Chords
Sledgehammer

Sledgehammer was written by Peter Gabriel and is notable for its groundbreaking stop-motion animation music video. The song addresses themes of seduction and sexuality, employing tool-related metaphors to convey its message. It was a major commercial success for Gabriel, reaching the top of the charts in the United States. The music video, directed by Stephen R. Johnson, won numerous MTV Video Music Awards.

Key: D

Introduction:

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Song: Sledgehammer
Artist: Peter Gabriel
Composer: Peter Gabriel
Album: So
Tabbed by: DJ (Diddy D)  5th May 2014
CAPO: 1st fret (Will then sound in the recorded key of Eb)
Chord names and fret positions are relative to the capo:

 C      = x32010     N.C.   = No chords
/ = Slide up     = Slide down
h = Hammer-on   ^ = Emphasise the beat
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[Intro - freely]
e  --------------- --------------- ----------- -----------------
B  --3--/15--3--- --3--/15--3--- --1---/3--- -----------------
G  --------------- --------------- ----------- --2-p0-----------
D  --------------- --------------- ----------- -------3--p0-----
A  --------------- --------------- ----------- --------------3--
E  --------------- --------------- ----------- -----------------
[Main riff]
      D           C9            D         C9 
e  ------2--------0---0--- ------2-------0---0---
B  ------3--------3---3--- ------3-------3---3---
G  ------2--------0---0--- ------2-------0---0---
D  ---0-----------2---2--- ---0----------2---2---
A  ---------0--h3--------- ---------0-h3---------
E  ----------------------- ----------------------
    Bb         C       G7               A7               A7(4) 
  /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /     /_/ /_/ /_/ /_/ 
 D             C9      D     C9       D          C9 
Yeah - hey, use it,   ...everybody use it!
[Verse 1]
 D     C9              D               C9 
    You could have a steam train,
 D     C9              D         C9       D 
           If you' d just lay down your tracks,
 C9               D        C9    D 
You could have an aero - plane  flying,
 C9           D            C9      D 
       If you bring your blue sky back,
 C9           Bm                              D        C9 
All you do is call me, I' ll be anything you need
     D   D      C9   D 
  /__/  /__/   /   /  
   ^  ^     ^   ^
[Verse 2]
N.C.              D              C9 
You could have a big dipper,
 D      C9          D                C9       D 
     Going up and down,  all a - round the bends,
 C9              D        C9    D          C9 
You could have a bumper car    bumping,
          D          C9   D        C9 
This a - musement never ends
[Chorus]
         Bm    C     Em7 
I wanna be...       your sledgehammer,
 Bm    C                   Em7 
        Why don' t you call my name?
 Bm    C                 Em7 
    Ah!  Oh, let me be your sledgehammer,
 Bm    C               Em7 
        This will be my testimony,
 D           C9     D           C9  
   Yeah!              Yeah!
     D      C9       D   D      C9   D 
  /  /  /  /     /__/  /__/   /  
                  ^  ^     ^   ^ 
[Verse 3]
N.C.                      D              C9 
      Show me round your fruit cage,
 D     C9                  D         C9   D 
           ' Cause I will be your honey bee,
 C9          D             C9 
Open up your fruit cage,
 D     C9          D               C9          D     C9 
          With a fruit that is sweet as can be
[Chorus]
         Bm   C      Em7 
I wanna be...       your sledgehammer,
 Bm    C                   Em7 
        Why don' t you call my name?
 Bm    C                    Em7 
    Hah!  You' d better call the sledgehammer,
 Bm    C              Em7 
        Put your mind at rest,
           Bm     C     Em7 
I' m gonna be...         your sledgehammer,
 Bm    C              Em7 
        This can be my testimony,
 Bm    C                 Em7 
    Hah!  I' m your...    sledgehammer,
 Bm    C               Em7 
        Let there be no doubt about it
[Bridge]
 Dm             C9     Dm            C9      Dm      C9 
    Sledge!              Sledge!          /   /   /   /  
 Dm             C9        Dm      C9         Dm      C9 
    Sledge - hammer!    /   /   /   /     /   /   /   /  
   Bb          C       G7         G       Dm        C9    Dm       C9 
  /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /     /  /  /  /  
    Bb               C    G                G7 
  /  /  /  /     /  /   I keep a - running!
                  ^  ^
[Verse 4]
 Dm                       C9 
     I kicked the ha - bit,
                  Dm                     C9 
(Kicked the ha - bit, kicked the ha - bit!)
 Bb                    G              G7 
     Shed my skin,      (Shed my skin!)
 Dm                 C9         Dm                  C9 
     This is the new stuff,       (This is the new stuff!)
         Bb                       G         G7 
I come...   dancing in,  we go dancing in
[Verse 5]
               Dm              C9      Dm              C9 
Oh, won' t you   ...show for me?          (Show for me!)
         Bb                    G               G7 
I will   ...show for you,       (Show for you!)
          Dm               C9     Dm               C9 
Please,     ...show for me,          (Show for me!)
          Bb                    G 
I will...   show for you!    Yeah - yeah! Yeah - yeah!
 G7                Dm       C9   Dm                  C9    Bb 
Yeah, I do mean you,   only  you,  you' ve been coming through,
                      G         G7                     Dm 
A - gonna build that power,  build, build up that power, hah!
           C9         Dm                       C9         Bb 
I' ve been feeding the rhythm, huh, I' ve been feeding the rhythm,
                    G         G7              Dm 
Going to feel that power,  hey, build in you!  Ahhhh!
[Coda]
      C9           Dm                   C9          Bb 
Come on,  come on, help me, do!  Come on,  come on help me, do!
 G                            G7                          Dm 
Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah!  Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, you!
           C9        Dm                  C9        Bb 
I' ve been feeding my rhythm, I' ve been feeding my rhythm,
                 G               G7               Dm 
It' s what we' re doing,  doing... all day and night,
          C9          Dm                   C9          Bb 
Ah, come on, come on, help me, do!  Come on, come on, help me, do!
 G                            G7                          Dm 
Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah!  Yeah - yeah, yeah - yeah, you!