Born To Be My Baby Bass Tab by Bon Jovi

Born To Be My Baby bass tab by Bon Jovi

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Born To Be My Baby by Bon Jovi: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Born to Be My Baby" by Bon Jovi features a catchy guitar riff played by Richie Sambora, using a combination of power chords and palm muting. The song is driven by a strong bassline played by Alec John Such, providing a solid foundation for the energetic rock anthem. Released in 1988 as part of the "New Jersey" album, the song showcases Bon Jovi's signature arena rock sound.

Track 3 from New Jersey - Born To Be My Baby

Tuning - Standard

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                  Intro
G |---------------------|--------------------|
D |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-1--|
A |---------------0--4--|------------4-------|
E |--2-2-2-2-2-4--------|--------------------|

G |------------------|-------------------------|
D |--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-------------------------|
A |------------------|-0-----0-----------------|
E |---------------0--|-------------0-----0--0--|

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G |---------------------|--------------------|
D |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-----0-1--|
A |---------------0--4--|------------4-------|
E |--2-2-2-2-2-4--------|--------------------|

G |-------|
D |-------|
A |-------|
E |-2~~~--|

                       "Rainy Night"
G |-------------------|-------------------|--------------|
D |-------------------|--0-0--------------|--0-0----0-0--|
A |--------------0-2--|--------------0-4--|--------------|
E |--2-2----2-4-------|---------2-4-------|--------------|

                       Verse
G |-----------------------------|---------2--1--------|
D |--4-----2--4-------2--4------|--2--4---------4--2--|
A |-----4-----------4--------4--|---------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------|

G |-----------------------------|---------2--1--------|
D |--4-----2--4-------2--4------|--2--4---------4--2--|
A |-----4-----------4--------4--|---------------------|
E |-----------------------------|---------------------|

G |--------------------------|-----------1--------|
D |--2--------2--------4--2--|--------2-----4--2--|
A |-----2--4--------2--------|--2--4--------------|
E |--------------------------|--------------------|

          "Our Dreams"
G |------------|------------|
D |------------|------------|
A |--0---0~~~--|------------|
E |------------|--2---2~~~--|

                    Prechorus
G |---------------|----------------------------|
D |---------------|------0---------------------| X2
A |---------------|--------------0------0---0--|
E |--1----1----1--|--3-------3-----------------|

G |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A |-------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-------------------|-------------------|
E |--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|-------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

                              Chorus
G |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-------2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3---------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|----------------------------|

G |--0-----------0------------|-----------------------------|
D |------0---2----------------|-----------------------------|
A |--------------------3------|--3-----3-----2---3---2------|
E |------------------------3--|--------------------------0--|

G |-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-------2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3---------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|----------------------------|

G |--0-----------------------|----------------------------|
D |-----0--------------------|---------------------2------|
A |--------2-----------0-----|--0-----2-----3----------3--|
E |------------3----3-----3--|----------------------------|

G |------------------------------|----------------------|
D |--3-------0---3------3--2--0--|----------------------|
A |------3-----------------------|--3-----3------3---2--|
E |------------------------------|------------3---------|

G |----------------------|--------------------|
D |----------------------|--0-----------------|
A |--0-----------0------|------2-------2------|
E |------0---3-------3--|----------3-------2--|

G |-------------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-------------0--|--0---3-------------------|
E |------0---3---------0--3-------|--------------------------|

G |--0--------0----0---------|---------------|
D |-----0--2----------0------|---------------|
A |-----------------------3--|--0-----0---0--|
E |--------------------------|---------------|

Repeat Verse

          "Our Time"
G |------------|------------|
D |------------|------------|
A |--0---0~~~--|------------|
E |------------|--2---2~~~--|

Repeat Verse
Repeat Pre Chorus
Repeat Chorus

                          Solo Intro
G |---------------------------|---------------------------|
D |--3---3-----3-----3-----3--|--3-----3---3---3---3---3--|
A |---------------------------|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------------|

                           Solo
G |-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3-------------------|
E |------0---3---------0--3-----|--------------------------|

G |--0-----------0------------|---------------------------|
D |------0---2----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------3------|--3-----3----2--3--2-------|
E |------------------------3--|------------------------0--|

G |-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3-------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|--------------------------|

G |--0-----------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----0--------------------|-----------------------|
A |--------2-----------0-----|-----------------------|
E |------------3----3-----3--|--3-----3-----3-----3--|

G |-----------------------------|--------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3-------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|--------------------------|

G |--0-----------0------------|---------------------------|
D |------0---2----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------3------|--3-----3----2--3--2-------|
E |------------------------3--|------------------------0--|

G |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4--|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|-------------------------|

G |-------------------|-------------------|
D |-------------------|-------------------|
A |-------------------|-------------------|
E |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Repeat Pre Chorus

                         Final Chorus
G |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4--|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|-------------------------|

G |--0-----------0------------|---------------------------|
D |------0---2----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------3------|--3-----3-----2--3--2------|
E |------------------------3--|------------------------0--|

G |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4--|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|-------------------------|

G |--0------------------------|-----------------------|
D |-----0---------------------|-----------------------|
A |--------2------------0-----|-----------------------|
E |------------3-----3-----3--|--3-----3-----3-----3--|

G |------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |--3-------0---3------3--2--0--|-------------------------|
A |------3-----------------------|--3-----3-------3-----2--|
E |------------------------------|------------3------------|

G |------------------------|---------------------|
D |------------------------|--0------------------|
A |--0-----------0---------|------2------2-------|
E |------0---3----------3--|-----------3------2--|

G |------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |------------------------------|----------3-------2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3----------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|------------------------------|

G |--0-----------0-----0------|-----------------------|
D |------0---2----------------|-----------------------|
A |---------------------------|--0-----2-----3-----0--|
E |------------------------3--|-----------------------|

G |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4---|
A |--0-----------0-------------0--|--0---3----------------------|
E |------0---3---------0--3-------|------------------------------|

G |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D |-------------------|-------------------|
A |-------------------|-------------------|
E |-------------------|-------------------|

                    Outro (Repeat X2)
G |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4--|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|-------------------------|

G |--0-----------0------------|---------------------------|
D |------0---2----------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------3------|--3-----3-----2--3--2------|
E |------------------------3--|------------------------0--|

G |-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|----------3-----2--3--4--|
A |--0-----------0-----------0--|--0---3------------------|
E |------0---3-------0--3-------|-------------------------|

G |--0------------------------|---------------------------|
D |-----0---------------------|---------------------------|
A |--------2------------0-----|--3-----3-----2--3--2------|
E |------------3-----3-----3--|------------------------3--|

Last updated: July 5, 2025

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