Heavy Metal Intro Chords & Tabs
Song: Heavy Metal
Artist: Sammy Hagar
tab by: John Clark
Hey folks,
I've seen this song tabbed wrong on the opening riff that's used throughout the
song, the 3rd fret C note pull-off on the A string. I thought it was the C, (which
is the minor 3rd to A) but when I listened closer it's actually the 4th fret C#
note (which is the major 3rd to A) that is a pull-off to the open A string and is
consistent throughout the song. So I thought I'd do my own tab and correct it. Try
it, its right!!!
HEAVY METAL--SAMMY HAGAR
Tuning:standard
INTRO
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------7------------------------------7--|
D|----------------7-------7---7-----7--------------------7---7--|
A|-----4p-0-------7-------7---5-----7--------4p-0--------7---5--|
E|--3-5-----3p-0--5---17\-5---------5---0-3-5------3p-0--5------|
2nd VERSE
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7----------------------------7---|
D|--7-----------------7---7----7-------------------7---7---|
A|--7------4p-0-------7---5----7--------4p-0-------7---5---|
E|--5--3-5------3p-0--5--------5---0-3h5-----3p-0--5-------|
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7----------------------------7---|
D|--7-----------------7---7----7-------------------7---7---|
A|--7------4p-0-------7---5----7--------4p-0-------7---5---|
E|--5--3-5------3p-0--5--------5---0-3h5-----3p-0--5-------|
E5 G5 D5
e|----0----------------------------|
B|----0----------------------------|
G|---------------------------7-----|
D|--2------------------------7-----|
A|--2---------------5-5-5-5--5-----|
E|--0---------------3-3-3-3--------|
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7--------------------------7---|
D|--7----------------------7---7----7-----------------7---7---|
A|--7-----------4p-0-------7---5----7------4p-0-------7---5---|
E|--5-----0-3-5------3p-0--5--------5---3h5-----3p-0--5-------|2x's
PRECHORUS
G5 G5 G5 E5 G5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12-12---------------12-12------------12-12-------------|
G|----------------12-12---------------12-12------------12-12-------------|
D|----------------12-12---------------12-12------------12-12--2-2---5-5--|
A|------------/10-10-10-----------/10-10-10--------/10-1010---2-2---5-5--|
E|--0-0-2-0-3------------0-0-2-0-3----------0-0-2-0-3---------0-0---3-3--|
CHORUS
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sammy_hagar/heavy_metal_intro_tab.html ]
A5 D5 G5 D5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 D5 G5 D5 G5 F# G5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-------7---------------------------7-------7-----------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---7--5---4--5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---7--5---4--5-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---5--5---5--5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---5--5---5--5-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------3---2--3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------3---2--3-|
*p.m. * *p.m. *
A5 D5 G5 D5 F#5 G5 F5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-------7--------------------|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---7--5---4--5---3------|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---5--5---5--5---3------|
E|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------3---2--3---1------|
*p.m. *
VERSE
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------7---------------------------7---|
D|--7------------------7---7----7------------------7---7---|
A|--7-------4p-0-------7---5----7--------4p-0------7---5---|
E|--5--0-3h5-----3-0---5--------5---3h5-------3-0--5-------|
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7----------------------------7---|
D|--7-----------------7---7----7-------------------7---7---|
A|--7------4p-0-------7---5----7--------4p-0-------7---5---|
E|--5--03-5-----3p-0--5--------5---0-3h5-----3p-0--5-------|
E5 G5 D5
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7-----|
D|--2-----------------------7-----|
A|--2--------------5-5-5-5--5-----|
E|--0--------------3-3-3-3--------|
A5 A5 D5 A5 A5 D5
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------7--------------------------7---|
D|--7----------------------7---7----7-----------------7---7---|
A|--7-----------4p-0-------7---5----7------4p-0-------7---5---|
E|--5-----0-3-5------3p-0--5--------5---3h5-----3p-0--5-------|2x's
PRECHORUS
G5 G5 G5 E5 G5
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------12-12---------------12-12------------12-12-------------|
G|----------------12-12---------------12-12------------12-12-------------|
D|----------------12-12---------------12-12------------12-12--2-2---5-5--|
A|------------/10-10-10-----------/10-10-10--------/10-1010---2-2---5-5--|
E|--0-0-2-0-3------------0-0-2-0-3----------0-0-2-0-3---------0-0---3-3--|
CHORUS
A5 D5 G5 D5 G5 F#5 G5 A5 D5 G5 D5 G5 F# G5
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------7-------7---------------------------7-------7-----------|
D|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---7--5---4--5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---7--5---4--5-|
A|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---5--5---5--5--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---5--5---5--5-|
E|-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------3---2--3--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------3---2--3-|
*p.m. * *p.m. *
A5 D5 G5 D5 F#5 G5 F5
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-------7--------------------|
D|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---5---7--5---4--5---3------|
A|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5---5--5---5--5---3------|
E|--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-----3------3---2--3---1------|
*p.m. *
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| p.m. palm mute
END