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Vocals

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A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

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(Sing 8vb)

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Hold

Watch

tight

out

  

wait

you

'till

might



the

get

par

what

 

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you're

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ter

-

-

  

Hold

Cool

tight

ba bies

-

  

5

 

We're

Strange

in

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for

but

nas

not

 

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a

- weath

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 

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ger

-

-

  

There

I'm

has

an

got

or

  

to

din

-

be

ar

  

-

a

y

-

way

guy

  

Burn ing

- down

 

thehouse

  

1.

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9

2.

B

 

Here's your tick

 

et

- Pack

 

your bags

  

Time for jump

 

ing

-

ov

 

er

- board

  

13

 

The trans



por

-

ta

 

-

tion

-

is

 

here

     

Close en ought

 

-

but not

 

too far

  

16

C



May be

- you

 

know where

 

you are

   

Fight ing



-

fire

 

with

 

fire

    

All

wet

 

20

 

yeah you



might need

 

a rain

 

coat

-

  

Shave

down

  

dreams walk



in'

- in

  

broad day

 

light

-

 

23

 

Three

hun

dred

-

and six

  

ty

-

five

  

de grees

-

  

Burn ing

-

down

 

the house

  

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27



It was once

 

up on

 

-

a place

  

Sometimes

 

I list

 

en

-

to

 

my self

  

-

Gon na

-

come

 

in first

 

place

 

30

    

Peo ple

- on

 

theirway

 

towork

  

Ba by

- what

 

didyou

 

ex pect

  

-

Gon na



-

burst

 

in to

 

-

flames

 

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E

    

Fight ing

- fire

  

with fire

    

2

Fight ing

- fire

  

with fire

 

40

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F

    

Burn ing

-

down

 

the house

  

My

house

 

44

 

out of



the or

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din

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ar

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-

y

-

  

That's

right

  

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no bod

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- Some

  

thing

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sure

can

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48

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G

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sweep

me off

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my feet

  

Burn ing

-

down

 

the house

  

Watch

out

 

52

 

Youmight



getwhat

 

you'reaf

 

ter

-

  

Cool



ba bies

-

   

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butnot



astran

 

ger

-

  

I

am

an

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  

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- down

 

thehouse

   

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hun

dred

-

and six

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ty

-

five

  

de grees

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 

60

I

 

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- down

 

the house

   

Fight ing fire

 

with

  

fire

   

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- burst

  

in

to

3

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64

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flames

   

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  

fire

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3

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 

My

house

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My

house

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Burn ing

- down

 

thehouse

  

Vocals

2

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Trombone



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

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Trumpet II

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Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

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Trumpet I

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Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

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Burning Down The House

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Baritone Saxophone

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Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

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Burning Down The House

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f

            

         

5

    

            

  

1.



9

2.

B



3

mf

 

 

 

3

C

19



f

      

      

23

             



 

D

27



3

mf

 

 

 

2

 

 

E

35





 

2

  

 

 

f

 



background image



F

43



f

      

      

47





             



 



G

51

             

           

54

    

            

 

H

58

             



 

I

62



ff



 



 

66

 



 



 



J

70



 



 

   

  

Baritone Saxophone

2

background image



Tenor Saxophone



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

 

f

 

  

 

     

 

 

 

 

5



              

1.



9

2.

B



3

mf

 



 

3

C

19



ff



  



   



 





   

23



 

  

 

     



 

D

27



3

mf

 



 

2

 





E

35





 

2

  



 

f

 



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

F

43



ff



  



   



 





   

47







 

  

 

     



 



G

51



 

  

 

     

 

 

 

 

54



              

H

58



 

  

 

     



 

I

62



ff



 



 

66





 



 



J

70







 

  

   

Tenor Saxophone

2

background image



Alto Saxophone



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

 

f

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

5



 

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

1.



9

2.

B



3

mf

 



 

3

C

19



f



  





  



 







  

23



 

  

 

 

  



 

D

27



3

mf

 



 

2

 





E

35





 

2

  



 

f

 



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

F

43



f



  





  



 







  

47







 

  

 

 

  



 



G

51



 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

54



 

  

 

  

 

 

  



H

58



 

  

 

 

  



 

I

62



ff



 



 

66





 



 



J

70







 

  

   

Alto Saxophone

2

background image



Bass



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House



f

 



     

    

    

 

    

5



      

       

1.



9

2.

B



  

  

mf

           

13



    

                  

17

C



    

    

f

 

    

    

   

 



21



   

 

       

25

D



 

    

mf

           

29



    

                  

33

E



    

       

           

36



          

    

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39

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

              



42



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



f

    

    

   

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   

46

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



   

        

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G

51

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   

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     

55

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   

  

H

58



2

   

        

I

62

 

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  

with fire

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- fire

  

with fire

     



ff

 

          

66

 

Fight ing

- fire

  

with fire

     

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- down

 

thehouse

  



 

           

Bass

2

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


J

70




 

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down

 

the house

  



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 

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 

the house

  



   

 



       

Bass

3

background image



Guitar



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

 

f

                       

4



              

7

1.





              

2.

10

B



      

mf

(Sustained)

  

              

13



 

                   

17

C



  

         

f

           

20



              

23



              

26

D



      

mf

(Sustained)

  

              

29



 

                   

background image

33

E



 

       

Blow!

E7

  

D7

   

E7

   

38







D7

   

E7

   

D7

   

E7

 

F#m

 

D7

(End Solo)



F

43



f

              

46



              

49





G



                             

52



              

55



              

H

58



              

61

I



   

ff

           

Guitar

2

background image

64



              

67



              



J

70





                       

72



                      

Guitar

3

background image



Drums



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House

 

f



 



  

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

 



 

  

  

   

 

5

1.



  

 



 



 

sim...

 

    

(6)

         



2.

10

B

  

 



 

 

mf

 



 

  

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

sim...

 

  



14

  

(4)

       

(6)

       

(8)

 

C

19

f



 



  

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

sim...

 

    

(4)

 



23

D

      

(6)

       

(8)

 

mf



 

 

 

 



   

28

  

 



 



 

sim...

 

    

(4)

       

(6)

 



33

E

      

(8)

  



 



  

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

sim...

 

37

 

    

(4)

       

(6)

 



41





F

 



    

  

   

    

  

f

  

 

  

 

  

  

   

    

 

background image

44

  

 



 



 

sim...

 

    

(4)

       

(6)

 



49





G

 



    

  

   

 

        

 

  

 

  

  

   

    

 

52

  

 



 



 

sim...

 

    

(4)

       

(6)

 



57

H

     



 

  

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

sim...

 

  



61

I

    

ff



 



  

  

 

  

 



 



 



 

sim...

 

  



65

  

(4)

       

(6)

       

(8)

 



J

70



 

   

  

 

  

 

   

 



 



 



   

72

 

   

  

  

  

 

   

 

 

  

   

    



Drums

2

background image



Dirty Rhodes



A

Talking Heads/Tom Jones arr.

re-arr. Shaun Evans

Burning Down The House



f









 







8

1.



2.

B



E

F#m

  



3



 







16

C



2

f









 







24

D

 

E

F#m

3

mf







2

34

E

  









 







41





F



E

F#m

f









 







48





G

 

E

F#m









 





55

H

I





E

F#m

2

E

F#m

ff

E

F#m

background image

63

 

E

F#m

E

F#m

E

F#m

69



J



 

E

F#m

E

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