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Serpentine Fire

by Earth, Wind & Fire
Bass
4.6 (4)
intermediate Tuning: E A D G
Version:
v2v1
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Serpentine Fire
Earth Wind & Fire
Bass Maurice White
Verdine White
Reginald Sonny Burke
Q = 69
Intro
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------5-------------5---|---------------7-----------------|
A|-5-----7-------------------------|-5-----7-----------7-------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------5-----------|
  E.    S E.    S Q.          E     E.    S E.    S S S Q       E
                                    2/4
G|---------------------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-------|
A|-5-----7-------------------------|-----------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------|
   E.    S E.    S   S S S S S S S   S S S S S S E
   4/4
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------5p3-----5-------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S Q      
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------5p3-----7-5---5-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S E   E   E
Verse 1
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------5p3-----7p5-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S S S S S S S E.    S E      
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7\5-----5p3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-----------------5\3-----------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-----------------------3-|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S      
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------5p3-----7\5-----12~---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-----------------5\3-----------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.      
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-----------------------5-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----3-----|-3-------------------3-----------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-----------3-----------3-|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S E.      S S S S Q       S S E   S S S S     
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------7-------5-------12~---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S S E.    S E.    S E.      
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7\5---5-------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----2-3---|-3-----------------5\3-----------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-----------------------3-|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S
Chorus 1
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7p5-----5p3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S   
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------5p3-----7p5-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----5-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------3-----------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S S S S S S S Q.
Interlude 1
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-3-4-5-----------------------|/7-----5-------------------------|
A|-----------3-----3-----3---------|-----------------------3---------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
   S S S S S E.    E.    S Q         E.    S Q       E.    S Q
                                                                     5/8
G|-----------5-----7-----5---------|-------------------------------|-------|
D|-2-2-3-4-5-----------------------|/7-----5---------5-------------|-------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------3-------|(3)----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------|
   S S S S S E.    E.    S Q         E.    S Q       E.    S Q       H   E
Verse 2
   4/4
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7\5-----12~---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----------|-3-----------------5\3-----------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   Q         S S S S Q       S S S S S E.    
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7\5-----5p3---|
D|---------------------------------|-------------------------------5-|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S   
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7\5-----5-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-----------------5\3-----3-----|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q       S S S S S S E   
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7p5-----5p3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----3-----|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7\5-----------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------3-------3-----|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-----------------------3-|
   E E E E Q       S E.    S E.      S S S S Q       S S E   E   S S
Chorus 2
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-----------------------5-----|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----5-3---|-3-----------------------3-------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-----------------------3-|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S Q       Q       S S S S
G|---5---------------7-------5-----|---5-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-------------------------------|-3-----------------3-------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------0-3---------------|
   E E E E Q       S E   S S E   S   S S S S E   S S S S Q.
Interlude 2
G|-----------5-----5---------------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-3-4-5-----------------------|/7-----5-------------------------|
A|-----------------3-----3---------|-----------------------3---------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|
   S S S S S E.    E.    S Q         E.    S Q       E.    S Q
G|-----------5-----7-----5---------|---------------------------------|
D|-2-2-3-4-5-----------------------|/7-----5---------5---------------|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------3---------|
E|-------------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
   S S S S S E.    E.    S E.    S   E.    S Q       E.    S Q
                                     3/8           4/4
G|---------------------------------|-------------|----------|
D|---------------------------------|-------------|- 4 Bars -|
A|-3-------------------------------|(3)----------|-  Rest  -|
E|---------------------------------|-------------|----------|
   W                                 Q.
Outro
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7-5-----5-3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-----------------------17~---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-----5-3---|-3-------------------3-----------|
E|-----0-0-------------------------|-----0-0-------0-3---------------|
   E E E E Q       S S E   S S E     S S S S E   S S E   E   S E.
G|---5-----------------------------|---5-------7p5-----7p3-----12~---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------------------------|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S E.      
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------7p5-----5p3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----0-0-----------------------0-|-----3-3-----------------------3-|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S   
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------5p3-----5p3---|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------|
E|-----3-3-----------------------0-|-----0-0-----------------------3-|
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S  
G||----5-----------------------------|---5-----------------------------|
D||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A||o-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-----------------3-------------|
E||------0-0-----------------------0-|-----0-0-------0-3---------------|
     E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S E.    S S S Q.
G|---5-----------------------------|---5---------------5p3-----5p3----||
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
A|-3-----------------2-3-2-3-2-3---|-3-------------------------------o||
E|-----3-3-----------------------0-|-----0-0-----------------------3--||
   E E E E Q       S S S S S S S S   S S S S Q       S S S S S S S S
Key to rhythm notations:
W - Whole Note/Semi-Brieve
H - Half Note/Minim
Q - Quarter Note/Crotchet Q. - Dotted Quarter Note
E - Eight Note/Quaver E. - Dotted Eight Note
S - Sixteenth Note/Semi-Quaver S. - Dotted Sixteenth Note
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