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Fast As A Shark Tab by Accept

Fast As A Shark tab by Accept

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  • Tuning: Standard tuning
Author: Stefan Olsson


Opening Riff (x3)
e-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G------------------3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0--|
D------------------3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0--|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-0000000000000000--------------------------|


Verse Riff (x1)
e----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E-5555555555555555-3333333333333333-1111111111111111-|
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Bridge1 (x2)
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G----------3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0--|
D----------3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0-3p0-2p0--|
A-----------------------------------|
E-00000000--------------------------|


Bridge2
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G-7-7-7----10-10-10------------|
D-7-7-7----10-10-8----7----9---|
A-5-5-5----8--8--8----7----9---|
E---------------------5----7---|


Chorus
e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------5--9--5--7----9--7---9--7---------5--9--5--7--|
D-5--7--5--9--5--7----9--7---9--7---5--7--5--9--5--7--|
A-5--7--3--7--3--5----7--5---7--5---5--7--3--7--3--5--|
E-3--5---------------0------0--------3--5---------------|

NOTE - First Chorus Goes From The ’D’ Chord Back Into The
Opening Riff. The Second Chorus Ends With An ’B’ Chord Which
Then Segues Into The Following...

e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-----3-5-6-5-3-----3-5-----3-5-6-5-3-----3-5----
D-----3-5-6-5-3-----3-5-----3-5-6-5-3-----3-5----
A------------------------------------------------
E-333-----------333-----333-----------333--------

e------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------
G-----6-8-9-8-6-----6-8-----9-11-12-11-9---9-7---
D-----6-8-9-8-6-----6-8-----9-11-12-11-9---9-7---
A------------------------------------------7-5---
E-666-----------666-----999--------------0-------

e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----3-5-6-5-3-----3-5-----6-8-9-6-8----6-8-----9-11-12-11-9-------|
D-----3-5-6-5-3-----3-5-----6-8-9-6-8----6-8-----9-11-12-11-9-------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------2-5-4-|
E-333-----------333-----666-----------666----999--------------0-3-2-|


Guitar Solo

First Phrase (With ’Octaver’ Effect)
e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------4/9-7-9-|
D--------------------------------------------|
A-2-4/5-4----------------4h5-4h5-2~----------|
E---------5~2~--2/5-5-5---------------------|


Semi-Fast Legato Riff
e-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G--7/16-19p16-17p16----16-17p16----16-----------
D-------------------19----------19----19-17-16--
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D--17p16-17p16----16-17p16----16----------------|
A--------------19----------19----19-17-16-------|
E-----------------------------------------------|


The Climbing Arpeggio Thingie (I play this on the D and A
Strings But Wolf Might Have Played It On The G and D)
e-----------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------
D--14p11----11-14p11----11--15p12----12--15p12----12--
A--------12----------12-----------13-----------13-----
E-----------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-16p13----13--17p14----14--18p15----15--19p16--------|
A-------14-----------15-----------16-----------17-----|
E-----------------------------------------------------|


Arpeggio Riff #1
e-17p14----14-17p14-15p14----14-17p14-15p14----14---
B-------15----------------15----------------15------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Arpeggio Riff #2
e-19p15----15-19p15-17p15----15-19p15-19p15----15---
B-------17----------------17----------------17------
G---------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Arpeggio Riff #3
e-15p12----12-15p12-14p12----12-15p12-14p12----12--|
B-------14----------------14----------------14-----|
G--------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Down & Back Up...
e-15p14----------------------------14--------------|
B-------17-15-14----------14-15-17-----------------|
G----------------16-14-16--------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Arpeggio #’s 1, 2 & 3 Then Down...
e-15p14--------------------------------------------|
B-------17-15-14-----------------------------------|
G----------------16-14-----------------------------|
D----------------------17-16-14--------------------|
A-------------------------------17-16-14-----------|
E--------------------------------------------------|

Arpeggio Riff #4
e-14p10----10-14p10-12p10----10-14p10-12p10----10--
B-------12----------------12----------------12-----
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

Arpeggio Riff #3
e-15p12----12-15p12-14p12----12-15p12-14p12----12--
B-------14----------------14----------------14-----
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

Arpeggio Riff #5
e-12p9----9-12p9-10p9----9-12p9-10p9---------------
B------10-------------10-------------10------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------


And Then The Final Descent Into The
Chords Leading To The Last Chorus...
e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G-12h14-11h12-9h11-7h9-6h7---6-----------------
D--------------------------9---7h9-5h7-4h5---4-
A------------------------------------------7---
E----------------------------------------------

e--------------------------
B--------------------------
G--------------------------
D--------------------------
A-5h7-4h5---4--------------
E---------7---5h7-3h5-3p0--

Chords
e-----------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------7-------|
A-5-2----------5-2---5-7---5-2----------5-7-9---|
E-3-0-00000000-3-0-0-3-5-0-3-0-00000000---5-7---|


Ending
e--------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G-5-7--5-7--5-7-----5-7-------------2^4~--2p1p0----|
D-5-7--5-7--5-7--2--5-7--2----------------------2--|
A-3-5--3-5--3-5--2--3-5--2-------------------------|
E----------------0-------0-------------------------|


This was a fun song to figure out. I hope you enjoy learning it as
much as I enjoyed transcribing it. If you find any errors, please
e-mail them to me.

Cheers!

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