Biography:
H-Blockx is a German crossover band founded 1991 by Henning Wehland while still going to school in Münster, Germany. The bands name is a tribute to the 1981 Irish hunger strike participants inside Her Majesty's Prison Maze, which was colloquially called "The H Blocks".
In 1993, the band released their first single, Rising High. The track was extensively played in clubs and sold over 10,000 copies without a video or any advertising whatsoever.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
This was the european breakthrough hit for the German crossover band
H-Blockx taken from their debut album A great party tune
Although the song is driven by a bass riff the guitar plays essentially
the same The timing you'll have to find out for yourself just listen
to the song closely
INTRO:
Fig 1
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A ---7-6-5-3---------------------------|
E -0---------0-3-5-6-5-3-0-------------|
Fig.2
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D --------------------5----------------|
A ---7-6-5-3---0-2---------------------|
E -0---------0-----3-------------------|
Fig 1
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A ---7-6-5-3---------------------------|
E -0---------0-3-5-6-5-3-0-------------|
Fig 3
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A ---7-6-5-3---------------------------|
E -0---------0-3-0-5-0-6-0-7-----------|
MAIN RIFF/CHORUS
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------|
A ---7-6-5-------7-6-5-----------------|
E -0-------5-6-0-------5-6-------------|
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D ---------------------5---------------|
A ---7-6-5-------7-6-5-----------------|
E -0-------5-6-0-----------------------|
VERSE:
The verse riff is the same as the intro only fig is swapped
with fig 3 in the order of playing
POST-CHORUS:
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D -2----2----2-------------------------|
A -2----2----2-------------------------|
E -0----0----0----3-0-5-0-6-0-7-0------|
INSTRUMENTAL BREAK AFTER 2ND CHORUS:
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g -------------------------------------|
D -------------------------------------| repeat several times
A -----7-6-5-0------7-6-5-0------------|
E -0-0----------0-0--------------------|
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