Fortress
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Afinação: C G C F A DCapotraste: Sem capotraste
Modern Color--Fortress
https://moderncolor.bandcamp.com/track/fortress
[Intro]
Guitar 1 only for first repeat
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------7\4-4--------2--4--2p0-----7\4-4---------------|
C|-0-----------0--4-------------0---------0--7-7\6-6-6-|x2
Guitar 2--at end of 2nd repeat of above, this plays
with some chorus/mod effect
D|----------------------------------------------9---9\-|
A|-------------------------------------------------10\-|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] 0:15
Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------7\4-4--------2--4--2p0-----7\4-4---------------|
C|-0-----------0--4-------------0---------0--7-7\6-6-6-|x3
|
with
Guitar 2
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------5/7-7-----------------------5/7-7----------5---|
F|------x/x-x-----4--6--6/9---------x/x-x------4-------|
C|------2/4-4-----------x/x---------2/4-4--------------|
G|----------------------4/7----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|x3
[Pre-Chorus] 0:37
Guitar 1
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------7\4-4--------2--4--2p0-----7\4-4---------------|
C|-0-----------0--4-------------0---------0--7-7\6-6-6-|
|
with
Guitar 2--the last note of this rings out as the chorus starts
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5/7-7-----------------------5/7-7-----------------|
F|------x/x-x-----4--6--6/9---------x/x-x---4--6--4--6--2-|
C|------2/4-4-----------x/x---------2/4-4-----------------|
G|----------------------4/7-------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] 0:45
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4--4-4--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--9--9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|
C|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|------------------------------------------------------|x4
[Post-Chorus 1] 1:00
Both Guitars
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------8b----------------------|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6--6-x-x-|
G|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6--6-x-x-|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6--6-x-x-|
1:08 post-chorus 1 continued
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------5-------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------8b------------|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6-|
G|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6-|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6-|
[Verse 2] 1:15
Guitar 1 only for these two repeats
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
F|-----------------------------------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------7\4-4--------2--4--2p0-----7\4-4---------------|
C|-0-----------0--4-------------0---------0--7-7\6-6-6-|x2
1:30
Guitar 2 only now
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|------5/7-7-----------------------5/7-7----------5---|
F|------x/x-x-----4--6--6/9---------x/x-x------4-------|
C|------2/4-4-----------x/x---------2/4-4--------------|
G|----------------------4/7----------------------------|
C|-----------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus 2] 1:38
Guitar 2 only still
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|------5/7-7-----------------------5/7-7-----------------|
F|------x/x-x-----4--6--6/9---------x/x-x---4--6--4--6--2-|
C|------2/4-4-----------x/x---------2/4-4-----------------|
G|----------------------4/7-------------------------------|
C|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus] 1:45
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|x4
|
with
Guitar 2
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4--4-4--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--9--9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|
C|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|------------------------------------------------------|x4
[Post-Chorus 2] 2:00
Both Guitars
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------8b----------------------|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6--6-x-x-|
G|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6--6-x-x-|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6--6-x-x-|
2:08 solo continued
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------5----------------|
F|---------------------------------------------------------------------8b---------------|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6-|
G|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6-|
C|-2--2--2--4--4--4--4--x-x--7--7--6--6--6--6--x-x--2--2--2--4--4--4-x----7--7--6--6--6-|
[Chorus] 2:16
Just Guitar 1 for this, clean
D|--2--2--2--2-2--4--4--4------|
A|--2--2--2--2-2--4--4--4------|
F|--2--2--2--2-2--4--4--4------|
C|--4--4--4--4-4--6--6--6------|
G|--2--2--2--2-2--4--4--4------|
C|--2--2--2--2-2--4--4--4------|
2:18
Guitar 1
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|---------------------------|
C|-7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
G|-7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|-7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
|
with
Guitar 2
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
F|-9--9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|
C|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
G|-7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|---------------------------|
2:20
Guitar 1
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|------------------------------------------------------|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|x3
|
with
Guitar 2
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
F|-4--4-4--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--9--9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|
C|-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x-x-x-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|------------------------------------------------------|x3
[Bridge/Solo] 2:31
Guitar 1
D|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
A|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
F|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|-4--4-4--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6--9--9-9--8-8--8-8--8-8-8-8-|
G|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C|-2--2-2--4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4--7--7-7--6-6--6-6--6-6-6-6-|x4
|
with
Guitar 2--let that first note squeal out with lots of gain
D|-13*-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
F|---------14------------------------------11----------------|
C|-------------14b---12\11-11b*-----11/14------11------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------14--12\-9-|
C|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
Guitar 2 2:40 continued over the same chords
D|-13*--------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
F|---------14--------------13b*-------------------|
C|-------------14b---12\11----------12\11---------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
C|-------------------------------------------4b---|
[Outro] 2:46
Both guitars
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
F|--------------------------------------------|
C|--2--2--2--4--4--4--x--x--x-7--7--6--6-\2-2-|
G|--2--2--2--4--4--4--x--x--x-7--7--6--6-\2-2-|
C|--2--2--2--4--4--4--x--x--x-7--7--6--6-\2-2-|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| * Pinch harmonic
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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How to play Fortress
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.