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Hysteria

Def Leppard
Tab
4.8(141)

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

Intro

v guitar 2 in here

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------0--------0--------------0---------------0--------|
D|-----4-------4-------4-------4---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
A|--5----5-------5--------5-------5----5---------5-----5----------5--|
E|-----------------------------------3--------------3----------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------0------0--------|
D|--------4-------4----------4-----4--------4--------4-------4-------4-----|
A|-----2-------------2----5-----------5--5-----5--------5------5--------5--|
E|--0------------------3---------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (during intro)

e|---"5"vvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---"5"vvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------"7"vvvvvvvvv---"7"vvvvvvvvv------9----9--7----7--|
D|-----------------------"7"vvvvvvvvv---"7"vvvvvvvvv---7-------------7----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse - play intro twice, then;

1 dist + 1 clean

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4------5----4-----4------4-----5--4------------4---5---4----------4--|
A|--5-----5-----------5------5-----5--------5------5-------------5---5------|
E|---------------------------------------------3--------------------3-------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---4------------4---5---4------------4----5----4---------4-----5---4--|
A|---------5------2-------------2------5---------------5---5-----5---------|
E|------------0--------------------3---------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------5--5---4---------5----4-------|
A|---5--------------5-------------5---|
E|------------------------------------|

Chorus (actually starts on beat 3 of previous bar)

D Dsus4 Cadd9

I gotta know tonight,

            -----------0-----------------------------|
            ---------------3-------------------------| - part A

-------------------0vvvvvvvvv------------|

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

D Dsus4 G6/B

If you're alone tonight

(part A)

D Dsus4 Cadd9

Can't stop this feelin',

(part A)

C G D Dadd9

can't stop this fire.

Riff A:

Em C5

e|--10------------10----------------10------------10-----------|
B|---------8---------------8---------------8-------------8-----|
G|------7-----7--------7------7--------7-------7------7-----7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

D5

e|--10-----------10-------------10------------10---------------|
B|---------8------------7--------------8-------------10--------|
G|------7-----7------7------7-------7------7------7-------7----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------| End Riff A

Repeat Riff A then;

Riff C:

E5 C5 D

e|--10------------10----------------10-----------10------------------|
B|---------8--------------8----------------8------------8------8>10--|
G|------7------7------7-------7---------7-----7------7------7--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st time: repeat first half of intro with fig below, then same as first

Verse

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

--10-----(10)/12vvvvvvvvvvvv---------| - let A ring before sliding

-------------------------------------| to B. Do not pick B.

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

2nd time:

e|---12\---------------------|
B|---17\---------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------2----|
A|----------------------0----|
E|---------------------------|

Solo

A5 D5 A5

e|-------------------------------------------7>9--9--14vvvvvvv---|
B|---5vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---5>7--7vvvvvvvvv----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

D5

e|----------------------7---9--0--9-----------------------10/12\10vvvvvvv----|
B|--12---14\--------10----------------/7>10vvvvvvvvvvv----10/12\10vvvvvvv----|
G|-------------9vvv----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A5 v-- w/ harmonizer set oct.

down.

e|----0----0---10---0---0---9--0---0--12--14vvvvv-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------14vvvvv-----12/14\12/14\12vvvv--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D5

V-- harmonizer out.

e|----------------------------------------------------------12---------12--|
B|----10/17vvv---14--14------------------14--14vvvv---12>14-----12>14------|
G|-----------------------14--14--14--14------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--14vvvvv---14vvvv--15vvvvvv-----|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Go back and play chorus, playing Riff A 4 times, and end with riff C

Outro

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10---10--10/12vvvv-------7\5/7vvvvvv----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5vvvvvvvv------7--------------------10-----------10--10--10/12--12vvv--|
G|----7---------------7---7vvvvvvvvvvv------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/5\7vvvvvv-----------------------7----------------10-------------10>12--|
G|----------------7/9vvvvvvvvvv----7------7-----9>11>9-----9>7--9--7--9------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10vvvvvvv----/12vvvvvvvv------------------------12>15>12---|
G|---------------------/12vvvvvvvv-------9/14vvvvvvvvvv--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11\7/9vvvvv--------7--7--7vvvvvvvv-------7------7------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7--9---7--9---9>7---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------7>9---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10---|

Transcribed by Wolf Marshall

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| > Accented note

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

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