Queen - Hammer to fall
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Hammer to fall by Queen
Album: The works 1984
Tuning: standard (could be half step down)
Speed: 128
I felt that it was time someone uploaded a tab for the full album version of this song.
This is split into sections which should be easier to match to the song.
Lyrics are only included at certain parts such as the bridge so it is easier to match to the real song.
They are not in time with the tab and don't show what the speed should be.
I used the base version of the song from the 'Classic Queen' Guitar tab book which only had the shortened tab.
This may be wrong so feel free to submit corrections and I will do my best to edit.
[Intro]
(play twice)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3---5-5--2-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2---4-4--2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4---6-6--2-------------------------------|x2
A|-0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0---0-0--0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(same as intro, played twice)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
[Chorus 1]
(played twice each time)
A E/A D/A A A A D/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5--5-5\-3-3--2-2---2-2--2-2--3p-2-2-------------------------------------|
G|-6-6--4-4\-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2p-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--6-6\-4-4--2-2---2-2--2-2--4p-2-2-------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0--0-0\-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
(same as intro and verse 1, played 3 times)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
[Chorus 2]
(played twice each time)
A E/A D/A A A A D/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5--5-5\-3-3--2-2---2-2--2-2--3p-2-2-------------------------------------|
G|-6-6--4-4\-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2p-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--6-6\-4-4--2-2---2-2--2-2--4p-2-2-------------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0--0-0\-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Instrumental]
(played once)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3--5-5--2--------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2--4-4--2--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4--6-6--2--------------------------------| x1
A|-0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
(can be hard to hear in the original recording)
Rich or poor or famous....
e|-0-----0-----------------0-------------------------0---------------------5-|
B|-0--0-----0----------------------2--2--2--4---------------0--4-6-----------|
G|-1--------------2-----2-------4--------------6--6------4----------7--7-----|
D|-2-----------4-----4-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
oh no oh no oh
e|-2-------3--2-----2---2---2------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--2----3--3-----3---3---3------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2----0--2-----2---2---2------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--2----0--0-----0---0---0------------------------------------------------|
A|----0----0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Lock your door but....
e|-0------0-----------------2------------------0------0----------------------|
B|-0--0------0------------------------------0------0--0--0-------------------|
G|-1---------------2-----2-------2-2-2-4---------------------6---------------|
D|-2----2-------4-----4--------4---------6-----------------------7-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
oh no.... Baby now your struggle's all in vain
e|----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--1-----1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------------|
D|-4--2-----2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Post bridge]
Rhythm guitar (played during mini solo, 3 times)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-------1-1--4----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-2-0-2-2--4--2-4-5-4-2---7-5-4---------------------------------------| x3
A|-2-2-------2-2--2--2-4-5-4-2---7-5-4---------------------------------------|
E|-----------0-0-----0-2-3-2-0---5-3-2---------------------------------------|
Lead guitar
e|-19-19-17-16------------19b-19-17-16-------17br-17-16-14--14-12------------|
B|--------------19-17-16--------------19-17---------------17-----15-14-12----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------14-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------17-17b-15-19b-17-21b------|
B|-17br-15-----------19br-17----------------19b-19---------------------------|
G|--------16-16-------------16-16--------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Solo]
First note is played over the 21b from the previous section.
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|-----0-2-0----0-2-3---2-3-2-0---2-3-|
A|--3--------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-2-0-2-0---2-3---2-3-0---2-3-5-7---5-7-5---5-7-8---7-8-7----7-8---10-9-10-9---10-9-7------|
D|-----------3-------------------------------8---------------10--------------------------10-12|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------13-15-15b--15-13-15-13-11-13-11-13---10-11-10-8-10-8-6-8---6-8-5-6-5--5-|
G|9-10-12-14----12-14-12---12-14-15----------------------------------------------------------------------7---|
D|-----------15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Main solo]
Lead guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------10-12b-10-12b---17b-17-15-14-15-------17--------------------------|
G|-6-6h7-9---------------------------------14-16----16b-14----14-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------16----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-16br-(16)p14-16-16--16p14---14--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------17-----pb17-(17)p15-14-15-17--------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------14-16b-------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17-15p14------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------16-14-13---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------16-14--12p11--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------12-12--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Rhythm guitar]
(chorus twice with a variation at the end of the second)
A E/A D/A A A A D/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5--5-5\-3-3--2-2---2-2--2-2--3p-2-2-------------------------------------|
G|-6-6--4-4\-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2p-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--6-6\-4-4--2-2---2-2--2-2--4p-2-2-------------------------------------| x1
A|-0-0--0-0\-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E/A D/A A A A D/A A (lead finishes solo) D(let it ring)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------3-------|
B|-5-5--5-5\-3-3--2-2---2-2--2-2---3p2-2-2---3p2-2-2---3p2-2--3p2-2--2-------|
G|-6-6--4-4\-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---2---2-2---2---2-2---2---2--2---2--3-------|
D|-7-7--6-6\-4-4--2-2---2-2--2-2---2---2-2---2---2-2---2---2--2---2--0-------| x1
A|-0-0--0-0\-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0--0---0----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
(palm muted) played twice
PM-------------------------------------------------|
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-----3---x---2----3---x---2----3---x---5----2---------------------------|
G|--2-----2---x---2----2---x---2----2---x---4----2---------------------------|
D|--2-----4---x---2----4---x---2----4---x---6----2---------------------------| x2
A|--0-----0---x---0----0---x---0----0---x---0----0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
(standard chorus but with a slightly different end)
A E/A D/A A A A D/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5--5-5\-3-3--2-2---2-2--2-2--3p-2-2-------------------------------------|
G|-6-6--4-4\-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2p-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|-7-7--6-6\-4-4--2-2---2-2--2-2--4p-2-2-------------------------------------| x1
A|-0-0--0-0\-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0-------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A E/A D/A A A A D/A A D/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5--5-5\-3-3--2-2---2-2--2-2--3p-2-2--3p-2-2-----------------------------|
G|-6-6--4-4\-2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--2p-2-2--2p-2-2-----------------------------|
D|-7-7--6-6\-4-4--2-2---2-2--2-2--4p-2-2--4p-2-2-----------------------------| x1
A|-0-0--0-0\-0-0--0-0---0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
Part 1 (played twice, let it ring)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--3-----2-2-2--3-----2-2-2--3---5-5--2-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-----2-2-2--2-----2-2-2--2---4-4--2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--4-----2-2-2--4-----2-2-2--4---6-6--2-------------------------------| x2
A|-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-0--0---0-0--0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 2 (played once, let it ring)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-14--15----14--15----14--15----17-17--14-----------------------------------|
G|-14--14----14--14----14--14----16-16--14-----------------------------------|
D|-14--16----14--15----14--16----18-18--14-----------------------------------| x1
A|-0---------0---------0----------------0------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 1 (played once, let it ring)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--3-----2-2-2--3-----2-2-2--3---5-5--2-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2-----2-2-2--2-----2-2-2--2---4-4--2-------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--4-----2-2-2--4-----2-2-2--4---6-6--2-------------------------------| x1
A|-0-0-0--0-----0-0-0--0-----0-0-0--0---0-0--0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 3 (played once, don't let it ring, same as intro)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3--5-5--2--------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2--4-4--2--------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4--6-6--2--------------------------------| x1
A|-0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0--0-0--0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Part 4 (played once, then feedback)
A D/A A D/A A D/A E/A A (give it to me one more time!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3--x--2-2-2--3----3p2-2-2---------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2--x--2-2-2--2----2---2-2---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4--x--2-2-2--4----4p2-2-2------------------------------------2--| x1
A|-0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0--x--0-0-0--0----0---0-0------------------------------------0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
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