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FRUIT TREE Tuning BBDGBE Capo 5th fret (i.e. E string tuned down to low B, A string up to higher B) Intro: |--------0-----|------0------ |-----0---0----|---4---4----- |----2-2---2---|--4-4---4---- (x2) |--0----0---0-0|-4---4---4--- |2-------2---2-|0---------0-- |--------------|------0------ Main Riff: |---0|------0-----|---0|------0-----| |--0-|4---4---4---|--0-|4---4-4-----| |-2--|-4-4-4-4-4-0|-2--|-4-4-4-4-4-0| |----|--------4---|----|--------4---| |2---|--0-0-0---0-|2---|--0-0-----0-| |----|0-----------|----|0-----------| * *** (* - these notes are between beats - I've written them like this to save space. Should be fairly obvious from the record.) |---0|------0-----|---0|------0-2---| |--0-|4---4---4---|--0-|4---4-------| |-2--|-4-4-4-4-4-0|-2--|-4-4-4-4-4--| |----|--------4---|----|-----------0| |2---|--0-0-0---0-|2---|--0---0-0-0-| |----|0-----------|----|0---0-------| Verse: |----------------|----------------| |---0-------0----|---0-------0----| |--0-0-----0-0---|--0-0-----0-0---| (x4) |-2---2---1---1--|-0---0---2---2--| |---0--0----0--0-|---0--0----2--2-| |5------54------4|3------32------0| |---0------0-----| |--4-4---4---4---| |-4---4-4-4-4-4-0| |------4-----4---| |0-------0-0---0-| |----------------| "Forgotten while you're here..." |---7-------5----|---3-------0----| |--------| |--0-0-----0-0---|--0---0---0-4---| |4---4---| |-7---7---5---5--|-3---3---2---4-0| (x2) then |-4-4-4--| |---6--6----4--4-|--------------4-| |--0----0| |7------75------5|3--32--20---0---| |0---0-0-| |----------------|----------------| |--------| * * # * - discordant if unaccompanied, though it's what Nick played. Could perhaps play 2nd fret instead if you want to make it sound nicer! # - a 0 1st time to help the left hand move, a 4 second time. "Safe in the womb...": |---0-------0----|---0------0-----| |--5-5-----5-5---|--4-4---4---4---| |-5---5-5-5---5-5|-4---4-4-4-4-4--| (x4) |------5-------5-|------4-----4--4| |0--0----0--0----|0--0----0-0---0-| |----------------|----------------| [next "forgotten while..." bit as first time, but with last 2 bars of main riff tacked on the end] End section (and instrumental bit too) |------0---------|----------------|------0---------|------0------0--| |---0----0-------|---0---(0)-0----|---0-------0----|---0-------0--0-| |--0-0-----0-0---|--4-4-----4-4---|--2-2-----2-2---|--2-2-----2-2---| |-4---4-4-4---4-4|-4---4-4-4---4-4|-3---3-3-3---3-3|-2---2-2-2-----2| |---5--5----5--5-|---4--4----4--4-|---3--3----3--3-|---2--2----2----| |5-------5-------|4-------4-------|3-------3-------|2-------2-------| ("fruit tree, fruit tree"...) |------0------0--|---0------0-----| |---0-------0--0-|--4-4---4---4---| |--2-2-----2-2---|-4---4-4-4-4-4--| |-2---2-2-2-----0|------4--------0| |---1-------1----|---0------0---0-| |1-------1-------|0-------0---0---| (the third bar above seems to be what nick plays, though to get more of the harmony supplied by the orch part, you could try:) ---------------- ------0--------- ---0-------0---- instead --7-------7-7-0- -6---6-6-6---6-6 3---3---3------- Very end: |--------0-------|-------- |-----------0----|--2---4- |--0-0-----0-0---|--2---4- |-4---4---4---4-0|--2---4- |---5--5-------5-|----0--- |5-------5-------|0------- Tabbed by Chris Healey (thanks to Howard Wright for a couple of tweaks)