Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi - Livin On A Prayer guitar tab

Livin on a prayer

By Bon Jovi

From the album 'Slippery when wet'

Tabbed by Ferdinand Blomqvist

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

Listen to the record to get the timing

Intro

Here Richie uses a talkbox, if you dont have one just play this

riff palm muted.

e|----------------|----------------|

b|----------------|----------------|

g|----------------|----------------|

d|----------------|----------------|

a|--7---5-------5-|7-7---5-7-7---5-|

e|0---7---0-0-7---|----7-------7---|

\________________/

play 15x

1st Verse

The 1st verse begins with a 4 bar guitar tacet.

Then Richie plays this (with talkbox)

e|--------|--------|----------------|----------------|

b|--------|--------|----------------|----------------|

g|5-------|7-------|----------------|----------------|

d|5-------|7-------|----------------|----------------|

a|3-------|5-------|--7---5-------5-|--7---5-------5-|

e|--------|--------|0---7---0-0-7---|0---7---0-0-7---|

Then 4 bars without guitars.

Then play the riff above again.

2nd Verse

(with talkbox)

e|----------------|---------------|-------|20-------17-----|--------|

b|----------------|----15b17---15-|-------|------------15--|--------|

g|----------------|---------------|-------|----------------|0-------|

d|----------------|---------------|-------|----------------|--------|

a|--7---5-------5-|---------------|-------|----------------|--------|

e|0---7---0-0-7---|---------------|-------|----------------|--------|

\________________/

play 4x

e|---------------|

b|---------------|

g|---------------|

d|---------------|

a|--7---5-------5|

e|0---7---0-0-7--|

\_______________/

play 8x

Pre chorus

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

g|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------|

d|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------|

a|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7-------|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7-------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

g|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7------|

d|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7------|

a|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7---5---|3---------------|5--5--5--5------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------12\-|

Chorus

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

g|------5-------5-|7---------------|------5-------5-|7---------------|

d|2-----5-------5-|7---------------|5-----5-------5-|7---------------|

a|2-----3-------3-|5---------------|5-----3-------3-|5---------------|

e|0---------------|------------0-2-|3---------------|----------------|

Repeat

1st ending

e|----------------|----------------|

b|----------------|----------------|

g|----------------|----------------|

d|----------------|----------------|

a|--7---5-------5-|--7---5-------5-|

e|0---7---0-0-7---|0---7---0-0-7---|

2nd ending

N.H.--|

e|3---------------|----------------|

b|3---------------|----------------|

g|5-----7----5~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

d|5-----7----5~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

a|3---------------|----------------|

e|----------------|----------------|

W.B. vibrato

Solo

e|------------------|-------------12-14-|

b|------------------|-------------------|

g|------------------|-------------------|

d|---------5-7-7b9v-|7------------------|

a|7-5-7v------------|--5-5v-------------|

e|------------------|-------------------|

e|15-------------------------|-------------------------|

b|---15-12-13-15-15b17-15b17-|--15v--------------------|

g|---------------------------|-------------------------|

d|---------------------------|-------------------------|

a|---------------------------|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-------------------------|

P.H.-----|

e|---------------------|--------------12-14-|15-------------------|

b|---12----------------|--------------12----|---15-12-13--12------|

g|---12-x-13--12-11b12r|11------------12----|----------------12v--|

d|14----x-14--12-------|---12---------------|---------------------|

a|---------------------|------12------------|---------------------|

e|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

e|------------------|---------12h14h15----------14h15h17h-17b19---|

b|15b17--17v--------|12h14h15----------14h15h17-------------------|

g|------------------|---------------------------------------------|

d|------------------|---------------------------------------------|

a|------------------|---------------------------------------------|

e|------------------|---------------------------------------------|

(------------------------------------)

Fast

Bridge

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|

b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|

g|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7--|

d|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7--|

a|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7---5---|3---------------|5--5--5--5--|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------|

(3/4 time bar)

Outro chorus

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

g|------8-------8-|10--------------|------8-------8-|10--------------|

d|5-----8-------8-|10--------------|8-----8-------8-|10--------------|

a|5-----6-------6-|8---------------|8-----6-------6-|8---------------|

e|3---------------|------------3-5-|6---------------|----------------|

Repeat and fade

This is the same as the normal chorus but three frets higer...

Here is how to put the parts together:

1. Intro

2. 1st Verse

3. Pre chorus

4. Chorus with 1st ending

5. 2nd Verse

6. Pre chorus

7. Chorus with 2nd ending

8. Solo

9. Bridge

10. Outro chorus

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