Song: This Is Heavy Metal
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
(n) ghost note
~ vibrato
7b9-b9 bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent
\\\ tremolo picking
Intro: Main Riff
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Play
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-----7---| x2
|-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------3-----5---|
|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-3---2-3-2-|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|
Verse
~~~~~
"they are all dead..." "never left..." "there's no..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5---4---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------3---2---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"way you can win..." "the rocking dead..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------2---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5---4---|
|-0---------------------------0---|-------------------------3---2---|
| . . . . . . . . . . . .
|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5---4---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------3---2---|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bridge
~~~~~~
"oooh, you never got it the hair metal mayhem..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---------------2---------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------------|-----4---4/5-----4/5\4-2-----4/5-|
|---------------------------------|-0-0-2-0-2/3-0-0-2/3\2-0-0-0-2/3-|
. . . . . . .
"oooh, i've heard..." "now let's see..." "now this is heavy..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---------------2---------------|-5---------------4-4-4-----------|
|-2---------------0---------------|-5---------------4-4-4-----------|
|-0-------------------------------|-3---------------2-2-2-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chorus 1: Main Riff
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"metal!" "no matter..." "now this is heavy..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Play
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-----7---| x2
|-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------3-----5---|
|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-3---2-3-2-|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|
Then back to Verse, Bridge, after which:
~~~~~ ~~~~~~
Chorus 2: Main Riff
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"metal!" "no matter..." "now this is heavy..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-----7---|
|-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------3-----5---|
|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-3---2-3-2-|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|
"metal!" "the only righteous..." "yeah yeah yeah!"
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-3---2-3-2-|-0---7~--0-6~--0-----------------|
. . . . . .
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-5-----7---|
|-2-2-2-3-----5---|
|-----------------|
. . .
Pre-Solo
~~~~~~~~
"hea - vy me - tal..."
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| Play
|---------------------------------| x3
|-----4---4/5-----4/5\4-2-----4/5-|
|-0-0-2-0-2/3-0-0-2/3\2-0-0-0-2/3-|
. . . . . . .
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lordi/252307.html ]
|-----------------------7-----9----|
|-----------------------10b12-12b14|
|----------------------------------| Lead
|----------------------------------| Guitar
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
| |
| "hea - vy me - tal!" |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------| Rhythm
|-----------------------5-----7----| Guitar
|-----4---4/5-----4/5---3-----5----|
|-0-0-2-0-2/3-0-0-2/3-0------------|
. . . . . .
Solo (Lead)
~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------15-p12---------------15-p12---------------15-p12-|
|-15b17-b17-b17--------15b17-b17-b17--------15b17-b17-b17--------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------15-p12---------------15-p12-------15-p12-|
|-15b17-b17-b17--------15b17-b17-b17--------15b17--------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-16p12-16p12-16p12-16p12-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-15p12-15p12--------------------------------------|
|-------------15p12-15p12--------------------------|
|-------------------------14p12-14p12-14\----------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-/17--19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-20b22------r20-----|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
tremolo picking slow bend
|-20b22///-r20///-19///-17///------------------------|
|-----------------------------20---------b22---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Solo (Rhythm)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------5---4---|-2---------------------------5---|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---2---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---3---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"now this is heavy..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------7----------(7)\-|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---|-5---------------7----------(7)\-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---------------5----------(5)\-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Post-Solo
~~~~~~~~~
"metal..." "no matter..." "now this is heavy..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------(bass + drums)------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
"metal..." "the only righteous way..." "now this is heavy..."
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4---5-----7---|
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
. . . . . . .
Outro: Play Main Riff x3, and then:
~~~~~
"metal!" "the only righteous way..." "now this is heavy metal!"
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------9\--------|
|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-3---2-3-2-|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-7\--------|
End.
