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Runaway

Bon Jovi
Tab
4.2(11)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|

N.H.

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|5\--------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|--------------0-|

W.B. dive

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|#\--------------|
e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|#\------------0-|

Verse 1

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|--------------3-|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|2-------------2-|3-----3-5-----5-|7---------------|7---------------|
a|2-------------2-|3-----3-5-----5-|7---------------|7---------------|
e|0-------------0-|1-----1-3-----3-|5---------------|5---------------|

Vol. swell

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|
d|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----5---5-------|
a|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|------3---------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------|
 N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|----\/--\/--------|
b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|----\/--\/--------|
g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|----\/--\/--------|
d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|7---\/--\/--------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|

L.R. until chorus W.B. dips

 N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
g|7-----------7---|----\/--\/--\/--|5---------------|------------------|
d|------7---------|7---\/--\/--\/--|5---------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\----------------|

Verse 2

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|
d|2---------------|3-------5-------|----------------|----5---5-------|
a|2---------------|3-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|1-------3-------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|
d|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----5---5-------|
a|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|------3---------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------|
 N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|

L.R. until chorus W.B. dips W.B. vibrato

 N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
g|7-----------7---|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
d|------7---------|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\----------------|

Chorus

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
a|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
e|5---------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
                   P.M.------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|------------------|
a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2v|----------------|--------7-5---7-|--5-7-------------|
e|----------------|------3v--------|5---5---5-3---5-|--3-5------/17\---|
P.M.-------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st Ending

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2---2-----------|----------------|------------------|
a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2---2-----------|----------------|------------------|
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0---0-----------|----------------|------------------|
 P.M.------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd Ending

e|----------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
b|----------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
g|----------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-------|--------|--------|----------|
a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-------|--------|--------|----------|
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-------|--------|--------|----------|
 P.M.---------------------------------------------------|

Solo

The solo is kind of tricky. In the part with a lot of slides up and

down the fretbord, plan your fingering (it will be a lot easier with

a good fingering). The delay in the beginig should be set on a

quarternote.

 U.B.---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
b|5-----5-----5---|--5-----5---5---|5---------------8---|
g|7b9---7b9---7b9-|--7b9---7b9-7b9-|7b9---------7b9-----|
d|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|--------------------|

With delay----------------------------------------------|

e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
b|------------------|--5-8---------------|-----------------|
g|7b9r7-5---5-7-5-7b|9-----7b9r7-5-7p5---|-----------------|
d|--------7---------|------------------7-|5-/4-------------|
a|------------------|--------------------|-----5-5-----3-5-|
e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
e|----------------|8-8---------10----|----------------------------|
b|----------------|----10\3/10----10-|12b13-r12b13-12b13r12-10----|
g|--------5-5-----|------------------|-------------------------12-|
d|------------7/--|------------------|----------------------------|
a|3-3-------------|------------------|----------------------------|
e|----5\----------|------------------|----------------------------|
L.R.-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|10----10------------|15------------15----15----15----15------|
b|10h12----12--10-----|15b17---------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17---|
g|----------------12--|----------------------------------------|
d|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|15----------------------|---------------------|
b|15b17r15-13-------------|----5------8------13-|
g|------------14\2----5---|7b9---\2/9---9/14----|
d|-----------------/7---7-|---------------------|
a|------------------------|---------------------|
e|------------------------|---------------------|
e|------------------------|------------17-----------------|
b|------15-------17----17-|20-17-20b22----20b22---20b22---|
g|14/16----16/19----19----|-------------------------------|
d|------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------17-17-19-20-19-17----|
b|20b22-------------------20-|
g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|
e|17h19p17----17h19h20p19p17----17---------------|
b|---------20----------------20---20p17----20p17-|
g|--------------------------------------17-------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|--------|
b|---------------------------------------------|--------|
g|19p17-19b21-r19p17-------17------------------|--------|
d|-------------------19p17-----19p17h19p17-----|--------|
a|-----------------------------------------19--|19------|
e|---------------------------------------------|--------|

This note is

played on the

1st beat of the

bridge

Bridge

 N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|

L.R. until chorus W.B. dips W.B. vibrato

 N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
g|7-----------7---|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
d|------7---------|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\----------------|

Outro Chorus

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
a|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
e|5---------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
                   P.M.------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|------------------|
a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2v|----------------|--------7-5---7-|------------------|
e|----------------|------3v--------|5---5---5-3---5-|--3-5-7-8-7-5-3---|
P.M.-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Repeat] x4

After that the song starst to fade. When the fading part begins richie

plays an outro solo. I won't tab it because you can only hear about 7s

of it.

Here's how to put the parts together:

1. Intro

2. 1st Verse

3. Chorus with 1st Ending

4. 2nd Verse

5. Chorus with 2nd Ending

6. Solo

7. Bridge

8. Outro Chorus

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h - hammer on

p - pull off

b - bend

r - release

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

v - vibrato

t - tapping

tr- trill

x - muted string

# - pick scratch

< > - harmonic

P.H - pinch harmonic (written over or under the tab)

N.H. - natural harmonic (written over or under the tab)

P.M. - palm mute (written under the tab)

W.B. - wammy bar (written under the tab)

/\ - bend with W.B

\/ - dip with W.B

L.R - let ring

U.B. - unison bend

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