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/ Jeff Buckley / "I think the fire is maybe what you could call the torment
/ Grace / of existence, the continuous struggle to understand and
/ Grace / rationalise one's own existence and being. I think in this
/_______________/ song JB is saying that he has come to accept that the
struggle cannot be won against death in the end - not that he
necessarily wants to die, but more that he is no longer afraid to give in to the
ultimate enigma of death, the extinguishing of the 'fire' of existence - "I'm
not afraid to go but it goes so slow." Not at all negative in my opinion.
Perhaps a little spooky in conjunction with his young death." - caitsith01
Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
This song is mainly played by an electric guitar, playing the lead parts,
and an acoustic guitar, playing the background chords.
The guitars play the same unless two seperate parts are notated.
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Intro:
(This opening part is also accompanied by a 12-stringed acoustic guitar.)
Fm Fm
|-------1-----------------|-------1-----3p1---------|
|-----1---3p1-------------|-----1---3p1-----3p1-----|
|---1---------3p1-3p1-3p1-|---1-----------------3p1-|
|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gm Gm Em
|-------3-----------------|-------3-----5p3---------|-0----------|------------|
|-----3---5p3-------------|-----3---5p3-----5p3-----|-0----------|------------|
|---3---------5p3-5p3-5p3-|---3-----------------5p3-|-0----------|------------|
|/5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|-2----------|------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------|------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-2----------|------------|
bend with the whammy bar
electric guitar-part
D A/D D A/D D A7/D 3x
||--------------------------------|----------17-17----15---------------||
||o-14h15---14-----14h15---14-----|-14h15-15-15-15-14-14----17---14---o||
||--14------14-----14------14-----|-14----14-------14----14-14---14----||
||--14h16---14-----14h16---14-----|-14h16-16---------------------14----||
||o--0----0----0-0--0----0----0-0-|--0------------------------------0-o||
||---0----0----0-0--0----0----0-0-|--0------------------------------0--||
|--------------------------------|------------------------0-0-0-0-|
|-14h15---14-----14h15---14---15-|-15----15-15-15-15-15---0-0-0-0-|
|-14------14-----14------14----0-|--0-----0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0-0-|
|-14h16---14-----14h16---14---16-|-16----16-16-16-16-16-----------|
|--0----0----0-0--0----0----0----|--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------|
|--0----0----0-0--0----0----0----|--0-----0--0--0--0--0-----------|
acoustic guitar-part
D D 4x
||--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0---0--||
||o-3---3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-0-0---0---0-o||
||--2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-0-0---0---0--||
||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--||
||o-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0-o||
||--0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0--||
Verse:
electric guitar-part
Em Em Fsus2 Em
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------|
|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|-------3-----3-----|-------2-----2----|
|----2-----------2--|----2-----------2--|----3-----------3--|----2-----------2-|
|-2-----------------|-2-----------------|-3-----------------|-2----------------|
D# D# Fsus2 Em
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------|
|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1-----|-------3-----3-----|-------2-----2----|
|----1-----------1--|----1-----------1--|----3-----------3--|----2-----------2-|
|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-3-----------------|-2----------------|
D# D# Em Em
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0--------|----------0-------|
|-------1-----1-----|-------1-----1-----|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2----|
|----1-----------1--|----1-----------1--|----2-----------2--|----2-----------2-|
|-1-----------------|-1-----------------|-2-----------------|-2----------------|
acoustic guitar part
(just continue the strumming pattern in all of the bars)
Em Em Fsus2 Em D# D#
|-0-----------0-----------|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|--2--|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|
Fsus2 Em D# D# Em Em
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
|--3--|--2--|--1--|--1--|--2--|--2--|
Pre-Chorus:
Em B7/F# Em/G A6
|-0---0-0---0-------------|-0---0-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-0---0-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-0---0-0---0-2---2-2---2-|-4---4-4---4-4/6---6---6-|
|-2---2-2---2-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-2-----------4-----------|-5-----------5/7---------|
Bm(add11) A(add9)
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
|-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-9-----------9-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
Em Em
|-0-----------0-----------|-------0-----0-----------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
|-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-|-----x-x---x-x---x-x---x-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2---2-2---2-2---2-|
Em B7/F# Em/G A6
|-0---0-0-0-0-------------|-0---0-0---0-------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-2---2-2---2-|-4---4-4---4-4/6---6---6-|
|-2---2-2-2-2-4---4-4---4-|-5---5-5---5-5/7---7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-2-----------4-----------|-5-----------5/7---------|
Bm7(add11) A6
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|-------------------------|
|10--1010--1010--1010--10-|-7---7-7---8-7---7-7---7-|
|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|-6---6-6---6-6---6-6---6-|
|-9---9-9---9-9---9-9---9-|-7---7-7---7-7---7-7---7-|
|-x-----------x-----------|-x-----------x-----------|
|-9-----------9-----------|-7-----------7-----------|
Em Em
|-------------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|
|-0---0-0---0-0---0-
|