Lordi - Wake The Snake Chords & Tabs

 

Wake The Snake Chords & Tabs

Lordi Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Wake The Snake Tab

   
Song: Wake The Snake
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com

Standard Tuning

Legend:

.       palm mute
h       hammer on
p       pull off
/       slide up to note
\       slide down from note
7b9     bend 7th fret major second up
9r7     release previous bend
x       dead note
(n)     ghost note
~       vibrato
7b9-b9  bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent


Better gear up, this one's fast!


Intro
~~~~~

|-------------------------------------------------| \
|-------------------------------------------------|  |
|-------------------------------------------------|  |
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|  |
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|  |
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|  |
  .  .                                               |
                                                      > First time play this x3
                                                     |
|-------------------------------------------------|  | 
|-------------------------------------------------|  |
|-------------------------------------------------|  |
|-------5--4-----4--5-----5--------5--4-----------|  |
|-------5--4-----4--5-----3--------5--4-----5-----|  |
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--5-----| /
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--5--------------------|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------7--6--5--0--3--0--|
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------5-----|
|----------------------------------------7--5-----|
|----------------------------------------7--------|



Verse (play x2)
~~~~~
        "slither into your garden..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|(5)----------------x--5--------------------x--5--|
|(5)----7-p5--7-----x--5-----7-p5--7--------x--5--|
|-------------------------------------------------|


  "I got an apple waiting for a bite..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------3--|
|----------------------------------------------2--|
|(5)-------------------------------------0-----0--|
|(5)----7-p5--7--5-----------------0--2-----0--0--|
|-------------------7--6--5--0--3-----------------|


 "I lick my chops until the hammer drops, you know..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|(3)-------------------------------------3--------|
|(2)--------(loose p.m.)-----------------2--------|
|(0)----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0-----2--|
|(0)----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--5-----------2--|
|----------------------------------3-----------0--|
        .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

  "that is just might..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3-----3-----------|
|-------------------------------0-----0-----------|
|(2)-------------4-----5--------0-----0--2--------|
|(2)----2--2--2--2-----3-----------------2--------|
|(0)----0--0--0--------------------------0--------|
        .  .  .


Bridge
~~~~~~
  "grind your fingers while you're hanging..."
|-------------------------------------------------|  \
|-------------------------------------------------|   |
|-------------------------------------------------|   |
|-5-----------------------------------------5--7--|   |
|-3-----------------------------------------3--5--|   |
|-------------------------------------------------|   |
                                                      |
                                                       > Play x2
                                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------|   |
|-------------------------------------------------|   |
|-------------------------------------------------|   |
|-9-----5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5-----|   |
|-7-----5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5-----|   |
|-------------x--------x-----------------x--------|  /


 "I'm gonna keep it coming baby..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------7-----|
|-3-----------------------------------------5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
                                            ^this chord played
                                             during second bridge
 "you'll be next..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------7--5--7--------7--5--7--------5-----5--7--|
|-0-----------------0--------------0--3-----3--5--|


 "you can feel my fury..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----------------------------------7-----------|
|-5-----------------------------------5-----------|
|-5-----------------------------------5-----------|


 "kiss the fatal fangs...            tough enough to..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------7-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|



Chorus A
~~~~~~~~
 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------9-----7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9--------9-----7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7--------7-----7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------x-----------------8-----------------------|


 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------9-----7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-9--------9-----7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7--------7-----7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
|-------x-----------------------------------------|


 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------x-----------------------x-----------------|


 "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------7--------7--------7-----|
|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
        .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .     .  .


Then back to Intro, Verse, Bridge, Chorus A, after which:

Chorus B
~~~~~~~~
 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7-----7--7--x--7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------------------|


 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7-----7--7--x--7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|


 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------x-----------------------x-----------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lordi/wake_the_snake_tab_ver_2.html ]
  "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------7-----------------------|
|-5-----------------------7-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------5-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



Solo (Half Time)
~~~~

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5------------7----8-----10-----------12---------|
|-7b9----------9b11-10b12-12b14--------14b16------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



|-12----------------------------------------------|
|-15b17-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------------|
|-12------------12------------12----------|
|-14b16r14--12--14b16r14--12--14b16--b16--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------------------|
|-12------------12--------------13---10p8--------|
|-14b16r14--12--14b16r14--12-------0------7------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|



|---------10--------------10---------------------|
|--------------10---------10---------------------|
|(7)-----------9----------11---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|



Solo Rhythm
~~~~~~~~~~~

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3--2--0-----------------5--2--|
|---------------------------------------0-2-3--0--|



|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------4-----------------------------2-----|
|-------------2-----------------------------0-----|
|(2)----------------------------------------------|
|(0)----------------------------------------------|



|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------3--2--0--------------------2--|
|----------------------------------------0--3--0--|



|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------5-----------3-----------------------|
|-------------4-----------2-----------------------|
|-------------2-----------0-----------------------|
|(2)----------------------------------------------|
|(0)----------------------------------------------|



|-------------------------------------------------|
|(3)----------------------------------------------|
|(2)-----------------------------(drums...)-------|
|(0)----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



Double Time again

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----5--------5--4-----------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----3--------5--4-----5-----|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--5-----|
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .

                            "tough enough to..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4--------2--------0-----|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----4--------2--------0-----|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----------------------------|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------------------------|
  .  .

Final Chorus
~~~~~~~~~~~~
 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9-----9--7--x--7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7-----7--7--x--7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------------------|


 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------9--7--x--7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-------9--7--x--7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7--7--7--7--x--7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
  .  .

 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------x-----------------------x-----------------|


   "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------7--------7--------7-----|
|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
        .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .     .  .

 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----9-----------------------|
|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----10----------------------|
|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----10----------------------|
|-------------------------8-----------------------|


 "shake my rattle baby outta control..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----7--------7--------7-----|
|-9-----9--7-----7--9-----7--------5--------7-----|
|-7-----7--7-----7--7-----5--------5--------5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|


 "wake the snake..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-9--------5--------------7--------9--------------|
|-9--------5--------------5--------9--------------|
|-7--------3--------------5--------7--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


   "with the fatal bite you'll take a fall..."
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------7--------7--------7-----|
|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
        .  .  .  .  .  .     .  .     .  .

Intro/Outro
~~~~~~~~~~~

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----5--------5--4-----------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----3--------5--4-----5-----|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--5-----|
  .  .


|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--------5--4-----5--5--|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------x--------x--------|
  .  .

                                              "snake!"
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----------------------------|
|-------5--4-----4--5-----7--5--------------------|
|-0--0--------x--------x--------7--6--5--0--3--0--|
  .  .

End!