Runaway tab by Bon Jovi
Guitar Tab
Runaway By Bon Jovi Written by: Jon Bon Jovi and George Karakoglou >From the album 'Bon Jovi' Tabbed by Ferdinand Blomqvist This is the correct version of runaway. (I corrected Stephan Mullers tab) Symbols h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend r - release / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato t - tapping tr- trill x - muted string # - pick scratch < > - harmonic P.H - pinch harmonic (written over or under the tab) N.H. - natural harmonic (written over or under the tab) P.M. - palm mute (written under the tab) W.B. - wammy bar (written under the tab) /\ - bend with W.B \/ - dip with W.B L.R - let ring U.B. - unison bend
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Listen to the record to get the timing Intro e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-| N.H. e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|5\--------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|--------------0-| W.B. dive e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|#\--------------| e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|#\------------0-| 1st Verse e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|--------------3-| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|2-------------2-|3-----3-5-----5-|7---------------|7---------------| a|2-------------2-|3-----3-5-----5-|7---------------|7---------------| e|0-------------0-|1-----1-3-----3-|5---------------|5---------------| Vol. swell e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------| d|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----5---5-------| a|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----------------| e|0---------------|------3---------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------| N.H.-----------------| e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|----\/--\/------| b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|----\/--\/------| g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|----\/--\/------| d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|7---\/--\/------| a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| L.R. until chorus W.B. dips N.H.-----------------| e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| g|7-----------7---|----\/--\/--\/--|5---------------|----------------| d|------7---------|7---\/--\/--\/--|5---------------|----------------| a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\--------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\--------------| 2nd Verse e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------| d|2---------------|3-------5-------|----------------|----5---5-------| a|2---------------|3-------5-------|----------------|----------------| e|0---------------|1-------3-------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------| e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------| d|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----5---5-------| a|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----------------| e|0---------------|------3---------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------| N.H.-----------------| e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|----------------| a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| L.R. until chorus W.B. dips W.B. vibrato N.H.-------------| e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| g|7-----------7---|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|----------------| d|------7---------|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|----------------| a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\--------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\--------------| Chorus e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| a|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e|5---------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| P.M.------------------------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------| a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2v|----------------|--------7-5---7-|--5-7-----------| e|----------------|------3v--------|5---5---5-3---5-|--3-5------/17\-| P.M.-----------| 1st Ending e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2---2-----------|----------------|----------------| a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2---2-----------|----------------|----------------| e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0---0-----------|----------------|----------------| P.M.-------------| 2nd Ending e|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------| b|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------| g|----------------|--------|--------|--------|--------| d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-------|--------|--------|--------| a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-------|--------|--------|--------| e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-------|--------|--------|--------| P.M.-------------| Solo The solo is kind of tricky. In the parts with a lot of slides up and down the fretbord, plan your fingering (it will be a lot easier with a good fingering). The delay should be set on a quarter note (only the firts 7 notes are played with delay). U.B.-----------------------------------| e|----------------|----------------|------------------| b|5-----5-----5---|--5-----5---5---|5---------------8-| g|7b9---7b9---7b9-|--7b9---7b9-7b9-|7b9---------7b9---| d|----------------|----------------|------------------| a|----------------|----------------|------------------| e|----------------|----------------|------------------| With delay-------------------------| e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------| b|------------------|--5-8---------------|-----------------| g|7b9r7-5---5-7-5-7b|9-----7b9r7-5-7p5---|-----------------| d|--------7---------|------------------7-|5-/4-------------| a|------------------|--------------------|-----5-5-----3-5-| e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------| e|----------------|8-8---------10----|----------------------------| b|----------------|----10\3/10----10-|12b13-r12b13-12b13r12-10----| g|--------5-5-----|------------------|-------------------------12-| d|------------7/--|------------------|----------------------------| a|3-3-------------|------------------|----------------------------| e|----5\----------|------------------|----------------------------| L.R.---------| e|10----10------------|15------------15----15----15----15----| b|10h12----12--10-----|15b17---------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17-| g|----------------12--|--------------------------------------| d|--------------------|--------------------------------------| a|--------------------|--------------------------------------| e|--------------------|--------------------------------------| e|15----------------------|---------------------| b|15b17r15-13-------------|----5------8------13-| g|------------14\2----5---|7b9---\2/9---9/14----| d|-----------------/7---7-|---------------------| a|------------------------|---------------------| e|------------------------|---------------------| e|------------------------|------------17-----------------| b|------15-------17----17-|20-17-20b22----20b22---20b22---| g|14/16----16/19----19----|-------------------------------| d|------------------------|-------------------------------| a|------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------------------------|-------------------------------| e|------17-17-19-20-19-17----| b|20b22-------------------20-| g|---------------------------| d|---------------------------| a|---------------------------| e|---------------------------| e|17h19p17----17h19h20p19p17----17---------------| b|---------20----------------20---20p17----20p17-| g|--------------------------------------17-------| d|-----------------------------------------------| a|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------|--------| b|---------------------------------------------|--------| g|19p17-19b21-r19p17-------17------------------|--------| d|-------------------19p17-----19p17h19p17-----|--------| a|-----------------------------------------19--|19------| e|---------------------------------------------|--------| This note is played on the 1st beat of the bridge. Bridge N.H.-----------------| e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|----------------| a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| L.R. until chorus W.B. dips W.B. vibrato N.H.-------------| e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| g|7-----------7---|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|----------------| d|------7---------|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|----------------| a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\--------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\--------------| Outro Chorus e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| a|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| e|5---------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| P.M.------------------------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|----------------| a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2v|----------------|--------7-5---7-|----------------| e|----------------|------3v--------|5---5---5-3---5-|--3-5-7-8-7-5-3-| P.M.-----------| Repeat 4X After that the song starst to fade. When the fading part begins richie plays an outro solo. I won't tab it because you can only hear about 7s of it. Here's how to put the parts together: 1. Intro 2. 1st Verse 3. Chorus with 1st Ending 4. 2nd Verse 5. Chorus with 2nd Ending 6. Solo 7. Bridge 8. Outro Chorus
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