Jack Johnson – Fortunate Fool (Guitar Tab)

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All music and lyrics written by and property of Jack Johnson Transcribed by Jai Mitchell [email protected] Okay, another tab I am changing slightly... simplifying the hard parts, taking out the parts I had in my tab that were actually played by the bass, and adding a different version of the chorus which is what Jack plays live rather than the little country soundng lick on the album... special tab sign => and )'s mean the notes are quickly muted..!! [Intro]

e|----7/9\7---4/7\4---3/5\3---2/4\2~--------------|
B|----7/9\7---4/7\4---3/5\3---2/4\2~--------------|
G|-----------------------------------------9------|
D|-----------------------------------------9------|
A|------------------------------------9/11---11p9-|
E|--7-------4-------3-------2---------------------|

[Verse] (Riff 1)
     B           G#m
e|----7)----------4)--|
B|----7)----------4)--|
G|.------------------.|
D|.------------------.|
A|--------------------|
E|--7-----------4-----|

(Riff 2)
    C#       F#
e|----9)------2)--|
B|----9)------2)--|
G|.--10)------3)-.|
D|.--11)------4)-.|
A|---11)------4)--|
E|--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#m chord
  Fill 1               Fill 2            Fill 3
e|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
B|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
G|--------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|--------------------|-----------------|------------11\9~-----|
A|----------9---------|-----------------|----------9-----------|
E|--4--9/11---11p9--7-|--4--9/11-7-9-7--|--4--9/11----------7--|

so just fuck around with those, and any others are just variations on that anyhow... Then the fun part... the [Chorus]

e|----0~--0-0-----0~---0---0---0----2---2-2-----2---2---2---2-|
B|----0~----------------------------2-------2h4---2-----------|
G|----1~------4h6----4---2---1------3-----------------4---3---|
D|----2~----------------------------4-------------------------|
A|----2~----------------------------4-------------------------|
E|--0-0~--------------------------2-2-------------------------|

A much easier version of the chorus can be played, like Jack does it when he plays live..
e|----0)----------0)----2)-----------2)--|
B|----0)----------0)----2)-----------2)--|
G|----1)----------1)----3)-----------3)--|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|--0----0-0--0-0-----2-----2-2--2-2-----|

Then just descending bar chords with the root on the 6th string. CHORD: B / G#m / F# / E x3 FRET: 7 4 2 0 then CHORD: B / G#m / G ~~~ FRET: 7 4 3 and hold