Let the Hammer Fall Lyrics

As recorded by HammerFall
(From the 1998 Album LEGACY OF KINGS)
Words and Music by HF
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=142
Gtr I
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
Gtr I
Q q E E E E Q E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------
Q E E E E E E +Q +E E +H
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
PM-----------------------------------------------------------|
+H
| Q q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q. E +H
Pre-Verse
PM----------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
| PM----------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
PM----------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
| PM----------------------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
1st, 2nd and 3rd Verses
$
PM| PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
||o-----3---5-6---8-|-----6---5-6---10-|-----8---6-5-----|----------------|
||o-----------------|------------------|---------------1-|-(1)---5-(5)----|
| PM| PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
||o-----3---5-6---8-|-----6---5-6---10-|-----8---6-5---6-|-(6)------------|
||o-----------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
PM| PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
| PM| PM PM PM| PM PM PM| PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +H
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H E E E E E E E E E E H.
| PM PM PM PM PM PM---------| PM PM PM PM------|
PM PM PM PM PM
+H
| PM PM PM PM PM PM--------
PM PM PM
H
|-| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E H
To Coda
Gtrs I, II
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------o||
|---0-0---0-0---0-|---0-0---0-0---0-|--------------|--------------o||
W Q. Q. Q
Guitar Solo - S.Elmgren
Q. E E E E E
| Gtr II
| Q. E E E E E
| Gtr III
| PM--------------|
a +E +S +S +S +S E a +E +E +E S S
|-17b19==(17)r(17)b19==(17)-(17)r(17)-15-15b17==(15)-(15)r(15)-15p14-|
| a +E +S +S +S +S E a +E +E +E S S
|--9b11===(9)r=(9)b11===(9)--(9)r=(9)--7--7b9====(7)--(7)r=(7)--7p=6-|
| PM--------------------| PM------|
Q. a +H S S
|---------17b19-(17)-------17-19-|
| Q. E H
| PM| PM----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| PM---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| PM---------| PM---------|
a +E +E +S +S S S Q. S S
|-22b24==(22)r(22)b24==(22)r(22)-22-21-19------19-21-|
| W
| PM-----| PM-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| PM---| PM---| PM
Q. E E E E E
| Q. E E E E E
| PM--------------|
a +E +E +S +S E E +E +E S S
|-20b22==(20)r(20)b22==(20)r(20)-18-18b20==(18)r(18)-18-17-|
| H H
| PM---------------| PM------|
Q +E E +H a +Q. Q Q E
|------------20b22-(20)-------|-22b25-(22)-----22---18---17-|
| Q. E H W
| PM| PM-----| PM------------|
+Q. E E E E E
| Q E E E E E E
| PM--------------|
a +E +E +S +S E E +E +E +S S
|-20b22==(20)r(20)b22==(20)r(20)-18-18b20==(18)-(18)r(18)p17-|
| H H
| PM---------------| PM------|
H. +E S S
| Q. E H
| PM| PM-------|
a E +E +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +S +E +E
|-18b20==(18)r(18)b20==(18)r(18)b20==(18)r(18)b20==(18)r(18)b20==(18)r(18)b20==(18)r(18)\-||
| W
| PM-----| PM----------|
| E E E E E E Q
H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q W
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q W
||o-12----14--15--|---------15--14--|-12----14--15--|-14----|
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|
| W H H W W
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------|
||o--2------------|--5-------0------|--2------------|--0----|
H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q W
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------o||
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q W
|-12----14--15--|---------15--14--|-15------------|-------o||
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------o||
| W H H W W
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------o||
|--2------------|--5-------0------|--5------------|--0----o||
H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q W
| H Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q W
| PM--------------| PM| PM|
| W H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gtr I
Q q E E E E Q E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| PM----------------------------------
Q E E E E E E +Q +E E +H
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
D.S. al Coda
PM-----------------------------------------------------------|
+H
| Q q E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +Q. E +H
&
Gtr I
PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
| Gtr II
| PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM|
PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM|
| PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM PM| PM|
PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM--| PM PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E
| PM PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM--| PM PM
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E
+W +Q. Q Q E E E Q H
| +W +Q. Q Q E E E Q H
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths