Ace Of Spades Bass
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| Difficulty: | beginner |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | Eb Ab Db Gb |
| Capo: | no capo |
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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 up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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21 comments
dude this tabb kicks serious ass, amazing!
+12
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
Not sure why people would complain about the tuning when there's no open notes to be seen lol. Excellent tab!
+3
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