Band: Falling Up.
Song: Escalates.
Tuning: Drop D (D, A, D, G, B, E)
This song usually uses 2 guitars but I tabbed it out for 1. Once you get the hang of
it's really fun to play. 8D.
**UPDATE**
- Fixed the 2nd verse.
Verse (2x):
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|-10---8-8--------3-----4-4s6-6-|-10-10-10---8-8--------3-----4-4s6-6-|
A|-8----6-6----4-----4-4-4-4s6-6-|-8--8--8----6-6----4-----4-4-4-4s6-6-|
D|-8----6-6--4---4-------4-4s6-6-|-8--8--8----6-6--4---4-------4-4s6-6-|
PM: * * * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-4-4-xxxx-4-xx-4-xx-4s6-6-6-8~-10~-|
A|-4-4-xxxx-4-xx-4-xx-4s6-6-6-6~-6~--|
D|-4-4-xxxx-4-xx-4-xx-4s6-6-6-6~-6~--|
Chorus:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-10-10-x-10--10--10--10-10-10-xx-|-4------|-10-10-x-10--10--10--10-10-10-xx-|-4-----6------|
A|-8--8--x-8---8---8---8--8--8--xx-|-4(16x)-|-8--8--x-8---8---8---8--8--8--xx-|-4(8x)-6(8x)--|
D|-8--8--x-8---8---8---8--8--8--xx-|-4------|-8--8--x-8---8---8---8--8--8--xx-|-4-----6------|
Post-Chorus #1:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-10~-|
A|-8~--|
D|-8~--|
Verse 2 (2x):
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-10---------11p10p8-8-8--------3-----4-4s6-6-|-10-10-10-------11p10p8-8-8--------3-----4-4s6-6-|
A|-8------------------6-6----4-----4-4-4-4s6-6-|-8--8--8----------------6-6----4-----4-4-4-4s6-6-|
D|-8----8-8-8---------6-6--4---4-------4-4s6-6-|-8--8--8--8-8-8---------6-6--4---4-------4-4s6-6-|
PM: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus.
Post-Chorus #2:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-10-10-10----6--6--6~-|
A|-8--8--8--8--8--8-----4--4--4~-|
D|-8--8--8--8--8--8-----4--4--4~-|
Bridge:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|--------|--------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------|--------------------|----------------------------|
G|--------|--------------------|----------------------------|
D|-8------|-4-----6-----8------|-4~-----6~-----8~-----8-----|
A|-8(16x)-|-4(8x)-6(8x)-8(16x)-|-4~(5x)-6~(5x)-8~(5x)-8(8x)-|
D|-8------|-4-----6-----8------|-4~-----6~-----8~-----8-----|
PM:* (Gradually make your way up in volume.)
Bass plays the 1st part of the Chorus, then play the 2nd part. Continue the Chorus
then play the ending.
Ending:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-4------6------8------6------|-4------6------8------11------|
A|-4(16x)-6(16x)-8(16x)-6(16x)-|-4(16x)-6(16x)-8(16x)-11(16x)-|
D|-4------6------8------6------|-4------6------8------11------|
End on:
Guitar #1 (Lead):
E|----|
B|----|
G|----|
D|-4~-|
A|-4~-|
D|-4~-|
Popular Falling Up tabs and chords
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