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Ace Of Spades Bass

by Motörhead
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
Capo: no capo
Author Stéph [a] 105.
1 contributor total, last edit on Aug 6, 2018
We have an official Ace Of Spades tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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                             Ace Of Spades - Motörehead
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Tabbed By : Stéph
 
Tuning: E A D G
 
EDIT: half step lower version available after the standard tuning tab.
 
[Intro]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-|-6--6-6-6/18\-------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
                                                       don't slide too slowly
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G|-6~-----------------|     G|-6--6-6--6-6---|
D|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|     D|-4--4-4--4-4---|
A|--------------------| x3  A|---------------|
E|--------------------|     E|---------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x2
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 5]
 
G|-6~-----------------|     G|-6--6-6--6-6---|
D|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|     D|-4--4-4--4-4---|
A|--------------------| x3  A|---------------|
E|--------------------|     E|---------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 6]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x2
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 7]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Chorus riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x6
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
You know i'm born to lose,...
G|-------------------|------------------|
D|-8--------------6--|-8----------------|
A|-6--------------4--|-6----------------|
E|-------------------|------------------|
 
G|-------------------|------------------|
D|-------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
A|-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E|-------------------|------------------|
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-4-4-44-4-4-44-4-4-|-4-4-44-4-4-6-4-2--| You'll get the rythm easily.
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|-11-11-1-1-11-1-1--|-11-11-1-1-11-1-1--|
E|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
G|-8-8-88-8-8-88-8-8-|      G|-8-7-8-78-9-|
D|-6-6-66-6-6-66-6-6-|      D|-6-5-6-56-7-|
A|-------------------| x3   A|------------|
E|-------------------|      E|------------|
 
G|-10-10-1010-10-10-1010-10-10-|      G|-10-10-10-1010-9-|
D|-8--8--8-8--8--8--8-8--8--8--|      D|-8--8--8--8-8--7-|
A|-----------------------------| x3   A|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------|      E|-----------------|
 
G|-8-8-88-8-8-88-8-8-|      G|-8-8-8-88-8-|
D|-6-6-66-6-6-66-6-6-|      D|-6-6-6-66-6-|
A|-------------------| x3   A|------------|
E|-------------------|      E|------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 8]
 
G|-6~-----------------|     G|-6--6-6--6-6---|
D|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|     D|-4--4-4--4-4---|
A|--------------------| x3  A|---------------|
E|--------------------|     E|---------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x4
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 9]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x2
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 10]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4--4-4--4444-4-4-4-|-2--2-2--2222-2-2-2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-6--6-6--6666-6-6-4-| x6
E|--------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|-6~-----------------|-4~-----------------|
A|-4~-----------------|-2~-----------------|-4~-----------------|-2~-----------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-8-6-8--------------|-8-6-8--------------|
A|-6-4-6--------------|-6-4-6--------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
That's how I play this amazing song, hope you like it !
 
Edit: because some of you liked to complain it wasn't the proper tuning, here's the half
step version. As you'll see, it really is much harder to play a 7 instead of a 6 when
there is only one note in the entire measure.
 
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
 
[Intro]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-|-7--7-7-7/19\-------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
                                                       don't slide too slowly
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
Gb|-7~-----------------|     G|-7--7-7--7-7---|
Db|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|     D|-5--5-5--5-5---|
Ab|--------------------| x3  A|---------------|
Eb|--------------------|     E|---------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x2
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 4]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Chorus 1]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 5]
 
Gb|-7~-----------------|     G|-7--7-7--7-7---|
Db|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|     D|-5--5-5--5-5---|
Ab|--------------------| x3  A|---------------|
Eb|--------------------|     E|---------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 6]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x2
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 7]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Chorus riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x6
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Bridge]
 
You know i'm born to lose,...
Gb|-------------------|------------------|
Db|-9--------------7--|-9----------------|
Ab|-7--------------5--|-7----------------|
Eb|-------------------|------------------|
 
Gb|-------------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
Ab|-------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
Eb|-------------------|------------------|
 
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-5-5-55-5-5-55-5-5-|-5-5-55-5-5-7-5-3--| You'll get the rythm easily.
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|
 
Gb|-------------------|-------------------|
Db|-------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-22-22-2-2-22-2-2--|-22-22-2-2-22-2-2--|
Eb|-------------------|-------------------|
 
 
[Solo]
 
Gb|-9-9-99-9-9-99-9-9-|      Gb|-9-8-9-89-10-|
Db|-7-7-77-7-7-77-7-7-|      Db|-7-6-7-67-8--|
Ab|-------------------| x3   Ab|-------------|
Eb|-------------------|      Eb|-------------|
 
Gb|-11-11-1111-11-11-1111-11-11-|      Gb|-11-11-11-1111-10-|
Db|-9--9--9-9--9--9--9-9--9--9--|      Db|-9--9--9--9-9--8--|
Ab|-----------------------------| x3   Ab|------------------|  these are elevens
Eb|-----------------------------|      Eb|------------------|
 
Gb|-9-9-99-9-9-99-9-9-|      Gb|-9-9-9-99-9-|
Db|-7-7-77-7-7-77-7-7-|      Db|-7-7-7-77-7-|
Ab|-------------------| x3   Ab|------------|
Eb|-------------------|      Eb|------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 8]
 
Gb|-7~-----------------|     G|-7--7-7--7-7---|
Db|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|     D|-5--5-5--5-5---|
Ab|--------------------| x3  A|---------------|
Eb|--------------------|     E|---------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x4
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 9]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x2
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 10]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5--5-5--5555-5-5-5-|-3--3-3--3333-3-3-3-|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Riff]
 
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-7--7-7--7777-7-7-5-| x6
Eb|--------------------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|-7~-----------------|-5~-----------------|
Ab|-5~-----------------|-3~-----------------|-5~-----------------|-3~-----------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
 
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|-9-7-9--------------|-9-7-9--------------|
Ab|-7-5-7--------------|-7-5-7--------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
 
************************************
 
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| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
 
************************************

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21 comments
mexicanmatt
dude this tabb kicks serious ass, amazing!
+12
mick_fish
This tab is bloody perfect - anyone saying otherwise is an asshole. FACT! It is laid out exactly as the song plays (which so many tabs are not, or are just plain wrong), the notes are 100% correct.... thanks to Op for taking the time. You don't like playing it in standard tuning - play it in Eb....... doesn't make the notes any different. Who the hell wants to retune their axe half a step between every other song?
+8
guitarguy6997
Not sure why people would complain about the tuning when there's no open notes to be seen lol. Excellent tab!
+3