van_halen – from_afar

This is the Tab to From Afar…

My name is Loren Noblitt and I bought the new V3 album recently
and thought I’d tab this song out because it sounded really cool…so I
did and here I am to share it with all of you. I’ve never done this before so cross your fingers…

32798

(Standard tuning)

Clean wdelay H H H Harm.

E---7------8-----7------7---5--------7-----8------10-7-10-7-10--(12)---
B-----8------8-----8----------7---7----8-----8------------------(12)---
G-------9------9-----9----------7--------9-----9----------------(12)---
D----------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------0

G Em G Har. wvol swell

E---7------8-------------3--------7-----8--------------3---------------
B-----8------8-----------3----------8-----8------------3---------------
G-------9------9----------------------9-----9--------------------------
D----------------------------2-----------------------------(5)---------
A-----------------0-2-3--3---2-----------------0-2-3---3---------------
E----------------------------0-----------------------------------------
wDistortion G Em I-----Palm muted-----I D
E---------7---8-----------3--------------------------------------------
B---------8---8-----------3---------12----13----15---------3----------
G---------9---9-----------------------12----12-----16-------2----------
D------------10---------------2---------14----14------------0----------
A------------------0-2-3--3---2-----------------------0-2-3------------
E--0-0-0----------------------0----------------------------------------
G Em I------Palm muted--------I D
E---------7---8-----------3--------------------------------------------
B---------8---8-----------3---------12----13----15---------------3---
G---------9---9------------------------12----12-----16-------------2---
D------------10---------------2----------14----14-----17-----------0---
A------------------0-2-3--3---2---------------------------0-2-3--------
E--0-0-0----------------------0----------------------------------------
I----------With heavy delay----------I D

E--------------------------------------------7---8-------------------
B--------------------------------------------8---8--------------3----
G--------------------------------------------9---9--------------2----
D------------6--------5-------6-------4---------10--------------0----
A--2---------4--------3-------4-------2---------------0-2-3----------
E--0---------------------------------------------------------3-------
I----------With Heavy Delay-----------I

E-----------------------------------------------7----8------------
B-----------------------------------------------8----8------------
G-----------------------------------------------9----9------------
D------------6--------5-------6-------4---------9---10------------
A--2---------4--------3-------4-------2---------7--------2---2----
E--0--------------------------------------------7--------0---0----

(bounce on all C chords for 5 or so)

E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------8-7---------
G------------------------------------------------------7-----7--------
D--9--8--7--6--5--------------------9--8--7--6--5-----7------7---5---
A--7--6--5--4--3-----------2-2-2----7--6--5--4--3-----5----------3---
E--------------------------0-0-0--------------------------------------
I----Let Ring----I I----Let Ring----I
E------------------------0--------0---------------------------0--------0-
B----------------------0--------0---------------------------0---------0--
G--------------------3--------2---------------------------3---------2----
D--7--7--7--7-----------------------------9--8--7--6------------0------
A--5--5--5--5----/3--------2---------2----7--6--5--4--3-------2--------
E-------------------------------------0----------------------------------

I hope that this works for you…drop me a line with any comments
or if you wanna chat about VH or guitar in general. My address is

Lorenn@student.flint.umich.edu

Fire In The Hole by Van Halen

Note: Eddie is using a Wolfgang Special equipped with a Steinberger
Trans-Trem tremolo. He changes tunings in different places in the song.
During the main riff (played in the intro, and the verse) he locks the
tremelo up one whole step (F#). Then in the pre-chorus, and chorus, Eddie
lowers the tremelo into standard tuning (E). Finally, during the outro,
he drops the tremelo 2 and 1/2 steps (B).

Key:
h hammer-on
^ strike string with edge of pick over bridge pickup
p pull-off
v vibrate string
x mute string completely and pick, creating a percussive sound
/ slide edge of pick down string, creating a scratching noise
~ let string ring
b bend string
r release string from bend

Intro:

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~----------------------2--------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0-------------2--------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3--------0--///////////-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3----///////////-|
F#|--^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|
C#|--^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|
B|----------------|
F#|----------------|

Verse:
In a word to the wisdom tooth To tell, or not the

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

truth (yeah) So open up

F#|------------------------7\6----5\4-------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------5\4\3-(\2-1)----------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----7\6----5\4------------------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2--/5------------5\4\3-(\2-1)-----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0---------(3)---------------------------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|

and say ahh-men Rinse cup, and spit again

F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~-----------------------------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0--------------------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3r2-p-0-------0-------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------3-p-0---3-p-0-|

Pre-Chorus:
Forked tounge in double speak Pretty soon you just might…

E|-x---------x-5-4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------------|
G|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
D|-x-2---2---x-------4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
A|-x-0---0---x---------------5p2-2-2p0h2---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
E|-x---0---0-x-----------5p2-------------0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|

Inhale before you begin Your iron lung’s a bag of wind

E|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2--------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2--------------2-5-4-|
G|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
D|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
A|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0--------------0-2-2-|
E|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----0h2p0h3p03~~-------|

Chorus:
There’s a fire in the hole Fire in the hole

E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|

There’s a fire in the hole Fire

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15\\\-|

Verse:
Sweet ‘n’ sour, filiblister Faucet pouring,

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|

fresh ‘n’ bitter Come on smile and…

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|

On a count of three Ya got a mindful of decavities Hey!

F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~-----------------------------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0--------------------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3r2-p-0-------0-------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------------3-p-0---3-p-0-|

Pre-Chorus:
Chew your words, lest you choke You better watch your mouth…

E|-x---------x-5-4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------------|
G|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
D|-x-2---2---x-------4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
A|-x-0---0---x---------------5p2-2-2p0h2---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
E|-x---0---0-x-----------5p2-------------0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|

Tongue tied in a tangled web Your bile inside better left…

E|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2--------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2--------------2-5-4-|
G|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
D|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
A|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0--------------0-2-2-|
E|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----0h2p0h3p03~~-------|

Chorus:
There’s a fire in the hole Fire in the hole

E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|

There’s a fire in the hole Fire

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15\\\-|

Solo (Background guitar):

E|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
B|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
G|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
D|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| x2
A|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
E|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|

Then it goes into just chords (when the drums start with the ride cymbal)
[(D5)]

E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|
D|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|
A|-2-3-2/5-3-2--3-2/5--7--7/-|
E|---------------------------|

Bridge:

F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-------------------------------------------------|
A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~----------------------2--------------|
E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0-------------2--------------|
B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3--------0--///////////-|
F#|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3----///////////-|

Chorus:
There’s a fire in the hole Fire in the hole

E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-7\55-33-22-00---------|
E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|

There’s a fire in the hole Fire

E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15\\\-|

There’s a fire, fire, fire A fire!

E|------------------------------------------|
B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---|
G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7---|
D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5---|
A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----|
E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-|

Outro:

B|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
F#|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
D|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
A|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
E|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
B|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|

Lyrics
In a word to the wisdom tooth
To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
So open up and say ahh-men
Rinse cup, and spit again

Forked tongue in double speak
Pretty soon you just might spring a leak
Inhale before you begin
Your iron lung’s a bag of wind

There’s a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole
There’s a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire

Sweet ‘n’ sour, filiblister
Faucet pouring, fresh ‘n’ bitter
Come on smile and say cheese
On a count of three
Ya got a mindful of decavities
Hey!

Chew your words, lest you choke
You better watch your mouth
Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
Tongue tied in a tangled web
Your bile inside better left unsaid

There’s a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There’s a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire!
Ah, shoot it!

(Guitar Solo)

Hey-hey-yeah!
Huh!
Yeah!
Hey-hey-yeah!

(hey hey hey hey hey)
There’s a fire in the hole
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
There’s a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)

There’s a fire, fire, fire
A fire!

One I Want is a quick, funky song about how everybody wants there piece of
the pie.

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TUNING: Standard (EADGBE)

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TRANSCRIBER: Jarred Matthes

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TAB GUIDE:
/-slide up
\-slide down
h/H-hammer on
p-pulloff
T#-tap fret # with right hand index finger
x-muffle strings
~~~-vibrato
^-bend up & down once

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INTRO/VERSE FIGURE: (played with slight palm muting)

(Doublestop first fret on the E&B strings)

|-1-----3-----3-----3-|----3-3p1-1-1-|
|-3-----3-----3-----1-|----1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|-1-----3-----3-----3-|----1-1---1-------|
|-3-----3-----3-----1-|----1-1-3-1-3-3~~-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|0-0-----0---0-0~~-|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-1-----3-----3-----3-|----3-3p1-1-1-|
|-3-----3-----3-----1-|----1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|-1-----3-----3-3-|-----------------1-|
|-3-----3-----3-3-|-----------------3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|---2-----2-------2-|
|-----------------|-2---2-1---1-----0-|
|-----------------|-------------3p0---|
|-----------------|-------------------|

This repeats over the verse, until the little measure before the guitar
solo interlude

|-1-----3-----3-3-|-/5-5-/8-8-|
|-3-----3-----3-3-|-/5-5-/8-8-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|-----------|

Solo Chords: Am Em F G / Am Em Em

|-12-15p12------------------------------------------|
|----------13---------------------------------------|
|-------------12----/14-/14--12-----14-14-12h14p12--|
|----------------14-------------14------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------20-19~~~~~~--|
|----------------------13h15h17-19/20--------------|
|-------------12h14h16-----------------------------|
|----12h14h16--------------------------------------|
|-//-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

And back into the verse.

Then the Pre-Chorus:

Basically just chords:

Everyone’s looking for something
Wanting their piece of the pie
Searching for their slice of heaven
I got[(E)]ta have mine, yeah mine….And you’re the one I want

CHORUS:

|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-------9-|-----------------|-7-7-7-------9-|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7p6-9-|---6-7-9-6-------|-7-7-7-7-7p6-9-|--------7\6\4\2-|
|-5-5-5-7-----7-|-----------7-5~~-|-5-5-5-7-----7-|--7/9\7---------|
|-------5-------|-0---------------|-------5-------|-0--------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------4-|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------5-|
|-7-7-7-------9-|-----------------|-7-7-7-------6-|
|-7-7-7-7-7p6-9-|---6-7-9-6-------|-7-7-7-7-7p6-6-|
|-5-5-5-7-----7-|-----------7-5~~-|-5-5-5-7-----4-|
|-------5-------|-0---------------|-------5-------|
----Let Ring-----|
|-4-----4-------4-------------|--------------|
|-5-5-------5-----------------|-----------4--|
|-6---6---6---6---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Boogieman...
|-6----------------/4p2p0-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-4-----------------------4---|-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|---------------------------3-|--------------|

And back into the verse, again.

Goes into Pre-Chorus and the Chorus again with variations, until the end of
the chorus, and instead of just going C#m, C. It follows the next chord
progression into the breakdown:

[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/][/][/][/][/][/][/]
There are a few rhythm fills in there, that you can get just by picking
around on the chords.

(Ends with a trill on the D string, 4th to 7th frets)

Now comes the breakdown:

|-----------------|--------------|----------------|----5----5-5~~-|
|-----------------|--------------|----------------|----5----5-5~~-|
|-----------2-----|----4---2-2---|---------2------|----4----------|
|-------4-----4~~-|--4---4-4-4---|-----4-----4~~--|--4---4--------|
|-----4---4-----0h|2-------2-2---|---4---4------0h|2--------------|
|-0h2-------------|------------0h|-2--------------|---------------|

This repeats with slight variation, then the las measure before the guitar
solo comes in, play an E power chord in this form:

E-0
[B-5]
[G-4]
[D-2]A-x
E-x

Then comes the solo, and you basically continue the same chords/pattern as
the above figure. When it kicks into an almost double time, just strum the
chords in rhythm with the drums.

Then right before you go back to the introduction lick, you play an
ascending chord figure, that goes

Then you’re back to the opening part.

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|---7---7----7---------------|
|---7---7----7---------------|
|-0-5-0-5-0-/5-4-2-0-2-4-0---|
|--------------------------0-|

Then you repeat the chorus, in a drum-fill ridden half time thing.

Then the chorus comes in normal.

The triplet part goes like this:

|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|--/11-9-7-5-4-2---|
|----------------0-|

Chorus continues to repeat with variations, until a new lead rhythm figure
can be heard. It repeats, and begins on the upbeat of 3 (hence the pickup
bar in the next figure.)

|--------|------------------------|
|--------|-----------------5-5-5--|
|--------|-----------------4-4-4--|
|------4-|-7---------------2-2-2--|
|--5-7---|-----4-7----------------|
|--------|---5-----5-7-0----------|

This repeats several times, until it is just pouning chords with no melody.

And fills after each time this is played. The first fill goes something
like this:

|--------------------------|
|--T12-p-0-h-5-T12-p-0-h-5-|
|--------------------------|Repeats several times, rapidly.
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|

Second fill:

|----------T12p0h7-|
|--T12p0h5---------|
|------------------|Repeated several times, rapidly.
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|

Third fill

Hold this-| While tapping this with right index & middle

|---------|-------------------------------|
|---5-----|-9-(p5)-10-(p5)-11/14\12~~~\---|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---5-----|-9-(p5)-10-(p5)-11/14\12~~~\---|
|---------|-------------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|

4th Fill

|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--9\\\-----/9-/9-/9-|
|--------------------|
|--7\\\-----/7-/7-/7-|
|--------------------|

W/BAR|

Ends by playing 11 D5 powerchords.