Live Wire tab by Mötley Crüe

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Tuning: Drop D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

live wire by motley crue


x- palm mute
PM- palm mute
nh- natural harmonic
b- bend
p- pull off
\- slide up
^- use bar
~- let ring
\/\/- pick scrape

Intro:
     PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

     PM     PM      PM   nh------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------5--|
G+G|--5------------5-----------5------------------------5-5-----|
D MajorD|--5------------5-----------5--------------5----5--5---------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----5---------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|

     PM      PM      PM
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
D MajorD|--5------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|

     PM       PM    PM
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5---------7b--5-----------------|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5-----------------7-5-----------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0----------------7-5------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------8-5-|

Verse:
      PM      PM      PM     PM
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x--5-------|
D MajorD|--5-------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x--5-------|
A augmentedA|-----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------5--7-|

     PM       PM     PM     PM
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x------|
D MajorD|--5------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------5-7-|

Pre-Chorus:
     PM       PM     PM     PM
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5-------------5-----------5-------------7-----7-x----------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-------------5-----------5-------------7-----7-x--------10------------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0------6-7---8---8p7-------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------10-8--10-7-|

E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------7\--|
D MajorD|--12-----------------------7\--|
A augmentedA|--10----10p9---------------5\--|
D MajorD|-------------12-10---12-8\-----|

Chorus: x8
  PM     PM   PM  PM
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------5--7------5-5---7-------|
D MajorD|-------7--9------7-7---9-------|
A augmentedA|--0-0--------0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|

Interlude:
     PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

     PM       PM      PM    nh
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---5^-\pick slide\-|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|

    PM       PM     PM
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5-------7b--5---------------|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5-------------7-5-----------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0------------7-5------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------8-5-|

 gtr 2- a few pull ups with the bar give you the whining effect
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------7b^---7^-5^-----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------7-5--------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------7-5-\-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
      PM      PM      PM     PM
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x--5-------|
D MajorD|--5-------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x--5-------|
A augmentedA|-----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0--------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------5--7-|

     PM       PM     PM     PM
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x------|
D MajorD|--5------------5------------5--------------7-----7-x------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------5-7-|

    PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-x-7-7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus:
     PM       PM     PM     PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-5------------5-----------5-------------7-----7-x----------------------------|
D MajorD|-5------------5-----------5-------------7-----7-x--------10------------------|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0------6-7---8--8p7-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-8---10-7-|

E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------7\--|
D MajorD|--12-----------------------7\--|
A augmentedA|--10----10p9---------------5\--|
D MajorD|-------------12-10---12-8\-----|

Chorus: x8
  PM     PM   PM  PM
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------5--7------5-5---7-------|
D MajorD|-------7--9------7-7---9-------|
A augmentedA|--0-0--------0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|

 bridge- slow with little distortion
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--------------12--------------10--------------12-|
D MajorD|--7--------------12--------------10--------------12-|
A augmentedA|----\/\/\/\/\/\/-10-\/\/\/\/\/\/-8--\/\/\/\/\/\/-10-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|

 softer with less distortion
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------------3--------------1-------------3-|
G+G|--5--------------4--------------2-------------4-|
D MajorD|--7--------------5--------------3-------------5-|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5--------------3--------------1-------------3------------------|
G+G|--5--------------4--------------2-------------4------------------|
D MajorD|--7--------------5--------------3-------------5--x\-\/\/\/\/\/\/-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: x4
  PM     PM   PM  PM
E MajorE|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|-------5--7------5-5---7-------|
D MajorD|-------7--9------7-7---9-------|
A augmentedA|--0-0--------0-0-----0---0-0-0-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|

 x4                        play at the end of 4th time
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------5-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------5-|
A augmentedA|--3---2---0---2-3~------2------3---5---3---2---0-|-2---3---5--3--2--0---|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------|

 gtr 2, play these 4 times alternating, starting at the beginning of each riff
E MajorE|-------------------------|------------------------|
BB|-------------------------|------------------------|
G+G|--5--------------------5-|--5-------------------5-|
D MajorD|--7--------------------5-|--5-------------------5-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------|------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------|------------------------|

Outro:
     PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-----7-|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-----7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

    PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-----7-|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-----7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

    PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-----7-|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5-5-----7-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------|

    PM       PM      PM
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5--------------------------|
D MajorD|--5-------------5-----------5--------------5---------------------2--2-|
A augmentedA|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-------0--0--2--3--2----0--0-|
D MajorD|----------------------------------------------3---------------3-------|


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