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Light My Fire

Doors

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                       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,
Jos� 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 
just scroll. If the Ctrl+F method does not work, then you should consider updating your browser.
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
                               Album Version
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________


/=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):
|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
|-------------------------------12-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Here is what the guitar plays in the intro:
  G       Dm      E       Am      Em     G        A
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2------------------------------------|
|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|


Chords:
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
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

G             A7       D  Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
|----------------------------/7------|
|-------------------------------7\---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

G              F#m      E
Try to set the night on fire

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
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

G             A7       D  Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
|----------------------------/7------|
|-------------------------------7\---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

                        Guitar And Keyboard Solo

This is the bass line for the solo
  Am      Bm      Am      Bm       Am      Bm      Am      Bm
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|
|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Keyboard Solo (01:06):
|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----------7-----------7---7----------7----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|-5h7--5h7--5h7-5h7-5h7---5h7p5----5------------------------5-----5---|
|-------------------------------8----8-7-8--7h8p7p5-7-5h7h8---7h8---8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-5h7--5h7--5h7-5h7-5h7---8-7h8p7p5-7-5---5-7-5-----------5-|
|---------------------------------------8-------8-7-5-7-8---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7-8-7h8p7p5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7--5-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-10-p8p75-7-5h7p5---5---10-p8----7-----7----7-10----7----|
|-------------------8---8-------10----10---10------10-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-7-10-p8p7----7------7------7------7------7-----7-|
|-----------10---8h10---8h10---8h10---8-10---10----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-12-----10-12-----12-10----12----10-12----10-12-|
|-----12--------12-------12----12-------12-------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

|-12-----12----10-12----10-12----10-12----------12-|
|-----12----12-------12-------12-------12-12h15----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12-----10h12--|
|-12--------10------------------10------10-|
|---------------------12------------12-----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|----10h12----10h12----10h12----10h12----|
|-12-------10----------------10-------12-|
|-------------------12-------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|-14-14------12----14-12-14-12-14----12-14-14-14------12-14-14----12-14-|
|---------15----15----------------15---------------15----------15-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----12-14-----12-14-----12-14----12-14----12-14--14p12-14p12----12-|
|-15--------15--------15-------15-------15--------------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17-17--15h17-15-14-15-14-15-17-----15----17-17--15h17-15----15-17-|
|---------------------------------17----17-----------------17-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----15----17-17------15----15----15-17--19-17-15-|
|-17----17---------17----17----17-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|-19-17-15-19-17-15-19-17-15-14-15-17--12-12--14-14--12----12--14-14-|
|--------------------------------------12-12--14-14--12-15-12--14-14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14-|
|-12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14--12-12--14-14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|-19-17-15-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------19-17-15-17--15-17-15-17--13-15-13-15-13-15--10-12-10-12-10-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12--10--------10-12-10----10-12----10-12----10-12----10-12-10----|
|--------12--12----------12-------12-------12-------12----------12-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------10-----------------------------------|
|-------10-------10----------13-12-10--------------10-------10-|
|-11-12----11-12----11-12-------------12-11--11-12----11-12----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10-----------------10-----------------------------------------|
|----13-12-10-----------13-12-10--------------10----------------|
|-------------12-11--------------12-11--11-12----12-11-9--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------7------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------7--------7-7-|
|-8p7-------------8p7---------10---7---10---7-7-|
|-----9-7-------------9-7-----9--------9--------|
|---------10-7------------7-7----7---7----7-----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


Guitar Solo (03:18):
|---5-7---8-7h8p7p5---5-----7h8p7p5---5-----------------|
|-8-----------------8-----8---------8-------7h8p7p5---5-|
|-----------------------------------------7---------7---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|---5-7---8-7h8p7p5--------------------------|
|-8-----------------8---7h8p7p5--------------|
|-------------------------------7--5h7p5p4---|
|------------------------------------------7-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|

|-------------5h7-----------------5h7----|
|-------5h7h8-----7---------5h7h8-----7--|
|-4h5h7---------------4h5h7--------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

|-------5---5-7-7p5----5----------------------5-------------|
|---------7---------7----7------------------5---7-----------|
|-4h5h7--------------------7-9--7h9p7p5---5---------5-7---5-|
|---------------------------------------7---------------7---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-8-5--8-5--5/17----8-5--8-5--5----8-5--8-5--5/17----|
|-8-5--8-5--5/17----8-5--8-5--5----8-5--8-5--5/17----|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

|-8-5--8-5--5\3-3-3/5-5\3-3/5-5--5-----------------------------------|
|-8-5--8-5--5\3-3-3/5-5\3-3/5-5--5----5--6--8--6h8-6-5---------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------5h7p5p4-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------7---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-5h7p5----5h7p5p4----5h7p5p4----5h7p5p4---|
|-------7----------7----------7----------7-|
|------------------------------------------|

|-5-7--5-------------------5-7-8--/10--/12-|
|--------7---5---------5-7-----------------|
|---------------7--5-7---------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

|-12--13--15--15p13p12-----------------------------------|
|----------------------15-13-12-15-13--15p13p12----------|
|-----------------------------------------------14-12-14-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------12-13-15--13h15p13p12----|
|-13h15p13p12-----13h15p13p12---------------------------15-|
|-------------14--------------14---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------12--13-15--13h15p13p12-------------------------|
|-12--13-15--13h15p13p12----------------------------15-13h15p13p12----------|
|------------------------15----------------------------------------14-12-14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-12-/17--17\---/17--17\---17h19-17h9-17----------17----------17---------|
|----------------------------------------19-17h19----19-17h19----19-17---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-17h19-17h19-17----17----17----------17h19-17h19-17-------17-------17-|
|----------------19----19----19-17h19----------------17h19----17h19----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------17-----17-21-17-----17----|
|-17h19-----17----------19-----19-|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

|-5--------5-----5-7-8-7h8p7p5---7-----5-7h8p7p5------------------|
|----5\3------8---------------8-----8-----------8--7h8p7p5---5----|
|----4\2---------------------------------------------------7------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|---5-7--8-7h8p7p5-------------------------------------|
|-8----------------8-8---8--7h8p7p5---5--8-7h8p7p5---5-|
|-----------------------------------7--------------7---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

|---5--7--8--7h8p7p5-----5----------5----------5-----------|
|-8------------------7-----8p7p5------8p7p5------7h8p7p5---|
|--------------------------------7----------7------------7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----7-5---5---5-----7------5-------|
|-5-8-----8---7-----5---5--8---7-8---|
|-----------------7----------------7-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
|---------------------7----------------------7----------------------7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------5-8-7-5-------|
|-----5-7-5-----------------5-7-8-7---------8-7-5-|
|-5-7-------7-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
End Of Solos

(Keyboard Part):
|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
|-------------------------------12-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2------------------------------------|
|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|


Chords:
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
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

G             A7       D  Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
|----------------------------/7------|
|-------------------------------7\---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

G              F#m      E
Try to set the night on fire


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):
|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------12--------------12-|
|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10--------------10-|
|-----10h12---------------12p10----10--------------------|
|-------------------------------12-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
|-------------------------------------------------0--------------0-|
|-------------------------------------------------2--------------2-|
|--------------2----------------------------------2--------------2-|
|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0--2--------------2-|
|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0--------------0-|
|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3------------------------|

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
                                Single Version
                                Elektra Records
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

/=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):
|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
|-------------------------------12-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Here is what the guitar plays in the intro:
  G       Dm      E       Am      Em     G        A
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2------------------------------------|
|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|


Chords:
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
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

G             A7       D  Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
|----------------------------/7------|
|-------------------------------7\---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


G              F#m      E
Try to set the night on fire


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
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

G             A7       D  Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
|----------------------------/7------|
|-------------------------------7\---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


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
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|
|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Keyboard:
|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
|---5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7----5---7-7-7--5---5-7--7-7-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7----------7-----------7---7----------7----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5----7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
|---------------------7----------------------7----------------------7-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5--8b10-8b10-8b10-8b10b8-5------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------7b9-7b9-7b9-7b9b7-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------5-8-7-5-------|
|-----5-7-5-----------------5-7-8-7---------8-7-5-|
|-5-7-------7-7-5-7-5-7-5-7-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


(Keyboard Part):
|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|
|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10-|
|-----10h12---------------12p10----10----|
|-------------------------------12-------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|

Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------2------------------------------------|
|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0----|
|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0-|
|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3---------|

Chords:
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
|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-p7p5---|
|-----------------------------------7-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

G             A7       D  Bm
Come on baby, light my fire
|----------------------------/7------|
|-------------------------------7----|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|

G              F#m      E
Try to set the night on fire


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

(Keyboard Part):
|---------------------------------------------13--10----------------|
|-12--------12--15-13-12--------10--------10---------13-11-10-11-10-|
|-----12h14--------------14-12------10h12---------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------12--------------12-|
|-10--------10--13-p11p10-------------10--------------10-|
|-----10h12---------------12p10----10--------------------|
|-------------------------------12-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Here is what the guitar plays during keyboard:
|-------------------------------------------------0--------------0-|
|-------------------------------------------------2--------------2-|
|--------------2----------------------------------2--------------2-|
|------0--0--3-----------------2---------------0--2--------------2-|
|----2-----------------2--0--3---------2-----2----0--------------0-|
|-3---------------0--4------------0--3----3------------------------|

_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
                                   Chords
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

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


Chords:
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

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

Chords for solo:
  Am      Bm      Am      Bm       Am      Bm      Am      Bm
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|------2-----0-4-------2-----0-4-|
|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|-0--3----2-------0--3----2------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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


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

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Just for an extra, here's the version by Jos� Feliciano
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                                Light My Fire
                                Jos� 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
|-0----0--0--0----2-----------------------------|
|-1----1--1--1----2-----------------------------|
|-0----0--0--0----2-----2-4p2---2-4p2---2-4p2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4---4-------4-------4-------4-|
|-0----0--0--0----4-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

  Am7             F#m
|-0----0--0--0----2---4---2--2------|
|-1----1--1--1----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-0----0--0--0----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4-------------4---|
|-0----0--0--0----4-----------------|
|-----------------------------------|


  G         A7    D  A  Bm A    G         A7    D  A  Bm A
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|
|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|
|-5-5-5-5---0-0---5--7--5--0--|-5-5-5-5---0-0---5--7--5--0--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

  G        F#m  E
|---------------0----|
|-0-0-0-0-------0----|
|-4-4-4-4-------1----|
|-5-5-5-5--4-7--2----|
|---------------2----|
|---------------0----|

A simpler way to do the intro is like this
  Am7             F#m
|-0----0--0--0----------------------------------|
|-1----1--1--1----2-----------------------------|
|-0----0--0--0----2-----2-4p2---2-4p2---2-4p2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4---4-------4-------4-------4-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

  Am7             F#m
|-0----0--0--0--------4---2--2------|
|-1----1--1--1----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-0----0--0--0----2---2---2--2--2---|
|-2----2--2--2----4-------------4---|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


  G         A7    D  A  Bm A    G         A7    D  A  Bm A
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|-0-0-0-0---7-7---7--5--3--2--|
|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|-4-4-4-4---6-6---7--6--4--2--|
|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|-5-5-5-5---5-5---7--7--4--2--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

  G        F#m  E
|---------------0----|
|-0-0-0-0-------0----|
|-4-4-4-4-------1----|
|-5-5-5-5--4-7--2----|
|---------------2----|
|---------------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
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------2--5----|
|----------------------------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
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------2--5----|
|----------------------------0--4----------|

Solo:
  Am7                       F#m
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|

  Am7                       F#m
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---1-3b4-3b4--3--1---------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|-2------------------2--0---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4-|
|---------------------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|

  Am7
|-----0-33-00-------------0-33-00-------------0-33-00---------|
|---1---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---1h3---------33-11---|
|-2-----------------2-------------------2-------------------2-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

  F#m                   Am7
|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2---2-2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-2--2----2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-2--2-2-----|
|-2-2-2-2--2h4--2-------2h4-4-4-4--2-4--2-4p2---|
|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------------4-|
|-4-4-4-4---------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|

  F#m
|-------2-2-4-4p2---2-|
|-----2---------------|
|---2-----------------|
|-4---------------4---|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|

(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
|-----------5-5--7-7--10-10--9--9---5-5--7-7---------------------------|
|-0-0--7-7--7-7--7-7--8--8---9--9---7-7--7-7--0-0--7-7-----------------|
|-4-4--6-6--6-6--7-7--9--9---9--9---6-6--7-7--4-4--6-6-----------------|
|-5-5--5-5--7-7--9-9--9--9---11-11--7-7--9-9--5-5--5-5---------------4-|
|-5-5--0-0------------------------------------5-5--0-0---------2--5----|
|--------------------------------------------------------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

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