Light My Fire - The Doors Tabbed By: born21239 e-mail: bass21239@gmail.com This is the first beginning-to-end tab for both basslines on this song. The most prominent bassline (top half of the notation) is played by session musician Larry Knechtel on an electric bass guitar with a pick, and the other (bottom half of the notation) is played by Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek on a Fender Rhodes Piano Bass. For the best effect, play his line with your fingers. You can transpose the strings however you like, as his bassline is not originally written for the bass guitar. This is just the way I prefer to play it and think sounds best. Listen to the recording to pick up on the exact timbre of the notes. The times noted are for the 40th Anniversary Mixes that appeared on the Perception boxed set. Almost all versions of this song run about a half- step slow, so listen to the new mixes to hear it at the proper speed and pitch. Tuning: EADG 0:00 (Larry Knechtel) G|---|-------------2-|---------------|----0-3--------| D|---|------0-0--4---|-----------0-3-|-1-------------| A|---|----2----------|----0-3-1------|-----------3-6-| E|---|-3-------------|-1-------------|--------4------| | | (Ray Manzarek) G|---|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|---|-----9-12----------|---------------12-15-|---------------10-13-| A|---|-10-----------9-12-|-----12-15-13--------|-----10-13-11--------| E|---|----------10-------|-13------------------|-11------------------| 0:07 (LK) G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|----7----------|----5----------| A|-----------------|-----------------|--------7----7-|--------4----4-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---| | | (RM) G|----14-------14----14----|----14-------14----14----|-----12--------------|----9--------------| D|-------11-14----14----14-|-------11-14----14----14-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-| A|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----| E|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 0:14 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------| A|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-| E|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---| | | (RM) G|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------| D|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-| A|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----| E|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 0:21 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|------2------2-| D|----7----------|----5----------|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---| A|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|----2---0--4---|---------------| E|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-3-------------|---------------| | | (RM) G|-----12--------------|----9--------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------| A|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-| E|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-10----------------| 0:28 (LK) G|---------------|------2--------|-------------2-|---------------| D|------0------2-|-0--4------0-4-|------0-0--4---|---------------| A|----2---0--4---|--------2------|----2----------|------2------2-| E|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---| | | (RM) G|--------------------|-------------8-11-|-------------------|---------------------| D|-----9-12-----11-13-|----------9-------|-----9-12----------|-----14----14-----14-| A|-10-------12--------|-----9-12---------|-10-----------9-12-|--------14-----14----| E|--------------------|-10---------------|----------10-------|-12------------------| 0:36 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|---------------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------| A|------2------2-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-| E|-0--4---0--4---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---| | | (RM) G|-----------------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------| D|-----14----14-------14-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-| A|--------14-------14----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----| E|-12-----------12-------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| 0:43 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------| A|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-| E|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---| | | (RM) G|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------| D|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-| A|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----| E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| 0:51 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|------2------2-|---------------| D|----5----------|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---|------0------2-| A|--------4----4-|----2---0--4---|---------------|----2---0--4---| E|-2----5----5---|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------| | | (RM) G|----9--------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| D|---------11-----11-|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------|-----9-12-----11-14--| A|-9----12-----12----|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-|-10-------12---------| E|-------------------|---------------------|-10----------------|---------------------| 0:58 (LK) G|------2--------|-------------2-|---------------|---------------| D|-0--4------0-4-|------0-0--4---|---------------|---------------| A|--------2------|----2----------|------2------2-|------2------2-| E|---------------|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|-0--4---0--4---| | | (RM) G|-------------8-11-|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------9-------|-----9-12----------|-----14--------------|-----14--------------| A|-----9-12---------|-10-----------9-12-|--------11-14--11-14-|--------11-14--11-14-| E|-10---------------|----------10-------|-12------------------|-12------------------| 1:05 (play 32 times total, 1:13, 1:20, 1:27, 1:34, 1:42, 1:49, 1:56, 2:03, 2:11, 2:18, 2:25, 2:32, 2:40, 2:47, 2:54, 3:02, 3:09, 3:17, 3:24, 3:32, 3:39, 3:46, 3:54, 4:01, 4:09, 4:16, 4:23, 4:31, 4:38, 4:45, 4:53) (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-| A|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| | | (RM) G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-| A|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 5:00 (LK) (triplets) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| D|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|------2----0-4-|-----2---0-4-| A|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0--3---2------|-0-3---2-----| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------| | | (RM) G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-| A|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 5:08 (repeat at 5:15) (LK) (triplets for LK only) G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| D|-----2---0-4-|-----2---0-4-|-----2---0-4-|-----2---0-4-| A|-0-3---2-----|-0-3---2-----|-0-3---2-----|-0-3---2-----| E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| | | (RM) G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-|--------14-----12-15-| A|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------|-12--15----14--------| E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| 5:23 (LK) G|-------------2-|---------------|----0-3--------|-----------------| D|------0-0--4---|-----------0-3-|-1-------------|-----------------| A|----2----------|----0-3-1------|-----------3-6-|-----------------| E|-3-------------|-1-------------|--------4------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| | | (RM) G|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----14-------14----14----| D|-----9-12----------|---------------12-15-|---------------10-13-|-------11-14----14----14-| A|-10-----------9-12-|-----12-15-13--------|-----10-13-11--------|-12----------------------| E|----------10-------|-13------------------|-11------------------|-------------------------| 5:30 (LK) G|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|-----------------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------| A|-----------------|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---| | | (RM) G|----14-------14----14----|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------| D|-------11-14----14----14-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-| A|-12----------------------|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----| E|-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| 5:38 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------| A|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-| E|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---| | | (RM) G|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------| D|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-| A|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----| E|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------| 5:45 (LK) G|---------------|---------------|------2-------|---------------| D|----5----------|------0------2-|-0--4---------|------0------2-| A|--------4----4-|----2---0--4---|-----------0--|----2---0--4---| E|-2----5----5---|-3-------------|--------3-----|-3-------------| | | (RM) G|----9--------------|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| D|---------11-----11-|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12-------12----|-----9-12-----11-14--| A|-9----12-----12----|-10-------12---------|--------9-12-----12-|-10-------12---------| E|-------------------|---------------------|-10-----------------|---------------------| 5:52 G|------2--------|-------------2-|---------------|---------------| D|-0--4------0-4-|------0-0--4---|---------------|---------------| A|--------2------|----2----------|------2------2-|------2------2-| E|---------------|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|-0--4---0--4---| | | (RM) G|-------------8-11-|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| D|----------9-------|-----9-12----------|-----14----14-----14-|-----14----14-----14-| A|-----9-12---------|-10-----------9-12-|--------14-----14----|--------14-----14----| E|-10---------------|----------10-------|-12------------------|-12------------------| 6:00 (repeat at 6:07) (LK) G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------| D|----7----------|----5----------|----7----------|----5----------| A|--------7----7-|--------4----4-|--------7----7-|--------4----4-| E|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---|-5----8----8---|-2----5----5---| | | (RM) G|-----12--------------|----9--------------|-----12--------------|----9--------------| D|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-|-----------14-----14-|---------11-----11-| A|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----|-12-----15-----15----|-9----12-----12----| E|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| 6:14 (LK) G|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|------2------2-| D|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---|------0------2-|-0--4---0--4---| A|----2---0--4---|---------------|----2---0--4---|---------------| E|-3-------------|---------------|-3-------------|---------------| | | (RM) G|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------| D|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------|-----9-12-----11-14--|-----12------------| A|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-|-10-------12---------|--------9-12--9-12-| E|---------------------|-10----------------|---------------------|-10----------------| 6:22 (LK) G|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|------2------2-| D|-3-------------|-0--4---0--4---|-3---------2-4-|-0--4---0--4---| A|----0-3-3----0-|---------------|----0-3-3------|---------------| E|-----------1---|---------------|---------------|---------------| | | (RM) G|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------| D|----7-10---------|-----12------12----12-|----7-10---------|-----12------12----12-| A|-8----------7-10-|--------9-12----12----|-8----------7-10-|--------9-12----12----| E|---------8-------|-10-------------------|---------8-------|-10-------------------| 6:29 (LK) (3/4) G|---------------|------2------2-|---------------|----------|-------| D|-3---------2-4-|-0--4---0--4---|-3---------2-4-|-0--------|-------| A|----0-3-3------|---------------|----0-3-3------|----------|-------| E|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|-------| | | (RM) (3/4) G|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|-7------|-------| D|----7-10---------|-----12------12----12-|----7-10---------|--------|-------| A|-8----------7-10-|--------9-12----12----|-8----------7-10-|--------|-------| E|---------8-------|-10-------------------|---------8-------|--------|-------| 6:37 (LK) G|-------------2-|---------------|----0-3--------|----------| D|------0-0--4---|-----------0-3-|-1-------------|----------| A|----2----------|----0-3-1------|-----------3-6-|----------| E|-3-------------|-1-------------|--------4------|-5--------| | | (RM) G|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------| D|-----9-12----------|---------------12-15-|---------------10-13-|-----------| A|-10-----------9-12-|-----12-15-13--------|-----10-13-11--------|-12--------| E|----------10-------|-13------------------|-11------------------|-----------|