Song: Wanted Dead or Alive
Artist: Bon Jovi
Album: Slippery When Wet
Transcriber: Jon Sellner
Adam Miller tabbed the main riff for this song
previously on this site. I had to correct it a
little and put it in its entirety.
This is my first tab. I hope it looks okay.
I know more Jovi songs from Slippery and Jersey
so if you need advice email me:
[email protected]
When ever that funky guitar riff is played play ’s on the
string (5th fret) where appropriate.
Rest on the first verse.
For the second verse play:
[G] --------------------------------------------------------------------
[D] --------------------------------------------------------------------
[A] -----5--------5---5-------0---2-----3---------------------0---2---3-
[E] --------------------------------------------3---3-------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-----5----5---------5---3--------------------------------------------
[A-]----------------------------5---5---------------0----2-------5------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------5---5---------
[A-]-5---5----------3----------------------5--4---3----------------------
[E-]----------------------3---3-----------------------------------------
[G-]--------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]--5---3-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-----------5---5----------------------------------------------
[E-]--------------------------------------------------------------
Chorus
I’m not supposed to include lyrics so when he talks about
being a cowboy (hope that works) play:
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-----------------------------3---------------------------------------
[A-]--3--------------------------------5--5------------3----------------
[E-]--------3--3----------------------------------------------3--3------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------3----------------------------------5---5----------------
[A-]--3---5----------5-5---------------------3---------------------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]--------------3------------------------------------------------------
[A-]--3----3----------5-5------------------------------------------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
Now play the ’s again and get ready for the guitar solo.
Solo is similar to verse but a few changes:
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-5-------5---5---------------0---2--------3------------------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------3--3--------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]----------------------5--7--5--5-----------5---3------------------
[A-]--5--4--------3-------------------------------------5---5---------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]--5--3---------5-------5--5-------5-5-----3---2----1---0-------------
[E-]----------------------------------------------------------------3--3-
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]------------2--3--5--5------5-5-5-5----------5---3------------------
[A-]---3--3------------------------------------------------5---5--------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
Lyrics come back now:
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]--------------------------3----------------------------------5--5----
[A-]--3------------------------------5--5--------0--2---3---------------
[E-]----------3--3-------------------------------------------------------
Take a really short rest then:
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------5--------5--5----------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]--0--2------3-----------------------------0--2------3---------------
[E-]----------------------3--3--------------------------------3--3------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---5--3--------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]------------5--5--------------0---2----------5-------5--5----------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]--0--2------3-----------------------------0--2------3---------------
[E-]------------------3--3-----------------------------------3--3-------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]----5--3------------------------------------------------------
[A-]------------5---5---------------------------------------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------
New chorus and finish:
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------3-------------------------5--5-
[A-]--0--2----3---------------------------------5--5---------3-----------
[E-]-----------------3--3-----------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------3---------------------------------------3---------------
[A-]--3----5----------5-5------------3---------------------------5--5--
[E-]--------------------------------------3--3--------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-----------5--5------------------------3-----------------------------
[A-]--3--------------------------3---5---------5-5-----------------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]----------------------------------3--------------------------5-5-5-5-
[A-]-3---------------------3---5----------5-5------------3---------------
[E-]--------3--3---------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]------------3-----------------------------------3-------------------
[A-]--3---5----------5-5-----------------3---5--------------------------
[E-]----------------------------------------------------3-3------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------3--------------------------------------------3----------
[A-]--3----5----------5-5---------------5-0-0-5------3--5----------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------3-3---
[G-]-------------------------------
[D-]------------3-----------------
[A-]-3---5-----------5-5--------
[E-]-------------------------------
End with some more ’s and enjoy.