Overkill Chords
by MotorHead
Overkill by MotorHead is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Eb. It uses the chords Eb. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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| Legend: |
| b = bend |
| TP = Tremelo Pick |
| X/ = Pick Slide |
| Tuning: Eb (down half a step) |
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Bass Intro
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---7-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
G|--9--7---9--7---9--7----9-9----9----7-----|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Riff 1
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|-999-9-997-|
A|-777-7-775-|
E|-----------|
Verse riff
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-14-12-------------14-12---|
A|-12-10-------------12-10---|
E|---------------------------|
Pre Chorus
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-7-55----------------7-55--|
A|-5-33----------------5-33--|
E|---------------------------|
Riff 2
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----12------12-14--|
A|-----10------10-12--|
E|-0000----0000-------|
Chorus
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------7-7-7-7-7-77------|
A|-4444-9979-9-9-7-4444-5-5-5-5-5-55------|
E|-2222-7757-7-7-5-2222-------------------|
Riff 3
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-----12------12-----|
A|-----10------10-----|
E|-0000----0000-------|
2nd, 3rd, and 4th solo backings
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--4--5--4--5-4-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--2--3--2--3-2-|
E|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|
Solo 4
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11----12-12-12-12-12|------12--14--12--14--12---14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
TP...............................................
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|--9-9-9-9-9-9---11-11-11-11-11----12-12-12-12-12|------12--14--12--14--12---14-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
TP...............................................
e|--12b---14b-----15b----14b---|---12b---14b-----15b----14b-|--12b---14b-----15b----14b-|
B|--15b---17b-----18b----17b---|---15b---17b-----18b----17b-|--15b---17b-----18b----17b-|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--12b---12b---12b---12b----12b----12b------------------------|
B|--15b---15b---15b---15b----15b----15b------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12b---14b-----15b----14b---|---12b---14b-----15b----14b-|--12b---14b-----15b----14b-|
B|--15b---17b-----18b----17b---|---15b---17b-----18b----17b-|--15b---17b-----18b----17b-|
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
e|--12b---12b---12b---12b----12b----12b----12b-----------------|
B|--15b---15b---15b---15b----15b----15b----15b-----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------X/-|
Lyrics:
Verse 1: Only way to feel the noise is when it's good and loud,
So good you can't believe it screaming with the crowd
Pre Chorus: Don't sweat it, get it back to you
Chorus: Overkill, Overkill, Overkill
Verse 2: On your feet you feel the beat, it goes strait to your spine,
Shake your head you must be dead if it don't make you fly,
Pre Chorus: Don't sweat it, get it back to you
Chorus: Overkill, Overkill, Overkill
Verse 3: Know your body's made to move, feel it in your guts
Rock 'N Roll aint worth the name if it don't make you strut,
Pre Chorus: Don't sweat it, get it back to you
Chorus: Overkill, Overkill, Overkill
Song order:
Drum Intro
Bass intro 1X
Riff 1 4X
Verse Riff 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Chorus 1X
Riff 3 X4
Verse Riff 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Chorus
Solo 1 (4 measures)
Riff 2 4X
Verse Riff 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Pre Chorus 1X
Riff 2 2X
Chorus
Solo 2 (4 measures)
Song stops
Drum Intro
Bass intro 1X
Solo 3 (With Wah Effect 4 measures)
Song stops
Drum Intro
Bass intro 1X
Solo 4 (4 measures)
Songs ends