MOTORHEAD - "ace of spades2" Tablature
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A C E O F S P A D E S
Motorhead
from the album "Ace of Spades" 1980
transcribed by Scott Andrews
sha@virginia.edu
tempo = as fast as you can play it
INTRO: - bass arr. for guitar play 4x
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|--2----2--2----2--2--2--2----2---2---2----0-----|
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guitar
MAIN RIFF: E5 E5
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|---------------------9-----8-----7--|---------------------9-----8-----7--|
|---------------------7-----7-----7--|---------------------7-----7-----7--|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|
E5 E5 (end MAIN RIFF)
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|---------------------9-----8-----7--|---------------------9-----8-----7--|
|---------------------7-----7-----7--|---------------------7-----7-----7--|
|--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 ....
G5
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|-----5--------------------|--(5)-----------------------|
|-----5--------------------|--(5)-----------------------|
|--0--3--------------------|--(3)-----------------------|
(end VERSE RIFF 1)
you win some, loose some, ....
G5
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|-----5--------------------|--(5)-----------------------|
|-----5--------------------|--(5)-----------------------|
|--0--3--------------------|--(3)-----------------------|
MAIN RIFF w/ FILL 1
FILL 1:
|----10---10--------------|----10---10--------------|
|----10^--10--8-----8-----|----10^--10--8-----------|
|----------------9--------|----------------9--------|
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(end FILL 1)
|----10---10--------------|----10---10--------------|
|----10^--10--8-----8-----|----10^--10--8-----------|
|----------------9--------|----------------9--------|
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VERSE RIFF 2: (end VERSE RIFF 2)
the pleasure is to play it makes no ....
D5 C5
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|--7---------------------|--5------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|--5------------------------------|
|--5---------------------|--3------------------------------|
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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 ....
D5 C5
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|--7---------------------|--5----------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|--5----------------------------------------|
|--5---------------------|--3----------------------------------------|
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CHORUS:
Ace of Spades the Ac....(end CHORUS)
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|---------------------9-----8-----7--|---------------------9-----8-----7--|
|---------------------7-----7-----7--|---------------------7-----7-----7--|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|
MAIN RIFF w/ palm mute: (only first two measures)
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|---------------------9-----8-----7--|---------------------9-----8-----7--|
|---------------------7-----7-----7--|---------------------7-----7-----7--|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|
PM.............................. PM..............................
VERSE RIFF 1
playing for the high one, ....
MAIN RIFF w/ FILL 1
VERSE RIFF 2
seven or eleven, ...
MAIN RIFF (first 2 measures only) with FILL 1 (first 2 measures only)
VERSE RIFF 2
double up or quit, double ...
CHORUS
the Ace of ....
MAIN RIFF w/ palm mute
BRIDGE:
you know I'm born to loose and ....
E5 D5 E5
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|---9------------------------7--|--9-------------------------------------|
|---9------------------------7--|--9-------------------------------------|
|---7------------------------5--|--7-------------------------------------|
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but that's the way I like it baby, I ....
N.C. E5
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|--------------------------------|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---|
|--------------------------------|---9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9---|
|--------------------------------|---7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7---|
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and don't ....
D5 E5 D5 C5 B5
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|--7-----------|--(7)----9--7--5--|--4--------|-(4)-----------------------|
|--7-----------|--(7)----9--7--5--|--4--------|-(4)-----------------------|
|--5-----------|--(5)----7--5--3--|--2--------|-(2)-----------------------|
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RHYTHM BEHIND GUITAR SOLO: play 4x
A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
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|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0-----|
|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0-----|
|--0--0--0---------0--0--0---------|--0--0--0---------0--0--0------------|
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play 4x
B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5
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|--4--4--4------2--4--4--4------2--|--4--4--4------2--4--4--4------2-----|
|--4--4--4------2--4--4--4------2--|--4--4--4------2--4--4--4------2-----|
|--2--2--2---------2--2--2---------|--2--2--2---------2--2--2------------|
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play 4x (end RHYTHM)
A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5
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|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0-----|
|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0--|--2--2--2------0--2--2--2------0-----|
|--0--0--0---------0--0--0---------|--0--0--0---------0--0--0------------|
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MAIN RIFF
VERSE RIFF 1
pushing up the ante, I know ....
MAIN RIFF w/ FILL 1
VERSE RIFF 2
I see it in your eyes, take ....
MAIN RIFF (first 2 measures only) with FILL 1 (first 2 measures only)
VERSE RIFF 2
the only thing you see, ....
CHORUS
the Ace of ....
MAIN RIFF w/ palm mute
OUTRO: w/ FILL 2
D5 C5 D5 C5
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|--7-------------|--5------------|--7------------|--5---------------|
|--7-------------|--5------------|--7------------|--5---------------|
|--5-------------|--3------------|--5------------|--3---------------|
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| FILL 2: (end FILL 2) |
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|--13^-----------|--13^----------|--13^----------|--13^-------------|
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E5 D5 E5 E5 D5 E5 END.
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|--9--7--9---------------------|--9--7--9---------------------------|
|--9--7--9---------------------|--9--7--9---------------------------|
|--7--5--7---------------------|--7--5--7---------------------------|
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