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Love And Affection Tab by Def Leppard

Love And Affection tab by Def Leppard

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Def Leppard
                               Love and Affection
                            From the album 'Hysteria'

Tabbed by Ian Marquis
ian.marquis@umit.maine.edu

I've been looking for a tablature for this song for a long time.  Well, I never
found one, so here's my take on it.  I've tried to make it as complete and
exhaustive as possible.  Of course, there are a few places where I've missed
things, but in general, it's pretty complete.  Also, some of the parts might not
be exactly correct.  Def Leppard recorded a million tracks for each song on this
album, so it's really difficult to figure out exactly what's playing at each
second.  I didn't have anything to work from, so this is totally my work.
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
In the record version, Steve plays a Gibson Firebird through a Scholz Rockman.
I'm not sure what Phil plays, but he also uses a Scholz Rockman for effects.

Notation:

/ - Slide
> - Ramp Up Volume From 0
< - Ramp Down Volume To 0
m - Palm Muting
w - Wah
X - Pick Rake
~ - Vibrato
v - Tremelo
h - Hammer On / Pull Off

Note:  I have tabbed multiple guitar tracks for some measures.  Look
for the joined bars on the left side.

----------------------------------------

Intro:

|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----5-----4-----|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|--3-----3-----3--|--5-----------------------|---------------|-----|
|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--14----------------------|--12-----------|--7--|
|-----------------|--14----------------------|--12-----------|--7--|
|-----------------|--12----------------------|--10-----------|--5--|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--7>----------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--7>----------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--5>----------------------|---------------|-----|


|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----5-----4-----|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|--3-----3-----3--|--5-----------------------|---------------|-----|
|
|-----------------|--------15--14------------|--------10--9--|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--14----------------------|--12-----------|--7--|
|-----------------|--14----------------------|--12-----------|--7--|
|-----------------|--12----------------------|--10-----------|--5--|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|----------------7>--|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|----------------7>--|---------------|-----|
|-----------------|----------------5>--|---------------|-----|


|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----5-----4-----|
|--3-----3-----3--|


Verse 1:

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7-----|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7--7-7-7--7--7--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--7--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-----------------------------5--|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m        m m m
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--5w----------------------------|
|--5w-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7---X-X---7--7--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7--7--7---X-X---7--7--|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5--5--5---X-X---5--5--|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------------|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--5w----------------------------|
|--5w-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


Bridge:

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--12-------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
|--12-------------12--------------|--7-----7-7-----X-X--7-----7----|
|--10-------------10--------------|--7-----7-7-----X-X--7-----7----|
|---------------------------------|--5-----5-5-----X-X--5-----5----|


|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------------------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--12-------------12--------------|--------------------------------|
|--12-------------12--------------|--------7~-----7--------5~------|
|--10-------------10--------------|-----7------------5-------------|
|---------------------------------|--5------------------5----------|
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------12-------------12---------|------------------------5-------|
|-----------12-------------12-----|------------------------5-------|
|---------10--10---------10--10---|------------------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Chorus:

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
|
|------5-7---------------5--------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------5---4---|
|---------------------------------|----------------3-----3---3---3-|


Verse 2:

|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------------|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--5w----------------------------|
|--5w-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------9~---------|-----------------7~-7~-7~-------|
|----------7-9-7-9/11-------------|----------7-9-7-----------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--------------------------------|
|  m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m     m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--7w----------------------------|
|--7w-----------------------------|--5w----------------------------|
|--5w-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------9~---------|-----------------7~-6~----------|
|----------7-9-7-9/11-------------|----------7-9-7--------7~-------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


Breakdown:

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--X-X-12-------------14--16--14/7---------------------------------|
|--X-X-12-------------14--16--14/7----7----------------------------|
|--X-X-10-------------12--14--12/5----7----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5----------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------7-X-X-7---X-7------|
|-----------------------------------------------7-X-X-7---X-7------|
|-----------------------------------------------5-X-X-5---X-5------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

|--0-0--5-5--7-7--7/9~------------|--7h9h9--5h7h5------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------5/7~------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|--10h9-7-9-10-9----10--10/12~----|--12~--12~--12~--10~--10~--10~--|
|----------------10---------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|--17-17-18-18-19v----------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


Outro:

|--12-12-10------12--12-12-10-----|
|-----------10----------------10--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


Order of Parts:

Intro
Verse 1
Bridge
Chorus (2x)
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus (3x)
Breakdown (2x)
Solo (Over Verse 2)
Breakdown (2x)
Chorus (3x)
Outro (Over Chorus) (Fade Out)


And that's basically it.  If you feel like using this tablature to make
your own, go right ahead, but GIVE ME CREDIT.  I worked on this for a decent
amount of time, so don't rip me off.  Other than that, knock yourself out.

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