"Hammer The Hammer"
a single, included on the bonus disk for "Before Hollywood"
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Hammer the Hammer
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Tabbed by: Pete Azzopardi
Email: PeterAzzopardi@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
Bass Fig. 1:
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G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
A|-7--\--2-----2-3-|-------2-----2-3-|-7--\--2-----2-3-|-------2-----2-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. .
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----------7---|-----------------|
A|-------2---2/----|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1: *
| x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x | *. x, in this case, represents the
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + unconventional act of tapping on
the pickup for percussive effect.
In this instance, I believe it is
done on the neck/rhythm pickup.
Elec. Gtr 2 Fill:
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----7---6---5---|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 2:
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e|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|
G|-2-----1-----1---|-1-----1---------|-2-2-2-1---------|-1-----1---------|
D|-2-----2-----2---|-0-----2---------|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-----2---------|
A|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
.
e|-----------------|-0---------------|
B|-0-----------0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-1-----1-----2---|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-0-----2-----2---|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---------2-2---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bass Fig. 2:
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-7-7-7-----------|
A|-------7---7-7-7-|-------7---7-7-7-|-------7---7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-7-\-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 3:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-------|
G|-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1-1-------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bass Fig. 3:
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G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2---2-------7---|-----------------|
A|-------2---2/----|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 4:
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e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-------------2---|-1---------------|
D|-----------------|-2---------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 5:
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0---------------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|
G|-2-2-2-1---------|-1-----1---------|-2-2-2-1---------|-1-----1---------|
D|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-----2---------|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-----2---------|
A|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
.
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0-----------0---|-0---------------|
G|-1-----1-----2---|-1---------------|
D|-0-----2-----2---|-2---------------|
A|-2---------2-2---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-0---------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 2 solo 1:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|10----10-9-----9-|10---------------|10----10-9-----9-|10---------------|
G|---9-------------|--11---9---------|---9-------------|--11---9---------|
D|-----9-----------|-------9---------|-----9-----------|-------9---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. .
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------10---------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-9---9-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----7---6---5---|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 6:
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e|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
B|---0-------------|-0-----0---------|---0-------------|-0-----0---------|
G|-2---------------|-1-----1---------|-2-----1---------|-1-----1---------|
D|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-2-----2---------|-0-----2---------|
A|-----------2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
.
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
B|-0-----------0---|-0-----------0---|---0-------------|-0-----0---------|
G|-1-----1-----2---|-1-----------1---|-2---------------|-1-----1---------|
D|-0-----2-----2---|-2---------------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|
A|-2---------2-2---|-2-----2---2-----|-----------2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. .
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-0-----0---------|-0---------------|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---2-2-1---------|-1-----1---------|-1-----1-----2---|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|---2---2---------|-0-----2---------|-0-----2-----2---|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---------2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bass Fig. 4:
(repeat)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----------2---|-2---------------|-2-----------2---|-----------------|
A|-------4---------|-------2-----2---|-------4---------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. .
G|-----------------|(end Fig. 4)
D|-2---2-------7---|
A|-------2---2/----|
E|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 2 solo 2:
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e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-6-6-6-7-7\|-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4\|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------2---2-2-2-|-2/7-7---7-7-7---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-7-7-6---6-7-7\|-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4\|-2-2-2-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-2-2-2-/-|(7)7-7---7-7-7---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. . .
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-7---7-7---7-7---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
. . .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bass Fig. 5:
. .
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
A|-7--\--2-----2---|-------2-----2-/-|-7--\--2-----2---|-------2-----2---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. .
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-2-----------7---|-----------------|
A|-------2---2/----|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 7:
| x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x x |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| x x x x x x x | x x x x |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 8:
| x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | x x x x x x x | x x x x x x |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
| x x x x x | x x x x |
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. .
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-----------------|-0-----0---------|
G|-2-----1---------|-1-----1---1-1-1-|-2-2-2-1---------|-1-----1---------|
D|-2-----2---2-2-0-|-0-----2---2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2---------|-0-----2---------|
A|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------2-2-0-|-2-----2---2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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e|-----------------|-----------------|(end Gtr 1 Fig. 8)
B|-0-----------0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|-1-----1-----2---|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
D|-0-----2-----2---|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2---------2-2---|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
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1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Bass Fig. 6:
. . . . (end song)
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-7-5-4-----------|-7-5-4-----------|-7-5-4-------7---|-----------------|
A|-------7---------|-------7---------|-------7---7-----|-7---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 9:
. . . (end song)
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-------------0---|-0---------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|-1---------------|
D|-------2---------|-------2---------|-------2-----2---|-2---------------|
A|-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2---x-x-x-|-2-2-2-2---x-----|-2---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . .
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
. staccato
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
SONG BREAKDOWN:
Intro: Bass Fig. 1 then. . .
Bass Fig. 1 again/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 1 with Elec. Gtr 2 Fill on last
bar,
leading into first verse
Verse ("You can say.."): Bass Fig. 1/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 1 then. . .
Bass Fig. 1/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 2
Chorus ("Hammer the hammer"): Bass Fig. 2/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 3 then. . .
*Bass Fig. 3/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 4*
*These two figures occur only after 1st
chorus.
1st Guitar solo: Bass Fig. 1/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 5/Elec. Gtr 2 solo 1
Verse: Bass Fig. 1 x 2/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 6
Chorus: Bass Fig. 2/Elec. Gtr Fig. 3
2nd Guitar solo: Bass Fig. 4/(no Elec. Gtr 1)/Elec. Gtr 2 solo 2
Chorus: same as the last
Interlude: Bass Fig. 5/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 7 with Elec. Gtr 2 Fill on lst bar,
leading into last verse
Verse ("I wave..."): Bass Fig. 5 x 2/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 8
Chorus: same as before but double the length
Ending: Bass Fig. 6/Elec. Gtr 1 Fig. 9
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