Reckless
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Intro
e |--0--4h0------4/5---4---2h0-------------0-------|---0--0h4/7--5p4p0------0-------------0---------2--|
B |----------0--------------------0---0h2-------2--|--------------------0h4---4p0-----0h2---2p0--------|
G |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-------------0-----|
D |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------0--|
A |--4------------4-------------------0------------|---4---4/7----------0-------------0----------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Using chord shapes for this next part of the intro
C#m B A E (slide a D shape down two frets for the E)
e |----------------------------------------|--------0---------------4h5-------5p4----|
B |------------5------------------4--------|-----2-----2p0--------5---------5-----5--|
G |---------6-----6------------4-----4-----|---------------1----4---------4----------|
D |------6----------6-------4-----------4--|------------------0----------------------|
A |---4------------------2-----------------|--0--------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Verse
C#m B A
Only a fool would step away from it
C#m B A D
The song so sweet on the siren's lips
C#m B A E
How do you lie straight with a viper's tongue?
There's a little run after 'tongue' which is the same as the last five notes in the intro
For the lines with A E/G# F#m and E they are picked, shown just below
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e |----------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
B |----------2----------5---------|---------2---------0---------|
G |---------------------4---------|---------2---------1---------|
A |----------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |---------------------4---------|---------2---------0---------|
A E/G# F#m E
I'm at a loss to explain
A E/G# F#m E
Just how easy you found me to replace
C#m B A E
Now that the naked truth is out on display
Chorus
B C#m
Could you explain, why did you gravitate?
A E
Was something about to break?
B C#m
Take what you need to take
A E
Just silently walk away
A E B
How could you be so reckless?
A E B
Could you explain, how could you be so reckless?
The second verse and Chorus are pretty much the same as the first
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Solo
e |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
B |--5-----------5--|-----------5--------|--7b(9)--7b(9)--(9)r7--5-----|
G |-----6--4--6-----|--6--4--6-----6--4--|--------------------------6--|
D |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
e |-----------------|--------------------|-------7--7-------------|
B |--5-----------5--|-----------5--------|--7/9--------9/7--5-----|
G |-----6--4--6-----|--6--4--6-----6--4--|---------------------6--|
D |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|
e |--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4----------0-----|--7------7------|---7-----------|
B |-------------0--|-----0-----0--0/2-----2--|--7b(9)--7b(9)--|--(9)r7--5-----|
G |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------6--|
D |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
A |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
E |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
e |--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4-----|--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4-----|--0-----------|
B |-------------0--|-----0-----0--|-------------0--|-----0-----0--|--------------|
G |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
D |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
A |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
E |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
Then its back to the Chorus, on the line were he sings 'Only a fool would step away from it', play the Cdim7,
otherwise its just the A E B
A E B A E B Cdim7
e |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
G |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
E |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
For the outro
e |--0--4h0------4/5---4---2h0-------------0-------|--0--4--2-------2----------0-----|
B |----------0--------------------0---0h2-------2--|-------------0-----0--0h2-----2--|
G |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |--4------------4-------------------0------------|--4--4--2--2----------2----------|
E |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
And that's it, happy jamming
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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How to play Reckless
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 B. 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.