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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
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 the names will change.
Another town, where the faces are so cold.
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 wasting away.
I travel all night just get back home. I'm
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 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
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\--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 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) 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
Artist: Bon Jovi
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