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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
---
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
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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
---
Intro:
(keyboard part is played a second time here)
|
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
---
Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
-------------------------
scary@zikzak.apana.org.au
--
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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