Band: Exciter Album: Heavy Metal Maniac Song: Heavy Metal Maniac Copyright (c) Shrapnel Records (1983) Version 1.0 - 2006/15/7 Transcribed By: Benjamin Gheysels Email: benjamingheysels@hotmail.com . - palm mute / - slide up to - slide down to ~ - vibrato h (x2444x@1)- hammer on b (x24432@1)- Bend p - pull off Suffixes for bend t - tap f (133111@1)- full bend h- (x2444x@1)half bend ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend * - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend , - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note " - tremolo note - Trill ps - pick scrape Tuning E A D G B E Riff 1: play 11 times |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---8---6---8---6---8-------| |---6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-----| |---------------------------| . . . . . then this once |----------------------| |----------------------| |-----------------6----| |---8---6---8-----4----| |---6-6-4-4-6-6-6------| |----------------------| . . . . Riff 2: play once |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |---4-------6----| |---2-------4----| |----------------| Riff 1: play 8 times Riff 2: play once Riff 2: play 2 times Riff 3: chorus. Play 4 times |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |---------4--6--8-8---8-8-------| |---6-----2--4--6-6-6-6-6-6-----| |---4---------------------------| . . Riff 1: play 8 times Riff 2: play once Riff 1: play 8 times Riff 2: play once Riff 1: play 2 times Riff 3: chorus. Play 3 times, then this shorter bit once |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |---------4--6-------| |---6-----2--4-------| |---4----------------| Riff 4: play once |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---8----6----4----3----------8--6--8---------| |---6----4----2----1----------6--4--6---------| Solo: play this while John Ricci does his thing part 1 part 2 |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |---8--6--8--6--8---|-------------------| |---6--4--6--4--6---|---6--4--6--4--6---| |-------------------|---4--2--4--2--4---| this is how the background riff should be played: - part 1: 4 times - part 2: 2 times - part 1: 4 times - part 2: 2 times - part 1: 4 times Riff 1: 8 times Riff 2: play once Riff 1: play 8 times Riff 2: play once Riff 1: play 2 times Riff 3: chorus. Play 3 times, then this shorter bit once |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |---------4--6-------| |---6-----2--4-------| |---4----------------| Riff 4: play once |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---8----6----4----3----------8--6--8---------| |---6----4----2----1----------6--4--6--stop---| That's it! Enjoy!
