This Is Heavy Metal by Lordi Song: This Is Heavy Metal Band: Lordi Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com Tuning: D Standard (low-to-high: D G C F A d) Legend: . palm mute h hammer on p pull off / slide up to note \ slide down from note 7b9 bend 7th fret major second up 9r7 release previous bend (n) ghost note ~ vibrato 7b9-b9 bend 7th fret up major second, then strike string again while bent \\\ tremolo picking Intro: Main Riff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Play |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------5-----7---| x2 |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------3-----5---| |-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------| Verse ~~~~~ "they are all dead..." "never left..." "there's no..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---4---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5---4---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "way you can win..." "the rocking dead..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar |---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---4---| 1 |-2---------------------------2---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5---4---| |-0---------------------------0---|---------------------------------| | | . . . . . . . . . . . . | | | | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar |---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5---4---| 2 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5---4---| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridge ~~~~~~ "oooh, you never got it the hair metal mayhem..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------2---------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------0---------------|-----5---4-5-----4-5-4-2-----4-5-| |-0-------------------------------|-----5---4-5-----4-5-4-2-----4-5-| |---------------------------------|-0-0---0-----0-0---------0-0-----| . . . . . . . "oooh, i've heard..." "now let's see..." "now this is heavy..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------3---------------|---------------------------------| |-2---------------2---------------|-5---------------4-4-4-----------| |-2---------------0---------------|-5---------------4-4-4-----------| |-0-------------------------------|-3---------------2-2-2-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Chorus 1: Main Riff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "metal!" "no matter..." "now this is heavy..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Play |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------5-----7---| x2 |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------3-----5---| |-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------| Then back to Verse, Bridge, after which: ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ Chorus 2: Main Riff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "metal!" "no matter..." "now this is heavy..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------5-----7---| |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------3-----5---| |-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------| "metal!" "the only righteous..." "yeah yeah yeah!" |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------4---4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|-0---7~--0-6~--0-----------------| . . . . . . |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-4-4-4-5-----7---| |-2-2-2-3-----5---| |-----------------| . . . Pre-Solo ~~~~~~~~ "hea - vy me - tal..." |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| Play |-----5---4-5-----4-5-4-2-----4-5-| x3 |-----5---4-5-----4-5-4-2-----4-5-| |-0-0---0-----0-0---------0-0-----| . . . . . . . |-----------------------7-----9----| |-----------------------10b12-12b14| |----------------------------------| Lead |----------------------------------| Guitar |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | | "hea - vy me - tal!" | |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| Rhythm |-----5---4-5-----4-5---5-----7----| Guitar |-----5---4-5-----4-5---3-----5----| |-0-0---0-----0-0-----0------------| . . . . . . Solo (Lead) ~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------15-p12---------------15-p12---------------15-p12-| |-15b17-b17-b17--------15b17-b17-b17--------15b17-b17-b17--------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------15-p12---------------15-p12-------15-p12-| |-15b17-b17-b17--------15b17-b17-b17--------15b17--------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-16p12-16p12-16p12-16p12-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-15p12-15p12--------------------------------------| |-------------15p12-15p12--------------------------| |-------------------------14p12-14p12-14\----------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-/17--19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-19p17-20p17-19p17-20p17-20b22------r20-----| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| tremolo picking slow bend |-20b22///-r20///-19///-17///------------------------| |-----------------------------20---------b22---------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Solo (Rhythm) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-----------------------5---4---|-2---------------------------5---| |-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---2---|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5---3---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------3-------| . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "now this is heavy..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------7----------(7)\-| |-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---4---|-5---------------7----------(7)\-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3---------------5----------(5)\-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . . . . Post-Solo ~~~~~~~~~ "metal..." "no matter..." "now this is heavy..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------(bass + drums)------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| "metal..." "the only righteous way..." "now this is heavy..." |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-4-----4-----4-----4---5-----7---| |---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| . . . . . . . Outro: Play Main Riff x3, and then: ~~~~~ "metal!" "the only righteous way..." "now this is heavy metal!" |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|---------------------------------| |-----------------------5---4-5-4-|-----------------------9\--------| |-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-----------|-0---7~--0-6~--0-5~--0-7\--------| End. www.TAB6.com