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Love Bites

Def Leppard
Tab
★4.6(3)

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

Intro

with heavy reverb and little gain - note in () is heard lightly

e|----(1)------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-----1-------------|-----3-------------|-------6------------|-------1----------|
G|---2---------------|---2-3-------------|-----3--------------|-----0------------|
D|-0-----------------|-0---3-------------|---5----------------|---3--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-3------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-1----------------|

For Verse 1 - Repeat Intro 2x with these lyrics:

"When you make love do you look in the mirror? Who do you think of? does he look like me?

"Do you tell lies and say that it's forever? Do you think twice or just touch 'n' see?

Verse Break

1st Guitar

e|----------|-----10~~--------|-----------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----10~~--------|
G|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------|-----------------|-----------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|----------|-7---------------|-10--------------|
A|----------|-5---------------|-8---------------|
E|----------|-----------------|-----------------|

"Ooh babe oh yeah"

Verse 2

e|-----1-------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-----1-------------|-----3-------------|-------6------------|-------1----------|
G|---2---------------|---2-3-------------|-----3--------------|-----0------------|
D|-0-----------------|-0---3-------------|---5----------------|---3--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-3------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-1----------------|

Lyrics:

"When you're alone, do you let go?

Are you wild 'n' willin' or is it just for show? Ooh c'mon"

Prechorus

1st Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------------|

"I don't wanna touch you too much baby"

1st Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------4~----------|

"Cos making love to you might drive me crazy"

1st Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-----------------------(6)-------(6)-|   notes in
A|--6---------------------------------|-6--------------------(6)-------(6)----|   () are a
E|------------------------------------|-4-----------------(4)-------(3)-------|   clean 3rd guitar

"I know you think that love is the way you make it"

1st Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------------------|

"So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it... No! Love"

Chorus

play this part 2x

1st Guitar

e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|

"bites love bleeds It's bringin' me to my knees love"

"lives love dies it's no surprise... love"

Chorus Ending

Both Guitar

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
G|--------5--------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
D|------5-----------------5----------|------5-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------3------------|----3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------4--------------|--1---------------------------------|

"Love begs, love pleads It's what I need"

PreVerse

Lead

e|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-6-5------------------|-----3-----------------|-------6-----------5---------|
G|-----5---7------------|-----3-----------------|-----3-----------3-----------|
D|-------7--------------|-0h5-------------------|---5-------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-3---------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------1---------------|
G|-------0---------0-----------------|
D|-----3---------3-------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------------|

Verse 2

Continue playing PreVerse 2x to these lyrics:

"When I'm with you are you somewhere else?

Am I gettin' thru or do you please yourself?"

"When you wake up will you walk out?

It can't be love if you throw it about."

Prechorus 2

1st Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------------|

"I don't wanna touch you too much baby"

1st Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------------------|

"Cos making love to you might drive me crazy Oh! Love"

Chorus 2

play this part 2x

1st Guitar

e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|

"bites love bleeds It's bringin' me to my knees love"

"lives love dies it's no surprise... love"

Chorus 2 Ending

Both Guitar

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
G|--------5--------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
D|------5-----------------5----------|------5-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------3------------|----3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------4--------------|--1---------------------------------|

"Love begs, love pleads It's what I need"

Solo Rhythm

light PM throughout

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------6-5-------------6-5-----|
G|-7-5---------5---7-5---------5---|  play 6x
D|-----7-7-------7-----7-7-------7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Ending

e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------6-5-------------6-5-------|------------------------------|
G|-7-5---------5---7-5---------5-----|------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-------7-----7-7-------3-3-|-3----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-3-|-3----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------1-1-|-1----------------------13\---|

Solo

add delay pedal

e|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------8-----------------|
G|---------------------5-5-|-5/7----7~----------------|-10\7--------------5---5----|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|-10\7-7/8----------5h7-5----|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------5-|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-------------------------|---5-------------55-5-5-5-|-5h6----------------8--8--8-|
B|-----------------6-5-----|--------------------------|---6----------------8--8--8-|
G|---------------------5---|-5/7-------------77-7-7-7-|----------------------------|
D|-5---------------------7-|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
e|-8h10p8------------13-13-12-10--|--10----------------------|
B|-8h10p8------------13-13-12-10--|--10----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--10----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|

* The last 4 bars are two tracks combined

Last Prechorus

1st Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------------|

"I don't wanna touch you too much baby"

1st Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------4~----------|

"Cos making love to you might drive me crazy"

1st Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------6~--------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|------8-----------8~----------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|----8-----------8-------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-----------------------(6)-------(6)-|   notes in
A|--6---------------------------------|-6--------------------(6)-------(6)----|   () are a
E|------------------------------------|-4-----------------(4)-------(3)-------|   clean 3rd guitar

"I know you think that love is the way you make it"

1st Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------------------|

"So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it... No! Love"

Chorus Variation

1st Guitar

e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|

"bites, love bleeds It's bringin' me to my knees love"

1st Guitar

e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|---------------------------------------|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--11--10------------6------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--10--10------------7------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--10--10------------8------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--8---8-------------x------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------6------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------1------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|--------------------3------------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|--3---3-------------3------------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|--3---3-------------1------------------|
E|------------------4-------------|--1---1--------------------------------|

"lives, love dies Love"

1st Guitar

e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|

"bites, love bleeds It's bringin' me to my knees love"

1st Guitar

e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|

| 2nd Guitar

e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|

"lives love dies it's no surprise... love"

Ending

Both Guitar

e|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
G|--------5--------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
D|------5-----------------5----------|------5-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------3------------|----3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------4--------------|--1---------------------------------|

"Love begs, love pleads It's what I need"

Rest of ending is Bass and Keyboard

Note: In the original music video it appears that Phil Collen and Steve Clark

are playing in standard. Its possible that the recorded track was sped up a

semitone in studio to put it in the key of F instead of E. Live versions have

been in different lower keys.

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| () extra parts or ghost notes

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| x Mute note

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