Bonjovi - You Give Love A Bad Name guitar tab
From ad070@freenet.carleton.ca Fri May 14 11:12:19 1993
Subject: Re: TAB: Give luv a bad name - Bon Jovi
Status: OR
In a previous article, chris@labtam.labtam.oz.au () says:
>Was requested, but the person mainly wanted chords (rather than tab).
>
>Here is (in my opinion) the "signiture" riffs and melody of
>the song. But I find it hard to adequetly describe it just with chords.
>
>
>YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - Bon Jovi
>===================================
>
>Intro licks - a few like this
>|----------------------------------------|
>|----------------------------------------|
>|--10b12--12r10---8--10b12r10--8---------|
>|--------------------------------10~~~---|
>|----------------------------------------|
>|----------------------------------------|
> ^
>
>
>Signiture
>---------
>This can be played single-note (like bass) or turned into chords
>by adding the fifth and octave. (i.e X6XXXX => X688XX)
>Also matches the vocal during the pre-chorus and chorus.
>
>
>Intro
>
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|--10--8--6--/10\\8---6--------------------------|
>|-----------------------8~~~~-------------------|
>
>
>
>Verse riff (or something like it)
>(Maybe get away with just a C chord here if you want to be boring?)
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|---------6-6-------------6-6-------------------|
>|-8-8-6-8-----8-6-8-8-6-8-----8-----------------|
> . . . . ~
>
>
>
>Pre-chorus
>
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------6-----------|
>|-8--6-------------8--8---6---------6-----------|
>|-------8---8----8------------------------------|
> oh oh oh youre a loaded gun (noise etc)
>
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-8--6------------------------------------------|
>|-------8--8------8--8-----6--8-----------------|
> oh oh oh theres no-where to run
>
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-8-8---8---8----8--8---10-10--10-10------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
> noone can save me the damage is done
>
>
>Chorus
>
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|-10---10---10--11----8---8----8>10-10------10--10---8----6-6-----------------|
>|---------------------------------------------------------------8-------------|
> shot thru the heart and youre to blame you give love a bad name
>
>
>
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>|------------------------------8----------------------------------------------|
>|-10--10---10----11-----11-11-------8>10--10----------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
> you play youre cards and you play youre game (etc)
> ????????????????????
>
>
>solo
>Sorry have not worked that out
>
>
>Fade out
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-----------------------------------------------|
>|-10-10-8~~~--6-/10\\8-6-------------------------|
>|-----------------------8~~~--------------------|
> ^
>
>b bend
>r release
>^ slight-bend
>~ vibrato
>/\\ slides
>. staccato
>
>> use slide or hammer-on (as you wish)
> (i.e hammer-on if you play it with single-notes,
> slide if you play it as chords)
>
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From sportiga@uoguelph.ca Fri Sep 24 10:02:25 1993
(1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA23880; Fri, 24 Sep 93 10:03:14 -0400
Subject: (fwd) TAB: You Give Love A Bad Name
Status: OR
Subject: TAB: You Give Love A Bad Name
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4
Hi!
Here is on of Bon Jovi's big hits in the 80's. It's from the album called
'Slippery When Wet'.
Have fun with it!
PS. It's taken from a RockScore book, I haven't transcribed it.
---cut here--------------------------------------------------------------------
Key: h = hammer on
p = pull off
P.M. = Palm Muting
v = whammy bar downwards
/ = slide up
\\ = slide down
You Give Love A Bad Name
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(Bon Jovi)
Intro
E |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------|
B |-------------------|--6----6---4-|--6--4------3--5-|-6----6---4-|--6-4----|
G |-------------------|-------------|--------5--------|------------|-------5-|
D |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------|
A |----------x--x---x-|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------|
E |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------|
E |------------|----------------|--------|----|----//-------------------------|
B |-6---6----4-|--6--4----------|-6---6--|-6--|-6-----------------------------|
G |------------|--------5--3--5-|--------|----|-------------------------------|
D |------------|----------------|--------|----|--------------------1--1-------|
A |------------|----------------|--------|----|--------3-----1--3--------3--1-|
E |------------|----------------|--------|----|-----------3-------------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - -
v v v v
E |-----------------------|---------|
B |-----------------------|-4-4-4-4-|
G |-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-|
D |--------------1--1-----|---------|
A |-3-----1--3---------3--|---------|
E |----3------------------|---------|
- - - - - -|
Verse
E |-------------------------|---------------------|
B |-------------------------|---------------------|
G |-------------------------|---------------------|
D |--------------1--1-------|-------------1--1----| repeat 4 times
A |--3-----1--3--------3--1-|-3-----1--3--------3-|
E |-----3-------------------|----3----------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -|
Pre-chorus
v v v v
E |-----|-------|---------------------|-----------|-----|-------------|
B |-----|-------|-----------4-----4---|--4-4-4-4--|-----|----------3--|
G |-----|-------|-----x--x--3--x--3---|--3-3-3-3--|--3--|-3-----3-----|
D |--3--|--3-\\--|---------------------|-----------|--3--|-3--3--------|
A |--3--|--3-\\--|---------------------|-----------|--1--|-1-----------|
E |--1--|--1-\\--|---------------------|-----------|-----|-------------|
E |-------------------|---------------|
B |-------------------|---------------|
G |-----------2-5-----|-----------4---|
D |--------3----------|--------5------|
A |-----3-------------|-----5---------|
E |--1----------------|--3------------|
Chorus
E |-------------------|-------------|------------|--------|
B |-------------------|-------------|------------|--------|
G |-------------------|-------------|------------|--------| x 2
D |--5----------------|-------------|------------|--8--5--|
A |--3-----6---8--10--|--8--8---10--|--6-----8---|--6--3--|
E |--------4---6---8--|--6--6----8--|--4-----6---|--------|
1st ending
E |------------|-----|-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B |------------|-----|-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G |------------|-----|-----|--------------------------|-----------------------|
D |------------|-----|-----|--------------1--1--------|--------------1--1-----|
A |--6-----8---|--8--|-----|--3-----1--3--------3--1--|--3-----1--3--------3--|
E |--4-----6---|--6--|-----|-----3--------------------|-----3-----------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
v v
E |--------------------------|----------------|
B |--------------------------|--4-----4---4---|
G |--------------------------|--3--b--3---3---|
D |--------------1--1--------|----------------|
A |--3-----1--3---------3--1-|----------------|
E |-----3--------------------|----------------|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - |
2nd ending Guitarsolo
E |------------|------//-----|-----|--------------|---------------------|
B |------------|-------------|-----|--------4--4--|--1h3--3h4--4h6--6h8-|
G |------------|----------5--|--5--|--5--5--------|---------------------|
D |------------|-------------|-----|--------------|---------------------|
A |--6-----8---|--8----------|-----|--------------|---------------------|
E |--4-----6---|--6----------|-----|--------------|---------------------|
v v v v v v
E |-------------------|---------------|-------------|--8-----11--11-\\--|
B |--8h11--11h13--13--|--11-----------|--11-----11--|-11-----14--14-\\--|
G |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
D |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
A |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
E |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|-----|
B |-------------------------------------------------|-----|
G |-------------------------------------------------|-----|
D |-----------------1-----------------------1--3p1--|--5\\-|
A |--3--1-----1--3-----3--1--3--1-----1--3----------|-----|
E |--------3-----------------------3----------------|-----|
Outro
E |------------|---------|
B |------------|---------|
G |------------|---------|
D |------------|--8--5---| x 8 (fade out)
A |--6---8--8--|--6--3---|
E |--4---6--6--|---------|
How to play:
1. Intro
2. Verse
3. Pre-chorus
4. Chorus
5. 1st ending
6. Verse
7. Pre-chorus
8. Chorus
9. 2nd ending
10. 8 beats break
11. Chorus
12. Outro
Lyrics:
Verse 1
An angel's smile is what you sell
You promise me heaven then put me through hell
Chains of love got a hold on me
When passions a prison you can't break free
Pre-chorus
Oh, You're a loaded gun
Oh, There's noway to run
No one can save me
The damage is done
Chorus
Shot thru the heart
And you're to blame
You give love a bad name
I play my part and you play your game
You give love a bad name
You give love a bad name
2 Verse
You paint your smile on your lips
Blood red nails on your fingertips
A schoolboy's dream, you act so shy
Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Chorus
Outro
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh Bad Name
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh Bad Name
(fade out)
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--
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= Linus Lindholm =
= e-mail: llindhol@bilbo.abo.fi =
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= C =
= Runaway train never coming back =
= =
= Em/B =
= Wrong way on a one way track =
= =
= Am =
= Seems like I should be getting somewhere =
= =
= G =
= Somehow, I'm neither here nor there =
= =
= - Soul Asylum =
= =
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| email: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext 3580 |
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