FIRE ON THE INSIDE
As recorded by Pillar
(From the 2009 Album CONFESSIONS)
Words and Music by Chris Stevens/Jason Roy/Noah Henson/Rob Beckley/Rob Graves
THIS SONG IS NOT IN STANDARD TUNING LIKE IT SAYS IN THE DESCRIPTION.
First song off Pillars newest album CONFESSIONS
Tuning is drop C (or drop D down a full step)
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Noah, Distortion'
INTRODUCTION
All the notes in brackets are natural harmonics, the note 2.5 is a harmonic somewhere in
the third and second fret.
Gtr I
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|-<5>-0-<5>-0-<5>-<5>-0-<5>-0-<5>-0-<5>-<5>-0-<5>-0-|
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|-<4>-0-<4>-0-<4>-<4>-0-<4>-0-<4>-0-<4>-<4>-0-<4>-0--|
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|-<3>-0-<3>-0-<3>-<3>-0-<3>-0-<3>-0-<3>-<3>-0-<3>-0-|
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|-<2.5>-0-<2.5>-0-<2.5>-<2.5>-0-<2.5>-0-<2.5>-0-<2.5>-<2.5>---|
Awsome intro riff
you dont have to play the X's but it doesnt sound bad if you dont.
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|------------------------------|-------------------------4-5-4-(4)---|
|-3-5-x---x-6-x-3-5-x----6---x-|-3-5-x---x-6-x-3-5-x-5-6-----------x-|
|-----x-0-x---x-----x-0----0-x-|-----x-0-x---x-----x---------------x-|
~
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|-3-5-x---x-6-x-3-5-x----6---x-|-3-5-x---x-6-x-6-5-3-0-------x--|
|-----x-0-x---x-----x-0----0-x-|-----x-0-x---x---------6-5-3-x--|
This is played after once through the awesome intro and it is played along
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
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|-------------------------------------8-8-8-8-|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-x-x-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-5-5-5-5-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
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|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
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|-7-5-7s8-7-5-8-|-7-5-7s8-7---|
|---------------|-------------|
|-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-5-5---5-5---|
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Verse
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|---------------------------------|-------------------------7-8-7-(7)---|
|-5-7-x-5-x-8-x-5-7-x-5-x-8-x-x-x-|-5-7-x-5-x-8-x-5-7-x-7-8-------------|
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|-5-7-x-5-x-8-x-5-7-x-5-x-8-x-x-x-|-5-7-x-5-x-8-x-8-7-5----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------7-6-5-3--|
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This is played along with the riff above
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|
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|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
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|---------------------------------|-------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------|
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pre- chorus
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||o------------------------|-------------------------0--o||
||--2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3----|-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3--3-(3)-0---||
interlude
note : you can play either the top or lower notes because its kind of hard to play
that fast.
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|-7-8-7-8-8s10-7-7\--------|
|-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x---------|
|-4-5-4-5-5s=7-4-4\--------|
|-------------------10\----|
|-------------------10\----|
Chorus
Yes, there is another guitar playing but I don’t think its necessary, but if you need
comment or something.
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||--0-0-12-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-7-5-5-5-3-0-|
||o-0-0-12-10-10-10--7--8-|--8--8-5-5-5-5-3-0-|
||--0-0-12-10-10-10--7--8-|--8--8---5-5-5-3-0-|
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|-----------------------|--------------------o||
|-----------------------|-------7-------------||
|-0-0-12-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-7-5-5-5-3-0---||
|-0-0-12-10-10-10--7--8-|--8--8-5-5-5-5-3-0--o||
|-0-0-12-10-10-10--7--8-|--8--8---5-5-5-3-0---||
play the intro riff
After this play the verse, pre chorus and chorus before moving on.
SOLO!!!
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|-7-----9-----9-10-|-(10)-----------------------|
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~
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|-7-------------8-|-(8)-6-8s10-8-8-6---6----|
|-----------------|------------------7---7--|
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|-----------------------------8-8s10-|
|-------6-8-8b10r6-----6-8-10--------|
|-7-5-7------------7-7---------------|
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|-10-8----8-10s13-13-13-13-12-10----13-13s15-15-|
|------10------------------------14-------------|
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|-17-17-17----------15-15-15----------13-13-------|
|----------15-15-15-------------------------------|
|----------------------------14-14-14-------14-14-|
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|-13-12-10----10-------13-15-17-15-13----13----13-15-17-|
|----------13----13s15----------------17----17----------|
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YOU!!! YOUR KEEPIN YOUR KEEPIN ME ALIVE!!
This is played the last time around
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|-13b15----14b16----|-17b19----20b22----|
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Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
~ - vibrato
PM - palm muting
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls