Motörhead – Ace Of Spades (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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Tabbed By : Stéph
EDIT: half step lower version available after the standard tuning tab.
[Intro]
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-|-6--6-6-6/18\-------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
don't slide too slowly[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4 E|--------------------|
[Verse 2]
G|-6~-----------------| G|-6--6-6--6-6---| D|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-| D|-4--4-4--4-4---| A|--------------------| x3 A|---------------| E|--------------------| E|---------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4 E|--------------------|
[Verse 3]
G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-| E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x2 E|--------------------|
[Verse 4]
G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-| E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus 1]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4 E|--------------------|
[Verse 5]
G|-6~-----------------| G|-6--6-6--6-6---| D|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-| D|-4--4-4--4-4---| A|--------------------| x3 A|---------------| E|--------------------| E|---------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4 E|--------------------|
[Verse 6]
G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-| E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x2 E|--------------------|
[Verse 7]
G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-| E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x6 E|--------------------|
[Bridge]
You know i'm born to lose,... G|-------------------|------------------| D|-8--------------6--|-8----------------| A|-6--------------4--|-6----------------| E|-------------------|------------------| G|-------------------|------------------| D|-------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--| A|-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--| E|-------------------|------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-4-4-44-4-4-44-4-4-|-4-4-44-4-4-6-4-2--| You'll get the rythm easily. E|-------------------|-------------------| G|-------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|-------------------| A|-11-11-1-1-11-1-1--|-11-11-1-1-11-1-1--| E|-------------------|-------------------|
[Solo]
G|-8-8-88-8-8-88-8-8-| G|-8-7-8-78-9-| D|-6-6-66-6-6-66-6-6-| D|-6-5-6-56-7-| A|-------------------| x3 A|------------| E|-------------------| E|------------| G|-10-10-1010-10-10-1010-10-10-| G|-10-10-10-1010-9-| D|-8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--| D|-8--8--8--8-8--7-| A|-----------------------------| x3 A|-----------------| E|-----------------------------| E|-----------------| G|-8-8-88-8-8-88-8-8-| G|-8-8-8-88-8-| D|-6-6-66-6-6-66-6-6-| D|-6-6-6-66-6-| A|-------------------| x3 A|------------| E|-------------------| E|------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4 E|--------------------|
[Verse 8]
G|-6~-----------------| G|-6--6-6--6-6---| D|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-| D|-4--4-4--4-4---| A|--------------------| x3 A|---------------| E|--------------------| E|---------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4 E|--------------------|
[Verse 9]
G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-| E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x2 E|--------------------|
[Verse 10]
G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-| E|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
G|--------------------| D|--------------------| A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x6 E|--------------------|
[Outro]
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------| A|-4~-----------------|-2~-----------------|-4~-----------------|-2~-----------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| G|--------------------|--------------------| D|-8-6-8--------------|-8-6-8--------------| A|-6-4-6--------------|-6-4-6--------------| E|--------------------|--------------------|
That's how I play this amazing song, hope you like it !
Edit: because some of you liked to complain it wasn't the proper tuning, here's the half
step version. As you'll see, it really is much harder to play a 7 instead of a 6 when
there is only one note in the entire measure.
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
[Intro]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7/19\-------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
don't slide too slowly[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 2]
Gb|-7~-----------------| G|-7--7-7--7-7---| Db|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-| D|-5--5-5--5-5---| Ab|--------------------| x3 A|---------------| Eb|--------------------| E|---------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 3]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x2 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 4]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 5]
Gb|-7~-----------------| G|-7--7-7--7-7---| Db|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-| D|-5--5-5--5-5---| Ab|--------------------| x3 A|---------------| Eb|--------------------| E|---------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 6]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x2 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 7]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
[Chorus riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x6 Eb|--------------------|
[Bridge]
You know i'm born to lose,... Gb|-------------------|------------------| Db|-9--------------7--|-9----------------| Ab|-7--------------5--|-7----------------| Eb|-------------------|------------------| Gb|-------------------|------------------| Db|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--| Ab|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| Eb|-------------------|------------------| Gb|-------------------|-------------------| Db|-------------------|-------------------| Ab|-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5-|-5-5-55-5-5-7-5-3--| You'll get the rythm easily. Eb|-------------------|-------------------| Gb|-------------------|-------------------| Db|-------------------|-------------------| Ab|-22-22-2-2-22-2-2--|-22-22-2-2-22-2-2--| Eb|-------------------|-------------------|
[Solo]
Gb|-9-9-99-9-9-99-9-9-| Gb|-9-8-9-89-10-| Db|-7-7-77-7-7-77-7-7-| Db|-7-6-7-67-8--| Ab|-------------------| x3 Ab|-------------| Eb|-------------------| Eb|-------------| Gb|-11-11-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-| Gb|-11-11-11-1111-10-| Db|-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--| Db|-9--9--9--9-9--8--| Ab|-----------------------------| x3 Ab|------------------| these are elevens Eb|-----------------------------| Eb|------------------| Gb|-9-9-99-9-9-99-9-9-| Gb|-9-9-9-99-9-| Db|-7-7-77-7-7-77-7-7-| Db|-7-7-7-77-7-| Ab|-------------------| x3 Ab|------------| Eb|-------------------| Eb|------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 8]
Gb|-7~-----------------| G|-7--7-7--7-7---| Db|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-| D|-5--5-5--5-5---| Ab|--------------------| x3 A|---------------| Eb|--------------------| E|---------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 9]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x2 Eb|--------------------|
[Verse 10]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
[Riff]
Gb|--------------------| Db|--------------------| Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x6 Eb|--------------------|
[Outro]
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------| Ab|-5~-----------------|-3~-----------------|-5~-----------------|-3~-----------------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| Gb|--------------------|--------------------| Db|-9-7-9--------------|-9-7-9--------------| Ab|-7-5-7--------------|-7-5-7--------------| Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
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