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Bon jovi: Dead or alive

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Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi - transcribed by Gary Chapman ======================== 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 --- Intro: (keyboard part is played a second time here) | 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) <-- play 3 times, 2nd --> 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 ..... 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 ... 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 ... 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 .... 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 ... 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 ..... (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 --- Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman) ------------------------- scary@zikzak.apana.org.au --


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