Author/Artist: Sam Roberts
Title: Words & Fire
Album: Love at the End of the World
Transcribed by: Bill Lupton
Email: bill.lupton@hotmail.com
Gtr. 1 - Capo on 8th.
Gtr. 2 – No capo
Both in standard tuning in 3/4 time
One of Sammy’s best songs. Hope my tab makes sense. Any comments or changes email me.
of course, LISTEN TO THE SONG, tabs are not notation. Also, song will not sound complete
the Piano.
Intro: Gtr.1 play twice
Ab
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|
-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Intro: Gtr.2 PLAY ONCE
Ab
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-11-9v--------|
-8v--10------|-8v--10------|-8-----------|-------------|--------------|
-------8h10--|-------8h10--|----10--8v---|-8v----------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|
-11-9v-------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|----8--------|-------------|
-------------|-10------10-8|-8v----------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|
Verse: Gtr. 1
** Gtr. 2 can play the intro riff over the chorus chords.
Works just as well.
The Gtr.2 also trades off on playing just the basic bar chords over what Sammy (Gtr.1)
while he sings.
Ab
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|
-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb/G Fm Ab C# C#/B# Eb
---3---3---3-|-------------|-------------|-------------|
---0---0---0-|---1---1---1-|---1---1---1-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---2---2---2-|---0---0---0-|---2---2---0-|
-------------|-2---2---2---|-2---2---2---|-3---2---0---|
-2---2---2---|-0---0---0---|-3---3---3---|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb/G* Ab
---3---3---3-|-------------|
---0---0---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-------------|-2---2---2---|
-2---2---2---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|
*Variation- Piano, but you can play on gtr 1 or 2
Eb/G Ab
---3---3---3-|-------------|
---0---0---0-|---1---1---0-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-------------|-2---2---2---|
-2---1---0---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|-------------|
Verse: (Two bars before chorus)
Gtr.1 Stays on the Eb7 chord instead of turning around.
Eb7/G
-1--|
-0--|
-0--|
-0--|
-2--|
----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sam_roberts/words_fire_tab.html ]
Gtr.2 played just before chorus during the C#, C#/B#, Eb, Eb, Eb7 part.
LISTEN TO SONG FOR THE TIMING ON THIS
C# C#/B# Eb Eb7/G
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
------9------9------9-|----------------------|----------------------|
-8h10---8h10---8h10---|------8------8------8-|------8------8------8-|
----------------------|-8h10---8h10---8h10---|-8h10---8h10---8h10---|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
Chorus: Gtr.1
Ab C#/Ab Ab Eb7 Ab
-------------|--------------|-----------3-|-------------|
---1---1---1-|---1---1---1--|---1---1---0-|---1---1---1-|
---0---0---0-|---0---0---2--|---0---0---0-|---0---0---0-|
-2---2---2---|-2---2---3----|-2---2-------|-2---2---2---|
-3---3---3---|-3---3---3----|-3---3---2---|-3---3---3---|
-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
Chorus: Gtr.2( Look at optional variations for gtr. 2**)
Ab C#/Ab Ab Eb7 Ab
-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
-5---5---5---|-5---5---6----|-5---5---8---|-5---5---5---|
-6---6---6---|-6---6---6----|-6---6---8---|-6---6---6---|
-6---6---6---|-6---6---4----|-6---6---6---|-6---6---6---|
-4---4---4---|-4---4---4----|-4---4-------|-4---4---4---|
Piano arr. for Guitar (its something like this, listen real carefully)
Played over chorus
**Piano Left Hand- Variation for Gtr.2 during chorus
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
-------------|---4h6-4h6-4-|-------------|---4h6-4h6-4-|
-4-6h8-6h8-6-|-4-----------|-4-6h8-6h8-6-|-4-----------|
**Piano Right Hand Variation for Gtr. 2 during chorus
-------------|--0-------1--|0-0---------0|-0-----------|
---------1---|----------1--|1-1-------3-1|-1-----------|
-----0-----0-|----------2--|0-0-------0-0|-0-----------|
---2---2-----|----------3--|2-2-------0-2|-2-----------|
-3-----------|----------3--|3-3-------2-3|-3-----------|
-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Bridge: Gtr. 1
*Gtr. 2 plays simple bar chords
-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|
-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-|
-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-|
-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|
-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-0-0-0-|-------|
Gtr.1 Tremolo strumming, quite fast
Cm Eb7 Fm Ab Eb Fm Eb7 Ab
-0-----|-1-----|-0-----|-0-----|-3-----|-0--3-|-0-----|
-0-----|-0-----|-1-----|-1-----|-0-----|-1--0-|-1-----|
-0-----|-0-----|-2-----|-0-----|-0-----|-2--0-|-0-----|
-2-----|-0-----|-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|-2--0-|-2-----|
-2-----|-2-----|-0-----|-3-----|-2-----|-0--2-|-3-----|
-0-----|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
Gtr. 2 also tremolo picking
Cm Eb7 Fm Ab Eb Fm Eb7 Ab
-11----|-9-----|-8-----|-11----|-9-----|-8--9-|-8-----|
-13----|-11----|-9-----|-13----|-11----|-9--11|-9-----|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|------|-------|
Outro: Gtr.1 plays the same chords as the chorus
Outro: Gtr.2 plays something like this over chorus chords
LISTEN TO SONG FOR SURE ON THIS RIFF
-888888/9-9-9-/111111111111/131313\111111111111\9-9-9-9-\888888-|
-999999/111111/131313131313/141414\131313131313\11111111\999999-|
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Enjoy!
