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Fix Me Now

Garbage
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Song

Band: Garbage

Song Title: Fix Me Now

Tuning: Normal

This Song Has Two Main Riffs I will note them As Riff A & Riff B. Riff A & B Are All Played By Guitar I.

Guitar II Plays The Background Picking Parts.

Guitar Tab Legend For This Tab

Chords Used For This Song

A Asus2 B Bb5 Dsus2 D5 Em F# G6 G5

E|-----------0-----------------0-----------0-----------0-----------|
B|-----7-----0-----9-----3-----3-----------0-----------3-----------|
G|-----7-----2-----9-----3-----2-----7-----0-----------0-----------|
D|-----7-----2-----9-----1-----0-----7-----2-----4-----0-----5-----|
A|-----------0-----------------X-----5-----2-----4-----2-----5-----|
E|----------X------------------X-----------0-----2-----3-----3-----|

/ = Slide

> = Bend Up 1/2 Step

< = Release Back To Normal Note

() = Let Notes Ring

Riff A

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-----/9---7-------7---9>---<-(9)-----|
G|-----/9---7-------7---9>---<-(9)-----|
D|-----/9---7---9---7---9>---<-(9)-----|
A|--------------9----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Riff B

E|------------------------------------|
B|-----/9---7-------7---9---7---------|
G|-----/9---7-------7---9---7---------|
D|-----/9---7---9---7---9---7---9-----|
A|--------------9---------------9-----|
E|------------------------------------|

Guitar II Picking Part:

This Part Is Played Throughout The Song.

E|--------------------------|
B|----------------10--------|
G|-------11------------11---|
D|---9--------9-------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

No Chord Played Here:

Things don't have to be this way

Catch me on a better day

Play Riff A B A B A

Guitar II plays notes in background

Bury me above the clouds

All the way from here [Riff A]

Take away the things I need

Take away my fear [Riff A]

Hide me in a hollow sound

Happy evermore [Riff A]

Everything I had to give

Gave out long before [Riff A]

Chorus:

[Dsus2]Fix me now I wish[G6] you would (Fix me now)

[Em]Bring me back to life [Asus2] (Fix me now)

[Dsus2]Kiss me blind somebody[G6] should (Fix me now)

From [Em]hollow into light [Asus2] [Riff A]

Verse 2:

Crashing silent broken down

Falling into night [Riff A]

Who gave up an who gave in

I'll go without a fight [Riff A]

Cut me down or cut me dead

Cut me in or out [Riff A]

Kiss me blind time after time

Take away my doubt [Riff A]

Chorus:

[Dsus2]Fix me now I wish[G6] you would (Fix me now)

[Em]Bring me back to life [Asus2] (Fix me now)

[Dsus2]Kiss me blind somebody[G6] should (Fix me now)

From [Em]hollow into light [Asus2]

Change Up / Guitar Solo:

Guitar I:

E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---3---3---3---|---7---7---7---|---------------|---------------|
D|---3---3---3---|---7---7---7---|---5---5---5---|---7---7---7---|
A|---1---1---1---|---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---|---7---7---7---|
E|---------------|---------------|---3---3---3---|---5---5---5---|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------------|
G|---3---3---3---|---7---7---7---|---------------|---------------------|
D|---3---3---3---|---7---7---7---|---5---5---5---|---7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A|---1---1---1---|---5---5---5---|---5---5---5---|---7---7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E|---------------|---------------|---3---3---3---|---5---5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------/9---7-------7---9>---<-(9)---|
G|-------/9---7-------7---9>---<-(9)---|
D|---7---/9---7---9---7---9>---<-(9)---|
A|---7------------9--------------------|
E|---5---------------------------------|

Guitar II:

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|---12>-HOLD-R-10-------------|---12>-HOLD-R-10-------------|---12>-HOLD-R-10-------------|
G|------------------------10---|------------------------10---|------------------------10---|
D|-------------------12--------|-------------------12--------|-------------------12--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------|
B|---12>-HOLD-R-9>---|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Things don't have to be this way

Catch me on a better day [Riff A]

Nowhere only down from here

Pick me off the floor [Riff A]

Take away the things I dream

One time one place one more [Riff A]

Chorus:

[Dsus2]Fix me now I wish[G6] you would (Fix me now)

[Em]Bring me back to life [Asus2] (Fix me now)

[Dsus2]Kiss me blind somebody[G6] should (Fix me now)

From [Em]hollow into light [Asus2]

Chorus:

[Dsus2]Fix me now I wish[G6] you would (Fix me now)

[Em]Bring me back to life [Asus2] (Fix me now)

[Dsus2]Kiss me blind somebody[G6] should (Fix me now)

From [Em]hollow into light [Asus2]

Play the Outro Riff Through Out This Part

Outro Riff

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------9>1/2---7-------------9>1/2---7----------9>-1/2---|
G|-------7------------------7---------------------7------------|
D|---9------------------9----------------------9---------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Things don't have to be this way

Catch me on a better day

Things don't have to be this way

Catch me on a better day.

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