Guitar Tab to the Firefly theme song by notabus

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Guitar Tab to the Firefly theme song

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Sunday, November 20, 2005 3:00 AM

The Ballad of Serenity

This is guitar tablature to a rough acoustic version I figured out listening to the recording of Joss playing the songon the DVD, and I then transposed to the key the final version is in. The bridge is the same as Joss' version (plus I added a lick to start it off), but I changed the ending to the shortened one in the opening credits.

All the C to Gm at the end of phrases are single strummed sustained chords. The final D# to C is a slide. Feel free to play any licks you might think of. And I totally understand if you need to correct my tablature. I probably didn't figure it out perfectly, but, alas, I am only human.

C__A#_F__Gm_D#

3__1__1__3__6 5__3__1__3__8 5__3__2__3__8 5__3__3__5__8 3__1__3__5__6 X__X__1__3__X

Intro E----------------| B----------------| G----------------| D----------------| A------3--6-3----| E--3-6--------6--|

Verse 1:

C_____________A# Take my love, take my land,

F_______________C______Gm Take me where I cannot stand.

D#____________A# I don't care, I'm still free,

F__________________C________Gm You can't take the sky from me.

Verse 2:

C___________A# Take me out to the black,

F________________C______Gm Tell 'em I ain't coming back.

D#________________A# Burn the land and boil the sea,

F__________________C________Gm You can't take the sky from me.

Bridge:

E--------------| G--------------| B------5-8-5---| D--5-8-------8-| A--------------| E--------------|

| A# | F | D# |

Coda:

C________________A# There's no place I can be

F________________C_____Gm Since I've found Serenity.

D#_________________A# You can't take the sky from me.

| N.C. | D# | C |

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Sunday, November 20, 2005 10:29 AM

THOLO

thank you for doing this for us.

thanks

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Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:44 PM

NOTABUS

So you play guitar, I take it.

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Monday, December 05, 2005 4:33 AM

SINIZZAE

Yeehaw, thank you a lot... time to play my old guitar again, I guess!

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Monday, December 05, 2005 5:32 AM

SEXYKAYLIE

Thank you very much you rock!

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Tuesday, January 10, 2006 2:02 PM

IELECTRIC

Good job man! If you have time and will, please make us tabs for Jaynestown - The Hero of Canto

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:19 AM

SYNCHRO

Works well on piano too - Bruce Hornsby style. :-)

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Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:56 AM

GWENHARKER

Even though I play the guitar I still have no idea how to read tabs *headdesk*

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Thursday, May 18, 2006 2:32 AM

CHAOSTHEORY

DOH

right i'll try and explain

tabs have no timing. you have to listen to get it

the lines indicate the strings. (fat string at bottom thin string at top)

the numbers on corressponding srings are the fret numbers.

thats all there is to it.

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Monday, February 19, 2007 4:37 PM

GIRLASKEW

Would you happen to know The Hero of Canton or The Ballad of Jayne, whatever you wanna call it?? My Browncoat Group is lucky enough to have a really awesome musician who is prone to sing alongs. Any chance you might know that, or point me in the direction of finding it??

Thanks!

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Monday, February 19, 2007 6:05 PM

MOTOPSYCHO

Yay! i dared dream that someone would save me the effort,and heres you turning up with tab in the nick of time....id say that makes you a big damn hero son!

young miss? i need you to go to work now........

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Sunday, August 26, 2007 8:19 AM

FREELANCERTEX

*glomps notabus* i love you.

__________________________ Have you ever wondered why in a dream you can touch a falling sky? Or fly to the heavens that watch over you?

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar."

A man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will show you his true self.

You can't take the sky from me...

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:51 AM

JUNIPERMONKEYS

Ooh, my first post. Since I saw requests for Hero of Canton with no replies, here's what I figured out. It's not spot-on, but it's right enough to have some fun with, I think...capoing up two or three make it a little more accurate. Here's an easy chord finder if you need it: http://jguitar.com/chordsearch (edit: eek, the formatting got weird. Sorry if the chord/lyric timing is a teeny bit off in places)

C_____________________C Jayne! The man they call Jayne! [Chorusey part...] ___C He robbed from the rich, ______Am and he gave to the poor ______C Stood up to the man, ______Am and he gave him what for ____F Our love for him now, _____G7 ain't hard to explain ____C The hero of Canton, ___G7__________C the man they call Jayne!

____Am__________E7____________Am Now Jayne saw the mudders' backs breakin' ___Dm____E7_________Am He saw the mudders' lament ____Am___E7_______Am He saw the Magistrate takin' _____Dm______E7________Am every dollar and leavin' five cents. _________Dm____________________Am So he said "You can't do that to my people" ______Dm___________________E7 "Can't crush them under your heel" ____Am________________E7 So Jayne strapped on his hat ______Am_________Dm and in five seconds flat _____A_____________E7____________Am stole everything Boss Higgins had to steal

[Chorus]

_____Am_________E7_______Am Now here is what separates heroes ______Dm___________E7______Am From common folk like you and I ____Am__________E7 The man they call Jayne ____Am____________Dm He turned around his plane ____Dm_____E7_______Am And let that money hit sky ____Dm_______E7______Am He dropped it onto our houses ____Am_______E7____Am He dropped it into our yards ____Am_________E7 The man they call Jayne _____Am_________Dm He stole away our pain ____A__________E7______Am And headed out for the stars

[play the chorus once more... with feeling!]

FWIW, the way I play the main theme is a bit easier for those of us not comfortable with barre chords (I need to practice some more, instead of watching Firefly so much!), so I thought I'd write it here too. Capo 3 e|----------------(A)-- b|----------------2-- g|----------------2-- d|----------------2-- a|------0--3p0------- e|--0h3--------3-----

A_____________ G Take my love, take my land D_____________ A _____E Take me where I cannot stand C___________ G I don't care, I'm still free D _______________A_______E You can't take the sky from me A___________ G Take me out to the black D_____________A______E Tell them I ain't coming back C_____________G Burn the land, boil the sea D_______________ A_______ E You can't take the sky from me

(I haven't figured out the "intricacies" of the solo =/ ) e|-------------0--- b|-------------1--- g|-------------0--- d|-------------2--- a|------0h2----3--- e|--0h3-------------

C___G____D____Am _____ A (will have to do for now)

A ______________G There's no place I can be D _________A _____E Since I found Serenity ____C _______________D But you can't take the sky from me C A

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 3:17 PM

FREELANCERTEX

"No...this must be what going mad feels like."

__________________________ Have you ever wondered why in a dream you can touch a falling sky? Or fly to the heavens that watch over you?

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar."

A man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will show you his true self.

You can't take the sky from me...

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:44 PM

BLAZESOLO

Another Browncoat guitarist thanks ya MUCHLY!!!!!:kiss:

I wear a blaster under my Browncoat

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Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:41 AM

FREELANCERTEX

combination of Firefly and Star Wars *weighs balance* hm... *wanders off pondering*

guitar rocks

__________________________ Have you ever wondered why in a dream you can touch a falling sky? Or fly to the heavens that watch over you?

"I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar."

A man is least himself when he speaks in his own person. Give him a mask and he will show you his true self.

You can't take the sky from me...

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Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:41 AM

WHITESILENCE

Does anyone know if there's any kind of sheet music for either the theme song or Hero of Canton? Even if it's just the vocal part?

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Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:40 AM

VIOLYNS

http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Music-Original-Television-Soundtrack/dp/
142342056X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5082135-3226058?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188499123&sr=8-1 is Greg Edmonson's Piano book, but the theme has the words. But, no Hero of Canton.

http://www.brianburkemusic.com/transcript.htm This guy has Hero of Canton and the Ballad of Serenity as well. They're a bit messy, but they work just fine.

----- ~mia "I will never cease to fly if held down."

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Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:40 AM

WHITESILENCE

Thanks so much!

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Saturday, May 24, 2008 6:34 AM

STILLFLYING666

Yes thank you soooo much cant find reliable tabs anywhere else :biggrin:

Mal 666

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