The Jam

Set The House Ablaze

The Jam


Tom: D

G:    320033
Eb:   xx5343
Cm:   x35543
D:    xx0232
F#m:  244222
C#m:  x46654
A:    x02220
G/F#: 2x0033

Intro: 

Guitar 1:

RIFF 1

N.C.

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------3--3--2--2--0--0--| (x19)
D|--0--0--------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

The seventh time this riff is played guitar 2 comes in with a single chord:

Guitar 2:

RIFF 2

  Bm
E|--2--|
B|--3--|
G|--4--|
D|--4--|
A|-----|
E|-----|

Verse One (repeat riff 1 throughout)

      Bm <--------------------(riff 2)
I was in the pub...

The chords for the verse are Bm and G - the G is implied by the bass.

Chorus

                                                       Eb                          Cm
E|--3------------3----3---3---3-----3---3--3-|
B|--4------------4----4---4---4-----4---4--4-|
G|--3------------3----3---3---5-----5---5--5-|
D|--5------------5----5---5---5-----5---5--5-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

 Something you said ....                  (x2)

Eb                          Cm        D
E|--3------------3----3---3---3-----3---2----|
B|--4------------4----4---4---4-----4---3----|
G|--3------------3----3---3---5-----5---2----|
D|--5------------5----5---5---5-----5---0----|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|

 Something you ...

Back to riff one (x12)

Verse two
     (Bm)
'You was so open-minded...
Repeat riff one throughout (there is no guitar slash
at the start of this verse)

Middle eight:
The middle eight is in two sections:
Here you play the chords:

  F#m                     C#m        (x4)
I think we've lost our perception... etc.

Third time:

  C#m

E|--4--4-----|
B|--5--5-----|
G|--6--6-----|
D|--6--6-----|
A|--4--4-----|
E|--------x\| (scrape plectrum down string quickly)
..reason...

  D                   C#m           A          (x3)
I wish that there was something.....do about it...

Repeat chorus.

Break:

Bm          G
E|--2--|-----|--3--|-----|
B|--3--|-----|--3--|-----|
G|--4--|-----|--0--|-----| (x2)
D|--4--|-----|--2--|-----|
A|-----|-----|--3--|-----|

second time you play G - flick the rhythm/treble switch very quickly.

Then play this riff x6 during the indechipherable spoken part.

  Bm             G  G/F#
E|--2--------------------|
B|--3--------------------|
G|--4--------------------|
D|--4--------0--2--------|
A|-----2--4--------------|
E|-----------------3--2--|

Note: 5th time the there is a pinch harmonic (?)on the
      7th fret instead of a Bm chord.

Then play Riff 1 x 4 and repeat the chorus

Chorus.

Coda:
Riff 1 is played around 20 times then after about 15
times a rhythm guitar comes in playing Bm G G/F#
and the riff dissapears in the mix and then drops out.
Before coming back along with the rhythm guitar and it's continued until 
the song ends on Bm.