King's X

Fall On Me

King's X


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from Brian King, *


 FALL ON ME   BY   KING'S X

                        from Gretchen Goes To Nebraska

Transcribed/Deciphered by Brian King

Notes:  I have made this transcription for one guitar.
There is an alternate fill in the third verse. I have included
timing notes above the staff, using the standard system of
1e&a 2e&a 3e&a 4e&a, where each one is a sixteenth note (or rest.)
Therefore, 1&2&3&4& means straight eighth notes, and 1234 means
straight quarter notes.  The numbers coincide with the onset of
a note or rest.  Triplets are noted by: 1 b c, 2 b c... where each
4/4, noted at the beginning of each staff.  NOTE:  STANDARD TUNING.
Have fun.  My Internet address is: *.
Call me if you need help.  Does anyone want a BASS TRANSCRIPTION for
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Legend:

X  string muted     h  hammeron        p  pulloff
/  slide up         \  slide down      R  rest
r  release bend     ^  1/4 step bend   t  tie note over
b  bend to note in ( )                    into next measure
`( )  whammy bar drop number of steps in ( ), then release.
+--------+
|    //  |
| 2 // 2 | repeat previous measures - the number tells you
|  //    | how many of the previous measures to repeat
| //     |
+--------+

                   FALL ON ME


    intro                            end intro    verse
     1 e & & 3 a &    1 e & & 3 a &             1  a  &
e| |----------------+----------------+--------+-------2----|
B|4|----------------|----------------|    //  |-------2----|
G|-|----------------|----------------| 2 // 2 |-------4----|
D|4|----------------|----------------|  //    |----4--4----|
A| |-4h7-4-------2--|-4h7-4-----2----| //     |-2--2--2----|
E| |-------0-2-4----+-------2-4---4--+--------+------------|

                    *Alternate Fill
     1  a  &   1234  1234            1 & a e &  3 & a e &
e| |----------+----|------|--------+-----0----------0--------|
B|4|-------4--|-5t-|-(5)--|    //  |-------5----------5------|
G|-|-------4--|-4t-|-(4)--| 4 // 4 |---4-----4----4-----4----|
D|4|-------4--|-6t-|-(6)--|  //    |-4----------2------------|
A| |----------|-4t-|-(4)--| //     |-------------------------|
E| |-2--3--4--+----|------|--------+-------------------------|

                                                       chorus
     1 & a e &  3 & a e &    1 & a e &  3 & a e &    1 e & & 3 a &
e| |-----0----------0-5----+-----0----------0------+-----------------|
B|4|-------5------------4--|-------5----------5----|-----------------|
G|-|---4-----4----4--------|---4-----4----4-----4--|-----------------|
D|4|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------4---|
A| |-4----------2----------|-0----------2----------|-------2-4-6-----|
E| |-----------------------+-----------------------+-4h7-4-----------|


     1 e & & 3 a &    1 e & & 3 a &    1 e & & 3  a &
e| |----------------+----------------+-------------------|
B|4|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
G|-|----------------|----------------|-------------------|
D|4|----------------|-------------4--|-------------------|
A| |-------2-4------|-------2-4-6----|-------2-4--5-5----|
E| |-4h7-4-----2-2--+-4h7-4----------+-4h7-4------3-3----|


     1 e & & 3 a &    1 e & & 3 a &    1 e & & 3 a &
e| |----------------+----------------+------------------|
B|4|----------------|----------------|------------------|
G|-|----------------|----------------|------------------|
D|4|-------------4--|----------------|-------------4----|
A| |-------2-4-6----|-------2-4------|-------2-4-6------|
E| |-4h7-4----------|-4h7-4-----2-2--+-4h7-4------------|


      end chorus
     1 e & & 3  4
e| |----------------------------------------------------------|
B|4|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-|----------------------------------------------------------|   [NOW, REPEAT INTRO, VERSE, AND CHORUS]
D|4|---------------|   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---|
A| |-------2-4--2---------------------------------------------|
E| |-4h7-4------0---------------------------------------------|

     Solo
     1  4 e &    1   a  4 &          2 &  4 &    1234
E| |-----------+-----------------+-------------+--------|
B|4|-----------|-----------------|-------------|--------|
G|-|-4--4/6\4--|-4--\3--4-6b(8)--|-r-4-4--6\1t-|-(1)----|
D|4|-----------|-----------------|-------------|--------|
A|-|-----------|-----------------|-------------|--------|
E| |-----------+-----------------+-------------+--------|

      2       e &   a      &     1      &  3      &  a      &
E| |---------------------------+-----------------------------------|
B|4|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-|-/11b(13)-r-p9--9b(11)-11--|-9b(11)-11-9b(11)-11-9b(11)-r-t----|
D|4|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|-|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E| |---------------------------+-----------------------------------|

     &  a 2  e &  a 3  e &       4      a
E| |-----------------------------------------|
B|4|-----------------------------------------|
G|-|--------------9------11b(13)-9b(11)-r----|
D|4|-11p9----9h11---11p9---------------------|
A|-|------11---------------------------------|
E| |-----------------------------------------|

     1  e &  a 2 e   4 e       & a    1  e  & a 2       4 e  & a
E| |--------------------------------+---------9---------9-----------------|
B|4|---------------------------9-12-|----9-12---12b(14)---12-9------------|
G|-|-----------9-----9-11b(13)------|-11-----------------------11b(13)----|
D|4|-11p9----9---11-----------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-|------11------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E| |--------------------------------+-------------------------------------|

     1 e &       3       4 &
E| |---9-12b(16)-12b(14)--------------|
B|4|-9-------------------9-12b(14)----|
G|-|----------------------------------|
D|4|----------------------------------|
A|-|----------------------------------|
E| |----------------------------------|

     1       e &       a  3 e  &  b  c 4  b  c  a
E| |-----------11b(12)-r-p9----11h12p11p9h11p9-------|
B|4|-12b(14)-9--------------12-----------------12----|
G|-|-------------------------------------------------|
D|4|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-|-------------------------------------------------|
E| |-------------------------------------------------|

     1  b c  & b  c  2 b  c &  b  c 3    a     4    b     c
E| |-9---------------9------------------------------------------|
B|4|---12p9-------12---12p9-------------------------------------|
G|-|--------12h13-----------12p11-9----11p9t--`(1)-`(1)-`(1)----|
D|4|--------------------------------11--------------------------|
A|-|------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |------------------------------------------------------------|

     &       3 b  c     4 b  c
E| |-----------------------------|
B|4|-12b(16)-r-9--------9----9---|
G|-|-------------`13(1)---13-----|
D|4|-----------------------------|
A|-|-----------------------------|
E| |-----------------------------|

     1      b        c 2      b c      3 b      c  &  a
E| |--------------------------------------------------------|
B|4|--------9--------9--------9--------9--------9-12`(1)----|
G|-|-13`(1)---13`(1)---13`(1)---13`(1)---13`(1)-------------|
D|4|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-|--------------------------------------------------------|
E| |--------------------------------------------------------|

     1      &  b    c    2    b    c   3       b     c        4
E| |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|4|-12`(1)-11b(12)-r-p9-11b(12)-r-p9-12`(1)p9-12`(1)p9h12p9-----------|
G|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|4|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E| |---------------------------------------------------------12`(8)----|


  end solo          Interlude
     &  &  4  &     1       a          1 a &   1 a &  1 a &
E| |--------------+-19b(21)-19b(21)--+-------+-------+---------|
B|4|-12-17-19-17--|------------------|-------|-------|---------|
G|-|--------------|------------------|-------|-------|-6-6-6---|
D|4|--------------|------------------|-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-|-6-6-6---|
A|-|--------------|------------------|-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-|-4-4-4---|
E| |--------------+------------------+-5-5-5-+-7-7-7-+---------|

     1 a &   1 a &   1 a &             1234
E| |-------+-------+-------+----------+-4t-+-------------|
B|4|-------|-------|-------|----------|-5t-|-------------|
G|-|-------|-------|-------| [rest 1--|-4t-|-[hold for---|
D|4|-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-|-measure]-|-6t-|--3 more-----|
A|-|-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-|----------|-4t-|-measures]---|
E| |-7-7-7-+-5-5-5-+-7-7-7-+----------+----+-------------|


                 [NOW, REPEAT VERSE AND CHORUS]
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      Coda
     1 a  &
E| |----------+---------------+----------------------------|
B|4|------6t--|---------------|----------------------------|
G|-|------6t--|-[hold 3 more--|--[about 16 measures--------|
D|4|------6t--|--measures]----|--of drums, adlib fills]----|
A|-|-2-2--4t--|---------------|----------------------------|
E| |-0-0------+---------------+----------------------------|


                  [NOW, PLAY INTRO TWICE]
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

     1 e &
e| |-----------|
B|4|-----------|
G|-|-----------| the End!
D|4|-----------|
A|-|-4h7-------|
E| |-----4\----|




*ALTERNATE FILL - FOR 3RD TIME THRU VERSE ONLY!
     1 e &  2 e &  3      &
E| |---------------------------|
B|4|---------------------------|
G|-|-6-6p4--6-6p4--6b(8)--4----|
D|4|---------------------------|
A|-|---------------------------|
E| |---------------------------|


LYRICS:

VERSE 1:
A boy's own story, grows up to be a man.
He catches the fall, he's given a second chance.
Lightning flashes east to west.

CHORUS:
Love is falling on (pain), don't fall on me (pain).
Don't fall on me (pain), don't fall on me.
Love, fall on me.

VERSE 2:
Hand to hand, breath to breath.
The boy to man, spirit and death.
Lightning flashes east to west.

REPEAT CHORUS

REPEAT 2ND VERSE AND CHORUS

Love, fall on me.
I said, "Love, fall on me."

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