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Hang The Pope Tab by Nuclear Assault

Hang The Pope tab by Nuclear Assault

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NUCLEAR ASSAULT - "Hang The Pope" (from Game Over, 1986)

I'm not too sure about Riff 2, as I couldn't hear and understand the way guitar was picked.

Live videos couldn't help me as well. I left two ways it can be picked - with eights or quarter notes.

I apologize for that stuff, but the note progression is correct anyway.

Riff 1 - Bass Only: - 1x
     W          W          W          W          W          W          W          H   H
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
B|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
E|--(0)-----|--(0)-----|--(0)-----|--(0)-----|--(0)-----|--(0)-----|--(0)-----|--(0)--15\----|

Riff 1: - 4x
    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--3--5---|
A|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--3--5---|
E|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--1--3---|

Riff 2 - Option 1: - 1x
    E E E E E E E E     E E E E E  E  E  E      E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|----------10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------|--6-6-6-6--------------|-------------------|-------------------|

    E E E E E E E E     E E E E E  E  E  E      E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|----------10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--|
E|-------------------|--6-6-6-6--------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Riff 2 - Option 2: - 1x
    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q   Q       Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
e|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|--9--9--9--9---|--------10--10---|--9--9--9--9---|--5--5--7--7---|
D|--9--9--9--9---|--8--8--10--10---|--9--9--9--9---|--5--5--7--7---|
A|--7--7--7--7---|--8--8--8---8----|--7--7--7--7---|--3--3--5--5---|
E|---------------|--6--6-----------|---------------|---------------|

    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q   Q       Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
e|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|
G|--9--9--9--9---|--------10--10---|--9--9--9--9---|--5--5--3--3---|
D|--9--9--9--9---|--8--8--10--10---|--9--9--9--9---|--5--5--3--3---|
A|--7--7--7--7---|--8--8--8---8----|--7--7--7--7---|--3--3--1--1---|
E|---------------|--6--6-----------|---------------|---------------|

Riff 1: - 4x
    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--3--5---|
A|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--3--5---|
E|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--1--3---|

Riff 2 - Option 1 or 2: - 1x
    E E E E E E E E     E E E E E  E  E  E      E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|----------10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------|--6-6-6-6--------------|-------------------|-------------------|

    E E E E E E E E     E E E E E  E  E  E      E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
e|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|----------10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
D|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--8-8-8-8-8--8--8--8---|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--|
E|-------------------|--6-6-6-6--------------|-------------------|-------------------|

Riff 1: - 4x
    Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q      Q  Q  Q  Q
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--3--5---|
A|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--7--8---|--7--5--3--5---|
E|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--5--6---|--5--3--1--3---|

Outro: - 1x
    Q   H+Q
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|--7----------|
A|--7----------|
E|--5--(0)-----|


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|     Riff name: - (# of repeats)X
| \   Slide down
| (n) Ghost note
| W   Whole note
| H   Half note
| Q   Quarter note
| E   Eigth note

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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