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The Candle and the Flame

fIREHOSE
Bass Tab

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

Song

For the OLGA:

"The Candle and the Flame" from the 1986 fIREHOSE album

"Ragin' Full-On" on SST records (SST CD 079) :

INTRO

*****

GLISS

G:--6------6--------------------|
D:-----7-------\6---------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|

VERSE

*****

G:---------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------|

/H\ /H\ /H\

A:-----2---4-----------3---5--------2---4--------0---|
E:--2---------2--2--3---------3--2---------2--2------|

RUN_1 RUN_2

***** *****

G:-----------------------|         G:-----------------------|
D:-2--0------------------|         D:-----------------0--2--|
A:-------4--2--0---------|         A:--------0--2--4--------|
E:----------------4--2---|         E:--2--4-----------------|

CHORUS

******

GLISS

G:----6-9-11-9-7-14-11-9-7-6-----6-9-11-9-7-14-11-9-7-6-----7-6------|
D:--7------------------------9-7------------------------9-6-----\6---|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO

*****

G:-----------------------------------|
D:-----7--6--------7-----------------|
A:--4--------7--4-----7--5--4--0-----|
E:--------------------------------4--|

RUN_1 and RUN_2 are played alternately after the verse.

I'm not convinced about the \6 bit but it's as close as I can get.

Dan Capper, DJC@liyorkrd.li.co.uk

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