Sex On Fire Chords & Tabs
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SEX ON FIRE - Kings of Leon
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Tabbed by: Matt
Email: wardy_333@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Standard
Saw KOL last year and this is how they played it!
Intro: To get the right sound use alternate picking, with the downstrum on the E-
string and the upstrum on the A and D strings.
Caleb
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------| x2
D|---11p9--9---9---9---11p9--9---9---9-|
A|---7-----7---7---7---7-----7---7---7-|
E|-0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
Matthew
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Caleb
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---12p11---11---11---11---12p11---11---11---11-|
E|-9-------9----9----9----9-------9----9----9----|
Matthew
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------9-----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-|
G|----------9-----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-| x2 the second time its
D|----------9-----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-| two sets of four (not
A|-----------------------------------------------| one of three and one
E|-----------------------------------------------| of four)
Caleb
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------| x2
D|---11p9--9---9---9---11p9--9---9---9-|
A|---7-----7---7---7---7-----7---7---7-|
E|-0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0---|
Matthew
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9--|
G|----9---9---9---9-----9---9---9---9--| x2
D|---11--11--11--11----11--11--11--11--|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
Caleb
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---12p11---11---11---11---12p11---11---11---11-|
E|-9-------9----9----9----9-------9----9----9----|
Matthew
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----9-----9-----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-|
G|----9-----9-----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-| x2
D|----9-----9-----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Caleb
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| x2
D|---11p9---9---9---9---11p9---9---9---9-|
A|-7------7---7---7---7------7---7---7---|
E|---------------------------------------|
Matthew
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Caleb
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---12p11---11---11---11---12p11---11---11---11-|
E|-9-------9----9----9----9-------9----9----9----|
Matthew, PM ......... ......... .........
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4--|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-| x2
D|--4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Caleb
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------| x2
D|---11p9---9---9---9---11p9---9---9---9-|
A|-7------7---7---7---7------7---7---7---|
E|---------------------------------------|
Matthew, PM ......... ......... .........
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4--|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-| x2
D|--4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Caleb
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---12p11---11---11---11---12p11---11---11---11-|
E|-9-------9----9----9----9-------9----9----9----|
Matthew, PM ......... ......... .........
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4--|
G|---------4-----------4-----------4-----------4-| x2
D|--4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4---4-7-4-6-4----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1:
Caleb
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9---9---9---9---9---9---14--14--| x6
D|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---12--12--|
E|---------------------------------|
Matthew
e|---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-|
B|-5---5---5---5---12--12--12--12--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----11---11---11---11---7---7---7---7-|
B|--12---12---12---12---9---9---9---9---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kings_of_leon/sex_on_fire_tab_ver_11.html ]
e|-11------11-------11~------------|
B|-14b16---14b16----14~------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-11------11----------------------|
B|-14b16---14b16---9~--------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse 2: Same as Verse 1 (Caleb and Matthew)
Chorus 2: Same as Chorus 1 (Caleb and Matthew) except play twice
Verse 3: Same as Verses 1 and 2 (Caleb and Matthew)
Chorus 3:
Caleb
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9---9---9---9---9---9---14--14--| x6
D|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x---x---|
A|-7---7---7---7---7---7---12--12--|
E|---------------------------------|
Matthew
e|---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-|
B|-5---5---5---5---12--12--12--12--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----11---11---11---11---7---7---7---7-|
B|--12---12---12---12---9---9---9---9---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
e|-11------11-------11~------------|
B|-14b16---14b16----14~------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-11------11----------------------|
B|-14b16---14b16---9~--------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Bridge:
Caleb
e|---------------------------------| e---------------|
B|---------------------------------| B---------------|
G|-9--9----------------------------|x3 then G-9--9---14--14-| as in
D|-x--x----------------------------| D-x--x---x---x--| Chorus
A|-7--7----------------------------| A-7--7---12--14-|
E|---------------------------------| E---------------|
Matthew
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Caleb
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9--9----------------------------| x2
D|-x--x----------------------------|
A|-7--7----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Matthew
e|-11------11-------11~------------|
B|-14b16---14b16----14~------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Caleb
e|---------------------------------| e---------------|
B|---------------------------------| B---------------|
G|-9--9----------------------------| x1 then G-9--9---14--14-|
D|-x--x----------------------------| D-x--x---x---x--|
A|-7--7----------------------------| A-7--7---12--14-|
E|---------------------------------| E---------------|
Matthew
e|-11------11----------------------|
B|-14b16---14b16---9~--------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Caleb
e|---------------------------------| e---------------|
B|---------------------------------| B---------------|
G|-9--9----------------------------|x3 then G-9--9---14--14-|
D|-x--x----------------------------| D-x--x---x---x--|
A|-7--7----------------------------| A-7--7---12--14-|
E|---------------------------------| E----------------
Matthew
e|---4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0-|
B|-5---5---5---5---12--12--12--12--|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|----11---11---11---11---7---7---7---7-|
B|--12---12---12---12---9---9---9---9---|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Caleb
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9--9----------------------------| x2
D|-x--x----------------------------|
A|-7--7----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Matthew
e|-11------11-------11~------------|
B|-14b16---14b16----14~------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Caleb
e|---------------------------------| e---------------|
B|---------------------------------| B---------------|
G|-9--9----------------------------| x1 then G-9--9---14--14-|
D|-x--x----------------------------| D-x--x---x---x--|as Matthew
A|-7--7----------------------------| A-7--7---12--14-|plays 9~
E|---------------------------------| E---------------|
Matthew
e|-11------11----------------------|
B|-14b16---14b16---9~--------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
End Chorus: Same as Chorus 1(Caleb and Matthew) except play twice
End on:
Caleb
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-9--9--|
D|-x--x--|
A|-7--7--|
E|-------|
I've tried my best to sync the guitar parts but in case i've gone wrong listen to
the song for the correct timings!
Thanks guys!
:-)
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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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