Fragile Bass Tabs by Sting

Artist: Sting
Song:   Fragile
Album:  Nothing Like The Sun

(Tabbed by Oli - oli@elepost.de)


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This tablature is a helping sketch. It doesn’t contain the correct
sort of bars and notes. Nevertheless, I'm sure you'll be able to
figure out and I hope it will help you! - Oli
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Best played is "Fragile" with a mighty bass sound (as you might
hear and feel it in cinema) by using just the "E"-String. Turn up
the volume and pop the string on every note with the side of your
thumb with "gentle force" - very softly, but audible.


  INTRO:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~5~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------|


  MAIN RIFF THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE SONG:
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--00~~~~~~~~~~~~55~~~~~~~~~~~~77~~~~~~~~~~~~00~~~~~~~~~~~~--|


  OUTRO:
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--00~~~00~~~00~~~00~~~-----------------------------------------|
  How fragile we are, how fragile we are...

  (INSTRUMENTAL)
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0~~~~~~5~~~~~~0~~~~~~5~~~~~~0~~~~~~5~~~~~~----------------|


  FADE OUT:

   | Insert these bass tabs during     | LAST ORIGINAL "E"
   | the last chords of the harp       | OF THE BASS
G|---------------9~--/16--------------------------------------|
D|-------------9~---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------7~-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|

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