Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 13:53:13 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson
FEARLESS- Pink Floyd
TUNING: D G D G B D (open G)
RIFF FOUR TIMES C Bb G C Bb
G C Bb
You say the hill's too steep to climb
G C Bb
Climb it!
G C Bb
You say you'd like to see me try
G C Bb
Climb it!
A D
You pick the place and I'll choose the time
G C
And I'll climb that hill in my own way
G C
Just wait a while, for the right day
G C
And as I rise above the treeline and the clouds
D C G
I look down, hear the sound of the things you said today
RIFF 4 TIMES
BRIDGE(slide up and down to these shapes):
Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am
G C Bb G C Bb
Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd
Smiling
Merciless, the magistrate turns round
Frowning
And who's the fool who wears the crown
And go down in your own way
And everyday is the right day
And as you rise above the fearlines in the frown
You look down
Hear the sound of the faces in the crowd
REPEAT RIFF FOREVER
CHORDS: RIFF:
G A Bb C D Bm Am
D 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 0 2 3 5 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 4 5 7 9 11 12
D 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 (slide down to G)
G 0 2 3 5 7 x x 4 5 7 9 11 12
D 0 2 3 5 7 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
NOTE: The chord names are for the chords in regular tuning. So if you don't
want to change the tuning you can play the song with these chords in
regular tuning, but you won't get to play the riff correctly.
SR - Pink Floyd - Fearless
Spinning a thrift store find 7" Maxell 35-90 prerecorded tape on my Pioneer RT-909. Side A is Pink Floyd Meddle, Side B is Yes Fragile
this Video is recorded open air with video camera mics
Pink Floyd - Fearless
Pink Floyd - Fearless
In celebration of the SOLD OUT Roger Waters show tonight May 4, 2008 at The Woodlands Pavillion. See you all there! Couldn't ask for better weather!
"Fearless" is the title of the third track on Meddle by Pink Floyd. The song's slow tempo and mellow acoustic sound bear similarities to some of the other tracks on the first side of the album. Roger Waters composed the song on guitar using an open tuning in G major that he learned from Syd Barrett. He plays the acoustic guitar parts on the studio recording, despite his job as the band's usual bassist.
FEARLESS
You say the hill's too steep to climb
Climb it.
You say you'd like to see me try
Climbing.
You pick the place and I'll choose the time
And I'll climb
That hill in my own way.
Just wait a while for the right day.
And as I rise above the tree lines and the clouds
I look down, hearing the sound of the things you've said today.
Fearlessly the idiot faced the crowd
Smiling.
Merciless the magistrate turns 'round
Frowning.
And who's the fool who wears the crown?
And go down,
in your own way
And every day is the right day
And as you rise above the fear-lines in his brow
You look down, hearing the sound of the faces in the crowd.
Pink Floyd "Fearless" re-imagined
I was away for a while, but now I'm back, in a big way. Miss me?
Here's a little fantasia on one of my favorite songs to jam on, Pink Floyd's "Fearless", with some sonic sparklies tacked on to the end... what can I say, I got carried away. I hope this will inspire some of the other great musicians on my friends list to tackle some other obscure Floyd gems.("Fat Old Sun", anyone?) And feel free to chime in with "You'll Never Walk Alone" during the lead out here.
As always, please pardon my vocals.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
1.) What kind of guitar is that? What kind of strings?
-It's a tobacco sunburst Simon & Patrick dreadnought cutaway, handmade in Canada, and purchased at Dusty Strings in Seattle, the best acoustic instrument store I've ever been to. For strings I usually use D'Addario Light Top/Heavy Bottom mixed sets, but I'm not really that particular, if I can't find them I'll use whatever's around (except for light gauge strings - light strings are unmusical and an insult to any decent guitar. I hope none of you ever use them.) By the way, Guitarist In Progress's pick of choice is the Dunlop Tortex Purple. I'll use a Tortex Blue under duress but for me the purple ones are the best. They've got just the right combination of strength and sensitivity (just like me.)
2.) Are you playing this in Open G Tuning?
-Yep, as usual.
3.) I can't see your hands, man!
-Ohhhhh, so you thought you'd steal my riffs, huh? Just kidding. Actually, sorry about the poor framing. Sometimes I get a good take when I'm just fooling around and haven't found good camera placement yet... after I saw how this came out, I did a bunch more takes of this with the camera positioned so you could see my hands, but couldn't come up with another performance I liked as much. Maybe after this has been up for a while, I'll post one of the later takes so you can see some of the licks.
For those who want to see a good riffalicious video where my hands are clear, check out "Drunken Hearted Man ('Check Out My Riffs' version) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDQcvpwStsg
4.) Is all this improvised?
-Yeah, I can never seem to play a song the same way twice. It's a mixed blessing.
5.) Which one's Pink?
-Roger Waters.