Fade chords by Sleater-Kinney

Fade Chords
Written & Performed by Sleater-Kinney
Tabbed by Lance Justice

The guitar should be tuned down one half-step for this version. If you wish not to change tunings, you can
simply transpose the song down one half-step (-1) and play in the key of C#m.

C should be barred on the 3rd fret. All instances of C are used purely as transition chords and are only
strummed once. The transition pattern in Verse 1 is one strum each of Bb C Dm for the 1st two lines. A is
also transitional though it should be played as such: xx2220. The pattern there being identical to the one
above, only substituting C for A.

Dm* means to play the barred version of Dm on the 5th fret. Bb* means to barre Bb on the sixth fret.

Bb/Eb: xx1331

[Intro:]
Dm Bb
End on Dm

[Verse 1:]
Dm                     Bb                C Dm
When the last strip of light is dimming
                             Bb       C Dm
When the spotlight starts to fade
                Bb      A Dm
If there's no tomorrow
  Bb       Dm*    Dm*
You better live

[Chorus:]
Dm                       Bb
All of the roles that we played
                                           Dm
Hit your mark, push the walls, stretch the stage
Dm                       Bb
Oh, what a price that we paid
            Bb                           Dm    Dm
My dearest nightmare, my conscience, the end

[Bridge:] (Octave up, at least vocally if not on guitar)
Dm           Bb         Bb Dm
Unbelievable masquerade
                     Bb     Bb Dm
Never revealing your truth
                   Bb            Bb Dm
Deeper inside that mask you made
                   Bb   Bb
Losing the face of you

(Return to normal octave)
Dm Bb X4

[Verse 2:]
Dm                  Bb                          Dm
Tell me what do you see in the last script
                                Bb              Dm
Yeah it's a trip, what's it all for?
                   Bb                           Dm
If we are truly dancing our swan song, darling
                      Bb
Shake it like never before

[Chorus:]
Dm                       Bb
All of the roles that we played
                                           Dm
Hit your mark, push the walls, stretch the stage
Dm                       Bb
Oh, what a price that we paid
           Dm*            Bb             Dm    Dm*
My dearest nightmare, my conscience, the end

[Outro:]
Dm*                     Bb*
Oh what a price that we paid
            Bb/Eb        Bb              Dm
My dearest nightmare, my conscience, the end