The Marshall Tucker Band - Fire on the mountain

FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN (Bassline) As recorded by The Marshall Tucker Band (From the 1975 Album SEARCHIN' FOR A RAINBOW) Words and Music by George McCorkle Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Tommy Caldwell - Bass' Intro Slowly Q=78 4/4 2/4 Gtr I W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| Faster Q=94 4/4 H Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |-------------|--------------|---------------| |---------5-4-|-2-----2----2-|-2-----2----2--| |-------------|----2-----2---|----2-----2----| |-------------|--------------|---------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----5-----5-4-|----5-----5-4-|-2-----2----2-|-2-----2----2-| |-3-----3------|-3-----3------|----2-----2---|----2-----2---| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| 1st - 3rd Verses $ Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------||---------------|--------------| |----5-----5-4-|----5-----5-4-||o-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-| |-3-----3------|-3-----3------||o----2-----2---|-3-----3------| |--------------|--------------||---------------|--------------| Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-|-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-| |----2-----2---|-3-----3------|----2-----2---|-3-----3------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| Chorus Q Q Q E E Q Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |--------------|---------------||-------------|--------------| |-2-----2----2-|----5----2-4-5-||-5-----5-----|----7---------| |----2-----2---|-3-----3-------||----5-----5--|-5-----5------| |--------------|---------------||-------------|----------3-4-| 1. To Coda 2/4 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |-------------|-------|--------------|--------------| |-------------|----5--|-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-| |----7-----7--|-3-----|----2-----2---|-3-----3------| |-5-----5-----|-------|--------------|--------------| 2. Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |--------------|---------------||--------------|--------------| |-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-o||-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-| |----2-----2---|-3-----3------o||----2-----2---|-3-----3------| |--------------|---------------||--------------|--------------| Pedal Steel Solo Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |--------------|--------------||-------------|--------------| |-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-||-5-----5-----|----7---------| |----2-----2---|-3-----3------||----5-----5--|-5-----5------| |--------------|--------------||-------------|----------3-4-| 2/4 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|----5--|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----| |----7-----7--|-3-----|----5-----5--|----5-----5--| |-5-----5-----|-------|-------------|-------------| Flute Solo 2/4 4/4 Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |--------------|-------------|-------||---------------| |----7---------|-------------|----5--||o-2-----2----2-| |-5-----5------|----7-----7--|-3-----||o----2-----2---| |----------3-4-|-5-----5-----|-------||---------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. D.S. al Coda & Q Q Q E E 4x Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E |---------------||---------------||--------------|--------------| |----5-----5-4-o||----5-----5-4--||-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-| |-3-----3------o||-3-----3-------||----2-----2---|-3-----3------| |---------------||---------------||--------------|--------------| 4th Verse Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E W W |--------------|--------------||----------|------| |-2-----2----2-|----5-----5-4-||-2--------|------| |----2-----2---|-3-----3------||----------|-3----| |--------------|--------------||----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |-2--------|----------|-2--------|------| |----------|-3--------|----------|-3----| |----------|----------|----------|------| Chorus W W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E |----------|----------||-------------|--------------| |-2--------|----------||-5-----5-----|----7---------| |----------|-3--------||----5-----5--|-5-----5------| |----------|----------||-------------|----------3-4-| 2/4 4/4 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|----5--|-5-----5-----|-5-----5-----| |----7-----7--|-3-----|----5-----5--|----5-----5--| |-5-----5-----|-------|-------------|-------------| 2/4 Q Q Q E E Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------|-------|| |----7---------|-------------|----5--|| |-5-----5------|----7-----7--|-3-----|| |----------3-4-|-5-----5-----|-------|| Outro Slower Q=92 Freely Q=72 4/4 W W W +W |----------|----------|----------|--------*| |-2--------|----------|-5--------|-(5)----*| |----------|-3--------|----------|--------*| |----------|----------|----------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Took my fam'ly away from my Carolina home Had dreams about the West and started to roam Six long months on a dust covered trail They say heaven's at the end but so far it's been hell And there's fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there We were diggin' and siftin' from five to five Sellin' everything we found just to stay alive Gold flowed free like the whiskey in the bars Sinnin' was the big thing, lord and Satan was his star And there's fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there Dance hall girls were the evenin' treat Empty cartridges and blood lined the gutters of the street Men were shot down for the sake of fun Or just to hear the noise of their forty-four guns And there's fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there Now my widow she weeps by my grave Tears flow free for her man she couldn't save Shot down in cold blood by a gun that carried fame All for a useless and no good worthless claim And there's fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there Fire on the mountain, lightnin' in the air Gold in them hills and it's waitin' for me there Waitin' for me there Publisher Spirit Music Company (Bmi)