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Ed Sheeran - I See Fire

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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: 6

BPM: 200

    Ed Sheeran - I See Fire
    Oh misty eye of the mountain below
    Keep careful watch of my brothers souls
    And should the sky be filled with fire and smoke
    Keep watching over Durin's sons     Em               Intro
e|----------------------|--------------------|0---------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|0---------|--------------------|---------------0h---|
G|----------------------|--------------------|0---------|2h---4p---2p---0----|----------0----0----|
D|----------------------|--------------------|2---------|--------------------|0h---2--------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|2---------|--------------------|---------------3----|
E|----------------------|--------------------|0---------|0-------------------|--------------------|

                                                    1st Verse
                                                    If this is to end in fire, then we should all burn together Em G
e|----------------------|----------0---------|x----|---------------0----|----------3---------|
B|--1---------3h--------|3---------0---------|x----|---------------0----|----------3---------|
G|------------0h---2----|2---------0---------|x----|---------------0----|----------0---------|
D|------------0h--------|----------2---------|-----|---------------2----|----------0---------|
A|----------------------|----------2---------|-----|---------------2----|----------2---------|
E|----------------------|----------0---------|-----|---------------0----|----------3---------|

[ preview ends at bar 10 — the interactive score has the rest ]

                              D9              C     Watch the flames climb high into the night Em G

    D9             Am7   Calling out father, oh, stand by and we will Em G D      C     Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side Am7

              Bm                        C

                               2nd Verse
                               And if we should die tonight, then we should all die together Em G

         D9        C                          Raise a glass of wine for the last time Em G D9          Am7

    Calling out father, oh, prepare as we will Em G D9 C                      Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side Am7

                                                              Am7
              Bm                        C                     Desolation comes upon the sky Bm    C

          Chorus                                                         Em
          Now I see fire, inside the mountain Em C D     Em              I see fire, burning the trees C

         D                    Em         And I see fire, hollowing souls Em C D         Em

    Em
    I see fire, blood in the breeze... And I hope that you'll remember me C D Am7

                                                    3rd Verse
                                                    Oh, should my people fall, then surely I'll do the same Em G

                   D9              C                Confined in mountain halls we got too close to the flame Em G

              D9                   Am7                   Calling out father, oh, hold fast and we will Em G D

         C                     Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side Am7 Bm C

    Am7                                             Chorus
    Desolation comes upon the sky Bm    C           Now I see fire, inside the mountain Em C D

                         Em
         Em              I see fire, burning the trees C D              Em         And I see fire, hollowing souls Em

                                              Em
    C         D               Em              I see fire, blood in the breeze... And I hope that you'll remember me C D Am7

                                                                   Bridge
                                                        Am7        And if the night is burning, I will cover my eyes Am7 Em

                   D          C          For if the dark returns then my brothers will die Am7 Em D

    C                    And as the sky is falling down it crashed into this lonely town Am7 Em D

         C                     And with that shadow upon the ground I hear my people screaming out Am7 Bm

                                                         Last Chorus
              C                         D                Now I see fire, inside the mountain Em C D

                         Em
         Em              I see fire, burning the trees C D              Em         And I see fire, hollowing souls Em

                                              Em
    C         D               Em              I see fire, blood in the breeze C D       Em

    Em                                                                             Em
    I see fire, oh you know I saw a city burning C           D               Em    I see fire, feel the heat upon my skin

    C                              D          Em    And I see fire Em    C         D    Em

               And I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side Em C D              Em
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Instruments
Guitar
Genres
Pop
Tracks
1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G B E
Capo
Fret 6
Key
A# minor
Difficulty
Intermediate
Bars
145
Frets used
Frets 0-5
Techniques
hammer-ons, muted notes, pull-offs
Published 26 Nov 2018

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Ed Sheeran - I See Fire is a Guitar score arranged by DojiATR and filed under Pop. Read it as tablature or as standard sheet music notation, play it back at any tempo, and practise it a bar at a time.

It is written in 4/4 at 200 BPM, with a capo at fret 6. It is in A# minor, and the arrangement runs 145 bars. We grade it intermediate — it stays between frets 0 and 5 and there are 8 chord shapes to learn. Playing it calls for hammer-ons, muted notes and pull-offs.

Chords used: Em, G5, G, Dsus2, C, C6, Bm, D — as shaped, with the capo at fret 6. Each one links to its shapes and fingerings.

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