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Strange Fruit by Jeff Buckley
Strange Fruit
Capo:no capo
[Verse]
Southern trees, bear strange fruit
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 G#dom7 C#m high
E|----2----|----4----|----4----|----8--------------9-----|----|
B|----5----|----4----|----5----|----7--------------9-----|----|
G|----2----|----5----|----4----|----8--------------9-----|----|
D|----2----|----4----|----6----|----6--------------11----|----|
A|----4----|----6----|----4----|-------------------------|----|
E|----2----|----4----|---------|-------------------------|----|
Occasionally use this “jazzy number” for second chord (replacing standard G#7)
G#7#5
E|---------|
B|----5----|
G|----5----|
D|----4----|
A|---------|
E|----4----|
Scent of magnolia
Bmaj Amaj G#maj Amaj G#maj (picked)
E|----7----------5----|----4----|----5----|-------------------------4---4----|
B|----7----------5----|----4----|----5----|--------------------4--------4----|
G|----8----------6----|----5----|----6----|---------------5-------------5----|
D|----9----------7----|----6----|----7----|----------6------------------6----|
A|----9----------7----|----6----|----7----|------6----------------------6----|
E|----7----------5----|----4----|----5----|--4--------------------------4----|
[Break/Solo]
Twice round
C#m7 F#m7 F#m7 (B string – drop E to D#)
E|----4----|---|---|---|----2----|----|----|----2----|
B|----5----|---|---|---|----5----|----|----|----4----|
G|----4----|---|---|---|----2----|----|----|----2----|
D|----6----|---|---|---|----2----|----|----|----2----|
A|----4----|---|---|---|----4----|----|----|----4----|
E|---------|---|---|---|----2----|----|----|----2----|
then
C#m7 Bmaj7 Amaj7 G#maj (plucked)
E|---4---|---|---7---|---|---5---|---|-----------------------4---4---|
B|---5---|---|---7---|---|---5---|---|-------------------4-------4---|
G|---4---|---|---8---|---|---6---|---|---------------5-----------5---|
D|---6---|---|---7---|---|---5---|---|-----------6---------------6---|
A|---4---|---|---9---|---|---7---|---|-------6-------------------6---|
E|-------|---|---7---|---|---5---|---|---4-----------------------4---|
So here's the chords shown against lyric
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)
Southern trees bear strange fruit
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)Blood on the
leaves and blood at the root
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)Black bodies
swinging in the southern breeze
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
F#m7 G#7#5 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
F#m7 G#7 C#m7
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Bmaj Amaj G#maj
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh
Amaj G#maj (picked)
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
[Break/Solo]
C#m7 F#m7 F#m7 (drop to D#)
C#m7 F#m7 F#m7 (drop to D#)
C#m7 Bmaj7 Amaj7 G#maj (picked)
F#m7 G#7#5 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)
Here is your fruit for the crows to pluck
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 (G# dom7 > C#m high)
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
F#m7 G#7 C#m7
For the sun to rot for the trees to drop
Amaj G#maj C#m7
Here is a strange and bitter crop
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version 2
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
(Solo)
C#m7
E|---|--------------|--------------------|----|---|---------|-------------|----------------------|
B|---|--------------|--------------------|----|---|---------|-------------|----------------------|
G|---|9-11br13p9----|---9-11b13-9h11-9---|----|---|---------|-------------|---9-11br13p9-------9-|
D|11~|-----------11~|11----------------11|--11|---|---------|-----------9~|11------------11----11|
A|---|--------------|--------------------|----|---|-----9---|-----9\7-----|------------------9---|
E|---|--------------|--------------------|9---|10~|9/11---11|9/11-----9---|----------------------|
E|------------9---------9----------|-----------|11br12-9----9-------------------|--------------------|
B|----------9---9-12b14---9-12b14~~|-----------|---------12---------------------|--------------------|
G|----11b13------------------------|-------11\9|-----------------9-11-11b13-9h11|9----8h9p8----------|
D|11-------------------------------|-----9-----|--------------11----------------|--11-------11-9-11~\|
A|---------------------------------|9/11-------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------|--------------------------------|--------------------|
F#m7 C#m7 G#m7
E|---------------|-------|14pbr16---------|--------|14b16-12b14--14b16-12h14-------------|
B|---------------|-------|--------14p12---|--------|-------------------------14-b17-12---|
G|---------------|4-----4|--------------11|-----11~|-----------------------------------13|
D|---------------|2-----2|----------------|---9----|-------------------------------------|
A|-----------2h4~|4-----4|----------------|11------|-------------------------------------|
E|0--2---2/4-----|-------|----------------|--------|-------------------------------------|
F#m7 C#m7 G#7
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------9----9|----------------|
B|-------------12----12----12----12----12----12--------|-------9----9|----------------|
G|--9----11/13----13----13----13----13----13----13\11p9|-------9----9|--------11----11|
D|--7--------------------------------------------------|11-11~---11--|---9-10-10----10|
A|9----------------------------------------------------|-------------|11---------11---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|----------------|
C#m7 F#m7
E|-------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
B|------12b14~~|12br14p9-------9---------------|--------12----------12---|-----------------|
G|-------------|---------11b13---11br13p9------|9-11b13----11pbrb13-11b13|------------4----|
D|-------------|--------------------------11-11|-------------------------|-----2--4-6---6--|
A|-------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|------------2---4|
E|9------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|9\---0--2-4---4--|
C#m7
E|---14b16--14b16-16b19------------------|------------14-----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------------17b20--14----14~|---14-17b19----17b19-17-14----14~--14|-----------9----------9---|
G|4--------------------------------15----|16-------------------------16--------|13\9-11b13---9b-11b13---9b|
D|2--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
F#m7
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------2-------------|
B|----------------------9b|---11----9b-------9b---|9b----12-11-9----9\|-------2-------------|
G|---11----9b-----11----9b|---11----9b-------9b---|9b----12-11-9----9\|-------2---4br6~~p2--|
D|11----11-----11----11---|11----11----11-11----11|---11---------11---|-------2------------4|
A|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|9\--2----------------|
C#m7
E|------------------------------|---------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------------------|---------|-------------|------------------------|--9---------------------9|
G|4br6p2----4brb6-6b8--9br11----|------3b4|4-4---4------|-------9h11-9h11--9h11-9|--9--------------9----9--|
D|-------4-------------------6~~|4--------|2-2---2-----9|-----9-9----9-----9-----|--9------------9---11----|
A|------------------------------|--7-4----|4-4---4------|9h11--------------------|-------------9-----------|
E|------------------------------|---------|---------9---|------------------------|9----9-11-12-------------|
G#m7 F#m7
E|---12-9----------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------------|
B|--------12-9-----|-----------------|--------------------2|------------------------|
G|11---------------|-------11--11--11|--------------------2|--9-11-9-11-9-------11\9|
D|-----------------|-----9-----9---9-|--2-4br6p2---2b-----2|9-9-9--9-9--9-----------|
A|-------------11\9|9/11-------11--11|4----------4---------|---------------9/11-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------2---|------------------------|
C#m7 F#m7
E|--------------------|---------|-------------------------|------------|-------------------|
B|--------------------|---------|12-----12-----12---------|----2------2|---2---------2--2--|
G|----6\4/5---5----5--|5-5-5-5-6|9b11---9b11---9br11p9----|------2----2|---2---4--2--2--2--|
D|--------------------|---------|-------------------------|-----------2|---2---4--2--2--2--|
A|4/6-----------5--4h5|5-5-5-5-4|----------------------11\|------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|---------|-----9------9------------|4\2-----2---|2------4--2-------2|
G#7 C#m7 G#7 C#m7 F#m7
E|--------|-----8---|9---9--11|8-----------11--11|---------|--------------------|
B|--4-4---|5----7---|9---9----|--9---------9---9-|------2--|2-2------2-2-2------|
G|--5-5---|4----8---|9---9----|----9-------9---9-|------2--|2-2------2-2-2------|
D|--4-4---|6--------|---------|--------11--------|------2--|2-2------2-2-2------|
A|-------4|4--------|---------|------------------|---------|--------------------|
E|4-------|---------|---------|------9-----------|4--3--2-x|----2--x-------2-2-2|
G#7 C#m7
E|-------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|----------------|
B|2------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------|9-9--9----------|
G|2------------------------|-----------6----4|8h9p8------------------------|9-11-9-9--9b11~~|
D|2------------------------|2-4-6-/4-4------2|------9----11----------------|-------11-------|
A|-------------------------|-----------4--4--|--------11-----9h11p9---9/11~|----------------|
E|---0-2--0-2-4-2/4-2/4\2p0|0-2-4-/2-2-------|----------------------9------|----------------|
G#m7 F#m7
E|-----------------------------------------|---------12b14-12b|-----|----------------|
B|-----9h12p9------------------------------|-------9----------|-----|----------------|
G|9b11--------11-9----9b-11b13-9h11~--9----|x----9------------|---11|11--11-11------9|
D|-----------------11-------------------11~|x-----------------|---9-|9---9--9-----7--|
A|-----------------------------------------|x-----------------|11---|----11-11--9----|
E|-----------------------------------------|---9--------------|-----|----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|----14b16-12h14-12---------|------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|-------------------14~~----|------------------------|
G|9----------6-9-6--11br13p9------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
D|7--------7-----------------11---9-----------|9--------------------------|4b5-4b5-2---------------|
A|9------9--------------------------11-9-7b---|---------------------------|----------4~------------|
E|---8-9------------------------------------9~|------------------------\12|--------------2/\--2-4-0|
(Vocals enter)
G#m7
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|---------4----|
A|-----------2--|
E|/4---4-4-----4|
[Verse 1]
C#m7 F#m7 G#7 C#m7 G#7 C#m7
Southern trees bear strange fruit
G#7 C#m7
E|8-----9---|
B|7-----9---|
G|8-----9---|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 G#7 C#m7
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
F#m7 ... G#7 C#m7
E|----------------------8-----9---|
B|----------------------7-----9---|-
G|----------------------8-----9---|
D|4/6\4-4-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
F#m7 G#7 C#m7
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
C#m7
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|0-2-4--1/2-0|
F#m7 G#7 C#m7
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
C#m7
E|------|
B|12b14\|
G|------|
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|
[Verse 2]
F#m7 G#7#5 C#m7 G#7 C#m7
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
G#7 C#m7
E|8----9---|
B|7----9---|
G|8----9---|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
F#m7 G#7 C#m7
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
A G#
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh
A G#7
And then the sudden smell of burning flesh
["Oooh" bridge]
C#m7 F#m7
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|9tr11|
A|-----|
E|-----|
C#m7 F#m7
C#m7
E|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|16b17-16-14-------------------------|
G|11br13p9-11br13p9------------------|-------------\9p8---8-9-11-8-9------|
D|------------------11--9h11-9-------|------------------11-----------11-11|
A|-----------------------------9\7---|------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------9~|------------------------------------|
A G#7 C#m7 F#m7 G#7
C#m7
E|--------|--------------------|------12-----11--11---11-------|-----|----------9---------9-\7-----|
B|--------|--------------------|-------------------------------|-----|12b14~-12---9-12b14----------|
G|11b13~~~|11br13p9-----------9|11b13-----11-----9h11-9h11p9---|-----|-----------------------------|
D|--------|---------11\----11--|-----------------------------11|9tr11|-----------------------------|
A|--------|--------------------|-------------------------------|-----|-------------------------11\9|
E|--------|--------------------|-------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|
F#m7
E|-------------------------9--------------------------------|12brb14--14brb16-16b19--16b19--16b19|
B|12b14~~--12pbr14-9-12b14----12b14-12-9----9---------------|------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------11---9b10--------9b|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------11-11~---|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A G#7 C#m7
[Verse 3]
F#m7 G#7#5 C#m7 G#7 C#m7
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck
G#7 C#m7
E|8---9---|
B|7---9---|
G|8---9---|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
F#m7 G#7 C#m7 G#7 C#m7
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
G#7 C#m7
E|8---9---|
B|7---9---|
G|8---9---|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
F#m7 G#7 C#m7
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop
A G# C#m7
Here is your strange and bitter crop
Southern trees bear strange fruit
Blood on the leaves and blood at the root
Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze
Strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees
Pastoral scene of the gallant south
The bulging eyes and the twisted mouth
Scent of magnolias, sweet and fresh
Then the sudden smell of burning flesh
Here is fruit for the crows to pluck
For the rain to gather, for the wind to suck
For the sun to rot, for the trees to drop
Here is a strange and bitter crop
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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