These Days Bon Jovi

Band-Bon Jovi

Song-These Days

Album-These Days

Written By-Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, D. Child

Tabber-David de la Fuente (a.k.a. Samurai01) wasabi00@optonline.net for corrections, comments, etc.

Standard Tuning, standard tab notation.

Intro: Em

 
 E|---------------------------------------0|
 B|---------------------------------------0|
 G|---------------------------------------0|
 D|---------------------------------------2|
 A|-9/10-------/12-10-10-9-9-7-7---9/10---2|
 E|7-----10---7-------------------7-------0|

verse:

play the first bar, then this once, then repeat the entire thing 3 times

[C] [D] [E]

 
 E|-------------------7|-------|
 B|---3------5------7--|-------|
 G|--5-5----7-7----9-9-|9-9/7/5|
 D|-5---5--7---7--9----|9-9/7/5|
 A|3-----/5-----/7-----|7-7/5/3|
 E|--------------------|-------|

then play this:

 
 E|-------------------|--------------------------
 B|---3------5------7-|---3-----3-------5--------
 G|--5-5----7-7----9-9|--5-5---5-5-----7--------0
 D|-5---5--7---7--9---|-5---5-5---5---7-------0--
 A|3-----/5-----/7----|3-----3-----3/5-----0h2-2-
 E|-------------------|-------------------0------

play the verse again 3 times

fill:

 
 E|---------|
 B|---------|
 G|---------|
 D|---5p4---|

A|5h7---7p5|

 
 E|---------|

then another variation

"no one.. themselves these days.." "theres nothing to hold on to..."

 
 E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|---3-----3------5------8h9--9p8|---3------5------------------------|
 G|--5-5---5-5----7-7----9---9----|--5-5----7-7-----------------------|
 D|-5---5-5---5--7---7--9-----9---|-5---5--7---7----------------------|
 A|3-----3-----/5-----/7-------7--|3-----/5-----5--0h2-0h2-0-0h2-0h2-0|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------3---------|

Chorus:

(my rhythm is probably off, but im worring more about how you really play the song than how many times you strum a chord)

These days the stars ain't out of reach, But these days... ladder from the streets..

[C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G]

 
 E|3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-|
 B|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|
 G|5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-|
 D|5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 A|3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-|

These days are fast, nothing lasts its a graceless age -

There aint nobody left but us these days

[C] [D] [G] [C]

 
 E|3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3|
 B|3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3|
 G|5-5-5--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5|
 D|5-5-5--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5|
 A|3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3|
 E|-------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3----------------|

Verse again

lead fill: (approx 2:53)

 
 E|----------------|
 B|----------------|
 G|----------------|
 D|----------------|
 A|9-9-7-7---------|
 E|-------7-7-5h7h8|

Chorus

These days the stars ain't out of reach, But these days... ladder from the streets..

[C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G]

 
 E|3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-|
 B|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|
 G|5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-|
 D|5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 A|3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-|

These days are fast, nothing lasts its a graceless age -innocence..caught...train

[C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [Em]

 
 E|3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0|
 B|3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0|
 G|5-5-5--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5-5-5------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0|
 D|5-5-5--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2|
 A|3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3-3------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2|
 E|-------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0|

fill after "innocence has lost its age"

 
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 D|--------------------|
 A|-----5-5-7-7--------|
 E|3-5h7-------7p5^-3p0|

There ain't nobody left but us these days

[C] [D] [G]

 
 E|3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-3-3-3|
 B|3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3|
 G|5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4|
 D|5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5|
 A|3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5|
 E|----------------0-0-0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3-3|

Bridge

repeat 4 times, then

 
 E|------------------------------|---------------|
 B|3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|---------------|
 G|5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
 D|5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
 A|3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
 E|------------------------------|---------------|

solo

 
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------
 G|4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2h4p2p0h2~~---------------------12-12--------------12---
 D|----------------------------------------------12-12--12h14------12-----12h14-12---
 A|-------------------------------------x-x-12h14-----14-------------14p12-----------
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|----------------15^------------15^-----------------------------12-13----------15^15
 G|-------------12-14^-14-----12--14^-----------------12-----12-14-----12h14-----14^14
 D|12-----12h14-12-------14p12-------12-12h14-14-12h14--12-14---------------12-12-----
 A|--14p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(12s not 1 2s)

 
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------17-15~~~--------------------|
 G|-------------------------121212/141414/151515----------------------------|
 D|12-12121212/141414/151515------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------10-----10h12~~|
 E|------------------------------------------------------10h12--12p10-------|

chorus again...

outro:

 
 E|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------|
 A|-9/10----12-10-10-9-9-7-7--9/10--10-10|
 E|7----10-7-----------------7----10-----| repeat twice

I know the solo isn't totally correct, and I know I'm missing stuff, so email me or add a comment, and I'll add what's missing.

-Dave

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{t:These Days}
 {st:Bon Jovi}
 
 Band-Bon Jovi
 Song-These Days
 Album-These Days
 Written By-Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, D. Child
 Tabber-David de la Fuente (a.k.a. Samurai01) wasabi00@optonline.net for corrections, comments, etc.
 
 Standard Tuning, standard tab notation.
 
 Intro: Em
 
 {sot}
 E|---------------------------------------0|
 B|---------------------------------------0|
 G|---------------------------------------0|
 D|---------------------------------------2|
 A|-9/10-------/12-10-10-9-9-7-7---9/10---2|
 E|7-----10---7-------------------7-------0|
 {eot}
 
 verse:
 play the first bar, then this once, then repeat the entire thing 3 times
 [C] [D] [E] 
 {sot}
 E|-------------------7|-------|
 B|---3------5------7--|-------|
 G|--5-5----7-7----9-9-|9-9/7/5|
 D|-5---5--7---7--9----|9-9/7/5|
 A|3-----/5-----/7-----|7-7/5/3|
 E|--------------------|-------|
 {eot}
 
 then play this:
 
 
 {sot}
 E|-------------------|--------------------------
 B|---3------5------7-|---3-----3-------5--------
 G|--5-5----7-7----9-9|--5-5---5-5-----7--------0
 D|-5---5--7---7--9---|-5---5-5---5---7-------0--
 A|3-----/5-----/7----|3-----3-----3/5-----0h2-2-
 E|-------------------|-------------------0------
 {eot}
 
 play the verse again 3 times
 
 fill:
 
 {sot}
 E|---------|
 B|---------|
 G|---------|
 D|---5p4---|
 {eot}
 A|5h7---7p5|
 
 {sot}
 E|---------|
 {eot}
 
 then another variation
 "no one.. themselves these days.." "theres nothing to hold on to..."
 
 {sot}
 E|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 B|---3-----3------5------8h9--9p8|---3------5------------------------|
 G|--5-5---5-5----7-7----9---9----|--5-5----7-7-----------------------|
 D|-5---5-5---5--7---7--9-----9---|-5---5--7---7----------------------|
 A|3-----3-----/5-----/7-------7--|3-----/5-----5--0h2-0h2-0-0h2-0h2-0|
 E|-------------------------------|-------------------------3---------|
 {eot}
 
 Chorus:
 (my rhythm is probably off, but im worring more about how you really play the song than how many times you strum a chord)
 
 These days the stars ain't out of reach, But these days... ladder from the streets..
 [C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G] 
 {sot}
 E|3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-|
 B|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|
 G|5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-|
 D|5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 A|3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-|
 {eot}
 
 These days are fast, nothing lasts its a graceless age -
 There aint nobody left but us these days
 [C] [D] [G] [C] 
 {sot}
 E|3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3|
 B|3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3|
 G|5-5-5--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5|
 D|5-5-5--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5|
 A|3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3|
 E|-------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3----------------|
 {eot}
 
 Verse again
 
 lead fill: (approx 2:53)
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------|
 B|----------------|
 G|----------------|
 D|----------------|
 A|9-9-7-7---------|
 E|-------7-7-5h7h8|
 {eot}
 
 Chorus
 
 These days the stars ain't out of reach, But these days... ladder from the streets..
 [C] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [G] 
 {sot}
 E|3-3-3-3---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-|
 B|3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3----------0-0-0-----3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-|
 G|5-5-5-5---2-2-2-2-2----------0-0-0-----5-5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-|
 D|5-5-5-5---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----5-5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 A|3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0----------2-2-2-----3-3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-|
 E|----------0-0-0-0-0----------0-0-0-----------------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-|
 {eot}
 
 These days are fast, nothing lasts its a graceless age -innocence..caught...train
 [C] [D] [G] [C] [D] [Em] 
 {sot}
 E|3-3-3--------2-2-2-2-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0|
 B|3-3-3--------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3------3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0|
 G|5-5-5--------2-2-2-2-------4-4-4-4-4-----------5-5-5-5-5------2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0|
 D|5-5-5--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------5-5-5-5-5------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2|
 A|3-3-3--------0-0-0-0-------5-5-5-5-5-----------3-3-3-3-3------0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2|
 E|-------------0-0-0-0-------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0|
 {eot}
 
 fill after "innocence has lost its age"
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------|
 B|--------------------|
 G|--------------------|
 D|--------------------|
 A|-----5-5-7-7--------|
 E|3-5h7-------7p5^-3p0|
 {eot}
 
 There ain't nobody left but us these days
 [C] [D] [G] 
 {sot}
 E|3-3-3-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------3-3-3-3-3|
 B|3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3-----------3-3-3-3-3|
 G|5-5-5-----------2-2-2-2-2-----------4-4-4-4-4|
 D|5-5-5-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5|
 A|3-3-3-----------0-0-0-0-0-----------5-5-5-5-5|
 E|----------------0-0-0-0-0-----------3-3-3-3-3|
 {eot}
 
 Bridge
 repeat 4 times, then
 
 {sot}
 E|------------------------------|---------------|
 B|3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|---------------|
 G|5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
 D|5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
 A|3-3-3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
 E|------------------------------|---------------|
 {eot}
 
 solo
 
 
 {sot}
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------
 G|4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2h4p2p0h2~~---------------------12-12--------------12---
 D|----------------------------------------------12-12--12h14------12-----12h14-12---
 A|-------------------------------------x-x-12h14-----14-------------14p12-----------
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 B|----------------15^------------15^-----------------------------12-13----------15^15
 G|-------------12-14^-14-----12--14^-----------------12-----12-14-----12h14-----14^14
 D|12-----12h14-12-------14p12-------12-12h14-14-12h14--12-14---------------12-12-----
 A|--14p12----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 {eot}
 (12s not 1 2s)
 
 {sot}
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------17-15~~~--------------------|
 G|-------------------------121212/141414/151515----------------------------|
 D|12-12121212/141414/151515------------------------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------------------------------10-----10h12~~|
 E|------------------------------------------------------10h12--12p10-------|
 {eot}
 
 chorus again...
 
 outro:
 
 {sot}
 E|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------------------------------|
 D|--------------------------------------|
 A|-9/10----12-10-10-9-9-7-7--9/10--10-10|
 E|7----10-7-----------------7----10-----| repeat twice
 {eot}
 
 I know the solo isn't totally correct, and I know I'm missing stuff, so email me or add a comment, and I'll add what's missing.
 
 -Dave

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