Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi
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
[B] [B] [B]
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)
time pl[C]ay r[F]hyth[Dadd2]m 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------------
[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--------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------ 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---------------------------------------
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
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
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/dead_or_alive_tab.html )
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 ----------------------------------------------------
(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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