Crimson Thunder by HammerFall
Tabbed by Burning Sword of Surtur
Standard Tuning (E A D G B E)
Lead guitar of HammerFall’s Crimson Thunder.
Main Riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6--2-h4-----5---4--2-4--4-h6-----7---6-|
A|-4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4--2----2-2-2-2-2--2-4--4----4-4-4-4-4-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play twice, then:
Verse:
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------4-4--4-4-|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--2-2--2-2-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------6-6-|
A|--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---4---4\6--4-6-8--2---4---4\6--6-6-6-6-6-6-8-|
A|-2---4---4\6--2-4-6--2---4---4\6--6-6-6-6-6-6-8-|
E|-0---2---2\4---------0---2---2\4--4-4-4-4-4-4-6-|
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3---8-------3---8-3----------------8-------------------|
D|-3---8---8---3---8-3----------------8---3---4---6-------|
A|-1---6---8---1---6-1----------------6---3---4---6---9-9-|
E|---------6------------6-6-8-9-8-6-4-----1---2---4---7-7-|
Play Main Riff once, then:
Break
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------4-p2-4-p2----------------4-p2-4-p2---------------4-p2-|
A|-4--4-4-4--4-4------------4--4-4-4--4-4-----------2--2-2-2--2-2------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-4-p2---------------4-p2-4-p2-|
D|------4--4-4-4--4-4-----------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
Repeat Verse, Pre Chorus and Chorus, then:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/h/hammerfall/35383.html ]
Pre Solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6-|
A|-4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Play Pre Solo Twice, then play the
Solo:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13^---13^-13^-11---11-h13--13-p11-10-h11-p10-h11-p10-h11----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------13-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------11-13--14-p13-p11--------------------------|
B|-14^---14^-14^-11---14^---------------------14-p12-p11-14-p12-p11----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------13-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------14-p11----14-p11----14-p11----14-p11----13-p10----13-p10----13-|
B|-14^---------11--------11--------11--------11--------12--------12----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-p10---13-p10----19-p16----19-p16----19-p16----19-p16----18-p14------|
B|----12--------12--------18--------18--------18--------18--------19---|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18-p14-----18-p14-----18-p14--------------------------14-p16-18-p16-|
B|--------19---------19---------19---19^-18-h19-p18-16-----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-p14-16-p14-p13-14-p13-p11-13-p11----11------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------14----14-p12-14-p12-p11-12-p11-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------13--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|-11-----------|
D|----13-p11-9~-|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Repeat Pre chorus, then comes the break with only bass, and later drums before the guitar comes in on the
Interlude:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-6-3-------------6-----------------------------|
D|-6-3-------------6--3----------4-4-4--6--------|
A|-4-1-------------4--3--4-4-4-4-4-4-4--6----9-9-|
E|--------------------1--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4----7-7-|
Repeat the Chorus twice and then end the song with:
Ending:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6--4-h6-----7---6-6-|
D|-4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4--4----4-4-4-4-4-6-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------4-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
And Remember: "A Metal-Heart is Hard to Tear Apart!"
