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A Tendency to Start Fires

Bush
Tab
★4.2(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

The very begining sounds like Nigel sliding up with a slide a few times.

Then, Gavin starts this while Nigel fools around with a slide.

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-----|-7-7-7-7-7-----|------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-|-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-|-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-8-8-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-|-5-5-5-5-5-8-8-|-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-8-8-|
E|-----------6-6-|-----------6-6-|-----------6-6-|-6-6/-8--8--8--8-8--6-6-|

(this rhythm is also played after some of the verses)

Between Intro and Verse:

e|-5-5-5-5---|
B|-5-5-5-5---|
G|-7-7-7-7b9-|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Verse

Whatever Guitar you hear (other than Bass) is mostly based on this

chord (just play the notes in it loosely):

e|-5-|

B|-5-|

G|-7-|

D|-7-|

A|-5-|

E|---|

Chorus

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----5-5-------------------|
D|-3-3-5-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|
A|-3-3-3-3-7-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-|
E|-1-1-----5-5-3-3-0-3-0-3-0-|

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| / Slide up

| b Bend

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