Bang Your Head - Quiet Riot
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Bang Your Head by Quiet Riot
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb

Legend:
h - Hammer-on
p - Pull-off
/ - Slide
~ - Let note ring
x - Mute note
T - Tap


Intro/Chorus
(You could also play it with the A, C, and G chords, but I don't think it sounds as good)

A C G G C A C A
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----2------5--------------------5-2-5-2-|
D|----2------5------5------5------5-2-5-2-|
A|----0------3------5------5------3-0-3-0-|
E|------------------3------3--------------|

Chorus


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----2------5--------------------5-2-5-2--------2------5---------------
D|----2------5------5------5------5-2-5-2--------2------5------5------5-
A|----0------3------5------5------3-0-3-0--------0------3------5------5-
E|------------------3------3---------------0-3~----------------3------3-

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0-3------------------------------------------------|
G|----5-2-5-2----0-2----2------5--------------------5-2-5-2----0-0-2|
D|----5-2-5-2-----------2------5------5------5------5-2-5-2----0-0-2|
A|----3-0-3-0-----------0------3------5------5------3-0-3-0---------|
E|------------------------------------3------3----------------------|


Verse x2


e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|------6~----8~-----9~----8~-----|
D|------7~----9~----10~----9~-----|
A|------7~----9~----10~----9~-----|
E|--------------------------------|
"I'm....Pile..Mother..Mind"

Pre-Chorus

|-----P.M.--| |----P.M.---| |----P.M.---| |----P.M.---|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0-0-2-------------4-------------5-------------4-----------------2------4------5-------7--7--7--5--5-|
D|--0-0-2-------------4-------------5-------------4-------------5-5-2------4------5-------7--7--7--5--5-|
A|--------0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-0------0------3-------5--5--5--3--3-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------3-3-------------------------------------|


Chorus

Riff after 2nd Chorus


e|-------20--------------------------------------
B|-----------17~-20------------------------------
G|-------------------17~-19----------------------
D|---------------------------17~-19--------------
A|-----------------------------------17--15--17--
E|-----------------------------------------------


Verse

Pre-Chorus

Chorus

Pre-Solo

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---0-5---------0-5-2-------0-5---|
D|---0-5-5-------0-5-2-------0-5-5-|
A|-----3-5---------3-0---------3-5-|
E|-------3-----------------------3-|


Solo

T T T T T
e|------------------7-5-7-5-------5--4--------------------x-8~----------------------------------------------
B|----10--10-10----7-7------7-5-7--7--7---------5---------x----10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17-
G|----12--12-12--8----------------------7-7-4-7---7-------x-------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------7-7-9---------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

T T T T T T T T T T T
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17/18-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17-10h13h17/18-10h13h17-10h13h17-
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

T T T T T T T T T T T
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-10h13h17-10h13h17/18-10h13h18-10h13h18-10h13h18-10h13h18-10h13h18-10h13h17-10h13h17h-10h13h17--10h13h17----
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Tremelo)
e|---12----101010101010101010101010-141414141414-151515151515-17171717-14141414-15151515-171717-151515-171717-
B|-13--12~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


e|-191919191919-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------17171717----------17171717--------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------15151515----------15151515----------16161616-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------14141414----------15151515----------12/-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------14141414-12/-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12/-|


Chorus


After the First part of the Chorus play this


(Tremelo)
e|--------151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515151515p12-15p12~~~-
B|-----15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--14-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Bridge (Bass plays for a little bit, mute all the strings and strum w/ delay when you hear it in the song)


e|---------------3-5-5-3-5-3-8~~---------------------8-8----8-8-5~~---------------------0-5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h8p5h
B|-------------------------------------------------------10-----------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Bang your head.." "Wake the dead..." "We're all metal mad.."


e|8p5h8p5h8~---8-10----8-8-5-----------------------10-10-8-10-8-8-15---------15-------15-------15----
B|------------------10-----------------------------------------------15---------15p13----15p13----15-
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"It's all you have..." "So bang your head.." "Raise the dead.."


e|-15-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12-15p12~~---|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
"Metal health.." "It drives you mad..."

Chorus until the end of the song

(There's some more solo bits, but I don't know those)
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
tabbed by:brant griner
:standard tuning:
|==============|
|BANG YOUR HEAD|
|==============|

QUIET RIOT


Note:this tab is not 100% correct but i assure you it is closest on ultimate guitar.com


====
TABS
====

1-----------------------------|
2-----------------------------|
3-2--5--------5---5----5p3-7--|
4-2--5-5---5--5-5-5-5--5p3-7--|
5-0--3-5---5--3-5-3-5--3p3-7--|
6------3---3----3---3---------|

1-------------------------------|
2-------------------------------|
3-2--5--------5---5---x-5-5-----|
4-2--5-5---5--5-5-5-5-x-5-5-----|
5-0--3-5---5--3-5-3-5-x-5-5-----|
6------3---3----3---3-----------|


just repeat these two lines through most of the song when the other parts come in play this.

clean(no distortion)
1----------------------------------------------------|
2----------------------------------------------------|
3-2--5--5--5--2--5--5--5-----------------------------|
4-2--3--5--3--2--3--5--3--xpickslide-----------------|
5-0--3--3--3--0--3--3--3--------------xpickslide-----|
6----------------------------------------------------|


(heavy distortion)
1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4------------------------------------------------------------------hold-------|
5-5/7---------------5/7---------------7/5-----------------5/7-7/5-x-5---------|
6-3/5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5/3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3/5-5/3-x-3---------|
|-------------| |-------------| |------------------------------------|
palm mute palm mute palm mute

1-----------------------------|
2-----------------------------|
3-----------------------------|
4--------------------hold-----|
5-5/7--7/5--5/7-7/5-x-5-------|
6-3/5--5/3--3/5-5/3-x-3-------|


1-----------------------------|
2-----------------------------|
3-2--5--------5---5----5p3-7--|
4-2--5-5---5--5-5-5-5--5p3-7--|
5-0--3-5---5--3-5-3-5--3p3-7--|
6------3---3----3---3---------|

1-----------------------------|
2-----------------------------|
3-2--5--------5---5----5p3-7--|
4-2--5-5---5--5-5-5-5--5p3-7--|
5-0--3-5---5--3-5-3-5--3p3-7--|
6------3---3----3---3---------|


this is that part after you hold the last note in that bit above
1|------------8-------------------7--------5----7------5-------|
2|----------------7--------7-----------------7-----5-----7--7~-|
3|-------------------------------------------------------------|
4|-------------------------------------------------------------|
5|-------------------------------------------------------------|
6|-------------------------------------------------------------|


clean(no distortion)
1----------------------------------------------------|
2----------------------------------------------------|
3-2--5--5--5--2--5--5--5-----------------------------|
4-2--3--5--3--2--3--5--3--xpickslide-----------------|
5-0--3--3--3--0--3--3--3--------------xpickslide-----|
6----------------------------------------------------|

well that is all i got so far try the song it sounds pretty good to me.

if you don't like it then just sit there and don't play this song but if you wanna email
on how you think it is played then feel free to email me at brant_griner2002@yahoo.com
Song info
Bang Your Head
Quiet Riot
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Heavy Metal
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