Artist: The Hellacopters 
Song/Title: Where the action is 
Album: Payin' the dues 
Tabbed: Nagy Krisztián 
E-mail:[email protected] 
 
Tuning: standard  EADGBe 
 
 
Riff 1:  2x 
 
D--4---4-4--4-4--4-4-------5-7--|--5---5-5--5-5--5-5-------- 5-7---- 
A--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--4-5--3-5--|--3---3-3--3-3--3-3--4-5--- 3-5---- 
E---------------------2-3-------|---------------------2-3--- ------- 
 
During this gtr 2 plays: 
D----7b---7h5--5--7h5--------5----------- 
A----------------------5h7-------7------- 
E---------------------------------------- 
 
Then 
D--4-----------------4--------------- 
A--2---feedback------2--4--5--------- 
E-----------------------2--3--------- 
 
 
Verse 1: 
 
Riff 1a:  
 
D--4---4-4--4-4--4-4-------5-7--|--5---5-5--5-5--5-5-------- 5-7---- 
A--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--4-5--3-5--|--3---3-3--3-3--3-3--4-5--- 3-5---- 
E---------------------2-3-------|---------------------2-3--- ------- 
 
D--4---4-4--4-4--4-4-------5-7--|--5---5-5--5-5--5-5---5-5-- 5-5----- 
A--2---2-2--2-2--2-2--4-5--3-5--|--3---3-3--3-3--3-3---3-3-- 3-3----- 
E---------------------2-3-------|--------------------------- -------- 
 
 
 
Chorus 1: (Here comes the Riff of the century) 
 
Riff 3: Everyone shouts "We there, where the action is?!" 
D--5-----------5-------|--5----------5---------|--9--9-9--- 5---12---7-------- 
A--3-3--6--3------5-6--|--3-3--6--3-----5-6-3--|--7--7-7--- 3---10---5-------- 
E----------------------|-----------------------|------------ ----------------- 
 
D--5-----------5-------|--5----------5---------|--9--9-9--- 5---12---7-------- 
A--3-3--6--3------5-6--|--3-3--6--3-----5-6-3--|--7--7-7--- 3---10---5-------- 
E----------------------|-----------------------|------------ ----------------- 
 
G----------------------------5-7--|------------------------- ---- 
D--5-----------5---------5-7------|--9--9-9---5---12---7---- ---- 
A--3-3--6--3------5-6-3-----------|--7--7-7---3---10---5---- ---- 
E---------------------------------|------------------------- ---- 
 
D--5-----------5-------|--5----------5---------|--9--9-9--- 5---12---7-------- 
A--3-3--6--3------5-6--|--3-3--6--3-----5-6-3--|--7--7-7--- 3---10---5-------- 
E----------------------|-----------------------|------------ ----------------- 
 
 
 
After these, comes this: 
 
Gtr 1 plays Riff 1 2x 
 
 
During this gtr 2 plays this little solo part(that's  
probably wrong) 
 
G-11--11-11-11-11-----------------------------15-15-15-15--- 12--12/9------- 
D-11--11-11-11-11...-plays a lot of time then-15-15-15-15--- 12--12/9--9---- 
A----------------------------------------------------------- --------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------- --------------- 
 
G----------------------------------------------------------- ---- 
D-9h11-9---9/7--7----------7---9--11-----9h7--7------------- ---- 
A---------------------7h9----9-------------------7--7h9----- ---- 
E----------------------------------------------------------- ---- 
 
 
Verse 2: 
 
Riff 1b: 
 
D--4-4--4---4-4--4--------5-7--|--5-5---5---5-5---5-------- 5-7---- 
A--2-2--2---2-2--2---4-5--3-5--|--3-3---3---3-3---3--4-5--- 3-5---- 
E--------------------2-3-------|---------------------2-3---- ------ 
   ..       ..                    ..        .. 
 
G-------------------------------------------------------5-5- 5-5--7-5----------- 
D--4-4--4---4-4--4--------5-7--|--5-5---5---5-5---5--------- ----------5-7--5-7- 
A--2-2--2---2-2--2---4-5--3-5--|--3-3---3---3-3---3--------- ---------------3-5- 
E--------------------2-3-------|----------------------------------------------- 
   ..       ..                    ..        .. 
 
Riff 1a 
 
 
Chorus 2: 
 
Same as Chorus 1. 
 
 
Bridge 
D---9-------9----------|----9--------9---9-9-x-9-x-9-x-9-9- 9-9----- 
A---7---3---7----11b---|----7---3----7---7-7-x-7-x-7-x-7-7- 7-7----- 
E-------1--------------|--------1--------------------------- ------- 
 
 
 
Solo with Riff 2 2x. 
 
 
Verse 3: 
 
Riff 1b 
Riff 1a 
 
 
Chorus 3: 
Same as Chorus 1. 
 
End (Smash some bottles :) ) 
 
This is one of the greatest r'n'r songs. It seems only me  
listening Hellacopters 'cause no one 
else tabbing it.