Racer X - Executioners Song Chords & Tabs

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			     THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG - Racer X
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Tabbed by: Mike Fowler
Email: icemike_3@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard

Intro Riff:
                                                      P.M..............
e|-----------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2---7-5~~--2--2--7-5~~------------5p0---2--2--9-8~~---2-8-7~~-----------|
D|--2--2---7-5~~--2--2--7-5~~-----0-1-2--------2--2--9-8~~---2-8-7~~-----------|
A|--0--0----------0--0---------0-3--------------0--0----------0----------------|
E|-\---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Verse:

(palm mute single 5's)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5/7-----7-------5/7-----7--------5/7-----7-------5/7-----7---5------------|
A|---3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5---3-------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|---2---2------8--9----|   x2
D|---2---2------7--7----|
A|---0---0--------------|
E|----------------------|

        P.M....................................................
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---10----------------------------------5/7-----5-5-----5-5-7-7---------------|
A|---8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---3/5-----3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------3-3----------------------|

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2--2--9-8~~---2-8-7~~------------0-5--2-------|
D|-----2--2--9-8~~---2-8-7~~-----0-1-2----5--2-------|
A|-----0--0----------0--------0-3-------------0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Interlude Riff:

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-----7-------------------7-----7--------------------------|
A|------------------7-9---7-9-----------------7-9---7-9----------------------|
E|----7-7-7-7-7-7--------------7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------3-----3-------------------3-----3----------------------------|
A|------------------3-5---3-5-----------------3-5---3-5------------------------|
E|----3-3-3-3-3-3--------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/racer_x/executioners_song_tab.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------9--7--5--7--------------------------------------|
A|--2------------5-0-2-5-0-2--7--5--3--5--5------------------------------------|
E|--0--0-0-0-0-0---------------------------3-----------------------------------|

Solo:  (rhythm under is same as intro riff)

e|---19b20~~~--19b20r19-17------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------20-19-17--------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------20-17-------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------19-17-16----------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------19-18-17-15-17b19~~~------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------17h19p17----17-19p17-------------|
D|--------------------------------------17-19----------19-----------19---------|
A|------------15/17h18p17-----17-18-19-----------------------------------------|
E|---15-16-17--------------20--------------------------------------------------|

                                   (hold bend)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------20------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--19b21-----19b21-21-21-21-21-21-21r19-17--------17b17.5---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------19-17----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------17--------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------20----17----19-20--------|
G|----19b21r19p17-----------19b21r20b21~~~--17----17----19----------------------|
D|-----------------19-17-19---------------------19------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------17-20-17h20p17--------------------------20-------------------|
B|----------17-20------------------20-17--20b22~~~-----19b20-------------------|
G|---17-19---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro Riff:

Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----/17~~~~~~~~~~~\---10/17--16~~~~~~~~--\--10/16-15-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-----7-----5------------2p0--5-----7-----5------------5p0----------------|
D|---7-----7-----7------0-1-2------6-----6-----6------0-1-2--------------------|
A|-----0-0---0-0----0-3--------------0-0---0-0----0-3--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--13/15-13---\10~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-----7-----5-----------2p0--5-----7-----5----\----------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5-----0-1-2------7-----7-----7----\----------------------------|
A|----0-0---0-0---0-3--------------0-0---0-0-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Great song by Paul Gilbert's original band Racer X.


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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