Bruce Cockburn – If A Tree Falls (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Bruce Cockburn
(From the 1988 Album BIG CIRCUMSTANCE)
Words and Music by Bruce Cockburn
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Bruce Cockburn - Electric Guitar w/ Dropped D-Tuning'
Intro
Q=160
G5 Em
4/4
Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.: Dropped D-Tuning DADGBE w/ echo delay)
\0.5/ \0.5/
~~~~~ ~~~~~
Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H
||----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||o--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| ||---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| ||-------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| ||o---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||--5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------2---2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2-----|-2-2-2---2-2-------|| |-----------3---3-|---3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3---3-3---3-|-3-3-3---3-3------o|| |-----------2---2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|---------------0---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
1st - 5th Verses
$
G5 Em
\0.5/ \0.5/
~~~~~ ~~~~~
Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H
||----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||o--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| ||---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| ||-------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| ||o---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||--5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------2---2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2-----|-2-2-2---2-2------| |-----------3---3-|---3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3---3-3---3-|-3-3-3---3-3------| |-----------2---2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|---------------0--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| G5 Em \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |--------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| 1. D E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------2---2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2-----|-2-2-2---2-2-------|| |-----------3---3-|---3-3-3-3-3---3-|-3-3-3---3-3---3-|-3-3-3---3-3------o|| |-----------2---2-|---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2---2-|-2-2-2---2-2-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|---------------0---|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| |-0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----||
Chorus
2.,D.S.
G5
\0.5/
~~~~~
E E E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E
|-2-2-2---2-2-----||---------------|----------------------| |-3-3-3---3-3-----||--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------| |-2-2-2---2-2-----||--------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------| |---------------0-||------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------| |-----------------||---------------|----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||-5--5----------|------------------5-5-| Em \0.5/ ~~~~~ E E E E E Q E Q. E H |----------------|--------------------| |---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| |----------------|--------------------| |-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7---9s11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |---------7-7--------|-12-12-12----------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------10----10-10----14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-11-11-11-11-11----11-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0-----0-----0-----0----| G5 Em \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |--------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7---9s11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |---------7-7--------|-12-12-12----------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------10----10-10----14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-11-11-11-11-11----11-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0-----0-----0-----0----| G5 Em \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |--------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| To Coda D E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-|-------10----10-10----14--| |---------7-7--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15--| |---------7-7---9s11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11----11-14--| |---------7-7--------|-12-12-12----------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| D.S. al Coda & E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|| |-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15--||-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15----|| |-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--||-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14----|| |--------------------------||----------------------------|| |--------------------------||----------------------------|| |--0-----0-----0-----0-----||--0-----0-----0-----0-------|| Out-Chorus G5 Em \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H ||----------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||o--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| ||---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| ||-------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| ||o---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| ||--5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7---9s11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |---------7-7--------|-12-12-12----------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------10----10-10----14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-11-11-11-11-11----11-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0-----0-----0-----0----| G5 Em \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |--------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7---9s11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |---------7-7--------|-12-12-12----------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------10----10-10----14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| |-11-11-11-11-11----11-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0-----0-----0-----0----| G5 Em \0.5/ \0.5/ ~~~~~ ~~~~~ Q E E E Q E Q. E Q E E E E E E E Q E Q. E H |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------3----3-|-3-------(3)-(3)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |--------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)------|---------0----0-|-0-------(0)-(0)----| |------0---0----|-0-------(0)-(0)------|-----------2----|-2-------(2)-(2)----| |---------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------| |-5--5----------|------------------5-5-|-2-2-2-2--------|--------------------| D E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7--------|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---------7-7---9s11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |---------7-7--------|-12-12-12----------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-------10----10-10----14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|| |-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-15-|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-o|| |-11-11-11-11-11----11-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|| |-------------------------|--------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------o|| |--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0-----0-----0-----0-----||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Rain forest
Mist and mystery
Teeming green
Green brain facing lobotomy
Climate control centre for the world
Ancient cord of coexistence hacked by parasitic greedhead scam -
From Sarawak to Amazonas
Costra Rica to Mangy BC hills -
Cortege rhythm of falling timber
What kind of currency grows in these new deserts
These brand new flood plains?
If a tree falls in the desert does anybody hear?
If a tree falls in the desert does anybody hear?
Does anybody hear the forest fall?
Cut and move on
Cut and move on
Take out trees
Take out wildlife at a rate of a species every single day
Take out people who've lived like this for a hundred thousand years
Inject a billion burgers worth of beef -
Grain eaters - methane dispensers -
Through thinning ozone
Wave fall on wrinkled earth
Gravity, light, ancient refuse of stars
Speak of a drowning
But this, this is something other
Busy monster eats dark holes in the spirit world
Where wild things have to go
To disappear
Forever
If a tree falls in the desert does anybody hear?
If a tree falls in the desert does anybody hear?
Does anybody hear the forest fall?