Tabs
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)
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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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