FIRE AND WATER (LIVE)
As recorded by Free
(From the 1971 Album FREE LIVE!)
Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Moderately slow Q=84
A5 Dsus4
4/4
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~
H Q E a E Q +E. T T E. S +S S E
|---------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------7h9-|-^9--(9)-11s12-12--11-(11)s7-7-|
|-------------7-|-^7--(7)--------0---0--------7-|
|-------------0-|-^0--(0)-----------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------------|
A5 D/A
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q +E. S E. a S +S +S E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-9--(9)s12-12--12-14-(14)-(14)S7-|
|-7--(7)-----0------------------4-|
|-0--(0)------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------|
1st Verse
A5 D/A A A5B5 A5B5 D5E5 A5B5
H E. S +S S e S S e E E S S e Q S S e E E S S e E E
|-------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------||--------------------|---------------------|
|-9----9--7-(7)---6-||--------------------|-7s9-9-x-------------|
|-7----7--4-(4)---2-||-7s9-9-x---7s9-9----|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|
|-0----0--0-(0)-0-0-||-7s9-9-x---7s9-9----|-5s7-7-x---7s9-9-x---|
|-------------------||-5s7-7-x---5s7-7----|-----------5s7-7-x---|
A5B5 A5B5 D5E5 D5 A5 B5 A5B5
S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E E S S +E e S S e E E S S e E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-7s9-9-x---9---7-(7)---|---------------------|
|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---9---7-(7)-7-|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|
|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-5s7-7-x---7---5-(5)-7-|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|
|-5s7-7-x---5s7-7-x---|---------------------5-|-5s7-7-x---5s7-7-x---|
D5E5 A5B5 A5B5 A5B5 D5E5 D5 A5
S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E E S S +E e
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------||
|-7s9-9-x-------------|---------------------|-7s9-9-x---9---7-(7)---||
|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---9---7-(7)-7-||
|-5s7-7-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-5s7-7-x---7---5-(5)-7-||
|-----------5s7-7-x---|-5s7-7-x---5s7-7-x---|---------------------5-||
Chorus
B5 A5 B5 D A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H
|-------------------|-----------------|-2---------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-3----2----|
|-4---4-----4---4---|-2---2---4---4---|-2----2----|
|-4---4-----4---4---|-2---2---4---4---|-0----2----|
|-2---2-------------|-0---0---2---2---|-0----0----|
|-------(0)---------|-----------------|-----------|
2nd & 3rd Verses
$
E5 D5 A/E5 A5B5 A5B5
2/4 4/4
E S S +S S e H +Q +Q S S e E E S S e E E
|--------------------|------------||---------------------|
|--------------------|------------||---------------------|
|-9---7-(7)----------|------------||---------------------|
|-9---7-(7)---7-2----|-(2)--(2)/--||-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|
|-7---5-(5)---4-2----|-(2)--(2)/--||-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|
|-0-------------0----|-(0)--(0)---||-5s7-7-x---5s7-7-x---|
To Coda
D5E5 A5B5 A5B5 A5B5 D5E5 D5 A5
S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E S S e E E E S S +E e
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------||
|-7s9-9-x-------------|---------------------|-7s9-9-x---9---7-(7)-----||
|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---9---7-(7)-7---||
|-5s7-7-x---7s9-9-x---|-7s9-9-x---7s9-9-x---|-5s7-7-x---7---5-(5)-7---||
|-----------5s7-7-x---|-5s7-7-x---5s7-7-x---|---------------------5---||
Chorus
B5 A5 B5 D A
E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E H H
|-----------------|-------------------|-2---------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-3----2----|
|-4---4---4---4---|-2---------4---4---|-2----2----|
|-4---4---4---4---|-2-----2---4---4---|-0----2----|
|-2---2-----------|-0-(0)-0---2---2---|-0----0----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------|
E5 B5 E D A/E5
2/4
H Q. +E E S S +S S e Q +Q +Q E E
|----------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|----------------|-9---7-(7)-------------|--------------||
|-9--------------|-9---7-(7)-------------|--------9b11==||
|-9----9----(9)/-|-9---7-(7)---7-2-------|--------------||
|-7----9----(9)/-|-7---5-(5)---4-2-------|--------------||
|-0----7----(7)--|---------------0--(0)--|-(0)----------||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
4/4
~~~~~~~~~
+Q +E. S +E +S T T +Q
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------10-----(10)-----7h9b10==(9)r--|
|-(9)--(9)r--9b11===(9)r(9)-7h9b11==(9)r--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~
|-3-|
S S S +Q E +S E S S E. a H +S T T S S E E
|---------------------------|------------7p5-7-7-----------|
|------------------------7--|--------------------10-10b12==|
|-7----------------------7--|------------------------------|
|---9-9-(9)--7-(7)-7-7-7----|-7h9----(9)-------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~
+S +E. S S E +S T T +E S S S S E S S Q S E. +S S +E
|-----------7------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-(10)r(10)---10-10----------------7-------|-----------------------12b15==(12)-|
|-----------------9b11r(9)-7-9-(9)-7---7---|---7s11-11--9s11--(11)-------------|
|------------------------------------9-7-9-|-9---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
+S E S +Q +S T T T S S +E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)r12-12-(12)--(12)-10h12p10s9---------12tr11-|
|----------------------------------11-(11)--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
~
+S S S S S E +S S S E T T S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|-(12)-------------------------9p7---9-7-|
|------11-11s9-9s7b8-(7)-------9p7---9-7-|
|------------------------9-7-9-----9-----|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
~~~
S E +S +S +S S +S +S +S S S S S E
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------------|
|---10b12r(10)b12==(10)r(10)-10b12==(10)r(10)b12r(10)-10b12==10-10-10-10r--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S +S S S +S S S +S S T T S
|---15-15--------------------17--------------17--------------17----------|
|---15-15----15-17b19==(17)r----17b19==(17)r----17b19==(17)r----17p15----|
|---------16----------------------------------------------------------16-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E. +T T E. +S S E +S E +S
|-17-17pb19==(17)r-17-17b19r(17)-17-17pb19==(17)r--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------15b16==(15)r-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~~~~~~~
Q S E S S S S S +E T T S
|-------------17--------17--17--17--(17)----------|
|-------17b19----17b19=====(17)-17r-(17)-17p15----|
|-16-------------------------------------------16-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S E S +S E. +S E X X T +E E
|-x-----------------------------------------------------|
|-x-19b21-19b22.5==(19)r-19b23r(19)-x-15h17p15-(15)-15\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~ ~
S S T T S T T S S S E T T S S S E
|---7--------------------------------|
|---7-10p7---------9-7---9p7---9-7---|
|----------9-9p7---9-7---9p7---9-7---|
|----------------9-----9-----9-----9-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
~~
S E. +S +E +S +T T E. T S. S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|---9b12==(9)r(9)b10==(9)r(9)s7----9p7--x-7--|
|---9b11==(9)r(9)b11==(9)r(9)s7-9--9p7--x-7--|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q S T T S S +E T X X S T +S. E
|--------7-10p7------------------7p0----------------------|
|-10b12---------10-10pb12==(10)r-----10p7-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------9pb10r(9)-7b7.5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
S E S S +S S S +S E. S E S
|-x-------17------------17--------------17---17--17-17-|
|-x-17b19----17b19-(17)----17b19==(17)-(17)-(17)----17-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
D.S. al Coda &
B5 A B5
~~~~~~~~
+E. +S S S E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(17)-(17)---------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-(17)r(17)-17p15---------------||-------------7---|-2---2-----------|
|-----------------16-(16)\------||-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---4---4---|
|-------------------------------||-4---4---4---4---|-2---2---4---4---|
|-------------------------------||-2---2p0---------|-0-0-0---2---2---|
|-------------------------------||-----------------|-----------------|
D A5 E D/E B5
Q. S S H H +S E. +S +E. E E E E E E E E
|-2---------------|----------------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-9----(9)-7--(7)-(7)--|-----------------|
|-2----(2)-0------|-9----(9)-7--(7)-(7)--|-4---4---4---4---|
|-0----------7----|-9----(9)-7--(7)-(7)--|-4---4-------4---|
|-0----------7----|-7----(7)-5--(5)-(5)\-|-2---2-----------|
|------------5----|-0----(0)-------------|-----------------|
A5 B5 D A E B5
E E Q E E Q H Q. E Q. E Q. +E
|---------------|-2----5------|----------------------||
|---------------|-3----2----0-|-9--------------------||
|-2------4------|-2----2------|-9--------------------||
|-2------4---4--|-0----2------|-9----------9----(9)/-||
|-0------2---2--|-0----0------|-7----------9----(9)/-||
|----------0----|-------------|-0----(12)\-7----(7)--||
Outro
E5 D5 A/C#E9 N.C.
2/4 4/4
PM--| ~~~~~~~
E E S +S e H +S E. +E E E S S S S S S Q +E. T T
|-------------|-7----(7)-7--(7)----|---------------------------|
|-------------|-7----(7)-7--(7)----|---------------------------|
|-9---7-(7)---|-7----(7)-7--(7)----|---------0------------0----|
|-9---7-(7)-7-|--------------------|-----------0-0-2--(2)---x--|
|-7---5-(5)-4-|-7----(7)-7--(7)-7\-|---------------------------|
|-------------|-0----(0)-----------|---0-0-0-------------------|
E5
TP
E E Q H Wx3 W E E Q H
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------*|
|-----------------|------------|----------|-------------*|
|-----------------|------------|-9--------|-9-----------*|
|-----------------|------------|-9--------|-9-----------*|
|-----------------|------------|-7--------|-7-----------*|
|-(12)\-----------|------------|----------|-------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
