Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi - Dead Or Alive guitar tab

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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)

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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)

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 the names will change.

Another town, where the faces are so cold.

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 wasting away.

I travel all night just get back home. I'm

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 ride. I'm

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 alive.

wanted, dead or alive.

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 not for days.

And people I meet, always go their seperate ways.

Sometimes you tell the day by the bottle that you drink.

And times when you're alone all you do is drink.

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 string on my back.

I play for keeps, cause I might not make it back.

I've been everywhere, still I'm standing tall.

I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all. (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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From: holywood@acy1.digex.net (Robert Smith)

Subject: Re: REQ - Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi

INTRO:

e ----13---------12---------10----------8----------5----------3------------1---

b -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

g --14--14-----12--12-----10--10------9---9------5---5------4---4----4s2-2-----

d -O----------O----------O----------O----------O----------O--------------------

a -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

e ----------------O---------------------------O---------

b ------------------3---------------------------3-------

g --------------------2---------------------------2-----

d -------O-3-O-----------------------O-3-O--------------

a -O-O-3-----------------------O-O-3--------------------

E ------------------------------------------------------

Intro continues with the following chords, which also make up the verse of

the song:

D Dsus D D* D C/G G C/G G F D

To get the rhythym down, they go along with the words like this:

It's all the same only the names have changed

D Dsus D D* D C/G G

everyday it seems were wasting away

C/G G F D etc.

Chords:

D Dsus D* C/G G F

2 3 0 0 1 1 key for

chords:

3 3 3 1 0

1

2 2 2 0 0 2 D* is not the real name for this chord

:)

0 0 0 2 0 3 I just can't remember it and don't

feel

X X X 3 2 3 like looking it

up.

X X X 3 3 1 "X" means don't play that string.

Good Luck,

Bob

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