Hells Bells
View chords used in this chart
Am Asus4 Am7 Asus4 Am Asus4 Am7 A7sus4 C5 G/B Am
e|--0--------------|-----------------|--0--------------|----------------------|
b|-------3-------1-|------3----------|-------3-------1-|------3---------------|
g|----------2------|--0-------2------|-----------2-----|--0-------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---5--------|
A|0---0--------0---|----0--------0-0-|-----0-------0---|----0----3---2---0----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Pattern 2
Asus4 Am7 Asus4 Am Asus4 G D C5 G/B Am
e|0----------------|-------------------|-0-------------3-|-3--2---------------|
b|-----3-------1---|-------3-----------|-----3---------3-|-3--3---------------|
g|--------2--------|--0--------2-------|---2-----2-----0-|-0--2---------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|---------------0-|-0--0---5---5-------|
A|--0--------0-----|----0---------0--0-|------------0--2-|-2--0---3---2---0---|
E|-----------------|-------------------|---------------3-|-3------------------|
D5/A~~~~~ Cadd9 G/B A5 D5/A Cadd9 G/B
e|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
b|-------------------|---------3----3--|-----------------------|-----3---3----|
g|-9--7--9---7--5--7-|---------0----0--|-----9--7--9---7--5--7-|-----0---0----|
D|-7--7--7---5--5--7-|-----------------|-----7--7--7---5--5--7-|--------------|
A|-----------------0-|------0--3----2--|--0--------------------|--0--3---2----|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
At this Point the Verse is mostly A5 D5/A Cadd9 G/B A5 D5/A Cadd9 G/B - Stuff!
I won`t take no Prisoners... (Pattern 3)
D5 C5 G5 D5 C5 G
e|------------------------------------3-----------------------------------3---|
b|---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3------3------3--3--3---3--3--3-3-3-3-3----3---|
g|---2--0--2---2--0--2---2--2--2--5---0------2--0--2---2--0--2-2-2-2-2-5--0---|
D|-0------------------------------5---0---0----------------------------5--0---|
A|--------------------------------3------------------------------------3------|
E|------------------------------------3-----------------------------------3---|
PreChorus: E5 D5/A A E5 G5 & Chorus Patt.1!
Pre-Solo b slowb
e|----------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
b|--8--7--8--7---7--5---------------------5-7-8--7-----8----------------------|
g|--7--7-------9-7--5-----------------------7-8--7-----8----------------------|
D|---------------------7--5--7------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------12-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------x---------------|
x
x
Solo 1
~~~~~ ~~~~~ b b |---HB---------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------8---------8-8-8-8-8-8--8-8|
g|-------------------------------------------7-9-------7--9---9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9|
D|--5-7-7-----4-5-5------0--4-5-7-7--5-7--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
r ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------5-------8------7---7-------8--8------10--10-----13-13-12-13-13-|
g|--7--5------5----9--9------7---7-------9--9------11--11-----14-14-13-14-14-|
D|-------7-7------/----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ub ub
e|----------------------------------------12---12-----10-----10---------------|
b|12-13-13-12-13-12-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13---13--13-15--13-15---------------|
g|13-14-14-13-14-13-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ub r b
e|---10----------------------10---10---------10----10-------------------------|
b|13-15---12-13---12---10--/-10---10---13-10----10-------13--------15-17-19---|
g|-----------------------\-/-----------------------------14----\14------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------\--------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b b b r b b
e|17--------17-----------17-----17----------------------------------------|
b|---17-19-----17-19--17-19--17-19---17---15--17--15----15------------20--|
g|---------------------------------------------------16-----19-21--19-21--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b b b b
e|--------------17------------------------------------------17--20--17--------|
b|-----------------20-17-----------------------20-22-20-22-------------20-22--|
g|19-21-19-21------------20-19-17----19-17------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------19-------19---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b ~~~~~~~~
e|-17-17-------20-22--20-21-----17--------------------------------------------|
b|-------20-17---------------------20-17--------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------19-21-19-17-----17-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------19------------19---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------\--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------\-------|
Solo 2
b b b
e|---------15----------------------------------15-----------------------------|
b|-15-17------17--15----13------15-----15--17------17--15------13-----15----15|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b
e|---15--------------------------------15-------------------------------------|
b|17----17-15---13-------15-----15-17-----17-15------13-----------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------17-----17-----17-----|
\ \ \
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ub ub
e|----------------------------------------------5-------5---\----8---------8--|
b|-------------------------------------------8-10---8--10---\\-----10-8-10--10|
g|--2--0--2------2---------5-7---------5---------------------\----------------|
D|--2-----------------------------------\-------------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ub ub b b b ~~~~~ b b
e|--------5------5---------------17-------------17----------------------------|
b|\----8-10--8--10---\----20-22-----20-17-20-22----17--20-22-----20-22---20-22|
g|-\--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b b b b b b b b r
e|----------17----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-20-22------20-17-------------------20----20------20------20------20------20|
g|------------------19-21-19-17-19-21----19-21---19-21---19-21---19-21---19-21|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------|
b|20-----------19--17---------------------------|
g|19-----17----19--17----------------2-------2--|
D|----------19--------------x--------2-------2--|
A|---------------------------\-------0-------0--|
E|----------------------------\----------3------|
Lyrics:
Hell's Bells (Young, Young, Johnson)
I'm a rolling thunder, a pouring rain
I'm comin' on like a hurricane
My lightning's flashing across the sky
You're only young but you're gonna die
I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives
Nobody's putting up a fight
I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell
I'm gonna get you, Satan get you
CHORUS:
Hell's Bells
Yeah, Hell's Bells
You got me ringing Hell's Bells
My temperature's high, Hell's Bells
I'll give you black sensations up and down your spine
If you're into evil you're a friend of mine
See my white light flashing as I split the night
'Cause if good's on the left, then I'm stickin' to the right
I won't take no prisoners, won't spare no lives
Nobody's puttin' up a fight
I got my bell, I'm gonna take you to hell
I'm gonna get you, Satan get you
CHORUS
How to play Hells Bells
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.