FRUIT TREE- Nick Drake TUNING: D A D G D G (capo 2nd fret) or C G C F C F (capo 4th fret) OPENING RIFF, RIFF 1 (2 times) RIFF 2 Fame is but a fruit tree, so ... RIFF 2 It can never flourish till its .... RIFF 2 So men of fame can ... RIFF 2 RIFF 1 Till time has flown far ...
Forgotten while you're here, .... Life is but a memory, happened .... BRIDGE: Eb Gmaj9/D Safe in the womb of an ... Eb Gmaj9/D You find the darkness can ... Eb Gmaj9/D Safe in your place ... Eb Gmaj9/D That's when they'll know ... Forgotten while you're here, ..... REPEAT VERSE 1 Fruit tree, fruit ..... Fruit tree, fruit ..... OPENING RIFF (very rough guess): G ---------0-------------0-------------0------------- D -------3---3---------3-------------4---4----------- G -----0-------0-----0-------------2-------2---2----- (repeat) D -0-3-----------3-2-------3-2-3-0-----------0------- A --------------------------------------------------- D -----------------------------------------------0--- RIFF 1 (simplest version): G ---------0--------------------------------- D -------0---4-------4-------4--------------- G -----0-------2---2---2---2---2---2--------- (repeat) D -0h2-----------0-------0-------0----------- A ------------------------------------------- D -----------0-------0-------0--------------- RIFF 2: G -----------0-----------------0-----------------0-----------------0---------- D ---------0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0-------------0---0-------- G -------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3---------3-------3------ D -----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0-----------0---- A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D -0-5---------------5-4---------------4-3---------------3-2------------------ FINAL SECTION (play like riff 2, but longer between changes): Dsus4addBb/G: 5 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/F#: 4 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/F: 3 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/E: 2 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb/Eb: 1 0 0 3 0 0 Dsus4addBb: 0 0 0 3 0 0 OTHER CHORDS: Eb: 1 0 1 0 1 0 Gmaj9/D: 0 0 0 2 4 0 NOTE: This is pretty rough- I can't hear much under those strings. I was particularly unclear on the intro. I hope someone can fix this up a bit. (from Five Leaves Left, 1969)