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A Tendency to Start Fires Guitar Tablature
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Author/Artist: Bush
Title: A Tendency To Start Fires
Album: Razorblade Suitcase
Transcribed by: Park
Email: [email protected]

Standard Tuning- ebgdaE

This is one of Bush's best songs. I tried my hardest 
to align the two guitar parts perfectly, but as 
long as you listen to the CD, you should figure 
out when to add the slides. I added at what time
each riff is played in the song, to hopefully 
prevent any confusion, but if there’s a question or 
comment, email me. 

* A lot of ////'s means to just slide down the neck with the slide, using
a 'vibrato' style*

Intro: Gtr 1 (Gavin)  (0:00)

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-7h9-9-9---7h9-9-9---7h9--|-x4---|--------------------------------------------
-7---------7---------7----|------|--------------------------------------------
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 Pre-Verse: Gtr 1        (0:08, 0:16, 1:02 *only 2x*, 1:21, 1:48, 2:11)       

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-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-3/5-5-5--5/3-3------------------
-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-7-7-7-7--3-3-|-3/5-5-5--5/3-3------------------
-5-5-5-5--1-1-|-5-5-5-5--1-1-|-5-5-5-5--1-1-|-1/3-3-3--3/1-1------------------
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 Pre-Verse: Gtr 2 (Nigel)  (0:08)                                             

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--------------|-/10------/6--|--------------|--6/5--/10-----------------------
-/7-------/3--|--------------|-/7-------/3--|---------------------------------
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 Pre-Verse (cont.): Gtr 2 (0:16, 1:21)                                        

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--------------|-/10----------|-/15----------|-/13---/11-//10------------------
-/7-----------|--------------|--------------|---------------------------------
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 Verse : Gtr 1   (0:24, 0:47, 1:06, 1:56)   "Strange zoo....  head in flames" 

-5-----------------------------------------------------------------5----------
-5----------------5----------------------------------------------5------------
-7------7------7----------7----------7-------------------------7--------------
-7----7------7----------7---7------7---7--------------------------------------
-5----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Verse: Gtr 2 (0:24, 0:47, 0:50,1:58,2:02)                (0:28, 0:54)        

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-------9//10---------------------------------------|-9///////////////3--------
-------9//10---------------------------------------|--------------------------
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 Post Verse: Gtr 1 & 2   (0:39, 0:55, 1:14, 2:04)                             

-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3-----|----------|--------------------------
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3-----|----------|--------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-----|----------|--------------------------
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----5-5-5-5-----|-x2-------|--------------------------
-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3-----|----------|--------------------------
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 Chorus: Gtr 1 & 2  (1:29, 2:19, 3:16)   "Here's tomorrow man..."             

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-------5-5--------------------------------------------------------------------
-3-3---5-5---7-7---5-5----5/7/5p0---------------------------------------------
-3-3---3-3---7-7---5-5----5/7/5p0---------------------------------------------
-1-1---------5-5---3-3----3/5/3p0---------------------------------------------
 "Solo": (played over gtr 1's pre-verse)  (1:48)                              

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-----------/10--------/15-------/18-----/17----/15-/////////////--------------
--/7/3------------------------------------------------------------------------
--/7/3------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 Bridge: Gtr 1 & 2 (2:53)  "With our own.."                                   

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-3/5-----/9v-|-3/5---9---|-3/5----------------|-3/5--------|------------------
-3/5---------|-3/5---x---|-3/5----------------|-3/5--------|------------------
-1/3---------|-1/3---7---|-1/3----------------|-1/3----7v--|------------------
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 Bridge (cont.): (3:08)                       Ending Chord (3:53)             

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---3----3--|--x11--|------------------------|---3----|------------------------
---3----3--|-------|------------------------|---3----|------------------------
-0h1--0h1--|-------|------------------------|---1----|------------------------
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