Hellraiser
Motorhead
Originally released on the "March Or Die" album
Version 1.3
December 14th, 1997
Transcribed by Matt Javes (matt@redstart.demon.co.uk)
and Gus Siewert (ktulu@cs.mcgill.ca)
Visit Catch My Smoke - The Motorhead Tab Page
http://www.cs.mcgill.ca/~ktulu/motorhead
Tune down to Eb.
. = palm mute
b/r = bend/release
h/p = hammer on/pull off
< > = artificial/pinch harmonic
/ \ = slide up/down
~ = vibrato
Where a separate bass line is not shown, the bass plays the same as the
guitar (play root notes of chords).
Bass Intro
G|-0--------|-----------------| play the verse
D|----------|-----------------| riff from here
A|----------|-----------------| on until the
E|----------|--3-3-3-3-3-33-33| fill (below)
vol swell-
Bass under 1st guitar fill
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------3-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------3-4-5-----------------5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-\-|
E|-33-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Fill
e|-----------------------|-----------------------|------|
B|-----------------------|-----------------------|------|
G|-b-p3---3-3---------|-b-p3---3-3-5~------|------|
D|--------h5-----5-------|--------h5-----5~------|------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------|-5-5\-|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-3-3\-|
The bass plays the verse riff under this, except during the intro (see
above).
Verse
Guitar (play muted notes only after first line of verses)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
| . . . . . . |
|Bass |
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-33-33-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/motorhead/hellraiser_btab.html ]
Pre-Chorus (Bass does a slide up at the end)
e|------------------------------|--------------------|
B|------------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------5---------------------|-------5------------|
D|-3---3--5---------------------|-3---3-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-3---3--3---------------------|-3---3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-------1-2-3-1-2-3-1-3--|-1---1--------------|
Chorus x3 x1
e|---------------|-----------------------|
B|---------------|-----------------------|
G|----3------5---|-----------------------|
D|-5--3---3--5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
A|-5--1---3--3---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3--3--|
E|-3------1------|-----------------1--1--|
. . . . . . . . . .
Solo Backing
e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|--3--3----5--52--|
A|-----------5-3-------------3-1~------------5-3--|-51--13--53--30--|
E|-3-4-5-3-5-----5-1-2-3-1-3-----3-3-4-5-3-5-----5|-3----1--3-------|
x3 x1
e|---------------|------------------------------------------|
B|---------------|------------------------------------------|
G|----3------5---|------------------------------------------|
D|-5--3---3--5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3--3----5--52----------|
A|-5--1---3--3---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--51--13--53--30--5-------|
E|-3------1------|------------------3----1--3-------3-------|
. . . . . . . .
Coda w/guitar & bass fills/solos
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|
| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
|Bass
G|---------------------------3-5-7--5-3---------------------------|
D|--------------------3-5---------------5-5-5-5-3h5-3h5-3h5-etc.--|
A|-------------3-4--5---------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-5----------------------------------------------------|