• Song:

    Hellraiser

  • Artist:

    Motorhead

  • Album:

    March or Die

Hellraiser

                               Motorhead

Originally released on the "March Or Die" album

Version 1.3
December 14th, 1997

Transcribed by Matt Javes (matt@redstart.demon.co.uk)
           and Gus Siewert (ktulu@cs.mcgill.ca)

Visit Catch My Smoke - The Motorhead Tab Page
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~ktulu/motorhead

Tune down to Eb.

 .  = palm mute
b/r = bend/release
h/p = hammer on/pull off
< > = artificial/pinch harmonic
/ \ = slide up/down
~   = vibrato

Where a separate bass line is not shown, the bass plays the same as the
guitar (play root notes of chords).

Bass Intro                       
G|-0--------|-----------------| play the verse
D|----------|-----------------| riff from here
A|----------|-----------------| on until the 
E|----------|--3-3-3-3-3-33-33| fill (below)
  vol swell-

Bass under 1st guitar fill
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-4-5-----------------5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-\-|
E|-33-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Fill
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|------|
G|-<5>b-p3---3-3---------|-<5>b-p3---3-3-5~------|------|
D|--------h5-----5-------|--------h5-----5~------|------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-5-5\-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-3\-|
The bass plays the verse riff under this, except during the intro (see
above).

Verse
  Guitar (play muted notes only after first line of verses)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |       . . . . . . |
 |Bass               |
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-33-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

Pre-Chorus (Bass does a slide up at the end)
e|------------------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------5---------------------|-------5------------|
D|-3---3--5---------------------|-3---3-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3---3--3---------------------|-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-------1-2-3-1-2-3-1-3--|-1---1--------------|
              

Chorus         x3                      x1
e|---------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------|-----------------------|
G|----3------5---|-----------------------|
D|-5--3---3--5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
A|-5--1---3--3---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--3--|
E|-3------1------|-----------------1--1--|
                   . . . . . . . . .  .

Solo Backing
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|--3--3----5--52--|
A|-----------5-3-------------3-1~------------5-3--|-51--13--53--30--|
E|-3-4-5-3-5-----5-1-2-3-1-3-----3-3-4-5-3-5-----5|-3----1--3-------|


               x3                                         x1
e|---------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|------------------------------------------|
G|----3------5---|------------------------------------------|
D|-5--3---3--5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3----5--52----------|
A|-5--1---3--3---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--51--13--53--30--5-------|
E|-3------1------|------------------3----1--3-------3-------|
                   . . . . . . . .

Coda w/guitar & bass fills/solos
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
 | . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 |Bass               
G|---------------------------3-5-7--5-3---------------------------|
D|--------------------3-5---------------5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-3h5-etc.--|
A|-------------3-4--5---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-5----------------------------------------------------|
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