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  Fire In The Hole by Van Halen
  
  
  Note: Eddie is using a Wolfgang Special equipped with a Steinberger
  Trans-Trem tremolo. He changes tunings in different places in the song.
  During the main riff (played in the intro, and the verse) he locks the
  tremelo up one whole step (F#). Then in the pre-chorus, and chorus, Eddie
  lowers the tremelo into standard tuning (E). Finally, during the outro,
  he drops the tremelo 2 and 1/2 steps (B).
  
  Key:
  h = hammer-on
  ^ = strike string with edge of pick over bridge pickup
  p = pull-off
  v = vibrate string
  x = mute string completely and pick, creating a percussive sound
  / = slide edge of pick down string, creating a scratching noise
  ~ = let string ring
  b = bend string
  r = release string from bend
  
  Intro:
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
   A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
   E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
   B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
  F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
   A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
   E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
   B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
  F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
  
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-------------------------------------------------|
   A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~----------------------2--------------|
   E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0-------------2--------------|
   B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3--------0--///////////-|
  F#|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3----///////////-|
  
  F#|--^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|
  C#|--^-^-^-^-^-^-^-|
   A|----------------|
   E|----------------|
   B|----------------|
  F#|----------------|
  
  
  Verse:
       In a word to           the wisdom tooth     To tell, or not the
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
   A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
   E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
   B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
  F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
       truth (yeah)                                     So open up
  F#|------------------------76----54-------------------------------------|
  C#|-----------------------------------543-(2-1)----------------------x-|
   A|------------------2-----76----54------------------------2----2-2---x-|
   E|------------------2--/5------------543-(2-1)-----------2----2-2---x-|
   B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0---------(3)---------------------------0----0-0---x-|
  F#|------------3-p-0----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
  
       and say ahh-men        Rinse cup, and spit again
  F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-----------------------------------------------|
   A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~-----------------------------------|
   E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0--------------------------|
   B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3r2-p-0-------0-------|
  F#|--------------------------------------------------------3-p-0---3-p-0-|
  
  
  Pre-Chorus:
     Forked tounge in double speak          Pretty soon you just might...
  E|-x---------x-5-4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------------|
  G|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
  D|-x-2---2---x-------4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
  A|-x-0---0---x---------------5p2-2-2p0h2---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
  E|-x---0---0-x-----------5p2-------------0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|
  
     Inhale before you begin                Your iron lung's a bag of wind
  E|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2--------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2--------------2-5-4-|
  G|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
  D|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
  A|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0--------------0-2-2-|
  E|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----0h2p0h3p03~~-------|
  
  
  Chorus:
     There's a fire in the hole          Fire in the hole
  E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
  G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
  D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
  A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-755-33-22-00---------|
  E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|
  
     There's a fire in the hole     Fire
  E|----------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
  G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
  D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
  A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
  E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15-|
  
  
  Verse:
       Sweet 'n' sour,         filiblister         Faucet pouring,
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
   A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
   E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
   B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
  F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
       fresh 'n' bitter                                  Come on smile and...
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
   A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
   E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
   B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
  F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
  
       On a count of three    Ya got a mindful of decavities           Hey!
  F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-----------------------------------------------|
   A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~-----------------------------------|
   E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0--------------------------|
   B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3r2-p-0-------0-------|
  F#|--------------------------------------------------------3-p-0---3-p-0-|
  
  
  Pre-Chorus:
     Chew your words, lest you choke        You better watch your mouth...
  E|-x---------x-5-4-4-------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-2---2---x-5-5-5-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------------|
  G|-x-2---2---x-4-4-4-4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-------------6-6-6-|
  D|-x-2---2---x-------4-4---------------4---------2---4-4-4-4---6-6h8-8h9p8-|
  A|-x-0---0---x---------------5p2-2-2p0h2---------0-0-2-2-4-4--/4-4-4-------|
  E|-x---0---0-x-----------5p2-------------0h3p0h5---------2-2---------------|
  
  
     Tongue tied in a tangled web           Your bile inside better left...
  E|-x-3-3-3--3-2-2--------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-3-3-3--3-3-3--2--------------------2--------------2-5-4-|
  G|-x-0-0-0--2-2-2--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
  D|-x-0-0-0--0-0-0--2------------2-------2--------------2-4-4-|
  A|-x-x-x-x---------0------3p0-0-0-----0-0--------------0-2-2-|
  E|-x-3-3-3------------3p0---------3~~-----0h2p0h3p03~~-------|
  
  
  Chorus:
     There's a fire in the hole          Fire in the hole
  E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
  G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
  D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
  A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-755-33-22-00---------|
  E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|
  
     There's a fire in the hole     Fire
  E|----------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
  G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
  D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
  A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
  E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15-|
  
  
  Solo (Background guitar):
  E|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
  B|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
  G|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
  D|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-| x2
  A|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
  E|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|
  
  Then it goes into just chords (when the drums start with the ride cymbal)
  E5 G5 A5 (D5) E5 A5
  E5 G5 A5
  
  E|---------------------------|
  B|---------------------------|
  G|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|
  D|-4-5-4/7-5-4--5-4/7--9--9/-|
  A|-2-3-2/5-3-2--3-2/5--7--7/-|
  E|---------------------------|
  
  
  Bridge:
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------------------------------3----3-3-------------------------------|
   A|---------2----2-2----------------2----0-0---------------0~-0~-----------|
   E|---------2----2-2----------------0----0-0-----0-h-2-h-3~-----3-p-2-p-0~-|
   B|---------0----0-0---------0-h-3-----------------------------------------|
  F#|--0-h-3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|----------------------------------5-----------------------------------x-|
   A|------------------2-----2-h-5-p-2---2-h-5-p-2--------------2----2-2---x-|
   E|------------------2----------------------------0v----------2----2-2---x-|
   B|--2b3r2-p-0-------0-------------------------------3--------0----0-0---x-|
  F#|------------3-p-0-----------------------------------3-p-0---------------|
  
  F#|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C#|---------3----3-3---x-x-------------------------------------------------|
   A|---------2----0-0---x-x----------0~----------------------2--------------|
   E|---------0----0-0---x-x--0-h-2-3---3-p-2-p-0-------------2--------------|
   B|--0-h-3---------------------------------------2b3--------0--///////////-|
  F#|---------------------------------------------------0-h-3----///////////-|
  
  
  Chorus:
     There's a fire in the hole          Fire in the hole
  E|-x--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-x-3--5--3--5/8-/10------------------------8--------------------------|
  G|-x-2--4--2--4/7-/9-------------------------7--------------------------|
  D|-x-0--2--0--2/5-/7-------------------------5----9-77-55-44-22---------|
  A|-------------------------------------3h5p3---3/-755-33-22-00---------|
  E|--------------------3-6p5-3-5-3~~-5---------------------------0-3/5-0-|
  
     There's a fire in the hole     Fire
  E|----------------------------------------------------------|
  B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---5---------------|
  G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7-----4-----/-------|
  D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5-------2---/-------|
  A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----------2-/-------|
  E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-----------15-|
  
     There's a fire, fire, fire   A fire!
  E|------------------------------------------|
  B|-3--5--3--8--10-----------------------8---|
  G|-2--4--2--7--9------------------------7---|
  D|-0--2--0--5--7------------------------5---|
  A|--------------------------------3h5p3-----|
  E|-----------------3~~--6p5--3h5----------2-|
  
  
  Outro:
   B|-----------3-3---------------------------------------|
  F#|-----------3-3----------------------2-2-3-3-2-2------|
   D|-----------0-0----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2------|
   A|-2-2-------0-0---------------2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-|
   E|-2-2-------x-x-----2p0-----0-2---2--0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-|
   B|-0-0-/-5p4p3-3-0h3-----3~~---0h3p0---------------0-0-|
  
  
  Lyrics
  In a word to the wisdom tooth
  To tell, or not the truth (yeah)
  So open up and say ahh-men
  Rinse cup, and spit again
  
  Forked tongue in double speak
  Pretty soon you just might spring a leak
  Inhale before you begin
  Your iron lung's a bag of wind
  
  There's a fire in the hole
  Fire in the hole
  There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
  Fire
  
  Sweet 'n' sour, filiblister
  Faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter
  Come on smile and say cheese
  On a count of three
  Ya got a mindful of decavities
  Hey!
  
  Chew your words, lest you choke
  You better watch your mouth
  Wash it out with soap. Yeah!
  Tongue tied in a tangled web
  Your bile inside better left unsaid
  
  There's a fire in the hole
  Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
  There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
  Fire!
  Ah, shoot it!
  
  (Guitar Solo)
  
  Hey-hey-yeah!
  Huh!
  Yeah!
  Hey-hey-yeah!
  
  (hey hey hey hey hey)
  There's a fire in the hole
  Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
  There's a fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
  Fire in the hole (hey hey hey hey hey)
  
  There's a fire, fire, fire
  A fire!

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