Krokus - Heatstrokes Chords & Tabs

HEATSTROKES by Krokus
From the "Metal Rendez-Vous" Album

Tabbed by Samuel Schmid
E-Mail: blue.eagle@bluemail.ch

Please note that this tab is just an interpretation of my own, which is according to the record not 100% correct. We play it just as it is tabbed below (more or less at last). Also, I ignored any timing. I recommend you to listen to the record.
Oh, if anyone has this song's lyrics I'd be glad if he could mail it to me, and in the case of bugs, suggestions etc. too.

Cheers,
Sam


/       = Slide Up
\       = Slide Down
~       = Vibrato
P.M...| = Palm Mute


INTRO


e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-3-3--3-3-3--2-2-2--2-2-2--1-1-1--1-1-1--0-0-0--0-0-0-|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


RIFF 1


e |-------------------------------|
b |-------------------------------|
G |-------------------------------|
D |----------2--------------5-----|
A |-0--0-3-4---3-4-0--0-6-7---6-7-|
E |-------------------------------|

RIFF 1a (Played by Guitar II during the Intro part)

e |-------------------------------|
b |-------------------------------|
G |-2--------------2--------------|
D |-2--------------2--------------|
A |-0--------------0--------------|
E |-------------------------------|

VERSE

e |-------------------------------|
b |-------7--5--7--------7--5--7--|
G |-2-----7--5--7--2-----7--5--7--|
D |-2--------------2--------------|
A |-0--------------0--------------|
E |-------------------------------|

PRE-CHORUS

e |-------------------------------|
b |-------7--5--7-----------------|
G |-2-----7--5--7--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D |-2--------------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A |-0--------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E |-------------------------------|

CHORUS
                                           (Strum slow)
e |---------------------------------------------7--------------------------------|
b |---------------------------------------------7--------------------------------|
G |----------------7-------------2--------------7------------------------------7-|
D |-2--------------7-------------2------------------------------2--------------7-|
A |-2--------------5-------------0------------------------------2--------------5-|
E |-0-----------------------------------------------------------0----------------|

INTERLUDE, Part 1

e |-----------------------------------|
b |-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |-----7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-7-9-7-|
A |-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E |-----------------------------------|


After the Interlude follows a Solo, which I was just too lazy to transcribe. Just improvise something around the A or E pentatonic scale.

INTERLUDE, Part 2

Guitar II starts with the drums, and Guitar which react to Guitar I.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/krokus/heatstrokes_tab_ver_2.html ]
Guitar I

e |-----------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
b |-----------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
D |-------/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------||------------3-------3-------3~~~---|
E |-----------------------------------||--------3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5--------|

e |---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
b |---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
D |--------------12----------12----------12-----||-------------12----------12----------12-----|
A |-------/12-14----14-12-14----14-12-14----14~-||-------12-14----14-12-14----14-12-14----14~-|
E |---------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|
                                                         P.M............................|

Guitar II


e |-----------------------------------|
b |-----------------------------------|
G |-----------------------------------|
D |-----------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------|
E |-0-3-4-5---------------------------|

This is played 4 times, with Guitar I.


RIFF 2

e |------------------------------------|
b |------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------|
D |-2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|
A |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
E |------------------------------------|

e |------------------------------------|
b |------------------------------------|
G |-2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|
D |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
A |------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|

e |------------------------------------|
b |------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------|
A |-2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|
E |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|


e |------------------------------------|
b |------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------------|
D |-2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2--2-2-4-2-|
A |-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
E |------------------------------------|


OUTRO

e |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |-2------4------5------7------9-----10-11--12--/14-14-14---/14-14-14----14-14-14---|
D |-2------4------5------7------9-----10-11--12--/14-14-14---/14-14-14----14-14-14---|
A |-0------2------3------5------7------8--9--10--/12-12-12---/12-12-12---/12-12-12---|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e |----------------------------------|
b |----------------------------------|
G |----------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------|
A |----------------------------------|
E |-0--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--5/-|

And from here you can just make some wild noises. ;)


Song Structure
--------------

Intro
4x Riff 1 (Guitar I) accompanied by Riff 1a (Guitar II)
4x Riff 1 (Both Guitars now)
3x Verse & 1x Pre-Chorus
Chorus
2x Riff 1
1x Verse & Pre-Chorus
Chorus
2x Riff 1
Interlude Part 1
Solo Part(play it about 8 to 16 bars, preferably. But you can walk it out as long you want)
Interlude Part 2
Riff 2(here you could play another solo)
2x Riff 1
1x Verse & Pre-Chorus
Outro