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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---|------------------||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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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