Racer X - Hammer Away guitar tab
HAMMER AWAY
As recorded by Racer X
(From the 1987 Album SECOND HEAT)
Words and Music by J. Martin & P. Gilbert
Arranged by Racer X
Transcribed by Peter Lidstr?m
Intro solo (Gilbert)
Q.=140
A E G#m B
12/8
Gtr I
|----------------------------------------------12-14-16S17-16-14----------|
|-------------------------------------12-14-16-------------------17-16-14-|
|----------------------------11-13-14-------------------------------------|
|-------------------11-13-14----------------------------------------------|
|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-14----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m E G#m B
~~~~~~
|--------------------------------|-11b12--11--9--11h12p11p9----9----------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------12---12-10----|
|-16b18--16pb18--16--16pb18------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
C#m B A E G#m B
~~~
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-9---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---11-9-8-9-11-9b11--9-(9)---|-x-8h9p8p6---6---------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------9---9-6-9s11------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#m E G#m B
~~ ~~
|-16-12------------------------------|-------------23b24---23----|
|-------16-14------------------------|------17p16----------------|
|-------------13---------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------14-13---------------|-14------------------------|
|----------------------16-11---------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------12-11-9-|---------------------------|
C#m B A
/ \2
|-17h19p17-16----16-17-19S21--21pb23--21pb24--|---------------------------|
|-------------19------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------()------(x)-|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| / \2
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------()------(x)-|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Main solo (Gilbert)
B
Gtr I
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------16-17-19-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------16-17-19----------|
|----------------------------11-13-14-|----------14-16-18-------------------|
|-------------------11-13-14----------|-14-16-18----------------------------|
|----------11-12-14-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-11-12-14----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------12-14-16-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------12-14-16----------|
|-----------------------------8--9-11-|----------11-13-14-------------------|
|--------------------7--9-11----------|-11-13-14----------------------------|
|-----------7--9-11-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--7--9-11----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
C#m
~~~~~~
|-19b21---(19)-19pb21-19pb21-19pb21---(19)---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
|-14b16---(14)-14pb16-14pb16-14pb16---(14)---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
(C#m) E G#m B C#m B A E
Gtr I
|-14-16-17-16-14-----------12-14-12-11----------|---------------------11-12s==23b24---|
|----------------17-16-14--------------14-12-10-|------------10-12-14-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-13-9-11-13--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
GBm C#m E G#m B
~~ ~~~~~~ ~~
|-23------------|-19b21--19pb21--19--19pb21----16h19p|=16------16---------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------x\----|
|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------------------------|--------------------|
C#m B A E G#m B
~~~~
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-12p10p9-[12]b14--12b14-(12)------|
|----------8-9-8h9p8----8-9-11-|----------------------------------|
|-9----11------------11--------|----------------------------------|
|---11-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#m
T T T T T T T
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---/10h12p10h12h14p12p10S14p12h14h16p14p12S16p14h16h17p16p14-17p16----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(C#m) E G#m B
T T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17h19p17-16h19p17h19h21p19p17s14h19p14h19h21p19p17p14h19p14h19h21p19p17p16h17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m B A
|-11h12-14p9----9-------------------------------------|
|------------12---12-10p9s8h9h11p9p8----9-------------|
|------------------------------------11---11-9p8------|
|------------------------------------------------11---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
(A) E G#m B C#m
~ ~
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-11b13--11--9--8------------|-9-----------------------9------|
|--------------------9-10-11-|--------------9b10-11-11---11-9-|
|----------------------------|------9-10-11-------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
E G#m B
~~
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-11b13--11----9h11p9p8----8-------------|
|-----------------------11---11-9-7-9-11-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
C#m B A
~
|---------------------17h19p17p16----16-17-19-|
|---------------------------------19----------|
|-9---------------9---------------------------|
|---13-11-9-11-13-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
|-21-----21-----21-----21------------*|
|-19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21---------*|
|------------------------------------*|
|------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------x--*|
|------------------------------------*|
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
