Tabs
Fire in the Head - The Tea Party
Intro:
Acoustic 1:
.----------------------
.----------------------
.----------------------
D------0-----0------0--
A----5-----5----3h5----
D--0-----0-------------
2nd Acoustic part which plays over that:
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G----7--7----7--7----8-7-6-7-8-7-6-7-8-7-6-7-8-7-7--
D----7--7----7--7----7-6-5-6-7-6-5-6-7-6-5-6-7-7-7--
A----5--5----5--5------------------------------5-5--
.---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
B----4--4--------4-6-4-------4----------------------
G----5--5----5-7-5-5-5-7-5-7-5--7-7-----------------
D----6--6----6-6-------6-6-6-6--7-7-----------------
A-------------------------------5-5-----------------
.---------------------------------------------------
... parts skipped ....
The ascending riff further on in the song:
D--------0-2h5p2p0-------------- (This part can also be played easily
B------2-----------3-3-3-3------ in open 
D MajorD tuning)
G----2--------------------------
D--0----------------------------
A-------------------------------
.-------------------------------
There is a second guitar which plays along on the off-beats:
E--0------0-2-3-5---------------
B--2------2-3-5-7---------------
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------
Please send any comments, suggestions to [email protected]
Greg
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The Tea Party - Fire In The Head
-==================================-
transcribed by Greg O'Beirne ([email protected])
Notation: == hold note for this long X mute strings & crunch 'em
\ slide down / slide up
It's hard to write down the timing of the crunching correctly, but if
you listen to the recording you should be able to figure it out.... :)
INTRO:
=====
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Acoustic Guitar One
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ----------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------
G+G ---------------------------------- Play x 8
D MajorD ----------0-----------0-------0---
A augmentedA ------5-----------5-------0h5-----
D MajorD --0-----------0-------------------
1 + 2 + 3 +
E MajorE -------------------------
BB -------------------------
G+G ------------------------- Play x 3
D MajorD ----------0-------0------
A augmentedA ------5-------5-------5--
D MajorD --0----------------------
1 +
E MajorE ----------
BB ----------
G+G ---------- Play x 1
D MajorD ----------
A augmentedA --5====/--
D MajorD ----------
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ----------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------
G+G ---------------------------------- Play x 8
D MajorD ----------0-----------0-------0---
A augmentedA ------5-----------5-------0h5-----
D MajorD --0-----------0-------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Acoustic Guitar Two (12-string) - [starts after four bars of Guitar One]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======\----------------------------------------------- Play x 2
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --5===----5=======\-----------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
You
stay
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------
BB --------------------------------------------------
G+G --7/8====-7======-5---7---7/8====-7======-5---7---
D MajorD --------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --5/6====-5======-3---5---5/6====-5======-3---5---
D MajorD --------------------------------------------------
Si - lent ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 +
E MajorE ----------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------
G+G --7/8====-7======-5---7---7/8====-
D MajorD ----------------------------------
A augmentedA --5/6====-5======-3---5---5/6====-
D MajorD ----------------------------------
Al - ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======\-----------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --5===----5=======\-----------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
time....
[meanwhile feedback (pitch = D MajorD) builds in background]
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------4---6---4---------------4===----
G+G --5===----5=======--------5---7---------------7---5---7-----------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --3===----3=======------------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
See.... how this ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======\-----------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --5===----5=======\-----------------------------------------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
-vine...
[Repeat last 4 bars...]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
then the heavy distortion guitars come in:
VERSE:
=====
(the low-D string drones almost continously throughout this bit)
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X--- Play x 2
D MajorD --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A augmentedA --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D MajorD --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
You
Stay
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 +
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------
BB --------------------------------------------------
G+G --8======-7======-5---7---8======-7======-5---7---
D MajorD --8======-7======-5---7---8======-7======-5---7---
A augmentedA --6======-5======-3---5---6======-5======-3---5---
D MajorD --------------------------------------------------
Si - lent ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 1 +
E MajorE ----------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------
G+G --8======-7======-5---7---8======-
D MajorD --8======-7======-5---7---8======-
A augmentedA --6======-5======-3---5---6======-
D MajorD ----------------------------------
Al - ....
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
D MajorD --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A augmentedA --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D MajorD --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
Time...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ----------------------------------4---6---4---------------4===----
G+G --5===----5=======X---X---5---7---------------7---5---7-----------
D MajorD --5===----5=======X---X-------------------------------------------
A augmentedA --3===----3=======X---X-------------------------------------------
D MajorD --0=======0=======0===0==========================================-
See.... how this ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
D MajorD --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A augmentedA --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D MajorD --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
-vine...
[Repeat last four bars]
[Second verse as above but with lyrics as below]
---------------------------------------------------------------------
There's a small bit before the chorus that I can't figure out... but
after that we have:
(And I'm...)
CHORUS:
======
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Play
D MajorD --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Four
A augmentedA --6===----5=======5---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Times
D MajorD --0=======0=======0===0===0===0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0===
(Wait - ing) When I return to her I ....
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----5=======5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Play
D MajorD --7===----5=======5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Two
A augmentedA --5===----3=======3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--- Times
D MajorD --0=======--------------------------------------------------------
(Wait - ing) Hoping the rains will wash ....
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Play
D MajorD --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Two
A augmentedA --6===----5=======5---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Times
D MajorD --0=======0=======0===0===0===0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0===
(Wait - ing) Dancing with fire on the ...
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Middle Bit [strings tabbed for guitar]:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
A augmentedA --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
D MajorD --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ------------------9---------------11--------------13--------------
D MajorD --12--------------9---------------11--------------13--------------
A augmentedA --12--------------7---------------9---------------11--------------
D MajorD --12--------------------------------------------------------------
With this ...
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --11----------------------------------------------9---------------
D MajorD --11----------------------------------------------9---------------
A augmentedA --9-----------------------------------------------7---------------
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------
head......
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
D MajorD --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A augmentedA --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D MajorD --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
[go to third verse]
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There are other bits after this, but you should be able to figure it
out easily enough from the recording... :)
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Hope this is of some help :)
--
Greg O'Beirne
[email protected]
http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/
Fire in the Head by The Tea Party
As Heard on: The Edges of Twilight
EMI Canada, 1995
This is the author's interpretation.
I must give credit where it's due. The tuning is directly from the Tea
Party's Official Web Site, so you know it is authentic and also that
I didn't figure it out myself! Anyways, I also have to give credit
to Paul Stipack, although he has never talked to me, his tab for this
song is the basis for my interpretation.
Tuning (low to high): DADF#AD
^=hammer on
/=slide
=harmonics on whatever fret
INTRO
guitar 1 (acoustic)
D----0--------0----------------
A------5--------5-----3^5-------
D--------0--------0-------0-----
F#------------------------------
A-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
This is the rhythm and it's behind the beginning of the song
Part1
guitar 2 (acoustic)
D-------------------------------0-0------------0-0-------------0-0-----------
A-----3--3------3--3-----3/4-3--0-0----3/4--3--0-0-----3/4--3--0-0----3---5-5
F#----0--0------0--0-----0/0-0--0-0----0/0--0--0-0-----0/0--0--0-0----0---0-0
D-----5--5------5--5-----5/6-5---------5/6--5----------5/6--5--0-0----1---3-3
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
You Stay Si-lent Know-....
D-------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4------4-----1--3-3--
F#---0--0-----0----0---0------0-----0--0-0-- (X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6------5-----3--5-5--
A-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
See How This Love ...
*Stop the rhythm intro and stomp the dirtortion and allow feedback
*Note: Make about 7 harmonics before hitting the (im just too lazy)
Part 2
Guitar 2 (electric)
D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
You Stay ...
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
Know-ing Al-ways ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
See How This ...
D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
Sleep ...
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
Know-ing Al-ways ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
See How This ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
This Is The Way ...
(electric with phlange)
D-------------------2--4--7--11-----------
A-----5-5^7^5^0-0---0--0--0--0------------
F#--0---------------3--5--8--12----------- X4
D--0----------------0--0--0--0------------
A-----------------------------------------
0D-----------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A----4--3---------3--1-------4-3-----------
F#---0--0-(X4)----0--0-(X2)--0-0-(X2)------
D----6--5---------5--3-------6-5-----------
A------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
I'm Waiting
Violin Bridge Part
*careful not to pick the string(s) inbetween, it sounds bad
D---------------------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
F#--------------------------------
D---5---7---8---------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
D---5---7---8---------------------
D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
You ...
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X-----------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X-----------------------------
Know-ing Al-ways ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
See How This ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
This Is The ...
guitar 4: (electric with phlange or something)
D-------------------2--4--7--11-----------
A-----5-5^7^5^0-0---0--0--0--0------------
F#--0---------------3--5--8--12----------- X4
D--0----------------0--0--0--0------------
A-----------------------------------------
0D-----------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A----4--3---------3--1-------4-3-----------
F#---0--0-(X4)----0--0-(X2)--0-0-(X2)------
D----6--5---------5--3-------6-5-----------
A------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
I'm Waiting
Violin Part Again
D---------------------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
F#--------------------------------
D---5---7---8---------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
D---5---7---8---------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---4---1^0--5---4^0--7---5^0--8----7^0--7---5^0--5---4^0--4---1^0--1-
F#--------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------0---2---3---5---7---8---10---12---14---15---14---12---11---12
A--0---1---4----------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Overdub 4 sets of 4 open strums during this part (just listen, you'll know when)
D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
Sleep ...
D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
Know-ing Al-ways ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
See How This ...
D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0----- (feedback)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
This Is The Way ...
Sean Pedersen - UWO
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