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Date: Sat, 28 Dec 1996 20:11:26 +0000
From: Matt Javes
Subject: TAB: The Hammer by Motorhead
The Hammer
Motorhead
This is an amazing song, the last track on the classic ‘Spades album
(and one of my favourites).
Tune down to Eb (half a step)
x = pick slide
/
/ = tremelo pick
Riff A
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|-9-9-99127-7-777-|
A|-7-7-77105-5-555-|
E|—————–|
Where it says ‘loose’ in the song structure, play this
muted in a ‘laid back’ style (listen to the song).
Riff B
e|——————-|
B|——————-|
G|——————-|
D|-4–4–4–7–9–7–|
A|-2–2–2–5–7–5–|
E|——————-|
Riff C
e|—————–|
B|—————–|
G|—————–|
D|-4–5–6–7-8-9–|
A|-2–3–4–5-6-7–|
E|—————–|
Riff D Fill
e|—————–|—–|
B|—————–|—–|
G|—————–|—–|
D|—————–|—–|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x–|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|—–|
Riff E
e|——————————————–|
B|——————————————–|
G|——————————————–|
D|-4—4—4—4——————————|
A|-2—2—2—2—5——————-9—–|
E|—————–3——————-7—–|
/
/
Solo. (approximately)
e|——————————-|
B|——————————-|
G|——————————-|
D|-7–9–5–4–7–9–5-4-5-4-54–|
A|-/–/–/–/–/–/————–|
E|-/–/–/–/–/–/————–|
e|—————————————————–|
B|—————————————————–|
G|——————————————-7b7-5—–|
D|——-0h3p0-5——-0h3p0-5——-0h3p0-5——-765-|
A|-0-3-5———0-3-5———0-3-5——————-|
E|—————————————————–|
Song Structure: Intro:- Riff A x 4
Verse:- Riff A x 8
Riff B x 3
Riff C
Riff A x 4
Riff D x 3
Fill
Verse
Intro
Solo
Verse:- Loose under vocals
Riff A x 4
Riff A x 4 :- Loose
Riff B x 3
Riff E
—
Matt Javes
