Dont Fade Away - Beach Fossils

Dont Fade Away

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Afinação: E A D GTecla: DmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Transcriber: beefcake4000
Date: 28 April 2023
 
Title: Don't Fade Away
Artist: Beach Fossils
Album: Bunny
 
Tuning: standard
Tempo: 128 bpm
Key: D minor
Time signature: 4/4
 
[Intro]
 
Rest for 2 measures at the start.
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--------3--3--------3----|
E|--6--------6--6--------6----|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e e (e) e e
G|----------------------------|--------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------|--5--------------------7----|
A|--5--------5--5--------5----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------3--3-------------| x2 previous four measures
 
All verses and choruses have the same four measures.
 
[Verse]
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--------3--3--------3----|
E|--6--------6--6--------6----|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e e (e) e e
G|----------------------------|--------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------|--5--------------------7----|
A|--5--------5--5--------5----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------3--3-------------| x4 previous four measures
 
[Chorus]
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--------3--3--------3----|
E|--6--------6--6--------6----|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e e (e) e e
G|----------------------------|--------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------|--5--------------------7----|
A|--5--------5--5--------5----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------3--3-------------| x4 previous four measures
 
[Verse]
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--------3--3--------3----|
E|--6--------6--6--------6----|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e e (e) e e
G|----------------------------|--------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------|--5--------------------7----|
A|--5--------5--5--------5----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------3--3-------------| x4 previous four measures
 
[Chorus]
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--------3--3--------3----|
E|--6--------6--6--------6----|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e e (e) e e
G|----------------------------|--------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------|--5--------------------7----|
A|--5--------5--5--------5----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------3--3-------------| x4 previous four measures
 
[Bridge]
 
q (e) e e e (e) e q (e) e e e (e) e
G|----------------------------|-----------------------5----|
D|--8--------8--8--8-----7----|--8--------8--8--8----------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e e e (e) e q (e) e e e (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|--5--------5--5--5----------|----------------------------|
A|-----------------------8----|--5--------5--5--5----------|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------8----|
 
q (e) e e e (e) e q (e) e e e (e) e
G|----------------------------|-----------------------5----|
D|--8--------8--8--8-----7----|--8--------8--8--8----------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e e e (e) e q (e) e e e (e) e
G|----------------------------|--7--------7--7--7-----5----|
D|--5--------5--5--5-----3/6--|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------------| x2 previous eight measures
 
[Chorus]
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e
G|----------------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--3--------3--3--------3----|
E|--6--------6--6--------6----|----------------------------|
 
q (e) e q (e) e q (e) e e (e) e e
G|----------------------------|--------------------5-------|
D|----------------------------|--5--------------------7----|
A|--5--------5--5--------5----|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----------3--3-------------| x4 previous four measures
 
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| / Slide up
| q Quarter note (crotchet)
| e Eighth note (quaver)
| (e) Eighth note rest
 
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