Fragile

Words & Music:

Sting

 

[basic riff for song is: Em   Am7   B7   Em]

 

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one,

Drying in the colour of the evening sun.

Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away.

But something in our minds will always stay.

Perhaps this final act was meant

To clinch a lifetime's argument

That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could.

For all those born beneath an angry star,

Lest we forget how fragile we are.

 

CHORUS:

Am7/C         B7

On and on the rain will fall

     Em

Like tears from a star, like tears from a star.

On and on the rain will say

How fragile we are, how fragile we are.

 

On and on the rain will fall

Like tears from a star, like tears from a star.

On and on the rain will say

How fragile we are, how fragile we are.

How fragile we are, how fragile we are.

 

 

Am7/C = x 8 7 5 5 5

Em toggles between [x 7 7 7 7 x] and [x 7 5 5 5 x]

 


Fragile Tab by Luis Ferreira

 

Part I (Intro):

e------7p5--5h7--|-----7p5--5h7--7p5--5h7--7p5h7\0--|---

B---5------------|--5-------------------------------|---

G----------------|----------------------------------|---

D----------------|----------------------------------|---

A----------------|----------------------------------|---

E----------------|----------------------------------|---

 

e------7p5--5h7--|-----7p5--5h7--7p5--5h7--|---

B---5------------|--5----------------------|---

G----------------|-------------------------|---

D----------------|-------------------------|---

A----------------|-------------------------|---

E----------------|-------------------------|---

 

Part II (Intro, part 2 & verses):

e------------------------|-----------------------------|---

B---12---------10-----8--|--12--12-----8--------7--5---|---

G------------------------|-----------------------------|---

D---12-----10---------9--|--12--12-----9-----7-----5---|---

A------------------------|----------0-----0--------0---|---

E----0--0----------0-----|---0---0---------------------|---

 

e---------------------------------|--------------------|---

B---8--8--8--------7--5--5--4--4--|--7--------5--8--8--|---

G---------------------------------|--------------------|---

D---9--9--9-----7-----5--5--4--4--|--7-----5-----9--9--|---

A---0--0--------------------------|--------------------|---

E---------7--7--------7--7--7--7--|--0--0--------0--0--|---

 

e-----------12------------------------|-------------------------|---

B---12--12------12---------10--8--8---|--12--12--8--------7--5--|---

G-------------------------------------|-------------------------|---

D---12--12-------------10------9--9---|--12--12--9-----7-----5--|---

A-------------------------------------|----------0--0--------0--|---

E----0---0----------0----------0--0---|---0---0-----------------|---

 

e------------------------------------------|-----------------|---

B---8--8--8-----8--8--------7--5--5--4--4--|--7--------8--5--|---

G------------------------------------------|-----------------|---

D---9--9--9-----9--9-----7-----5--5--4--4--|--7-----9-----5--|---

A---0--0-----------------------------------|-----------------|---

E---------7--7--------7--------7--7--7--7--|--0--0--------0--|---

 

Play part II again once for each of the following verses:

 

If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one

Drying in the colour of the evening sun

Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away

But something in our minds will always stay

 

Perhaps this final act was meant to clinch a lifetime's argument

That nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could

For all those born beneath an angry star

Lest we forget how fragile we are

 

CHORUS:

e------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

B---10--10--10--------8--|--8--8--8--------7--|--8--7--7--5--5-----5--|---

G------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

D---10--10--10-----9-----|--9--9--9-----7-----|--9--7--7--5--5--5-----|---

A----0---0---0-----------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

E---------------7--------|--7--7--7--7--------|--0--0--0--0--0--------|---

 

e------------------|-----------|---

B---7--8--7--7--5--|--5--7--8--|---

G------------------|-----------|---

D---7--9--7--7--5--|--5--7--9--|---

A------------------|-----------|---

E---0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|---

e------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|---

B---10--10--10--------8--|--8--8--8--------|--8--7--7--5--5-----5--|---

G------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|---

D---10--10--10-----9-----|--9--9--9-----7--|--9--7--7--5--5--5-----|---

A----0---0---0-----------|-----------------|-----------------------|---

E---------------7--------|--7--7--7--7-----|--0--0--0--0--0--------|---

 

e------------------|---  Chorus tab goes over these lyrics:

B---7--8--7--7--5--|---  On and on the rain will fall

G------------------|---  Like tears from a star   like tears from a star

D---7--9--7--7--5--|---  On and on the rain will say

A------------------|---  How fragile we are   how fragile we are

E---0--0--0--0--0--|---

 

 

Solo:

e------7p5--5h7---|-----7p5--5--7--8--10--7--7\0--|----------------------|---

B---5-------------|--5----------------------------|--8--5--7--8--5--7\0--|---

G-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|---

D-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|---

A-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|---

E-----------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|---

 

e------------5--7--8--10--7--8--5--7-----5--7\0--|---

B---5--7--8---------------------------8----------|---

G------------------------------------------------|---

D------------------------------------------------|---

A------------------------------------------------|---

E------------------------------------------------|---

 

e-------12--14--15--15--14--12--|--14--15--14--14--12\11------|---

B---12--------------------------|-------------------------12--|---

G-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---

D-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---

A-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---

E-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---

 

e---12\11------12--|-----|---

B----------12------|-5---|---

G------------------|-----|---

D------------------|-----|---

A------------------|-----|---

E------------------|-----|---

 

e-------7---5---7---8---7---5-------|-----------------5---7---5-------------|--

B---5---------------------------8---|-7---5---7---8---------------8---7---5-|--

G-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--

D-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--

A-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--

E-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--

 

e---------------5---5\0---|---------3---2---2/3\2---|----7---5---7---8---7---|-

B---5---7---8-------------|-----5-------------------|-5----------------------|-

G-------------------------|-4-----------------------|------------------------|-

D-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-

A-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-

E-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-

 

(Use your thumb on this part)

e---8---8---8---7---7---5---5-----------------------|---

B-------------------------------8---8---7---5---7---|---

G---------------------------------------------------|---

D---------------------------------------------------|---

A---------------------------------------------------|---

E---------------------------------------------------|---

 

e-------7---5---7---8---7---5-----------|-------------------------------|---

B---5---------------------------8---7---|---8---7---8---7---8---7---5---|---

G---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---

D---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---

A---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---

E---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---


CHORUS REPRISE (play over last chorus):

e------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

B---10--10--10--------8--|--8--8--8--------7--|--8--7--7--5--5-----5--|---

G------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

D---10--10--10-----9-----|--9--9--9-----7-----|--9--7--7--5--5--5-----|---

A----0---0---0-----------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

E---------------7--------|--7--7--7--7--------|--0--0--0--0--0--------|---

 

e------------------|-----------|---

B---7--8--7--7--5--|--5--7--8--|---

G------------------|-----------|---

D---7--9--7--7--5--|--5--7--9--|---

A------------------|-----------|---

E---0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--|---

 

e------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

B---10--10--10--------8--|--8--8--8--------7--|--8--7--7--5--5-----5--|---

G------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

D---10--10--10-----9-----|--9--9--9-----7-----|--9--7--7--5--5--5-----|---

A----0---0---0-----------|--------------------|-----------------------|---

E---------------7--------|--7--7--7--7--------|--0--0--0--0--0--------|---

 

e------------------|---

B---7--8--7--7--5--|---

G---------------5--|---

D---7--9--7--7--5--|---

A------------------|---

E---0--0--0--0--0--|---

 

e------------------|-----------------|---

B---7--8--7--7--5--|--7--8--7--7--5--|---    Play these last two bits again

G------------------|--------------5--|---    6 times, singing (fading):

D---7--9--7--7--5--|--7--9--7--7--5--|---    "how fragile we are"

A------------------|--------------0--|---

E---0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0-----|---

 

OUTRO:

e------7p5--5h7--|-----7p5--5h7--7p5--5h7/12--|-----7p5--5h7--|---

B---5------------|--5-------------------------|--5------------|---

G----------------|----------------------------|---------------|---

D----------------|----------------------------|---------------|---

A----------------|----------------------------|---------------|---

E----------------|----------------------------|---------------|---

 

                                -> Play this as fast as you can

e----------------------------|--------------------------------------|---

B----------------------------|--------------------------------------|---

G---4--5-----4---------------|--------------------------------------|---

D---------7-----5--7--4--5---|-----4--5-----4--5--7--4--5--7--4--5--|---

A----------------------------|--7--------7--------------------------|---

E----------------------------|--------------------------------------|---

 

                                                             until here <-

e---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--

B---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--

G---------------------------------------|--------------------------------4--|--

D------4--5-----4--5-----4--5-----4--5--|-----4--5-----4--5-----4--5--7-----|--

A---7--------7--------7--------7--------|--7--------7--------7--------------|--

E---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--

 

e------7p5--5h7--|--12--|---

B---5------------|------|---

G----------------|------|---

D----------------|------|---

A----------------|------|---

E----------------|--0---|---

 

Notation:

Note:  Play parts II, III, V and VI using mostly Am(002210) and D7(000212) finger patterns to guide your left hand.  It is often easier to press some extra strings than pressing only the ones you actually pick.





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