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ace of spades bass
Motorhead
The Ace Of Spades
released on th "Ace Of Spades" album
/ = Slide up
= Slide down
h = Hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend (19b21 = play 19 and bend up till it sounds like 21)
R = Rest (play and mute)
Eb Tuning
Bass Intro 3x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
Bass Intro slide
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--///////////17-|
E|--------------------------|
Main Riff 4x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
Verse Riff 1
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--10----------------------|--10----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
If you like to gamble (I tell you) I'm your man
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--10----------------------|--10----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
(You) win some lose some (It's) all the same to me
Main Riff 4x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
Verse Riff 2
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
The pleasure is to play makes no difference what you say
Main Riff 2x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
I don't share your greed the only card I need (is)
Chorus 4xMain riff (2x with with voc.)
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
the Ace of Spades
Verse Riff 1
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--10----------------------|--10----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Playing for the High one dancing with the devil
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--10----------------------|--10----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Going with the flow (It's) all a game to me
Main Riff 4x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
Verse Riff 2
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Seven or eleven snake eyes watching you
Main Riff 2x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Double up or quit doubles take or split
Chorus 2x Main riff w/vocals, 4x w/palm muting
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
the Ace of Spades
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7R-------------------5--|--7R----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
You know I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools,
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G|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
D|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
A|--------------------------| |-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
E|--------------------------| |-------------------------|
But thats the way I like it baby, I don't wanna live forever
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--------------7--5--3--2--|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-(2)----------------------|
E|--------------------------|
and don't forget the Joker!
Guitar Solo arranged for bass
(listen to the song for exact timing)
G|------7h9p7~--5h7p5-----5b6-|------12-14p12--12h14~~-|
D|-7h10---------------7-------|-/14----------14--------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|
G|-14p12--14p12--14p12--14p12----|-14b15-14--12----------12-|
D|------14-----14-----14-----14--|--------------14-12h14----|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-----14-16p14---14h16|/19-19b21-19--17h19p17-19---13----|
D|-/16---------16------|-----------------------------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-|
D|-/13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-14-14-14-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-15-15-15-16-16-16--17-17-x-x---|-17-19b21-19-17h19p17----17---|
D|-15-15-15-16-16-16--17-17-x-x---|----------------------19------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-----17-19b21p17-----|--16h17p16-----------------------------------|
D|-19--------------19~-|-----------19--17h19p17----17-19b21p17----17-|
A|---------------------|------------------------19-------------19----|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-19--17--15------------|
E|-------------17--15h17-|
Main Riff 4x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
Verse Riff 1
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--10----------------------|--10----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Pushing up the ante (I know) you got to see me
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--10----------------------|--10----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
Read 'em and weep the dead man's hand again
Main Riff 4x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
Verse Riff 2
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
The pleasure is to play makes no difference what you say
Main Riff 2x
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G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--|
E|--------------------------|
| | | | | | | |
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
I don't share your greed the only card I need (is)
Chorus 2x Main riff 4x
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G|--------------------------| |--------------------------|
D|--------------------------| |--------------------------|
A|--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--5--| |--7--7--7-7-7-7--7--7--7--|
E|--------------------------| |--------------------------|
the Ace of Spades
Outro
2x
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--7-----5-----7R----------|--7-----5-----7R----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
(please send me a mail if you can correct anything)
Jack "jakadict" Rawsthorne
liljack4@hotmail.com
http://www.bassmasta.net/m/motorhead/.html
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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andrew/JESUS Lead Player |
#1 by andrew/JESUS roman at Dec 6, 2006 at 3:49 AM EST |
| Other than gambling... i would really have no other idea as to what this song really meant. | |
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Jimmy Wanna Be |
#2 by Jimmy Jazz at Feb 22, 2007 at 10:14 PM EST |
| it's a great song n all...but i wanna kno how somebody could make it big with a voice like that | |
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Stuart Average |
#3 by Stuart Barker at Jun 10, 2007 at 2:22 PM EST |
| oh, btw, Ice-Dive, you sound so much like Greg Graffin (singer for Bad Religion, if u dont know who he is...), and thats a big compliment....lol | |
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†grave† Lead Player |
#4 by †grave† f at Jun 14, 2007 at 6:56 AM EST |
| this is a great song by an awsome band. motorhead is underapreciated | |
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Hoffel Average |
#5 by Hoffel at Jul 22, 2007 at 8:28 PM EST |
| this is the coolest song ever! it kicks everyones ass! H2O GO!!! | |
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blade Rhythm Player |
#6 by blade rhoat at Aug 18, 2007 at 2:25 PM EST |
| You know I'm born to lose, And gambling's for fools, But that's the way I like it baby. I don't wanna live forever. I think this perfectly sums up what this song is about. | |
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Jason Wanna Be |
#7 by Jason Bell at Oct 18, 2007 at 9:39 PM EST |
| this is a great song by an awsome band. motorhead is underapreciated | |
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