Wild Side Tab by Mötley Crüe

Wild Side tab by Mötley Crüe

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Wild Side by Mötley Crüe: Guitar, Bass & Songwriting Insights

"Wild Side" by Mötley Crüe, from their 1987 album "Girls, Girls, Girls," features Mick Mars' signature guitar riff played with heavy distortion and whammy bar dives. Nikki Sixx's driving bassline anchors the song, while Tommy Lee's powerful drumming adds to the aggressive energy. The song's lyrics explore the darker side of the rock 'n' roll lifestyle, reflecting the band's own experiences with excess and hedonism.

Song: Wild Side
Artist: Motley Crue
Album: Girls Girls Girls (1987)
Tabbed by jrob (jrobcap@hotmail.com)

Tuned down 1 Whole step- DCGFAD

This is my first tab, but hey “excuses are like assholes, everyone has one
and they always stink”

		    [	Riff 1
D|-----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-----------------|------------------------------|----------------8--8~-7--|
F|-----------------|---5---5-4-----5-----5----5/7-|---5---5-4------7--7--7--|
G|-----------------|---5---5-4-----5-----5~---5/7-|---5---5-4------7--7--7--|
C|-----0*----------|-0---------0-0---0-0---0-0----|-0---------0-0-----------|
D|-----------------|------------------------------|-------------------------|
    *prebend with bar
				   ]
|--------------------------------|
|--(7)--7-------8p7--------------|
|--(7)-----7---------7-----------|
|--(7)---------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

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Riff 1 x4



[   Riff 2	(32 sixteenth notes)				      ]
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Riff 2 x1

Verse:
[     verse								       ]
|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------|
|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----8p7---8p7--|
|-9---7--|--9---7--|--7---5--|--9---7--|--9---7--|--7---5--|-9------7-----7-|
|-7---7--|--7---7--|--5---5--|--7---7--|--7---7--|--5---5--|-7--------------|
|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------|
|--------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------|


Verse x1
Riff 1(Chorus)x2
Riff 2 x1
Verse  x1
Riff 1(Chorus) x1 then Riff 3 (x1)

[   Riff 3
|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------8--8—-7--|-(7)------8--8--7-|
|---5---5-4-----5-----5----5/7-|---5---5-4------7--7--7--|-(7)------7--7--7-|
|---5---5-4-----5-----5—---5/7-|---5---5-4------7--7--7--|-(7)------7--7--7-|
|-0---------0-0---0-0---0-0----|-0---------0-0-----------|------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|

				   ]
|--------------|-----------------|
|-(7)----------|-----------------|
|-(7)-----5----|--(5)------------|
|-(7)-----3----|--(3)------------|
|---------3----|--(3)------------|
|--------------|-----------------|


[    Bridge								     ]
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------5--7------|--------7--5-------|--------5--2------|-------5--2------|
|------5--7------|--------7—-5-------|--------5--2------|-------5--2------|
|--0----------0--|--0-0-----------0--|--0-0----------0--|--0-0---------0--|
|----------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|

Bridge x3

[ Riff 4								     ]
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------------|
|------5--7-----|-(7)-----7--5---|-(5)---5--2---|-(2)---------------------|
|------5--7-----|-(7)-----7--5---|-(5)---5--2---|-(2)---------------------|
|--0------------|------0---------|-----0----0---|-(0)---------------------|
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------------|

Riff 4 x1
Riff 1 x4
Riff 2 x1
Verse  x1
Riff 1 x2

[       Riff 5								     ]
|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------8--8--7--|-(7)--7-----8p7-----|
|--------------------------------|----------7--7--7--|-(7)-----7------7---|
|--------------------------------|----------7--7--7--|-(7)----------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-----------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------|--------------------|

Riff 5 x2

[  Riff 6 		        ]
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---5---5-4-----5-----5----5/7-|
|---5---5-4-----5-----5~---5/7-|
|-0---------0-0---0-0---0-0----|
|------------------------------|

Riff 6 x3

[       Riff 7                                                            ]
|-----------------------------|------------------|-------------|----------|
|--------------------8--8--7--|-(7)-----8--8--7--|-(7)---------|----------|
|----5---5-4---------7--7--7--|-(7)-----7--7--7--|-(7)---5-----|-(5)------|
|----5---5-4---------7--7--7--|-(7)-----7--7--7--|-(7)---5-----|-(5)------|
|-0-----------0--0------------|------------------|-------3-----|-(3)------|
|-----------------------------|------------------|-------------|----------|

Riff 7 x1
Bridge x4
Bridge x5 fade out

Last updated: July 7, 2025

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