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LIVIN' ON A PRAYER - Bon Jovi
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Tabbed by: Daniel Walden
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: E A D G B E (although bon jovi someimes play one semitone down live)
[Main riff]
(w/ talkbox)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------7-5-----5-7-5-----5-7-5----*etc*----------------------------------|
E|------0------0-0-------0-0-------------------------------------------------|
Pm__ ___ ___
[Verse Part 2]
its tough... ooh, so tough
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5--------7------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5--------7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----3--------5---------7-5-----5-7-5--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------0-----0-0--------------------------------------------|
Pm_ ___
[Pre-chorus]
we gotta hold on... to what weve got, it doesnt make a difference if we make
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5----7--------7----7----9\------5-------------7----------------7--|
D|---------5----7--------7----7----9\------5-------------7----------------7--|
A|---------3----5--------5----5----7\------3-------------5----------------5--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
it or not, weve got each other, and thats a lot for love we'll give it a shot
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|7-----9\--------5--------7----------7-----7-9-------5----5-----7----7--7-7--|
D|7-----9\--------5--------7----------7-----7-9-------5----5-----7----7--7-7--|
A|5-----7\--------3--------5----------5-----5-7-------3----3-----5----5--5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------x\|
[Chorus]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----5---7--------5---7--------5---7--------5---7--------------------------|
D|-2---5---7----5---5---7----2---5---7----5---5---7--------------------------|
A|-2---3---5----5---3---5----2---3---5----5---3---5--------------------------|
E|-0------------3------------0------------3----------------------------------|
[Pre-solo]
(after second chorus)
Livin' on a prayer.....
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5------7----12------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------7----10------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3------5----10------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------x\-------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
(Go Ritchie!!)
"
e|------------------------------12-14-15-------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------12--------15-12-13-12-15^-15^~~\-----/12-12---|
G|---------------------------/12------------------------------------/12-12---|
D|-------5-7-7*^-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-5-7-----------7-7~------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"
e|------------------------12-14-15-------------------------------------------|
B|-13-12-----------------12--------15-12-13-12----15^-15^--------------------|
G|-14-12--11*^----------12---------------------12----------------------------|
D|-------------12------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------12----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------15-17^~~\-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------15h17h19---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14h15h17------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Key change]
(Fade Out)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----8------------8--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5---8---3----8---8---3----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---6---3----8---6---3----------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------1----6-------1----------------------------------------------------|
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| " rake
| * pinched harmonic
| ^ bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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