Def leppard-Fractured love
By Sanjeev George and Thomas George, Bangalore-13, India
Email at bassatom@yahoo.co.in
Now this is one real cool song of def leppard.Though easy, its sort of surprising
no one has tried to tab it before. Anyway, we have managed to tab the entire song. it needs
at least 2 guitars, one playing all the rhythm parts and one playing all the leads (like in
all def leppard songs).please do listen to the song and try to play it because otherwise you
may not figure out where some of the parts of this tab fit in and the timing.
There are effects in the distortion used, which we dont have, but even otherwise it
pretty good
| b bend
| r release bend
| s slide up of down, as required
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ hold note and let ring
| v vibrato
Intro riff (guitar 1)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------10~---10b12~--------------|
G|---9~----9b11-r----11s1211~----11s12----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|---9b11-r-----11s12----11s9~--------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff A (guitar 2)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------|
D|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9---------------|
A|--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
------P a l m m u t e d--------------------------|
Riff B (guitar 1 or even guitar 2 clean)
e|---3~-----0~-----0~-----0~---------|
B|---3~-----1~-----1~-----1~---------|
G|---0~-----2~-----0~-----0~---------|
D|---0~-----2~-----2~-----2~---------|
A|---2~-----0~-----3~-----3~---------|
E|---3~------------------------------|
G Am C C
Riff C (guitar 2)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------2-2-2~---3~----------3-3-3--2-2-0----------|
G|--------------------------------2-2-2~---2~----------2-2-2--2-2-0----------|
D|---2----------------------------2-2-2~---0~---2~-----0-0-0--2-2-0--2-------|
A|---2-----------3v---------------0-0-0~--------2~------------0-0-0--2-------|
E|---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------------------0~-------------------0-------|
Riff D (guitar 2)
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------7s5-5-------------|
A|--2-2-2-4-5-4--25s3-3-2-5---------|
E|--0-0-0-2-3-2--0-------0-3---------|
Guitar 1 plays this part
e|------------5~--------|
B|----------------------|
G|------5--7------------|
D|--5s7-----------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Riff E (guitar 2)
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----7-5---------------|
A|--2--5-3--7-7~---------|
E|--0-------5-5~---------|
Guitar 1 plays this with above riff
e|------------7~---------|
B|-----------------------|
G|------5--7-------------|
D|--5s7------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Riff F (guitar 2)
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------------------7s5-5~---|
A|--2-2-2-4-5-4--2---5s3-3~---|
E|--0-0-0-4-3-2--0------------|
Riff G (guitar 2)
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----7-5------------|
A|--2--5-3-7-7~-------|
E|--0------5-5~-------|
Riff H
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------3~---3-2-2---3-2-2---3-2-2--2-------|
G|-------2~---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2--2-------|
D|--2~---0~---0-2-2---0-2-2---0-2-2--2-------|
A|--2~----------0-0-----0-0-----0-0--0-------|
E|--0~---------------------------------------|
Riff I
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-------|
E|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--03v--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-2-2~-------3-3-3-------------------3-3-3-2-2-2-----------|
G|--2-2-2~-------2-2-2-------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D|--2-2-2~-------0-0-0-------------------0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-------|
A|--0-0-0~-------------------2-2-2-------------0-0-0-2-2-------|
E|---------0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------0-0-------|
The song structure and lyrics are as follows:
These first few verses are soft, with only the intro and riffs A and B
Play the intro riff, then
Im caught in a dream, sometimes it aint what it seems.
Im all in a daze, cant fight my way out of this maze.
Riff A
Im looking for clues, and wanting a change in the rules.
Im locked in a cage, acting out on the wrong stage.
Riff B
Dont want your sympathy
No,no, no.
(Dont need the third degree,)
No, no, no.
(Ive just gotta break away and scream.)
Im caught in a dream.
Guitar 2 continues to play riff A and guitar 1 plays
second part of the intro riff once
Im still at the edge and Im lookin down
Caught in the danger zone
Feels like a king who has lost his crown
And now I stand here alone
Riff B
(Dont want your sympathy,)
Nono..no
Dont need the third degree,)
No..oo
(Ive just gotta break away and scream.)
IM CAUGHT IN A DREAM!
With this it turns rocking!!!
Riff C
Fractured love, fractured love,
Iron fist in a velvet glove.
Fractured love, fractured love,
Cracks in the mirror of this fracture love.
I dont care if you pull down the sky,
Angry passion is a friend of mine.
Reach out for the sky above,
Its just a fractured love.
Fractured love, fractured love,
Iron fist in a velvet glove.
Fractured love, fractured love,
Cracks in the mirror of your fractured love.
Then the bridge
Riff D (play the corresponding guitar also)
Im caught in a dream.
Riff E (play corresponding guitar also)
Why dont you set me free?
Then theres that superb guitar solo, with riffs C played in between twice, followed by
power C and power A chord, and then riff D once.
We are still working on it and shall put it up later.
Dont want your sympathy.play A5
Dont need your third degree..play C5
just gotta break,
Break away and scream!!!
Riff F
Im caught in a dream.
Riff G
Why dont you set me free?
Riff C
Fractured love
(fractured love,)
Fractured love,
(fractured love,)
Iron fist in a velvet glove.
Fractured love,
(fractured love,)
Fractured love,
(fractured love,)
Riff H
Dont give me your fractured love.oho.oho
Finally the outro solo for which guitar 2 plays riff I
And then ends with riff H and
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|-----9-9-9s----------|
D|-----9-9-9s----------|
A|-----7-7-7s----------|
E|---------------------|
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