Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t    = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
**   = Artificial Harmonic
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
(\)  = Dive w\bar
(/)  = Release w\bar
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum




Rhythm Fig. 1 (overdubbed nylon-strings)
                                                      
E|-------------2----------------2/4-6/8-4--------|
B|-----------0--------------2/4-6/8-5/7-8--------|
G|---------1----------------5/7-4/6-----6--------|
D|-----2/4------------------4/6------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------|
    Let ring - - >

                                                     
E|------------------------------------7/-12*-----|
B|-------------7-----------------9----7/-12*-----|
G|---------4/6-4------------9----9h11------------|
D|-----4/6-2/4-4------------9h11-----------------|
A|-----2/4---------------------------------------|
E|--0--------------------------------------------|
    Let ring - - >


Rhythm Fig. 2
                                                  
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-------------------------------|
D|----7---7\--------7-5~-----7---7\--------------|
A|--0----------------------0------------3--0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------3~--|


                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5---------7-7---5---------------|
D|----7---7\--------7-5~---5-5---5---------------|
A|--0----------------------------3---------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


                                          
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-2~--2-3~---------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 3a
                                                  
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-------------------------------|
D|----7---7\--------7-5~-----7---7\--------------|
A|--0----------------------0------------3--0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------3~--|



Rhythm Fig. 3b
                                               
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5-------------------------------|
D|----7---7\--------7-5~-----7---7\--------------|
A|--0----------------------0---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 4
                                                    
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--7----7----7\5-5--5----5/7-7--7---------------|
D|--7----7----7\5-5--5----5/7-7--7---------------|
A|--5----5----5\3-3--3----3/5-5--5------4---4-5--|
E|------------------------------------0-2---2-3--|



Rhythm Fig. 5
                                                   
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5----7--7--7-----------2~--2-----2~----|
D|--5--5--5----7--7--7---------------------------|
A|--3--3--3----5--5--5-------3p0-------3p0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   < - - - - - - - - - 3x - - - - - - - - - - >

End 1
                                             
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5----7--7--7-----9---------------------|
D|--5--5--5----7--7--7-----9---------------------|
A|--3--3--3----5--5--5-----7---------------------|
E|-------------------------0---------------------|


                                          
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------0-2~--2-3~---------------------------|


End 2
                                                 
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5--5--5----7--7--7-----9---------------------|
D|--5--5--5----7--7--7-----9---------------------|
A|--3--3--3----5--5--5-----7---------------------|
E|-------------------------0---------------------|



Riff 1

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------------------------------------|
G|-----pb7--r7----7b--r7----5--------------------|
D|----------------------------7-----5h7~---\-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|




Riff 2

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--10-8-10b^^--r10-10p8-------------------------|
G|-----------------------9~----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--x-15-x-15-15b-r15-13~--15p13-(x)-13-15b~-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|------15-------------------------12------------|
B|----pb15---r15p13-------------------pb15-r15---|
G|------------------(14)-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--13-15~----13b-x------------------------------|
G|------------------------7b-r7p5---7-5---5------|
D|--------------------------------7-----7---7-5--|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--7--5-x-7~------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|




Riff 3

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------8---------------------------------------|
G|--7b-----7b---7b-r7p5-7-5----------------------|
D|--------------------------7-5-7~---------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--8------8-------------------------------------|
G|--10b----10b~----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------5**------------------------------|
D|--7--x-x-7--x-------7-5-----------5h7~---------|
A|------------------------7p5\3------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5-7b~----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



Riff 4

E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------12\11--12\11--12------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--x-10----x-10----10\9---10\9---10\9---10------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|



E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--13-13-12---13---12---13\---------------------|
G|--14-14-12---14---12---14\---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|





Solo

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7b---------r7----p5-x-------x-pb7--x-7---x-7~---5----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------7--5--5h7~----|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
              Gradual release     Gradual release



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5h7---7--3~-------------3~--------------3~-----------------3~----|
E|----------------3~----------------3~---------------3~--------------|
 |                                                                   |
 |                                                                   |
 |                                                                   |
E|-----------------------8------10-------12-------13-------15--------|
B|------------5---5h8/10---8/10----10/12----12/13----13/15----15/17--|
G|--------5h7---7----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------0--2~---------2--3~----------------------------------|
 |                                                                   |
 |                                                                   |
 |                                                                   |
E|--17-------17b---r17-17b-----r17p15-17------17b--------------------|
B|-----17/20---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



Outro solo

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------8--------------(7)-----------------------------------------|
G|--7b------7b--7b-r7p5---7--5-------7b~-----------------------------|
D|----------------------7------7-7-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|---------------------------------------------------5---------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------8p5-------------|
G|-------4--5--6--7--8--9-x------------------------------7b-r7p5-7---|
D|--5h7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
         Semi-harmonics - >


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7----------7~-----------------x-x-x-7*--x-x-7*-----------------|
A|-------------x-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------3/-5--------------------------------------------------------|
                                    < - - - 3x - - - >



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5p4h5p4h5/7~--5p4h5p4------------------------------7p5p4h5~------|
D|------------------------5/7-------5-7~-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------(7)----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5p4h5p4------------------------------7p5p4h5~--5p4h5p4-----------|
D|----------7p5h7----4/5-7-5---5---------------------------7p5h7-----|
A|---------------------------7---------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7p5p4h5~-5p4h5p4-----------------|
D|--x-x-7-x-x-7--------------------------------------7p5h7-----------|
A|---------------5-/7------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------8-\5-5-----------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------------------10----12----12---(14)--\--------------------|
G|--7b~-------5h7/9~---x-11----12--x-12h13-14---\--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
   <4x>


E|--------7--8--9--10-11-12\-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------8b~-----r8----5------------|
G|------x-4--5--6--7--8--9-\--------7b--------------------7-5--------|
D|--5/7---------------------------------------------------------7p5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                 Pick


E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------9-------10------11-------12-------13------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7~-----7~------7~----9----9/10---10/11----11/12----12/13----13/--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----14-------15-------16-------17-------17\-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--14----14/15----15/16----16/17----17/18---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|------------5------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------8---x-19p17-19b^--|
G|--7b~---------7b-r7p5--------------------5---7/9-------------------|
D|----------------------7-5---5-(7)----5h7---------------------------|
A|--------------------------7----------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|



E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19p17-19b^-r19p17----------20b~-----20b~----20b~-----------------|
G|--------------------19---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|





BURNING UP WITH FEVER
Simmons

One, two, one, two, three, four 
[Rhy. Fig 1]

[Rhy. Fig 2]

[Rhy. Fig 3a] (2x)
I'm the gift and giver, not a woman mistreater,
you know that is no one else 
[Rhy. Fig 4]
You can have me just (a) one time baby, she said 
[Rhy. Fig 3a]
Baby, I'll give you a chance, 'cos I'm 

[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1]
Burning up with fever, and you're the fever inside 
I'm burning up with fever, it's something I can't hide 
[Riff 1]

[Rhy. Fig 3a w/ Riff 2]
Sometimes you do me, sometimes you don't, I know, 
[Rhy. Fig 3b]
I want you all the time 
[Rhy. Fig 4]
Here's one thing you should know, I won't, 
[Rhy. Fig 3b]
I won't stand in line for your love 

[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 1 and Riff 3]
Burning up with fever, and you're the fever inside 
I'm burning up with fever, it's something I can't hide 

[Solo over Rhy. Fig 2]

[Rhy. Fig 3a]
Sometimes you do me, sometimes you don't 
[Rhy. Fig 3b]
I know, I want you all the time, but I'm 

[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 2 and Outro solo]
Burning up with fever, and you're the fever inside 
I'm burning up with fever, it's something I can't hide 

[Rhy. Fig 5 w/ End 2]
I'm...Burning up with fever, and you're the fever inside 
I'm burning up with fever, it's something I can't hide 

(repeat and fade)
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