"All Fall Together" by Big Country
From the Album "The Crossing" (US Re-master version)
Tab by Colin Dawson - colin_g_dawson@hotmail.com - August 2006
Comments and corrections welcome!
For more info about Big Country visit www.bigcountry.co.uk
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide
sd = slide down
r = let ring (sustain)
One of Big Country's very best works IMO. It was recorded for the movie "Streets of
Fire" and first appeared on the "Wonderland" EP in 1984. It subsequently appeared on
"Restless Natives and Rarities" and the "Millennium Collection" compilations before
finally appearing as a bonus track on the US Remaster version of "The Crossing" in
2002 (along with the other tracks from the "Wonderland" EP).
"Giant" is just an instrumental arrangement of "All Fall Together". "Giant" was the B
side of the "Wonderland" single, then appeared on a couple of compilations before
appearing as a bonus track on the remastered version of "The Seer" in 1996.
To the best of my knowledge, neither "All Fall Together" nor "Giant" were ever played
live by Big Country.
I've tabbed the Jimmy Iovine Remix version of "All Fall Together" from the US Remaster
version of "The Crossing".
Intro (e-Bow);
C G Em F C G F G
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|14----17-----19--21-17s14---14--12-17-16---12--14--9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Am G F Am Em F G Am
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12----10-9----10--7---9----5-2------2---0--9-7----5-4-2----0-2----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
No guitars or bass - just drums
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 1;
Am G C G F
E|------------------------------3-1----------------|
B|----------------------------1-------3-1----------|
G|----2-----0-----0-----0---2-------2-------3-2----| Play twice
D|--2-----0-----2-----0---3---------------3-----3--|
A|0-----2-----3-----2------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Part 2;
Drums and staccato acoustic guitar chords;
Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Am
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1;
(backed by Guitar Part 1)
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
I forget how it started but everyone knew of the cause
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
Hard out of the sun with a vengeance and all then was lost
Guitar solo;
NB. The effects on the guitar here are so thick that it's difficult
to hear whether the very fast hammers and pulls I've tabbed are
played but, anyway, it's the way I play it.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
E|8-7-5h7p5-------5h7-5---5rrr---8-7-5h7p5----------------|
B|----------8-5-8-------8------------------8-5-8-5rrrrrrrr|
G|--------------------------------------------------------| Play twice
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2;
(strummed chords backing)
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
They crawled into homes and yet all of the old ways were gone
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
It left nothing to run to but no-one can help how they're drawn
Chorus;
(guitar solo in background)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
We will all fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
Verse 3;
Here's the guitar backing for verse 3;
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
E|------------------------------------1rrr------|
B|------0---0-1-3-1-0-1-0------------------1-0--|
G|2---2---0---------------2rrrrr--2h4-----------| Repeat twice
D|--2-------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
Survivors set out on a trail in a search for salvation
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
Looking for remnants of sense in the end of a nation
Chorus;
(guitar solo in background)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
We will all fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
e-Bow solo;
C G Em F C G F G
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|14----17-----19--21-17s14---14--12-17-16---12--14--9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Am G F Am Em F G Am
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|12----10-9----10--7---9----5-2------2---0--9-7----5-4-2----0-2----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus;
(guitar solo in background)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
All fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
Verse 4
(same guitar backing as verse 3)
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
All came together and steadied themselves on the shore
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
Knowing the terror would find them much worse than before
Chorus;
(guitar solo in background)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
We will all fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
Verse 5;
(backed by Guitar Part 1)
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
Nothing to live for and nothing more left of your pride
Am G6 C G6 Fmaj7
Can you face all the black in your heart that will not be denied
Chorus;
(drums, acoustic guitar and simple bass backing)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
We will all fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
Guitar break;
Am Am Am Em F F F G G Am
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7s9--9---7s9--9---7s9--9--9----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10s12-12------|
D|5s7--7---5s7--7---5s7--7--9----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10s12-12-14rrr| Play twice
A|0rr--0---0rr--0---0rr--0--7----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-s10-10-12rrr|
E|--------------------------0----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-s10-10-12rrr|
Chorus;
(drums, acoustic guitar and simple bass backing)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
We will all fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
Guitar break;
Am Am Am Em F F F G G Am
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7s9--9---7s9--9---7s9--9--9----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10s12-12------|
D|5s7--7---5s7--7---5s7--7--9----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10s12-12-14rrr| Play twice
A|0rr--0---0rr--0---0rr--0--7----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-s10-10-12rrr|
E|--------------------------0----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-s10-10-12rrr|
Chorus;
(guitar solo in background)
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
We will all fall together. A black sky in the rain.
Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am Fmaj7 Am
And you can laugh and I will sing. We've changed forever.
(Unaccompanied drums for outro)
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chords:
CHORD | E A D G B E
Am | 0 0 2 2 1 0
Am | 5 7 7 5 5 5
C | 3 3 2 0 1 0
C | 8 10 10 9 8 8
Em | 0 2 2 0 0 0
F | 1 3 3 2 1 1
Fmaj7 | 1 3 3 2 1 0
or
Fmaj7 | 1 3 2 2 1 1
G | 3 5 5 4 3 3
G6 | 3 2 0 0 0 0
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