On Fire - Van Halen
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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From: "Nils D?cker"
Subject: v/van_halen/on_fire.tab
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 1998 10:26:00 PDT


On fire
By
Van Halen

Tabbed by Nisse D.


Ok i?ve been all over the web trying to find this, but haven?t
seen anything but the solo, so i thought i?d do it by myself.
This is a rather tricky song to figure out, because of all small
licks, so everything might not be correct...

Use a delay,set at about 250 ms or so,plus a flanger to give
that ominous distorted sound that Eddie gets.
There?s bits of lyric to help you keep up.
Anyway, here goes:


Key:

b : bend
bf : bend full
x : noise
w : whammy
pm : palmmute
(5): natural harmonic
\ : slide downwards
/ : slide upwards
T : tap note (i never tap using the pick,
finger-tapping gives a greater sound)

Intro:

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-7-5-7-4-------9-7-5-7--2*b------17b19wbw---------------|
|-9-7-5-7-4-------9-7-5-7----------------------------------|
|-7-5-3-5-2-------7-5-3-5----------------------------------|
|-----------3bxxx------------------------------------------|

*:bend 2nd and start picking fast while sliding up to 17th fret without
actually fretting,thus causing harmonics.

Then do this:

|-0-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)---| Strike harmonic at 5th then make noise on muted
|------x---x---x---x--| strings g and b.The rythm may feel a bit awkward
|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| at first,but you`ll soon get the hang of it.
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

Pre verse:
harm........
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-0----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--(5)-(7)---|
|---------------------------------------------------------7-|----(5)-(7)-|
|---2--2-5b--2--2-5-----2--2-5b--2--2-7-----2--2-5b--2--2-7-|------------|
|-----------------5-------------------5-------------------5-|------------|
|-0---------------3---0---------------5---0-----------------|------------|

verse 1:
bf Pm.................
|--------------------------------------------------5---|
|--------------------------------------------------5---|
|-5---------------------------7----7----7------5-------|
|-5----5555555\--5555555/-----7----7----7--5-7---7-----|
|-3----5555555\--5555555/--0--5-0--5-0--5--------------|
|------3333333\--3333333/------------------------------|
"turn your radio`s ooon!, i?ll be a right there"

(note: means slide >:up or


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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band- Van Halen
Song- On Fire

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Edward Van Halen - Rhythm / Lead w/dist & flange'

Intro
Q=182
4/4
Gtr I
H H H H H. E E +Q. +E +E Q.
|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------------------|
|-----------|------7----|-4------------|------------------------|
|-9----7----|-5----7----|-4------------|------------------------|
|-9----7----|-5----7----|-4------------|------------------------|
|-7----5----|-3----5----|-2------------|------------------------|
|-----------|-----------|---------x\-7-|-(7)b10====(7)r(7)-x\---|


~~~ TP TPTPTP TP TP TP TP TP
H H H Q E E +E +Q +E +Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------|------7---------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-9----7----|-5----7----4b7==|=(4)-(4)r=(4)-(4)--4S=|=7S8S9S10S11S13S14S15S=|
|-9----7----|-5----7---------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-7----5----|-3----5---------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------|----------------|----------------------|-----------------------|


TP TP TP
|------3------|
Q Q Q Q +E +E +E +E E +Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-16b18===16b19===16--16r=|=(16)b19==(16)r(16)b19==(16)r-16b19==(16)r-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------14\--|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|----------------||
|--x-----x-x-x-----x-|-x-x-----x-x-x-----||
|-----------------------|-------------------||
|-----------------------|---------------7\--||


PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q E. S
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------5-----|-------7-(7)------|----------5-----|-------7-(7)-------|
|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)------|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)-------|
|-0----------0-0-|---------------7\-|-0----------0-0-|--------------5s12-|


PM|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------5-----|-------7-(7)-------|
|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)-------|
|-0----------0-0-|--------------10\--|


PM
Q Q E Q E +Q E E +Q E. S
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------|-()-----------------||
|----------------------|-----------------------||
|----------------------|-----------7-(7)-------||
|-0--------------------|--------12S5-(5)--5s12-||


Verse 1
PM--------| PM----| PM| PM| PM| PM| ~
E E E E E E E.S E E E E S E S E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|------------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-5-----8-(8)-(8)-8--|
|------------------|--------------------|----7-----7-----|-7-----7-(7)-(7)-7--|
|------------------|--------------------|----7-----7-----|-7-----5-(5)-(5)-5--|
|------------------|----------------7-7-|-5----5-5---5-5-|---5-5--------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-12sx-|-0-0-0-0-0h2s12-x-x-|----------------|--------------------|


PM|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +Q. E Q Q Q E E +Q E. S
|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|---------------/9b12==|=(9)r------------|-------------------|
|----------5-----|-------7-(7)----------|-----------------|-------------------|
|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)----------|--------xSxS=x\--|-------7-(7)-------|
|-0----------0-0-|----------------------|--------xSxS=x\--|-19s=3-5-(5)--3s12-|


PM--------| PM----| PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E E. S E E E E S E. Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------------|----7-----7-----|
|----------------|--------------------|----7-----7-----|
|----------------|--------------------|-5----5-5---5-5-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3s12-0-0-0-0-12sx--|----------------|


PM| ~~ PM|
E E E E +E Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-(8)-----8-(8)-8----|----------------|-------------------|
|--7------7-(7)-7----|----------------|--------------7s14-|
|--7------5-(5)-5----|----------5-----|-------7-(7)-------|
|-----5-5------------|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)-------|
|--------------------|-0----------0-0-|-------------------|


T T T
|--3--| |--------6---------| |-------6--------|
S S S S S S S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12-17sxp12h15p12-17sxp12h15p12-17sxp12h15p12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


T
E S S Q E E E E
|----------------------||
|-17sx-----------------||
|----------------------||
|-----------------2----||
|---------------2---4--||
|--------14\--3-----2--||


Pre-Chorus
$
PM------------| PM----------------|
+H +E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------4-6-|
|------------------|-------------2---|------------------|-----------4---6-|
|-(4)----(4)-------|-----------2---4-|-(4)--------------|-------0-5-----4-|
|-(2)----(2)-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-0-3-----2-|-(2)--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-----------|


PM--------------| PM--|
+Q E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E +Q E E E Q E Q Q Q Q
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------||
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------||
|-(6)--------------|---------7-7-7-7-6-|-(6)--------6----|-6--6--6s=7--||
|-(6)----6-6-------|---------7-7-7-7-6-|-(6)--------6----|-6--6--6s=7--||
|-(4)--4---4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-|-(4)--4-4-4----4-|-------------||
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------||


Chorus
Q E E +E E Q E Q. +H Q E E +E E Q E Q. +H
|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10-------------|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10-------------|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9-------------|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9-------------|
|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11-------------|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11-------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|----0----(0)----|------------------|----0----(0)----|


To Coda
Q E E +E E Q E Q. +H Q E E +E E Q E Q. +Q Q
|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------||
|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10-------------|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10----------------||
|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9-------------|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9----------------||
|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11-------------|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11----------------||
|------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------||
|------------------|----0----(0)----|------------------|----0----(0)--12\--||


Bridge
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
||------2-----0-----|-3-----2-(2)------|-----2-----0-----|-3-----2-(2)--------||
||o-----2-----0-----|-3-----2-(2)------|-----2-----0-----|-3-----2-(2)-------o||
||----------------5-|-----4------------|---------------5-|-----4--------------||
||----4-----5-----5-|-----4------------|---4-----5-----5-|-----4--------------||
||o---4-----5---0-3-|---0-2------------|---4-----5---0-3-|---0-2-------------o||
||--0-2---0-3-------|--------------7\--|-0-2---0-3-------|--------------7\----||


PM----------| ~
E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|--------------|
|---------------3-|---0-2--(2)sx-----|---------------3-|---0-2h5p2----|
|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|--------------7\--|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|--------------|


PM----------| PM----------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------||
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------||
|---------------3-|---0-2--(2)sx-x\--|---------------3-|---0-2h5p2--4s7-||
|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|------------------|-0-2-2-0-3-3-0---|----------------||


Guitar Solo
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-------------4h5p4---------|
|-------4h5h7-------7-6h7h9-|
|-4h5h7---------------------|
|---------------------------|


PM|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------(5)----------|---------------------------|
|-------------5h7p=5-----------|-------------6h7p6---6-----|
|-------5h7h9---------h9-5h7h9-|-------6-7-9-------9---7h9-|
|-5h7h9------------------------|-6h7h9---------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------------|


PM---|
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------8--------|-----------------9h10p9------------|
|--------8h9h11----------|---------9-10-12--------12-9-11-13-|
|-7h9h11-----------------|-9h10h12---------------------------|
|------------------11s15-|-----------------------------------|


|--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------10h12p10----10--------|
|----------10-12-14----------14----12h14--|
|-10h12h14--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E Q +Q
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------||
|-------------------12h14p12----12-14-16-|-12h16p12h16p12h16p12--(12)\--||
|----------12-14-16----------16----------|------------------------------||
|-12h14h16-------------------------------|------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------||


PM| PM|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q E. S
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|----------5-----|-------7-(7)------|----------5-----|-------7-(7)-------|
|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)------|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)-------|
|-0----------0-0-|---------------7\-|-0----------0-0-|--------------5s12-|


PM|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q E. S
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------5-----|-------7-(7)-------|
|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)-------|
|-0----------0-0-|--------------5s12-|


|---3---|
E E Q E Q E Q Q Q H
|-------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------|
|-----------------------|---------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------7----|
|-(0)--------------------------|-------------5----|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--x-----x--x-----x-|--x-----x--x-----x-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|--x-----x--x-----x-|--x-----x--x-----||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------7\--||


Verse 2
PM--------| PM----| PM| PM| PM| ~~
Q E E E E E E E. S E E E E E.S Q E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-(8)-----8-(8)-8----|
|----------------|-------------------|----7-----7-----|--7------7-(7)-7----|
|----------------|-------------------|----7-----7-----|--7------5-(5)-5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-5----5-5---5-5-|-----5-5------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3s12-0-0-0-0-12sx-|----------------|--------------------|


PM|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q. S S
|----------------|------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------/9b12==|
|----------5-----|-------7-(7)------------|
|----7---7-------|-7---7-5-(5)------------|
|-0----------0-0-|------------------------|


TP TP ~~~~~~~~~
+E Q. +Q. +E +Q. E +Q E. S
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-9----(9)r==(9)-|-(9)---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------7-(7)-------|
|--------------------|-------5-(5)--3s12-|


PM--------| PM----| PM| PM| PM| ~~
Q E E E E E E E. S E E E E E.S Q E E E E E E E E E E +E Q.
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-(8)-----8-(8)-8----|
|----------------|-------------------|----7-----7-----|--7------7-(7)-7----|
|----------------|-------------------|----7-----7-----|--7------5-(5)-5----|
|----------------|-------------------|-5----5-5---5-5-|-----5-5------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3s12-0-0-0-0-12sx-|----------------|--------------------|


PM--------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|--------------7s14-|
|----------------|-------7-(7)-------|
|----------------|-7---7-5-(5)-------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------|


T T T
|--3--| |--------6---------| |-------6--------|
S S S S S S S S S T T S S S T T S S S T T S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15p12-17sxp12h15p12-17sxp12h15p12-17sxp12h15p12-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|


D.S. al Coda
T
E S S Q E E E E
|----------------------||
|-17sx-----------------||
|----------------------||
|-----------------2----||
|---------------2---4--||
|--------14\--3-----2--||


Outro
&
PM| PM|
Q E E +E E Q E Q. +Q E E Q E E +E E Q E Q. +Q E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10---------------|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10---------------|
|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9---------------|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9---------------|
|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11---------------|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11---------------|
|------------------|--------------x-x-|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|----0----(0)--0-0-|------------------|----0----(0)--0-0-|


PM--|
Q E E +E E Q E Q. +E E E E
||-------------------|-------------------|
||o-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10----------------|
||--7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9----------------|
||--9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11----------------|
||o------------------|-------------x-x-x-|
||-------------------|----0----(0)-0-0-0-|


PM--|
Q E E +E E Q E Q. +E E E E
|------------------|---------------------||
|-8--8-7-(7)-7-10--|-10-----------------o||
|-7--7-7-(7)-7--9--|--9------------------||
|-9--9-7-(7)-7-11--|-11----------x-x-x---||
|------------------|-------------x-x-x--o||
|------------------|----0----(0)-x-x-x---||
Song info
On Fire
Van Halen
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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