Fix You Tutorial

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Fix You - Tutorial

Table of Contents

  1. Song Audio (YouTube)
  2. Song Lyrics and Chords
  3. Keyboard
  4. Bass Tab
  5. Guitar Tab

YouTube Song Audio

Song Form

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Song Parts
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VERSE
|: Eb / Gm / | Cm / Gm/Bb / :| (x4)

CHORUS
|: Ab / / / | Bbsus4 / Bb / :| (x3)
 
BRIDGE
|: Eb / / / | Ab / / / | Eb/Bb / / / | Bbsus / Bb /  |
|  Cm / / / | Ab / / / | Eb/Bb / / / | Bbsus / Bb / :| (X?)

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SONG FORM
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VERSE 1   = (organ 1 and Voice)
VERSE 2   = (add Organ 2)
CHORUS 1  = (Organ 2 changes to piano)

INTERLUDE = verse chords 1 round
VERSE 3   = (add Guitar chord strum)
CHORUS 2

BRIDGE A  = (add Electric Guitar 1/8 note punches)
BRIDGE B  = (add Drums)
BRIDGE C  = (add Voices)

CHORUS 3  = (break down: to Voice, Piano, and Bass)


Song Lyrics and Chords


[Intro]

| Eb / Gm /  | Cm7 / Bb /  |
        

[Verse 1] -- (organ 1)
        
            Eb                     Gm       Cm7           Gm/Bb           
When you try your best, but you don't succeed
                Eb                     Gm           Cm7           Gm/Bb   
When you get what you want, but not what you need
            Eb                     Gm       Cm7           Gm/Bb   
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
                                Eb   Gm    Cm7   Gm/Bb   
Stuck in re - ver - se.


[Verse 2] -- (add organ 2)

               Eb                     Gm       Cm7         Gm/Bb      
When the tears come streaming down your face
                       Eb                 Gm       Cm7     Gm/Bb          
When you lose something you can't replace
                       Eb                     Gm       Cm7 Gm/Bb   
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
                           Eb   Gm    Cm7   Gm/Bb   
Could it be  wor - rse?


[Chorus 2] -- (piano & strings)

 Ab         Bbsus4         Bb 
Lights will gu  -  ide you home
Ab           Bbsus4    Bb   
    And ig - n -it- e      your bones
Ab              Bbsus4   Bb
    And I will   try        to fix you
        

[Instrumental...like an INTRO]     

| Eb / Gm /  | Cm7 /  Bb /  |   
        
        
[Verse 3] -- (add guitar chord strum)
                 
        Eb            Gm       Cm7           Gm/Bb   
And high up above or down below
          Eb                  Gm     Cm7           Gm/Bb        
When you're too in love to let it go
           Eb                     Gm       Cm7           Gm/Bb   
If you never try, then you'll never know
         Eb   Gm    Cm7   Gm/Bb   
Just what you're wor - th
        

[Chorus 2]

Ab         Bbsus4         Bb 
Lights will gu  -  ide you home
Ab           Bbsus4    Bb   
    And ig - n -it- e      your bones
Ab              Bbsus4   Bb
    And I will   try        to fix you
        
        
[Bridge] -- (add electric guitar 1/8 note punches)

|: Eb / / / | Ab / / / | Eb  / / / | Bbsus / Bb /  |
|  Cm / / / | Ab / / / | Eb  / / / | Bbsus / Bb / :| (x2)

  ***  (2nd time -- add drums!)  ***
  ***  (3rd time -- add voice gang part immediately below)

Eb               Ab
   Tears stream,    down on your face
Eb                         Bbsus       Bb
    When you lose something you cannot replace      
Cm               Ab
   Tears stream     down on your face
Eb           Bbsus   Bb
And I.........

Eb               Ab
   Tears stream,    down on your face
Eb                         Gm
I promise you that I will learn from my mistakes
Cm            Ab
  Tears stream down your face
Eb          Bbsus   Bb
And I.........


[Chorus] -- (everyone drops out except Voice & piano & bass)

Ab  /    /   Eb/G  Bbsus4    Bb 
      Lights will   gui   -  ide  you home
Ab  /    /   Eb/G   Bbsus4   Bb   
        And   ig  -  ni    - ite  your bones
Ab  /    /   Eb/G   Bbsus4   Bb                 Eb
     And I   will   try           to fix you




Keyboards

Start with major and minor 3rds

     Minor 3rd = Root + 3 half steps
     Major 3rd = Root + 4 half steps
     
     Sus4      = Root + 5 half steps
     
     
     the "root" is the letter name of the chord
     
     examples:
        Eb     = Eb and G
        Gm     = G  and Bb
        Bbsus4 = Bb and Eb
        

Bass




Guitar

GUITAR Tab
Acoustic chord progression -- CAPO on 8th fret

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Song Parts
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VERSE
|: G / Bm / | Em / D/F# / :| (x4)

CHORUS
|: Cadd9 / / / | Dsus / D / :| (x3)
 
BRIDGE
|:  G / / / | Cadd9 / / / | G / / / | Dsus / D /  |
|  Em / / / | Cadd9 / / / | G / / / | Dsus / D /  :| (X?)

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Electric 2 = come in at BRIDGE A, B, and C...then done!
(repeating)

|------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4s-11-11-11s--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
  1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a 

Electric 3 = come in at BRIDGE A, B, and C...then done!

|------------------------------------------------|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
  1  e  +  a  2  e  +  a  3  e  +  a  4  e  +  a 


Use the following chord shapes for the acoustic progression.





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