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||Title: Fix You ||
||Artist: The Offspring ||
||Album: Rise And Fall, Rage And Grace (2008) ||
||Tabbed by: blahblah96 (lukeni1996@gmail.com)||
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Guitar 1: standard EADGBe tuning
Guitar 2: drop-D** DADGBe tuning
**I find it easier to use drop-D tuning to play fifth chords.
Intro
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| Play this
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-| four times.
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 1
Guitar 1 main riff - plays this for almost the whole song after the intro.
"She wakes up..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|
After guitar 1 plays this once, guitar 2 comes in at "broken wing...".
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|
Guitar 2
Palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Interlude
Guitar 1
Bracketed notes are actually played on piano, they don't need to be incorporated on guitar.
e|(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)--------|
B|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(4)---(4)-------(4)---(4)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
e|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)--------|
B|(7)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|
Guitar 2
Palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chorus 1
Guitar 1 keeps playing the same riff, although it can be barely heard.
Guitar 2
I wish I could fix you
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 +
e|-------------------------------|----------------|
B|-------------------------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------|----------------|
D|-----------------------------14|-14-------------|
A|-----------------------------14|-14-let it ring-|
D|-----------------------------14|-14-------------|
Timing is the same for the rest of the first chorus.
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| Play this
D|-9-9-------12-12-------7-7-------| three times.
A|-9-9-------12-12-------7-7-------|
D|-9-9-------12-12-------7-7-------|
Accent on the second chord.
Piano and guitar 2 stop after the chorus, guitar 1 keeps playing the same riff.
Verse 2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/offspring/fix_you_tab_ver_3.html ]
Guitar 1
"The beaming sunrise..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|
Again guitar 1 plays this once, then guitar 2 and piano both come back in.
Guitar 1
"she sees a million stars..."
e|(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)-------(7)---(7)--------|
B|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(4)---(4)-------(4)---(4)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
e|(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(5)---(5)--------|
B|(7)---(5)-------(5)---(5)-------(2)---(2)-------(2)---(2)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5---------7-------7-7-----7-------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----|
Guitar 2
Palm muted.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Chorus 2
Almost the same as chorus 1, except guitar 2 strums constantly.
Guitar 1, same riff again.
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
Play this four times, except at the end of the fourth play:
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7---let it ring-----------------|
D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-------------------------------|
Guitar 2 and piano stop, guitar 1 continues into the outro with a slight variation.
Outro
Guitar 1
"Broken wing..."
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-----9-------9-9-|
A|-7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------7-7---7---7-----7-7---7---7-----|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-------7-7-----7-------7-7---------------------------------|
A|-5-5---5---5-----5-5---5---5-----7---these two notes-------------|
E|---------------------------------5---ring until the end----------|
That should be it. Comment any corrections below, this is my first tab after all.
Complete lyrics:
She wakes up, rage and grace
Pulling me closer, pushing away
And me, the sharpest thorn on your vine
Twisting and turning, we're all intertwined
Broken wing, empty glass
Words that scream and bounce right back
And she says "you know, we'd all like to rearrange"
I wish I could fix you
And make you how I want you
I wish I could fix you
And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you
And mend where you are broken
I wish I could heal you
And I wish you could heal me
The beaming sunrise buries the night
The setting sun destroys the light
And she says "baby, I've got to get going"
Cutting each other without even knowing
She sees a million stars like holes in the sky
All gods' tears, for her they cry
And I am in her rain
I wish I could fix you
And make you how I want you
I wish I could fix you
And I wish you could fix me
I wish I could heal you
And mend where you are broken
I wish I could heal you
And I wish you could heal me
Broken wing, empty glass
words that scream and bounce right back
And she says "you know, we'd all like to rearrange"
