Bad Medicine Bass Tab by Bon Jovi

Bad Medicine bass tab by Bon Jovi

Bass Tab

Standard tuning (EADG)

🏷Legend:
r = rest
() = sustained note
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
vf = volume fade (appears above bar)
vo = volume out (appears above bar)
a = acciaccatura (appears above bar)


INTRO:
               (Rest x3)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------||-r-------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

            a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------5h7---------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E |(0)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------------------------------|(7)--------------r---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---------------7-------|-------------------------7-------|
E |(0)--------------0-r-0-------0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-------5---3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5---7---|-3---2---0-r-0-----------7---\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0-------5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0---|-r---------------------------0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(0)------0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0---r---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---r---5---r---5-r-5---r---0---|-5---r---5-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---r---2-r-2---r---2-r-|-2---r---2---r---2-r-2-----------|
E |---------------------------------|-------------------------3---0-r-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------------------------------|(0)------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------0---1---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------2---4---5---|
E |(2)------2---r---2---r---2---r---|-2---r---2---r---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)----------0---5---4---3---2---|(2)--------------2---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---------------7-------|-------------------------7-------|
E |(0)--------------0-r-0-------0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|---------------------------------|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------0-r-0---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-VERSE:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
E |-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-/-|-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7---------------\---\---\---\---|-r-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------X-------X---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(0)------0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-5---r---5---r---5-r-5---r---5-r-|-5---r---5-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0-r-0---5-------3-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2---r---2---r---2-r-2---r---2-r-|-2---r---2---r---2-r-------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------3---2-r-0-r-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------------------------------|(0)------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------0---1---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------2---4---5---|
E |(2)------2---r---2---r---2---r---|-2---r---2---r---2---------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(5)----------0---5---4---3---2---|(2)------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---------------7-------|-------------------------7-------|
E |(0)--------------0-r-0-------0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|---------------------------------|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------0-r-0---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE 1:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-/-|-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-----7---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0---r---0---r---0-r-0-------2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

           a                                 a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------5---7---5-----------|-------------7---10--9---7-r-7-r-|
E |-3-r-3--5/7--------------7---5---|(5)--5--7/9----------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7-------\---\---\---\---\---\---|-r-------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------3---4---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


GUITAR SOLO:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
E |(5)--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---0---5---0---5-------3---0-r-|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-------0-r-0-r-0-r-0-------0-r-|-0-r-0---2---0---3---0---4---5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-------------------------0---1---|
E |(5)--5-r-5-------5-r-5---5-r-5-r-|-5-r-5-r-5-------5---4-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2-/-4---4---5---5---6-------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


VERSE 3:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-r-------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------|-r-----------------------15--\---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7-------5---6-------7---|-----5---6-------7-------5---6---|
E |-7-r-7-------7-----------7-------|-7-----------7-------7-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-7---r---------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-r-------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 4:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---------------7-------|-------------------------7-------|
E |(0)--------------0-r-0-------0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5---r---5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-----|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 5:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-------5---3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5-------5-r-5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-------5---3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|---------------------------------|
E |-----5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-----------|-3---2---0-r-0-------0-r-0---2---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


BRIDGE 2:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-r-3-/-|-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
E |-0---r---0---r---0-r-0---r---0-r-|-0-------0-------0-r-0---3---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

           a                                 a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------5---7---5-----------|-------------7---10--9---7-------|
E |-3-r-3--5/7--------------7---5---|(5)--5--7/9----------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |-0-r-0---0-r-0---0-r-0---0-r-0---|-0-r-0---0-r-0---0-r-0---0---3---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

           a                                 a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |-------------5---7---5-----------|-------------7---10--9---7-------|
E |(3)--3--5/7--------------7-\-3-/-|-5---5--7/9----------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                      (Hold until pre-chorus)
G |-------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |-r-----------------------------------------------||---------------------------------|
E |-----3---2---0---------------3---2---0-----------||(0)------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &   5   &   6   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


PRE-CHORUS (Beginning w/ synth):

              (Rest x3)
G |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------||---------------------------------|
E |-r-------------------------------||-r-------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &      1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

           a
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |--------5h7----------------------|(7)------------------------------|
E |(0)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)---------5h7-5h7---------5h7--|-5h7----5h7------\---------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------3---2---0---|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


CHORUS 6:

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |---------7---------------7-------|-------------------------7-------|
E |(0)--------------0-r-0-------0---|-5-------5---3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-----------3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5-------5---5---5-------|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &


OUTRO:
                                     vf
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-------5---3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-----------------------------7---|
E |-----5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-----|-3---2---0-r-0-------7---9-------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)------10--7-------7-----------|-------------------------7-------|
E |-----7-------------------7---0---|-5-------5---3---2---0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

                                                                    vo
G |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A |(7)--------------------------2---|-------------7-r-7-------7---7---|
E |-----5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-5-r-----|-3---2---0-r---------0-----------|
    1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &     1   &   2   &   3   &   4   &

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