U2

U2 - Fire guitar tab

Fire

Music by U2

Lyrics by Bono

Copyright 1981

Transcribed by Brandon Leniart

Tune down 1/2 step, use the bridge pickup, and it helps if

you have a little delay.

Intro and verse:

1-----------------------------------------

2-----------------------------------------

3-----------------------------------------

4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-

5-----------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------

1-----------------------------------------

2-----------------------------------------

3-----------------------------------------

4---5-5-5-4-4-4-2-2-2-0-0-0---------------

5-----------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------

Here are a few of the many fills in the verse part:

1---12/15--

2----------

3----------

4----------

5----------

6----------

1---15/17--

2----------

3----------

4----------

5----------

6----------

1---3--3--

2---3--3--

3---0--0--

4---0--0--

5---2--2--

6---3--3--

Falling, falling

The sun is burning black

Falling, falling

It's beating on my back

Chorus:

1------------------------------------------------------------

2------------------------------------------------------------

3-------------------------------------------------------5\---

4------------------------------------------------------------

5---3---2----------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------------------------

1------------------------------------------------------------

2------------------------------------------------------------

3-------------------------------------------------------5\---

4------------------------------------------------------------

5------------------------------------------------------------

6---2---3--2-------------------------------------------------

1-----------------------------------------------17-----17\--- (1st time

2------------------------------------------------------------ hit 2 17th

3------------------------------------------------------------ frets, 2nd

4------------------------------------------------------------ time hit 1

5---2/------------------------------------------------------- 17th then 1

6------------------------------------------------------------ 15th instead)

With a fire

Oh oh oh oh

With a fire

Oh oh oh oh

Falling, falling

The moon is running red

Falling, falling

It's pulling me instead

With a fire

Oh oh oh oh

Fire

Oh oh oh oh

1----------------------

2---12--12--12--12--12-

3---12--12--12--12--12-

4---12--12--12--12--12-

5----------------------

6----------------------

But there's a fire inside

When I'm falling over

There's a fire in me

(natural harmonics)

1-------------------------------------------

2-------------------------------------------

3-------------------------------------------------------

4-------------------------------------------------------

5-------------------------------------------------------

6-------------------------------------------------------

1---------------

2---------------------------------------

3---------------------------------------

4---------------------------------------

5---------------------------------------

6---------------------------------------

When I call out

I feel some fire

I'm going home

(slightly audible fills used throughout song)

1-------------------

3-------------------

4---5---4---2-------

5-------------------

6-------------------

1--------------

2--------------

3--------------

4---12--11--9--

5--------------

6--------------

Falling, falling

The stars are falling down

Falling, falling

They knock me to the ground

With a fire

Oh oh oh oh

Fire

Oh oh oh oh

Solo:

1----------------------------------------------------------------

2----------------------------------------------------------------

3-------------------------------------2-2------------------------

4---2---------------------------------------------------------0--

5--------------------2-------------------------------------------

6----------------------------------------------------------------

1------------------------------------

2---3-3-3-------2--3--3/5----3---2-3-

3------------------------------------

4------------------------------------

5------------------------------------

6------------------------------------

1-----------------------------------------------------------------

2-----------------------------------------------------------------

3---------------------------2--2--2/4--2--0-----------------------

4---2---------------------------------------------------------2---

5--------------------2--------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1-----------5------------------------------------------------------

2---5---3-----------------------------3---5---5/7---7---5---3---5--

3------------------------------------------------------------------

4------------------------------------------------------------------

5------------------------------------------------------------------

6------------------------------------------------------------------

But there's a fire inside

When I'm falling over

There's a fire in me

When I call out

There's a fire inside

When I'm falling over

I feel the fire

I'm going home

Outro:

1-----------------------------------------------------------------

2---15--12---------------------15---12------------------------15--

3-----------------------12--------------------------12----14------

4-----------------------------------------------------------------

5-----------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1-------------12--------------------------------------------------

2---12--------------------------15--------------------------------

3----------------------------------------------------14-----------

4-----------------------------------------------------------------

5-----------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1--------12-------------------------------------------------------

2---12----------------15---------------------------------------17-

3-----------------------------------14-------14-------------------

4-----------------------------------------------------------------

5-----------------------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------------------

1--------14---12--------------------12----------------(twice)

2---12----------------------12------------------------

3-----------------------------------------------------

4-----------------------------------------------------

5-----------------------------------------------------

6-----------------------------------------------------

1----------15---12----------------------------------12-----

2---12----------------------------------12-----------------

3----------------------------------------------------------

4----------------------------------------------------------

5----------------------------------------------------------

6----------------------------------------------------------

1--------15---12----------------------------------15---12--

2---12------------------------------------12---------------

3----------------------------------------------------------

4----------------------------------------------------------

5----------------------------------------------------------

6----------------------------------------------------------

1---12---12---

2---12---12---

3---12---12---

4-------------

5-------------

6-------------

Falling, falling...

--

Leniart, Brandon K

leniarbk@jmu.edu

FIRE (live)

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U2

main riff:

pm...............................................

E--------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------

D-------9-9-----9-9----------7-7-----7-7-----------

A---7-7-----7-7-----etc--5-5-----5-5-----etc-------

E--------------------------------------------------

pm..............

E--------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------

D--5-5--4-4--2-2-----------------------------------

A--------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------

Try this for the main riff. I don't have a guitar here but I think

it's right from memory, tune down half a step as always.

jules.

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