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* * Once Bitten Twice Shy * * This is one of the best songs of the 80's. And it's not to hard to play just the chords. This s a very extensive tab that took quite a while to make so please give feedback. Jsals2k@yahoo.com I. Hunter 1. Chords and rhythm
EAC5 D GBE EAG5DGBE ED5/AADGBE EBb5ADGBE Eb5/BbEADGBE EAF5DGBE EAGDGBE 81010XXX 355XXX 5577XX 688XXX 6688XX 133XXX 355433
E G5/DA D G BE E D5A D GBE EBb7ADGBE EF5/CAD G BE 10101212XX 101212XXX 6867XX 881010XX _________________________________________________________________
2. Song structure and lyrics: Intro: |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 | Verse 1:
C5Well the times gettin' hard for you little girl I'm a G5hummin' and a strummin' all D5over God's world C5You can't remember when you got your last meal And G5you don't know just how a D5woman feels
Bb7You didn't know what rock 'n' roll was Un- Eb/Bbtil you met my drummer on a grey tour bus Bb7I got there in the nick of time Be- Eb/Bbfore he got his hands across your state line
Chorus:
I said C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice F5shy, babe C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice F5shy, babe C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice F5shy, babe G
Verse 2:
Now its the C5middle of the night on the open road The G5heater don't work and it's D5oh-so cold C5You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat The G5rhythm of the street sure D5knocks you off your feet
Bb7You didn't know how rock 'n' roll looked Un- Eb/Bbtil you caught your sister with the guys from the group Bb7Half-way home in the parking lot By the Eb/Bblook in her eyes she was givin' what she got
Chorus Solo: |C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 | 2x
Well C5Woman you're a mess gonna die in your sleep There's G5blood on my amp and my D5fenders beat C5Can't keep you home, you're messin' around My G5best friend told me you're the D5best lick in town
Bb7You didn't know that rock 'n' roll burned Eb/BbSo you bought a candle and you live and you learn Bb7You got the rhythm, you got the speed Eb/BbMamma's little baby likes it short and sweet
Chorus plus:
I said C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice F5shy, babe C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice F5shy, babe C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice F5shy, babe C5Ah ah ah once bitten twice Fshy ________________________________________________________________
3. Tabs There are two rhythm guitars, but I don't have a clue who's who. So I just call them rhythm guitar 1 (the guitar panned to your right speaker) and 2 (the guitar panned to your left speaker). Rhythm guitar 1 =============== Use all downstrokes unless indicated otherwise Intro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------x-------x---10--|10--10-h12------10------x---10-10| E|8-------8-------x-------x---8---|8---8-----------8-------x---8--8-| d u . (. = short) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|10--10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10------12------| E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|10--10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------13------12--10--| E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---| . . Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|----10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10------10\-----| E|**--8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8-\-----| . . (* The last notes of the previous bar are still ringing here on the first half of the first beat. So don't strike the C5-chord here. In following verses you do strike the C5-chord here). 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----7---9-------7-------9-------| A|\5--5---7-------5-------7---0---|5---5---5-------5-------5-------| E|\3--3---3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------3/--| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|10------12------10------12------|10--10--12------10------10\-----| E|8-------8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8-\-----| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------7-------9-------| D|--------------------------------|7---7---9-------7-------9---2---| A|\5--5---7-------5-------7-------|5---5---5-------5-------5---0---| E|\3--3---3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------| . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| A|1---1---1-------1-------1-------|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|1---1---1-------1-------1-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------1---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| A|1---1---1-------1-------1-------|1---1---1-------1-------1-------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------1---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| The Bb- and the Eb-chords are quite a stretch in first position. I've choosen for this as the low F can only be reached in the first position. You can also play these chords in the sixth position but then the distance to the low F is very large. This would be the alternative: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|8---8---10------8-------10------|8---8---10------8-------10------| E|6---6---6-------6-------6-------|6---6---6-------6-------6---1---| . . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|8---8---10------8-------10------|8---8---10------8-------10------| A|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---|6---6---6-------6-------6-------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------1---| Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| B||*--------------------------------|-------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| D||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A||*10--10--12------12-p10--10--10--|----10--12------12-p10--10\----| E||-8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|----8---8-------8-------8-\----| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A|3---3---5-------5--p3---3---3---|----3---5-------5--p3---3-------*|| E|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|----1---1-------1-------1--------|| . . Play these four bars three times but replace the two last bars the third time by: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-| B|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------4-4-| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------5-5-| A|3---3---5-------5--p3---3---3---|----3---5-------5--p3---3---5-5-| E|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|----1---1-------1-------1---3-3-| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------| B|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------| G|4---------------------------4---|--- Let the last chord ring ----| D|5---------------------------5---|------ through this bar --------| A|5---------------------------5---|--------------------------------| E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------| Rhythm guitar 2 =============== Use all downstrokes Intro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------- REST -----------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|10------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||----------------------------------|| B||*--------------------------------*|| G||----------------------------------|| D||-10--10----------10---------------|| A||*10--10--12------10------12------*|| 4x E||-8---8---8-------8-------8---8----|| Grab the both notes on the tenth position by making a little bar with your ringfinger. Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------10/-| D|10--10----------10--------------|10--10----------10--10------10/-| A|10--10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10--10--12--8-/-| E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8---8---8---8-/-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|12--12----------12--------------|--------------------------------| D|12--12--14------12------14------|12--12----------12------\-------| A|10--10--10------10------10--10--|12--12--14------12------\-------| E|10*-10--10------10------10--10--|10--10--10------10------\---3/--| . . *make a bar with your indexfinger for the 10th position and a bar with your ringfinger for the 12th position 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------10/-| D|----10----------10--------------|10--10----------10--10------10/-| A|----10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10--10--12--8-/-| E|/8--8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8---8---8---8-/-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|12--12----------12--------------|----------------------------6/--| D|12--12--14------12------14------|12--12----------12------\---5/--| A|10--10--10------10------10--10--|12--12--14------12------\---7/--| E|10--10--10------10------10--10--|10--10--10------10------\---5/--| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|7---7-----------7-----------7---|7---7-----------7-----------8---| D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|6---6-----------6-----------8---| A|8---8---10------8-------10--8---|8---8---10------8-------10--6---| E|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|8---8-----------8---8-------8---|8---8-----------8---8-------2/--| D|8---8---10------8---8---10--8---|8---8---10------8---8---10--1/--| A|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6-------6---6---6---3/--| E|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6-------6---6---6---1/--| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|7---7-----------7-----------7---|7---7-----------7-----------8---| D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|6---6-----------6-----------8---| A|8---8---10------8-------10--8---|8---8---10------8-------10--6---| E|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|8---8-----------8---8-------8---|8---8-------8---8---8-------8---| D|8---8---10------8---8---10--8---|8---8---10--8---8---8---10--8---| A|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| E|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| . . Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------10--| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---10--| A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---8---| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---8---| d u d d u d u u d d u d u . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x-------| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---10--| A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---10--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---8---| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----10-| A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----8--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x----8--| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|--------------------------------| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|x---8---x---8---x---8---x---10--| A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|x---8---x---8---x---8---x---10--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----------------------------8---| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----10-| A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----8--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x----8--| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---12-12-| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---12-12-| A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---10-10-| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---10-10-| . d u d d u 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|12--------------------------12--|--- Let the last chord ring ----| D|12--------------------------12--|------ through this bar --------| A|10--------------------------10--|--------------------------------| E|10--------------------------10--|--------------------------------| Solo: The backing for the solo is the same as the first eight bars of the chorus. Before you start with the solo you'll have to learn an old country-lick which is used in rock many times (if you don't know it already). Play the following triad: E|--8--| E|-----| For this E|-----| B|--8--| Now it's B|-----| lick you B|-----| G|--9--| about this G|--9--| have to G|-7b9-| D|-----| note: D|-----| bend the D|-----| A|-----| A|-----| note up A|-----| E|-----| E|-----| from the E|-----| 7th pos. In order to place E|--8--| Play the bend with E|-8---| this into the B|--8--| your ringfinger B|-8---| chord you'll G|-----| (supported by the G|-7b9-| have to place D|-----| middle finger and/or D|-----| a small bar A|-----| the index finger if A|-----| with your pinky E|-----| necessary) E|-----| on the 8th pos. The full lick Francis plays: 1 + 2 + E|8-------8---8---| B|8-------8---8---| G|7b9r7---5---5---| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Here's the solo 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| B|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| G|--------------------------------|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|8-------8---8-------------------|--------8-------8---8---10b12---| B|8-------8---8------*8-----------|----8-----------8---8-----------| G|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---|7/9---------10------------------| D|--------------------7-----------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| . *keep your lefthandfingers in position while placing the ringfinger on the 7th fret of the D-string 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|10b12r10---8---10--8---8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| B|-----------------------8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| G|-----------------------------------|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---| D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|8-------8---8-------------------| B|8-------8---8-----------13--15--| G|7b9r7---5---5------/14----------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|15----15----15--------15---------15--15---| B|15b17-15b17-15b17-----15b17r15---13--15---| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| . (.=short) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|15--------15--15\-----------------| B|15b17r15--13--13\-----------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Great White Rules Do you have any questions or suggestions' Sent an e-mail to: robert.rossen@icu.nl