菲欧娜·艾波（Fiona Apple）的《Never Is A Promise》出自她1996年发行的专辑《Tidal》，这首歌以其深刻的歌词和艾波独特的嗓音而闻名。歌曲探讨了脆弱、不信任和自我掩护等复杂情感，在那些看似理解和许诺的表象下，隐藏着深深的恐惧和不确定性。歌词中反复涌现的“Never is a promise”突显了人们许诺的弗成靠性，以及在关系中坚持警惕的需要性。

这首歌的旋律忧郁而富有表示力，与歌词的情感深度完美契合。和弦进行多变，创造出一种紧张和释放的交替感，进一步增强了歌曲的情感冲击力。歌曲结构相对简单，但艾波的演绎赋予了它极高的艺术价值。

吉他演奏技巧：

从提供的乐谱来看，这首歌主要使用一些常用的和弦，例如Am、G、F、C、Gm、E和Dm。建议初学者先熟悉这些和弦的指法，然后考试考试依照乐谱进行练习。在演奏时，注意控制力度和节奏，以更好地表达歌曲的情感。

• 和弦转换： 流畅的和弦转换是演奏这首歌的关键。练习时可以放慢速度，专注于每个和弦之间的指法移动，确保过渡平滑自然。
• 节奏感： 这首歌的节奏相对自由，可以考试考试在坚持基本节奏的基础上，加入一些个性化的节奏变革，以更好地表达自己的情感。
• 音色控制： 使用清澈的音色，避免使用过多的失真或效果器。通过调整手指的力度和拨弦的位置，可以创造出分歧的音色，以更好地表达歌曲的情感。
• 情感表达： 《Never Is A Promise》是一首充斥情感的歌曲。在演奏时，要充分理解歌词的含义，将自己的情感融入到演奏中，能力真正打动听众。

总而言之，《Never Is A Promise》是一首值得反复聆听和演奏的歌曲。它不仅展示了菲欧娜·艾波的音乐才干，也引发了我们对人际关系和自我认知等问题的思考。通过练习这首歌曲，你不仅可以提高自己的吉他技巧，还可以更好地理解音乐的情感表达。

示范乐谱：

Gm              F          Gm        F
You'll never see the courage I know
Gm          F                     Gm                        F
Its colors' richness won't appear within your view

E            Dm     E                 Dm
I'll never glow - the way that you glow
Gm                  F                     E

Dm
Your presence dominates the judgments made on you
Am            G                          F        C
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
Am                     G            F                     C
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
Am             G                          F                          C
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
F                             Dm                         Am           C
I understand what I am still too proud to mention - to you
C                    F                 Am                G
You'll say you understand, but you don't understand
C                       F                    Am                G
You'll say you'd never give up seeing eye to eye
F                    Am                       G                   Am
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie
Em  G  F  C  Gm  F  C  Am  G  F  C   F  C
Gm              F         Gm                     F
You'll never touch - these things that I hold
Gm            F                   Gm                    F
The skin of my emotions lies beneath my own
E                 Dm  E              Dm
You'll never feel the heat of this soul
F                                 Dm                 C

My fever burns me deeper than I've ever shown - to you
C                       F                          Am           G
You'll say, Don't fear your dreams, it's easier than it seems
C                       F                  Am                       G
You'll say you'd never let me fall from hopes so high
F                    Am                       G                   Am
But never is a promise, and you can't afford to lie
G   F  C  Gm  F  C  Am  G  F  C  Gm  F  C
Gm              F         Gm         F
You'll never live the life that I live
Gm        F                       Gm                     F
I'll never live the life that wakes me in the night
E                 Dm        E               Dm
You'll never hear the message I give
F                                         Dm                       C
You'll say it looks as though I might give up this fight
Am            G                          F                    C
But as the scenery grows, I see in different lights
Am                     G            F                     C
The shades and shadows undulate in my perception
Am             G                          F                          C
My feelings swell and stretch; I see from greater heights
F                           Dm                      C
I realize what I am now too smart to mention - to you
C                F                  Am             G
You'll say you understand, you'll never understand
C                      F            Am                   G
I'll say I'll never wake up knowing how or why
C                 F                           Am                  G
I don't know what to believe in, you don't know who I am
C              F                        Am                  G
You'll say I need appeasing when I start to cry
F                    Am   G                 F       G              Am  G  F
C  Am
But never is a pro - mise and I'll never need a lie