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Set the House Ablaze  The Jam

27th August 2000. 14.49pm
This is all my own work
SET THE HOUSE ABLAZE
(Paul Weller)
This looks very complicated to understand cos I can't include lyrics but
it's very easy and there's a basic
chord summary at the end. If you listen to the record
you can place all the bits together.
Chords used:
Bm: x24432
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.
 
 --------------------------
 --------------------------
 --------3--3--2--2--0--0-- (x19)
 --0--0--------------------
 --------------------------
 --------------------------

The seventh time this riff is played guitar 2 comes in with a single chord:
Guitar 2:
RIFF 2
[Bm]  
[--2--]  
[--3--]  
[--4--]  
[--4--]  
[-----]  
[-----]  
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] 
 
 --3------------3----3---3---3-----3---3--3-
 --4------------4----4---4---4-----4---4--4-
 --3------------3----3---3---5-----5---5--5-
 --5------------5----5---5---5-----5---5--5-
 -------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------

Something you said .... (x2)
[Eb] [Cm] [D] 
 
 --3------------3----3---3---3-----3---2----
 --4------------4----4---4---4-----4---3----
 --3------------3----3---3---5-----5---2----
 --5------------5----5---5---5-----5---0----
 -------------------------------------------
 -------------------------------------------

Something you ...
Back to riff one (x12)
Verse two
'You [(Bm)]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]  
 
 --4--4-----
 --5--5-----
 --6--6-----
 --6--6-----
 --4--4-----
 --------x\ (scr*pe plectrum down string quickly)

..reason...
D C#m A (x3)
I wish that there was something.....do about it...
Repeat chorus.
Break:
[Bm] [G]  
 
 --2--|-----|--3--|-----|
 --3--|-----|--3--|-----|
 --4--|-----|--0--|-----| (x2)
 --4--|-----|--2--|-----|
 -----|-----|--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#]  
 
 --2--------------------
 --3--------------------
 --4--------------------
 --4--------0--2--------
 -----2--4--------------
 -----------------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.
So, a brief summary is
Intro: Bm G (x6)
Verse: Bm G (x3)
Chorus: Eb Cm (x3) D
Verse two: Bm G (x2)
Middle eight: F#m C#m (x4) D C#m A (x2) A
Chorus: as chorus 1
Break: Bm G (x2)
Spoken bit: Bm G G/F# (x6)
Chorus: as chorus 1
Coda: Bm G G/F# to end.
I hope you understand - if I'm completely wrong please
correct me! Cheers.

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