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Fortress Around Your Heart

Sting
Tab
★4.6(3)

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Tab5

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro / Verse part 1

e|-10--10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-----13--13-----10--10-----13--13-----------------------------------|
G|------------12--12-----10--10-----12--12-----------------------------------|  Repeat 4+4 times
D|-12--12-----10--10----------------10--10-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------13--13----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse part 2

e|-9--9-----8--8-----6--6-----8--8-------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8-----9--9-----8--8-----9--9-------------------------------------------|
G|----------8--8-----6--6-----8--8-------------------------------------------|  Repeat 2 times
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse part 3

e|-9--9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9-----12--12-----9--9-----12--12---------------------------------------|
G|----------11--11-----9--9-----11--11---------------------------------------|  Repeat 3 times
D|-11-11----9---9---------------9---9----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse part 4

e|-5--5-----4--4-----2--2-----(5)--(5)---------------------------------------|
B|-4--4-----5--5-----4--4-----(4)--(4)---------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-----4--4-----2--2-----(4)--(4)---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-0-----2-----3-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----3-----3-----1------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|
G|-0-----2-----0-----2------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|  Repeat 3 times
D|-2-----0-----0-----2------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----0------3/5--5-5\3--3-3/5--5-5\3-------------------------|
E|-0-----2-----3-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus/Bridge

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----6-----6----(8)------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----7-----8-----10------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----8-----8-----10------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----5-----6-----8-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 part 1

e|-10--10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-----13--13-----10--10-----13--13-----------------------------------|
G|------------12--12-----10--10-----12--12-----------------------------------|  Repeat 2+2 times
D|-12--12-----10--10----------------10--10-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------13--13----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 part 2

e|-9--9-----8--8-----6--6-----8--8-------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8-----9--9-----8--8-----9--9-------------------------------------------|
G|----------8--8-----6--6-----8--8-------------------------------------------|  Repeat 2 times
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 part 3

e|-9--9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9-----12--12-----9--9-----12--12---------------------------------------|
G|----------11--11-----9--9-----11--11---------------------------------------|  Repeat 3 times
D|-11-11----9---9---------------9---9----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 part 4

e|-5--5-----4--4-----2--2-----(5)--(5)---------------------------------------|
B|-4--4-----5--5-----4--4-----(4)--(4)---------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-----4--4-----2--2-----(4)--(4)---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-0-----2-----3-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----3-----3-----1------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|
G|-0-----2-----0-----2------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|  Repeat 3 times
D|-2-----0-----0-----2------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----0------3/5--5-5\3--3-3/5--5-5\3-------------------------|
E|-0-----2-----3-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus/Bridge

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----6-----6----(8)------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----7-----8-----10------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----8-----8-----10------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----5-----6-----8-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 part 1

e|-10--10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-----13--13-----10--10-----13--13-----------------------------------|
G|------------12--12-----10--10-----12--12-----------------------------------|  Repeat 4+2 times
D|-12--12-----10--10----------------10--10-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------13--13----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 part 2

e|-9--9-----8--8-----6--6-----8--8-------------------------------------------|
B|-8--8-----9--9-----8--8-----9--9-------------------------------------------|
G|----------8--8-----6--6-----8--8-------------------------------------------|  Repeat 2 times
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-6--6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 part 3

e|-9--9----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9--9-----12--12-----9--9-----12--12---------------------------------------|
G|----------11--11-----9--9-----11--11---------------------------------------|  Repeat 3 times
D|-11-11----9---9---------------9---9----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------12-12-------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3 part 4

e|-5--5-----4--4-----2--2-----(5)--(5)---------------------------------------|
B|-4--4-----5--5-----4--4-----(4)--(4)---------------------------------------|
G|-2--2-----4--4-----2--2-----(4)--(4)---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|-0-----2-----3-----0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----3-----3-----1------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|
G|-0-----2-----0-----2------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|  Repeat 3 times
D|-2-----0-----0-----2------5/7--7-7\5--5-5/7--7-7\5-------------------------|
A|-2-----------2-----0------3/5--5-5\3--3-3/5--5-5\3-------------------------|
E|-0-----2-----3-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus/Bridge

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-----6-----6----(8)------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-----7-----8-----10------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-----8-----8-----10------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-----5-----6-----8-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro

e|-10--10--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10--10-----13--13-----10--10-----13--13-----------------------------------|
G|------------12--12-----10--10-----12--12-----------------------------------|  Repeat to fade
D|-12--12-----10--10----------------10--10-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------13--13----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|(n) Ghost note

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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