Newton Faulkner - Teardrop Tuning - Db Gb Db Gb Bb Db (often DGDGBD live) Tabbed by Jebus Percussion notation: # = strike body with heel of the palm, slightly above strings and between sound hole and bridge * = slap body with thumb, above strings, by end of fretboard Right hand should remain roughly in natural picking position throughout Rhythm: Db|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| # # # * # # # * During verse, the first # is replaced by plucking of bass notes. Intro: (Strings picked, not strummed) Db (x43121@1) B2 (135211@7) Gb (244322@1) DbDb|--------|--------|--------|--------| (x43121@1)Bb|--------|--------|--------|--------| Gb|--------|-0------|-0------|--------| Db|-0------|-0------|-0------|-0------| X2 Gb|-7------|-5------|--------|-7------| Db|-0------|--------|-5------|-0------| B2 (135211@7) Gb (244322@1) DbDb|--------|--------|--------| (x43121@1)Bb|--------|--------|--------| Gb|-0------|-0------|--------| Db|-0------|-0------|-0------| Gb|-5------|--------|-7------| Db|--------|-5------|-0------| | Percussion | x 8 bars Verse: Bass notes picked with right hand Meoldy played by fretting hand See notes above on percussion Db (x43121@1) B2Db|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7--|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| (135211@7)Bb|-------------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-0----------------------| Db|-0-----------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-5----------------------| | Db|-0-----------------------|------------------------| | | Gb (244322@1) Db (x43121@1) | x2 Db|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7--|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| | Bb|-------------------------|------------------------| | Gb|-------------------------|------------------------| | Db|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------| Gb|-------------------------|------------------------| Db|-5-----------------------|-0----------------------| B9 (x2122x@1) Gb (244322@1) DbDb|---------|--------|---------| (x43121@1)Bb|---------|--------|---------| Gb|-----|----|-7-------| Db|-----|----|--0------| Gb|---------|----|---7-----| Db|--10-----|--------|----0----| nh nh B2 (135211@7) B2 (135211@7) n.c Db|-----|-----|--p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-|--p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| Bb|-----|-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-0---|-0---|-----------------------|-----------------------| Db|-0---|-0---|-----------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-5---|-5---|-----------------------|-----------------------| Db|-----|-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| Outro: Full percussion and bass/melody notes as per the start of the verse, except bars with *, do not play the bass notes in these bars. Chord structure: | Db| (x43121@1)B2| (135211@7)Gb| (244322@1)Db| (x43121@1) | B2 | Gb | Db | Db*| | B2 | B2*| B2 | B2*| | Db| (x43121@1)B2| (135211@7)Gb| (244322@1)Db| (x43121@1) | Db*| B2 | Gb | Db | | Db | B2 | Gb | Db | fade out