Wanted Dead or Alive Bon Jovi
This song is usally played on a 12-string but a 6-string works.
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)
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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----1412------1210-------109-------95------54------4--42----------| 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)
[C] tim[F]e pl[Dadd2]ay rhythm fig.1
E ------+--------------0-----------+-------1---0-----| B ------|------------------3-------|---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 the names will change.
Another town, where the faces are so cold.
[Cadd9] [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 wasting away.
I travel all night just get back home. I'm
Chorus:
[Cadd9] [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 ride. I'm
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 alive.
wanted, dead or alive.
Rhythm fig.2
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/wanted_dead_or_alive_tab_ver_13.html )
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 not for days.
And people I meet, always go their seperate ways.
Sometimes you tell the day by the bottle that you drink.
And times when you're alone all you do is drink.
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--53/5---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~--------75--5/7~--| A -------------------------------------------------0--0---------0--0--53--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---108/10~---| G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11--------------------------------| D -----------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------------|
I walk these streets, a loaded six string on my back.
I play for keeps, cause I might not make it back.
I've been everywhere, still I'm standing tall.
I've seen a million faces, and I've rocked them all. (w/rhythm fig.5)
(chorus)
Rhythm fig.6
E -15(b)17------13-------| B -----------------15~~--| G -----------------------| D -----------------------| A -----------------------| E -----------------------|
chorus with fig. 6
end with D
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