Dead Or Alive tab by Bon Jovi

Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi  - transcribed by Gary Chapman
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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
E --17----------- ----------------------0---
B ----18---17---- ----------------------3---
G ------19------- ----------------------2---
D --------------- -----7------12--------0---
A --------------- --------12----------------
E --------------- --------------------------


Main run:  (play twice)

E -------13---------12----------10---------8--------5--------3---------1-
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----14----14\12------12\10-------10\9-------9\5------5\4------4--4\2---
D --0-------------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0-------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.1:

	B --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   F   Dadd2
	    time play rhythm fig.1

E ------+--------------0-----------+-------1---0-----
B ------|------------------2-------|---1---1---3-----
G ------|--------------------2-----|---0---2---2-----
D ------|----0-3'-0------0---------|---2---3---0-----
A --0-0-|-3'---------------------0-|---3-------------
E ------+--------------------------+-----------------


Verse:

       D         (D/Dsus4/Dadd9)   C                   G

E -----2-------2-----2-3-2-0--0^2-----------3---------------3-------
B -----3-------3-----3-3-3-3--3-------------3---------------3-------
G -----2-------2-----2-2-2-2--2----0--------0---------------0-------
D -----0-------0-----0-------------2--------------------------------
A ---------------------------------3--------------------------0^2---
E -----------------------------------------------------3------------

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


    C        G                C  F     D

E ------3-------3----------------1-----0-----0^2----------
B ------3-------3-------------1--1-----3-----------3------
G ------0-------0-------------0--2-----2-------------2----
D --2-------------------------2--3-----0---------0-----0--
A --3--------2----0^2---------3---------------------------
E -----------3--------------------------------------------

    Ev'ryday,     seems we're ...


Chorus:

     C        G              F             D        Dadd2

E --------3---3--------------------1----------2-----0----------
B --------3---3---3----------------1------------------3--------
G ---0--------0--------------2-----2--------------------2------
D ---2--------0--------------3-------------0-----0--------0----
A ---3--------------0^2------3---------------------------------
E ------------3------------------------------------------------

   a cowboy,            on a steel horse I ...


E --------3---3----------------------2---0^2----------
B --------3---3---3-----------------------------3-----
G ---0--------0-----------------------------------2---
D ---2--------0---------------0--3'--0-------0------0-
A ---3--------------0^2--0^3'-------------------------
E ------------3---------------------------------------


     wanted,               dead or ....

Rhythm fig.2

	E ------------------------------------------------
	B -13(b)15--13------------------------------------
	G --------------12(b)14--12---10---12(b)14-12-----
	D --------------------------------------------12~-
	A ------------------------------------------------
	E ------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.3  (keyboard arranged for guitar)

	E -15-14----------------
	B -------15-------------
	G ----------14-12-11----
	D -------------------12-
	A ----------------------
	E ----------------------

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

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's ...

Rhythm fig.4

	E -13(b)15--------------------------------------------------
	B -----------15~------12------------------------------------
	G -----------------------12(b)14-12(b)14--12-10-------------
	D -----------------------------------------------12-10-12~~-
	A ----------------------------------------------------------
	E ----------------------------------------------------------

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

Solo:
                                  ah   ah   ah   ah
E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------5(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-5-3~--
A -x\--5\3/5---5-3-/5~---3--5-----------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------

                                                           ah
E -------------13-15---15(b)17~-15-13-15(b)17~~--------------------------------
B -------13-15-----------------------------------------------------------------
G -12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------5/7~
D ------------------------------------------------------5(b)7~--------7\5--5/7~
A -------------------------------------------------0--0---------0--0--5\3--3/5~
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

          ah         ah ah ah ah                 ah ah ah ah
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D ---------3'---------3--5-5'-3~-----0^3^0--------3-5'-5-3~--
A -x\--3-5-----5--3-5-----------------------3^0-5------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------

                     ah                      ah     ah
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------13----------------------13---------------------------------------
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 ---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
A ---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5--
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.5

	E -10-10-10-10-10-10-10--13(b)15--13^10---------------
	B -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------10---10\8/10~-
	G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------
	D ----------------------------------------------------
	A ----------------------------------------------------
	E ----------------------------------------------------

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

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.6

	E -15(b)17------13-------
	B -----------------15~~--
	G -----------------------
	D -----------------------
	A -----------------------
	E -----------------------

(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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scary@zikzak.apana.org.au
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