Light My Fire - The Doors
Tabbed By: born21239
e-mail: bass21239@gmail.com
This is the first beginning-to-end tab for both basslines on this song.
The most prominent bassline (top half of the notation) is played by
session musician Larry Knechtel on an electric bass guitar with a pick,
and the other (bottom half of the notation) is played by Doors
keyboardist Ray Manzarek on a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. For the best
effect, play his line with your fingers. You can transpose the strings
however you like, as his bassline is not originally written for the bass
guitar. This is just the way I prefer to play it and think sounds best.
Listen to the recording to pick up on the exact timbre of the notes.
The times noted are for the 40th Anniversary Mixes that appeared on the
Perception boxed set. Almost all versions of this song run about a half-
step slow, so listen to the new mixes to hear it at the proper speed and
pitch.
Tuning: EADG
0:00
(Larry Knechtel)
G|---|-------------2-|---------------|----0-3--------|
D|---|------0-0--4---|-----------0-3-|-1-------------|
A|---|----2----------|----0-3-1------|-----------3-6-|
E|---|-3-------------|-1-------------|--------4------|
|
| (Ray Manzarek)
G|---|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---|-----9-12----------|---------------12-15-|---------------10-13-|
A|---|-10-----------9-12-|-----12-15-13--------|-----10-13-11--------|
E|---|----------10-------|-13------------------|-11------------------|
0:07
(LK)
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|----7----------|----5----------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|
|
| (RM)
G|----14-------14----14----|----14-------14----14----|-----12--------------|----9--------------|
D|-------11-14----14----14-|-------11-14----14----14-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|
A|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
0:14
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------|
A|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|
E|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|
|
| (RM)
G|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|
D|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|
A|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|
E|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
0:21
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------2------2-|
D|----7----------|----5----------|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---|
A|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|----2---0--4---|---------------|
E|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-3-------------|---------------|
|
| (RM)
G|-----12--------------|----9--------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------|
A|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-|
E|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-10----------------|
0:28
(LK)
G|---------------|------2--------|-------------2-|---------------|
D|------0------2-|-0--4------0-4-|------0-0--4---|---------------|
A|----2---0--4---|--------2------|----2----------|------2------2-|
E|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|
|
| (RM)
G|--------------------|-------------8-11-|-------------------|---------------------|
D|-----9-12-----11-13-|----------9-------|-----9-12----------|-----14----14-----14-|
A|-10-------12--------|-----9-12---------|-10-----------9-12-|--------14-----14----|
E|--------------------|-10---------------|----------10-------|-12------------------|
0:36
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|
A|------2------2-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|
E|-0--4---0--4---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|
|
| (RM)
G|-----------------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|
D|-----14----14-------14-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|
A|--------14-------14----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|
E|-12-----------12-------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
0:43
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|
A|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|
E|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|
|
| (RM)
G|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|
D|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|
A|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
0:51
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|
D|----5----------|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---|------0------2-|
A|--------4----4-|----2---0--4---|---------------|----2---0--4---|
E|-2----5----5---|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|----9--------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D|---------11-----11-|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------|-----9-12-----11-14--|
A|-9----12-----12----|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-|-10-------12---------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-10----------------|---------------------|
0:58
(LK)
G|------2--------|-------------2-|---------------|---------------|
D|-0--4------0-4-|------0-0--4---|---------------|---------------|
A|--------2------|----2----------|------2------2-|------2------2-|
E|---------------|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|-0--4---0--4---|
|
| (RM)
G|-------------8-11-|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------9-------|-----9-12----------|-----14--------------|-----14--------------|
A|-----9-12---------|-10-----------9-12-|--------11-14--11-14-|--------11-14--11-14-|
E|-10---------------|----------10-------|-12------------------|-12------------------|
1:05 (play 32 times total, 1:13, 1:20, 1:27, 1:34, 1:42, 1:49, 1:56, 2:03, 2:11, 2:18, 2:25,
2:32, 2:40, 2:47, 2:54, 3:02, 3:09, 3:17, 3:24, 3:32, 3:39, 3:46,
3:54, 4:01, 4:09, 4:16, 4:23, 4:31, 4:38, 4:45, 4:53)
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|
A|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|
A|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/doors/light_my_fire_btab_ver_3.html ]
5:00
(LK) (triplets)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
D|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|-----2---0-4-|
A|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0-3---2-----|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|
A|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
5:08 (repeat at 5:15)
(LK) (triplets for LK only)
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-----2---0-4-|-----2---0-4-|-----2---0-4-|-----2---0-4-|
A|-0-3---2-----|-0-3---2-----|-0-3---2-----|-0-3---2-----|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|
A|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
5:23
(LK)
G|-------------2-|---------------|----0-3--------|-----------------|
D|------0-0--4---|-----------0-3-|-1-------------|-----------------|
A|----2----------|----0-3-1------|-----------3-6-|-----------------|
E|-3-------------|-1-------------|--------4------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|
| (RM)
G|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----14-------14----14----|
D|-----9-12----------|---------------12-15-|---------------10-13-|-------11-14----14----14-|
A|-10-----------9-12-|-----12-15-13--------|-----10-13-11--------|-12----------------------|
E|----------10-------|-13------------------|-11------------------|-------------------------|
5:30
(LK)
G|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|
A|-----------------|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|
|
| (RM)
G|----14-------14----14----|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|
D|-------11-14----14----14-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|
A|-12----------------------|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|
E|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
5:38
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|
A|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|
E|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|
|
| (RM)
G|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|
D|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|
A|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
5:45
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|------2-------|---------------|
D|----5----------|------0------2-|-0--4---------|------0------2-|
A|--------4----4-|----2---0--4---|-----------0--|----2---0--4---|
E|-2----5----5---|-3-------------|--------3-----|-3-------------|
|
| (RM)
G|----9--------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|---------11-----11-|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12-------12----|-----9-12-----11-14--|
A|-9----12-----12----|-10-------12---------|--------9-12-----12-|-10-------12---------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------|
5:52
G|------2--------|-------------2-|---------------|---------------|
D|-0--4------0-4-|------0-0--4---|---------------|---------------|
A|--------2------|----2----------|------2------2-|------2------2-|
E|---------------|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|-0--4---0--4---|
|
| (RM)
G|-------------8-11-|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|----------9-------|-----9-12----------|-----14----14-----14-|-----14----14-----14-|
A|-----9-12---------|-10-----------9-12-|--------14-----14----|--------14-----14----|
E|-10---------------|----------10-------|-12------------------|-12------------------|
6:00 (repeat at 6:07)
(LK)
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------|
A|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|
E|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|
|
| (RM)
G|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|
D|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|
A|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|
E|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
6:14
(LK)
G|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|------2------2-|
D|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---|
A|----2---0--4---|---------------|----2---0--4---|---------------|
E|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|---------------|
|
| (RM)
G|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
D|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------|
A|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-|
E|---------------------|-10----------------|---------------------|-10----------------|
6:22
(LK)
G|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|------2------2-|
D|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|-3---------2-4-|-0--4---0--4---|
A|----0-3-3----0-|---------------|----0-3-3------|---------------|
E|-----------1---|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|
| (RM)
G|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
D|----7-10---------|-----12------12----12-|----7-10---------|-----12------12----12-|
A|-8----------7-10-|--------9-12----12----|-8----------7-10-|--------9-12----12----|
E|---------8-------|-10-------------------|---------8-------|-10-------------------|
6:29
(LK) (3/4)
G|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|----------|-------|
D|-3---------2-4-|-0--4---0--4---|-3---------2-4-|-0--------|-------|
A|----0-3-3------|---------------|----0-3-3------|----------|-------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|-------|
|
| (RM) (3/4)
G|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-7------|-------|
D|----7-10---------|-----12------12----12-|----7-10---------|--------|-------|
A|-8----------7-10-|--------9-12----12----|-8----------7-10-|--------|-------|
E|---------8-------|-10-------------------|---------8-------|--------|-------|
6:37
(LK)
G|-------------2-|---------------|----0-3--------|----------|
D|------0-0--4---|-----------0-3-|-1-------------|----------|
A|----2----------|----0-3-1------|-----------3-6-|----------|
E|-3-------------|-1-------------|--------4------|-5--------|
|
| (RM)
G|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------|
D|-----9-12----------|---------------12-15-|---------------10-13-|-----------|
A|-10-----------9-12-|-----12-15-13--------|-----10-13-11--------|-12--------|
E|----------10-------|-13------------------|-11------------------|-----------|
