Tea Party - Fire In The Head Chords & Tabs

 

Fire In The Head Chords & Tabs

Tea Party Chords & Tabs

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Fire In The Head Tab

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: meldrum@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca (Meldrum)
Subject: TAB:(Partial) Fire in the Head - Tea Party

Fire in the Head - The Tea Party

Intro:
 
Acoustic 1:

.----------------------
.----------------------
.----------------------
D------0-----0------0--
A----5-----5----3h5----
D--0-----0-------------
 
2nd Acoustic part which plays over that:
 
E---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G----7--7----7--7----8-7-6-7-8-7-6-7-8-7-6-7-8-7-7--
D----7--7----7--7----7-6-5-6-7-6-5-6-7-6-5-6-7-7-7--
A----5--5----5--5------------------------------5-5--
.---------------------------------------------------
 
E---------------------------------------------------
B----4--4--------4-6-4-------4----------------------
G----5--5----5-7-5-5-5-7-5-7-5--7-7-----------------
D----6--6----6-6-------6-6-6-6--7-7-----------------
A-------------------------------5-5-----------------
.---------------------------------------------------
 

... parts skipped .... 
 

The ascending riff further on in the song:
 
D--------0-2h5p2p0--------------    ( This part can also be played easily
B------2-----------3-3-3-3------      in open D tuning )
G----2--------------------------
D--0----------------------------
A-------------------------------
.-------------------------------
 
There is a second guitar which plays along on the off-beats:
 
E--0------0-2-3-5---------------
B--2------2-3-5-7---------------
G-------------------------------
D-------------------------------
A-------------------------------
E-------------------------------

Please send any comments, suggestions to x5by@unb.ca

Greg

Date: Mon, 3 Jul 1995 13:49:44 +0800 (WST)
From: "Greg O'Beirne" 
Subject: "Fire In The Head" by The Tea Party


-==================================-
 The Tea Party  -  Fire In The Head
-==================================-
transcribed by Greg O'Beirne (gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au)

Notation:  ==   hold note for this long     X  mute strings & crunch 'em
           \    slide down                  /  slide up

It's hard to write down the timing of the crunching correctly, but if
you listen to the recording you should be able to figure it out.... :)

INTRO:
=====
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Acoustic Guitar One

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G ---------------------------------- Play x 8
D ----------0-----------0-------0---
A ------5-----------5-------0h5-----
D --0-----------0-------------------

    1   +   2   +   3   +       
E -------------------------
B -------------------------
G -------------------------   Play x 3
D ----------0-------0------
A ------5-------5-------5--
D --0----------------------


    1   +
E ----------
B ----------
G ----------    Play x 1
D ----------
A --5====/--
D ----------


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G ---------------------------------- Play x 8
D ----------0-----------0-------0---
A ------5-----------5-------0h5-----
D --0-----------0-------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------------
Acoustic Guitar Two (12-string)  -  [starts after four bars of Guitar One]

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======\----------------------------------------------- Play x 2
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --5===----5=======\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
    You
    stay


    1   +   2   +   3   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   
E --------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------
G --7/8====-7======-5---7---7/8====-7======-5---7---
D --------------------------------------------------
A --5/6====-5======-3---5---5/6====-5======-3---5---
D --------------------------------------------------
    Si   -  lent            know  - ing


    1   +   2   +   3   +   1   +   
E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G --7/8====-7======-5---7---7/8====-
D ----------------------------------
A --5/6====-5======-3---5---5/6====-
D ----------------------------------
    Al   -  ways            in      


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --5===----5=======\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
    time....


[meanwhile feedback (pitch = D) builds in background]


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------4---6---4---------------4===----
G --5===----5=======--------5---7---------------7---5---7-----------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --3===----3=======------------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
    See....             how     this    love        stays       di-


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
A --5===----5=======\-----------------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
   -vine...


[Repeat last 4 bars...]

---------------------------------------------------------------------
then the heavy distortion guitars come in:

VERSE:
=====

(the low-D string drones almost continously throughout this bit)

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X--- Play x 2
D --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
    You
    Stay



    1   +   2   +   3   +   1   +   2   +   3   +      
E --------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------
G --8======-7======-5---7---8======-7======-5---7---
D --8======-7======-5---7---8======-7======-5---7---
A --6======-5======-3---5---6======-5======-3---5---
D --------------------------------------------------
    Si   -  lent            Know  - ing   

    1   +   2   +   3   +   1   +     
E ----------------------------------
B ----------------------------------
G --8======-7======-5---7---8======-
D --8======-7======-5---7---8======-
A --6======-5======-3---5---6======-
D ----------------------------------
    Al   -  ways            In


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
D --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
    Time...



    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------------------------------4---6---4---------------4===----
G --5===----5=======X---X---5---7---------------7---5---7-----------
D --5===----5=======X---X-------------------------------------------
A --3===----3=======X---X-------------------------------------------
D --0=======0=======0===0==========================================-
    See....             how     this    love        stays       di-

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
D --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===
   -vine...


[Repeat last four bars]

[Second verse as above but with lyrics as below]
---------------------------------------------------------------------

There's a small bit before the chorus that I can't figure out... but 
after that we have:


(And I'm...)

CHORUS:
======

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Play
D --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Four
A --6===----5=======5---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Times
D --0=======0=======0===0===0===0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0===

   (Wait -  ing)   When I return to her I find             (And I'm)
   (Wait -  ing)   Flowers of evil in my mind              (And I'm)
   (Wait -  ing)   Dancing with fire on the edge           (And I'm)
   (Wait -  ing)   Remembering all of what she said        (And I'm)



    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----5=======5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Play
D --7===----5=======5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Two
A --5===----3=======3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--- Times
D --0=======--------------------------------------------------------

   (Wait -  ing)   Hoping the rains will wash away         (And I'm)
   (Wait -  ing)   Hoping a guide will show the way        (And I'm)



    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Play
D --8===----7=======7---7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7--- Two
A --6===----5=======5---5---5---5-------5---5---5---5---5---5---5--- Times
D --0=======0=======0===0===0===0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0===

   (Wait -  ing)   Dancing with fire on the edge           (And I'm)
   (Wait -  ing)   Remembering all of what she said....


---------------------------------------------------------------------
Middle Bit [strings tabbed for guitar]:

    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------------------------------------
D --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
A --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
D --5---------------7---------------8---------------10--------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tea_party/fire_in_the_head_tab.html ]
    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G ------------------9---------------11--------------13--------------
D --12--------------9---------------11--------------13--------------
A --12--------------7---------------9---------------11--------------
D --12--------------------------------------------------------------
                           With   this  fire        in   the


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --11----------------------------------------------9---------------
D --11----------------------------------------------9---------------
A --9-----------------------------------------------7---------------
D ------------------------------------------------------------------
    head......


    1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   
E ------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------------------------------------
G --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
D --7===----7=======X-------7===7===X---7===7===X---7====---X---X---
A --5===----5=======X-------5===5===X---5===5===X---5====---X---X---
D --0=======0=======0=======0===0===0===0===0===0===0=======0===0===


[go to third verse]

---------------------------------------------------------------------

There are other bits after this, but you should be able to figure it
out easily enough from the recording... :)

---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lyrics:

you stay
silent, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

you stay
silent, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

sleep here
hoping, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

and i'm waiting    when i return to her i find
and i'm waiting    flowers of evil in my mind
and i'm waiting    dancing with fire on the edge
and i'm waiting    remembering all of what she said
and i'm waiting    hoping the rains will wash away
and i'm waiting    hoping a guide will show the way
and i'm waiting    dancing with fire on the edge
and i'm waiting    remembering all of what she said

with this fire in the head...

sleep here
hoping, knowing, always in time
see how this love stays divine
see how this love stays divine

this is the way, step inside...

------------------------------
Hope this is of some help :)

--
Greg O'Beirne
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au
http://www.uwa.edu.au/student/gobeirne/


Fire in the Head by The Tea Party
As Heard on: The Edges of Twilight
             EMI Canada, 1995


This is the author's interpretation.  

I must give credit where it's due.  The tuning is directly from the Tea
Party's Official Web Site, so you know it is authentic and also that
I didn't figure it out myself!  Anyways, I also have to give credit
to Paul Stipack, although he has never talked to me, his tab for this
song is the basis for my interpretation.

Tuning (low to high):  DADF#AD

^=hammer on
/=slide
=harmonics on whatever fret


INTRO
guitar 1  (acoustic)
D----0--------0----------------
A------5--------5-----3^5-------
D--------0--------0-------0-----
F#------------------------------
A-------------------------------
D-------------------------------

This is the rhythm and it's behind the beginning of the song

Part1
guitar 2  (acoustic)
D-------------------------------0-0------------0-0-------------0-0-----------
A-----3--3------3--3-----3/4-3--0-0----3/4--3--0-0-----3/4--3--0-0----3---5-5
F#----0--0------0--0-----0/0-0--0-0----0/0--0--0-0-----0/0--0--0-0----0---0-0
D-----5--5------5--5-----5/6-5---------5/6--5----------5/6--5--0-0----1---3-3
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
       You      Stay     Si-lent     Know-ing      Al-ways           In  Time


D-------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4------4-----1--3-3--
F#---0--0-----0----0---0------0-----0--0-0-- (X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6------5-----3--5-5--
A-------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------
     See       How This Love   Stays Divine



*Stop the rhythm intro and stomp the dirtortion and allow feedback
*Note:  Make about 7  harmonics before hitting the   (im just too lazy)

Part 2
Guitar 2  (electric)
D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
      You                   Stay                     Si-lent     

D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
          Know-ing      Al-ways     In  Time


D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
     See       How This Love   Stays Divine



D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
      Sleep                 Here                     Ho-ping

D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
          Know-ing      Al-ways     In  Time


D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
     See       How This Love   Stays Divine



D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
     This      Is The Way     Step   Inside



(electric with phlange)
D-------------------2--4--7--11-----------
A-----5-5^7^5^0-0---0--0--0--0------------
F#--0---------------3--5--8--12----------- X4
D--0----------------0--0--0--0------------
A-----------------------------------------
0D-----------------------------------------


D------------------------------------------
A----4--3---------3--1-------4-3-----------
F#---0--0-(X4)----0--0-(X2)--0-0-(X2)------
D----6--5---------5--3-------6-5-----------
A------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
    I'm Waiting


Violin Bridge Part
*careful not to pick the string(s) inbetween, it sounds bad
D---------------------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
F#--------------------------------
D---5---7---8---------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
D---5---7---8---------------------


D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
      You                   Stay                     Si-lent     

D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X-----------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X-----------------------------
          Know-ing      Al-ways     In  Time


D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
     See       How This Love   Stays Divine



D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
     This      Is The Way     Step   Inside


guitar 4:  (electric with phlange or something)
D-------------------2--4--7--11-----------
A-----5-5^7^5^0-0---0--0--0--0------------
F#--0---------------3--5--8--12----------- X4
D--0----------------0--0--0--0------------
A-----------------------------------------
0D-----------------------------------------


D------------------------------------------
A----4--3---------3--1-------4-3-----------
F#---0--0-(X4)----0--0-(X2)--0-0-(X2)------
D----6--5---------5--3-------6-5-----------
A------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
    I'm Waiting


Violin Part Again
D---------------------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
F#--------------------------------
D---5---7---8---------------------
A---------------3--5--7--8--10/7--
D---5---7---8---------------------


D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---4---1^0--5---4^0--7---5^0--8----7^0--7---5^0--5---4^0--4---1^0--1-
F#--------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------


D--------------0---2---3---5---7---8---10---12---14---15---14---12---11---12
A--0---1---4----------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------

*Overdub 4 sets of 4 open strums during this part  (just listen, you'll know when)




D-----------------------------------------X-X--
A-----3--3---------3--3------------3/3-3--X-X--
F#----0--0---------0--0------------0/0-0--X-X--
D-----5--5----X-X--5--5----X-X-----5/6-5-------
A-------------X-X----------X-X-------------------
D-------------X-X----------X-X------------------
      Sleep                 Here                     Ho-ping

D------------------------------------------------------------
A---------3/4-3--------3/4-3--------1---3-3------------------
F#--------0/0-0--------0/0-0--------0---0-0------------------
D---------5/6-5-X-X----5/6-5-X-X----3---5-5------------------
A---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
D---------------X-X----------X-X--------------------------------------
          Know-ing      Al-ways     In  Time


D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0-----(X2)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
     See       How This Love   Stays Divine


D----------------------------------------------
A----1--1-----1----3---4-------3-----1/3-3-----
F#---0--0-----0----0---0-------0-----0/0-0----- (feedback)
D----3--3-----3----5---6-------5-----3/5-5-----
A----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------
    This      Is   The Way    Step    Inside



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