Guitar Tab to the Firefly theme song

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UPDATED: Saturday, May 24, 2008 16:34
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MOTOPSYCHO

Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:05 AM

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........

FREELANCERTEX

Sunday, August 26, 2007 6:19 PM

*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...

JUNIPERMONKEYS

Tuesday, August 28, 2007 4:51 PM

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

FREELANCERTEX

Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:17 AM

"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...

BLAZESOLO

Wednesday, August 29, 2007 3:44 AM

Another Browncoat guitarist thanks ya MUCHLY!!!!!

I wear a blaster under my Browncoat

FREELANCERTEX

Thursday, August 30, 2007 3:41 PM

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...

WHITESILENCE

Thursday, August 30, 2007 5:41 PM

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?

VIOLYNS

Thursday, August 30, 2007 6:40 PM

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."

Serenifly Costumes http://serenifly.tripod.com

WHITESILENCE

Thursday, August 30, 2007 8:40 PM

Thanks so much!

STILLFLYING666

Saturday, May 24, 2008 4:34 PM

Yes thank you soooo much
cant find reliable tabs anywhere else

Mal 666

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