Tabs
TEMPO = ± 140 bpm
The song opens with Lemmy’s bass (4 measures)
RIFF1 X4
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4 
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D MajorD||°--------------------------------°||
4 
A augmentedA||-----------------14---x13---x12---||
E MajorE||--0---0---0-0-0-0-0---x-0---x-0---||
VERSE
G5G5
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If you like the gamble....
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|--5-------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-------5-----------|
|--5-------------------------------|--5-----5-----5-------5-----------|
|--3-------------------------------|--3-----3-----3-------3-----------|
...all the same to me.
^r ^r X2
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||-----14^¹---14----12----14----12----|-----14^¹---14----12--------------||
||°-;--14^¹---14----12----14----12----|--;--14^¹---14----12-------------°||
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D5D5 
C5C5
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|--7-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|
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|--5-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
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The pleasure is the play...
^r ^r
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|-----14^¹---14----12----14----12----|-----14^¹---14----12--------------|
|--;--14^¹---14----12----14----12----|--;--14^¹---14----12--------------|
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D5D5 C5C5
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|--7-------------------------------|--5-------------------------------|
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|--5-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------|
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"I don’t share your greed..." "...is the
CHORUS: "ace of spades, the ace of spades" (W/RIFF1 X4)
REPEAT FROM THE VERSE.
BRIDGE
E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
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|--9-------#-------#-------7-------|--9-------#-------@---------------|
|--9-----------------------7-------|--9-------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------5-------|--7-------------------------------|
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You know I’m born to lose...
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|--@---------------@---------------|--@---------------@---------------|
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|--7---7-7---7-7---7---7-7---7-7---|--7---7-7---7-7---9---9-7---7-5---|
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|--5---5-5---5-5---5---5-5---5-5---|--5---5-5---5-5---7---7-5---5-3---|
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|--4---4-4---4-4---4---4-4---4-4---|--4-------------------------------|
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|--2---2-2---2-2---2---2-2---2-2---|--2-------------------------------|
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And don’t forget the joker!
SOLO (I’m not sure if this part is absolutely correct...but sounds similar!)
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|--0H3-5/75--------3H5P3P0--3-----|--7-----------7-------------------|
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|--7P5-----7P5-----7P5-----7P5-----|--7^¹---7------5--------------5---|
|------7-------7-------7-------7---|-------------------7---5H7--------|
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|----------------------------------|-10-------------------------------|
|------7---9P7---7/9---7---9^¹-----|------9---7H9P7-----7-------------|
|--9-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
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pick scrape
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|-10-10-10-10/11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/X-X-X-X-|
|-11-11-11-11/12-12-12-12/13-13-13-13/X-X-X-X-|
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|---10h12p10------8H10P8-----8-----|------8---10^¹---P8---------------|
|-----------------------10---------|-10------------------10-----------|
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|-10P8-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----10--10P8--8-10---10P8---8----|----------------------------------|
|-------------9-------------9------|--9----7--------------------5-----|
|----------------------------------|--------------------7---5H7-------|
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PLAY RIFF1 X4 TIMES AND THEN THE VERSE AND CHORUS
OUTRO
X4 X2
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||--7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||----------------------------------||
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PM..............................
E5E5 D5D5 E5E5 E5E5 D5D5 E5E5
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|--9------7-------9----------/----|--9------7------9----------------||
|--9------7-------9----------/----|--9------7------9----------------||
|--7------5-------7----------/----|--7------5------7----------------||
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NOTATION
H : HAMMER ON ^r: RELEASE
P : PULL OFF ~ : VIBRATO
/ : SLIDE (UP) ; : RESTS (1/2 BEAT)
: SLIDE (DOWN) # : RESTS (1 BEAT)
X : MUTED STRINGS @ : RESTS (2 BEATS)
^¹: WHOLE TONE BEND
Ace Of Spades tab
Ace of Spades is one of the best known songs by Motorhead which frontman and bassplayer Lemmy write together with bandmates Clarke and Taylor. It was the title track to their 1980 album.
Even if it is such a heavy song, it spent thirteen weeks on the British charts. Opening with a killer bass-riff before the guitar and drum kicks in, this is Motorhead and Lemmy at the best. Learn to play Ace of Spades here with these guitar tabs.
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