• Song:

    The Swell Season - Falling Slowly

  • Artist:

    Misc Unsigned Bands

The previous tab was nearly spot-on, but I tried to add in some of the notes contributed 
the piano so that if you're playing this on guitar without a piano, that it 'sounds' 
like the complete song. Obviously, use your better judgment.
Don't let the lengthy chord names fool you, they're rather simple changes (see bottom of 
for chord diagrams). Many chords use the thumb over the top to get the low E string.
Cheers,
-Scott


(Pattern 1)
   (Cadd9)			          (Cadd9/F#)
e------------------------0--------------------------------------------1----------0-----|
B------------3---------------------3----------------------3----------------------------|
G-------0---------0---------0----------0-----------0---------0----------0-----------0--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------1--------------------------------------|
   (Cadd9)			                 (C/F#)
e----------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------3-------------------3------------1------------1----------1------------1---|
G-------0-------0---------0---------0--------------0-----------0----------0-----------0|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------1----------------------------------------|

(Pattern 2)
     (Am)	          (G)	                (F)      	      (G)
e-----------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------3---------------------1---------------------3------|
G--------2-----2--------------2-----2---------------2-----2---------------0-----0---|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------3---------------------1---------------------3------------|
      (Am)	       (G)		        (Fadd9)(strum into chorus)
e -----------0-----------------------------------3------------|
B ---------------------------------3-------------1------------|
G --------2-----2---------------2-----2----------2------------|
D -----------------------------------------------3------------|
A -----0-----------------------------------------0------------|
E ---------------------------3-------------------1------------|

Verse 1:
(Pattern 1)
I don’t know you, but I want you
All the more for that
Words fall through me, and always fool me
And I can’t react

(Pattern 2)
And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out


Chorus:
C    Cadd9    Cmaj7      C
Take this     sink   -   ing
Am   Asus4  Asus2    Am
Boat and    point    it
Fmaj7  Dm add9  Fdim5maj7  Fmaj7   Cadd4  Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Home   we’ve    still      got     ti-----me
C     Cadd9  Cmaj7  C
Raise your   hope---ful
Am    Asus4  Asus2  Am
Voice you    have    a
Fmaj7  Dm add9  Fdim5maj7  Fmaj7    Cadd4  Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Choice you      make       it       no---w

Verse 2:
(Pattern 1)
Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
And moods that take me, and erase me
And I’m painted black

(Pattern 2)
Well you have suffered enough
And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won

Chorus:
C    Cadd9    Cmaj7      C
Take this     sink   -   ing
Am   Asus4  Asus2    Am
Boat and    point    it
Fmaj7  Dm add9  Fdim5maj7  Fmaj7   Cadd4  Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Home   we’ve    still      got     ti-----me
C     Cadd9  Cmaj7  C
Raise your   hope---ful
Am    Asus4  Asus2  Am
Voice you    have    a
Fmaj7  Dm add9  Fdim5maj7  Fmaj7    Cadd4  Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
Choice you’ve    made       it       no---w
C    Cadd9  Cmaj7  C
Fall ing    slow---ly,
Am   Asus4  Asus2  Am  Fmaj7
sing your   mel----o---dy
Dm add9  Fdim5maj7  Fmaj7   Cadd4  Cadd4* (OR C6/9sus4)
I’ll     sing       a-------lo-----ng

F (repeatedly, listen to the track for strum pattern)

Out:
3x                                    End
e||-------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
B||--1------------1----------1------------1---||---1------------1----------1----3-------1|
G||-------0-----------0----------0-----------0||--------0----------0---------0-----0----0|
D||-------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||--1----------------------------------------||---1-------------------------------------|

Chords Used:
   C  Cadd9 Cmaj7 C     Am Asus4  Asus2 Am        Cadd9/F#
e -0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0-------------------------|
B -1----3----0----1------1----3----0----1-------------------------|
G -0----0----0----0------2----2----2----2-------------------------|
D -2----2----2----2------2----2----2----2-------------------------|
A -3----3----3----3------0----0----0----0-------------------------|
E -0----0----0----0------0----0----0----0-------------------------|
  Fmaj7 Dm add9  Fdim5maj7  Fmaj7  Cadd4 Cadd4* OR C6/9sus4
e -0-----0--------0----------0------3----1---------1----|
B -1-----3--------0----------1------1----1---------1----|
G -2-----2--------2----------2------0----0---------0----|
D -3-----3--------3----------3------2----2---------0----|
A -0-----0--------0----------0------3----3---------0----|
E -0-----0--------0----------0------1----1---------1----|

(Note: One can use the C6/9sus4 if the fingers don't stretch far enough.)
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