Dead Or Alive tab by Bon Jovi

Tabs

Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi - transcribed by Gary Chapman
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Mostly played with a 12-string acoustic.

Note:  Do not play the rhythm figures until advised.

H  - Natural harmonic
ah - artificial (pinched) harmonic
^  - hammer/pull
'  - Semitone (1 fret) bend
(b) - bend
/  - slide

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Intro:
               (keyboard part is played a second time here)
               |
Keyboard part         v     Dadd2
            H H  H
E MajorE --17----------- ----------------------0---
BB ----18---17---- ----------------------3---
G+G ------19------- ----------------------2---
D MajorD --------------- -----7------12--------0---
A augmentedA --------------- --------12----------------
E MajorE --------------- --------------------------

Main run: (play twice)

E MajorE -------13---------12----------10---------8--------5--------3---------1-
BB -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G+G ----14----14\12------12\10-------10\9-------9\5------5\4------4--4\2---
D MajorD --0-------------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0-------------
A augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.1:

	BB --15(w)13(r)15(w)13(r)15(w)13(r)15~~-- (hit note at 15, lower it with
						 whammy to 13, release, repeat)


    <-- play 3 times, 2nd  -->  C majorC  FF  Dadd2
	  time play rhythm fig.1

E MajorE ------+--------------0-----------+-------1---0-----
BB ------|------------------2-------|---1---1---3-----
G+G ------|--------------------2-----|---0---2---2-----
D MajorD ------|----0-3'-0------0---------|---2---3---0-----
A augmentedA --0-0-|-3'---------------------0-|---3-------------
E MajorE ------+--------------------------+-----------------

Verse:

    D MajorD     (D/Dsus4/Dadd9)  C majorC          G+G

E MajorE -----2-------2-----2-3-2-0--0^2-----------3---------------3-------
BB -----3-------3-----3-3-3-3--3-------------3---------------3-------
G+G -----2-------2-----2-2-2-2--2----0--------0---------------0-------
D MajorD -----0-------0-----0-------------2--------------------------------
A augmentedA ---------------------------------3--------------------------0^2---
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------3------------

 It's all the same,        only .....


  C majorC    G+G        C majorC FF   D MajorD

E MajorE ------3-------3----------------1-----0-----0^2----------
BB ------3-------3-------------1--1-----3-----------3------
G+G ------0-------0-------------0--2-----2-------------2----
D MajorD --2-------------------------2--3-----0---------0-----0--
A augmentedA --3--------2----0^2---------3---------------------------
E MajorE -----------3--------------------------------------------

  Ev'ryday,   seems we're ...


Chorus:

   C majorC    G+G       FF       D MajorD    Dadd2

E MajorE --------3---3--------------------1----------2-----0----------
BB --------3---3---3----------------1------------------3--------
G+G ---0--------0--------------2-----2--------------------2------
D MajorD ---2--------0--------------3-------------0-----0--------0----
A augmentedA ---3--------------0^2------3---------------------------------
E MajorE ------------3------------------------------------------------

  a cowboy,      on a steel horse I ...


E MajorE --------3---3----------------------2---0^2----------
BB --------3---3---3-----------------------------3-----
G+G ---0--------0-----------------------------------2---
D MajorD ---2--------0---------------0--3'--0-------0------0-
A augmentedA ---3--------------0^2--0^3'-------------------------
E MajorE ------------3---------------------------------------


   wanted,        dead or ....

Rhythm fig.2

	E MajorE ------------------------------------------------
	BB -13(b)15--13------------------------------------
	G+G --------------12(b)14--12---10---12(b)14-12-----
	D MajorD --------------------------------------------12~-
	A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------
	E MajorE ------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.3 (keyboard arranged for guitar)

	E MajorE -15-14----------------
	BB -------15-------------
	G+G ----------14-12-11----
	D MajorD -------------------12-
	A augmentedA ----------------------
	E MajorE ----------------------

(main run) w/rhythm fig.2
(main run) w/rhythm fig.3

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's ...

Rhythm fig.4

	E MajorE -13(b)15--------------------------------------------------
	BB -----------15~------12------------------------------------
	G+G -----------------------12(b)14-12(b)14--12-10-------------
	D MajorD -----------------------------------------------12-10-12~~-
	A augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------------
	E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------

(chorus) w/rhythm fig.4
(chorus)
(main run) x 2

Solo:
                 ah  ah  ah  ah
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------------
BB --------------------------------------------------------
G+G --------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD -----------------------------5(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-5-3~--
A augmentedA -x\--5\3/5---5-3-/5~---3--5-----------------------------
E MajorE --------------------------------------------------------

                              ah
E MajorE -------------13-15---15(b)17~-15-13-15(b)17~~--------------------------------
BB -------13-15-----------------------------------------------------------------
G+G -12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------5/7~
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------5(b)7~--------7\5--5/7~
A augmentedA -------------------------------------------------0--0---------0--0--5\3--3/5~
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

     ah     ah ah ah ah         ah ah ah ah
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------
BB -----------------------------------------------------------
G+G -----------------------------------------------------------
D MajorD ---------3'---------3--5-5'-3~-----0^3^0--------3-5'-5-3~--
A augmentedA -x\--3-5-----5--3-5-----------------------3^0-5------------
E MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------

           ah           ah   ah
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
BB ----------13----------------------13---------------------------------------
G+G --12(b)14-----12(b)14-10--12(b)14----(b)14-12-10--10~\---5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
D MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
A augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5--
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

(after the solo, accompany main 12-string chords with distorted power chords)

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.5

	E MajorE -10-10-10-10-10-10-10--13(b)15--13^10---------------
	BB -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------10---10\8/10~-
	G+G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------
	D MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
	A augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------
	E MajorE ----------------------------------------------------

I walk these streets, a loaded six ..... (w/rhythm fig.5)

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.6

	E MajorE -15(b)17------13-------
	BB -----------------15~~--
	G+G -----------------------
	D MajorD -----------------------
	A augmentedA -----------------------
	E MajorE -----------------------

(chorus) w/rhythm fig.6

(main run)
(main run) end with Dmaj as last chord

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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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