Flake Jack Johnson
Title: ?Flake?
Album: Brushfire Fairytales?
tabbed by Roy Uno (ryomauno@earthlink.net)
I saw D.Yamaki?s version of the tab. It was good, but it was somewhat confusing,
so I thought I?d make it more easy to understand. Unfortunately, I don?t know the
slide guitar part melody for the interlude, so if anyone figures it out before me,
then please e-mail me.
I tried to show the strumming pattern as well as I could but, Listen to the song for
the strumming pattern.
The chords used:
[Dm] [F] [Bb] [C5] [A] [Fm] [C#5] [B5]
E-----5------1---------------------5-------1-------------------| B-----6------1---------------------5-------1-------------------| G-----7------2-------3------5------6-------1------6-----4------| D-----7------3-------3------5------7-------3------6-----4------| A-----5------3-------1------3------7-------3------4-----2------| E------------1---------------------5-------1-------------------|
NOTE: For the Dm chord you may use the basic chord in the first position but
Jack Johnson plays it in the fifth position.
The ?x? is in the place where he mutes/?chops? the strings.
So the song in tablature goes like this:
INTRO/VERSE:
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x- B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x- G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x- D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---3--3-x--3--3-3-x- A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x---1--1-x--1--1-1-x- E--------x------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x--------x---------x-
[F] [C5]
E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------| B-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------| G-----2--2-x----2----2-2----x----5-------*--| Repeat D-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----5-------*--| A-----3--3-x----3----3-3----x----3----------| E-----1--1-x----1----1-1----x---------------|
NOTE: When going into the chorus, (the last verse line) the verse goes like this
[Dm] [F] [Bb]
E--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x- B--6--6-x---6---6-6---x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x- G--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---2--2-x---2---2-2-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x- D--7--7-x---7---7-7---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----3--3-x--3--3-3-x- A--5--5-x---5---5-5---x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x----1--1-x--1--1-1-x- E--------x------------x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x---------x---------x-
[C5]
E----------x------------x----| B----------x------------x----| G-----5--5-x---5---5-5-x----| D-----5--5-x---5---5-5-x----| A-----3--3-x---3---3-3-x----| E----------x------------x----|
CHORUS:
[F] [C5] [C#5] [Dm]
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----5--5-x--5--5-5-x- B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x-----6--6-x--6--6-6-x- G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6-7--7-x--7--7-7-x- D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x---6-7--7-x--7--7-7-x- A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4-5--5-x--5--5-5-x- E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x----------x----------x---------x-
[A] [Bb] [B5] [C5]
E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x- B--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x- G--6--6-x--6---6-6--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5--x- D--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x---4--5--5-x--5--5-5--x- A--7--7-x--7---7-7--x---1--1-x--1--1-1--x---2--3--3-x--3--3-3--x- E--5--5-x--5---5-5--x--------x----------x-----------x----------x-
[F] [C5]
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----| B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----| G--2--2-x--2---2-2--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*| REPEAT D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---5--5-x--5--5-5--x----*| A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3--3-3--x-----| E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--------x-----------x----|
INTERLUDE (The backing for the slide guitar solo)
[Fm]
E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----| B----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----| G----1--1-x---1----1-1----x---*| REPEAT D----3--3-x---3----3-3----x---*| A----3--3-x---3----3-3----x----| E----1--1-x---1----1-1----x----|
Then when he starts to sing again:
[Fm]
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x- D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x- A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x---3---3-3-x- E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---1--1-x---1---1-1-x-
[C5] [Fm] [Bb]
E-------x-----------x--1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x- B-------x-----------x--1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x- G--5--5-x--5---5-5-x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x---3--3-x--3---3-3-x- D--5--5-x--5---5-5-x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---3--3-x--3---3-3-x- A--3--3-x--3---3-3-x---3--3-x---3---3-3--x---1--1-x--1---1-1-x- E-------x----------x---1--1-x---1---1-1--x--------x----------x-
[Fm] [C] [Fm]
E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--| B--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--| G--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--5--5-x---5---5-5-x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-*| D--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--5--5-x---5---5-5-x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x-*| A--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--3--3-x---3---3-3-x--3--3-x--3---3-3--x--| E--1--1-x--1---1-1--x-------x-----------x--1--1-x--1---1-1--x--|
REPEAT
The song with the lyrics goes like this:
INTRO:
Dm, F, Bb, F
[Dm] I know she said it's alright[F]
[Bb]But you can make it up next time[F]
I k[Dm]now she said it's not right[F]
[Bb]There ain't no use in Lying[F]
[Dm] Maybe she thinks I know something[F]
[Bb] Maybe maybe she thinks it's fine[F]
[Dm]Maybe she knows something I don't I'm so, [F]
I'm[Bb] so tired, I'm so tired of tr[B5]ying[C5]
CHORUS:
[F] It seems to me that maybe [C5] [C#5]
[Dm] It pretty much always means no[A]
[Bb] So don't tell [C#5]me yo[C5]u might just let it go[F] [Bb] [C]
And[F] often times we're lazy[C]
[Dm] It seems to stand in my way[A]
[Bb] Cause no one n[B]o no[C5]t no one wants to be let down[F] [Bb] [C]
VERSE:
[Dm]I know she loves the sunrise[F]
no [Bb]longer sees it with her sleeping eyes[F]
[Dm] And I know that when she said she's gonna try[F]
Wel[Bb]l it might not work because of other ties[F]
[Dm]And I wouldn't want to break 'em, nah, [F]
[Bb] I wouldn't want to break em
[Dm]Maybe she'll help me to untie this but[F]
[Bb]Until then well, I'm gonna[B5] have t[C5]o lie to her
CHORUS:
[F] It seems to me that maybe [C5] [C#5]
[Dm] It pretty much always means no[A]
[Bb] So don't te[C#5]ll me[C5] you might just let it go[F] [Bb] [C]
And[F] often times we're lazy[C]
[Dm] It seems to stand in my way[A]
[Bb] Cause no o[B]ne n[C5]o not no one wants to be let down[F] [Bb] [C]
CHORUS:
[F] It seems to me that maybe [C5] [C#5]
[Dm] It pretty much always means no[A]
[Bb] So don't te[C#5]ll me[C5] you might just let it go[F] [Bb] [C]
And[F] often times we're lazy[C]
[Dm] It seems to stand in my way[A]
[Bb] Cause no on[B]e no[C5] not no one wants to be let down[F] [Bb] [C]
INTERLUDE:
Fm,
Then he starts to sing:
Fm, Fm, Fm, C5, Fm, Bb, Fm, C, Fm
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