Fire In The Hole
TRANSCRIBER: Adam Shedd
Note : Eddie is using a Wolfgang Special equipped with a steinberger tremolo.He changes tunings
in different places in the song, but I've written it for a standard tremolo.
Tuning:(EADGBE)Low to high
Key:
h = hammer-on
^ = strike string with edge of pick over bridge pickup
p = pull-off
v = vibrate string
x = mute string completely and pick, creating a percussive sound
/ = slide edge of pick down string, creating a scratching noise
~ = let string ring
(5)= bend string to note indicated in parenthesis
(This is just the intro, up until right before "In a word to the wisdom tooth")
*(Delay, set at approx. 350ms)
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------5------5-5-----------------------------------
G---------4----4-4----------------4------2-2-----------------2~~2~~~~----------
D---------4----4-4----------------2------2-2---------2-h-4-h-5~~5-p-4-p-2------
A---------2----2-2---------2-h-5---------0-0-----------------------------------
E--2-h-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------2--------------------------------------
B----------------------------0--h-3-p-0---3-p-0----------------------------x---
G-------------------4------------------------------------------4----4-4----x---
D-------------------4------------------------------2v-0--------4----4-4----x---
A---4(5)4-p-2-------2------------------------------------------2----2-2----x---
E-------------5-p-2-------------------------------------5-p-2------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------5---5--5-5----x-x---------------------------------------------------
G----------4---4--2-2----x-x----------2~~~---------------------4---------------
D----------2---2--2-2----x-x--2-h-4-5---5-p-4-p-2--------------4---------------
A---2-h-5---------0-0------------------------------4(5)--------2---///////////-
E--------------------------------------------------------2-h-5-----///////////-
E--^-^-^-^-^-^-^
B--^-^-^-^-^-^-^
G---------------
D---------------
A---------------
E---------------
TRANSCRIBER: Jarred "J.C." Matthes
As said above, the song uses the trans-trem. I'm pretty sure that during the main riff (played in the intro, and the verse) he
locks the tremelo up one whole step. That makes the riff a lot easier to play.
Then, you're playing A, D, and G. Then in the pre-chorus, and chorus, Eddie lowers the tremelo into standard tuning.
Finally, during the outro, he drops the tremelo WAY down. 2 and 1/2 steps! The E string goes down to a B.
So, to play ALL of this song as written, you'd have to tune your entire guitar 2 and 1/2 steps down, and move the capo
around like a madman!!!.
Therefore, we'll forget about the low B part. I'll transcribe something an octave higher later, when I get a chance.
IF you REALLY want to play it easiest (fingering-wise), you can capo 2nd fret, and move it during the chorus and pre
chorus, but if you want the simplest version, just learn the version of the intro above. It's pretty close, so I won't
re-transcribe it. Here's the rest of the song written for standard tuning.
Key:
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
x = mute string
/ = slide
~ = vibrato
Intro is as written above.
Verse is mostly what's above, except there is one fill that is different. It goes something like:
|----9\8----7\6--------------|
|---------------7\6\5-(\4-3)-|the notes in parentheses are
|----9\8----7\6--------------|that which sound, when you hold the
|-/7-----(0)----7\6\5-(\4-3)-|last position (5th fret), and dive
|----------------------------|the bar about 1 step. Experiment.
|----------------------------|
Then comes the Pre-Chorus:
"Forked tounge in double speak..."
|-x---------x-5-4-4----------------------|
|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5--4-4---------------4-|
|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4--4-4---------------4-|
|-x-2---2---x--------4-4---------------4-|
|-x-0---0---x----------------5p2-2-2p0h2-|
|-x---0---0-x------------5p2-------------|
"Pretty soon you just might spring a leak..."
|-----------------------------------|
|---------2---4-4-------------------|
|---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
|---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
|---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
|-0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|
"Inhale before you begin..."
|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2-------------------------|
|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2-|
|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2-|
|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2-|
|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0-|
|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----|
"Your iron lung's a bag of wind..."
|--------------------|
|--------------2-5-4-|
|--------------2-4-4-|
|--------------2-4-4-|
|--------------0-2-2-|
|-0h2p0h3p03~~-------|
CHORUS:
|-x----------------------------------|
|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10-----------------|
|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9------------------|
|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5-|
|----------------------------------|
|-------8--------------------------|
|-------7--------------------------|
|-------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
|-3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
|--------------------------0-3/5-0-|
|-------------------------------|
|-3--5--3--8--10----------------|
|-2--4--2--7--9-----------------|
|-0--2--0--5--7-----------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5-|
|---------------------------|
|-------8---5---------------|
|-------7-----4-----/-------|
|-------5-------2---/-------|
|-3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
|---------2-----------15\\\-|
Then there's another verse. The fills in this verse are the same as the fills in the introduction, in reverse order. Then
comes another pre-chorus, and chorus. Both are the same as above. Then comes the guitar solo. I might tab the actual
solo later, but for now, here's the riff & chords beneath it:
THE RIFF:
|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|
Then it goes into just chords (when the drums start with the ride cymbal)
E5 G5 A5 (D5) E5 A5
E5 G5 A5
Then comes the cool part.
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|The notes bend up as Eddie raises
the|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|trans-trem up a whole step for the
|-2-3-2/5-3-2--3-2/5--7--7/-|main riff
|---------------------------|
Finally, you just have another chorus, and then it goes to the outro. The outro is basically the same riff that was under the
guitar solo, just with the trem dropped down to B. As I said, I'll work out something for this later, but you should
probably be able to figure something out yourself.
FIRE IN THE HOLE - Lyrics
In a word to the wisdom tooth
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again
Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might
Spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung's a bag of wind
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire
Sweet 'n' sour, filiblister
Faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!
Chew your words, lest you choke
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!
(Guitar Solo)
Hey-hey-yeah!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!
(hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There's a fire, fire, fire
A fire!
Rudder of ship, which sets the course
Does not the bit, bridle the horse
Great is the forest, set by a small flame
Like a tongue on fire, no one can tame
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