Shoot Em Down Chords & Tabs
Band: Twisted Sister
Album: Under The Blade
Song: Shoot 'em Down
Copyright (c) (Secret) (1982)
Version 1.0 - (26/03/06)
Transcribed By: Steve
Email: stephen.elvidge1@ntlworld.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tunning E A D G B E
Intro
Main Riff
E----------------------------------------------|
B-----------3---------------------3------------|
G-----------2-2---(2)---2---(2)---2------------|
D-2---(2)---0-2---(2)---2---(2)---0-2---(2)----|
A-2---(2)-----0---(0)---0---(0)-----2---(2)----|
E-0---(0)---------------------------0---(0)----| Rpt
[----PM---] [----PM---] [----PM---] [----PM---]
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------3-------------------------3--------------|
G--------------2-2-----------2-----------2--------------|
D-\2-----------0-2-----------2-----------0-2------------|
A-\2-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2------------|
E-\0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--|
Verse riff
[----PM---] [----PM---] [----PM---] [----PM---]
E------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------3-------------------------3--------------|
G-------------2-2-----------2-----------2--------------|
D-2-----------0-2-----------2-----------0-2------------|
A-2-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2------------|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0--| Rpt 2 x
[----PM---] [----PM---] [----PM---]
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-------------3-------------------------3----3------3-|
G-------------2-2-----------2-----------2----2------2-|
D-2-----------0-2-----------2-----------0-2--0---2--0-|
A-2-------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2------2----|
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------0------0----|
Bridge
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------3-----(3)--------------------------------3------3-|
G---------------2-----(2)-----2-----(2)------------------2------2-|
D-2-----(2)-----0-----(0)-----2-----(2)----2-----(2)-----0---2--0-|
A-2-----(2)-------------------0-----(0)----2-----(2)---------2----|
E-0-----(0)--------------------------------0-----(0)---------0----|
E--------------------------------------------|
B---------------3-----(3)--------------------|
G---------------2-----(2)-----2--2--2--2-2-2-|
D-2-----(2)-----0-----(0)-----2--2--2--2-2-2-|
A-2-----(2)-------------------0--0--0--0-0-0-|
E-0-----(0)----------------------------------|
Chorus
E----------------------------------------------|
B-----------3---------------------3------------|
G-----------2-2---(2)---2---(2)---2------------|
D-2---(2)---0-2---(2)---2---(2)---0-2---(2)----|
A-2---(2)-----0---(0)---0---(0)-----2---(2)----|
E-0---(0)---------------------------0---(0)----| Rpt
Rpt Verse
Rpt Bridge
Rpt Chorus
Mid 8
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-4-----------(4)----------------------------2----------------------|
D-4-----------(4)--------------2-----(2)-----2--2--------(2)--------|
A-2-----------(2)--------------2-----(2)-----0--2--------(2)--------|
E------------------------------0-----(0)--------0--------(0)--------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3-|
G-4-----------(4)--------------2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D-4-----------(4)--------------0--0--0--0--0--0-|
A-2-----------(2)-------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------|
Guitar solo
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----|
G-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----|
G-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15p12----15p12----15p12----12-15b------12-14b-14b---------------|
G-------14-------14-------14-------------12-14b-14b-14b--14p12-14-|
D------------------------------------/14--------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
ph
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------15b-15p12--------------------------------------|
G-12-14-14p12----------------15-14-12----12-14-14brp12------------|
D-------------14\---------------------14---------------14-\-------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
ph
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------10br10-8---10-8--8brp8----------|
G-/9-11-13-9-11b--11br9----11-9--\-----------9-------------9---\----|
D-----------------------11------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/twisted_sister/shoot_em_down_tab_ver_4.html ]
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----12-15p12----15p12----15p12-------12-15-15b-15-12--------------|
G-/14----------14-------14-------15-14-----------------14-12----12\-|
D------------------------------------------------------------14-----|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-12-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----|
G----------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15p12----15p12----15p12----12-15-15b-------------------------\--|
G-------14-------14-------14--------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Backing for solo is Main Riff 3.5 X with Bridge ending added
Rpt Verse with main riff
Rpt Bridge
Rpt Chorus 3 X with outro solo.
Outro solo
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----|
G-14b------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----|
G-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------|
B-15b---15b-r--\--|
G-----------------|
D-----------------|
A-----------------|
E-----------------|
h h h h h h h h h h h h
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h h h h h h h h
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-8p00-7p00-|
G-------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h h h h h
E-----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12--|
B-/15----------15----------15----------15----------15-----------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h h h h h h h h h
E-12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12----12-15p12--|
B----------15----------15----------15----------15----------15-----------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-12---\--|
B-15b--\--|
G---------|
D---------|
A---------|
E---------|
Guitar 1
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------3-----------------------------------------------------|
G[-----------2-2---(2)---2---(2)-----------------------------------|
D[-2---(2)---0-2---(2)---2---(2)---5--5--5--5-5-5--7--7--7--7-7-7--|
A[-2---(2)-----0---(0)---0---(0)---5--5--5--5-5-5--7--7--7--7-7-7--|
E[-0---(0)-------------------------3--3--3--3-3-3--5--5--5--5-5-5--|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G[---------------------------------5br5br5br5b--r--7br7br7br7b--r--|
D[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
E[--------------------------------------------|
B[--------------------------------------------|
G[--------------------------------------------|
D[-2------------------(2)-----------------2---|
A[-2------------------(2)-----------------2---|
E[-0------------------(0)-----------------0---|
[Guitar 2
[ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E[--------------------------------------------|
B[-15b-----r15b------r15b------r15b------r\---|
G[--------------------------------------------|
D[--------------------------------------------|
A[--------------------------------------------|
E[--------------------------------------------|
END