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Ill Be There For You by Bon Jovi

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I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
BON JOVI
Transcribed by Leonardo Machado - BRAZIL
Questions, corrections or comments: yngwie_leo@hotmail.com

It's been a long time I was lookin' for this song's TAB, but I didn't find
it.
So, I decided to figure it out by ear. This TAB isn't 100% accurate, I think
it's 90%, and I think it's enough to play. It's a cool song, and it's easy
to
play. That's the way I play it!! Listen to the record to get the rythmn, and
good job! This is my first try, I hope you enjoy!!!!
🎸
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
🏷Legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
fb= full bend 'till (x)
r = release bend
()= notes between are natural harmonics

Intro

 D
e----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8~~-8\7--7~~--|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
G----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


I guess.... leaving  let ring   fill 1
----------------------------------|---------------------------
---------------------5~~----------|---3/5-5/3-3~~-------------
---------------------4~~----------|---2/4-4/2-2~~-2h4-2-------
---------------------2~~----------|---------------2h4-2-4--7~~
----------------------------------|---------------------4--5~~
----------------------------------|---------------------------

...lies bleeding  let ring   fill 2
------------------------------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7----------
----------------5~~-----------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7----------
----------------4~~-----------|-------------------------------
----------------2~~-----------|-------------------------------
------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------|-------------------------------

...thousand rivers
----------------------|------------------------------|--------
----------------5~~---|---------------3h5p3----------|-repeat-
----------------4~~---|------------------------------|-fill-2-
----------------2~~---|--------2h4p2~--------2h4p2~~-|--------
----------------------|------------------------------|--------
----------------------|-0-2-3------------------------|--------

...in my tears
---(19)-------------------------------------------------------
--------(19)----------(19)------------------------------------
-------------(19)----------(19)------natural harmonics--------
------------------(19)----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

...anymore - fill 3 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------9---------10-------------12-----------14~~-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--7h9----9--9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
   D5      B5      G5      A5    C5  G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||

repeat intro's last bar

 D
|------------------------------------|
|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


.... good times  let ring
----------------------------------|
-----------------5~~------3h5p3---|
-----------------4~~--------------|
-----------------2~~--------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|

fill 4 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------------10-------------12-----------14------------12-------
----------------------------------------------------------------
--------9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14----14--14\12-------11~~
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------

...promise you tomorrow
---(19)-------------------------------------------------------
--------(19)----------(19)-----------natural harmonics--------
-------------(19)----------(19)~~~~vibrato with bar-----------
------------------(19)----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

...yesterday  ... are dirty    ...Valentiiiine...
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-----7--------|---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9-------
-----5--------|---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7-------

...thirsty baby    ....wiiine....
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|------------------------then goto chorus again-
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
-----5----------|--------------7~~------------------------------
-----3----------|--------------5~~------------------------------

Chorus
   D5      B5      G5      A5    C5  G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||


Solo - B blues

-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~---7~~-|--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~-7--------|
-----------------9-----9-----|-----------------9-------9~~----|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------|---------------------------7----------------|
-----7-7-----7-7-|-----7---7-9fb(11)r9~~-7-----9-7~~~---------|
-7h9-----7h9-----|-7h9---9-----------------9------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|

  B Aeolian Scale 2x
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||-7h9p7-----------7h9p7h9/10~~----10-10-9-7----||------------|
||-------10~~-----------------------------------||--7~~-------|


It's not 100% accurate, I just improvise in B minor blues scale
----------------------7------------------------------------------|
----10fb(12)-10fb(12)---10p7---------------10p7------------------|
--7--------------------------10p9p7-9~~----------10p9p7-9~~------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|

... you're happy    ...down, down...
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9-------
---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7-------


...birthday baby    ....candles out....
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
----------------|----------------------------|-Jon's Scream------
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
-----5----------|--------------7~~-----------|-------------------
-----3----------|--------------5~~-----------|-------------------


Chorus

   D5      B5      G5      A5    C5  G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||


Chorus 1 step higher (from D to E)

   E5      C#5      A5      B5    D5  A5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----5------|-----6-------|-------------|-------------|-7-----------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-----7-------|-----9-------|-5------7----||
||-----------|-------------|-----5-------|-----7-------|--------5----||

outro: ...ooohohohhhhh... ohhhh                 D5  A5
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-----------|
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-----------|
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-----------|
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-7---------|
||-9h11p9-----------9h11p9h11/12~~-----12-12-11-9----||---------|-5----7----|
||--------12~~---------------------------------------||--7~~----|------5----|


Ending: Repeat Intro 1 step higher (from D to E)

 E
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
3/5--5~~--5/7--7~~--7/10-10~~-10\9--9~~-|-3/5--5~~--5/7--7~~--7/10--10--9~~--|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


NOTE: It's hard to listen those parts, but it's something like that, just
harmonizing notes in intervals of diatonic sixties, according with D major
scale. It's used a lot in blues and country themes. I hope you enjoy!

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