Ace Of Spades Tab by Motörhead

Ace Of Spades tab by Motörhead (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

A C E    O  F    S  P  A  D  E  S

                                 Motorhead
                   from the album "Ace of Spades"  1980

Tabbed by baldy. Any corrections  comments etc to good_fellow_baldo@hotmail.com

This ones taken from TG#77 so its a 100% authentic

tempo = 140 (hey its what the mag said)


INTRO: - bass arr. for guitar              play 4x
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--2----2--2----2--2--2--2----2---2---2----0-----|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


guitar
RIFF A:                            x4
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|


VERSE 1:
      if you like to gamble,  I tell you I’m your man
      G5
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----5--------------------|----5-----------------------|
|-----5--------------------|----5-----------------------|
|-----3--------------------|----3-----------------------|

  you win some, loose some, it’s all the same to me
      G5
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|-----5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|-----3--------------------|-----3---3---3----3---------|


RIFF B:
     BU    BD                    BU     BD        slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

     BU    BD                    BU     BD       slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

the pleasure is to play   it makes no difference what you say
    D5                       C5
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|

     BU    BD                    BU     BD        slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

   I don’t share your greed    the only card I need               is the
   D5                              C5
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|---------5---------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|---------5---------------------------------|
|--5---------------------|---------3---------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|


CHORUS:
   Ace of Spades                  the   Ace of Spades
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|


RIFF A                             x2
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|


VERSE 2:
   playing for the high one,    dicing with the devil
   G5
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|--5-----------------------|----5-----------------------|
|--5-----------------------|----5-----------------------|
|--3-----------------------|----3-----------------------|

   going with the flow,  it’s all the same to me
   G5
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|--5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|--5--------------------|-----5---5---5----5---------|
|--3--------------------|-----3---3---3----3---------|


RIFF B:
     BU    BD                    BU     BD        slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

     BU    BD                    BU     BD       slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

    seven or eleven,         snake eyes watchin’ you
    D5                       C5
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|

     BU    BD                    BU     BD        slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

   double up or quit,        double stake or split          the
   D5                        C5
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|--7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|--5---------------------|---3---------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------------|


CHORUS
   Ace of Spades                  the   Ace of Spades
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|


Riff A                             x3
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|
  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - pm


BRIDGE:
you know I’m born to loose       and   gambling’s for fools
    E5                       D5        E5
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---9------------------------7--|------9---------------------------------|
|---9------------------------7--|------9---------------------------------|
|---7------------------------5--|------7---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

but that’s the way I like it baby, I don’t want to live forever
   N.C.                              E5
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
                                                                                     and
|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--7-7-7---7-7--7-7-7---7-7---7--7-7---7-7-7s9--9--7--7--5-|-4--4-4----4-4--4-4-4---4--4--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--5-5-5---5-5--5-5-5---5-5---5--5-5---5-5-5s7--7--5--5--3-|-2--2-2----2-2--2-2-2---2--2--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|

  don’t forget the joker
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--4-----------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--2-----------------------|
|--------------------------|


Solo
|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------5--7p5---5h7---|-7p5----7p5----7p5----7p5----|
|--0h3--5s7s5--3h5p3----3--|--5s7---------7-------|-----7------7------7------7--|
|--------------------5-----|----------------------|-----------------------------|

                                 B7                                   rp                  slide
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|--10------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------7--9BU(11)--|-(11)BD(9)--7h9p7-----/\\-|
|---7BU(9)--7--5------------5-|-------7--9p7----7-8s9--------------|-------------------9--------|
|-------------------7--5h7----|-7s9----------9---------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
                                                                                            slide up neck
|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------while picking
|-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-12-12-13-13-14-x/x/x-|
|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11/11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-13-13-14-14-15-x/x/x-|
|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|

|--10BU(12)BD(10)--8h10p8----8---|----8-10BU(12)BD(10)p8-----|
|-------------------------10-----|-10--------------------10--|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|

|-10p8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------10--10p8---8-10BU(12)-10p8---8----|-------------------------------------|
|---------------9-----------------9------|----9---7-------------------------5--|
|----------------------------------------|------------10------7----5--h--7-----|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|


Riff A                             x4
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|
|------------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|


VERSE 3
   pushing up the ante,   I   know you’ve got to see me
   G5
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5-----------------------|--5-----------------------|
|--5-----------------------|--5-----------------------|
|--3-----------------------|--3-----------------------|
   read ’em and weep,  the  dead man’s hand again
   G5
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--5--------------------|---5----5-----5----5---------|
|--5--------------------|---5----5-----5----5---------|
|--3--------------------|---3----3-----3----3---------|


RIFF B:
     BU    BD                    BU     BD        slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

     BU    BD                    BU     BD       slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

 I  see it in your eyes,     take one look and die
    D5                       C5
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---7--------------------|---5-----------------------------|
|---5--------------------|---3-----------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|

     BU    BD                    BU     BD        slide
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|--14(15)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(15)--(14)--12-------|
|--14(16)--(14)--12--14--12--|--14(16)--(14)--12-------|
|----------------------------|--------------------14--|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|

the only thing you see,   you know it’s gonna be             the
    D5                        C5
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|---7---------------------|---5---------------------------------|
|---5---------------------|---3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|


CHORUS
   Ace of Spades                  the   Ace of Spades
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------9--x--8--x--7--|---------------------9--x--8--7--|
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--0--0---0--0--0--0-----------------|--0--0---0--0--0--0--------------|

OUTRO: w/ FILL 2

|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------|--------------------5--|
|--/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|--------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
                                      BU        BU          BU        BU
|-----------------------------||-------12--------12----|------12--------12-----||
|-----------------------------||.---15(17)----15(17)---|---15(17)----15(17)---.||
|-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
|--7--7--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7--||.----------------------|----------------------.||
|-----------------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||

   E5     D5      E5    slide        E5     D5     E5
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|--9------7-------9---------------|--9------7------9---|
|--9------7-------9---------------|--9------7------9---|
|--7------5-------7---\\/////--|--7------5------7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------|

Last updated: April 10, 2018

Your last visited songs

Motörhead tabs for Ace of spades (Ver. 2)

What is this?

Learn how to play "Ace Of Spades " by Motörhead with our easy-to-follow guitar tabs guide. Build confidence, sharpen your technique, and enjoy playing guitar.

Who Is This Page For?

This guitar tabs tutorial for "Ace Of Spades " by Motörhead is crafted for all musicians players ready to learn and grow. Whether you're just starting or refining your skills, this guide meets you where you are.

Why This Page Is Perfect for You

No matter your skill level, this page is a valuable resource for improving your guitar tab playing.

What You Will Gain

By using our guitar tabs, you’ll not only learn to play "Ace Of Spades " by Motörhead with accuracy and style, but you'll also elevate your overall musicianship. Explore our full archive of guitar tabs for more songs, skills, and inspiration.

Other versions of Ace Of Spades by Motörhead

×