Runaway Bass Tab by Bon Jovi

Runaway bass tab by Bon Jovi

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Runaway by Bon Jovi: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Runaway" by Bon Jovi was the band's first single, released in 1984. Richie Sambora's catchy guitar riff drives the song, using a talk box for the solo. The song features a straightforward structure with a memorable chorus, showcasing Jon Bon Jovi's powerful vocals. "Runaway" helped establish Bon Jovi as a force in the rock music scene of the 80s.

Runaway
Bon Jovi

Basstab by Jan Bjorklund, Finland;
jani_bjorklund@yahoo.se
You are welcome to request for basstabs or standard notation!
Bienvenidos a pedirme transcripciones para el bajo!

TablEdited by Jan Bjorklund foe Arron
Tuning : E A D G 	Time Signature: 4/4

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|--3 bar intro without bass------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------7---|
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|7-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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|5-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 |   On the street where you live...      |       |       |
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 |       |       |       |        |       |       They're made of
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|--------------------------------|----------------5-----------5---|
|7---------------------------7---|8-----------8-------------------|
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 |       |       |       |        |       |       ALL YOUR|LIFE ..
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|7-------------------------------|----------------------------5---|
|--------------------------------|------------------------7-------|
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|7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
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 |       |       |       |        |       |       You were|living
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|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7-----------------------|
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7---7---7/--5---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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 No one heard a single word you said      |       |       |
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|--------------------------------|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|--------------------------------|
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|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---7---7---7-----------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------7---6---|
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|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|5---5---5-------5---7---5---5---|
|--------------------------------|------------5-------------------|

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|--------------------------------|----------------4h--5---4-------|
|------------------------5---7---|5---5---5---5---------------5---|
|----------------5---7-----------|--------------------------------|
|8---8---8---8-------------------|--------------------------------|

 |       |       Ooh,    |        |       |  she's a little runaway
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|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|7---7---7-------7---7---7---7---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---5---5-------5---|
|--------------------------------|------------------------5-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 Daddy's girl learned fast        |       |       |       |
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|8---8---8---8---8---8---8---0---|------------3-------------------|

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|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|

 Ooh,    |       |       |        |       |  she's a little runaway
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|5---5---5---5---5---5---5/--3---|2-------2-----------------------|
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|--------------------------------|------------------------2/--3---|
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 A different line|every night ... |       |       |       |
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|7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|----------and so on.....--------|
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