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Capo: 3
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Fragile Bird - City and Colour
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Song: Fragile Bird
Artist: City and Colour
Album: Little Hell
Tabbed by: Nathan Chancellor
Email: natechancellor@gmail.com
Tuning: EADGBE - Capo 3 or 5
Notes:
1. On the capo situation, Dallas has played both. It really depends on your range. The
studio version has a capo on 5 and he started playing it live that
way; however in the recent months, he has played it with a capo on 3 to save his voice.
Your choice.
2. When playing the Em chord in the chorus, strum the open strings and hammer on the two
fingers shortly after. He tends to do this in a few songs, Comin'
Home and Northern Wind come to mind.
3. He does a minor pull off hammer on type thing in the chorus (he strums slightly
rapidly while moving his finger) that I will tab in the chords. Watch the videos to get it.
He also varies it between performances, I give what I think is the most general
one that sounds best.
4. Put heavy palm muting during the verse, taking it off when you are repeating it for
the time right before the chorus so the chords ring out
Videos:
Dallas with capo on 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq20K_GaFR4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtU2Z6bZYlE
Dallas with capo on 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS-oAU3EDW0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ75f792Wx0
Chords:
"E1" "E2" "E3" "E4"
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|---0------0----0-----0----|
D|---4------4----4-----5----|
A|---2------3----5-----4----|
E|---0------0----0-----0----|
"D" Em C/G
e|---0-----0------0---00000-------|
B|---3-----0------1p0-00000-------|
G|---0-----0------0---00000-------|
D|---4-----2------2---20202-------|
A|---5-----2------3---33333-------|
E|---5-----0------3---33333-------|
Verse:
E1When she sleeps E2
There is a E3fever dream, yE4eah
It brings a E1night terrorE2
To harm this E3fragile birE4d
She E1speaks in tongues E2
Her words they E3come undone, yeahE4
And with a E1wayward mindE2
she strugglesE3 through the nightE4
Chorus:
DAll thatEm I can C/Gdo
IsD hope she mEmakes it tC/Ghrough
Through the nightE1 E2
Through the E3night E4
Verse:
These E1cold nightmares E2
They make herE3 worse for weE4ar
LosE1t in the darkE2
She's got a E3heavy heartE4
And E1when she wakesE2
In her frE3agile sE4tate
Well, she cE1alls my nameE2
Hoping that I E3keep her E4safe
Chorus:
DAll thatEm I can C/Gdo
IsD hope she mEmakes it tC/Ghrough
DAll thatEm I can C/Gdo
IsD hope she mEmakes it tC/Ghrough
Through the nightE1 E2
Through the E3night E4
Bridge:
Through the E1night E2
Through the E3nightE4
Through the E1nightE2
Through the E3nightE4
Chorus:
DAll thatEm I can C/Gdo
IsD hope she mEmakes it tC/Ghrough
DAll thatEm I can C/Gdo
IsD hope she mEmakes it tC/Ghrough
Through the E1night