Song: "Top Falls Down" by Tonic
Album: "Sugar"
Tuning: Standard with Capo on 1st fret to play chords as written
tabbed by jjhand



Main Riff - 

 play this part 3x:
   Dist. Rhythm (Emerson)                4th Bar Ending
 F|-------------------------------|      -----------------------------|
 C|-------------------------------|      -----------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|      -----------------------------|
Eb|-4b5r4--2----------------------|      -5-5-5-5---x-5-5-5-5---x-2---|
Bb|-4b5r4--2--hold chord----------|      -5-5-5-5---x-5-5-5-5---x-2---|
 F|-2b3r2--0----------------------|      -3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-0---|
  |
  | Dist. Lead (Jeff)
 F|------------0--0------0--------|      -0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-0---|
 C|------------0--0------0--------|      -2-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2---x-0---|
Ab|------------4--4--2h4-4--2h4-2-|      -0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-1---|
Eb|-------------------------------|      -0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-2---|
Bb|-------------------------------|      -----------x-----------x-2---|
 F|-------------------------------|      -3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-0---|

repeat the main riff and hold the ending F chord


Verse: The (0) notes are heard in the background on an overdub part (repeated throughout)

 F|---(0)---(0)--(0)-|-etc.-------------|----------------0-|----------------0-|
 C|----------------3-|----------------3-|------------------|------------------|
Ab|-------2------2---|-------2------2---|----1--2--1---2---|----1--2--1---2---|
Eb|----4-----4-------|----4-----4-------|-2----------------|-2----------------|
Bb|-5----------------|-5----------------|------------------|------------------|
 F|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


Lead fill (0:32):
 F|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 C|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Ab|------------------|-------2----------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|-5--4-------------|-5--4-----4-------|-7--6-------------|-7--9--7--6-------|
Bb|-------5--------5-|-------------5----|-------7------7-7-|-------------7\---|
 F|------------5h7---|------------------|-------------7-7--|------------------|




Chorus - both guitars play 4x

 F|-0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
 C|-2-2-2-2---x-2-2-2-2---x-0---|-----0-0-0---0-------0-0-0---0---|
Ab|-0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-1---|-2h4-4-4-4---4---2h4-4-4-4---4---|
Eb|-0-0-0-0---x-0-0-0-0---x-2---|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----------x-----------x-2---|---------------------------------|
 F|-3-3-3-3---x-3-3-3-3---x-0---|---------------------------------|
 
  Rhythm guitar holds chord ^     ^ while Lead plays this second bar  

  On fourth time through, lead part holds chord as well.



Verse 2 is same except for extra guitar part (Clean w/ chorus)
 F|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
 C|------------------|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Ab|-------------9\7--|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
 F|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|

play 3x                                                       * 1st time only
 F|------------------|------------------|------------------|--(7h9--7~)----|
 C|-------------9\7--|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Ab|-------------9\7--|------------------|-------------7/9--|---------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|
 F|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------|


Play Chorus again



Break (not sure which guitar plays which part)

    Guitar 1
 F|-3---3-0---3-0---|-2---2-0---2-0---|-0---0-----0-----|-2---2-0---2-0---|
 C|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-|-0-------0-----0-|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  |
  | Guitar 2
 F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 C|-5---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-5---------------|
Ab|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|
Eb|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|---------2-------|
Bb|-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---|-------------2---|
 F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Break part 2: palm mute this section, except for high notes 

   Rhythm: part in parenthesis is on second time through

 F|-(10\)---------------------|--9\-----------------------|--8\-----------------------|
 C|-(12\)---------------------|-11\-----------------------|-10\-----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--|
 F|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--|

 F|--7\-----------------------||
 C|--9\-----------------------||
Ab|---------------------------||
Eb|---------------------------||
Bb|------2-2-----2-2-----2-2--||
 F|------0-0-3p0-0-0-3p0-0-0--||


Repeat Rhythm, play Lead Guitar Break Riff as well:                                
 F|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-------------0---|
 C|-5---------------|-4---------------|-1-------1-----2-|-0---------0-----|
Ab|-----4-----------|-----4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|---------2-------|---------2-------|-----2-----------|---------2-------|
Bb|-------------2---|-------------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
 F|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


Play Chorus

Play Main Riff again

Play Break again to end song



KEY:
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| b  bend string to note/fret indicated
| r  release bent string
| () held note from previous bar