 Exciter - "Heavy Metal Maniac" Guitar Tab
Important note
This tab is available online because we obtained explicit permission from Exciter
or their label.
How To Play The Electric / Acoustic Guitar
in Exactly 30 Days!
Learn from the best - This guy shows you how he learnt to play the
guitar in exactly 30 days, and bypass guitar lessons achieving real
results! Guitar Tips Online offers over 67 JAM PACKED Guitar Lessons
from beginner to advanced. You are sure to pick up something useful you
can apply into your playing.
Click here to go to his site now. It's got heaps of hot tips.
I highly recommend it! 
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#Unless specified otherwise, this is NOT an official tab from the band members.#
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature
Band: Exciter
Album: Heavy Metal Maniac
Song: Heavy Metal Maniac
Copyright (c) Shrapnel Records (1983)
Version 1.0 - 2006/15/7
Transcribed By: Benjamin Gheysels
Email: benjamingheysels@hotmail.com
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
ps - pick scrape
Tuning E A D G B E
Riff 1: play 11 times
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---8---6---8---6---8-------|
|---6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-----|
|---------------------------|
. . . . .
then this once
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-----------------6----|
|---8---6---8-----4----|
|---6-6-4-4-6-6-6------|
|----------------------|
. . . .
Riff 2: play once
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|---4-------6----|
|---2-------4----|
|----------------|
Riff 1: play 8 times
Riff 2: play once
Riff 2: play 2 times
Riff 3: chorus. Play 4 times
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------4--6--8-8---8-8-------|
|---6-----2--4--6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
|---4---------------------------|
. .
Riff 1: play 8 times
Riff 2: play once
Riff 1: play 8 times
Riff 2: play once
Riff 1: play 2 times
Riff 3: chorus. Play 3 times, then this shorter bit once
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|---------4--6-------|
|---6-----2--4-------|
|---4----------------|
Riff 4: play once
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---8----6----4----3----------8--6--8---------|
|---6----4----2----1----------6--4--6---------|
Solo: play this while John Ricci does his thing
part 1 part 2
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---8--6--8--6--8---|-------------------|
|---6--4--6--4--6---|---6--4--6--4--6---|
|-------------------|---4--2--4--2--4---|
this is how the background riff should be played:
- part 1: 4 times
- part 2: 2 times
- part 1: 4 times
- part 2: 2 times
- part 1: 4 times
Riff 1: 8 times
Riff 2: play once
Riff 1: play 8 times
Riff 2: play once
Riff 1: play 2 times
Riff 3: chorus. Play 3 times, then this shorter bit once
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|---------4--6-------|
|---6-----2--4-------|
|---4----------------|
Riff 4: play once
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---8----6----4----3----------8--6--8---------|
|---6----4----2----1----------6--4--6--stop---|
That's it! Enjoy!
Visit MetalTabs.com for more metal tablature
| 
