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Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2002 16:26:31 +0200
From: ferdinand blomqvist 
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 14:17:35 +0000
From: Richard Smith 
Subject: b/bon_jovi/livin_on_a_prayer.tab

Livin on a prayer

By Bon Jovi
>From the album 'Slippery when wet'

Tabbed by Ferdinand Blomqvist
The solo to this song was orginally tabbed by Richard Smith, I have 
corrected it and also included the rest of the song. Have fun.


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


Any comments? mail me ferdinand_blomqvist@hotmail.com