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Theres a Fire in the House

Steve Vai
Tab

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Song

THERE'S A FIRE IN THE HOUSE

By Steve Vai

(6)=C (3)=F

(5)=G (2)=A

(4)=C (1)=D

W/Keyboard

Siren noises Siren noises P.M-----|

|------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------|--------------------------------|

|------------------|Distorted-----------------------|

|------------------|------4-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-4-4-4-4-|
|------------------|-/18\-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-4-4-4-4-|

W/Keyboard

siren noises

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-------|

|-/18\-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--/18\-|

Distorted Guitar 1

|-12-12-12-10-12-15-15-14-15-12-12-12-10-12-8-8-7-8-|
|-10-10-10--8-10-13-13-12-13-10-10-10--8-10-6-6-6-6-|
|--9--9--9--7--9-12-12-11-12--9--9--9--7--9-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-3-(3)-(3)-|

|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-3-(3)-(3)-|

|-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-(0)-0-(0)-(0)-(0)-3-(3)-(3)-|

Guitar 1

|-12-12-12-10-12-15-15-14-15-12-12-12-10-12-8-8-7-8-----|
|-10-10-10--8-10-13-13-12-13-10-10-10--8-10-6-6-6-6-----|
|--9--9--9--7--9-12-12-11-12--9--9--9--7--9-5-5-5-5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 2x 2nd ending

|-------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-|-3-(3)-(3)-|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-|-3-(3)-(3)-|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-|-3-(3)-(3)-|

* /\ w/Bar flatter against pickups to make a thunder noise

|-x/--\(x)------------------|w/wah
|-x-/\-(x)------------------|
|-x/--\(x)------------------|
|-------------x\/\/\/\/\/---|
|-------------x\/\/\/\/\/---|
|-------------x\/\/\/\/\/---|

*=Whammy pedal

p.m-| p.m-| p.m-----------| p.m-|

|-------------------------------------------------------------|Do fill in 1

|-------------------------------------------------------------|fist.Then do

|-------------------------------------------------------------|fill in 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------|the second

|----5---0-3--5~~--0-3--5~~--0-3-5-3-5-3-0-5---0-3--5~~--3-3--|time.
|-/18\---0-3--5~~--0-3--5~~--0-3-5---5-3-0-----0-3--5~~-------|

fill in 1 fill in 2

p.m 1/2

|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--A.H---------------|
|-----------------|---)(---------------|
|-5^3^0-----A.H---|--5-(5)~~~-3-A.H----|
|--------5---5~~~-|-------------5~~~---|
|-----------------|--------------------|

filtered with wah

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o

1/2 1/2 1/2

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------)(-----------------)----------)(--------------|
|-/14~-14~-14-16-16-(16)-14-13-----/16---17-19-19-(19)-17-16~~---|
|------------------------------14--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

treble wah

o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o + + + + + + + + + + + +

full~~

1/2 1/2 ) 1/2

|----------------------------------15---------------------------|
|----)~~~--------)(---------------------------------------)(----|
|-/19----19-21-21-(21)-19-17-15-14--------14~-14~-14-16-16-(16)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +

1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------)---------)(----------------)---------)(-------------|
|--14-13---/16--17-19-19-(19)-17-16~~--/19--19-21-21-(21)-19-17-15-|
|-------14---------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----23----23----23----23-----------------------------------------|
|--22----22----22----22--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-11-12-17~~-15-14^13^14--12-10~~-12~~-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

full A.H

|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------)----(-----|
|-14~~\-12-13-14--21-19-18^19^18-16-14-----(14)--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

guitar 1

|-----------20-18-17^18^17--------------------------------------|
|--18-19-20----------------20-18~~-20~~\18/20\18/20\18/20\18/20-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------17-15-14^15^14--------------------------------------|
|--15-16-17----------------17-15~~-17~~\15/17\15/17\15/17\15/17-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

full----------------------|

) GTR 1

|-15-16-17-24~~-22-21^22^21-17--24---24-24-24-24-24-24-24-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

full-------------------| GTR 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------)-----------------------------|
|-12-13-14-21~~-19-18^17^18-14--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 1

|-12-12-12-10-12--15--15--14--15-12-12-12-10-12--8--8--7--8---|
|-10-10-10--8-10--13--13--12--13-10-10-10--8-10--6--6--6--6---|
|--9--9--9--7--9--12--12--11--12--9--9--9--7--9--5--5--5--5---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2

|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-----|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-----|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--3-3-3--3-----|

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