Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi
Slippery When Wet
Words & Music by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora & Desmond Child
Standard tuning
Glam Metal  = 122
Intro Bass In
 1  2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7 8

       
dist.guit.

Drums In Talkbox Guitar In

Lead
With Talkbox
 9
 10
 11
 12 13 14

            
           

7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

 15 16 17
 18

                
               
PH


7 5 5 7 5 5 7 <19> 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

 19 20 21 22

                
   
           

7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

Verse 1
 23 24
 25
 26
 27
 28 29

          

 5 7
7 7 5 5 3 5
7 7 7 7

1986 1/5
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  30 31 32

33
 34
 35
 36

          
    
      
 5
7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 3
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7

Pre-Chorus 1
Distortion
Without talkbox
 37 38 39 40 41
  42

      
          
               
       
 7 5 X 7 7 7 9 (9) 5 X 7 X X
5 7 5 5 7 5 5 3 X 5 5 5 7 (7) 3 X 5 X X
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

Chorus 1
Distortion
Lead
Without talkbox
 43
  44 45 46
Talkbox
47
3 48

                    
          

 5
7 7 9 (9) 5 X 7 X X 7 7 9 X X 5 7 7 7 7 2 5 X 5
5 5 7 (7) 3 X 5 X X 5 5 7 X X 3 5 5 5 5 2 3 X 3
10 0

 49 50 51 52 53 54 55

 
     
          
     
 
    

P.M.

 7 X X 5 X X 7 2 5 X 5 7 X X 5 X X 7
5 X X 5 3 X X 5 0 2 3 X 3 5 X X 5 3 X X 5
3 0 3

Verse 2
Lead
Talkbox
 56 57 58 59

                
               

7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

2/5
 Distortion
Without talkbox

  
 60 61 62

63 64

               
   
      
full
full full full
  
20
 14 14

(14) (14) (14)
7 5 5 7 5 5 7
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7

Lead
Dive with whammy, with talkbox
 w/bar
   
65  66 67 68

              
           
-½
15
17
 0
7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

 69 70 71 72

                
               

7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5 7 5 5
0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 7

Pre-Chorus 2
 73 74 75
 76
 77

                       

   
 5 X 7 7 7 9 (9) 5 X 7 X X 7 7 9 (9)
7 5 5 3 X 5 5 5 7 (7) 3 X 5 X X 5 5 7 (7)
0 7 0 0 7

Chorus 2
Distortion
Lead
Without talkbox
 78 79
 80
Talkbox
81
3 82 83

       
         
          
 

 5
5 X 7 X X 7 7 9 (9) 5 7 7 7 7 2 5 X 5 7 X X
3 X 5 X X 5 5 7 (7) 3 5 5 5 5 2 3 X 3 5 X X
10 0

3/5
   
 84 85 86 87 88 89 90    
         

       
        
  
P.M.

 5 X X 7 2 5 X 5 7 X X 5 X X 7
<12>
<12>
<7>
<7>
<5>
<5>
5 3 X X 5 0 2 3 X 3 5 X X 5 3 X X 5
3 0 3

Guitar Solo
*w/ tremolo bar
      
    
      
91 92 93 94 95
 
           
  
full full
  PH   
12 14 15 15
X 15 12 13 15 15 (15) (15)
 (5)
(5) 5 7 7 <19>
 5
X
7 5 7 5 5

   
 96
      97       98  
   
99
   
      
    
  
PH
½ full full
SH  
  12 14 15 
12 13 12  12 15 12 13 12 15 15
 X
X
12 X
X
14 X
X
12
12
X
X
11 <23> (11)
12
12 12
12 <31> (12)

Pre-Chorus 3
 

    
100   H  H 101 102 103 104
3

            
        
  
full
H H

15 15 17

15 17 17
 14 16
5 7 X 7 7 9 X X 5 7 7 7 7
3 5 X 5 5 7 X X 3 5 5 5 5

Chorus 3
 105 106 107 108 109 110

                   
              
  
 
 8 X X 8 X X 8 X X
5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3 5 6 X X 3
3 1 6 1 3 1

4/5
  111 112 113 114 115 116

           
 
                
           
 8 X X 8 X X 8 X X
8 6 X X 3 5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3
6 1 3 1 6 1

 117 118 119 120 121 122

              
                
    
 8 X X 8 X X 8 X X
5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3 5 6 X X 3
3 1 6 1 3 1

 123 124 125 126 127 128

                             
           
 8 X X 8 X X 8 X X
8 6 X X 3 5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3
6 1 3 1 6 1

 129 130 131 132 133 134

            
                  
     
 8 X X 8 X X 8 X X
5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3 5 6 X X 3
3 1 6 1 3 1

 135 136 137 138 139 140

                             
           
 8 X X 8 X X 8 X X
8 6 X X 3 5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3
6 1 3 1 6 1

 141 142 143 144

                   
      
 8 X X 8 X X
5 6 X X 3 8 6 X X 3
3 1 6 1

5/5