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FOALS "BALLOONS"
Based on the tab by _indieschmindy.
Tabbed by: Oscar Peña ingciviloscarph@hotmail.com
Tuning: All Foals songs are in Drop D.
Tempo: 154 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4
INTRO:
Fig 1. Repeat many times as necessary
YANNIS: Harmonics
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------*-| Repeat
D|----12+-----12+-----12+------12+---|
A|12+-----12+-----12+-----12+------*-|
D|-----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
JIMMY: Harmonics |
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|------------19+----------19+-*|(variation)
D|----19+-----19+-----19+------19+-|-----19+-----------19+--------|
A|-19+----19+-----19+-----19+------|-19+-----19+----19+---19+----*|
D|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Fig 2. Repeat 4 times
YANNIS
e|----------------------|-----------------------|-|
B|----------------------|------------22---------|-|
G|----12-10-------------|---19-17-------17------|*|
D|1212------12---12/----|19-------19-------19---|-|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|*|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
JIMMY
e|----------------------|----------------------|-|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-|
G|----12-10-------------|----------------------|*|
D|1212------12---12/----|19----19----19/-------|-|
A|----------------------|----------------------|*|
D|----------------------|----------------------|-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Fig 3. Repeat 4 times
YANNIS
e|------------------------|------------------|-|
B|------------------------|------------------|-|
G|----12-10---------------|------------------|*|
D|1212------12---12/---17-|--17-19--19--19---|-|
A|------------------------|------------------|*|
D|------------------------|------------------|-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
JIMMY *First and third times* *Second and fourth times*|
e|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-|
G|----12-10-------------|------17---------------|-----------------------|*|
D|1212------12---12/----|19----------19----19---|19----19----19----19---|-|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|*|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
VERSE:
In album version both guitars play their part from Fig.2 (Repeat 8 times)
Sometimes Jimmy alternates between Fig 2. and Fig 3.
For live versions, usually Yannis just sing.
CHORUS: Is the trickiest part of the song. Repeat 4 times.
YANNIS
e|17----17-----------------|-----------------------|-|
B|---------20---20-----17--|---17------------------|-|
G|-------------------------|------19----17---------|*|
D|-------------------------|----------------- 19---|-|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|*|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
JIMMY
e|------------17-----------|------------17----17---|-|
B|-------------------------|-----------------------|-|
G|------17----------17-----|------17---------------|*|
D|19-----------------------|19----------------- ---|-|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|*|
D|-------------------------|-----------------------|-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
BRIDGE:
Both Guitars with lots of distor and sometimes delay.
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------| Repeat
D|-0~----0~------|
A|-0~----0~--etc-|
D|-0~----0~------|
In live performances, usually, Jimmy plays his chorus part after the D chords
while Yannis sing “This is our call”.
Repeat CHORUS