sportsbarCannonball - Damien Rice
April 26th 2008 06:19
This is such a pretty song, and a great way to kick things off.
This song is orignially played with the capo on the 6th fret - but you can obviously play it any key to suit your voice.
Don't be daunted by tabs if you have never read them before - that is fine, basically each line represents a string (6 strings - 6 lines). The top line is the bottom string (the highest pitched string) and so on...
A zero represents an open string - which means you pluck the string with no fingers on the frets. If there is a 1 - you pluck the first fret on that string etc.
Sounds complicated? It takes you awhile to get the hang of it - but once you grasp the concept you can basically teach yourself any song you like - you just have to work at it.
We will discuss the other symbols at a later date.
But there is nothing more rewarding than figuring out how to play your favourite songs.
------Capo on 6 -------
Intro/verse
|---------------------------- ---------------
|---------------------------- -----3-3-3-3-3-------
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------- -0-0-2-2-0h2p0--0-
|----5-5-5-5-4-2-0h2p0------0 -0-0-0-0--------2-
|----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----0h2--- 2-2-x-x-x--------2-
|-0-------------------------- -----3-3-2-2-2-------0- x2
|---------------------------- ---------------------0-0--0-0 -0-0-0-0-0-
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3-3-3-3 -3-3---3/5-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1 -
|-4-4-4-4-4h54-0h2p0-0-0-0-2- 2-2p0-2/4-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0 -0-0---0-------2--2-2-2-2-2-2 -2-
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-x -x-x-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3 -3-
|------------------------3-3- --2-2-2---------------------- ----
-----------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-----------1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
---------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-----0h2---2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
-0h3-------3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------2-2- 2-2-|
Chorus
|-----------------------------
|-3----------------------3----
|-0----------------------2----
|-0----------------------0----
|-2----------------------x----
|-3----------------------2----
Stones, taught me to fly
Love, taught me to lie
Life, taught me to die
|--------------0-----------0- ----------------------------- -0--------
|--------------0-----------3- ----------------------------- -3--------
|--------------0-----------0- -----------------------0--0-- -0--------
|--------------2-----------2- ------------------0h2-----2/4 -4--------
|--------------3-----------3- ------------0h3-----------3/5 -5--------
|---------------------------- ----------------------------- ------0---
And it's not hard to fall When you float like a cannonball
Watch this clip to see how the song is played.
If you watch the clip and then read the tab - it should make your job a little easier - try to match up the different sections - and just concentrate on getting each part to sound fluent - it is rewarding once it starts to come together!
------------
Lyrics
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Still a little hard to say what's going on
Still a little bit of your ghost your witness
Still a little BIT of your face I haven't kissed
You step a little closer EACH DAY
THAT I can't SAY what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball
Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer TO ME
So close that I can't see what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage!
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And I don't WANNA scare her
It's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know
Damien Rice - Cannonball
This song is orignially played with the capo on the 6th fret - but you can obviously play it any key to suit your voice.
Don't be daunted by tabs if you have never read them before - that is fine, basically each line represents a string (6 strings - 6 lines). The top line is the bottom string (the highest pitched string) and so on...
A zero represents an open string - which means you pluck the string with no fingers on the frets. If there is a 1 - you pluck the first fret on that string etc.
Sounds complicated? It takes you awhile to get the hang of it - but once you grasp the concept you can basically teach yourself any song you like - you just have to work at it.
We will discuss the other symbols at a later date.
But there is nothing more rewarding than figuring out how to play your favourite songs.
------Capo on 6 -------
Intro/verse
|---------------------------- ---------------
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------- -0-0-2-2-0h2p0--0-
|----5-5-5-5-4-2-0h2p0------0 -0-0-0-0--------2-
|----2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----0h2--- 2-2-x-x-x--------2-
|-0-------------------------- -----3-3-2-2-2-------0- x2
|---------------------------- ---------------------0-0--0-0 -0-0-0-0-0-
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----3-3-3-3 -3-3---3/5-0-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1 -
|-4-4-4-4-4h54-0h2p0-0-0-0-2- 2-2p0-2/4-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0-0 -0-0---0-------2--2-2-2-2-2-2 -2-
|-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2-x -x-x-----------3--3-3-3-3-3-3 -3-
|------------------------3-3- --2-2-2---------------------- ----
-----------0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-----------1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
---------0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-----0h2---2/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
-0h3-------3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-------------------------2-2- 2-2-|
Chorus
|-----------------------------
|-3----------------------3----
|-0----------------------2----
|-0----------------------0----
|-2----------------------x----
|-3----------------------2----
Stones, taught me to fly
Love, taught me to lie
Life, taught me to die
|--------------0-----------0- ----------------------------- -0--------
|--------------0-----------3- ----------------------------- -3--------
|--------------0-----------0- -----------------------0--0-- -0--------
|--------------2-----------2- ------------------0h2-----2/4 -4--------
|--------------3-----------3- ------------0h3-----------3/5 -5--------
|---------------------------- ----------------------------- ------0---
And it's not hard to fall When you float like a cannonball
Watch this clip to see how the song is played.
If you watch the clip and then read the tab - it should make your job a little easier - try to match up the different sections - and just concentrate on getting each part to sound fluent - it is rewarding once it starts to come together!
------------
Lyrics
Still a little bit of your taste in my mouth
Still a little bit of you laced with my doubt
Still a little hard to say what's going on
Still a little bit of your ghost your witness
Still a little BIT of your face I haven't kissed
You step a little closer EACH DAY
THAT I can't SAY what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannonball
Still a little bit of your song in my ear
Still a little bit of your words I long to hear
You step a little closer TO ME
So close that I can't see what's going on
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to lie
Life taught me to die
So it's not hard to fall
When you float like a cannon
Stones taught me to fly
Love taught me to cry
So come on courage!
Teach me to be shy
'Cause it's not hard to fall
And I don't WANNA scare her
It's not hard to fall
And I don't wanna lose
It's not hard to grow
When you know that you just don't know
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