• Song:

    Fortunate Fool

  • Artist:

    Jack Johnson

  • Album:

    Live 2-11-2002

Jack Johnson
Fortunate Fool
Tabbed by:Matt Jones

special tab sign => and )'s mean the notes are quickly muted..!!

INTRO
----7/97---4/74---3/53---2/42~--------------
----7/97---4/74---3/53---2/42~--------------
-----------------------------------------9------
-----------------------------------------9------
------------------------------------9/11---11p9-
--7-------4-------3-------2---------------------

VERSE (riff 1)
    B           G#
|----7)----------4)--|
|----7)----------4)--|
|.---8)----------5)-.|
|.---9)----------6)-.|
|----------4-6-------|
|--7-----------4-----|

VERSE (riff 2)
   C#       F#
|----9)------2)--|
|----9)------2)--|
|.--10)------3)-.|
|.--11)------4)-.|
|---11)------4)--|
|--9-------2-----|
on the last repetition of this verse riff use FILL 2 from below after the
F# bass note to move back to verse riff 1...

some examples of fills that can replace the G# chord
FILL 1               FILL 2            FILL 3

-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------
-----------------------|--------------------|------------119~-----
----------9------------|--------------------|----------9-----------
4--9/11---11p9--7------|--4--9/11-7-9-7-----|--4--9/11----------7--






----0~--0-0-----0~---0---0---0----2---2-2-----2---2---2---2-
----0~----------------------------2-------2h4---2-----------
----1~------4h6----4---2---1------3-----------------4---3---
----2~----------------------------4-------------------------
----2~----------------------------4-------------------------
--0-0~--------------------------2-2-------------------------

then just descending major bar chords with the root on the 6th string
(ie the E shape)

CHORD: B / G#m / F# / E  x3
FRET:  7   4    2    0
then
CHORD: B / G#m / G ~~~ FRET: 7 4 3 and hold in case you don't know the terms above the shape for the B (7th fret) is e|-7-| b|-7-| g|-8-| d|-9-| a|-9-| E|-7-|
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