Song: Hard Rock Hallelujah
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
Tuning: D standard (low to high: D G C F A D)
Legend:
. palm mute
h hammer on
p pull off
/ slide up to note
\ slide down from note
7b9 bend 7th fret major second up
9r7 release previous bend
x dead note
(n) ghost note
~ vibrato
[9] artificial (pinch) harmonic on 9th fret
7b9-b9 bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent
Intro Part 1
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"hard... rock... hallelujah..."
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|-------------5--5--------7--7--------------5-----|
|-7--7--------3--3--------5--5------3----5--3-----|
|-5--5------------------------------1----3--------|
"hard... rock... hallelujah..."
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|-------------5--5-----------------8-----7--5-----|
|-7--7--------3--3--------3--3-----6-----5--3-----|
|-5--5--------------------1--1--------------------|
Intro Part 2
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|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----7-----4-----5--|
|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----7-----4-----5--|
|----0--0--------0--0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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. . . . . . .
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|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----------------4--|
|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----------------4--|
|----0--0--------0--0-----------0--3-----5--------|
|----------------------------------1-----3--------|
. . . . .
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|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----7-----4-----5--|
|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----7-----4-----5--|
|----0--0--------0--0-----------0-----0-----0-----|
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. . . . . . .
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|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4--------------------|
|-5--------5--4--------4--5--4-----7-----5--------|
|----0--0--------0--0-----------0--5-----3--------|
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. . . . .
Verse 1 (play x2)
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"the saints are crippled..."
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|-7--7--------------------7--7--------------------|
|-5--5--------------------5--5--------------------|
"those are the lambs..."
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|-------------------------7--7--------------------|
|-5--5--------------------5--5--------3-----5-----|
|-3--3--------------------------------1-----3-----|
Bridge
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"all we need is lightning..."
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|-------3-----------------------2-----------------|
|-------------3--0--2-h3--0--0-----0--3--0-[2]----|
|-1--1-----1--------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
"striking down the prophets..."
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|-------------------------------3-----------------|
|-------2-----2--3--2--0--------------3--2--0-----|
|-3--3-----3--------------1--1-----1-----------3--|
. . . . . .
"as the moon is rising..."
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|-------3-----------------------2-----------------|
|-------------3--0--2-h3--0--0-----0--3--0-[2]----|
|-1--1-----1--------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
"now let us rise up in awe..." "rock 'n roll..."
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|------------------------/9--------7--9\----------|
|-------2-----2--3--2--0-/7--7--7--5--7\----------|
|-3--3-----3--------------------------------------|
. . . . .
Chorus (Play x2)
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"angels bring thine hard rock hallelujah..."
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|-------------------------------------------5-----|
|-------7-----------5-----------3-----3--3--3-----|
|-5--5--5-----3--3--3-----1--1--1-----------------|
. . . . . . . .
"demons and angels all in one..."
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|-7-----------3-----------------------------------|
|-5-----------1-----------3-----------5-----------|
|-------------------------1-----------3-----------|
Back to last two bars of Intro Riff 2, after which:
Verse 2 (play x2)
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"the true believers..."
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|----------------------------------------x-x-x-5--|
|-7--7--------------------7--7-----------x-x-x-3--|
|-5--5--------------------5--5--------------------|
"brothers and sisters..."
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|-------------------------7--7--------------------|
|-5--5--------------------5--5--------3-----5-----|
|-3--3--------------------------------1-----3-----|
Back to Bridge, then Chorus, after which:
Interlude:
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|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lordi/198824.html ]
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|-0h2-5--0h2--0--2--------0h2-5--0h2--0--2--5-----|
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|---------------------------------------[drums]---|
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|-0h2-5--0h2--0--2--------0h2-5--0h2--------------|
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|-----3-----------------------3-------------3-----|
|-3h5----3h5--3--5--------3h5----3h5--3--5--------|
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|-------------------------7-----------5-----------|
|-----3-------------------5-----------3-----------|
|-3h5----3h5--3--5--------------------------------|
"wings on my back..."
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|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|
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"my fangs are sharp and my eyes are red..." etc.
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|---------------[ keyboard ]----------------------|
|---------------[ x3 bars ]----------------------|
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"straight to hell..."
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|-9-----------------------9-----------------------|
|-9-----------------------9-----------------------|
|-7-----------------------7-----------------------|
|----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-9--------9--------7--------9-----7--9--x--0-----|
|-9--------9--------5--------9-----7--9--x--0-----|
|-7--------7-----------------7--------------------|
|----0--0-----0--0-----0--0-----0-----------------|
. . . . . . .
"hard... rock... hallelujah..."
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|-2--2--------------------------------------5-----|
|-0--0-----------------------------3-----5--3-----|
|----------------------------------1-----3--------|
"hard... rock... hallelujah..."
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|-2--2-----------------------------8-----7--5-----|
|-0--0-----------------------------6-----5--3-----|
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"hard... rock... hallelujah..."
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|-2--2--------------------------------------5-----|
|-0--0-----------------------------3-----5--3-----|
|----------------------------------1-----3--------|
"hard... rock... yeah...."
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|-2--2----------------x-x-2-----------------------|
|-0--0----------------x-x-2-----------------------|
|---------------------x-x-0-----------------------|
Back to Chorus x4
Solo over Final Chorus: (as far as I can make out)
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|-----8-8-------6---------6---------6-------8----------|
|-7h9-----9p7---8b10------8b10------8b10----10b12------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------15b17-|
|----8--10--------10--13----10-13-/15--13----13-----------------|
|-9-----------12--------------------------14----14-12-14--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------15----------------------15-------15---------------|
|-15p13-15b17----15b17r15-13-15-15b17----15b17----15b17r15-13---|
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Outro
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|-15b17~~~~~--15b17~~~~~--15b17~~~~~--15b17~~~~~--|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Lead
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| "hard... rock... hallelujah..." |
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|-------------------------------------------------| Rhythm
|-------------5--5--------7--7--------------5-----|
|-7--7--------3--3--------5--5------3----5--3-----|
|-5--5------------------------------1----3--------|
|-15b17~~~~~--15b17~~~~~--15b17~~~~~--15b17~~~~~--|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Lead
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| "hard... rock... hallelujah..." |
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|-------------------------------------------------| Rhythm
|-------------5--5-----------------8-----7--5-----|
|-7--7--------3--3--------3--3-----6-----5--3-----|
|-5--5--------------------1--1--------------------|
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|-------------------------| Both
|-------------------------| Guitars
|-----3-------------------|
|-3h5----3h5--3--5--------|
End.
