Fire Bass

Song: FIRE
Artist: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Album: LIVE 1975-'85
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
 
Standard tuning
 
Comments: There´s not much to this bassline but it is the very
spine of the song. If it doesn´t lock in, the song falls flat.
Dig the half-step approach notes which give things a slightly
swaying feel in the bridge.
 
Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t    = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 1
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------3--0--0--3--------3----3--0--0--3----------|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 2
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------3--0--0--3---------------------------------|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 3
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--3------3--0--0--3-------3----3--0--0--3--0--------|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 4
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--5------5--0--0--5-------5----5--0--0--5-----------|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 5
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--5------5--0--0--5-------5----5--0--0--5--0--------|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 6
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7------7--------7-------7----7--------7-----------|
E|------------7--7------------------7--7--------------|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 7
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--7/-8--8--7/-8--8--7/-8--9/-10--10--9/-10--10--10\-|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 8
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--7/-8--8--7/-8--8--7/-8--10--10--8--8--7--7--5--0--|
 
 
 
Rhythm Fig. 9
 
G|---------------------------------------------4------|
D|---------------------------4/-5--5--5--4/-5-----5---|
A|--2/-3--3--3--2/-3--3--3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|---------------------------------------------4------|
D|---------------------------4/-5--5--5--4/-5-----5---|
A|--4/-5--5--5--4/-5--5--5----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------4/-5--5--5--4/-5--6--6---|
A|--2/-3--3--3--2/-3--3--3----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--7--------7\------------------------------|
A|--------------0--0--------5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FIRE
Springsteen
 
 
[Rhy. Fig 1] (3x)
[Rhy. Fig 2]
 
[Rhy. Fig 1] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 4]
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 4]
[Rhy. Fig 6]
[Rhy. Fig 7]
 
[Rhy. Fig 3] (2x)
 
[Rhy. Fig 3] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 5]
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 5]
[Rhy. Fig 6]
[Rhy. Fig 8]
 
[Rhy. Fig 3] (2x)
 
[Rhy. Fig 9]
 
[Rhy. Fig 3] (2x)
[Rhy. Fig 5]
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 5]
[Rhy. Fig 6]
[Rhy. Fig 7]
 
[Rhy. Fig 3] (3x)
[Rhy. Fig 2]
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