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DEAD KENNEDYS - Forest Fire
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Tabbed by: Brightside (sombrero@onlinehome.de)
This song is soooooooooo cool, I hope you are not going crazy about the way
I've written down the notes. Basically the song is easy, have fun. You can
write a mail for comments. Ah, do me a favour and RATE it!!! It's been hours
of work for me!
Intro
G--------------------6-----------------|-------------------4----------------|
D-------8----6-6-8------6-8----6-6-8-6-|--------6---4-4-6-----4-6---4-4-6-4-|
A-4-------8------------------8---------|--2-------6---------------6---------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------6-----------------|-------------------4-4-6-7-8-----6--|
D-------8----6-6-8------6-8----6-6-8-6-|--------6---4-4-6------------6-8----|
A-4-------8------------------8---------|--2-------6-------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
"No junkfood, just earthly goods..."
G--------------------6-----------------|-------------------4----------------|
D-------8----6-6-8------6-8----6-6-8-6-|--------6---4-4-6-----4-6---4-4-6-4-|
A-4-------8------------------8---------|--2-------6---------------6---------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
"I think I'll start...... a Forest Fire!"
G--------------------6-----------------|------------------------------------|
D-------8----6-6-8------6-8----6-6-8-6-|---------------2-2------------------|
A-4-------8------------------8---------|-0-2-2-2------------4-4-------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Riff 1
"There's a forest fire climbing the hills....."
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------| Play this
A-0-2-2-2--5--2-0-2--0-2-2-2--5--2-0-2-| twice here
E--------------------------------------|
Riff 2
"Better run run run run run run from the fire!"
G--------------------------------------|
D--0-0------2-2------------------------|
A------0-0------0-0-2-2-2-2--0--2-2-2-2|
E--------------------------------------|
Reapeat Riff 1 (1x) and Riff 2
Riff3
"Windows covered with bars....."
G--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A--2-2-2-2-2--0----2-2-2-2-2--0--------|-0-0-0-0-0--2----0-0-0-0-0--2-------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Riff 4
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D--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---1--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|
A-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|
E--------------------------------------|
Riff 1 "Electric bull and your tennis court"
Riff 2 "getting fried fried fired fried fried by the fire"
Riff 3 "Windows covered with bars, floodlights for the yard"
Riff 5
"but hey, what about the cocaine?!?"
G---6-------4------6------4----------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-|
D---4-------2------4------2----------|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2--2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-|
A------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4--6-6-6--6-6--9--|------------------------------------|
D-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4--4-4--7--|------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (is a variaton of riff 1+2)
"Where's your brand new pretty wife, she might still be inside"
G----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D---------2---------------2--------|--2-2------4-4----------------------| X 2
A-2-4-4-4---4-2-4-2-4-4-4---4-2-4--|------2-2------2-2--4-4-4-4-2-4-4-4-|
E----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Riff 7 (is a variation of riff 3)
"windows covered with bars, fences spiked with barbed wire"
G--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|----------------------------| X 2
A-4-4-4-4-4--2--4-4-4-4-4--2-----------|-2-2-2-2-2--4--2-2-2-2-2--4-|
E--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Riff 8
G--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------|-3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Riff 9 (is a variation of riff 2)
"see the gerbil run run run.............."
G--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-2-2-----4-4-----2-2-----4-4----------|-2-2-----4-4------------------------|
A-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2------|-----2-2-----2-2--4-4-4-------------|
E--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Okay, that's it.... Don't worry if the numbers of the riffs are wrong, I'll do that later.
This song really rocks, it's a pity they didn't play it at their concert
I visited this summer..... Have fun and play it loudly!!!!!
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Forest Fire |
| Artist |
Dead Kennedys |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
YoKf7bLxkNQ |
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G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
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