itself. e----------------------------------4(h)7--4--------x--x---7/9—9\7--------------------| b-------------4(h)5(p)4--4--5----------------------x--x---7/9—9\7--------9(h)12---9--| g-----------6--------------------------------------x--x------------------------------| d---------6----------------------------------------x--x------------------------------| a------4-------------------------------------------x--x-------------------6\9--------| E--------------------------------------------4/7-------------------------------------| Brown continues to play this riff during the verses, but you can also play a few simple during this part as well. Below are the chords used by keyboardist Nick Rhodes appears play during the verses. C#5 G#5 F#5 e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--6----6----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--6----6---6----4-------------------------------------------------------| A|--4----4---6----4-------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------4----2-------------------------------------------------------| Here are the chords used for the pre-chorus, where Simon Le Bon sings the "Why has the turned grey" part of the song. Only use the B5 and A5 chords quickly just before the when Le Bon is singing the "know that it’s over" part. E G# C#min E G# C#min B5 A5 e|--0-----4-----4-------0-----4-----4--------------------------------------| B|--0-----4-----5-------0-----4-----5--------------------------------------| G|--1-----5-----6-------1-----5-----6------4----2--------------------------| D|--2-----6-----6-------2-----6-----6------4----2--------------------------| A|--2-----6-----4-------2-----6-----4------2----0--------------------------| E|--0-----4-------------0-----4--------------------------------------------| Now here’s the main guitar line for the song that Dom Brown plays during the choruses outro. You can’t hear it as well on the album version, but he seems to be playing the few notes of the solo in an up-and-down motion each time he goes through it. It just itself over and over, so play around with it a bit and you should be able to get the hang the riff by just listening to the track. It’s pretty simple to learn. e|--19--19--16--16--19--19--16--16----------19--19--18--18--16--14---------| B|----------------------------------16--16---------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| And just in case, here it is lower on the fretboard if you’re playing this song on an guitar. e|--7--7--4--4--7--7--4--4--------7--7--6--6--4--2------------------------| B|--------------------------4--4------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Below are the chords you can play during the chorus if you just want to strum them on guitar instead. C#m B A e|--4----7----5-----------------------------------| B|--5----7----5-----------------------------------| G|--6----8----6-----------------------------------| D|--6----9----7-----------------------------------| A|--4----9----7-----------------------------------| E|-------7----5-----------------------------------| Below are the lyrics for Falling Down as well. Once was a man who consumed his place and time He thought nothing could touch him But here and now it's a different story-line Like the straws he is clutching Why has the sky turned grey? Hard to my face and cold on my shoulder And why has my life gone astray? Scarred by disgrace I know that it’s over Because I'm falling down With people standing round But before I hit the ground Is there time could I find Someone out there to help me? Howl at the wind rushing past my lonely head Caught in silent slow-motion How I wish it was somebody else instead Howling at all this corrosion Why did the luck run dry? Laugh in my face so pleased to desert me Why do the cruel barbs fly? Now when disgrace can no longer hurt me Because I'm falling down With people standing round But before I hit the ground Is there time could I find Someone out there to help me? You see I'm falling down With people standing round But before I hit the ground Is there time could I find Someone out there to help me? Because I'm falling down With people standing round But before I hit the ground Is there time could I find Someone out there to help me? You see I'm falling down With people standing round But before I hit the ground Is there time could I find Someone out there to help me? I don’t know… where to go I don’t know… here I go | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note