Ace Of Spades Bass

by Motörhead
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ACE OF SPADES - MOTORHEAD
 
STANDARD TUNNING: EADG
 
[[Main riff]] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Riff 2] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------8-7-6------|
A|--6--6--6--6-6------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
[[Verse riff]]
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------|--9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    IF YOU LIKE TO GAMBLE        I TELL YOU I'M YOUR MAN
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------|--9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    YOU WIN SOME LOSE SOME     IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME
 
[Main riff] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff] 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    THE PLEASURE IS TO PLAY    MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHAT YOU SAY
 
[Main riff] 2X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff] 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    I DON' SHARE YOUR GREED    THE ONLY CARD I NEED IS
 
[Chorus]
 
[Riff 2] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------8-7-6------|
A|--6--6--6--6-6------------|
E|--------------------------|
  THE ACE OF SPADES
 
[Verse riff]
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------|--9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    PLAYIN FOR THE HIGH ONE    DANCING WITH THE DEVIL
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------|-9------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    GOING WITH THE FLOW       IT'S ALL THE SAME TO ME
 
[Main riff] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff] 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    SEVEN OR ELEVEN            SNAKE EYES WATCING YOU  
 
[Main riff] 2X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff] 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    DOUBLE UP OR QUIT          DOUBLE STAKE OR SPLIT
 
[Chorus]
RIFF 2 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------8-7-6------|
A|--6--6--6--6-6------------|
E|--------------------------|
  THE ACE OF SPADES
 
[Bridge]
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--6--------------------4--|--6-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
   YOU KNOW I'M BORN TO LOSE  AND GAMBLING'S FOR FOOLS
 
G|--------------------------|   |-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|   |-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|   |-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------|   |-------------------------|
  BUT THAT’S THE WAY I LIKE IT BABY I DON'T WANNA LIVE FOREVER
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4--------------------4--|--------------6--4--2--1--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
AND DON'T FORGET THE JOKER!
 
[Guitar solo]
NOT QUITE SURE WHAT LEMMY PLAYS HERE
IN SOME PARTS IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S PLAYING ALONG WITH THE SOLO
BUT IN OTHERS IT SOUNDS LIKE HE'S PLAYING THE [Main riff]
OR MABY EVAN NOT AT ALL
ANYWAY IF YOU DO KNOW WHAT YOUR SUPOSED TO PLAY, SEND ME AN EMAIL
punk_rock929@hotmail.com
 
[Riff 2] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------8-7-6------|
A|--6--6--6--6-6------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff]
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------|--9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    PUSHING UP THE ANTE       I KNOW YOU WANNA SEE ME
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--9-----------------------|--9-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    READ 'EM AND WEEP          THE DEAD MAN'S HAND AGAIN
 
[Main riff] 4X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff] 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES      TAKE ONE LOOK AND DIE
 
[Main riff] 2X
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--4--|
E|--------------------------|
 
[Verse riff] 2
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    THE ONLY THING YOU SEE     YOU KNOW IT'S GUNNA BE
 
[Chorus]
 
[Riff 2] 2X
G|--------------------------|
D|---------------8-7-6------|
A|--6--6--6--6-6------------|
E|--------------------------|
THE ACE OF SPADES
 
[Outro]
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--6--6--6-6-6-6--6--6--6--|
E|--------------------------| 
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--4-----------------------|--2-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--6-----4-----6-----------|--6-----4-----6-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
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Crashman77
great job!!
+4
Ingsoc
Most of the single notes you're putting down here, namely in the verse riff 1 and verse riff 2 are actually power chords, ie. VERSE RIFF G|--------------------------|--------------------------| D|--11----------------------|--11------------------------| A|--9-----------------------|--9-----------------------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------| Just a small correction, but you can more closely replicate the fuller sound Lemmy has by doing this.
+3
Th6r6a6sH
During the solo I do this. Mind, it's tuned a HALF STEP DOWN. |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-5-55-5555-55-3-| x4 and |-7-77-7777-77-5-| x4, then back to that first one. I'm no bassist, but I play one onstage. I'm a guitarist who likes a break to do something fun. it's probably not right, but sounds OK.
+1