Reckless tab by Bernard Fanning

Tabs

• Capo on 2nd

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Capo on 2nd fret

h = hammer on/off
/ = slide up/down
p = peel
b = bend
r = release


Intro

e |--0--4h0------4/5---4---2h0-------------0-------|---0--0h4/7--5p4p0------0-------------0---------2--|
BB |----------0--------------------0---0h2-------2--|--------------------0h4---4p0-----0h2---2p0--------|
G+G |------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------0-------------0-----|
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------0--|
A augmentedA |--4------------4-------------------0------------|---4---4/7----------0-------------0----------------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|

Using chord shapes for this next part of the intro

C# minorC#m BB A augmentedA E MajorE (slide a D MajorD shape down two frets for the E MajorE)

e |----------------------------------------|--------0---------------4h5-------5p4----|
BB |------------5------------------4--------|-----2-----2p0--------5---------5-----5--|
G+G |---------6-----6------------4-----4-----|---------------1----4---------4----------|
D MajorD |------6----------6-------4-----------4--|------------------0----------------------|
A augmentedA |---4------------------2-----------------|--0--------------------------------------|
E MajorE |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

Verse

 C# minorC#m    BB         A augmentedA
   Only a fool would step away from it
     C# minorC#m   BB      A augmentedA    D MajorD
   The song so sweet on the siren's lips
   C# minorC#m      BB        A augmentedA    E MajorE
   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 augmentedA E/G# F# minorF#m and E MajorE they are picked, shown just below

e |----------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |----------2----------5---------|---------2---------0---------|
G+G |---------------------4---------|---------2---------1---------|
A augmentedA |----------0--------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |---------------------4---------|---------2---------0---------|

 A augmentedA      E/G#    F# minorF#m   E MajorE
   I'm at a loss to explain
 A augmentedA      E/G#   F# minorF#m     E MajorE
   Just how easy you found me to replace
 C# minorC#m       BB       A augmentedA      E MajorE
   Now that the naked truth is out on display

Chorus

           BB       C# minorC#m
   Could you explain, why did you gravitate?
  A augmentedA          E MajorE
   Was something about to break?
  BB        C# minorC#m
   Take what you need to take
  A augmentedA       E MajorE
   Just silently walk away
  A augmentedA        E MajorE      BB
   How could you be so reckless?
            A augmentedA       E MajorE      BB
   Could you explain, how could you be so reckless?

The second verse and chorus are pretty much the same as the first

Solo

e |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
BB |--5-----------5--|-----------5--------|--7b(9)--7b(9)--(9)r7--5-----|
G+G |-----6--4--6-----|--6--4--6-----6--4--|--------------------------6--|
D MajorD |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|

e |-----------------|--------------------|-------7--7-------------|
BB |--5-----------5--|-----------5--------|--7/9--------9/7--5-----|
G+G |-----6--4--6-----|--6--4--6-----6--4--|---------------------6--|
D MajorD |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|
A augmentedA |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|
E MajorE |-----------------|--------------------|------------------------|

e |--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4----------0-----|--7------7------|---7-----------|
BB |-------------0--|-----0-----0--0/2-----2--|--7b(9)--7b(9)--|--(9)r7--5-----|
G+G |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|------------6--|
D MajorD |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|
E MajorE |----------------|-------------------------|----------------|---------------|

e |--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4-----|--7--0--7p0-----|--5-----4-----|--0-----------|
BB |-------------0--|-----0-----0--|-------------0--|-----0-----0--|--------------|
G+G |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
D MajorD |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|
E MajorE |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|

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 augmentedA E MajorE BB

  A augmentedA    E MajorE    BB        A augmentedA    E MajorE    BB    Cdim7Cdim7

e |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
G+G |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
D MajorD |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
A augmentedA |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
E MajorE |----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|

For the outro

e |--0--4h0------4/5---4---2h0-------------0-------|--0--4--2-------2----------0-----|
BB |----------0--------------------0---0h2-------2--|-------------0-----0--0h2-----2--|
G+G |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA |--4------------4-------------------0------------|--4--4--2--2----------2----------|
E MajorE |------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

And that's it, happy jamming


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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up


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