Teardrop Lyrics

Newton Faulkner - Teardrop
Tuning - Db Gb Db Gb Bb Db (often DGDGBD live)
Percussion notation:
# = strike body with heel of the palm, slightly above strings and
between sound hole and bridge
* = slap body with thumb, above strings, by end of fretboard
Right hand should remain roughly in natural picking position throughout
Rhythm:
# # # * # # # *
During verse, the first # is replaced by plucking of bass notes.
Intro:
(Strings picked, not strummed)
| Percussion | x 8 bars
Verse:
Bass notes picked with right hand
Meoldy played by fretting hand
See notes above on percussion
Db|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7--|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-|
Db|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7--|---p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-| |
nh nh
B2 B2 n.c
Db|-----|-----|--p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-|--p0-h7-p0-h5-p0-h5-h7-|
Outro:
Full percussion and bass/melody notes as per the start
of the verse, except bars with *, do not play the bass
notes in these bars. Chord structure:
| Db | B2 | Gb | Db | fade out