Fragile Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays766

Fragile by Sting is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, Am7, B and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			 
Intro:   

e------7p5--5h7--I-----7p5--5h7--7p5--5h7--7p5h7\0--I---  
B---5------------I--5-------------------------------I---  
G----------------I----------------------------------I---  
D----------------I----------------------------------I---  
A----------------I----------------------------------I---  
E----------------I----------------------------------I--- (x2)  

Verse riff:   

e|----------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|  
B|-12--10--8-8---12-12--|--8--7--5-5--8-8--|--8--7---5-5--4-4---7----5---8--|  
G|----------------------|------------------|--------------------------------|  
D|-12--10--9-9---12-12--|--9--7--5-5--9-9--|--9--7---5-5--4-4---7----5---9--|  
A|----------------------|--0----------0-0--|--0-----------------------------|  
E|--0---0--0-0---0--0---|------------------|-----7---7-7--7-7---0--------0--|  


verse :   

              Em                  Am7             B                          Em  
If blood will flow when flesh and steel are one, drying in the color of the evening sun   
           Em                 Am7               B                              Em  
Tomorrow's rain will wash the stains away, but something in our minds will always stay   
   Em                          Am7                          B                        Em  
Perhapsthisfinalactwasmeant toclinchalifetimesargument thatnothingcomesfromviolence¬hingevercould   
    Em                              Am7    B                            Em   
For all those born beneath an angry star, lest we forget how fragile we are...  
  

 Am           B                     Em  
On and on the rain will fall, like tears from a star, like tears from a star   
Am          B                     Em  
On and on the rain will say, how fragile we are, how fragile we are   


Instrumental break  


Am           B                     Em  
On and on the rain will fall, like tears from a star, like tears from a star   
Am          B                     Em  
On and on the rain will say, how fragile we are, how fragile we are 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante