Biography:
Quiet Riot is an American heavy metal band whose 1983 chart topping success helped pave the way for the glam metal scene's next decade of commercial prominence. They are best known for their 'Metal Health' album, which displaced Michael Jackson’s 'Thriller' album from the #1 chart spot. Their tunes "Metal Health (Bang Your Head)" and "Cum On Feel the Noize" in particular continue to receive widespread airplay.
They were founded in 1975 by guitarist
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Bang Your Head (Metal Health) - Quiet Riot (1983)
Written By: Frankie Banali, Carlos and Tony Cavazo, and Kevin DuBrow.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 116 BPM (5 Min. 0 Sec.) in 'C'.
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
A5 - 5 7 7 x x x A A-E
C5 - x 3 5 5 x x C G-C
G5 - 3 5 5 x x x G G-D
D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
B5/A - x 0 4 4 x x A B-F#
C5/A - x 0 5 5 x x A G-C
E5 - x 7 9 9 x x E B-E
A5* - x 0 2 2 5 5 A A-E ('CHORUS #4' Final Chord)
INTRO: [21 M]
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
|Drums |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|
1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+
|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 G5 |A5 |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3+ 4 +
|A5 |A5 |A5 |
Well, I'm an…
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|A |B |C |
… axe… grind-er,… pile… driv-er… Ma-ma says… that I'll
|B |A |B |
nev-er, nev-er mind her… Got no… brains,… I'm in-… sane…
|C |B |A5 B5/A|
The teach-er says… that I'm one… big… pain… I'm like a las-er,…
|B5/A C5/A|… B5/A|… G5|
six-string raz-or… I got a mouth… like an al-… li-… ga-tor…
|A5 B5/A|… C5|
I want it loud-er,… more… pow-er…
|C5 |D5 |
I'm gon-na rock and roll un-til it strikes… the… ho-ur…
CHORUS #1: [13 M]
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|D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |
… All right… Well,… I'm…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|A |B |C |
… frus-… trat-ed,… out-… dat-ed… I real-ly wan-na be…
|B |A |B |
… o-ver-rated… I'm a find-er,… and I'm a keep-er…
|C |B |A5 B5/A|
I'm not a los-er, and I ain't… no… weep-er… I got the boys…
|B5/A C5/A|… B5/A|… G5|
to make the noize… Won't ev-er let up… Hope it an-noys… you…
|A5 B5/A|… C5|
Join the pack,… fill the crack…
|C5 |D5 |
Well, now you're here,… there's no… way… back…
CHORUS #2: [9 M]
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|D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 |
…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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|A5 |A5 C5|
Met-al health will cure… you cra-… zy…
|G5 |G5 C5|A5 |
Met-al health will cure… you mad… Met-al health is what… we all…
|A5 C5 |G5 |A5 |
… need… It's what we ought-… a have…
GUITAR SOLO: [22 M]
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|B5 |B5 |B5 |B5 |D5 |D5 |D5 |D5 |
|E5 |E5 |E5 |E5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
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|NC |NC |NC |NC |
Bang… your… head… Wake… the dead…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
We're all… met-al mad… It's all… you have,… so bang… your…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
head… and raise… the dead… Oh,… yeah,… Met-al… health,…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
… it drives… you mad,… mad,… mad,… mad… Bang… your…
CHORUS #4: [24 M]
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|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |A5 |G5 |
head…
|G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5* |A5* |A5* |A5* |A5* |
Written By: Frankie Banali, Carlos and Tony Cavazo, and Kevin DuBrow.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 116 BPM (5 Min. 0 Sec.) in 'C'.
Chords Used:
-----------
GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass| Chord
------------------ --------------
A5 - 5 7 7 x x x A A-E
C5 - x 3 5 5 x x C G-C
G5 - 3 5 5 x x x G G-D
D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
A - x 0 2 2 2 0 A A-C#-E
B - x 2 4 4 4 2 B B-D#-F#
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E
B5/A - x 0 4 4 x x A B-F#
C5/A - x 0 5 5 x x A G-C
E5 - x 7 9 9 x x E B-E
A5* - x 0 2 2 5 5 A A-E ('CHORUS #4' Final Chord)
INTRO: [21 M]
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
|Drums |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|
1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+
|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3 + 4+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5|A5 G5 |A5 |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1+2+3+ 4 +
|A5 |A5 |A5 |
Well, I'm an…
VERSE #1: [16 M]
--------
|A |B |C |
… axe… grind-er,… pile… driv-er… Ma-ma says… that I'll
|B |A |B |
nev-er, nev-er mind her… Got no… brains,… I'm in-… sane…
|C |B |A5 B5/A|
The teach-er says… that I'm one… big… pain… I'm like a las-er,…
|B5/A C5/A|… B5/A|… G5|
six-string raz-or… I got a mouth… like an al-… li-… ga-tor…
|A5 B5/A|… C5|
I want it loud-er,… more… pow-er…
|C5 |D5 |
I'm gon-na rock and roll un-til it strikes… the… ho-ur…
CHORUS #1: [13 M]
---------
|D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |
… All right… Well,… I'm…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
--------
|A |B |C |
… frus-… trat-ed,… out-… dat-ed… I real-ly wan-na be…
|B |A |B |
… o-ver-rated… I'm a find-er,… and I'm a keep-er…
|C |B |A5 B5/A|
I'm not a los-er, and I ain't… no… weep-er… I got the boys…
|B5/A C5/A|… B5/A|… G5|
to make the noize… Won't ev-er let up… Hope it an-noys… you…
|A5 B5/A|… C5|
Join the pack,… fill the crack…
|C5 |D5 |
Well, now you're here,… there's no… way… back…
CHORUS #2: [9 M]
---------
|D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
… Bang… your… head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad…
|A5 |
…
BRIDGE #1: [8 M]
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|A5 |A5 C5|
Met-al health will cure… you cra-… zy…
|G5 |G5 C5|A5 |
Met-al health will cure… you mad… Met-al health is what… we all…
|A5 C5 |G5 |A5 |
… need… It's what we ought-… a have…
GUITAR SOLO: [22 M]
-----------
|B5 |B5 |B5 |B5 |D5 |D5 |D5 |D5 |
|E5 |E5 |E5 |E5 |A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |
|A5 G5 D5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |A5 |
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
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|NC |NC |NC |NC |
Bang… your… head… Wake… the dead…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
We're all… met-al mad… It's all… you have,… so bang… your…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
head… and raise… the dead… Oh,… yeah,… Met-al… health,…
|NC |NC |NC |NC |
… it drives… you mad,… mad,… mad,… mad… Bang… your…
CHORUS #4: [24 M]
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|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |
head… Met-al health-'ll drive… you mad… Bang… your…
|A5 C5|G5 |G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5 G5 D5 |A5 |G5 |
head…
|G5 C5 A5 C5 |A5* |A5* |A5* |A5* |A5* |
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