Song: Fade like a Shadow
Artist: KT Tunstall
Album: Tigersuit (2010)
Tuning: Standard
Tabbed by: Rachel C
This is the first US single of Tigersuit
Most of it should be correct
VERSION 1
Capo: 4th Fret
Key: B Major (like this version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqcBBKKl8-o)
CHORDS
G G/F# D D7 D7add4 Em Bm Am7 Cadd9
e|--2--2----2---2-----3------0---2----0----2-------------------------------|
B|--2--2----3---1-----1------0---3----1----2-------------------------------|
G|--0--0----2---2-----2------0---4----0----0-------------------------------|
D|--0--0----0---0-----0------2---4----2----2-------------------------------|
A|--2--0----x---x-----x------2---2----0----3-------------------------------|
E|--3--2----x---x-----x------0---x----x----x-------------------------------|
INTRO
G G G/F# G G D
e|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|
B|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--3-3-3|
G|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--2-2-2|
D|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|
A|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--0-0-0|2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--x-x-x|
E|-3-3-3---3--|3-3-3--2-2-2|3-3-3---3--|3-3-3--x-x-x|
G G G/F#
e|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|
B|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|
G|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|
D|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|
A|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--0-0-0|
E|-3-3-3---3--|3-3-3--2-2-2|
VERSE
Em D7 D7add4 D7
You grew wings, on your heart
Cadd9 Am7
But you let it out your ribcage
Bm D
and it flew into the dark
Bm D Em D7 D7add4 D7
Like a ghost, just like a ghost
Cadd9 Am7
And it flutters by my window
Bm D
When I need my sleep the most
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
CHORUS:
Cadd9 D
So choose my weapon and choose my way
G Em
It's easy saying nothing when there's nothing to say
Cadd9 D
Thinking about it everyday,
G Em
starting to notice you're fading away
Cadd9 D
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow,
G Em
fade like a shadow, fade..
Cadd9 D
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow
G G G/F#
e|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|
B|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|
G|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|
D|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|
A|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--0-0-0|
E|-3-3-3---3--|3-3-3--2-2-2| x2
VERSE:
Em D7 D7add4 D7
You want eyes, in your hands,
Cadd9 Am
and power in your pocket,
Bm D
as I stop to watch you dance
Bm D
With your
- play this to both the "hips swinging" parts and the instrumental break inbetween them
the same strumming rhythm as in the verses-
e|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
B|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
G|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
D|----------|---------|---------|-----------|
A|----------|3-3-3---3|---------|5-5-5---2-5|
E|-0-0-0---0|---------|3-3-3---3|-----------| x 6
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/k/kt-tunstall/250231.html ]
hips swinging your snake hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, your snake hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, your snake hips swinging, again..
Got your hips swinging, your snake hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, your snake, hips swinging, got your
hips swinging, your snake, hips swinging, again, again and again, and again
-after 6 times play:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
CHORUS:
Cadd9 D
So choose my weapon and choose my way
G Em
It's easy saying nothing when there's nothing to say
Cadd9 D
Thinking about it everyday,
G Em
starting to notice
Cadd9 D
Two steps forward and one step back,
G Em
Make up in love what you think I lack,
Cadd9 D
You've got a vampire on your neck,
G Em
Everybody knows what happens next
Cadd9 D G Em
You fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade..
Cadd9 D G Em
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow..
Cadd9 D
So choose my weapon and choose my way
G Em
It's easy saying nothing when there's nothing to say
Cadd9 D
Thinking about it everyday,
G Em
starting to notice
Cadd9 D G Em
You fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow, fade..
Cadd9 D
Fade like a shadow, fade like a shadow..
G G G/F# G G D G
e|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|2-----|
B|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--2-2-2|2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--3-3-3|2-----|
G|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--2-2-2|0-----|
D|-0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|0-0-0---0--|0-0-0--0-0-0|0-----|
A|-2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--0-0-0|2-2-2---2--|2-2-2--x-x-x|2-----|
E|-3-3-3---3--|3-3-3--2-2-2|3-3-3---3--|3-3-3--x-x-x|3-----|
VERSION 2:
If you want to play the song without a capo and in the original key (C Major) use these
instead. Standard Tuning:
Instead of G (with capo)play: C (without capo)
e|--0--|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--2--|
A|--3--|
E|--x--|
Instead of G/F#: play C/B
e|--0--|
B|--1--|
G|--0--|
D|--0--|
A|--2--|
E|--x--|
Instead of D/D7/D7add4: play G (refer to chord above)
Instead of Em: play Am7 (refer to chord above)
Instead of Bm: play Em (refer to chord above)
Instead of Am7: play Dm7
e|--1--|
B|--1--|
G|--2--|
D|--0--|
A|--x--|
E|--x--|
Instead of Cadd9: play F
e|--1--|
B|--1--|
G|--2--|
D|--3--|
A|--3--|
E|--1--|
The parts after the first verse and the "hips shaking" part
instead of :
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0---0-0-| (with capo)
play:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|-5-5-5-5---5-5-| (without capo)
During the "hips shaking" part and instrumental break play
e|----------|--------|--------|-----------|
B|----------|--------|--------|-----------|
G|----------|--------|--------|-----------|
D|----------|--------|--------|-----------|
A|----------|--------|3-3-3--3|-----------|
E|-5-5-5---5|1-1-1--1|--------|3-3-3--0-3-| (without capo)
Hope you like it :)
