Tablature fly - Nick Drake

          



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  From: Harlan L Thompson <harlant@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu>

  

  FLY- Nick Drake

  

  TUNING: D A D G D G (capo 1st fret) or C G C F C F (capo 3rd fret)

  

  PART 1:

  G ----------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------

  D ------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0------

  G ----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----

  D (0)-9---7---5---4---2---0-------------------0-------0-------0-------0------

  A ----------------------------3---2---0--------------------------------------

  D ----------------------------------------0-------0-------0-------0----------

  

  PART 2:

  G ---------0-------0-------0-------0--------------------0-------0------------

  D -----4-------4-------4-------4--------------------4-------4----------------

  G -------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---(repeat------2---2---2---2--(repeat-

  D ---------0-------0-------0-------0------twice,--------0-------0-----three--

  A -----3-------3-------2-------2----------then->)---------------------times)-

  D -(5)----------------------------------------------0-------0----------------

  

  INTRO:

  Play part 1 with opening note. Play second time without opening note, do 

  the 6 and 4 string alternate bass part twice as long

  

  

   (part 1)

  Please give me a second grace

   (part 1 again)

  Please give me a second face

   (part 2 till next verse)

  I'm falling far down, the first time around

  

  Now I just sit on the ground in your way

  

  

  Now if its time for recompence for what's done

  Come come sit down on the fence in the sun

  And the clouds will roll by and will never deny

  Its really too hard for to fly

  

  Please tell me your second name

  Please play me your second game

  I've fallen so far, for the people you love 

  I just need your star for the day

  

  So come, come ride in my street car by the bay

  For now I must know how fine you are in your way

  And the sea she will sigh but she won't need to cry

  For it's really too hard for to fly

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  NOTES: I'd recommend tuning down to CGCFCF because with DADGDG you are 

  VERY likely to break one of the top two strings trying to get into this 

  tuning.  Note also the similarity between this song and the already 

  posted Pink Moon (CGCFCE or DADGDF# as the case may be).  

  There are two released versions of Fly, a band version on Bryter Layter 

  and a demo solo version on Time of No Reply.  I learned this song from 

  the Time of No Reply version since it's just the guitar, but I included 

  the words (to the best of my ability) from the Bryter Layter since that 

  was the "final" version of the song.  There is considerable difference 

  between the two versions of lyrics.

  All verses have the same chord pattern.  You might try sliding up to the 

  9th fret for a nice effect, and hammering on the first note of the fifth 

  string in part 1 is also sometimes done by Drake I think.  The first note 

  of part 2 (the 5 on the sixth string) is sometimes done, sometimes not- 

  its incidental.

  At the end of the song there is some instrumental work that is basically 

  not very hard to duplicate variations on part 2.  I didn't tab it because 

  I didn't think it was essential- you can learn the above stuff, listen to 

  Nick Drake's version and then be able to get the gist of the end part 

  pretty easily I think.  Enjoy, and improvements are welcome. 

  

  

   


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 Fly, de Nick drake 

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