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|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----2-----------2-----------3-----------5-------|
Gb|-------2-----------2-----------2-----------2-----|
Db|---2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2---|
Ab|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
2nd ending
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----2-----------2-----------3-------5-------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---| ---------------|--------------|
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-----|
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------------|
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
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|-------------------------------------------|
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-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------|-------------
Short Solo-
* lower trem bar then raise to note
eb|---\x/17----|--\x----14b15r14--12h14p12-|-12\8---10---10----5-7-8-|
Bb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
eb|---(8)p7p5--------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------7b8r7-5--5b7r5b7___7r5-3---------------|
Gb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Db|------------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|---------------------|
Play Main Riff, 2nd ending with wah
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)
