• Song:

    The Hammer

  • Artist:

    Motorhead

  • Album:

    Ace of Spades

This is an amazing song, the last track on the classic 'Spades album
(and one of my favourites).

Tune down to Eb (half a step)

x = pick slide  
/ 
/ = tremelo pick

Riff A
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-9-9-99127-7-777-|
A|-7-7-77105-5-555-|
E|-----------------|
Where it says 'loose' in the song structure, play this
muted in a 'laid back' style (listen to the song).

Riff B
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4--4--4--7--9--7--|
A|-2--2--2--5--7--5--|
E|-------------------|

Riff C
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4--5--6--7-8-9--|
A|-2--3--4--5-6-7--|
E|-----------------|

Riff D              Fill
e|-----------------|-----|
B|-----------------|-----|
G|-----------------|-----|
D|-----------------|-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----|

Riff E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---5-------------------9-----|
E|-----------------3-------------------7-----|
                   /
                   /

Solo. (approximately)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7--9--5--4--7--9--5-4-5-4-54--|
A|-/--/--/--/--/--/--------------|
E|-/--/--/--/--/--/--------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------7b7-5-----|
D|-------0h3p0-5-------0h3p0-5-------0h3p0-5-------765-|
A|-0-3-5---------0-3-5---------0-3-5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Song Structure: Intro:- Riff A x 4
                Verse:- Riff A x 8
                        Riff B x 3
                        Riff C
                        Riff A x 4
                        Riff D x 3
                        Fill
                Verse
                Intro
                Solo
                Verse:- Loose under vocals
                Riff A x 4
                Riff A x 4 :- Loose
                Riff B x 3
                Riff E


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