Skulls by Halestorm

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Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B E)

Intro:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|


E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|


Verse 1: Bass only for verse 1 until pre chorus:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre Chorus:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3---------------------|
D|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--0-------5--5--0-------5--5--0-------1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5---------|
D|--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------------5--5--5--5---------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3---------------------|
D|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--0-------5--5--0-------5--5--0-------1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5---------|
D|--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------------5--5--5--5---------|


Chorus 1:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|
A|--1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------3--3--3--3----------------|
D|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---|
A|--1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3----------------5--5--5--5---|


Intro Riff:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|


Verse 2: Bass only for verse 2 until pre chorus:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Pre Chorus:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3---------------------|
D|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--0-------5--5--0-------5--5--0-------1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5---------|
D|--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------------5--5--5--5---------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3---------------------|
D|--7--7----------7--7----------7--7----------3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5---------|
A|--5--5--0-------5--5--0-------5--5--0-------1--1--1--1--5--5--5--5---------|
D|--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------0--3p0--------------5--5--5--5---------|


Chorus 2:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|
A|--1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------3--3--3--3----------------|
D|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---|
A|--1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3----------------5--5--5--5---|


Intro Riff:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|


Bridge:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--0--0-0-0---1p0--1p0--1p0--0--0-0-0------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--1p0--1p0--1p0--0--0-0-0---1p0--1p0--1p0--0--0-0-0------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6p5--6p5------------------6p5--6p5---------------------------------------|
D|------------1p0--0--0-0-0-------------1p0--0--0-0-0------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--6p5--6p5------------------6p5--6p5---------------------------------------|
D|------------1p0--0--0-0-0-------------1p0--0--0-0-0------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5--5-----3h5----5-5-----3h5----5--5-----3h5----5--5-----3h5-------------|
D|---------0--------------0---------------0---------------0------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3---5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--1--1--1---5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 3:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|
A|--1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3--3--3--3------------------------------------------3--3--3--3-----------|
D|--3--3--3--3---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---3--3--3--3---5-------|
A|--1--1--1--1---5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3---1--1--1--1---5-------|
D|---------------5--5--5--5---0--0--0--0---3--3--3--3----------------5-------|


Outro:

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------3p0--------------3p0--------------3p0------------------------|
A|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|
D|--0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5-------0---0--3h5--3---------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0-----0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|
   PM    PM    PM
     
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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| PM  Palm mute

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Published: April 7, 2021
Last Updated: February 4, 2026