From ad070@freenet.carleton.ca Fri May 14 11:12:19 1993 Subject: Re: TAB: Give luv a bad name - Bon Jovi Status: OR In a previous article, chris@labtam.labtam.oz.au () says: >Was requested, but the person mainly wanted chords (rather than tab). > >Here is (in my opinion) the "signiture" riffs and melody of >the song. But I find it hard to adequetly describe it just with chords. > > >YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME - Bon Jovi >=================================== > >Intro licks - a few like this >|----------------------------------------| >|----------------------------------------| >|--10b12--12r10---8--10b12r10--8---------| >|--------------------------------10~~~---| >|----------------------------------------| >|----------------------------------------| > ^ > > >Signiture >--------- >This can be played single-note (like bass) or turned into chords >by adding the fifth and octave. (i.e X6XXXX => X688XX) >Also matches the vocal during the pre-chorus and chorus. > > >Intro > >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|--10--8--6--/10\8---6--------------------------| >|-----------------------8~~~~-------------------| > > > >Verse riff (or something like it) >(Maybe get away with just a C chord here if you want to be boring?) >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|---------6-6-------------6-6-------------------| >|-8-8-6-8-----8-6-8-8-6-8-----8-----------------| > . . . . ~ > > > >Pre-chorus > >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------6-----------| >|-8--6-------------8--8---6---------6-----------| >|-------8---8----8------------------------------| > oh oh oh youre a loaded gun (noise etc) > >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-8--6------------------------------------------| >|-------8--8------8--8-----6--8-----------------| > oh oh oh theres no-where to run > >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-8-8---8---8----8--8---10-10--10-10------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| > noone can save me the damage is done > > >Chorus > >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|-10---10---10--11----8---8----8>10-10------10--10---8----6-6-----------------| >|---------------------------------------------------------------8-------------| > shot thru the heart and youre to blame you give love a bad name > > > >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| >|------------------------------8----------------------------------------------| >|-10--10---10----11-----11-11-------8>10--10----------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| > you play youre cards and you play youre game (etc) > ???????????????????? > > >solo >Sorry have not worked that out > > >Fade out >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-----------------------------------------------| >|-10-10-8~~~--6-/10\8-6-------------------------| >|-----------------------8~~~--------------------| > ^ > >b bend >r release >^ slight-bend >~ vibrato >/\ slides >. staccato > >> use slide or hammer-on (as you wish) > (i.e hammer-on if you play it with single-notes, > slide if you play it as chords) > -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Steve Portigal, Dep't of CIS, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 | | email: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext 3580 | | He's big, he's purple, and he's a huckstering spokesdinosaur! | From sportiga@uoguelph.ca Fri Sep 24 10:02:25 1993 (1.37.109.4/16.2) id AA23880; Fri, 24 Sep 93 10:03:14 -0400 Subject: (fwd) TAB: You Give Love A Bad Name Status: OR Subject: TAB: You Give Love A Bad Name X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4 Hi! Here is on of Bon Jovi's big hits in the 80's. It's from the album called 'Slippery When Wet'. Have fun with it! PS. It's taken from a RockScore book, I haven't transcribed it. ---cut here-------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: h = hammer on p = pull off P.M. = Palm Muting v = whammy bar downwards / = slide up \ = slide down You Give Love A Bad Name ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (Bon Jovi) Intro E |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------| B |-------------------|--6----6---4-|--6--4------3--5-|-6----6---4-|--6-4----| G |-------------------|-------------|--------5--------|------------|-------5-| D |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------| A |----------x--x---x-|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------| E |-------------------|-------------|-----------------|------------|---------| E |------------|----------------|--------|----|----//-------------------------| B |-6---6----4-|--6--4----------|-6---6--|-6--|-6-----------------------------| G |------------|--------5--3--5-|--------|----|-------------------------------| D |------------|----------------|--------|----|--------------------1--1-------| A |------------|----------------|--------|----|--------3-----1--3--------3--1-| E |------------|----------------|--------|----|-----------3-------------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - v v v v E |-----------------------|---------| B |-----------------------|-4-4-4-4-| G |-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-| D |--------------1--1-----|---------| A |-3-----1--3---------3--|---------| E |----3------------------|---------| - - - - - -| Verse E |-------------------------|---------------------| B |-------------------------|---------------------| G |-------------------------|---------------------| D |--------------1--1-------|-------------1--1----| repeat 4 times A |--3-----1--3--------3--1-|-3-----1--3--------3-| E |-----3-------------------|----3----------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -| Pre-chorus v v v v E |-----|-------|---------------------|-----------|-----|-------------| B |-----|-------|-----------4-----4---|--4-4-4-4--|-----|----------3--| G |-----|-------|-----x--x--3--x--3---|--3-3-3-3--|--3--|-3-----3-----| D |--3--|--3-\--|---------------------|-----------|--3--|-3--3--------| A |--3--|--3-\--|---------------------|-----------|--1--|-1-----------| E |--1--|--1-\--|---------------------|-----------|-----|-------------| E |-------------------|---------------| B |-------------------|---------------| G |-----------2-5-----|-----------4---| D |--------3----------|--------5------| A |-----3-------------|-----5---------| E |--1----------------|--3------------| Chorus E |-------------------|-------------|------------|--------| B |-------------------|-------------|------------|--------| G |-------------------|-------------|------------|--------| x 2 D |--5----------------|-------------|------------|--8--5--| A |--3-----6---8--10--|--8--8---10--|--6-----8---|--6--3--| E |--------4---6---8--|--6--6----8--|--4-----6---|--------| 1st ending E |------------|-----|-----|--------------------------|-----------------------| B |------------|-----|-----|--------------------------|-----------------------| G |------------|-----|-----|--------------------------|-----------------------| D |------------|-----|-----|--------------1--1--------|--------------1--1-----| A |--6-----8---|--8--|-----|--3-----1--3--------3--1--|--3-----1--3--------3--| E |--4-----6---|--6--|-----|-----3--------------------|-----3-----------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | v v E |--------------------------|----------------| B |--------------------------|--4-----4---4---| G |--------------------------|--3--b--3---3---| D |--------------1--1--------|----------------| A |--3-----1--3---------3--1-|----------------| E |-----3--------------------|----------------| P.M. - - - - - - - - - | 2nd ending Guitarsolo E |------------|------//-----|-----|--------------|---------------------| B |------------|-------------|-----|--------4--4--|--1h3--3h4--4h6--6h8-| G |------------|----------5--|--5--|--5--5--------|---------------------| D |------------|-------------|-----|--------------|---------------------| A |--6-----8---|--8----------|-----|--------------|---------------------| E |--4-----6---|--6----------|-----|--------------|---------------------| v v v v v v E |-------------------|---------------|-------------|--8-----11--11-\--| B |--8h11--11h13--13--|--11-----------|--11-----11--|-11-----14--14-\--| G |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------| D |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------| A |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------| E |-------------------|---------------|-------------|------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------|-----| B |-------------------------------------------------|-----| G |-------------------------------------------------|-----| D |-----------------1-----------------------1--3p1--|--5\-| A |--3--1-----1--3-----3--1--3--1-----1--3----------|-----| E |--------3-----------------------3----------------|-----| Outro E |------------|---------| B |------------|---------| G |------------|---------| D |------------|--8--5---| x 8 (fade out) A |--6---8--8--|--6--3---| E |--4---6--6--|---------| How to play: 1. Intro 2. Verse 3. Pre-chorus 4. Chorus 5. 1st ending 6. Verse 7. Pre-chorus 8. Chorus 9. 2nd ending 10. 8 beats break 11. Chorus 12. Outro Lyrics: Verse 1 An angel's smile is what you sell You promise me heaven then put me through hell Chains of love got a hold on me When passions a prison you can't break free Pre-chorus Oh, You're a loaded gun Oh, There's noway to run No one can save me The damage is done Chorus Shot thru the heart And you're to blame You give love a bad name I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name You give love a bad name 2 Verse You paint your smile on your lips Blood red nails on your fingertips A schoolboy's dream, you act so shy Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye Pre-chorus Chorus Chorus Chorus Outro oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Bad Name oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Bad Name (fade out) ---cut here-------------------------------------------------------------------- -- =============================================== = Linus Lindholm = = e-mail: llindhol@bilbo.abo.fi = =============================================== = C = = Runaway train never coming back = = = = Em/B = = Wrong way on a one way track = = = = Am = = Seems like I should be getting somewhere = = = = G = = Somehow, I'm neither here nor there = = = = - Soul Asylum = = = ============================================== -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Steve Portigal, Dep't of CIS, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1 | | email: stevep@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca Phone: (519) 824-4120 ext 3580 | | ~~~~~~~~ ask me about 'undercover' the Rolling Stones mailing list ~~~~~~~ | | Time waits for no one, and it won't wait for me.. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+