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Free Falling Guitar Tablature
This tab is intended for live performance by a band with a single electric guitar.
So it's got to be convincing, atmospheric and easy to play.

"Free Falling" is in F and you need to have a 'ringing' F (and sometimes C also).
The only sensible way to do this is to use open strings.
Therefore, PUT A CAPO ON THE FIRST FRET before starting.

(If you want to play it in E without a capo, subtract 1 from the fret numbers.)

The song uses the same three chords all the way through - F, Bflat and Csus4 - 
though to change the feel during verses you can change the Bflat to BflatSus9.

INTRO and CHORUS:

IMPORTANT: CAPO on 1st FRET
O = open string (i.e. fret 1)

--O----O-------O---O---O-----
--O----11------11--O---8-----
--14---10------10--14--9-----
--15---12------12--15--10----
--x----------------x---x-----
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Alternative for VERSES ONLY:

IMPORTANT: CAPO on 1st FRET
O = open string (i.e. fret 1)

--O----O-------O---O---O-----
--O----O-------O---O---O-----
--2----7-------7---2---9-----
--3----8-------8---3---10----
--3----8-------8---3---10----
--O----O-------O---O---O-----

The third finger stays in contact with the 4th string throughout the whole song.
I use a light flange followed by light chorus for stage work, Les Paul treble pickup.

Enjoy!

Stormerne
East Anglia
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