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Quiet Riot - Metal Health Tabs

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Metal Health Tabs

(ver. 2)
Quiet Riot
Quiet Riot – Metal Health (Bang Your Head)

Firstly, check out my other tabs aswell, thanks!

Probably “THE” Metal anthem of all time! Here it is in all it’s glory...METAL HEALTH!!! 
a b**chin’ song & here I have included everything (even the bass at the break). Took a 
outta me to tab it so please rate/comment! Thanks!

Tablature Legend:
~     - vibrato
/     - Slide up
\     - Slide down
x\    - Pick slide
x     - Mute
t     - Tap
t~    - Tremolo
\\\   - Slowed Slide
PM|-| - Palm Mute
h     - Hammer-on
p     - Pull-off
?(?)  - Bend (to whatever is in the brackets)

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

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-----------------0-3~--|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

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

Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----4-------------|
G|-2-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----4-------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----4-------------|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------19\\\\---|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------4-------------5-------------4-------------------|
D|-2-------------4-------------5-------------4-----------5--5----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3--3----|
PM  |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |------------------|

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

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

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

Solo I:
e|-20------------------------------------------------------|
B|----17~--20----------------------------------------------|
G|------------17~--19------14------------------------------|
D|--------------------17~-----12~--10(11)-10(11)-----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------12~~~~~---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----4-------------|
G|-2-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----4-------------|
D|-2-----4-----5-----4-----2-----4-----5-----4-------------|
A|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------19\\\\---|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-------------4-------------5-------------4-------------------|
D|-2-------------4-------------5-------------4-----------5--5----|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-5--5----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------3--3----|
PM  |-----------| |-----------| |-----------| |------------------|

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

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

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-----------------0-3~-|

Bridge:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5------------5-----------5----------------------|
D|-7\--------5--5\--------5--7\-------5--5-----7-------------|
A|-7\--------3--5\--------3--7\-------3--5-----7-------------|
E|-5\-----------3\-----------5\----------3-----5-------------|

Solo II:

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10(10)--10(10)~---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-12(14)--12(14)~------16p14----16~--14-14-13-11-14-13-11-----------------------------|
D|------------------/16-------16---------------------------14(16)—12~--12~-12~---------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-14~--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13(15)--10-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-18t-18t-/--17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-18t-18t-/--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-18t-18t-/--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-18t13p10-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-15t13p10-15t13p10-15t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-17t13p10-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15t13p10-15t13p10-15t13p10-13-13(15)~\-13-15(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)(17)-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

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

e|-19-19-19-19--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------17-17-17-17-------------17-17-17-17--------------------------------x\----|
G|-------------------------15-15-15-15-------------15----------15-15-15-15--------x\----|
D|----------------------------------------------------14-14-14-------------14-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------13~-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Interlude:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

  Gtr I
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-----------------|
 |
 |Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------17-17(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)(20)--------------|
G|-14~--------------------------------------------------------------------17-14-17-14~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Break: (just thought I’d add in the beginning bass line - cus it’s cool!)
“Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!”
Bass
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------5----|
A|-----------------3-----------------------3---3-------------5--|
E|0-3-3-5-5-5-5--5----3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---5---5-5-5-0-3------|

Gtr
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|
D|---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x---x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--|
A|-x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x-------x----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(The following are all the solo fills for ach of the following lyrics)

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------13(15)--|
G|---------------14-14-14p12-14-12---------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
“Bang Your Head!”

e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------13(15)-13-10-10-13-10\--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
“Wake The Dead!”

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-10-13-13(15)--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
“We’re All Metal Mad!”

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------13(15)-13-10-10-13-10\--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
“It’s All Ya Have!”

e|----------------------------------------------------15------------|
B|-------------------15(17)-15p13-15(17)-15(17)—15p13-----15(17)~~--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
“So Bang Your Head!”

e|------------------15--------15-----------15----------|
B|---------------------15(17)----15(17)-13----15(17)~--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
“And Raise the Dead – Ooo Yeah!”

e|----------------15(17)-15p12-15(17)-15(17)-15p12-15(17)-15(17)~~~--|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
“METAL HEALTH!”

e|--------15(17)(15)-12-15(17)(15)-12-15(17)(15)-12-15(17)(15)-12-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)~-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
“It Drives ya – Mad – Mad – Mad – Mad - Bang Your Head!”

Chorus: (the previous solo runs into this chorus for a second or two)

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

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

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----*-----|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|
*Outro Solo starts here!

e|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------1--3-3---|
G|-2---5-----------5--2--5---2--0--2-2---|
D|-2---5--5----5---5--2--5---2-----------|
A|-0---3--5----5---3--0--3---0-----------|
E|--------3----3-------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---5-----------5-----2-----5-----2--------------------------------------------|
D|-2---5--5----5---5-----2-----5-----2-------------------------------------7-7-\--|
A|-0---3--5----5---3-----0-----3-----0*------------------------------------7-7-\--|
E|--------3----3-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-\--|
*Allow Feedback!

Outro Solo:

e|-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)~--20(22)-20-20(22)-20-20(22)~--20(22)—17h20p17h20p17---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------20(21)--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-17h20p17h20p17-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------19p17h19p17-19p17h19p17-----------------|
D|----------------------------------------19p17h19p17-17\-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------5-----------------------------------------|
B|-------------8p7p5-------8p7p5-------8p7p5-----------|
G|-5-5~-7(9)---------7p6p5-------7p6p5-------7p6p5-7~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------|
G|---5p4p2---5p4p2---5p4p2---5p4p2---5p4p2-2~~~~-|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

Above the muted notes will have bracketed fret numbers stating what frets you mute & strum!
  (22)(20)(18)(16)(12)(10)(8)(6)(4)(2)
e|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x--x--x----------------------------------------|
B|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x--x--x---x\--------x\--------x\---------------|
G|-x---x---x---x---x---x---x--x--x--x---x\--------x\--------x\---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------/-19-\---/-19-\----/-19-\--------|

Enjoy!
            
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