Key:
/ = slide up
= slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
** = Artificial Harmonic
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
() = Dive war
(/) = Release war
Tp = Tap wplectrum
Rhythm Fig. 1 (P.M. on 6th)
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B|33335|
G|2422224|
D|24|
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E|222222222222222|
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B|3|
G|2427647/9|
D|247647/9|
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E|22222222222222222|
Rhythm Fig. 2 (P.M. on 6th)
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B|33335|
G|2422224|
D|24|
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E|222222222222222|
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B|3|
G|2427646/77/9|
D|247646/77/9|
A||
E|22222222222222222|
Rhythm Fig. 3 (P.M. on 6th)
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B|33335|
G|2422224|
D|24|
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E|222222222222222|
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B|3333|
G|242222|
D|24|
A||
E|2222222222|
Rhythm Fig. 4 (Slight P.M. on 6th)
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B||
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A|775475/1055h7|
E|000003~00000|
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B|333|
G|222222|
D|020202|
A|7754000|
E|000003~-----------------------------------|
E||
B||
G||
D||
A|775475/955h7|
E|000003~00000|
E||
B|333|
G|22222|
D|02020|
A|775400-------------------|
E|000003~-----------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 5
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B||
G|4/54/55/75/7-------------------------|
D|4/54/55/75/7-------------------------|
A|2/32/33/53/5-------------------------|
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B||
G|4/54/55/78|
D|4/54/55/779|
A|2/32/33/568--------------------------|
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Rhythm Fig. 6
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B||
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D|242--------22|
A|434--------423434|
E|2-----------------------2-----------------------------------|
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B|--------------------------333-------------------|
G|--------------------------222222|
D|24020202|
A|434--------000|
E|2-----------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Fig. 7
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B||
G|96/77/96/77/9-------------------10~|
D|96/77/96/77/9912|
A|74/55/74/55/7811--------------|
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< - - 2x - - >
Rhythm Fig. 8
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B|--------------353555|
G|2424242444|
D|2424|
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Riff 1
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B||
G|-----------------------------------4*()4*()|
D|-----------------------------------------------x(/)|
A|x(/)----------------------------------------x(/)|
E|x(/)-------------------------------------------------------|
Start with bar down and release Gradual
Riff 2
E|1212--------------------------------------------------|
B|15b~15b~------------------------------------------------|
G||
D||
A||
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Intro solo
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B|5(7)()/12(/)(/)7h10p7h10p7h10|
G|6**()------------------------------------------------------|
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Gradual
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B|------------------------(/)14()(/)161417p14()|
G|6h9p6h9p6h9(/)14()(/)16/16|
D|--------------7()--------------------------------------------|
A||
E||
E|171417p1414-----------------------|
B|17b14h17b17~171714h17p1414|
G|----------------------------------------------------1616|
D||
A||
E||
E||
B||
G|14h16p1414|
D|161614h16p1414|
A|16161412~|
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Solo
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B|--------------21214|
G|--------------4b2(4)4*()4*(/)~14b~16b~|
D||
A||
E|2**()------------------------------------------------------|
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B||
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D|16h19p16h19p1614h16p1411h14p119h11p97h9p74h7p42h4p2~|
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E||
B|25p2--------25p2---------------------------------------|
G|4b4p24b4p24**()4p224p22|
D|------------------------------------------444|
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Semi-harm. - - - - - - - >
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B|14p1214b^^17b^^^--------|
G|4b**11h14p111114/16|
D|---------------------14---------------------------------------|
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Bend two whole-steps
E|----------------------1417p1416p1414|
B|17b^^^r17~-------------------------1717p16p141416|
G|----------------------------------------------------17--------|
D||
A||
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Wide vib.
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B|17p1416p1414------------------------16|
G|--------------1717p16p14161416/1818171618p16|
D||
A||
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E|1417p141417br1714|
B|----------------------/14171717|
G|141614br14~-------------------------------------------|
D||
A||
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E|1417br17141417b17r141417p1416p1414|
B|171717|
G||
D||
A||
E||
E|17p1416p1414141617192124~|
B|--------------17|
G||
D||
A||
E||
Tremolo pick - - - > Very wide with bar
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B||
G||
D||
A|x--------x------------------------------------------------|
E|x--------x------------------------------------------------|
Pick scrapes
Outro solo
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B|/10br107h10p7~17b17p1417p14|
G||
D||
A|(/)7--------------------------------------------------------|
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With bar
E|-------------------------------------------------17br17~|
B|14-------------------------------------------------------|
G|1617p1614()14h16p14(/)()---------------------------|
D||
A||
E||
E|19br191417p14|
B|1414--------|
G||
D||
A||
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Bend and release with vib. ad lib
E|14-------------------------------------------------------|
B|171714h17p141419|
G|1616/1818p1614br14~|
D||
A||
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B|7h10p75h7p52h5p2------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2h4p22b**r2~---------------------------|
D||
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Fade out
I M ALIVE
Paul Stanley, Bruce Kulick, Desmond Child
[Intro: drums only]
[Riff 1]
Oh, let s get em, boys
[Rhy. Fig 1 w/ Intro solo]
[Rhy. Fig 3]
[Rhy. Fig 4]
Too many women, I ve got too little time
I keep on tryin
Man, if it kills me I know that I ll go
Dead, stiff, and smilin
[Rhy. Fig 5]
Oh, don t need no doctor puttin me to bed
Give me the nurse and I ll make sure that she s fed
Don t need no doctor giving me pills
I m hot enough to give you chills
[Rhy. Fig 1]
Livin life for love, I m alive, I m alive
[Rhy. Fig 3]
I can t get enough (I can t get enough)
Get it right (right) I m alive
[Rhy. Fig 4]
Take a look in the Book of Love, man it s understood
Right to the letter
One pretty girl makes you feel pretty good
Two s even better
[Rhy. Fig 5]
Oh, I learned my lesson, my golden rule
You know I made the teachers stay after school
Don t look for reasons, don t waste my time
I ve got the goods to make you mine
[Rhy. Fig 1]
Livin life for love, I m alive, yeah, I m alive
[Rhy. Fig 3]
I can t get enough (I can t get enough)
Get it right (right) I m alive
[Rhy. Fig 6 w/ Solo and Riff 2] (2x)
You know baby, you make my heart beat, alright
[Rhy. Fig 1]
[Rhy. Fig 2]
[Rhy. Fig 7]
Don t need no doctor
Take a look at the Book of Love, man it s understood
It ain t a crime to feel this good, no
[Rhy. Fig 1]
Livin life for love, I m alive, yeah, I m alive
I can t get enough (can t get enough)
Get it right (right) I m alive
Sing it
[Rhy. Fig 8 w/ Outro solo]
Livin life, livin life for love, I m alive, I m alive
I can t get enough (can t get enough)
Get it right I m alive (I m alive)
Livin life for love (livin life for love)
Livin life for love (I m alive)
Livin life for love, (yeah, can t get enough)
Livin life for love (I m alive, whoo)
Livin life for love