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You Give Love A Bad Name by Bon Jovi

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Performed by:Bon Jovi
Composers: Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora

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This song is published by EMI APRIL MUSIC INC, EMI APRIL MUSIC INC OBO DESMOBILE MUSIC CO INC, SONY/ATV TUNES LLC, SONY/ATV TUNES LLC OBO AGGRESSIVE MUSIC, UNIVERSAL - POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUB INC, UNIVERSAL-POLYGRM INTL PUB OBO BON JOVI PUBLISHING and displayed here with permission.
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YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME (Bassline)
As recorded by Bon Jovi
(From the 1999 Album SLIPPERY WHEN WET)
Words and Music by Desmond Child, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora

 

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tune Down 1/2 Step'


 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=124
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx3          H    Q   Q     Q.   E +Q   E E
|------------|--------------|-----------------|
|------------|--------------|-----------------|
|------------|--------------|-4----0-(0)--2-4-|
|------------|---------16\--|-----------------|


  Q  Q  H      Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  +E  E E E
|------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|------------|-----------------|-2---------------|
|-2--2--4----|-0----2-(2)----2-|----4--(4)---2-3-|
|------------|-------------4---|-----------4-----|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  H      Q.   E +H       +W
|-----------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|-----------------|------------|---------------|--------|
|-4----0-(0)--2-4-|-2--2--4----|-0----2-(2)----|-(2)----|
|-----------------|------------|---------------|--------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|---------2-2-----|---------2-2----|---------2-2-----|
|-4---2-4-----4-2-|-4---2-4-----4--|-4---2-4-----4-2-|
|---4-------------|---4------------|---4-------------|


                    Verse
  E E E E E E Q      E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q
|----------------||------------------|----------------|
|---------2-2----||o---------2-2-----|---------2-2----|
|-4---2-4-----4--||o-4---2-4-----4-2-|-4---2-4-----4--|
|---4------------||----4-------------|---4------------|


  +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-------2-2-2-2-----|---------2-2----|---------2-2-----|
|-(4)-----------4-2-|-4---2-4-----4--|-4---2-4-----4-2-|
|-----4-------------|---4------------|---4-------------|


  E E E E E E Q    +E  E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q     E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------|----------------||-----------------|
|---------2-2----|-------2-2-2-2-----|---------2-2----||-----------------|
|-4---2-4-----4--|-(4)-----------4-2-|-4---2-4-----4--||-----------------|
|---4------------|-----4-------------|---4------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


  E E E E Q  Q    E E E E E E E E   a  E  E E  E E E  Q
|---------------|-----------------|--------------9-9-------|
|---------------|---------2-2-----|-9s11----9-11-----11\---|
|---------2--3--|-4---2-4-----4-2-|------11----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-------|---4-------------|------------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-4-----|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------4-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|


                        Interlude
  S S S S E E E E E E    Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  H
|---------------------||-----------------|------------|
|---------------------||-----------------|------------|
|---------------------||-4----0-(0)--2-4-|-2--2--4----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-----------------|------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  E E E S S   Q.   E +Q   E E
|-----------------|-------4-5-6-6---|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-------------6-|------------------|
|-0----2-(2)----2-|----4------------|-4----0-(0)--2-4--|
|-------------4---|-----------------|------------------|


                                   1.
  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  H    E E
|--------------|-----------------|-------------|
|--------------|-----------------|-2-----------|
|-2--2--4--4-2-|-0----2-(2)----2-|----4----2-2-|
|--------------|-------------4---|-------------|


                              2/4
  Q.   E +H       +W           +H
|---------------|------------|--------|
|---------------|------------|--------|
|-0----2-(2)----|-(2)--------|-(2)----|
|---------------|------------|--------|


 4/4
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E Q    +E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---------2-2-----|---------2-2----|-----------2-2-----|
|-4---2-4-----4-2-|-4---2-4-----4--|-(4)---2-4-----4-2-|
|---4-------------|---4------------|-----4-------------|


                     2.
  E E E E E E Q      Q  Q  +E  E E E   Q.   E +H
|-----------------||-----------------|---------------|
|---------2-2----o||-2---------------|---------------|
|-4---2-4-----4--o||----4--(4)-4-2-2-|-0----2-(2)----|
|---4-------------||-----------------|---------------|


                  Guitar Solo
  +H.       Q      Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  E. S E E
|---------------||-----------------|----------------|
|---------------||-----------------|----------------|
|-(2)------11\--||-4----0-(0)--2-4-|-2--2--4--x---2-|
|---------------||-----------------|------------4---|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   E E a Q  Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4----0-(0)--2-4-|-2-4-4s6--4----2-|-4----0-(0)--2-4--|
|-----------------|-------------4---|------------------|


  Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E +H       E E E E E E E E
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|--------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-2--2--4------|-4----0-(0)----|-----------------|
|----------4-4-|---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


                    Chorus
  E E E E E E E E    Wx7           S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  E
|-----------------||------------|------------------------------------------||
|-----------------||------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------||
|-----------------||------------|-------------------------------------11\--||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||------------|------------------------------------------||


 Chorus
  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  Q  E E   Q.   E +Q   E E
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-4----0-(0)--2-4-|-2--2--4--4-2-|-0----2-(2)----2-|
|-----------------|--------------|-------------4---|


  Q  Q  E E E S S   Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  Q  E E
|-------4-5-6-6---|-----------------|---------------|
|-2-------------6-|-----------------|---------------|
|----4------------|-4----0-(0)--2-4-|-2--2--4--4-2--|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|


  Q.   E +Q   E E   Q  Q  +E  E Q      E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------||------------------|
|-----------------|-2--------------||o-----------------|
|-0----2-(2)----2-|----4--(4)-4-2--||o-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-|
|-------------4---|----------------||------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------o||
|-----4-4-4-4-2-2-|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-|-----4-4-4-4-2-2-o||
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||


    E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-2-2-------------|
||o-0-0-0-2-2-2---2-|-----4-4-4-4-2-2-|
||--------------4---|-----------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-2-2-------------o||
|-0-0-0-2-2-2---4-|-----4-4-4-4-2-2-o||
|-------------4---|------------------||




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Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <> - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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