• Song:

    Surf Song

  • Artist:

    The Falling Idols

Tabbed by: TNT55
Band: The Falling Idols
Real Song Title: UNKNOWN

Special Thanks To RUSTYJAMES

Comments:This song is the inspiration for Sublime's
hit "Falling Idols", and can be seen performed on the
movie "Sublime:Stories,Tales,Lies,and Exaggerations" by
two of the original band members.

-Also, this was tabbed by ear and is the only one on the 
net so if it sounds weird listen to the song...eventhough 
you probably cant find it.(It took us a long time to tab 
from watching the DVD)

Tuning: Standard (EADGBE) 
^ = accent chord
/ = slide
h = hammer
p = pull off





1st guitar-acousic tone+reverb
2nd guitar-reverb


Introduction:
         ^       ^      
e------------------------
B------------------------
G--------9---9---8-8-8---
D--------10--10--9-9-9---
A---10---10--10--9-9-9---
E-8------8---8---7-7-7---

   ^       ^         ^
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-6--
D--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--
A--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7--
E--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5--


   ^       ^       ^
e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--4-4-4---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
D--5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
A--5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
E--3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

play-x2 add 2nd guitar with 1st guitar
play one more time together.

Interlude 1:

1st guitar
e------0---------0---------
B------0---------0---------
G----1-1-------3-3---------  
D---2--2x5----4--4---------
A--2---2-----4---4x5-------
E-0----0----2----2---------

2nd guitar let ring and match with 1st guitar chords
e------0---------0----------
B------0---------0----------
G------3---------3----------
D------2---------4----------
A------2---------4----------
E------1---------2----------

end interlude with a wammy/bend fade 


1st guitar solo:
e-----------------------------------------------------
B------8-10-8-7-7-7-7-8-8/12-------8-10-8-7-7-7-7-8-7-
G--9-9-------------------------9-9--------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------
B------8-10-8-7-7-7-7-8-8/12-------8-10-8-7-7-7-7-8-7-
G--9-9-------------------------9-9--------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------------------13-12-12-
B-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6/10-9-9h10-10-10/12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13----------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------

Interlude 2:
           ^     ^          ^     ^
e----------0--0--0----------0--0--0--
B----------0--0--0----------0--0--0--
G----------14-14-14---------15-15-15-  X3 -2nd Guitar
D-------15---------------16----------
A----15----------------16------------
E--13----------------14--------------

2nd guitar solo:
e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D-----5h7p5-4-4-4-4-5-5/10-----5h7p5-4-4-4-4-5-4-
A-7-7----------------------7-7-------------------
E------------------------------------------------

e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------
D-----5h7p5-4-4-4-4-5-5/10-----5h7p5-4-4-4-4-5-4-
A-7-7----------------------7-7-------------------
E------------------------------------------------

Play Intro. again as written 

Interlude 3:
e----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G-2/9---8-8/9---9-/10-10-10-10-10/11--10-
D-3/10--9-9/10--10/11-11-11-11-11/12--11-  1st guitar play 2x
A-3/10--9-9/10--10/11-11-11-11-11/12--11-
E-1/8---7-7/8---8-/9--9--9--9--9-/10--9--

2nd guitar- 
Play introduction as written but twice as fast

End-Play interlude 1 as written



[ Introduction  ]
[ Interlude 1   ]
[ Guitar 1 solo ]
[ Interlude 2   ]
[ Guitar 2 solo ]
[ Introduction  ]
[ Interlude 3   ]
[ Introduction* ] *2x as fast
[ Interlude 1   ]
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