The Hammer tab by Motörhead

The Hammer

                                 Motorhead

This is an amazing song, the last track on the classic 'Spades album
(and one of my favourites).

Tune down to Eb (half a step)

x\ = pick slide
/

/ = tremelo pick

Riff A
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-9-9-99127-7-777-|
A|-7-7-77105-5-555-|
E|-----------------|
Where it says 'loose' in the song structure, play this
muted in a 'laid back' style (listen to the song).

Riff B
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-4--4--4--7--9--7--|
A|-2--2--2--5--7--5--|
E|-------------------|

Riff C
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-4--5--6--7-8-9--|
A|-2--3--4--5-6-7--|
E|-----------------|

Riff D              Fill
e|-----------------|-----|
B|-----------------|-----|
G|-----------------|-----|
D|-----------------|-----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x\--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----|

Riff E
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4---4---4---4------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---5-------------------9\-----|
E|-----------------3-------------------7\-----|
                   /
                   /

Solo. (approximately)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-7--9--5--4--7--9--5-4-5-4-54--|
A|-/--/--/--/--/--/--------------|
E|-/--/--/--/--/--/--------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------7b7-5-----|
D|-------0h3p0-5-------0h3p0-5-------0h3p0-5-------765-|
A|-0-3-5---------0-3-5---------0-3-5-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


Song Structure: Intro:- Riff A x 4
                Verse:- Riff A x 8
                        Riff B x 3
                        Riff C
                        Riff A x 4
                        Riff D x 3
                        Fill
                Verse
                Intro
                Solo
                Verse:- Loose under vocals
                Riff A x 4
                Riff A x 4 :- Loose
                Riff B x 3
                Riff E


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Matt Javes

        matt@redstart.demon.co.uk