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Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi  - transcribed by Gary Chapman


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
Chord diagramE MajorE --17----------- ----------------------0---
Chord diagramBB ----18---17---- ----------------------3---
Chord diagramG+G ------19------- ----------------------2---
Chord diagramD MajorD --------------- -----7------12--------0---
Chord diagramA augmentedA --------------- --------12----------------
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------- --------------------------
Main run:  (play twice)

Chord diagramE MajorE -------13---------12----------10---------8--------5--------3---------1-
Chord diagramBB -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ----14----14\12------12\10-------10\9-------9\5------5\4------4--4\2---
Chord diagramD MajorD --0-------------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0-------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA -----------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.1:

	Chord diagramBB --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    -->   Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramFF   Dadd2
	    time play rhythm fig.1

Chord diagramE MajorE ------+--------------0-----------+-------1---0-----
Chord diagramBB ------|------------------2-------|---1---1---3-----
Chord diagramG+G ------|--------------------2-----|---0---2---2-----
Chord diagramD MajorD ------|----0-3'-0------0---------|---2---3---0-----
Chord diagramA augmentedA --0-0-|-3'---------------------0-|---3-------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ------+--------------------------+-----------------
Verse:

       Chord diagramD MajorD         (D/Dsus4/Dadd9)   Chord diagramC majorC                   Chord diagramG+G

Chord diagramE MajorE -----2-------2-----2-3-2-0--0^2-----------3---------------3-------
Chord diagramBB -----3-------3-----3-3-3-3--3-------------3---------------3-------
Chord diagramG+G -----2-------2-----2-2-2-2--2----0--------0---------------0-------
Chord diagramD MajorD -----0-------0-----0-------------2--------------------------------
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------------------3--------------------------0^2---
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------------3------------

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


    Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramD MajorD

Chord diagramE MajorE ------3-------3----------------1-----0-----0^2----------
Chord diagramBB ------3-------3-------------1--1-----3-----------3------
Chord diagramG+G ------0-------0-------------0--2-----2-------------2----
Chord diagramD MajorD --2-------------------------2--3-----0---------0-----0--
Chord diagramA augmentedA --3--------2----0^2---------3---------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------3--------------------------------------------

    Ev'ryday,     seems we're ...


Chorus:

     Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramG+G              Chord diagramFF             Chord diagramD MajorD        Dadd2

Chord diagramE MajorE --------3---3--------------------1----------2-----0----------
Chord diagramBB --------3---3---3----------------1------------------3--------
Chord diagramG+G ---0--------0--------------2-----2--------------------2------
Chord diagramD MajorD ---2--------0--------------3-------------0-----0--------0----
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---3--------------0^2------3---------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------3------------------------------------------------

   a cowboy,            on a steel horse I ...


Chord diagramE MajorE --------3---3----------------------2---0^2----------
Chord diagramBB --------3---3---3-----------------------------3-----
Chord diagramG+G ---0--------0-----------------------------------2---
Chord diagramD MajorD ---2--------0---------------0--3'--0-------0------0-
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---3--------------0^2--0^3'-------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------3---------------------------------------


     wanted,               dead or ....

Rhythm fig.2

	Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------------------------------
	Chord diagramBB -13(b)15--13------------------------------------
	Chord diagramG+G --------------12(b)14--12---10---12(b)14-12-----
	Chord diagramD MajorD --------------------------------------------12~-
	Chord diagramA augmentedA ------------------------------------------------
	Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.3  (keyboard arranged for guitar)

	Chord diagramE MajorE -15-14----------------
	Chord diagramBB -------15-------------
	Chord diagramG+G ----------14-12-11----
	Chord diagramD MajorD -------------------12-
	Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------
	Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------

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

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's ...

Rhythm fig.4

	Chord diagramE MajorE -13(b)15--------------------------------------------------
	Chord diagramBB -----------15~------12------------------------------------
	Chord diagramG+G -----------------------12(b)14-12(b)14--12-10-------------
	Chord diagramD MajorD -----------------------------------------------12-10-12~~-
	Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------------
	Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------

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

Solo:
                                  ah   ah   ah   ah
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD -----------------------------5(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-5-3~--
Chord diagramA augmentedA -x\--5\3/5---5-3-/5~---3--5-----------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------------------

                                                           ah
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------13-15---15(b)17~-15-13-15(b)17~~--------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -------13-15-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G -12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------5/7~
Chord diagramD MajorD ------------------------------------------------------5(b)7~--------7\5--5/7~
Chord diagramA augmentedA -------------------------------------------------0--0---------0--0--5\3--3/5~
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

          ah         ah ah ah ah                 ah ah ah ah
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -----------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G -----------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramD MajorD ---------3'---------3--5-5'-3~-----0^3^0--------3-5'-5-3~--
Chord diagramA augmentedA -x\--3-5-----5--3-5-----------------------3^0-5------------
Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------------------------------------

                     ah                      ah     ah
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------13----------------------13---------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G --12(b)14-----12(b)14-10--12(b)14----(b)14-12-10--10~\---5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
Chord diagramD MajorD ---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
Chord diagramA augmentedA ---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5--
Chord diagramE MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.5

	Chord diagramE MajorE -10-10-10-10-10-10-10--13(b)15--13^10---------------
	Chord diagramBB -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------10---10\8/10~-
	Chord diagramG+G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------
	Chord diagramD MajorD ----------------------------------------------------
	Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------
	Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------

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

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.6

	Chord diagramE MajorE -15(b)17------13-------
	Chord diagramBB -----------------15~~--
	Chord diagramG+G -----------------------
	Chord diagramD MajorD -----------------------
	Chord diagramA augmentedA -----------------------
	Chord diagramE 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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[email protected]
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