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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 20:11:26 +0000
From: Matt Javes
Subject: TAB: The Hammer by Motorhead
The Hammer
Motorhead
This is an amazing song, the last track on the classic 'Spades album
(and one of my favourites).
Tune down to Eb (half a step)
x\ = pick slide
/
/ = tremelo pick
Riff A
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-9-9-99127-7-777-|
A|-7-7-77105-5-555-|
E|-----------------|
Where it says 'loose' in the song structure, play this
muted in a 'laid back' style (listen to the song).
Riff B
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4--4--4--7--9--7--|
A|-2--2--2--5--7--5--|
E|-------------------|
Riff C
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4--5--6--7-8-9--|
A|-2--3--4--5-6-7--|
E|-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/motorhead/the_hammer_tab.html ]
Riff D Fill
e|-----------------|-----|
B|-----------------|-----|
G|-----------------|-----|
D|-----------------|-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x\--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----|
Riff E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---5-------------------9\-----|
E|-----------------3-------------------7\-----|
/
/
Solo. (approximately)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7--9--5--4--7--9--5-4-5-4-54--|
A|-/--/--/--/--/--/--------------|
E|-/--/--/--/--/--/--------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------7b7-5-----|
D|-------0h3p0-5-------0h3p0-5-------0h3p0-5-------765-|
A|-0-3-5---------0-3-5---------0-3-5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Song Structure: Intro:- Riff A x 4
Verse:- Riff A x 8
Riff B x 3
Riff C
Riff A x 4
Riff D x 3
Fill
Verse
Intro
Solo
Verse:- Loose under vocals
Riff A x 4
Riff A x 4 :- Loose
Riff B x 3
Riff E
--
Matt Javes
matt@redstart.demon.co.uk
