ACE OF SPADES
MOTORHEAD
From the album ACE OF SPADES 1980
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x = palm mute
BU = bend up to
BD = bend down to
H = hammer on
P = pull off
INTRO: - bass arr. For guitar. Play 4x
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2--2----2--2--2--2----2---2---2-----0-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF:
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------9---8---7-|-------------------9---8----7---------|
A|----------------------7---7---7-|-------------------7---7----7---------| E|-0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0--0--0--0---0----0-----------|
(end main riff)
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------9---8---7-|-------------------9---8---7----------|
A|----------------------7---7---7-|-------------------7---7---7----------|
E|-0--0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0---|-0--0---0--0--0--0---0---0------------|
VERSE RIFF 1:
if you like to gamble, I tell you i?m your man
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|----5----------------------|--(5)------------------------------------|
A|----5----------------------|--(5)------------------------------------|
E|-0--3----------------------|--(3)------------------------------------|
You win some, loose some, it?s all the same to me
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---5-----------------------|--(5)------------------------------------|
A|---5-----------------------|--(5)------------------------------------|
E|-0-3-----------------------|--(3)------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF w/ FILL 1
E|----10---10------------------|----10---10----------------------------|
B|----10^--10--8-----8---------|----10^--10----------------------------|
G|----------------9------------|-------------8-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------9----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
(end FILL 1)
E|----10---10------------------|----10---10----------------------------|
B|----10^--10--8-----8---------|----10^--10----------------------------|
G|----------------9------------|-------------8-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------9----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|
VERSE RIFF 2: (end VERSE RIFF 2)
the pleasure is to play it makes no difference what you say
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--7--------------------|--5---------------------------------|
D|--7--------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|--5--------------------|--3---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF (first 2 measures only) with fill 1 (first 2 measures only)
VERSE RIFF 2:
I don?t share your greed the only card I need is the
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G|--7-----------------------|--5-----------------------------------------|
D|--7-----------------------|--5-----------------------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
Ace of Spades the Ace of Spades (end Chorus)
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------9-----8-----7-|---------------------9-----8-----7-|
A|---------------------7-----7-----7-|---------------------7-----7-----7-|
E|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|
MAIN RIFF w/ palm mute: (only first 2 measures)
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------9-----8-----7-|---------------------9-----8-----7-|
A|---------------------7-----7-----7-|---------------------7-----7-----7-|
E|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|
PM x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
VERSE RIFF 1:
Playing for the high one, dancing with the devil
Going with the flow, it?s all a game to me
MAIN RIFF w/ FILL 1
VERSE RIFF 2:
Seven or eleven, snake eyes watchin? you
MAIN RIFF (first 2 measures only) with FILL 1 (first 2 measures only)
VERSE RIFF 2:
double up or quit, double stake or split
CHORUS:
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of spades
MAIN RIFF w/ palm mute
BRIDGE:
You know i?m born to loose and gambling?s for fools
E|-----------------------------|----------------------|
B|-----------------------------|----------------------|
G|---9-----------------------7-|--7-------------------|
D|---9-----------------------7-|--7-------------------|
A|---7-----------------------5-|--9-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------|
But that?s the way I like it baby, I don?t want to live forever
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9?-9-|
A|--------------------------------|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9-|
E|--------------------------------|---7--7--7--7---7--7--7?-7-|
And don?t forget the joker
E|---------|------------------|----------|-----------------------------|
B|---------|------------------|----------|-----------------------------|
G|--7------|--(7)----9--7--5--|--4-------|--(4)------------------------|
D|--7------|--(7)----9--7--5--|--4-------|--(4)------------------------|
A|--5------|--(5)----7--5--3--|--2-------|--(2)------------------------|
E|---------|------------------|----------|-----------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------5?7p5---5h7?-7p5---7p5-----7p5----7p5---|
A|--0h3?-5/7\5?3h5p3-----3?-5/7--------7----------7------7------7------7-|
E|--------------------5--------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------10-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------7--9BU(11)?(11)BD(9)-|
D|--7BU(9)--7--5---------5-------7?-9p7-----7--8/9-----------------------|
A|----------------7?5h7-----7/9----------9-------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|-7--/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------| B|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-|
G|-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
E|--10BU(12)BD(10)?8h10p8------8------8?10BU(12)BD(10)p8-----|
B|-------------------------10-----10----------------------10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
(end Solo)
E|--10p8---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------10?10p8---8-10BU(12)-10p8---8---------------------|
G|---------------9-----------------8----9--7-------------5-|
D|--------------------------------------------10--7?5h7----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
I'm not 100% sure about the solo.
Rhythm behind guitar solo:
Play 4x
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2-----0--2--2--2-------0---|
D|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2-----0--2--2--2-------0---|
A|--0--0--0---------0--0--0---------|--0--0--0--------0--0--0-----------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play 4x
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--4--4--4------2--4--4--4------2--|--4--4--4-----2--4--4--4-------2---|
D|--4--4--4------2--4--4--4------2--|--4--4--4-----2--4--4--4-------2---|
A|--2--2--2---------2--2--2---------|--2--2--2--------2--2--2-----------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Play 4x (end RHYTHM)
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2-----0---2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--------2---|
D|--2--2--2-----0---2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--------2---|
A|--0--0--0---------0--0--0---------|--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0------------|
E|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
MAIN RIFF
VERSE RIFF 1
Pushing up the ante, I know you got to see me
Read ?em an weep, the dead man?s hand again
MAIN RIFF w/ FILL 1
VERSE RIFF 2
I see it in your eyes, take one lokk and die
MAIN RIFF (first 2 measures only) with FILL 1 (first 2 measures only)
VERSE RIFF 2
The only thing you see, you know it?s gonna be
CHORUS
The Ace of Spades
The Ace of Spades
OUTRO: w/ FILL 2
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
G|--7--------------|--5-------------|--7-------------|-5------------|
D|--7--------------|--5-------------|--7-------------|-5------------|
A|--5--------------|--3-------------|--5-------------|-3------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
FILL 2:
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
B|--13^------------|--13^-----------|--13^-----------|--13^---------|
G|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
END OF SONG
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--9--7--9-------------------|--9--7--9----------------------|
D|--9--7--9-------------------|--9--7--9----------------------|
A|--7--5--7-------------------|--7--5--7----------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
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