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/ Cake / Fashion Nugget (1996) / It's Coming Down guitar tab

"It's Coming Down"
CAKE
Tabbed by: Primusfan Davey

All by ear as usual. Have fun!

Gtr. 1
(acous)
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-2-0---------------0-------|
A-----3-2-0-------2---3-2-0-|
E-----------3-0-3-----------|

Gtr. 2
(elec)
E-----------------------------------2--------------3-------|
B--------------------------------3----3--3------3----3--3--|
G------------------------------2---2----2-----2---2----2---|
D----------------------------0--------------0--------------|
A------------------2---------------------------------------|
E-0----2----3----------------------------------------------|


E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-2-2--------4-4--2-2---------|
D-2-2--5-5---4-4--2-2------2--|
A-0-0--5-5---2-2--0-0------2--|
E------3-3-----------------0--|
                       [let ring]

Then play ...

Gtr. 2
(elec)
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G-9-6-7-6h7p6------6\4---------|
D-------------9\-------5-5-----|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|
[repeat a couple of times


Then the acoustic comes in after a few measures ...

(It's coming down ...)
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2--x--2-2-2--x--2--x-2-2-2-2-|
A-2--x--2-2-2--x--2--x-2-2-2-2-|
E-0--x--0-0-0--x--0--x-0-0-0-0-|

     Am         D
It's raining outside
       G          Em
You've nowhere to hide
      Am         D                  Em
She's asking you why you think it's funny

(It's coming down ...)
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2--x--2-2-2--x--2--x-2-2-2-2-|
A-2--x--2-2-2--x--2--x-2-2-2-2-|
E-0--x--0-0-0--x--0--x-0-0-0-0-|

      Am           D
She's leaving your house
    G          Em
She had to get out
      Am             D                  Em
She's mad and she'll take her mattress with her

===========================================================
Chorus:

Gtr.1
 It's coming down ...
E---------------------------2--2-2--2--2-2--3-3--3-2-2------|
B---------------------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3------|
G---------------------------2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2------|
D---------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|


Gtr. 2
E-----------------------------------2--------------3-------|
B--------------------------------3----3--3------3----3--3--|
G------------------------------2---2----2-----2---2----2---|
D----------------------------0--------------0--------------|
A------------------2---------------------------------------|
E-0----2----3----------------------------------------------|

It's coming down ....
E--------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------0----|
G-----2-------0--------2------0------------0-----0-|
D---2---2---0---0----2---2--0---0------2-----2-----|
A-0----------------0-----------------2---2---------|
E---------3--------------3---------0---------------|

===================================================================

(repeat intro)
Gtr. 1
(acous)
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-2-0---------------0-------|
A-----3-2-0-------2---3-2-0-|
E-----------3-0-3-----------|

Gtr. 2
(elec)
E-----------------------------------2--------------3-------|
B--------------------------------3----3--3------3----3--3--|
G------------------------------2---2----2-----2---2----2---|
D----------------------------0--------------0--------------|
A------------------2---------------------------------------|
E-0----2----3----------------------------------------------|


During trumpet solo play McCrea's acoustic E5 riff from earlier

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2--x--2-2-2--x--2--x-2-2-2-2-|
A-2--x--2-2-2--x--2--x-2-2-2-2-|
E-0--x--0-0-0--x--0--x-0-0-0-0-|

Keep playing that and then go into the next verse ...

    Am         D
You lie on the floor
      G             Em
She's slamming your door
      Am             D                Em
She's gone and she's wearing your red sweater
==================================================================
Repeat chorus

Chorus:

Gtr.1
 It's coming down ...
E---------------------------2--2-2--2--2-2--3-3--3-2-2------|
B---------------------------3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3------|
G---------------------------2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2------|
D---------------------------0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|


Gtr. 2
E-----------------------------------2--------------3-------|
B--------------------------------3----3--3------3----3--3--|
G------------------------------2---2----2-----2---2----2---|
D----------------------------0--------------0--------------|
A------------------2---------------------------------------|
E-0----2----3----------------------------------------------|

It's coming down ....
E-------------------------------------------------0-|
B---------------------------------------------0-----|
G-----2-------0--------2------0------------0-----0--|
D---2---2---0---0----2---2--0---0------2-----2------|
A-0----------------0-----------------2---2----------|
E---------3--------------3---------0----------------|


Repeat intro once

Gtr. 1
(acous)
E---------------------------|
B---------------------------|
G---------------------------|
D-2-0---------------0-------|
A-----3-2-0-------2---3-2-0-|
E-----------3-0-3-----------|

Gtr. 2
(elec)
E-----------------------------------2--------------3-------|
B--------------------------------3----3--3------3----3--3--|
G------------------------------2---2----2-----2---2----2---|
D----------------------------0--------------0--------------|
A------------------2---------------------------------------|
E-0----2----3----------------------------------------------|

Then ...

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-2-2--------4-4--2-2---------|
D-2-2--5-5---4-4--2-2------2--|
A-0-0--5-5---2-2--0-0------2--|
E------3-3-----------------0--|

END!

I didn't get everything in but it's close enough that you could piece it together. Who
thought a CAKE song could be so complicated ... :\


Cake albums
2004 Pressure Chief
2001 Comfort Eagle
1998 Prolonging the Magic
1996 Fashion Nugget
1994 Motorcade of Generosity
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08Stickshifts and Safetybelts tabbass tab
09Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps tabbass tab
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