Chickenfoot - Learning To Fall
From Self Titled Debut
Eb tuning, 24 fret guitar needed?
tabbed by jjhand


This song is very calm and ballad sounding, but still has some cool
arpeggios and lead guitar soloing. This is slightly simpler than their
other songs, so give it a try. Please comment and rate the tab.

Main Riff - Light distortion

    Bbm                   Bbsus2/A
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------3----------2----------2------|
Gb|--------4----------4-----4----4-----4----4---| go to
Db|---4------4---4------4----------4----------4-| endings
Ab|-2----------2----------0----------0----------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

1st ending:
    Gb
eb|-----3-----------------------------------------||
Bb|---0----0-------0----------0----------0-----0--||
Gb|----------4---4----4-----4----4-----4-----4----||REPEAT
Db|---------------------0----------0--------------||
Ab|----------------------------------------0------||
Eb|-3----------3----------3----------3------------||

2nd Ending
eb|-----3---------------------3-------------------|
Bb|---0----0-------0--------0---0--------0-----0--|
Gb|----------4---4----4-----------4----4-----4----|
Db|---------------------0-------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------0------|
Eb|-3----------3----------3----------3------------|

Verse - play Main Riff with ending 2 once, then continue:
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------3----------2----------2------|
Gb|--------4----------4-----4----4-----4----4---|
Db|---4------4---4------4----------4----------4-|
Ab|-2----------2----------0----------0----------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
    "Learning to Fly"

eb|-----3---------------------3-------------------|
Bb|---0----0-------0--------0---0--------0-----0--|
Gb|----------4---4----4-----------4----4-----4----|
Db|---------------------0-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-3----------3----------3----------3-----2------|
    "Again"


Verse Riff 2 - play 2x, add 'Extra' riff shown below on 2nd guitar
eb|-----0-----------------------0----------------|
Bb|---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---------0----|
Gb|---------0-------4---0-----------0-----4------|
Db|-------------------------------------2-----0--|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-----------0-----------0--------------------|
   1.   "Morning      comes       early,         oh"
   2.   "Trying    to    trust     these      wings"

1st ending
eb|-----------------------------------------0-------|
Bb|-----2-----------2-----------3-------------------|
Gb|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
Db|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

2nd ending
eb|-------------------------------------0-----------|
Bb|-----2-----------2-----------3---------------0---|
Gb|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------------|
Db|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---------------|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Extra Guitar's Riff at 0:40    at 0:50, before chorus
eb|-------------------------|      ---------------|--------5-----|
Bb|-------------------------|      -7----5----5---|--------5-----|
Gb|--9---11--12--11\9---9---|      ---------------|--------------|
Db|-------------------------|      ---------------|--------------|
Ab|--7---9---10---9\7---7---|      ---------------|--------------|
Eb|-------------------------|      ---------------|--------------|


Chorus (0:58) - play 2x
    Db         Ab           Ebm       Gb
eb|-----------------------|-0----0---------------|
Bb|-3---------------------|-0----0----3----3-----|
Gb|-2----------2----------|-0----0----4----4-----|
Db|-0----------2----------|-2----2----5----5-----|
Ab|------------0----------|-2----2----5----5-----|
Eb|-----------------------|-0----0----3----3-----|

1. "Cuz when i fall           I fall deep
2. "When i crawl,    I'll come running to you baby  Running to you baby"

After Chorus (1:18) - some notes are doubled by heavy sounding guitar
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------3----------3-----------------|
Gb|--------4----------4---------4--------4------|
Db|---4------4---4------4---4-----4----4--------|
Ab|-2----------2----------2----------2------0---|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------3----------3--3/5\3------------|
Gb|--------4----------4----------------4-2--------|
Db|---4------4---4------4---4--------------4-2----|
Ab|-2----------2----------2--------------------5~-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse 2: Play Verse again similarly as played before
    Lyrics: "Now i've gotta sort out these dreams
           Feels like watching your life on a big screen
           And morning comes early again yeah
           Only to find us two as one"


Chorus 2: Play Chorus again 4x total

Chorus 2 Ending - Rhythm plays chords shown above, Lead plays tab part

    E                     Gb
eb|-3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3-|
Bb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|
Gb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|
Db|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
    "Cuz i'm falling"

  Ab                    B
|-5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---8-8--8-8---8-8--8-8-|
|-5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-|
|-6-6--6-6---6-6--6-6---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-|
|-7-7--7-7---7-7--7-7---5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
  "in circles, oh yeah"


    E                     Eb                    Db    * Start solo
eb|-3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3---3-3--3-3-|-------------|
Bb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|-------------|
Gb|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|-7-----------|
Db|-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0-|-7-----------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|-5-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|-------------|
     "I'm falling down on my knees"


Short Solo-
       * lower trem bar then raise to note
eb|---\x/17----|--\x----14b15r14--12h14p12\10-|-12\8---10\7---10\5----5-7-8-|
Bb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

eb|---(8)p7p5--------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------7b8r7-5\3--5b7r5b7___7r5-3---------------|
Gb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Db|------------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|---------------------|


Play Main Riff, 2nd ending with wah

Lyrics: "Once as a child in my mothers eyes
         Oh lord I swear it felt this way, yeah"


Play Chorus, with Lead playing:
    Db             Ab               Ebm
eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-PH------------------------------|
Gb|-9b11------9p7--9~~~~~~\-------|-9b11r9b11---7---7~~~-----7-9-7--|
Db|-------------------------------|---------------9-------/9--------|
Ab|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------|------------------------10-12b14r12-10-12b14~-|
Bb|-------------10----------------------|------------10-12--10/12----------------------|
Gb|-9b11_b11_b11---9b11r9-7-9~~------7--|-7--9p7-9/11----------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------7/9-9-|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

Continue playing Chorus on Rhythm Guitar with vocals (chords shown)
    Db          Ab      Ebm      Gb        Db    Ab     Ebm            Gb
eb|-12b14~-----------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------------------|-12b14r12~---------|------------|-10/12---------------------|
Gb|------------------|-------------------|------------|--------9b10r9-7-/11-------|
Db|------------------|-------------------|--rest------|---------------------9-12~-|
Ab|------------------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|------------|---------------------------|

    Db        Ab            Ebm      Gb    Db               Ab
eb|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|--------------|------10-10----------------------|
Gb|-/11---9-7-9---9-9-7-6-|--------------|-9/11--------9h11-7h9----999-7-6-|
Db|-----------------------|-7~-----------|---------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|

   Ebm       Gb           Db                               Ab
eb|------------------10-|-12b14-12b14-12b14-12b14-12-12p10-12b13-12-12-10-12p10----19-|
Bb|-------------10/12---|-------------------------------------------------------/21---|
Gb|-7-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|

    Ebm           Gb             Db                            Ab
eb|-22~------24---24b26-22__\-|--18b20r18-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-----------17b19r17-15-17b19-15-17-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------|---------------------------------------18b19r18~~--|
Db|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|


     Ebm        Gb                        Ending - see below
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------17b19r17b19r17b19-17-15-|
Gb|-(18~)-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------|


ENDING -

Rhythm
eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----3----------3----------3----------2------|------3----------3--------2----|
Gb|--------4----------4---------4----------4----|---------4----------4-----4----|
Db|---4------4---4------4---4-----4----4-----4--|----4------4---4------4---4----|
Ab|-2----------2----------2----------0----------|--2----------2------------2----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  |
  |Lead
eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-14~-----------------------------------------|--------------------------5NH--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------4NH--|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

Key
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| NH natural harmonic
| PH pinch harmonic, squeal
| x  Mute note
|()  Held note from previous bar
| b  bend note
| r  release bend
| \x/  lower then raise tremelo bar (listen to song to see how much)