Song: Gates of Heaven Band: Batmobile Album: Bail Was Set at $6,000,000 Alright kiddies. Back with another tab. There are actually two versions to this song. The one that I'll be tabbing out is the original version that was off of their 1988 album: "Bail Was Set at $6,000,000". This is the first song that I've ever heard from this band and I definitely look forward to hearing more of their work. There is quite a few things going on in this song but like other rockabilly songs, this is another fun one to play. Try to pay close attention to the song for the timing since it might be a little unclear due to the distortion and the heavy reverb. Strums not exact. Listen for the timing! Let's go!! Tuning: standard INTRO: e|--------0-------------------0----------| B|--------0-------------------0----------| G|--/4-4-----2-0----0-2--/4-4----2--0~~--| D|----------------2----------------------| A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|--------0------------------------------------------| B|--------0------------------------------------------| G|--/4-4-----2-0----0-2---2(b)-2(b)-2(b)p0-----0-----| D|----------------2-------------------------2--------| A|---------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------| PRE-VERSE: e|----------------3(b)-0---0~--|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------0-0~--|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-0033003300330---------------|-00330033--3(b)-3(b)-3(b)-0--------| pm********** ******** VERSE: e|----------------------|------------------------------------------| B|----------------------|------------------------------------------| G|----------------------|------------------------------------------| D|----------------------|--------5~---5-5/7~----------2~-----------| A|----------------------|--------5~---5-5/7~-----0----2~-----------| E|---3(b)-3(b)-3(b)--0--|-0-1-2--3~---3-3/5~---3---3--0~-----------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------5~---5-5/7---9--/9--/9/9/9----| A|--------5~---5-5/7---9--/9--/9/9/9----| E|-0-1-2--3~---3-3/5---7--/7--/7/7/7----| CHORUS: (I will include each chorus since the fills are played slightly different each time) e|-----------0~--3--0----------|---------------------------| B|-----------0~-------3--------|---------------------------| G|-5--7-----------------0------|------7---9---/9/9/9/9-----| D|-5--7--2-----------------X3--|--5---7---9---/9/9/9/9-----| A|-3--5--2---------------------|--5---5---7---/7/7/7/7-----| E|-------0---------------------|--3------------------------| Repeat INTRO riff Repeat VERSE CHORUS #2: e|-----------0~--------------|----------0-------------------| B|-----------0~--3-0---------|----------0--3-0--------------| G|-5--7---------------3-2-0--|-5--7--------------3-2-0------| D|-5--7--2-------------------|-5--7--2-----------------2----| A|-3--5--2-------------------|-3--5--2----------------------| E|-------0-------------------|-------0----------------------| e|------------0~-3-0------|------------------------| B|------------0~-----3----|------------------------| G|-5---7---------------0--|-----7---/9/9/9/9-------| D|-5---7--2---------------|-5---7---/9/9/9/9-------| A|-3---5--2---------------|-5---5---/7/7/7/7-------| E|--------0---------------|-3----------------------| SOLO: e|--------0-------------------0----------| B|--------0-------------------0----------| G|--/4-4-----2-0----0-2--/4-4----2--0~~--| D|----------------2----------------------|X2 A|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------| e|-3-3---6-3-6-3-|-5-5---8-5-8-5--| B|-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-5-5---5-5-5-5--| G|---------------|----------------| D|---------------|----------------| A|---------------|----------------| E|---------------|----------------| e|12-15-14-11--------------------------------------------------------| B|12-12-12-11--15--12----------------------12-----12-----12-----12---| G|---------------------14(b)--14(b)p12-----12-----12-----12-----12---| D|-------------------------------------14-----14------14-----14------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-3-3-------3-----3-|--5-----5-----5---| B|-3-3-------3-----3-|--5-----5-----5---| G|------5(b)---5(b)--|----7(b)--7(b)----| D|-------------------|------------------| A|-------------------|------------------| E|-------------------|------------------| e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-9-7-------------------------| B|-7-9-7-9-7-9-7--7-7-------------------------| G|---------------------9(b)-9(b)p7---7--------| D|---------------------------------9---9-9~---| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| CHORUS #3: e|------------0-0-0-0-0---3--0~--|-------------------------| B|------------0-3-0-3-0---0~-----|-------------------------| G|--5--7-------------------------|-5--7-----0-3-0-2-0------| D|--5--7--2----------------------|-5--7--2-------------2~--| A|--3--5--2----------------------|-3--5--2-----------------| E|--------0----------------------|-------0-----------------| e|----------0~--3-0------|---------------------| B|----------0~------3----|---------------------| G|-5--7---------------0~-|-----7----/9-9/9-----| D|-5--7--2---------------|--5--7----/9/9/9-----| A|-3--5--2---------------|--5--5----/7/7/7-----| E|-------0---------------|--3------------------| LAST VERSE: (sounds like he just plays little fills) e|----0~---------0---------| B|----0~-----------0-------| G|-0--3~-------------0~----| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|--------5~---5-5/7~----------2~-----------| A|--------5~---5-5/7~-----0----2~-----------| E|-0-1-2--3~---3-3/5~---3---3--0~-----------| e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|--------5~---5-5/7---9--/9--/9/9/9----| A|--------5~---5-5/7---9--/9--/9/9/9----| E|-0-1-2--3~---3-3/5---7--/7--/7/7/7----| CHORUS #4: e|---------0---0------3--0---|---------0~----12---|----------0~--3-0~-| B|---------0-3-0-3--0----0---|---------0~--3/12---|----------0~----0~-| G|-5--7----------------------|-5--7---------------|-5--7--------------| D|-5--7--2-------------------|-5--7--2------------|-5--7--2-----------| A|-3--5--2-------------------|-3--5--2------------|-3--5--2-----------| E|-------0-------------------|-------0------------|-------0-----------| e|---------------| B|---------------| G|----7--/9/9/---| D|-5--7--/9/9/---| A|-5--5--/7/7/---| E|-3-------------| Repeat CHORUS #4 End by playing these two chords during the last few seconds: e|---------| B|---------| G|-7--9----| D|-7--9----| A|-5--7----| E|---------| END. That's it guys. Might be a little hard to remember how the little fills are played in the chorus but, they don't have to be perfect. You can just play around with that G note and the two open strings and it will still sound great. Let me know what you think! Hope to have some more Stray Cats, Social Distortion, some more Reverend and other great rockabilly bands tabbed out soon. Have fun!! http://www.batmobileforever.com/ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================