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10 Kickass Hair Metal Riffs

Standard tuning
= 225

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RIFF #1: Mr Big - Addicted to that Rush
Distortion
1 7 8
dist.guit.

P.S. P.S.

X X X X X 0 3 0
X X X X X

9 10 11 12

2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5
0 3 0 0 3 0

13 14 15 16

0 5 0
3 0
2 0 5 5 5 0 7 0 5 0
4 5 4 0 5 6 7 0 5 0 4 7
6 7

17 18 19

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

8 5 7 5 3 5 8 5 7 5 3 5
8 5 7 5 2 5 8 5 7 5 2 5 8 5 7 5 2 5 8 5 7 5 2 5

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20 21 22

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

8 5 7 5 3 5 8 15
14 12 9 12 9 12 14 12 9 12 14 12 14 17 14 12 14
13 12 10 12 10 12 13 12 10

23 24

3 3 3 3 3 3

17 14 17 20 17 14 20 17 19 17 14 17 20 17 19 17 14 17 20

25 26 27

P.M.

5 2 0 (0) 0 2 0 5 2 0
5 2 2 0 5 2
0 0 3 0 0 0

full
28 29 30

full

(0) 7 (7) 5 2 0 (0) 0 2 0

7 5 7 (7) 5 2 2 0
7 0 0 3 0

31 32

7 5
5 7 5 7 5
4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 7
12

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 RIFF #2: Bon Jovi - In and Out Of Love
= 128
33 34 35

P.M. P.M.

2 (2) 5 2 2
2 (2) 5 2 2
0 0 3 (3) 0 3 5 2
1 3

36 37 38

P.M. P.M. P.M.

(2) 5 2 2
(2) 5 2 2
0 0 3 (3) 0 3 3 5 2 0 0
3

39 40 41

P.M. P.M. P.M.

7 8 3
(2) 7 7 0 2
(2) 7 9 4 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RIFF #3: White Lion - Lonely Nights

= 124
42 43 44

P.M. P.M.

2 4 5 5 7 9 9 7 5 4
2 2 2 7 9 10 10 9 7 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

45 46 47

P.M. P.M.

(4) 4 5 7 (0) 2 4 5 5 7 9
(5) 3 5 7 7 9 (0) 2 2 2 7 9 10
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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48 49 50

9 7 5 (5) 2
10 9 7 (7) 2 0 2
2 3 2 0
0 4 4

RIFF #4: XYZ - Inside Out

= 90
51 52 53

P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.

9 10
7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7
X 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7
X 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
X 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

54 55 56

P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
9 10 9 10
7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7
7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

57 58 59

P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
9 10
7 6 6 6 6 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 6 6 <5> 0
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 <5> <5>
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 <5> <7>
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12

RIFF #5: Skid Row - Rattlesnake Shake

= 142 full
60 61 62

AH
P.M.
full
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. AH

2 5 4 (4) 4 5 <8.2> 2 5 <8.2> 4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 full
63 64 65

full
let ring let ring P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. AH

0 0
2 2
3 2 2 5 4 (4) 4 5 <8.2>
3 0 0 0 0 0 0

full
66 67 68

full
P.M. let ring let ring P.M. P.M. P.M.

0 0
2 2 4 7 6
2 5 3 2 2 5 4
0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 0

69 70 71

AH

P.M. AH P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. let ring let ring

0 0
(6) 4 7 6 2 2
(4) 4 <6.7> 5 <17> 2 5 4 0 3 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 3

¼
72 73

P.M.
¼
P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 (2) 2 0 0
7 5 4
0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3

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 RIFF #6: Steve Stevens - Atomic Playboys
= 169
Push G string down just in front of bridge pickup with right hand (so string 'frets' against pickup)
whilst raising trem arm with left
w/bar
74 75 76 77

-2

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

78 79 80 81

P.M. P.M.

2 (2) 2 1
2 (2) 2 2
12 12 (12) 0 2 2 0 2 2

82 83 84 85

P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 4 2 (2) 2 1
2 4 2 (2) 2 2
X X X
X X X 0 2 2 0 2 2

86 87 88 89

P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 4 2 (2) 2 1
2 4 2 (2) 2 2
X X X 4 5 5 4 5 5
X X X

90 91 92 93

P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 4 2 (2) 2 1
2 4 2 (2) 2 2
X X X
X X X 0 2 2 0 2 2

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94 95

P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 4
2 4 4 4
X
X X X 12 2 2 2 2 2 0

RIFF #7: David Lee Roth - Big Trouble

= 94
96 97

11 12 11 X X X 11 13 X 11 11 9 X X 11 13 11 X X X 11 13 X 11 11 9 X X
9 10 9 X X X 9 11 X 9 9 7 X X 9 11 9 X X X 9 11 X 9 9 7 X X

98 99

11 13 11 X X X 11 13 X 11 11 9 X X 11 13 11 11 11 13 13 16 16
9 11 9 X X X 9 11 X 9 9 7 X X 9 11 9 9 9 11 11 14 14

full
100 101 102 103

AH
full
P.M. P.M. P.M. P.M.
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 X 0 0 0 9 7 5
4 4 4 X 4 4 4 9 8 6 <18>
2 2 X 2 2 9
4 4 4 4 4 11
00 2 4 2 0 2 4 2 00 2 4 2

RIFF #8: Danger Danger - Naughty Naugthy

= 124
104 105 106 107 108

P.M. P.M.

5 3 5 3 3 2 5 3 5 3 3 2
3 3 3 3 3
3 (3) 3 3 3 6 (6) 3 (3) 3 3 3 6 (6) 3

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109 110 111

P.M. P.M.

5 3 5 3 3 2 5 3 5 3
3 3 3 3
(3) 3 3 3 6 (6) 3 (3) 3 3 3 1

w/bar
112 113 114 115

3
-1 -1 -1

6 6 (6) (6)
5 5 3 3 (3) (3)
3 5 5 3 3 (3) (3)
3 3 3
1

RIFF #9: Cinderella - Once Around the Ride

= 148 ¼ ¼
116 117 118 119

¼ ¼

3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3
3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3
1 1
0 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 3

¼ ¼
120 121 122 123

¼ ¼

(3) 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3
(3) 3 3 3 (3) 3 3 3
1 1
0 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 3 0 1 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 3

124 125

P.M.

(3)
(3) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
0 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
0 1 2 3

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 RIFF #10: Tyketto - Forever Young 1.
= 109
126 127 128

P.M. P.M. P.M.

2 5 5 4 2 4 5 7 X 5
2 2 2 3 3 X 3
5 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 12

1.
129 130

P.M.

7 9 X 7 X 5 5 X 0
5 5 X 5 X 3 2 X 0
0 0 0 5 12
3 5 12

2.
Two guitar parts, lower part played in video
131 132 133 134 135

P.M. P.M.

5 7 X 5 7 9 X 7 (7) (2) (5) (4) (2) (5) (7) 2 (2)

3 3 X 3 5 5 X 5 (5) (3) (5) (3) (5) 2 (2)
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 3 0 (0)
12 1 3 1 3

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