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On Fire Bass

(ver. 1)
Van Halen
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ON FIRE - Van Halen
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Tuning: half-step down (from low to high: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb)

Intro
   h h   h h   q q e e q   e e e q e e e   h h   h q q    q q e q e + e q q e q   q q e q e +
G|-----|-----|-----------|---------------|-----|--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
D|-2-0-|---0-|-----------|---------------|---0-|---0----|-----------|---------0-|-------0-2-|
A|-----|-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-----|-----|-3--/10\|-2-2-2-----|-----0-----|-2-2-2-----|
E|-----|-----|-----------|-----------3-2-|-0---|--------|-------0-1-|(1)2---2---|-----------|

   e q q e e e   w   h q q    q q q q   e e e Q e e   q q q q   e e e q e e e   q q q q
G|-------2h4-r-|-r-|-r-r----|---------|-------------|---------|---------------|---------|
D|(2)3-4-----e-|-e-|-e-e----|---------|-------0-----|---------|---------------|---------|
A|-----------s-|-s-|-s-s----|---------|---0-2---2---|---------|-------0-0-----|---------|
E|-----------t-|-t-|-t-t-12\|-0-0-0-0-|-0---------3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----3-2-|-0-0-0-0-|

   e e e Q e e   q q q q   e e e q e e e
G|-------------|---------|---------------|
D|-----2-0-----|---------|---------------|
A|---2-----2---|---------|-------0-0-----|
E|-0---------3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----3-2-|

Verse 1
   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   e e e q e e e   q q q q   e e e Q e e   q q q q   e e e q e e e
G|---------|---------|---------|---------------|---------|-------------|---------|---------------|
D|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---------|---------|-------0-----|---------|---------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|-------3-2-----|---------|---0-2---2---|---------|-------0-0-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|---------|-----------3-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0---------3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----3-2-|

   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   e e e q e e e   q q q q   e e e Q e e   q q q q   e e e e e e e e +
G|---------|---------|---------|-7-r-5-4-------|---------|-------------|---------|-----------------|
D|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-|---e-----------|---------|-------0-----|---------|-----------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---s-------3p2-|---------|---0-2---2---|---------|-------2---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|---------|---t-----0-----|-0-0-0-0-|-0---------3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3---3-3-0-2-|

Pre-chorus
   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   e e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------r-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5-----|-----------------|---------0-e-0---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-4---s---4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3---3-2-|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------t-----|-----------------|

   e e e e e e e e + e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
G|-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-5---5-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus
     g Q g Q g q + e q e e e e e 3x  g Q g Q g q + e q e e e e e
G||--7h9-7h9-7h9-|(9)-------------||-7h9-7h9-7h9-|(9)------------|
D||*-------------|---------------*||-------------|---------------|
A||*-------------|---------------*||-------------|-----------2---|
E||--------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0--||-------------|---0-0-0-0---3-|

Bridge
     e e q h   q e q e e e 4x   e e e e e e e e   e e H 3x  e e e e e e e e   e e h q
G||----r-r-r-|-r-r----------||------------------|-r------||-----------------|-r-------|
D||*---e-e-e-|-e-e---------*||*-----------------|-e-----*||-----------------|-e-------|
A||*---s-s-s-|-s-s-2-0-----*||*---------------3-|-s-0-2-*||---------------3-|-s-0-2/9\|
E||--0-t-t-t-|-t-t-----3-2--||--0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|-t------||-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|-t-------|

Guitar Solo
   e e e e e e e e   e e H   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 h q
G|-----------------|-r-----|-----------------|-r-------4-----|-----------------|-r--------|
D|-----------------|-e-----|-----------------|-e-------------|-----------------|-e--------|
A|---------------3-|-s-0-2-|---------------3-|-s-0-2-2-------|---------------3-|-s-0-2/14\|
E|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|-t-----|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|-t---------3-2-|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|-t--------|

   e e q h   h q q    q q q q   e e e Q e e   q q q q   e e e Q e e e   q q q q   e e e Q e e
G|---r-r-r-|-r-r----|---------|-------------|---------|---------------|---------|-------------|
D|---e-e-e-|-e-e----|---------|-------0-----|---------|---------------|---------|-----2-0-----|
A|---s-s-s-|-s-s/14\|---------|---0-2---2---|---------|-------0-0-----|---------|---2-----2---|
E|-0-t-t-t-|-t-t----|-0-0-0-0-|-0---------3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----3-2-|-0-0-0-0-|-0---------3-|

   q q q q   e e e q e e e   e e q h   w   w   h q q
G|---------|---------------|---r-r-r-|-r-|-r-|-r-r---|
D|---------|---------------|---e-e-e-|-e-|-e-|-e-e---|
A|---------|-------0-0-----|---s-s-s-|-s-|-s-|-s-s---|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----3-2-|-0-t-t-t-|-t-|-t-|-t-t-7\|

Verse 2
   q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   e e e q e e e   q q q q   e e e Q e e   q q q q   e e e q e e e
G|---------|---------|---------|-7-r-5-4-------|---------|-------------|---------|---------------|
D|---------|---------|-0-0-0-0-|---e-----------|---------|-------0-----|---------|---------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---s-------3p2-|---------|---0-2---2---|---------|-------0-0-----|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-|---------|---t-----0-----|-0-0-0-0-|-0---------3-|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3-----3-2-|

   q q q q   q q e e e e   e e e e e e  e  e    e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e    q q q q    e e e Q e e
G|---------|-------------|---7---9---11----12-|----14----16----17----19-|----------|-------------|
D|---------|-------------|--------------------|-------------------------|----------|-------0-----|
A|---------|-------0-2-4-|-5---7---9----10----|-12----14----15----17----|----------|---0-2---2---|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-------|--------------------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-12\|-0---------3-|

   q q q q   e e e e e e e e +
G|---------|-----------------|
D|---------|-----------------|
A|---------|-------2---------|
E|-0-0-0-0-|-0-2-3---3-3-0-2-|

Pre-chorus
   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   e e e e e e e e
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------r-----|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------5-----|-----------------|---------0-e-0---|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---0-2-4---s---4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-3---3-2-|(2)2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------t-----|-----------------|

   e e e e e e e e + e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
G|-----------7-----|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-5---5-4-|(4)4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-6-6-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

Chorus
     g Q g Q g q + e q e e e e e 
G||--7h9-7h9-7h9-|(9)-------------| Repeat until song fades out.
D||*-------------|---------------*|
A||*-------------|---------------*|
E||--------------|---0-0-0-0-0-0--|

Enjoy!!!

| /  slide up      g=grace note
| \  slide down    s=sixteenth note    S=dotted sixteenth note
| h  hammer-on     e=eighth note       E=dotted eighth note
| p  pull-off      q=quarter note      Q=dotted quarter note
| ~  vibrato       h=half note         H=dotted half note
| +  harmonic      w=whole note
| x  Mute note
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