Chords for Overkill solo -lesson-
Tempo:
147.7 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
C#
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[E] Hi there, [C]
I'll play [F#] the solo from Overkill by the Australian band Men at Work.
It's a favourite song of mine from the [A] early 80s.
[B] Hopefully I can do it justice, I'll play it once through to tempo and then I'll slow
it down and show you the parts of [E] it.
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
[F#] [C#m]
[G#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#] [A]
[C#] [F#]
[A]
[Em]
Okay, it starts on the third string with a quick hammer [A]-on from the eighth to ninth fret.
[E]
And then a full bend.
[A#]
[B] Staying on the third string, we go down to the fourth fret and do a hammer-on fourth to sixth.
[E]
And then second string, fifth fret, [A] and bring the bend back.
So that goes [B] like this.
[E]
[B] [G#]
[E] These notes are palm muted a bit.
[B] [G#]
[F#]
Pull off on the third string, second fret first.
[E] [F#]
[E]
[B] [G#]
[E] [F#] [E]
And on the fourth [D#] string, a pull off fourth to second.
[C#]
And [E] [C#]
[F#] [C#m]
[E] [C#] [A]
[B] then a slide on the fifth string, ninth to [G#m] eleventh.
And hammer-on and pull off.
I'm barring the second and third strings of the ninth fret.
And doing [E] a hammer-on to the eleventh and a pull off.
[G#]
[E] You could do [F#] a slide as well if you prefer that.
And then we do the [F] same sound on the fourth string at the fourth fret.
Slide up to the sixth.
[G#] And slide down on the second string, seventh [Bm] to fifth.
[Em] [C#] [Em]
[D#]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [B] So this is second string, hammer-on the fourth to fifth [D#] fret.
[E] And third [B] string, hammer-on fourth to sixth.
[C#]
[F#] [G#m]
[Fm] And fifth string, I'm striking at the [G] fourth fret.
[F#] And a quick slide to second fret.
[B]
[D#] [B] [F#]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [Fm] This is all on the fifth string.
Second fret, [B] fourth.
[C#] [D] [C#]
[A]
[N] And those are palm muted.
That's second string, or fifth string, second, first, [B] and open.
[A#] [A]
[A#] [B]
[F#]
[A] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [A]
[Em]
[N] So sixth string, climb up.
Begin that anyway.
On the fifth [A] fret, [A#]
[B] seventh.
Fifth [C#] string, fourth.
[D#]
[E] Same thing [F#] on the fourth string.
[G#] [A]
[D#] And third string, fourth [B] to sixth.
[C#] [G#]
Second [D#] string, four, [E] five, [F#] seven.
[E]
[G#m] [B]
[C#m]
[B]
[G] [G#m] [B]
[C#m]
[G#m] And that's the solo.
[F] And then it mimics the horns there if you want.
[Em] [B] [C#m]
[B]
[C]
[A#] [D]
[G#] [F#] And that's it, and back to the [E] rhythm.
OK, hope that was helpful.
Thanks.
[E] Hi there, [C]
I'll play [F#] the solo from Overkill by the Australian band Men at Work.
It's a favourite song of mine from the [A] early 80s.
[B] Hopefully I can do it justice, I'll play it once through to tempo and then I'll slow
it down and show you the parts of [E] it.
[B]
[E] [A] [E]
[F#] [C#m]
[G#] [B]
[F#] [B]
[C#] [F#] [A]
[C#] [F#]
[A]
[Em]
Okay, it starts on the third string with a quick hammer [A]-on from the eighth to ninth fret.
[E]
And then a full bend.
[A#]
[B] Staying on the third string, we go down to the fourth fret and do a hammer-on fourth to sixth.
[E]
And then second string, fifth fret, [A] and bring the bend back.
So that goes [B] like this.
[E]
[B] [G#]
[E] These notes are palm muted a bit.
[B] [G#]
[F#]
Pull off on the third string, second fret first.
[E] [F#]
[E]
[B] [G#]
[E] [F#] [E]
And on the fourth [D#] string, a pull off fourth to second.
[C#]
And [E] [C#]
[F#] [C#m]
[E] [C#] [A]
[B] then a slide on the fifth string, ninth to [G#m] eleventh.
And hammer-on and pull off.
I'm barring the second and third strings of the ninth fret.
And doing [E] a hammer-on to the eleventh and a pull off.
[G#]
[E] You could do [F#] a slide as well if you prefer that.
And then we do the [F] same sound on the fourth string at the fourth fret.
Slide up to the sixth.
[G#] And slide down on the second string, seventh [Bm] to fifth.
[Em] [C#] [Em]
[D#]
[B] [F#]
[C#] [B] So this is second string, hammer-on the fourth to fifth [D#] fret.
[E] And third [B] string, hammer-on fourth to sixth.
[C#]
[F#] [G#m]
[Fm] And fifth string, I'm striking at the [G] fourth fret.
[F#] And a quick slide to second fret.
[B]
[D#] [B] [F#]
[C#] [B]
[C#] [Fm] This is all on the fifth string.
Second fret, [B] fourth.
[C#] [D] [C#]
[A]
[N] And those are palm muted.
That's second string, or fifth string, second, first, [B] and open.
[A#] [A]
[A#] [B]
[F#]
[A] [F#]
[C#]
[G#] [A]
[Em]
[N] So sixth string, climb up.
Begin that anyway.
On the fifth [A] fret, [A#]
[B] seventh.
Fifth [C#] string, fourth.
[D#]
[E] Same thing [F#] on the fourth string.
[G#] [A]
[D#] And third string, fourth [B] to sixth.
[C#] [G#]
Second [D#] string, four, [E] five, [F#] seven.
[E]
[G#m] [B]
[C#m]
[B]
[G] [G#m] [B]
[C#m]
[G#m] And that's the solo.
[F] And then it mimics the horns there if you want.
[Em] [B] [C#m]
[B]
[C]
[A#] [D]
[G#] [F#] And that's it, and back to the [E] rhythm.
OK, hope that was helpful.
Thanks.
Key:
B
E
F#
C#
A
B
E
F#
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Hi there, [C] _ _
I'll play [F#] the solo from Overkill by the Australian band Men at Work.
It's a favourite song of mine from the [A] early 80s.
_ _ [B] Hopefully I can do it justice, I'll play it once through to tempo and then I'll slow
it down and show you the parts of [E] it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Okay, it starts on the third string with a quick hammer [A]-on from the eighth to ninth fret.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
And then a full bend.
_ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Staying on the third string, we go down to the fourth fret _ and do a hammer-on fourth to sixth. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
And then second string, fifth fret, _ _ _ [A] and bring the bend back. _
_ _ _ _ So that goes [B] like this.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[E] These notes are palm muted a bit. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Pull off on the third string, second fret first.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
And on the fourth [D#] string, a pull off fourth to second.
_ [C#]
And [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] then a slide on the fifth string, _ ninth to [G#m] eleventh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And hammer-on and pull off.
I'm barring the second and third strings of the ninth fret.
_ _ And doing [E] a hammer-on to the eleventh and a pull off.
_ _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ You could do [F#] a slide as well if you prefer that. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And then we do the [F] same sound on the fourth string at the fourth fret.
Slide up to the sixth.
_ [G#] _ _ _ And slide down on the second string, _ seventh [Bm] to fifth.
[Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ So this is second string, hammer-on the fourth to fifth [D#] fret. _
_ [E] _ _ And third [B] string, hammer-on fourth to sixth.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[Fm] And fifth string, I'm striking at the [G] fourth fret.
[F#] And a quick slide to second fret.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ This is all on the fifth string.
_ Second fret, [B] fourth. _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [N] _ And those are palm muted.
That's second string, or fifth string, second, first, [B] and open.
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [N] So sixth string, climb up.
Begin that anyway.
On the fifth [A] fret, _ _ [A#] _
[B] seventh.
_ _ Fifth [C#] string, _ _ _ _ fourth.
_ [D#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Same thing [F#] on the fourth string.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D#] And third string, fourth [B] to sixth. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
Second [D#] string, four, _ [E] _ five, [F#] _ seven.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ And that's the solo.
[F] And then it _ mimics the horns there if you want.
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] And that's it, and back to the [E] rhythm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ OK, hope that was helpful.
Thanks. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Hi there, [C] _ _
I'll play [F#] the solo from Overkill by the Australian band Men at Work.
It's a favourite song of mine from the [A] early 80s.
_ _ [B] Hopefully I can do it justice, I'll play it once through to tempo and then I'll slow
it down and show you the parts of [E] it. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ Okay, it starts on the third string with a quick hammer [A]-on from the eighth to ninth fret.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
And then a full bend.
_ _ [A#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ Staying on the third string, we go down to the fourth fret _ and do a hammer-on fourth to sixth. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
And then second string, fifth fret, _ _ _ [A] and bring the bend back. _
_ _ _ _ So that goes [B] like this.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
[E] These notes are palm muted a bit. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Pull off on the third string, second fret first.
_ [E] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
And on the fourth [D#] string, a pull off fourth to second.
_ [C#]
And [E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] then a slide on the fifth string, _ ninth to [G#m] eleventh. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And hammer-on and pull off.
I'm barring the second and third strings of the ninth fret.
_ _ And doing [E] a hammer-on to the eleventh and a pull off.
_ _ [G#] _ _
[E] _ _ _ You could do [F#] a slide as well if you prefer that. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And then we do the [F] same sound on the fourth string at the fourth fret.
Slide up to the sixth.
_ [G#] _ _ _ And slide down on the second string, _ seventh [Bm] to fifth.
[Em] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ So this is second string, hammer-on the fourth to fifth [D#] fret. _
_ [E] _ _ And third [B] string, hammer-on fourth to sixth.
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
[Fm] And fifth string, I'm striking at the [G] fourth fret.
[F#] And a quick slide to second fret.
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Fm] _ This is all on the fifth string.
_ Second fret, [B] fourth. _
[C#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [N] _ And those are palm muted.
That's second string, or fifth string, second, first, [B] and open.
[A#] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [N] So sixth string, climb up.
Begin that anyway.
On the fifth [A] fret, _ _ [A#] _
[B] seventh.
_ _ Fifth [C#] string, _ _ _ _ fourth.
_ [D#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ Same thing [F#] on the fourth string.
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D#] And third string, fourth [B] to sixth. _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G#]
Second [D#] string, four, _ [E] _ five, [F#] _ seven.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ And that's the solo.
[F] And then it _ mimics the horns there if you want.
[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ [F#] And that's it, and back to the [E] rhythm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ OK, hope that was helpful.
Thanks. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _