• Song:

    Overkill

  • Artist:

    Motorhead

  • Album:

    The Best of Motorhead

Edited by David the Guitarist

Transcribed by: Matt Javes (matt@redstart.demon.co.uk)
Corrected by: Gus Siewert (ktulu@cs.mcgill.ca)
Solo 4 tabbed out by Sydney and David the Guitarist
|--------------------------------|
|         Legend:                |
|         b = bend               |
|      TP = Tremelo Pick         |
|       X/ = Pick Slide          |
|  Tuning: Eb (down half a step) |
|--------------------------------|
Bass Intro
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

G|--9--7---9--7---9--7----9-9----9----7-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-999-9-997-|
A|-777-7-775-| 
E|-----------| 

Verse riff 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-14-12-------------14-12---|
A|-12-10-------------12-10---|
E|---------------------------|

Pre Chorus 
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-55----------------7-55--|
A|-5-33----------------5-33--|
E|---------------------------|
Riff 2 
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----12------12-14--|
A|-----10------10-12--|
E|-0000----0000-------|

Chorus 
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-7-7-7-7-77------|
A|-4444-9979-9-9-7-4444-5-5-5-5-5-55------|
E|-2222-7757-7-7-5-2222-------------------|

Riff 3
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----12------12-----|
A|-----10------10-----|
E|-0000----0000-------|


2nd, 3rd, and 4th solo backings
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--4--5--4--5-4-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--2--3--2--3-2-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|

 
Solo 4 
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11----12-12-12-12-12|------12--14--12--14--12---14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
 TP...............................................

e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11----12-12-12-12-12|------12--14--12--14--12---14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
 TP...............................................

e|--12b---14b-----15b----14b---|---12b---14b-----15b----14b-|--12b---14b-----15b----14b-|
B|--15b---17b-----18b----17b---|---15b---17b-----18b----17b-|--15b---17b-----18b----17b-|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|

e|--12b---12b---12b---12b----12b----12b------------------------|
B|--15b---15b---15b---15b----15b----15b------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--12b---14b-----15b----14b---|---12b---14b-----15b----14b-|--12b---14b-----15b----14b-|
B|--15b---17b-----18b----17b---|---15b---17b-----18b----17b-|--15b---17b-----18b----17b-|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|

e|--12b---12b---12b---12b----12b----12b----12b-----------------|
B|--15b---15b---15b---15b----15b----15b----15b-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------X/-|


Lyrics:
Verse 1: Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud,
So good you can't believe it screaming with the crowd

Pre Chorus: Don't sweat it, get it back to you

Chorus: Overkill,  Overkill, Overkill

Verse 2: On your feet you feel the beat, it goes strait to your spine,
Shake your head you must be dead if it don't make you fly,

Pre Chorus: Don't sweat it, get it back to you

Chorus: Overkill, Overkill, Overkill 

Verse 3: Know your body's made to move, feel it in your guts
Rock 'N Roll aint worth the name if it don't make you strut,

Pre Chorus: Don't sweat it, get it back to you

Chorus: Overkill, Overkill, Overkill
 
Song order:
Drum Intro
Bass intro 1X
Riff 1 4X
Verse Riff 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Chorus 1X
Riff 3 X4
Verse Riff 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Chorus
Solo 1 (4 measures)
Riff 2 4X
Verse Riff 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Chorus
Solo 2 (4 measures)
Song stops
Drum Intro
Bass intro 1X
Solo 3 (With Wah Effect 4 measures)
Song stops
Drum Intro
Bass intro 1X
Solo 4 (4 measures)
Songs ends
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