Livin On The Edge tab by Aerosmith

A E R O S M I T H

               "Livin' on the Edge"
               from _Get a Grip_

            Transcribed by Kevin Bourrillion
			  phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu


Dropped-D tuning               h = hammer-on  p = pull-off
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~               b = bend note  r = release
bend

_INTRO______________________________________________________________________
___

  D5
e+-----------0h2p0-------0---------|-----------0h2p0-------0---------|
B+-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|
G+---------------------------0h2---|---------------------------0h2---|
d+-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[repeat]


_VERSE
1_______________________________________________________________________

D5 [w/Intro pattern]
there's something . . . I don't know what it is
Bm                        A5
something's wrong . . . eyes
   D5 [w/Intro pattern]
we're seeing . . . God knows it ain't His
  Bm
it sure . . . surprise      (yeah!)


_PSEUDO-CHORUS______________________________________________________________
___


Chorus Pattern (use this many times throughout the song):
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 (or something like that...) :-)


          D5 [w/chorus pattern]
we're Livin'. . . Edge

Livin' . . . Edge
       A#      G/B
Livin' . . . Edge
       D5
Livin' . . . Edge


_VERSE
2_______________________________________________________________________

[w/Intro pattern]

_CHORUS_____________________________________________________________________
___

       D5 [w/chorus pattern]
Livin' . . . Edge  (you can't help . . . at all)
       A#      G/B
Livin' . . . Edge  (you can't help . . . at all)
       D5
Livin' . . . Edge   (you can't help . . . at all)
       D5
Livin' . . . Edge

_BRIDGE_____________________________________________________________________
___

 [F#5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4/--|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4/--|
tell me what you think . . . aggravation


 [B5] (w/Fill 1 first time around, then Fill 2 second time)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
|-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9\--|
|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9\--|
it's getting to you


 [F#5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4---|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4---|
if Chicken Little . . . even if it wasn't

             G5
would you . . . crawling back again?
      A5
I bet . . .would, my friend
 A#
again and again . . . and again


 FILL 1:
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|-----9b10r9---7-9b10r9----7-9-7\-|
  |-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9b11r9---7-9b11r9----7-9-7\-|
  |---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


 FILL 2:
  |---------------------------------|------------------------------7\-|
  |---------------------------------|-----9-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9-----7\-|
  |-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9-9-9b11r9b11r9b11r9-7------|
  |---------------------------------|-9--------------------------9----|
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


____________________________________________________________________________
___

[Guitar Solo]

[Repeat BRIDGE]


_VERSE
3_______________________________________________________________________

[pause]

[Repeat CHORUS]

_OUTRO______________________________________________________________________
___

       A#      A5
Livin' . . . Edge
       G5      F5
Livin' . . . Edge
       E5      D#5
Livin' . . . Edge

yeah, yeah, yeah...
D5 (hold for four measures)



This pattern is repeated in the background from here on:

 |---------17--------------17------|
 |-15--------------15--------------|
 |-----14------14------14------14--|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|

       A#             G5           F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . falling)
       D5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . at all)
       A#               G/B          F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't stop . . . from falling)
       D5
Livin' . . . Edge
       A#               G/B          F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . yourself)   (you can't . . . yourself)
       D5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . at all)
       A#                A5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . yourself)    (you can't . . .
yourself)
       G5                F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . yourself)    (you can't . . .
yourself)
       E5             D#5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . falling)
             D5
Livin' . . . Edge, yeah, yeah...


|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|


|------10---------|------8----------|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9b11-(hold)-----|-11r9------------|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


____________________________________________________________________________
___

I didn't include the guitar solo because all the little nuances (bend here,
use slide here, bend-and-release here, etc.) make it a bitch to get into
ASCII notation. It's fairly simple to play if you can get the hang of
using a slide on and off (easier said than done!). I'm not sure if my
"b" and "r" notation is standard, so if you don't understand, feel
free to drop me a line and I will clarify myself.


   D5   Bm   A5   A#   G5   F5   E5  D#5  G/B
  |---------2------------------------------------------------3--|
  |--3------3-------------3-----(8)----(6)----(5)----(4)-----3--|
  |--2------4------2------3-----(7)----(5)----(4)----(3)-----0--|
  |--0------4------2------3------5------3------2------1------0--|
  |--0------2------0------1------5------3------2------1------2--|
  |------------------------------5------3------2------1---------|