Chord/Tab song: Fire in the Head

Subject: TAB:(Partial) Fire in the Head - Tea Party

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 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 x5by@unb.ca

Greg

Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 13:49:44 +0800 (WST)
From: "Greg O'Beirne"
Subject: "Fire In The Head" by The Tea Party

--
The Tea Party - Fire In The Head
--
transcribed by Greg O'Beirne (gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au)

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:

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Acoustic Guitar One

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E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G ---------------------------------- Play x 8
D ----------0-----------0-------0---
A ------5-----------5-------0h5-----
D --0-----------0-------------------

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E -------------------------
B -------------------------
G ------------------------- Play x 3
D ----------0-------0------
A ------5-------5-------5--
D --0----------------------

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E ----------
B ----------
G ---------- Play x 1
D ----------

A --5/--

D ----------

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E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G ---------------------------------- Play x 8
D ----------0-----------0-------0---
A ------5-----------5-------0h5-----
D --0-----------0-------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Acoustic Guitar Two (12-string) - [starts after four bars of Guitar One]

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7\----------------------------------------------- Play x 2
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --5----5\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------

You
stay

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E --------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------
G --7/8-7-5---7---7/8-7-5---7---
D --------------------------------------------------
A --5/6-5-3---5---5/6-5-3---5---
D --------------------------------------------------

Si - lent know - ing

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E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G --7/8-7-5---7---7/8-
D ----------------------------------
A --5/6-5-3---5---5/6-
D ----------------------------------

Al - ways in

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --5----5\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------

time....

[meanwhile feedback (pitch D) builds in background]

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------4---6---4---------------4----
G --5----5--------5---7---------------7---5---7-----------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --3----3------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------

See.... how this love stays di-

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --5----5\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------

-vine...

[Repeat last 4 bars...]

---------------------------------------------------------------------

then the heavy distortion guitars come in:

VERSE:


(the low-D string drones almost continously throughout this bit)

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X--- Play x 2
D --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
A --5----5X-------55X---55X---5---X---X---

D --000000000000
You
Stay


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E --------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------
G --8-7-5---7---8-7-5---7---
D --8-7-5---7---8-7-5---7---
A --6-5-3---5---6-5-3---5---
D --------------------------------------------------

Si - lent Know - ing

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E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G --8-7-5---7---8-
D --8-7-5---7---8-
A --6-5-3---5---6-
D ----------------------------------

Al - ways In

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
D --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
A --5----5X-------55X---55X---5---X---X---

D --000000000000
Time...


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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------4---6---4---------------4----
G --5----5X---X---5---7---------------7---5---7-----------
D --5----5X---X-------------------------------------------
A --3----3X---X-------------------------------------------

D --0000-
See.... how this love stays di-

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
D --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
A --5----5X-------55X---55X---5---X---X---

D --000000000000
-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:


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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --8----77---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Play
D --8----77---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Four
A --6----55---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Times

D --0000000000000

(Wait - ing) When I return to her I find (And I'm)
(Wait - ing) Flowers of evil in my mind (And I'm)
(Wait - ing) Dancing with fire on the edge (And I'm)
(Wait - ing) Remembering all of what she said (And I'm)


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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----55---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Play
D --7----55---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Two
A --5----33---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--- Times
D --0--------------------------------------------------------

(Wait - ing) Hoping the rains will wash away (And I'm)
(Wait - ing) Hoping a guide will show the way (And I'm)


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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --8----77---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Play
D --8----77---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Two
A --6----55---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Times

D --0000000000000

(Wait - ing) Dancing with fire on the edge (And I'm)
(Wait - ing) Remembering all of what she said....

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Middle Bit [strings tabbed for guitar]:

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
A --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
D --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------9---------------11--------------13--------------
D --12--------------9---------------11--------------13--------------
A --12--------------7---------------9---------------11--------------
D --12--------------------------------------------------------------

With this fire in the

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11----------------------------------------------9---------------
D --11----------------------------------------------9---------------
A --9-----------------------------------------------7---------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------

head......

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E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
D --7----7X-------77X---77X---7---X---X---
A --5----5X-------55X---55X---5---X---X---

D --000000000000

[go to third verse]

---------------------------------------------------------------------

There are other bits after this, but you should be able to figure it
out easily enough from the recording... :)

---------------------------------------------------------------------

Lyrics:

you stay
silent, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

you stay
silent, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

sleep here
hoping, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

and i'm waiting when i return to her i find
and i'm waiting flowers of evil in my mind
and i'm waiting dancing with fire on the edge
and i'm waiting remembering all of what she said
and i'm waiting hoping the rains will wash away
and i'm waiting hoping a guide will show the way
and i'm waiting dancing with fire on the edge
and i'm waiting remembering all of what she said

with this fire in the head...

sleep here
hoping, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

this is the way, step inside...

------------------------------

Hope this is of some help :)

[--]Greg O'Beirne
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
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-ing Al-ways In Time

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 Stays Divine


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 Si-lent

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 In Time

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 Love Stays Divine

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 Here Ho-ping

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 In Time

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 Love Stays Divine

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 Step Inside


(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 Stay Si-lent

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 In Time

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 Love Stays Divine

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 Step Inside

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 Here Ho-ping

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 In Time

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 Love Stays Divine

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 Step Inside


Sean Pedersen - UWO
Keep Canadian Music Alive