Fire Eyed Boy Chords & Tabs
Dylan Jerome Wagner October 21 at 9:53pm
Song name: Fire Eye'd Boy
Band name: Broken Social Scene
Album: Self-Titled (Broken Social Scene)
Tabbed by:Dylan Wagner
Email:soccer_player101@hotmail.com
I haven't seen a full tab or correct tab for this song so I thought I should do
the justice of posting one (My first tab also and all by ear) I'm pretty sure this
is 100% after lots of corrections. Enjoy!
Tuning:Standard
INTRO & Pre-Verse
First Guitar & Second Guitar
e|-------7------------------------7---------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------9--9h10p9--7-----------------|
G|-4/9-------4/6--4--4/6--4--4/9-----4/6--4-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------Repeat 3 Times---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OR (Andrew does this part live sometimes)
e|-5/12--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------9--9h10p9--7---------9--9h10p------------------------|
G|-----------4/6--4---------------------------------9---------------------|
D|----------------------------------(OR)----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Third Guitar
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----4----------7----------9----------11---------------------------------|
A|-2-----2--2/5-----5--5/7-----7--7/9------9------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------Repeat 3 times---------|
Fourth Guitar (Does this a few times)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------(kinda plays along with the bass)--5--7/9--7--7-and---7--5--4-----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (Till the day you die...)
First Guitar chords : Dmaj9(no 3rd), C#m7#5, A
e|-0-----0-----0----------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-2-----2-----2-----OR just strum----2----wildly-----------------------|
G|-2-----2-----2----------------------2---------------------------------|
D|-0-----x-----x----------------------0---------------------------------|
A|-x-----2-----0----------------------x---------------------------------|
E|-x-----x-----x----------------------x---------------------------------|
Second Guitar chords : Dmaj9(no 3rd), Dmaj11(no 3rd), Dmaj9 (no 3rd)
e|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
B|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----6-----OR just strum----6----wildly-----------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7----------------------7---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
E|-x-----7-----5----------------------x---------------------------------|
Third Guitar: Listen closely to the strumming pattern
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------7--5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fourth Guitar chords: D5, B5, A5 or play full chords as D, Bminor, A
e|---(10)----(7)--(5)----------------------------------------------------|
B|---(10)----(7)--(5)----------------------------------------------------|
G|---(11)----(7)--(6)----------------------------------------------------|
D|----12------9----7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----12------9----7-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----10------7----5-----------------------------------------------------|
Then...
First Guitar chords : Dmaj9(no 3rd), C#m7#5, A
e|-0-----0-----0----------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-2-----2-----2-----OR just strum----2----wildly-----------------------|
G|-2-----2-----2----------------------2---------------------------------|
D|-0-----x-----x----------------------0---------------------------------|
A|-x-----2-----0----------------------x---------------------------------|
E|-x-----x-----x----------------------x---------------------------------|
Second Guitar chords : Dmaj9(no 3rd), Dmaj11(no 3rd), Dmaj9 (no 3rd)
e|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
B|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----6-----OR just strum----6----wildly-----------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7----------------------7---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
E|-x-----7-----5----------------------x---------------------------------|
Third Guitar: same strumming pattern as fourth guitar.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7--6--9--7--6-----6--7--9----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------7------------Repeat 3 times-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/broken_social_scene/fire_eyed_boy_tab_ver_4.html ]
Fourth Guitar: Same strumming pattern as third guitar.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------Repeat 3 times------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--5--4--7--5--4-----4--5--7----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------5-------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Fire eye'd boy give 'em all the slip)
First Guitar chords : Dmaj9(no 3rd), C#m7#5, A
e|-0-----0-----0----------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-2-----2-----2-----OR just strum----2----Synced with the singing------|
G|-2-----2-----2----------------------2---------------------------------|
D|-0-----x-----x----------------------0---------------------------------|
A|-x-----2-----0----------------------x---------------------------------|
E|-x-----x-----x----------------------x---------------------------------|
Second Guitar chords : Dmaj9(no 3rd), Dmaj11(no 3rd), Dmaj9 (no 3rd)
e|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
B|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
G|-6-----6-----6-----OR just strum----6----wildly-----------------------|
D|-7-----7-----7----------------------7---------------------------------|
A|-5-----5-----5----------------------5---------------------------------|
E|-x-----7-----5----------------------x---------------------------------|
Third Guitar : Synced with singing
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--6--4--4--2--2--4----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fourth Guitar : Synced with singing
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4--4--2--2--0--0--2----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge
First Guitar chords : Alternate Between Dmaj7 and D
e|--2----2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2----3---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2----2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0----0---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x----x---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x----x---------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Guitar:
e|---------------0------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3---------------7-----7--8--7--8---------------------------------|
G|--4-----4---2-----2-----0---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Third Guitar: Some variations of these 3 notes
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--5--4----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fourth Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------0--------0-------------------------------------|
D|-----0--------2-----------2--------4--0-------------------------------|
A|--2-----2--0-----2--2--------2----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
End on:
First Guitar: Dmaj9(no 3rd)
e|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Guitar: Dmaj9(no 3rd)
e|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--x-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Third Guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6~--or--7~----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fourth Guitar: D5
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--12~--(add some amp feedback)----------------------------------------|
E|--10-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just for fun at the very very end hit the open D string.
Song build:
Intro/Pre-Verse
Verse
Chorus
Intro/Pre-Verse
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus
End. :)
E-mail me if you have any problems or corrections.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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