Author/Artist: Jack Johnson
Title: Flake
Album: Brushfire Fairytales
Transcribed by: Dan Burke
Hello all. This entire song is based on 16th notes. I show "d" for the down
stroke and "u" for the upstroke. The first note of each beat (1234) are down
Strokes. The rhythm stays the same throughout the song, except for the bridge.
Into & Verse
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
1 u d u 2 u d u 3 u d u 4 u d u play these 4 bars 5x
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
Pre Chorus
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
1 u d u 2 u d u 3 u d u 4 u d u play these 4 bars 1x
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
Chorus
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
1 u d u 2 u d u 3 u d u 4 u d u play these 8 bars 2x
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | |
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
Bridge
play these 2 bars 2x
Verse
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
1 u d u 2 u d u 3 u d u 4 u d u play these 4 bars 1x
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
Pre Chorus
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | |
1 u d u 2 u d u 3 u d u 4 u d u play these 4 bars 1x
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
Chorus
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
1 u d u 2 u d u 3 u d u 4 u d u play these 8 bars 3x
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 6 6 x x x 6 6 6 x x x x | |
| 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | |
| 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | 7 7 x x x 7 7 7 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 2 2 x x x 2 2 2 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 5 5 x x x 5 5 5 x x x x | |
| 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | 3 3 x x x 3 3 3 x x x x | |
| 1 1 x x x 1 1 1 x x x x | x x x x x x x | |
The song now goes into a blues jam until the end.