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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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