Heat Street

Here's one that is not very common. The First Strike album was illegally

released just after Pyromania. It was made up of early demo tapes that were

remixed. Leppard secured a court injunction against the album's sale citing

that the quality was not up to current Leppard standards. I have it on tape

from a friend and this is the first track. It's a cool song, I wish they had

done this on an album. There are also two other otherwise unreleased songs on

this "album:" See The Light, and Glad I'm Alive.

The timing of the riffs is quite syncopated so if you've never heard the song

before, you probably won't get it quite right just from this. If you want the

timing, email me and I'll see what I can do.

v = Palm mute

/ = Slide up

\ = Slide down

/B\ = Bend

~ = Vibrato

^ = Hammer on/off

0 X-0-------X 0 X---X-0---0 0 X-X-------X 0 X-X-------X 0 --X-0-0-0-X

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----------- --------1-- ----------- ----------- -----------

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----1-1-1-- ----------- ----1------ ----------- -----------

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----------- --3-------- ----------- ----1------ 2----------

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----------- ----------- ------3---- ----------- -----------

* | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | | | | | * | | | | | | *

----------- ----------- --------4-- ------3---- -----------

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----------- ----------- ----------- --------4-- -----------

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0 X-X-O------ 5 -----------

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----------- 1-------1-1

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------1---- ------2----

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--------2-- --3-4------

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----------- -----------

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RIFF 'A'

 

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------

B|-------------------------------------------------3--5--6--5-3------- <2ND

G|-5----7----7--5----7----7--5----7----7--7--2--3-------------^-5----- <GUITAR

D|-5-5--7----7--5-5--7----7--5-5--7----7--7---------------------------

A|-3-5--5----5--3-5--5----5--3-5--5----5--5--------5--7--8--7-5-------

E|---3------------3------------3-------------5--6-------------^-8-----

RIFF 'B'

 

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

B|----------5/---/10--9-----------5/---/10--9--------------------------

G|----------5/---/10--9-----------5/---/10--9--------------------------

D|-5-7------5/---/10--9---5-7-----5/---/10--9--------------------------

A|-5-7------3/---/8---7---5-7-----3/---/8---7--------------------------

E|-3-5--------------------3-5------------------------------------------

RIFF 'C'

 

E|--------------------

B|----------5------6--

G|----------5------6--

D|-5-7------5------6--

A|-5-7------3------4--

E|-3-5----------------

RIFF 'D'

E|--------------------------------------------------

B|--------------------------------------------------

G|--------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------5--5--5----

A|--5---8-7--5------------3--4---8-7--5--3--3--3----

E|---------------3-5-6------------------------------

^

RIFF 'D' SECOND GUITAR

E|----------------------------------------------------

B|-----------------------------------------5--5--5----

G|--7---10-9--7------------5--7---10-8--7--5--5--5----

D|----------------5-7-8--------------------5--5--5----

A|----------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------

RIFF 'E'

 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-----------7------------7------------7-----3-----5-----7-----|

G|-5----7----7--5----7----7--5----7----7-----3-----5-----7-----|

D|-5-5--7----7--5-5--7----7--5-5--7----7-----3-----5-----7-----|

A|-3-5--5----5--3-5--5----5--3-5--5----5-----1-----3-----5-----|

E|---3------------3------------3-------------------------5-----|

(RIFF 'A' 2 TIMES)

(RIFF 'A')

What can I hear, who can I see

What's this I fear is following me

(RIFF 'A')

It's getting louder, he's coming nearer

I can't stand it I'm getting out of hear

(RIFF 'B')

CHORUS: Baby when I'm gone

(RIFF 'B')

You'd better take care now

(RIFF 'B'

The street's a sinner

(RIFF 'B')

She'll never be a winner

(RIFF 'A')

(RIFF 'A')

The rain is pouring around my feet

The night is cold on this lonely street

(RIFF 'A')

People in their doorways just stand and stare

Casting grey shadows on everyone there

(RIFF 'B')

CHORUS: Baby when I'm gone

(RIFF 'B')

You'd better take care now

(RIFF 'B'

The street's a sinner

(RIFF 'C')

She'll never be a winner

(RIFF 'D' 1ST GUITAR ONLY 2 TIMES)

(RIFF 'D' 1ST AND 2ND GUITAR 6 TIMES)

(RIFF 'A')

(RIFF 'A')

What can I hear, who can I see

What's this I fear is following me

(RIFF 'A')

It's getting louder, he's coming nearer

I can't stand it I'm getting out of hear

(RIFF 'B')

CHORUS: Baby when I'm gone

(RIFF 'B')

You'd better take care now

(RIFF 'B')

The street's a sinner

(RIFF 'B')

She'll never be a winner

(RIFF 'A' 2 TIMES)

A winner

(RIFF 'E')

On a heat street

Tabulature transcribed by Gary Vander Ploeg Hamilton, Ontario 1995