Ace of Spades Chords

KeyEm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays540

Ace of Spades by MotorHead is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords E5, E5b, E4, G5, D5, C5, B5 and A5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Em
Text
16
Speed
  			
Indrodução e versos 1, 2 e 3  



eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Db|----------------9---8---7-------------------------------------------|  
Ab|----7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---(4x)----5----5----5---5--5--5--5--5-------|  
Eb|----0-0---------------------------3----3----3---3--3--3--3--3-------|  



eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--14b15--14--12--14--12----14b15--14--12----------------------------|  
Gb|--14b15--14--12--14--12----14b15--14--12-----(2x)-------------------|  
Db|-----------------------------------------14---------7----5----------|  
Ab|----------------------------------------------------5----3----------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  



eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--14b15--14--12--14--12----14b15--14--12----------------------------|  
Gb|--14b15--14--12--14--12----14b15--14--12----------------------------|  
Db|-----------------------------------------14-----7---5---------------|  
Ab|------------------------------------------------5---3---------------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  



eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Db|----------------9---8---7-------------------------------------------|  
Ab|----7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---(4x)--------------------------------------|  
Eb|----0-0-------------------------------------------------------------|  




Interlúdio  



eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Db|----------------9---8---7-------9---7-9----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9----------|  
Ab|----7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---(4x)--7---5-7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|  
Eb|----0-0-------------------------------------------------------------|  




eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Db|---7---7---7-7--7---7---7---7-7----7----9---7---5----4--4-----------|  
Ab|---5---5---5-5--5-x-5-x-5---5-5--x-5----7---5---3----2--2-----------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  



Solo  



eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Db|------------------------5-7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5---------|  
Ab|----5b6-5--5p3---3--5/7-------7-----------7-----7-----7-----7-------|  
Eb|--5------------5----------------------------------------------------|  




eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|---------------------------------------------------10---------------|  
Gb|-------------------------------------------7--9b11----11r9p7---7/---|  
Db|--7b--7--5b----------5-------7--9p7---7h9--------------------9------|  
Ab|-------------7--5h7-----7/9---------9-------------------------------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  




eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|---10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--11--11--12--12--13--13---|  
Gb|/11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11-/12--12-/13--13-/14--14--14-|  
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  




eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|-----15b17-15--15p13----13----13--15b17-17r15p13--------------------|  
Gb|---------------------14----14--------------------14-----------------|  
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  




eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Bb|--13h15p13----------------------------------------------------------|  
Gb|-----------14--12h14p12----12--14b16r14p12----12--------------------|  
Db|------------------------14-----------------14----14--12--10---------|  
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------12-----|  
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  




Final  




eb|----------------------------12-----12-------------------------------|  
Bb|----------------------------15b17--15b17--(2x)----------------------|  
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
Db|-------------9---8---7--------------------------9-7-9\----9-7-9\----|  
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7---7---7---(4x)---------------------7-5-7\----7-5-7\----|  
Eb|-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|  

  

   



Introdução:  E5  (E5 E5b E4) (4X)  


G5  
If you like to gamble, I tell you I'm your man  
G5  
You win some, lose some, It's all the same to me  

Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (4X)  

D5                         C5  
The pleasure is to play, makes no difference what you say  

Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (2X)  

D5            C5  
I don't share your greed, the only card I need is  

E5  (E5 E5b E4)    (4X)  
The Ace of Spades  


G5  
Playing for the high one, dancing with the Devil  
G5  
Going with the flow, it's all a game to me  


Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (4X)  

D5                C5  
Seven or eleven, snake eyes watching you  

Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (2X)  

D5                  C5  
Double up or quit, double strike or split  


E5  (E5 E5b E4)    (6X)  
The Ace of Spades  

    E5                   D5    E5  
You know I born to lose, and gambling is for fools  

But that's the way I like it baby  
E5  
I don't wanna live forever  

E5 D5 C5 B5  
           And don't forget the Joker  


Solo: A5   B5   A5  


Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (4X)  


G5  
Pushing up the ante, I know you've got to see me  
G5  
Read 'em and weep, the dead man's hand again  

Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (4X)  

D5                      C5  
I see it in your eyes, take one look and die  

Riff: E5  (E5 E5b E4) (2X)  

D5                       C5  
The only thing you see, you know it's gonna be  


E5  (E5 E5b E4)    (6X)  
The Ace of Spades  

Final: D5   C5      E5 D5 E5   E5 D5 E5  

    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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Metronome

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