Light My Fire (Robby Kreiger)
The Doors
Self-Titled Debut Album
1967
This is the album version, single version, and the version done by spanish guitarist,
José Feliciano. It has both the guitar solo, and the tab for the keyboard solo. It also
just the chords at the end of the electric versions. If you want to find a specific
such as the intro, or keyboard solo, press Ctrl+F and type want you want to see, or you
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Album Version
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/=slide up
=slide down
b=bend
p=pulloff
h=hammeron
()=optional note
X=muted string
d=downstroke
u=upstroke
Difficuly: Intermediate
Chords the way they are in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0
Tune The Guitar one note lower on standard tuning
D#
A#
F#
C#
G#
D#
It might sound better if it was just a half-note lower
[Intro]
(Keyboard Part):
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
D|-------------------------------12-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Here is what the guitar plays in the intro:
G Dm E Am Em G A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|----------------------------/7------|
B|-------------------------------7\---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|----------------------------/7------|
B|-------------------------------7\---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
[Guitar And Keyboard Solo]
This is the bass line for the solo
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|
A|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Keyboard Solo]
(01:06):
e|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
B|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7-----------7---7----------7----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5h7--5h7--5h7-5h7-5h7---5h7p5----5------------------------5-----5---|
B|-------------------------------8----8-7-8--7h8p7p5-7-5h7h8---7h8---8-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-5h7--5h7--5h7-5h7-5h7---8-7h8p7p5-7-5---5-7-5-----------5-|
B|---------------------------------------8-------8-7-5-7-8---|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7-8-7h8p7p5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-p8p75-7-5h7p5---5---10-p8----7-----7----7-10----7----|
B|-------------------8---8-------10----10---10------10-----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|-7-10-p8p7----7------7------7------7------7-----7-|
B|-----------10---8h10---8h10---8h10---8-10---10----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-----10-12-----12-10----12----10-12----10-12-|
B|-----12--------12-------12----12-------12-------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-----12----10-12----10-12----10-12----------12-|
B|-----12----12-------12-------12-------12-12h15----|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--|
B|-12--------10------------------10------10-|
G|---------------------12------------12-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----|
B|-12-------10----------------10-------12-|
G|-------------------12-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-14-14------12----14-12-14-12-14----12-14-14-14------12-14-14----12-14-|
B|---------15----15----------------15---------------15----------15-------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12-14-----12-14-----12-14----12-14----12-14--14p12-14p12----12-|
B|-15--------15--------15-------15-------15--------------------15----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17-17--15h17-15-14-15-14-15-17-----15----17-17--15h17-15----15-17-|
B|---------------------------------17----17-----------------17-------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----15----17-17------15----15----15-17--19-17-15-|
B|-17----17---------17----17----17-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-17-15-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-15-17--12-12--14-14--12----12--14-14-|
B|--------------------------------------12-12--14-14--12-15-12--14-14-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14-|
B|-12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-19-17-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------19-17-15-17--15-17-15-17--13-15-13-15-13-15--10-12-10-12-10-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12--10--------10-12-10----10-12----10-12----10-12----10-12-10----|
G|--------12--12----------12-------12-------12-------12----------12-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------10-----------------------------------|
B|-------10-------10----------13-12-10--------------10-------10-|
G|-11-12----11-12----11-12-------------12-11--11-12----11-12----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-----------------10-----------------------------------------|
B|----13-12-10-----------13-12-10--------------10----------------|
G|-------------12-11--------------12-11--11-12----12-11-9--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------7------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------7--------7-7-|
B|-8p7-------------8p7---------10---7---10---7-7-|
G|-----9-7-------------9-7-----9--------9--------|
D|---------10-7------------7-7----7---7----7-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
(03:18)
e|---5-7---8-7h8p7p5---5-----7h8p7p5---5-----------------|
B|-8-----------------8-----8---------8-------7h8p7p5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------------7---------7---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5-7---8-7h8p7p5--------------------------|
B|-8-----------------8---7h8p7p5--------------|
G|-------------------------------7--5h7p5p4---|
D|------------------------------------------7-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|-------------5h7-----------------5h7----|
B|-------5h7h8-----7---------5h7h8-----7--|
G|-4h5h7---------------4h5h7--------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------5---5-7-7p5----5----------------------5-------------|
B|---------7---------7----7------------------5---7-----------|
G|-4h5h7--------------------7-9--7h9p7p5---5---------5-7---5-|
D|---------------------------------------7---------------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-5--8-5--5/17----8-5--8-5--5----8-5--8-5--5/17----|
B|-8-5--8-5--5/17----8-5--8-5--5----8-5--8-5--5/17----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|-8-5--8-5--5\3-3-3/5-5\3-3/5-5--5-----------------------------------|
B|-8-5--8-5--5\3-3-3/5-5\3-3/5-5--5----5--6--8--6h8-6-5---------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------5h7p5p4-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-5h7p5----5h7p5p4----5h7p5p4----5h7p5p4---|
A|-------7----------7----------7----------7-|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-5-7--5-------------------5-7-8--/10--/12-|
B|--------7---5---------5-7-----------------|
G|---------------7--5-7---------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-12--13--15--15p13p12-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------15-13-12-15-13--15p13p12----------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14-12-14-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------12-13-15--13h15p13p12----|
B|-13h15p13p12-----13h15p13p12---------------------------15-|
G|-------------14--------------14---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------12--13-15--13h15p13p12-------------------------|
B|-12--13-15--13h15p13p12----------------------------15-13h15p13p12----------|
G|------------------------15----------------------------------------14-12-14-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-12-/17--17\---/17--17\---17h19-17h9-17----------17----------17---------|
B|----------------------------------------19-17h19----19-17h19----19-17---|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17h19-17h19-17----17----17----------17h19-17h19-17-------17-------17-|
B|----------------19----19----19-17h19----------------17h19----17h19----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------17-----17-21-17-----17----|
B|-17h19-----17----------19-----19-|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|-5--------5-----5-7-8-7h8p7p5---7-----5-7h8p7p5------------------|
B|----5\3------8---------------8-----8-----------8--7h8p7p5---5----|
G|----4\2---------------------------------------------------7------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5-7--8-7h8p7p5-------------------------------------|
B|-8----------------8-8---8--7h8p7p5---5--8-7h8p7p5---5-|
G|-----------------------------------7--------------7---|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5--7--8--7h8p7p5-----5----------5----------5-----------|
B|-8------------------7-----8p7p5------8p7p5------7h8p7p5---|
G|--------------------------------7----------7------------7-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----7-5---5---5-----7------5-------|
B|-5-8-----8---7-----5---5--8---7-8---|
G|-----------------7----------------7-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
D|---------------------7----------------------7----------------------7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------5-8-7-5-------|
B|-----5-7-5-----------------5-7-8-7---------8-7-5-|
G|-5-7-------7-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
End Of Solos
[Keyboard Part]
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
D|-------------------------------12-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|----------------------------/7------|
B|-------------------------------7\---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Chorus]
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
[Outro]
(Keyboard Part):
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------12--------------12-|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10--------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10--------------------|
D|-------------------------------12-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
e|-------------------------------------------------0--------------0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------2--------------2-|
G|--------------2----------------------------------2--------------2-|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0--2--------------2-|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0--------------0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3------------------------|
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Single Version
Elektra Records
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/=slide up
=slide down
b=bend
p=pulloff
h=hammeron
()=optional note
X=muted string
d=downstroke
u=upstroke
Difficuly: Intermediate
Chords the way they are in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0
Tune The Guitar one note lower on standard tuning
D#
A#
F#
C#
G#
D#
It might sound better if it was just a half-note lower
[Intro]
(Keyboard Part):
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
D|-------------------------------12-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Here is what the guitar plays in the intro:
G Dm E Am Em G A
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|----------------------------/7------|
B|-------------------------------7\---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|----------------------------/7------|
B|-------------------------------7\---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Guitar And Keyboard]
This is the bass line for the solo
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|
A|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Keyboard]
e|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
B|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---7----------7-----------7---7----------7----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
D|---------------------7----------------------7----------------------7-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------5-8-7-5-------|
B|-----5-7-5-----------------5-7-8-7---------8-7-5-|
G|-5-7-------7-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
(Keyboard Part):
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
D|-------------------------------12-------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------2------------------------------------|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
G|-----------------------------------7-|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
e|----------------------------/7------|
B|-------------------------------7----|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
(Keyboard Part):
e|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
B|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
G|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------12--------------12-|
B|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10--------------10-|
G|-----10h12---------------12p10----10--------------------|
D|-------------------------------12-----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
e|-------------------------------------------------0--------------0-|
B|-------------------------------------------------2--------------2-|
G|--------------2----------------------------------2--------------2-|
D|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0--2--------------2-|
A|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0--------------0-|
E|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3------------------------|
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Chords
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Chords the way they are in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0
Tune The Guitar one note lower on standard tuning
D#
A#
F#
C#
G#
D#
It might sound better if it was just a half-note lower
[Intro]
G Dm E Am Em G A
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Chords for solo]
Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm Am Bm
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|
A|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
[Verse]
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
[Chorus]
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
G A7 D
Try to set the night on fire
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Just for an extra, here's the version by José Feliciano
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Light My Fire
José Feliciano
1968
Album: Light My Fire
/=slide up
=slide down
b=bend
p=pulloff
h=hammeron
()=optional note
X=muted string
d=downstroke
u=upstroke
(Difficulty: Advanced)
Chords the way they're used in the song:
Am7 F#m G A7 D A Bm E Em7 Dmaj7 C#m
0 2 3 2 2 0 2 0 x 2 4
1 2 3 2 3 2 3 0 3 2 5
0 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 2 6
2 4 0 2 0 2 4 2 2 0 6
0 4 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 4
x 2 3 x 2 x x 0 0 2 x
Am7 F#m
e|-0----0--0--0----2-----------------------------|
B|-1----1--1--1----2-----------------------------|
G|-0----0--0--0----2-----2-4p2---2-4p2---2-4p2---|
D|-2----2--2--2----4---4-------4-------4-------4-|
A|-0----0--0--0----4-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Am7 F#m
e|-0----0--0--0----2---4---2--2------|
B|-1----1--1--1----2---2---2--2--2---|
G|-0----0--0--0----2---2---2--2--2---|
D|-2----2--2--2----4-------------4---|
A|-0----0--0--0----4-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
G A7 D A Bm A G A7 D A Bm A
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|
G|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|
A|-5-5-5-5---0-0---5--7--5--0--|-5-5-5-5---0-0---5--7--5--0--|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G F#m E
e|---------------0----|
B|-0-0-0-0-------0----|
G|-4-4-4-4-------1----|
D|-5-5-5-5--4-7--2----|
A|---------------2----|
E|---------------0----|
A simpler way to do the intro is like this
Am7 F#m
e|-0----0--0--0----------------------------------|
B|-1----1--1--1----2-----------------------------|
G|-0----0--0--0----2-----2-4p2---2-4p2---2-4p2---|
D|-2----2--2--2----4---4-------4-------4-------4-|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Am7 F#m
e|-0----0--0--0--------4---2--2------|
B|-1----1--1--1----2---2---2--2--2---|
G|-0----0--0--0----2---2---2--2--2---|
D|-2----2--2--2----4-------------4---|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
G A7 D A Bm A G A7 D A Bm A
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|
G|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|
D|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G F#m E
e|---------------0----|
B|-0-0-0-0-------0----|
G|-4-4-4-4-------1----|
D|-5-5-5-5--4-7--2----|
A|---------------2----|
E|---------------0----|
Am7 F#m
You know that it would be untrue
Am7 F#m
You know that I would be a liar
Am7 F#m
If I was to say to you
Am7 F#m
Girl, we couldn't get much higher
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-|
A|----------------------------------2--5----|
E|----------------------------0--4----------|
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------4-|
A|----------------------------------2--5----|
E|----------------------------0--4----------|
[Solo]
Am7 F#m
e|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
B|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
G|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
D|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
A|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
E|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
Am7 F#m
e|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
B|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
G|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
D|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
A|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
E|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
Am7
e|-----0-33-00-------------0-33-00-------------0-33-00---------|
B|---1---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---|
G|-2-----------------2-------------------2-------------------2-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
F#m Am7
e|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2---2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
B|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-2--2-2-----|
G|-2-2-2-2--2h4--2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-4--2-4p2---|
D|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------4-|
A|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|
F#m
e|-------2-2-4-4p2---2-|
B|-----2---------------|
G|---2-----------------|
D|-4---------------4---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
(For the Dmaj7 chord, it can also be F#m)
F#m F#m
G A7 Dmaj7 Bm Em7 C#m Dmaj7 Bm G A7 E
e|-----------5-5--7-7--10-10--9--9---5-5--7-7---------------------------|
B|-0-0--7-7--7-7--7-7--8--8---9--9---7-7--7-7--0-0--7-7-----------------|
G|-4-4--6-6--6-6--7-7--9--9---9--9---6-6--7-7--4-4--6-6-----------------|
D|-5-5--5-5--7-7--9-9--9--9---11-11--7-7--9-9--5-5--5-5---------------4-|
A|-5-5--0-0------------------------------------5-5--0-0---------2--5----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------0--4----------|
Am7 F#m
The time to hesitate is through
Am7 F#m
No time to wallow in the mire
Am7 F#m
Try now we can only lose
Am7 F#m
And our love become a funeral pyre
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G A7 D Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
G F#m E
Try to set the night on fire
