Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Meat Loaf
Bat Out Of Hell
Words and Music by Jim Steinman

Tabbed By: Caleb Pedercini
Special Thanks to: Eric Despard

Here it is boys and girls the complete tab to Bat Out of Hell. Hope you like it. Please rate.

This is probably the best tab you'll find online.
For the solo, it's not completley accurate but you can improvise a little if you want.
This song is best played on a guitar with a whammy bar. Since my guitar doesn't have one
have altered it a little.

The timing might be off in some spots, just listen to the recording. The rythym is not
but listen to the recording and you'll get it.

Guitar 1.

D# F D# F D# F Piano Intro
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|---8--10----------8--10-------8--10-----------------|
D|---8--10----------8--10-------8--10-----------------|
A|---6---8----------6---8-------6---8-----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

quick P.M.___________________ Pick slide
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10-----------------8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8------------------|
D|---10--10-----------------8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8------------------|
A|----8---8-----------------6-6-6-6---6-6-6-6------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------X\\\--|

Play this 8x
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|---8-------10---10-10-10-10-10-10---|
D|---6--8----10---10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A|------6--8--8----8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|---------6--------------------------|

Play 4x
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----8--------10~~~--|
D|----6--8-----10~~~--|
A|-------6--8---8~~~--|
E|----------6---------|

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|----8--------8---------8--------8----------|
D|----6--8-----6--8------6--8-----6--8-------|
A|-------6--8-----6--8------6--8-----6--8----|
E|----------6--------6---------6--------6----|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------10~~~---8----------|
D|------------------------------------10~~~---6--8-------|
A|---8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6-8-6---8~~~------6-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Rythym Fig. 1 Play 4x
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----10-------8------------|
D|-----10-------6--8---------|
A|---8--8----------6---------|
E|---6-----------------------|

Guitar Solo 1. Play Ryth. Fig 1. under this
Guitar 2.
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----14s15s14~~--15s17s15s14----14s15s14----------|
D|--15------------------------15----------15\------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

End Gtr Solo 1.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------14s15s14~~~~--15s17s15s14-----14s15s14-----------------------|
D|-----13h15p13---------------------------15-----------15~~------------------|
A|--15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo 2. Play w/Ryth. Fig 1. and Guitar Solo 1. under it.
Guitar 3.
e|---19b-19b-19b-19-18-19----------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------19-------------------19~~~--18h16-18h16-18h16------|
G|---------------------------18-16-16-18-15-----------------------------16---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

play triplet 8x
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19b-b--19p17----19p17~~---19p17--17~~-----19p17--------------------------|
G|---------------18----------------18--------------18------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1.
e|--17~~~--18s17s15~~~--17-15s13~~---13-15-17~~~18-17-15~~~17-15-13~~~-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------------10---------------------------------|
D|-10------------10------------8-----8-10-10----------10----------8----------|
A|--8------------10------------8-----8-10--8----------10----------8----------|
E|----------------8------------6-----6--8--------------8----------6----------|


Guitar 1.
e|---13-15-13-13~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---8-10----10--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8-10-----8--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---6--8--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Piano Only

At about 1:50 play this
e|--14~~~~~~---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Vol.Swells<<<<

The sirens...
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--8-10--------------------------|
D|--8-10--------------------------|
A|--6--8--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Slight P.M.

Are screaming and the fires are howling
Way down in the valley tonight
There’s a man in the shadows with a gun is his eye
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--8-10--------------------------|
D|--8-10--------------------------|
A|--6--8--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Slight P.M.

And a blade shining oh so bright
There’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in the sky
And a killers on the bloodshot streets
Oh and down in the tunnel where the deadly are rising
Oh I swear I saw a young boy, down in the gutter

(Clean Elec.)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----8------------------------8------------------------------------|
A|-----8------------------------8------------------------------------|
E|-----6------------------------6------------------------------------|

He was starting to foam in the heat
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------10------------|
D|-------8----------8----8--8-------10-------10----10---|
A|-------8----------8----8--8----------10-------10------|
E|-------6----------6----6--6-----8---------------------|
Oh

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------8----------------10-------------------10--|
D|----8-----8---8----10-------10----10-------10-----|
A|------8-----8---------10-------10-------10--------|
E|--6--------------8--------------------8-----------|

[Pre-Chorus]
baby you’re the only thing in this whole world
Ryth. Fig 2.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------8-------------------------10-----------|
D|------8--------8------8--------10-------10----10--|
A|---------8---------8--------------10-------10-----|
E|--6--------------------------8--------------------|

that’s pure and good and right
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------10--------------------------|
G|-------10-------10-------------------8---|
D|----------10-------10---10---------8-----|
A|-----8----------------8----------8-------|
E|-------------------------------6---------|

and wherever you are and wherever you go
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------8----------------------10-----------|
D|-------8-----8----8---------10-------10----10--|
A|---------8-----8---------------10-------10-----|
E|-----6--------------------8--------------------|

there’s always gonna be some light
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------8-------------------------10-----------|
D|------8-----8---8--------------10------10----10--|
A|--------8-----8-------------------10------10-----|
E|--6--------------------------8-------------------|

but I gotta get out I gotta break it out now
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------8---------------------10------------|
D|---------8-----8---8----------10------10----10---|
A|-----------8-----8---------------10------10------|
E|-------6--------------------8--------------------|

before the final crack of dawn
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------10-----------------------------------|
G|----10-------10----10-----------8------------8-|
D|-------10-------10----------8-----8---8----8---|
A|--8---------------------------8-----8----8-----|
E|--------------------------6--------------------|

so we gotta make the most of this one night together
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-----------------------------------------|
G|-------10-------10----10-----------------10-------------|
D|----------10-------10--------------10-------10----10----|
A|-----8--------------------------------10-------10-------|
E|---------------------------------8----------------------|

when it’s over you know
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-----------8--------------|
A|-----------8--------------|
E|-----------6--------------|

we’ll both be so alone
Guitar 1.
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------10------------------8----------|
D|--------------------10-------10----10-----8-----8---8----|
A|-----------------------10-------10----------8-----8------|
E|------------------8---------------------6----------------|

Guitar 2.
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------10---10----10-1010----8---8--8-8-8-----|
A|------------------10---10----10-1010----8---8--8-8-8-----|
E|-------------------8----8-----8--8-8----6---6-—6-6-6-----|

Guitar 1.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|----------10-----------------8-----------------|
D|----10-------10----10----8-----8---8-----------|
A|-------10-------10---------8-----8-------------|
E|--8--------------------6-----------------------|

Guitar 2.
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-10---10---10-1010-----8----8----8-------------|
A|-10---10---10-1010-----8----8----8-------------|
E|--8----8----8--8-8-----6----6----6-------------|

[Chorus]
Like a bat out of hell
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|------10---10-----10------|
D|------10---10-----10------|
A|-------8----8------8------|
E|--------------------------|

I’ll be gone when the morning comes
Guitar 1. Play Fill 1.
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10----------------------10--10-10---10--10-10---|
D|--10-10-8----8---8-----------10--10-10---10--10-10---|
A|---8--8-8----8---8------------8---8--8----8---8--8---|
E|--------6----6---6-----------------------------------|

Fill 1.
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-15-14----------14-15-14-15-14-17-----------|
D|-----------17-15-17-----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

when the night is over
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|----------10----10-----------|
D|----------10----10-----------|
A|-----------8-----8-----------|
E|-----------------------------|

like a bat out of hell I’ll be gone, gone, gone, (Play Fill 2.)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10----------------------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10---------10-10-10------8-----7-----5-------|
A|--8---8-10---------10-10-10------8-----7-----5-------|
E|---------8----------8--8--8------6-----5-----3-------|

(Fill 2.)
e|--17-16-----------------------|
B|--------17--------------------|
G|-----------16-14s13-------13--|
D|--------------------16-14-----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Like a bat out of hell
e|------17--17--17--17---------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---10-----10-10--------------|
D|---10-----10-10--------------|
A|----8------8--8--------------|
E|-----------------------------|

I’ll be gone when the morning comes
e|--------15---15--15--17---15-13-----------------|Gtr.1
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--10-10-----------------8----8--8-----------|
A|--10--10-10-----------------8----8--8-----------|Gtr.2
E|---8---8--8-----------------6----6--6-----------|

But when the day is done and the sun goes down
e|------------17------------------15----------------| Gtr.1
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------10----10---10-10----------------------|
D|------------10----10---10-10----10----10--10-10---|
A|-------------8-----8----8--8----10----10--10-10---|Gtr.2
E|---------------------------------8-----8---8--8---|

and the moonlights shining through
e|--------18--17-----15--13----15----17---18----18b---| Gtr.1
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------8--------8---8-------5-----7-----8----10----|
A|--------8--------8---8-------5-----7-----8----10----| Gtr. 2
E|--------6--------6---6-------3-----5-----6-----8----|

And like a sinner before the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------4---7-----------------------|
D|----------------------5---7---8-------------------|
A|----------------------5---5---8-------------------|
E|----------------------3-------6-------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------10-|
D|--8---8--8---8-10---8---8--8---8-10---10-|
A|--8---8--8---8-10---8---8--8---8-10----8-|
E|--6---6--6---6--8---6---6--6---6--8------|

[Verse 2]
I’m gonna hit the highway like a battering ram
On a silver Black Phantom bike
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------8-7---------7--8--|
E|--------------------------------8-----10-8-10-------|

When the metal is hot, and the engine is hungry
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------8------------7---8----7-------7---7-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

and we’re all about to see the light
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------10---10-10--10-10----10-------|

Nothing ever grows in this rotten old hole
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--10----10---10---------------------------------|
D|--10----10---10-------------10----10---10-------|
A|---8-----8----8-------------10----10---10-------|
E|-----------------------------8-----8----8-------|

and everything is stunted and lost
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7---7--7--7--7--7--------------------------------|
D|------7---7--7--7--7--7-----------8---8--8----8---8--8-|
A|------5---5--5--5--5--5-----------8---8--8----8---8--8-|
E|----------------------------------6---6--6----6---6--6-|

And nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---10--10-10--10------------------------------|
D|---10--10-10--10------------10---10-10---10---|
A|----8---8--8---8------------10---10-10---10---|
E|-----------------------------8----8--8----8---|

And nothings ever worth the cost
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------10---10--10-10--10-1010-10-10-10-----|
D|-----8--------10-------------10---10--10-10--10-1010-10-10-10-----|
A|-----8--------10--------------8----8---8--8---8--8-8--8--8--8-----|
E|-----6---------8--------------------------------------------------|

And I know that I’m damned if I never get out
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------10-------------|
G|-----------------------------------10------10----10----|
D|--------------------------------------10------10-------|
A|-------8--8--8--8--10--10-10-10--8---------------------|
E|-------6--6--6--6---8---8—-8--8------------------------|

And maybe I’m damned if I do
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------10-------------|
G|-----------------------------------10------10----10----|
D|--------------------------------------10------10-------|
A|-------8--8--8--8--10--10-10-10--8---------------------|
E|-------6--6--6--6---8---8—-8--8------------------------|

But with every other beat I got left in my heart
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------7-------------7----------|
G|------------------------------------7------7---7----7----7---7----|
D|---------------------------------------7-----7--------7----7------|
A|-------8--8--8--8--10--10-10-10---5---------------5---------------|
E|-------6--6--6--6---8---8—-8--8-----------------------------------|


You know I’d rather be damned with you.
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------10-----------|
G|-----------------------------------10------10----10--|
D|--------------------------------------10------10-----|
A|-------8--8--8--8--10--10-10-10--8-------------------|
E|-------6--6--6--6---8---8—-8--8----------------------|

Well if I gotta be damned, ya know I wanna be damned
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10---10-10--------------------------------|
A|------------8----8--8-----------------10---10-10-----|
E|---------------------------------------8----8--8-----|

Dancing through the night with you.
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------10-----------|
G|-----------------------------------10------10----10--|
D|--------------------------------------10------10-----|
A|-------8--8--8--8--10--10-10-10--8-------------------|
E|-------6--6--6--6---8---8—-8--8----------------------|

If I gotta be damned, you know I’d wanna be damned
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------10---10-10------------------------------|
A|------------8----8--8-----------------10---10-10---|
E|---------------------------------------8----8--8---|

Gotta be damned you know I’d wanna be damned
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---10---10-10------------------------------------|
A|----8----8--8-----------------8----8--8----------|
E|------------------------------6----6--6----------|

Gotta be damned you know I’d wanna be damned
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10---10-10-------------------------------------|
A|---8----8--8-----------------10---10-10----------|
E|------------------------------8----8-—8----------|

Dancing through the night, dancing through the night
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8----|
E|--6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6---6--6--6--6----|

Dancing through the night with you!
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------10-10-10---10-1010--10--10-10------|
A|-10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10--------8--8--8----8--8-8---8---8--8------|
E|--8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8------------------------------------------|

Instrumental Break
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------| Play 4x
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10-10---8--8--8---7--7—-7---5--5—5----|
A|---8--8--8---6--6--6---5--5--5---3--3-3----|
E|-------------------------------------------|

This lick I kind of took from live recordings...
e|---------------------------------------------14h17p14----17b19--|
B|---------------------------------------14h17----------17--------|
G|---------------14h16p14----14~~~-14h16--------------------------|
D|---------14h16----------16--------------------------------------|
A|---14h16--------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]
Sub Fill 1. for Fill 3.
Fill 3.
e|--18-17-15--------------------------------|
B|-----------18-----------------------------|
G|--------------17-15-14----------14-15~~~--|
D|-----------------------17-15-17-----------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

And like a sinner, before, the gates of heaven
e|------------------17---------17---------17-----17----|Gtr 1
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------10---------------------7------7----|
D|------------------10----------7----------7------7----|
A|-------------------8----------7----------5------5----|Gtr 2
E|------------------------------5----------------------|

I’ll come crawling on back to you.
e|----------17---15--13--15--17-13-----------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------8------------5---7--8-----------|
A|-----------8------------5---7--8-----------|
E|-----------6------------3---5--6-----------|

And like a sinner, before, the gates of heaven
I’ll come crawling on back to you.

Whammy Bar motorcycle effect.

Guitar Solo- Its not completely perfect but it sounds pretty close.

One guitar plays the chords in rhythm under the solo.
Bb5 F5(8th fret)

C#5 G#5

C#5 D#5

Each chord played for two measures unless indicated.
C5(8th fret)
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|---14~~~~---------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

F5 G#5
e|--17b18~~~~~|---17b18r17----15-15~~~--17----------17------------|
B|------------|------------17--------------19p17-------19p17------|
G|------------|----------------------------------18----------18---|
D|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|------------|---------------------------------------------------|

D#5
e|--16h17p16----------16h17p16-----------16h17p16--------------|
B|-----------16h18p16----------16h18p16-----------16h18p16-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

C5
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15~-15h17p15--------------------------------------|
G|------14-16--------------16-14--------------------------------|
D|--16~--------------------------16~~---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

D5
e|------------------------------—--|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--------------14h16p14----14~~---|
D|--------14h16----------16--------|
A|--14h16--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

G#5
e|-----------14-------14--16b-16b18r16p14----14-16-14~~---|
B|-----14h16----14h16---------------------16--------------|
G|--16----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

D5 F5
e|-----------14----------------------------14--17b19-----|
B|-----14-16----16-14----------------14-16---------------|
G|--16----------------16-14----14-16---------------------|
D|--------------------------16---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
End Solo

[Verse 3]

You can improvise the strumming, or strum chords in rhythm to drums.

A#5
Well I can see myself tearing up the road
F#5
Faster, than any other boy has ever gone (Fill)
(Fill)
e|---------------------------------------15-15—15b-15b-15b16r14-14-14--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14-12----------------14b-14b-15-14---------------------------------|
D|--------15-12----12-15---------------15------------------------------|
A|--------------14-----------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

A#5
And my skin is raw, but my soul is ripe

No one’s gonna stop me now
F#5
I’m gonna make my escape (fill)

(fill)
e|--18-18-18-18-16-15h16p15-----------|
B|--------------------------16--------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

But I can’t stop thinking of you
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------------------10--------------------------|
D|-------6---------8-----------10--------------------------|
A|-------4---------8------------8--------------------------|
E|-----------------6---------------------------------------|

G#5 D#5 F#5
And I never see the sudden curve till it’s way too late

e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-10---------------------------------|
D|-10--10----8---8----10-10-----------|
A|--8--10----8---8--8-10-10-----------| Play 3x
E|------8----6---6--6--8--8-----------|

G#5 D#5 F#5
Well I never see the sudden curve till its way too late.
e|------17-17-17--17--17-17--16-----16-16--16--------14----|
B|----------------------------------------------17---------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Whammy Bar Dive = Motorcycle crash

Now I’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun.
Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike.
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------5-------|
D|------6-----------------8------------------------5-------|
A|------6-----------------8------------------------3-------|
E|------4-----------------6--------------------------------|

And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell.
And the last thing I see is my heart, still beating.
Breaking out of my body, and flying away
Like a bat out of hell.

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-10101010-10101010-10101010-10101010-----|
A|--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8--8-8-8-8-----|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Now I’m dying at the bottom of a pit in the blazing sun. (Fill)
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------5---|
D|-----------------------6---------------------8-------5---|
A|-----------------------6---------------------8-------3---|
E|-----------------------4---------------------6-----------|

Fill
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14b15~~14r12-14r12-----12-14r12----------------------|
G|----------------------14----------14-12----------------|
D|----------------------------------------14-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Torn and twisted at the foot of a burning bike. (Fill)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5------------|
D|-----------6-----------------------8-------5------------|
A|-----------6-----------------------8-------3------------|
E|-----------4-----------------------6--------------------|

Fill
e|-17b19-17p15—---15-17-17p15-------------|
B|-------------17-------------17-15-------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

And I think somebody somewhere must be tolling a bell
And the last thing I see is my heart
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------5---|
D|----------6-----------8---------5---|
A|----------6-----------8---------3---|
E|----------4-----------6-------------|

Still beating... Still beating...
e|------4------4-----4-----4-------------3-----3-----3----3--------|
B|--------4------4-----4-----4-------------3-----3-----3----3------|
G|----------6------6-----6-----6-------------5-----5-----5----5----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

I’m breaking out of my body and flying away
e|-------------4---4--4--4--------3---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B|-------------4---4--4--4--------3---3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------6---6--6--6--------5---5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

(band tacet)
Hey like a bat out of hell!
Oh like a bat out of
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|--8---8—-8—-8--8--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-------------------8---6----6--6--6--6--6--6-------|

hell! Like a bat out of
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|--8---8—-8—-8--8--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-------------------8---6----6--6--6--6--6--6-------|

hell!
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-------------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
A|--8---8—-8—-8--8--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------------------8---6----6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6---|

Like a bat out of
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-------------------|
E|--8—-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------------|

Hell! Like a bat out of
Guitar 1.
e|-17---------18--17--15--17--15—13-------13--15--13-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|--8---8—-8—-8--8--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-------------------8---6----6--6--6--6--6--6-------|

hell! Oh like a bat out of
Guitar 1.
e|-17---------18--17--15--17--15—13-------13--15--13-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2.
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-10--10-10-10-10-----------------------------------|
D|-10--10-10-10-10--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
A|--8---8—-8—-8--8--10---8----8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-------------------8---6----6--6--6--6--6--6-------|

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
e|--13~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--10---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---8---------------------------------------------------------------|

That’s it! This song rocks, it really should be played on the radio. I hope you enjoy,
took a real long time so please post your opinion.

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| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| r Release

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
---------------------------

as I play it on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEn_ywW7_6k

I transposed it down so that a normal person can sing it.
The high notes at the end went from a high C to a G.
If you want to sing it in the original key, use a capo on 5th fret

This is a big song with many parts,
work through it part by part and check out my video to get how it's meant to be played

chords:
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C G F C6 Bbx Em F/A Dm Dm7 Cs Bb Fs D#s F4 D#* Cx Gm G5 Gx C4
e|-0-3-1-----x---0---1--1---1--8--6---8--6---1--6---3--3--x--3--1-|
B|-1-0-1-----x---0---1--3---1--8--6--10--8---1--4---1--3--x--3--1-|
G|-0-0-2--2--x---0---2--2---2--9--7--10--8---3--0---0--3--x--4--0-|
D|-2-0-3--2--x---2---3--0---0-10--8--10--8---3--5---2--0--5--5--2-|
A|-3-2-3--3--1---2---0--x---x-10--8---8--6---3--6---3--x--5--5--3-|
E|-x-3-1--x--x---0---x--x---x--8--6---x--x---1--x---x--3--3--3--x-|

* you can play the D# with barré too, this one is just easier

Fills:
------
Fill1 Fill2 Fill3 Fill4
e|--------|0-1-0---------|-----------|--------------------------|
B|--------|------3-1-0-1-|-----------|-4------4-----4-----4-----|
G|--------|--------------|-----------|---6------6-----6-----6---|
D|------2-|--------------|-3-3-3-3-5-|-----6------6-----6-----6-|
A|----0---|--------------|-3-3-3-3-5-|--------------------------|
E|1-3-----|--------------|-1-1-1-1-3-|--------------------------|

Intro:
-----
4x 4x 2x 2x 7x 4x
e|------|-------------|--------|-----|------|------------|
B|------|-------------|--------|-----|------|------------|
G|------|-------------|--------|-----|------|------------|
D|------|-8-7---------|-8-7-10-|-8-7-|-10-8-|------------|
A|-8-10-|-----10-8-10-|--------|-----|------|-15\10-13\8-|
E|-6--8-|-6-6--8-8--8-|-6-6--8-|-6-6-|--8-6-|-13\8--11\6-|

C G F F->G->C G F (you can whistle the guitar solo melody)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0-----0---2-----2-----2---0-----0-----0---0-----0-------|
D|---2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2---------2-----2-----|
A|-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3---3-----3-----3-1-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


Verse 1 (picked)
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[Bbx]The [C]sirens are screaming and the [F]fires are howling
Way [C]down in the valley tonight
[Bbx]There's a [C]man in the shadows with a [Em]gun in his eye
And a [F]blade shining oh so bright
There's [C]evil in the air and there's [G]thunder in the sky
And a [Am]killer's on the blood[G]shot [F]streets [Fill1]
Oh and [C]down in the tunnel where the [G]deadly are rising
Oh I [Am]swear I saw a young boy
[F/A]Down in the gutter, he was [F]starting to foam in the heat [G F G]

Pre-Chorus (picked)
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Oh [F]Baby, you're the only thing in [G]this whole world
That's [C]pure and good and [F]right
And wherever you are and wher[G]ever you go
There's [F]always gonna [G]be some [C]light
But I [F]gotta get out, I gotta [G]break it out now
Be[Am]fore the final crack of [F]dawn [Fill1]
So we [C]gotta make the most of our [G]one night together
When it's [F]over you know, We'll both be so a[G]lone [F G F Fill1]

Chorus (strummed)
------

Like a [C]bat out of hell I'll be [F]gone when the morning [C]comes [Fill2]
When the [C]night is over Like a [Em]bat out of hell I'll be [F]gone [Em]gone [Dm]gone
Like a [C]bat out of hell I'll be [G]gone when the morning [F]comes [Fill1]
But when the [C]day is done, And the [G]sun goes down
And [F]moonlight's [Am]shining [Dm]through [C Dm G]
Then like a [C]sinner be[Em]fore the [Am]gates of [G]heaven
I'll come [F]crawling on [Em]back to [Dm7]you

2x Fill 3

Verse 2 (strummed)
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I'm [C]gonna hit the highway like a [F]battering ram
On a [C]silver black phantom bike [Fill2]
When the metal is hot and the [Em]engine is hungry
And we're [F]all about to see the light
[C]Nothing ever grows in this [G]rotting old hole
And [Am]everything is stunted and [F]lost [Fill1]
And [C]nothing really rocks, And [G]nothing really rolls
And [F]nothing's ever [G]worth the [C]cost

Bridge 1 (strummed)
--------
And I [F]know that I'm [G]damned if I [C]never get out
And [F]maybe I'm [G]damned if I [C]do
But with [F]every other [G]beat I got [Am]left in my heart
You know I'd [F]rather be [G]damned with [C]you
If I [C]gotta be damned you know I [G]wanna be damned
[F]Dancing through the [G]night with [C]you
If I [C]gotta be damned you know I [G]wanna be damned
[C]Gotta be damned you know I [F]wanna be damned
If I [C]gotta be damned you know I [G]wanna be damned
[F]Dancing through the night [G]
[F]Dancing through the night [G]
[F]Dancing through the night [G]with [C]you

Solo 1
------
4x Cs Bb Fs D#s
G F G

Pre-Chorus
----------

Chorus
------

Bridge 2
--------
Then like a [C]sinner be[Em]fore the [Am]gates of [G]heaven
I'll come [F]crawling on [Em]back to [Dm7]you

Solo 2
------
You can try to make some kind of motor sound by slowly sliding up on the lower strings first
and land on a C which climbs into the solo chords:

2x
C4 C C4 C D#4 D# D#4 D# Bb4 Bb Bb4 Bb G4 G G4 G A4 A C4 C
e|-3--3--3--3----6--6---6--6---6--6---6--6---3-3--3-3-|-5-5--1-0-|
B|-6--5--6--5----9--8---9--8---6--6---6--6---3-3--3-3-|-5-5--1-1-|
G|-5--5--5--5----8--8---8--8---8--7---8--7---5-4--5-4-|-7-6--0-0-|
D|-5--5--5--5----8--8---8--8---8--8---8--8---5-5--5-5-|-7-7--2-2-|
A|-3--3--3--3----6--6---6--6---8--8---8--8---5-5--5-5-|-7-7--3-3-|
E|-x--x--x--x----x--x---x--x---6--6---6--6---3-3--3-3-|-5-5--x-x-|

Coda
----
I can [F]see myself [Fsus4]tearing up the [F]road
[Fsus4]Fas[F]ter than [Fsus4]any other [F]boy has [C]ever gone
And my [F]skin is raw but my [Fsus4]soul is [F]ripe
No one's gonna stop me now I gotta make my es[C]cape
But I [Bb]can't stop [F]thinking of [C]you
And I [D#]never see the sudden [Bb]curve until it's way too [C]late
4x Cx G F C
And I [D#]never see the sudden [Bb]curve until it's way too [C]late

Then I'm [Bb]dying at the bottom of a [C]pit in the blazing [Dm]sun
[Bb]Torn and twisted at the [C]foot of a burning [Dm]bike
And I [D#]think somebody some[F]where must be tolling a [Gm]bell
And the [Bb]last thing I [C]see is my [Dm]heart Still [Bb]beating

I'm breaking [Dm]out of my body and [Gm]flyin away
[F]Like a [G]bat out of [Csus4]hell [C]
Then I'm [D#]dying at the bottom of a [F]pit in the blazing [Gm]sun
[D#]Torn and twisted at the [F]foot of a burning [Gm]bike
And I [Bb]think somebody some[C]where must be tolling a [Dm]bell
And the [D#]last thing I [F]see is my [Gm]heart
Still [Fill4] beating, still beating
Breaking [G5]out of my body and [Gx]flyin away [-]Like a bat out of hell

[C G F] Like a bat out of hell (repeat 3 times low, 4 times with high singing)

Outro (picked)
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[Cx C4 C] repeat and fade
Song info
Bat Out Of Hell
Meat Loaf
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
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