FIRE (Bassline)

As recorded by U2
(From the 1981 Album OCTOBER)
Transcribed by petitenSOUNDz Words by
Music by
All Strings: Tune Down 1/2
D
P = 144 (P P CP PR )
A Intro

N.C.

H g 44
8va 8va
1
4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Vk}
u
Gtr I
T 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11
A x
B

g Em G
V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V V
9H V k V k V V V k V k V V
V u u V u u u u u u u u u
T
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7
0 0

B Verse
T
Em G

13 Hg V k V k V ck V V k
V u V u V V
T
A 5 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 3 3

Hg
Em G
17 V k V k V ck V ck
V u V u V V
T
A 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 3 3

C Pre-Chorus
Em G Gsus4

g ck ck ck ck c c c c c c c c c c c c
21 H V V V V V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)
B (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
To Coda
Em G Gsus4

g ck ck ck ck c c c c c c c c c c c c
25 H V V V V V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5) (5)
B (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7) (7)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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D Chorus
g Em G
V ck V k V k V k V k V k V k
29 H V k V k
V u V u V u u u u u u
T
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 3

Em G

33 Hg V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k V k
V V V V u u u u u u u u
T
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 0 0

D.S. al Coda
Em7

37 Hg V V
V
V W V V
V
V
V V
V V V V
T
A 9 10 9 10 9 10 9
B 10
0 8 0 0 8 0 10

E Interlude
S
Hg
Em G
41
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Hg
Em G
45
V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
sl.

F Out-Chorus
Em G

49 Hg V k V k V V V V V V V V 3x

V V V V
T
A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
B 7 7
0 0 0 0

Em7

53 Hg V V
V
V W V V
V
V W
V V V V
T
A 9 10 9 10 9 10 9 10
B
0 8 0 0 8 0
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G Outro
g Em7 Em7/B
3
D Bm7
3
57 H W V V V V W V V V V
W V V V V W V V V V
3 3
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

g Em7 Em7/B
3
D Bm7
3
61 H W V V V V W V V V V
W V V V V W V V V }
3 3
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 x

Hg
Em7 Em7/B D Bm7

65 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V
T
A
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

Hg
Em7 Em7/B D Bm7

69 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V j V3 V j V3 V

T
A
B 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

g Em7
73 H U U U U
T
A
B 7 (7) (7) (7)

Hg
A/E C/E Em7
77 U W V U U
V
T
A
B (7) 7 7 (7)
0

A/E C/E D/E C/E

g V V V V V U
81 H W
T
A 14 16 14 14 14 (14)
B
sl. sl.

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Em7
VVV W W V VVV W U
1 Hg V k
T
A 14 16 14 17 (17) 17 14 16 14 14 (14)
B 15
sl. sl. sl. sl.

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