Artist: Jack Johnson Title: ?Flake? Album: Brushfire Fairytales? tabbed by Roy Uno (ryomauno@earthlink.net) I saw D.Yamaki?s version of the tab. It was good, but it was somewhat confusing, so I thought I?d make it more easy to understand. Unfortunately, I don?t know the slide guitar part melody for the interlude, so if anyone figures it out before me, then please e-mail me. I tried to show the strumming pattern as well as I could but, Listen to the song for the strumming pattern. The chords used: Dm F Bb C5 A Fm C#5 B5 E-----5------1---------------------5-------1-------------------| B-----6------1---------------------5-------1-------------------| G-----7------2-------3------5------6-------1------6-----4------| D-----7------3-------3------5------7-------3------6-----4------| A-----5------3-------1------3------7-------3------4-----2------| E------------1---------------------5-------1-------------------| NOTE: For the Dm chord you may use the basic chord in the first position but Jack Johnson plays it in the fifth position. The ?x? is in the place where he mutes/?chops? the strings. So the song in tablature goes like this: INTRO/VERSE: Dm F Bb E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x- B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x- G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x- D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x- A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---1--1-x--1--1-1-x- E--------x------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x- F C5 E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------| B-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------| G-----2--2-x----2----2-2----x----5-------*--| Repeat D-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----5-------*--| A-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----3----------| E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------| NOTE: When going into the chorus, (the last verse line) the verse goes like this Dm F Bb E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x- B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x- G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x- D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x- A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----1--1-x--1--1-1-x- E--------x------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x- C5 E----------x------------x----| B----------x------------x----| G-----5--5-x---5---5-5-x----| D-----5--5-x---5---5-5-x----| A-----3--3-x---3---3-3-x----| E----------x------------x----| CHORUS: F C5 C#5 Dm E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----5--5-x--5--5-5-x- B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----6--6-x--6--6-6-x- G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6-7--7-x--7--7-7-x- D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6-7--7-x--7--7-7-x- A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4-5--5-x--5--5-5-x- E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x----------x---------x- A Bb B5 C5 E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x- B--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x- G--6--6-x--6---6-6--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5--x- D--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5--x- A--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---1--1-x--1--1-1--x---2--3--3-x--3--3-3--x- E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x- F C5 E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----| B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----| G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*| REPEAT D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*| A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x-----| E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----| INTERLUDE (The backing for the slide guitar solo) Fm E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----| B----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----| G----1--1-x---1----1-1----x---*| REPEAT D----3--3-x---3----3-3----x---*| A----3--3-x---3----3-3----x----| E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----| Then when he starts to sing again: Fm E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x- A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x- E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- C5 Fm Bb E-------x-----------x--1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x- B-------x-----------x--1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x- G--5--5-x--5---5-5-x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---3--3-x--3---3-3-x- D--5--5-x--5---5-5-x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3---3-3-x- A--3--3-x--3---3-3-x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---1--1-x--1---1-1-x- E-------x----------x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x- Fm C Fm E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--| B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--| G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--5--5-x---5---5-5-x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-*| D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--5--5-x---5---5-5-x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x-*| A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--3--3-x---3---3-3-x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--| E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--| REPEAT The song with the lyrics goes like this: INTRO: Dm, F, Bb, F Dm F I know she said it's alright Bb F But you can make it up next time Dm F I know she said it's not right Bb F There ain't no use in Lying Dm F Maybe she thinks I know something Bb F Maybe maybe she thinks it's fine Dm F Maybe she knows something I don't I'm so, Bb B5 C5 I'm so tired, I'm so tired of trying CHORUS: F C5 C#5 It seems to me that maybe Dm A It pretty much always means no Bb C#5 C5 F Bb C So don't tell me you might just let it go F C And often times we're lazy Dm A It seems to stand in my way Bb B C5 F Bb C Cause no one no not no one wants to be let down VERSE: Dm F I know she loves the sunrise Bb F no longer sees it with her sleeping eyes Dm F And I know that when she said she's gonna try Bb F Well it might not work because of other ties Dm F And I wouldn't want to break 'em, nah, Bb I wouldn't want to break em Dm F Maybe she'll help me to untie this but Bb B5 C5 Until then well, I'm gonna have to lie to her CHORUS: F C5 C#5 It seems to me that maybe Dm A It pretty much always means no Bb C#5 C5 F Bb C So don't tell me you might just let it go F C And often times we're lazy Dm A It seems to stand in my way Bb B C5 F Bb C Cause no one no not no one wants to be let down CHORUS: F C5 C#5 It seems to me that maybe Dm A It pretty much always means no Bb C#5 C5 F Bb C So don't tell me you might just let it go F C And often times we're lazy Dm A It seems to stand in my way Bb B C5 F Bb C Cause no one no not no one wants to be let down INTERLUDE: Fm, Then he starts to sing: Fm, Fm, Fm, C5, Fm, Bb, Fm, C, Fm