Fire Bass

FIRE (Bassline)
 
As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(From the 1967 Album ARE YOU EXPERIENCED)
 
Words and Music by Jimi Hendrix
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Noel Redding - Bass'
 
 
 Intro
  Q=156
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    Q  Q    Q   Q  Q  E E   E E +Q    Q  Q    Q   Q  Q  E E
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|---------6--|-5\--------3-5-|--------------6--|-5\--------3-5-|
|------------|---------------|-5-5-(5)\--------|---------------|
|------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
 
 
  E E +Q    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|-------------------|------------|--------------|------------|----------------||
|-------------------|------------|--------------|------------|----------------||
|-5-5-(5)\------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5---||
|-------------5-----|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5-------||
 
 
 1st Verse
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--|
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------|
 
 
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      W
|------------|--------------|------------|------||
|------------|--------------|------------|------||
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|------||
|------------|--------5-----|------------|------||
 
 
 Chorus
  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5--5-5---------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4--|
|-------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|--------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   +E  e E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------||
|-5-5-5-5---------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|-------2-2-3---3-5--||
|---------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|---------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------5------||
 
 
 2nd Verse
  q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--||
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------||
 
 
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--|
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------|
 
 
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--||
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------||
 
 
   Chorus
    Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
||----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o||
||o-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-o||
||--------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|-------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------------||
 
 
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-7-7-7--7--5---|-7-7-7--7--5---|-5--5--5--3---|-5--5-5-3--3----|
|-------------7-|-------------7-|------------5-|-------------5--|
|-5-5-5--5------|-5-5-5--5------|-3--3--3------|-3--3-3-5-------|
|---------------|---------------|--------------|----------------|
 
 
   E  S  S  Q   E  E  Q     Q   Q   Q   Q     Q  Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------||
|------------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------||
|-10s12-12-12--12-12-12--|-12--12--12--12\--|-3--3--3--3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|------------------------|------------------|-------------|-----------------||
 
 
 Guitar Solo
  Q  Q  E E E E   E E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-7--7----------|-----4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7--7----------|-------4-4-5-5-6-6--|
|-------4-5-6-7-|-7-7-------------|-------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7--------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   +E  e E E E E E E   Q  E E E E E E   +E  e E E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------6---|
|-7-7-7-7---------|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7--7-7---------|-------4-4-5-------|
|---------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-------------|--------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-------------|
 
 
  E E Q  Q  E E   E E +Q    Q  Q    Q   Q  Q  E E   E Q   E E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------|
|-5---------3-5-|--------------6--|-5\--------3-5-|------------------|
|---------------|-5-5-(5)\--------|---------------|-5-5\--------3-5--|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------5------|
 
 
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--||
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------||
 
 
 3rd Verse
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------|
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--|
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------|
 
 
  Q  Q  H      H    E E E E   Q  Q  H      H    E E E E
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|------------|--------------|------------|---------------||
|-5----------|----------3-5-|-5----------|----------3-5--||
|------------|--------5-----|------------|--------5------||
 
 
 Out-Chorus
  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4--|
|-------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|-------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------------|
 
 
  Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   Q  Q  E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5--5----------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4--|
|-------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|-------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5--------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-7-7-7-7---------|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-7-7---------|-------4-4-5-5-6-6--|
|---------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-------------|---------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7--------------|
 
 
  a Q  E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3s5--5-5---------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-5-5-5-5---------|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|
|----------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|---------2-3-4-5-|-(5)-5-------------|
 
 
  E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|---------------6---|
|-7-7-7-7---------|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-|-7-7-7-7---------|-------4-4-5-------|
|---------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-------------|---------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-------------|
 
 
  Q   Q  Q  E E   E E Q  Q  E E   Q  E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5\--------3-5-|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-5-5-------3-4-|-5--5-5---------|
|---------------|---------------|--------2-3-4-5-|
 
 
  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   +E  E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------*|
|-------2-2-3-3-4-4-|-7-7-7-7---------|-------4-4-5-5-6-6-*|
|-(5)-5-------------|---------4-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-------------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
 
 
 
Alright,
now listen, baby
 
You don't care for me
I don'-a care about that
Gotta new fool, ha!
I like it like that
 
I have only one burning desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Let me stand next to your fire [Repeat 4 times]
 
Listen here, baby
and stop acting so crazy
You say your mum ain't home,
it ain't my concern,
Just play with me and you won't get burned
 
I have only one itching desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Let me stand next to your fire [Repeat 4 times]
 
Oh! Move over, Rover
and let Jimi take over
Yeah, you know what I'm talking 'bout
Yeah, get on with it, baby
That's what I'm talking 'bout
Now dig this!
Ha!
Now listen, baby
 
You try to gimme your money
you better save it, babe
Save it for your rainy day
 
I have only one burning desire
Let me stand next to your fire
Let me stand next to your fire
X