Song: Fortunate Fool
Artist: Jack Johnson
Album: Brushfire Fairytales
Tabbed By: ADRA (d_abernathy20@hotmail.com)


Standard Tunning
*= let ring
^= lift


Intro/Chorus
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-2*-2--------------|
E|------4*-4-3*-3-2*-|


Verse
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-2*-4^-5^-6^------|
E|-------------4*-4-|


Fill
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-4*-4------4*-4----|
E|------2*-2------2^-|


Pre-Chorus:
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-4*-4-4-4-6*-6-6-6-|
E|-------------------|



Pro-Chorus:
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-2*-2---------|
E|------4*-4-3*-|


Outro
G|----|
D|----|
A|-2*-|
E|----|


Order:
Intro       x1
Verse       x9
Fill        x1
Verse       x7
Fill        x1
Verse       x2
Pre-Chorus  x1
Chorus      x3
Pro-Chorus  x1
Verse       x9
Fill        x1
Verse       x2
Pre-Chorus  x1
Chorus      x3
Pro-Chorus  x1
Outro       x1

That's about it, it's not very hard at all, especially since it's a slow song.
Email me with any questions or comments. There ya go, enjoy. 

 This is the intro from the song Fortunate Fool:

e----7s9s7------4s7s4------3s5s3------2s4s2---------------------------|
B----7s9s7------4s7s4------3s5s3------2s4s2---------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------9-----------|
D--------------------------------------------------7s9----9-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------9s11------11/2-----|
E-7----------4----------3----------2----------------------------------|

...And then the song begins. The verse runs in the B, ab, G and F# chords.
I'am not sure about the chorus yet. 

 FORTUNATE FOOL

All music and lyrics written by and property of Jack Johnson
Transcribed by Jai Mitchell
jai_mitchell@yahoo.com
http://members.optushome.com.au/jaimitchell

Okay, another tab i am changing slightly... simplifying the hard parts, taking out
the parts i had in my tab that were actually played by the bass, and adding a different
version of the chorus which is what Jack plays live rather than the little country soundng
lick on the album... enjoy...


special tab sign => and )'s mean the notes are quickly muted..!!

INTRO
----7/97---4/74---3/53---2/42~--------------
----7/97---4/74---3/53---2/42~--------------
-----------------------------------------9------
-----------------------------------------9------
------------------------------------9/11---11p9-
--7-------4-------3-------2---------------------

VERSE (riff 1)
    B           G#
|----7)----------4)--|
|----7)----------4)--|
|.------------------.|
|.------------------.|
|--------------------|
|--7-----------4-----|

VERSE (riff 2)
   C#       F#
|----9)------2)--|
|----9)------2)--|
|.--10)------3)-.|
|.--11)------4)-.|
|---11)------4)--|
|--9-------2-----|
on the last repetition of this verse riff use FILL 2 from below after the
F# bass note to move back to verse riff 1...

some examples of fills that can replace the G# chord
FILL 1               FILL 2            FILL 3
--------------------|-----------------|----------------------
--------------------|-----------------|----------------------
--------------------|-----------------|----------------------
--------------------|-----------------|------------119~-----
----------9---------|-----------------|----------9-----------
--4--9/11---11p9--7-|--4--9/11-7-9-7--|--4--9/11----------7--

so just fuck around with those, and any others are just variations on that anyhow...

then the fun part... the CHORUS...

----0~--0-0-----0~---0---0---0----2---2-2-----2---2---2---2-
----0~----------------------------2-------2h4---2-----------
----1~------4h6----4---2---1------3-----------------4---3---
----2~----------------------------4-------------------------
----2~----------------------------4-------------------------
--0-0~--------------------------2-2-------------------------

A much easier version of the chorus can be played, like Jack does it when he plays live..
----0)----------0)----2)-----------2)--
----0)----------0)----2)-----------2)--
----1)----------1)----3)-----------3)--
---------------------------------------
---------------------------------------
--0----0-0--0-0-----2-----2-2--2-2-----

then just descending major bar chords with the root on the 6th string
(ie the E shape)

CHORD: B / G# / F# / E  x3
FRET:  7   4    2    0
then
CHORD: B / G# / G ~~~
FRET:  7   4    3 and hold

in case you don't know the terms above the shape for the B (7th fret) is

e|-7-|
b|-7-|   So just start with that, then move it down to the 4th fret etc.
g|-8-|
d|-9-|
a|-9-|
E|-7-|