“Burning Down the House” (PDF)

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE As recorded by Talking Heads (From the 1983 Album SPEAKING IN TONGUES) Transcribed by [email protected] G F A G/D F/C A/E Csus4/F Fsus4 x xxx 7 fr. xxx 5 fr. xxx 9 fr. xx xxx 1 fr.

A Intro = 100 N.C. FadPe In 1 I 4 V V V V V eV V Gtr I mpV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 5 3 A 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 3 B P P P P P P P P P

3 I V V V V V V V V V V eV V V T V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 3 A 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 5 3 B P P P P P P P P P

V V I Gtr II T A 10 12 B

5 I V V V V V V V V V V eV V V T V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 5 3 A 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 5 3 B P P P P P P P P P

V V k k V V I Full Full

T 13 13 M A O 10 12 B

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7 I V V V V V V V V V V V V T V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V A 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 B P P P P P P P P P P P P

V V I

T (13) A O B

B Chorus 1 G/D F/C G/D F/C

9 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V k V V k V V k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 B

G/D F/C G/D A/E F/C

13 gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V l k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 v5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 B

G/D F/C G/D F/C

17 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V k V V k V V k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 B

k k k j k k k j I c c c c c c Gtr II mfV V V V V V T A B 3 3 1 3 3 1

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G/D F/C G/D A/E F/C

21 gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V l k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 v5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 B

k k k j k j l l k j I c c c c d d V V V V T V V V A B 3 3 1 3 5 1 (1)

C Verse 1 G Csus4/F Fsus4 G Csus4/F Fsus4

25 c d c d k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V VeV V T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 A 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 B 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 1

G Csus4/F Fsus4 G Csus4/F Fsus4

29 c d c d k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V VeV V T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 A 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 B 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 1

D Chorus 2 G/D F/C G/D F/C

33 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V k V V k V V k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 B

k j j l l k j j k j I c V V V c c c V V V Gtr III mfV V V V V V T A B 8 7 5 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 1

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G/D F/C G/D A/E F/C

37 gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V l k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 v5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 B

l l k j j k j l l k I c c c V V V c c d V V V V V V V VFull V T M A B 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1

E Verse 2 G Csus4/F Fsus4 G Csus4/F Fsus4

41 c d c d k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V VeV V T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 A 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 B 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 1

G Csus4/F Fsus4 G Csus4/F Fsus4

45 c d c d k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V VeV V T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 A 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 B 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 1

F Interlude (G) (F) (G) (F)

49 k k V V l V V V l k k k V V l V V V l k I c u V V v V c u V V v V Gtr IV fff V V T 0 0 12 10 (10) 0 0 12 10 (10) A 12 12 3 12 12 3 B 3 3

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(G) (F) G F

53 k k V V l V V V l k l cl c k d d l k I c u V V v V V V V V V V V V Gtr IIIpV V VFull V V mf T M 0 0 12 10 (10) A 12 12 3 B 5 5 3 (3) 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 1 (1)

G Chorus 3 G/D F/C G/D F/C

57 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V k V V k V V k j Gtr I 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 5 B

k j j l l k j j k j I c V V V c c c V V V GtrV III V V V V V T A B 8 7 5 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 3 1

G/D F/C G/D A/E F/C

61 gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V k V V k V V k j V V k j V V l k j 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 v5 T 8 8 8 8 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 6 6 A 7 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 5 5 B

l l k j j k j l l k k j I c c c V V V c c d c V V V V V V V VFull V V T M A B 8 7 5 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 1

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H Verse 3 G Csus4/F Fsus4 G Csus4/F Fsus4

65 c d c d k V V k V j l V l j l k j k V V k V j l V l j l k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V V V V VeV V T 3 3 3 3 V 3 3 3 3 V 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 A 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 B 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 1

G Csus4/F Fsus4 G Csus4/F Fsus4

69 c d c d k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j k V V k V j l V l V j V l k j I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VeV V V VeV V T 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 5 A 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 3 3 B 3 0 1 3 0 1 1 1

I Outro N.C.

73 V W V W j k V V V k V V u V W k V V GtIr II mf u u u 10 8 10 8 T 8 8 10 8 A 10 10 10 10 B

G F Gtr I pp d d __ k__ k l_ k__ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k V W V U W V V 78 V V V V u u k V V u u I 10 8 13 u 10 8 15 (15) (15) 17 13 T 8 A 10 B

G F G F G A F d d d d d __ k__ kl_ k__ k __ k__ kl_ k__ k __ k__ kl_ k__ k __ k__ kl_ k__ k __ k__ k______k__ kl_ k__ k VW W 83 V V W j j k VV V k V j k V I 15 (15) u 10 8 u T 8 A 10 10 10 B

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G F G F d d d d __ k__ k l_ k __ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k __ k__ k l_ k __ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k V V V U U P U 89 V V V z I 1 1/2 10 8 15 13 17 (17) (17) 17 (17) T 8 M A B

d d d d j l V l k l V l V V k V l k j eV V j l V l k l V l V V k V l k j eV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr V V V

T 3 3 6 3 3 6 0 0 0 5 (5) 5 3 0 0 0 5 (5) 5 3 A 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 3 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 3 B 3 0 3 0 1 1

G F G F d d d d __ k__ k l_ k __ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k __ k__ k l_ k __ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k U W V V 93 V V I 15 (15) 1310 T A B

d d d d j l V l k l V l V V k V l k j eV V j l V l k l V l V V k V l k j eV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 3 3 6 3 3 6 0 0 0 5 (5) 5 3 0 0 0 5 (5) 5 3 A 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 3 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 3 B 3 0 3 0 1 1

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G F G F k k l dk k k k l dk k k k l dk k k k l dk k __Begi_ns _to Fade Out______V V V 97 W V V V V j k V V j k u I u 10 8 13 10 15 10 15 T 8 A 10 B

d d d d j l V l k l V l V V k V l k j eV V j l V l k l V l V V k V l k j eV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 3 3 6 3 3 6 0 0 0 5 (5) 5 3 0 0 0 5 (5) 5 3 A 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 3 0 0 0 3 (3) 3 3 B 3 0 3 0 1 1 G F G F d d d d __ k__ k l_ k __ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k __ k__ k l_ k __ k __ k__ k l_ k__ k

101 W I j T A B

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