Teardrop Newton Faulkner
Newton Faulkner - Teardrop
Tuning - Db Gb Db Gb Bb Db (often DGDGBD live)
Percussion notation:
between sound hole and bridge
* = slap body with thumb, above strings, by end of fretboard
Right hand should remain roughly in natural picking position throughout
Rhythm:
Db|------------------------------------| Bb|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------| Gb|------------------------------------| Db|------------------------------------|
During verse, the first # is replaced by plucking of bass notes.
Intro:
(Strings picked, not strummed)
[Db] [B2] [Gb] [Db]
Db|--------|--------|--------|--------| Bb|--------|--------|--------|--------| Gb|--------|-0------|-0------|--------| Db|-0------|-0------|-0------|-0------| X2 Gb|-7------|-5------|--------|-7------| Db|-0------|--------|-5------|-0------|
[B2] [Gb] [Db]
Db|--------|--------|--------| Bb|--------|--------|--------| Gb|-0------|-0------|--------| Db|-0------|-0------|-0------| Gb|-5------|--------|-7------| Db|--------|-5------|-0------|
| Percussion | x 8 bars
Verse:
Bass notes picked with right hand
Meoldy played by fretting hand
See notes above on percussion
[Db] [B2]
Db|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7--|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| Bb|-------------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-0----------------------| Db|-0-----------------------|------------------------| Gb|-------------------------|-5----------------------| | Db|-0-----------------------|------------------------| |
|
Gb Db | x2
Db|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7--|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| | Bb|-------------------------|------------------------| | Gb|-------------------------|------------------------| | Db|-0-----------------------|-0----------------------| Gb|-------------------------|------------------------| Db|-5-----------------------|-0----------------------|
[B9] [Gb] [Db]
Db|---------|--------|---------| Bb|---------|--------|---------| Gb|-<12>----|-<12>---|-7-------| Db|-<12>----|-<12>---|--0------| Gb|---------|-<12>---|---7-----| Db|--10-----|--------|----0----|
nh nh
B2 B2 n.c
Db|-----|-----|--p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-|--p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| Bb|-----|-----|-----------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-0---|-0---|-----------------------|-----------------------| Db|-0---|-0---|-----------------------|-----------------------| Gb|-5---|-5---|-----------------------|-----------------------| Db|-----|-----|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Outro:
Full percussion and bass/melody notes as per the start
of the verse, except bars with *, do not play the bass
notes in these bars. Chord structure:
| Db | B2 | Gb | Db |
| B2 | Gb | Db | Db*|
| B2 | B2*| B2 | B2*|
| Db | B2 | Gb | Db |
| Db*| B2 | Gb | Db |
| Db | B2 | Gb | Db | fade out
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