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Be My Downfall - Del Amitri Tabbed by: thetcutkid E-mail: thetcutkid@yahoo.co.uk Tuning: DADGAD with capo at 5th fret Credit should go to Richard Hopton (http://www.campobassi.com/the5thfret/chords/change/be_my_downfall.shtml) and Neil Parry (http://www.campobassi.com/the5thfret/chords/change/n_be_my_downfall.htm) for nailing the correct tuning and putting me on the right road with this transcription. There is no tab in the correct tuning on UG for this song, hence this upload. Further to the versions credited above, I've tabbed out the main intro and the four variations that appear after each chorus, during the middle 8 and at the end, indicating the approx. strumming pattern and number of strings you should be looking to hit, although it's not an exact science and the main thing you need to avoid is catching the bottom E string when holding down any of the A based chords. I've added two chords (A and A6) and I've changed all the chord names in line with a chord app I have on my phone, which I set up for DADGAD with a capo at the 5th fret. The A and Asus4 chords, particularly in the verses, are almost interchangeable, you could play either and they would sound OK but I think the subtle difference on line four of the verses works well leading into the chorus. | ^ | up stroke strum | down stroke strum | | v | Main intro e|---0-|--^--4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|--------------------------| B|---0-|--|--0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|--------------------------| G|---2-|--|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--0-|---|-|-|-|--------------------------| D|---0-v--|--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-|---v-v-|-v--------------------------| A|---0----|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--2-|------------------------------------| E|---0----|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|------------------------------------| e|---0----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|-----------------------------| B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| G|---2----2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--0-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| D|---0-^--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-|---v-v-|-v-----------------------------| A|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--2-|---------------------------------------| E|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|---------------------------------------| e|---0----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^-h-(2)--2-|-^-|--4-^--2-|--0-^--2-|----| B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--------0-|-|-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|----| G|---2----2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--0-|--------0-|-|-v--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|----| D|---0-^--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-|-h-(2)--2-|-|----2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|----| A|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--0-|--------0-v-|----0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v----| E|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--x----------x--------0----0----0----0------| e|---0-^---|-|-^-|-----------------------------------------------------------| B|---0-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|---2-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------------------------------------| D|---0-|---v-v-|-v-----------------------------------------------------------| A|---0-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---0-|---------------------------------------------------------------------| Variation 1 (after chorus 1) e|---4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|--------------------------| B|---0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|--------------------------| G|---2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--0-|---|-|-|-|--------------------------| D|---0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-|---v-v-|-v--------------------------| A|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--2-|------------------------------------| E|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|------------------------------------| e|---0----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-----|-|-^-|-----------------------------| B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| G|---2----2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| D|---0-^--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-v--0-|---v-v-|-v-----------------------------| A|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0----0-|---------------------------------------| E|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0----0-|---------------------------------------| Variation 2 (after chorus 2) e|----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-----|-|-^-|-----------------------------| B|----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| G|----2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| D|----0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-v--0-|---v-v-|-v-----------------------------| A|----0-|--0----0-|--0----0----0-|---------------------------------------| E|----0-|--0----0-|--0----0----0-|---------------------------------------| Variation 3 (during the short instrumental break in the middle 8) e|---4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|--------------------------| B|---0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|--------------------------| G|---2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--0-|---|-|-|-|--------------------------| D|---0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-|---v-v-|-v--------------------------| A|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--2-|------------------------------------| E|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|------------------------------------| e|---0----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|-----------------------------| B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| G|---2----2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--0-|---|-|-|-|-----------------------------| D|---0-^--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-v--0-|---v-v-|-v-----------------------------| A|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0----2-|---------------------------------------| E|---0-|--0-|--0----0-|--0----0----0-|---------------------------------------| e|---0----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|---------------------------------------| B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--4-|---|-|-|-|---------------------------------------| G|---0----0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|---------------------------------------| D|---0-^--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-v--2-|---v-v-|-v---------------------------------------| A|---2-|--2-|--2----2-|--2----2----0-|-------------------------------------------------| E|---2-|--2-|--2----2-|--2----2----x---------------------------------------------------| e|---0----4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^---|-|-^-|---------------------------------------| B|---0----0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|---|-|-|-|---------------------------------------| G|---0----0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--0-|--2-|---|-|-|-|---------------------------------------| D|---0-^--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-v--0-|---v-v-|-v---------------------------------------| A|---2-|--2-|--2----2-|--2----2----0-|-------------------------------------------------| E|---2-|--2-|--2----2-|--2----2----0-|-------------------------------------------------| Variation 4 (ending) e|---4-^--0-|--0-^--0-|--0-|--0-^------------------------------------| B|---0-|--0-|--4-|--0-|--0-|--0-|------------------------------------| G|---2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|--2-|------------------------------------| D|---0-|--0-v--0-|--0-v--0-|--0-|------------------------------------| A|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-|--0-|------------------------------------| E|---0-|--0----0-|--0----0-v--0-|------------------------------------| ************ | / slide up | \ slide down | H hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | B Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************ Chords and lyrics D A D G A D Capo 5th fret Main Intro Verse 1
DWell the bus is pulling Eout and I Esus4guess I'd better Dgo BeEsus4fore I make a grave mistake and let my feelings Ashow DAnd twenty miles aEway she Esus4waits alone for Dme But Esus4when I try to picture her you're the one I Asus4see
Chorus
And in aEnother situDation I could puAt up aE fight But Esus4you will be my Asus4downfall toDnight
(Intro variation 1) Verse 2
DSo the night is coming Edown, Esus4drowning us in Dblue And Esus4it all points towards the things we know we shouldn't Ado DAnd as I look at Eyou and I Esus4fall under your Dspell Well I Esus4know I should be thinking of her lying there herAsus4self
Chorus
And when Efaced with tempDtation You know a man shouldA stand and Efight But Esus4you will be my Asus4downfall toDnight
(Intro variation 2) Middle 8
Be my Bmdownfall, be myAsus4 great regret, Be the Esus4one girl that I'llAsus4 never forget Esus4 Be my undoing, be my slow road to Aruin toDnight
(Intro variation 3)
Be my Bmdownfall, be myAsus4 great regret, Be the Esus4one girl that I'llAsus4 never forget Esus4 Be my undoing, be my slow road to Aruin toDnight
Outro
DSo the bus is pulling Eout and I'm Esus4grounded here with Dyou And I Esus4want to say the sweet things babe I've always wanted Ato So Etell me now the Dtail-lights have goneA out ofE sight Baby Esus4won't you be my Asus4downfall once again Dtonight
(Intro variation 4) How I play the chords :-
D E sEusA sAusBm A6 4 4
0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 x x 4 x