From: bgray1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Brandon Gray)
Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab
Subject: Re: Transcr. for "Fragile" by Sting??
Date: 16 Oct 92 15:06:03 GMT
Organization: Swarthmore College

In article <morford7-151092123424@dmf-2f.berkeley.edu>, morford7@garnet
(Mark Morford) writes:
> 
> Anyone know the complete chord progression to "Fragile" by Sting (from the
> "Nothing Like the Sun" CD)?  I have been working diligently on it for some
> time now (by ear), but I still can't quite get a few of those chords.
> 
> Thanks in advance. . .!
>


>              "Fragile", transcribed by Brandon Gray.


> so without further ado...
 
>  By the chords, do you mean the full song transcription?  As far as I can tell, the guitar is only playing two notes at a time (which incidentally is not considered a chord...).  Anyway, I'll post what I hear - perhaps you might prefer different tab positions, but the notes should be correct.  I've included the bass notes in parentheses, for reference.  By listening to the song, you should be able to figure out the time - the " I " are used to help break up the sequence, and are not in time.  Later much!






 

E---7---5---3---7--I-3---2---0---3--I-3---2---0-------2---0---3--I--7----
B------------------I----------------I-------------4--------------I-------
G---7---5---4---7--I-4---2---0---4--I-4---2---0-------2---0---4--I--7----
D------------------I----------------I-------------4--------------I------- 
A------------------I---(0)--(0)-----I---(2)--(2)-----------------I-------
E----(0)--(0)------I----------------I-------------------(0)--(0)-I--(0)--
etc.

   (You will be able to figure out the rest...it follows these forms.)




				Here's the solo (the more interesting part...play with as much passion
as you can muster up, and it helps to utilize dynamics!)


E-------7---5---7---I-----7---5---7---8---10---7---I---------------------I---
B---5---------------I-5----------------------------I-8---7---8---5---7---I---
G-------------------I------------------------------I---------------------I---
D-------------------I------------------------------I---------------------I---
A-------------------I------------------------------I---------------------I---
E-------------------I------------------------------I---------------------I---
fing.1  3   1   3     1   3   1   3   4   (4)  1     2   1   2   1   3




E----------I-------------5---7---8---10---7---8--------7-----------------I---
B---5---4--I-5---7---8----------------------------10-------8---10---12---I---
G----------I-------------------------------------------------------------I---
D----------I-------------------------------------------------------------I---
A----------I-------------------------------------------------------------I---
E----------I-------------------------------------------------------------I---
    1   (1)  1   3   4   1   3   4  (4)   1   2   4    1    2   4   (4)




E--------12---14---15---I-14---15---14---14---12---11---I-12---11---12---I---
B---12------------------I-------------------------------I----------------I---
G-----------------------I-------------------------------I----------------I---
D-----------------------I-------------------------------I----------------I---
A-----------------------I-------------------------------I----------------I---
E-----------------------I-------------------------------I----------------I---
    1    1    3    4      3    4    3    3    1   (1)     2    1     2




E---7---5---7---8---7---I--------------------5---7---------------I-----------
B-----------------------I8---7---5---7---8-----------8---7---5---I-5---7---8-
G-----------------------I----------------------------------------I-----------
D-----------------------I----------------------------------------I-----------
A-----------------------I----------------------------------------I-----------
E-----------------------I----------------------------------------I-----------
    3   1   3   4   3    4   3   1   3   4   1   3   4   3   1     1   3  
4




E-------------I-------------------------------I-----7---5---7---8---8---7---7-
B---10---10---I-------5---8---7---7---8---7---I-5-----------------------------
G-------------I---4---------------------------I-------------------------------
D-------------I-------------------------------I-------------------------------
A-------------I-------------------------------I-------------------------------
E-------------I-------------------------------I-------------------------------
   (4)   (4)      1   2   4   3  (3)  4   3     1   3   1   3   4  (4)  3  
3




E---8---8---7---7---7---7---5-------------------I-7---5---7---8---7---5-------
B-------------------------------8---7---5---7---I-------------------------7---
G-----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------I-----------------------------
    4  (4)  3  (3) (3) (3)  1   4   3   1   3     3   1   3   4   3   1   3




E-------------------------------II
B---8---7---8---7---5---7---5---II
G-------------------------------II
D-------------------------------II  
A-------------------------------II
E-------------------------------II
    4   3   4   3   1   3   1~



    So like I said, this transcription isn't in time, but what do you want
for free???  Besides, you can mess around with different positions anyway,
these are just the easiest for me to play - JUST BE SURE TO USE YOUR LEFT
PINKY!!!  Not enough players are proficient with it as I can see,and I
watch a lot of guitar players!  I can't tell you HOW much easier it makes
playing fast comfortable.  If you're having difficulty, then do exercises
until its second nature (fortunately, my friends made sure I got to use my
pinky, and now I now I use it more often in 1-3-4 and 1-2-4 type runs,
etc.)

Post any comments, suggestions, etc.  I also take requests, I do a lot of
transcriptions (maybe I'll respond to "Under the Bridge" when I have
time...)