FIRE
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Fast rock, tempo = 168
Intro
N.C.
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D—————12-12——————12-12—–10-12—-12————–
A–11-10–8s10———11-10/—–8s10———12————————–
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1st verse You don’t care for me, I don’t care about that
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Ya’ got a new fool, I like it like that I have only one
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A——-3–5–5————————————–3–5–5—————-
E—-5——————————————–5————————-
a burnin’ desire Let me stand next to your pyre!
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G———————————————————–12bh——-(12)-
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A———————–3–5–5———————————————
E——————–5——————————————————
Chorus Let me stand next to your fire! etc.–> see lyrics at end file
D(add9) C(add9) D C(add9)/A
e—–10–12–10–10–10———————-10–10–10–10–10———–
B—–10–10–10—8—8———————-10–10–10—8—8-8—12-12-
G—–11–11–11—9—9—-10-12s10———-11–11–11—9—9-9—12-12s
D—–12——12–10——————12—-12—–12——10——/12——
A————————/12————————————————
E-10————————————-10———————————
T T
D C(add9)/A D(add9) C(add9)/A
e————-10-10-10-10-10—10——10———-10—-12—-10———–
B————-10-10-10-10–8—8—/12————-10-10-10-10–8-8——–
Gs10———-11——-11–9-9—-9——-12——-11-11-11-11–9-9——–
D—-12——-12———-10————————–12—-12————–
A——————————————————————–10s12–
E——-10-10——————————–10-10————————–
T T
2nd Verse
D N.C.
e————–10———————————————————–
B————–10———————————————————–
G–10-12s10—-11———————————————————–
D–10-12s10-12-12——–10-12-10s12——-10-12–10s12——10-12-12——-
A———–12-12—-/12—————-12—————-12—————-
E————–10———————————————————–
e——————————————-10v—————————–
B—————————————12b———————————
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D—–10-12-10s12——-10-12-12——————————————–
A–12—————-12—————————————————–
E—————————————————————————
Chorus
D C(add9) C(add9)
e—10-10—-10-10-10————————————–10—————
B—10-10—-10–8–8-8-8——————–10—-10——-8–8—–10-12-
G—11—-11-11–9—-9——10-12s10——–11-11-11–11—9–9—–10-12s
D—12—-12—-10——————–12—–12-12-12–12–10-10–/12——
A————————/12————————————————
E-10————————————10-10——————————-
T T
D C(add9) D C(add9)
e————-10———-10—10—–10-12s10—–10————-10——–
B————-10-10-10-10–8—8—/12————-10-10-10-10—–8——–
Gs10———-11—-11-11–9——9———–12—11-11-11-11-11–9——–
D—-12——-12—-12—-10———————–12-12-12-12-12-10——–
A—————————————————————————
E——–10————————————-10————————–
T T
Bridge
C D C(add9) A A5 C5
e—————————–10——————-5————————
B———–10—————–8——–5———-5–5———————
G—9s11—-11—————–9——–6———-6–6———————
D–10s12—-12——–(12)10-10——–7————-7———————
A—————————————7————-7——7s10———–
E——————————8——–5——————–5s8——-8—
(fuzz on) T Let ring
Guitar Solo:
N.C. (E)
e—–12v—–12—————————12v—–12———————–
B–15b—-15hb–(15cb)-(15)————15b—–15b—-15–12——-12–15bv-
G—————————12-(12v)—————————14b———-
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E—————————————————————————
e——12—–12—–15——15————-12—–12———————–
B–15b—-15hb–15cb—-15cb—-15hb(15)-15b—15hb–(15)s12—–12———
G————————————————————14b—12v-(12)
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N.C. That’s what I’m talking about!
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G–13-12—10s12——————-13———-12—-10s12—————-
D——————12-12————————————–12-12——10
A–11-10—-8s10——————-11———-10—–8s10———–12—
E——————10-10————————————–10-10——–
(fuzz off)
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G——————————————————————-12——
D—12-10s12——–10-12-10s12—–10-12-10s12——10-12-12—-10-12-10s12
A—————-12—————12————–12———–12———–
E—————(12)——————————————————–
(w/bar -2.5)
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D——10-12-12—————-0——————————————–
A—12———————————————————————-
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(fuzz on)
Chorus
D C(add9) D C(add9) C
e-10–10———-10–10——————–10—–12–10–10—————
B-10–10–10–10—8—8——————–10-10–10–10—8—8—-12-12s
G-11–11–11–11—9—9—————0—-11-11–11——-9—9—-12-12s
D-12–12–12–12–10—–10——12—-0—-12—————–10-/12——
A————————–10s14—14————————————–
E-10————————————-10———————————
T T
D C D C(add9)
e———————————–10———————-10————–
Bs10——10-10-10-10–8–8-8-10s12—12s10——–10-10-10–8–8———-
Gs10——11-11-11-11–9–9————————11-11-11–9–9——10–
D—-12—12—-12—-10-10—————–12—–12-12—-10-10–/12—–
A—————————————————————————
E——10—————————————10————————–
T T
Guitar Solo
E(add9) N.C.
e—————————14-12——–12v———12——-12—–12—-
B———-12———12-12-12-12—-15b————-12—15b—-15b—- —
G-12s10-10-12———13—-13-13–0———–12v—14b——————–
D——-10————14—————————————————-
A—————————————————————————
E—————12-12——————————————————-
T
e—————–10-10—————————————–10—-10v—
B————–13v—–13s10—10-13s10—————–13qb-13b–13b——-
G–/11v-(11)s10————-12b———12hb(12)10—10———————
D————————————————-12————————
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(E)
e—–12-12—-12-12—-12—-12v—-12—12—-12————————–
B–15b—15-15b—15-15b—15b—-15b–15b–15hb–(15)—12—-12–12v——
G—————————————————–14b—14b—-12v——
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e———10———10———————————————10-10-10
B—–13hb—-(13cb)—-(13)s10——10————————10—10-10-10
G–0—————————-12hb—-(12)–10v————–10———–
D————————————————-12s10—-10v—-12——–
A——————————————————-12——————
E—————————————————————————
e-10–10——10————————————————————
B-10–10–13b—-13s10—–13s10———————–13——13—13v—–
G———————-12b——-12hb(12)-10—-10-12b—-12wb—12b——–
D——————————————–12—————————–
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Outro
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B-13s12–12—————————————————————-
G-13s12–12—-10-12————-13—12s19–10s12————13–12——
D———————-12-12————————12-12——————-
A—————-8-10———-X–11—10——8s10———X–11–10——
E———————-10-10———————–10-10——————
Dsus4 D7
e———————————————–10————————–
B———————————————10—————————-
G-10s12———13–12—10——12—11b–12——-12-10qb—————-
D——–12-12——————–12—10——————–12–10———
A–8s10———11–10—-8–10————————————-12–11-
E——–10-10—————-10–10—10———————————–
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Explanation of the musical symbols :
7s9 slide from 7th fret to 9th
7 slide from 7th fret down
7/ slide from 7th fret up
7bh bend 7th and hold till ghost note or cb
T with thumb (E-string)
7b bend 7th 1 full step
10v vibrato 10th
15bv full bend and vibrato
15cb compound bend and release (every note picked) (full)
3qb bend 1/4step
3wb half bend
Lyrics
Announcer : The Jimi Hendrix Experience sounding off again now with one of
Jimi’s own called Fire!)
1st verse :
You don’t care for me, I don’t care about that.
Ya’ got a new fool, I like it like that.
I have only one a burnin’ desire.
Let me stand next to your pyre!
Chorus : (Background vox sing : Let me stand next to your fire!)
Let me stand baby.
Oh let me stand.
Ya’ got to let me stand.
Aw shucks!
Yeah!
2nd verse :
Ya’ say your mom ain’t home, ya can’t let me in.
Well I had you before, I don’t need you again.
I have only one a burnin’ desire.
Let me stand next to your fire!
1x Chorus
Bridge :
Move over Rover
And let Jimi take over.
You know what I’m talking about!
That’s what I’m talking about!
Guitar solo
3rd verse :
Ya try to give me your money, you better save it babe.
Save it for a rainy day.
I have only one a burnin’ desire,
Let me stand next to your fire!
1x Chorus
Guitar solo
Outro.
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
Fast rock, tempo = 168
Intro
N.C.
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G–13-12-10s12———13-12s19–10s12————————————-
D—————12-12——————12-12—–10-12—-12————–
A–11-10–8s10———11-10/—–8s10———12————————–
E—————10-10——————10-10——————————
1st verse You don’t care for me, I don’t care about that
e—————————————————————————
B—————————————————————————
G—————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————
A——-3–5–5———3–5–5———————————————
E—-5—————5——————————————————
Ya’ got a new fool, I like it like that I have only one
e—————————————————————————
B—————————————————————————
G—————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————
A——-3–5–5————————————–3–5–5—————-
E—-5——————————————–5————————-
a burnin’ desire Let me stand next to your pyre!
e—————————————————————————
B—————————————————————10v———
G———————————————————–12bh——-(12)-
D—————————————————————————
A———————–3–5–5———————————————
E——————–5——————————————————
Chorus Let me stand next to your fire! etc.–> see lyrics at end file
D(add9) C(add9) D C(add9)/A
e—–10–12–10–10–10———————-10–10–10–10–10———–
B—–10–10–10—8—8———————-10–10–10—8—8-8—12-12-
G—–11–11–11—9—9—-10-12s10———-11–11–11—9—9-9—12-12s
D—–12——12–10——————12—-12—–12——10——/12——
A————————/12————————————————
E-10————————————-10———————————
T T
D C(add9)/A D(add9) C(add9)/A
e————-10-10-10-10-10—10——10———-10—-12—-10———–
B————-10-10-10-10–8—8—/12————-10-10-10-10–8-8——–
Gs10———-11——-11–9-9—-9——-12——-11-11-11-11–9-9——–
D—-12——-12———-10————————–12—-12————–
A——————————————————————–10s12–
E——-10-10——————————–10-10————————–
T T
2nd Verse
D N.C.
e————–10———————————————————–
B————–10———————————————————–
G–10-12s10—-11———————————————————–
D–10-12s10-12-12——–10-12-10s12——-10-12–10s12——10-12-12——-
A———–12-12—-/12—————-12—————-12—————-
E————–10———————————————————–
e——————————————-10v—————————–
B—————————————12b———————————
G—————————————————————————
D—–10-12-10s12——-10-12-12——————————————–
A–12—————-12—————————————————–
E—————————————————————————
Chorus
D C(add9) C(add9)
e—10-10—-10-10-10————————————–10—————
B—10-10—-10–8–8-8-8——————–10—-10——-8–8—–10-12-
G—11—-11-11–9—-9——10-12s10——–11-11-11–11—9–9—–10-12s
D—12—-12—-10——————–12—–12-12-12–12–10-10–/12——
A————————/12————————————————
E-10————————————10-10——————————-
T T
D C(add9) D C(add9)
e————-10———-10—10—–10-12s10—–10————-10——–
B————-10-10-10-10–8—8—/12————-10-10-10-10—–8——–
Gs10———-11—-11-11–9——9———–12—11-11-11-11-11–9——–
D—-12——-12—-12—-10———————–12-12-12-12-12-10——–
A—————————————————————————
E——–10————————————-10————————–
T T
Bridge
C D C(add9) A A5 C5
e—————————–10——————-5————————
B———–10—————–8——–5———-5–5———————
G—9s11—-11—————–9——–6———-6–6———————
D–10s12—-12——–(12)10-10——–7————-7———————
A—————————————7————-7——7s10———–
E——————————8——–5——————–5s8——-8—
(fuzz on) T Let ring
Guitar Solo:
N.C. (E)
e—–12v—–12—————————12v—–12———————–
B–15b—-15hb–(15cb)-(15)————15b—–15b—-15–12——-12–15bv-
G—————————12-(12v)—————————14b———-
D—————————————————————————
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
e——12—–12—–15——15————-12—–12———————–
B–15b—-15hb–15cb—-15cb—-15hb(15)-15b—15hb–(15)s12—–12———
G————————————————————14b—12v-(12)
D—————————————————————————
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
N.C. That’s what I’m talking about!
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B—————————————————————————
G–13-12—10s12——————-13———-12—-10s12—————-
D——————12-12————————————–12-12——10
A–11-10—-8s10——————-11———-10—–8s10———–12—
E——————10-10————————————–10-10——–
(fuzz off)
e—————————————————————————
B—————————————————————————
G——————————————————————-12——
D—12-10s12——–10-12-10s12—–10-12-10s12——10-12-12—-10-12-10s12
A—————-12—————12————–12———–12———–
E—————(12)——————————————————–
(w/bar -2.5)
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B——————————0——————————————–
G——————————0——————————————–
D——10-12-12—————-0——————————————–
A—12———————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————
(fuzz on)
Chorus
D C(add9) D C(add9) C
e-10–10———-10–10——————–10—–12–10–10—————
B-10–10–10–10—8—8——————–10-10–10–10—8—8—-12-12s
G-11–11–11–11—9—9—————0—-11-11–11——-9—9—-12-12s
D-12–12–12–12–10—–10——12—-0—-12—————–10-/12——
A————————–10s14—14————————————–
E-10————————————-10———————————
T T
D C D C(add9)
e———————————–10———————-10————–
Bs10——10-10-10-10–8–8-8-10s12—12s10——–10-10-10–8–8———-
Gs10——11-11-11-11–9–9————————11-11-11–9–9——10–
D—-12—12—-12—-10-10—————–12—–12-12—-10-10–/12—–
A—————————————————————————
E——10—————————————10————————–
T T
Guitar Solo
E(add9) N.C.
e—————————14-12——–12v———12——-12—–12—-
B———-12———12-12-12-12—-15b————-12—15b—-15b—- —
G-12s10-10-12———13—-13-13–0———–12v—14b——————–
D——-10————14—————————————————-
A—————————————————————————
E—————12-12——————————————————-
T
e—————–10-10—————————————–10—-10v—
B————–13v—–13s10—10-13s10—————–13qb-13b–13b——-
G–/11v-(11)s10————-12b———12hb(12)10—10———————
D————————————————-12————————
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
(E)
e—–12-12—-12-12—-12—-12v—-12—12—-12————————–
B–15b—15-15b—15-15b—15b—-15b–15b–15hb–(15)—12—-12–12v——
G—————————————————–14b—14b—-12v——
D—————————————————————————
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
e———10———10———————————————10-10-10
B—–13hb—-(13cb)—-(13)s10——10————————10—10-10-10
G–0—————————-12hb—-(12)–10v————–10———–
D————————————————-12s10—-10v—-12——–
A——————————————————-12——————
E—————————————————————————
e-10–10——10————————————————————
B-10–10–13b—-13s10—–13s10———————–13——13—13v—–
G———————-12b——-12hb(12)-10—-10-12b—-12wb—12b——–
D——————————————–12—————————–
A—————————————————————————
E—————————————————————————
Outro
e—————————————————————————
B-13s12–12—————————————————————-
G-13s12–12—-10-12————-13—12s19–10s12————13–12——
D———————-12-12————————12-12——————-
A—————-8-10———-X–11—10——8s10———X–11–10——
E———————-10-10———————–10-10——————
Dsus4 D7
e———————————————–10————————–
B———————————————10—————————-
G-10s12———13–12—10——12—11b–12——-12-10qb—————-
D——–12-12——————–12—10——————–12–10———
A–8s10———11–10—-8–10————————————-12–11-
E——–10-10—————-10–10—10———————————–
e—————————————————————————
B—————————————————————————
G—————————————————————————
D—————————————————————————
A–10–8v——————————————————————-
E—————————————————————————
Explanation of the musical symbols :
7s9 slide from 7th fret to 9th
7 slide from 7th fret down
7/ slide from 7th fret up
7bh bend 7th and hold till ghost note or cb
T with thumb (E-string)
7b bend 7th 1 full step
10v vibrato 10th
15bv full bend and vibrato
15cb compound bend and release (every note picked) (full)
3qb bend 1/4step
3wb half bend
Lyrics
Announcer : The Jimi Hendrix Experience sounding off again now with one of
Jimi’s own called Fire!)
1st verse :
You don’t care for me, I don’t care about that.
Ya’ got a new fool, I like it like that.
I have only one a burnin’ desire.
Let me stand next to your pyre!
Chorus : (Background vox sing : Let me stand next to your fire!)
Let me stand baby.
Oh let me stand.
Ya’ got to let me stand.
Aw shucks!
Yeah!
2nd verse :
Ya’ say your mom ain’t home, ya can’t let me in.
Well I had you before, I don’t need you again.
I have only one a burnin’ desire.
Let me stand next to your fire!
1x Chorus
Bridge :
Move over Rover
And let Jimi take over.
You know what I’m talking about!
That’s what I’m talking about!
Guitar solo
3rd verse :
Ya try to give me your money, you better save it babe.
Save it for a rainy day.
I have only one a burnin’ desire,
Let me stand next to your fire!
1x Chorus
Guitar solo
Outro.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cP6Xagoiafw