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Nine Lives

Def Leppard

"Nine Lives" - Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

Transcribed by:  Dustin Ayars 

*Note:  Standard Tuning - Recorded guitars are approx. 1/4 step flat,
        (remember to tune down if you want to match the CD recording).

  riff a (intro)                                    E
           
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
B|--0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                E  E              D     A
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0------------------------------------|
B|--0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  riff b (*fingerpick entire section)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5--5-----5-----5-----5-----5--5-----3-----3-----3--3------------------|
G|-----4--4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4-----2-----2-----2--2-----2-----2------|
D|--------------------------------------------0-----0-----------2-----2------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------0---------|
E|--0--------0-----0-----0-----0---------------------------------------------|



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----5--5---3-----3-----3--3-------|
G|---------------------4-----4-----4-----4-----4--4---2-----2-----2--2---2---|
D|---------2---------------------------------------------0-----0---------2---|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--/4-----3b--0-------0-----0-----0-----0--------------------------------|


  riff c  *play twice
e|------------------------------------------2-----2-----2--2-----------------|
B|-----5-----5-----5--------5-----5--5------3-----3-----3--3-----------------|
G|-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4--4------2-----2-----2--2---2-----2-------|
D|-----2-----2-----2--------2-----2--2---0-----0-----0---------2-----2-------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------0--0--0-------|
E|--0-----0-----0-----0--0-----0---------------------------------------------|



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0--/4-----3b--0----------------------------------------------------------|




  riff d (*palm mute chord arpeggios) *play twice
    B        C#       F#                           D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------3--------3----------|
G|--------4--------6----------------------------------2--------2--------2----|
D|-----4--------6-----------4--------4-------------0--------0--------0-------|
A|--2--------4-----------4--------4--------4---------------------------------|
E|--------------------2--------2--------2------------------------------------|

    E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------5--------5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4--------4--------4---------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--------2--------2------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  riff e
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
B|--0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0---------------|
B|--0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                         (phase effect)
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0-----5--5--4--4--------|
B|--0--3--0--3b/5--5~----0--3--0--3b/5--5~-----0--3--0-----5--5--5--5--------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  play riff c again, *twice

  play riff d again, *twice

  play riff e, then to riff f below

  riff f (chord fill)
    D            A
e|--2--2--2------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--3--3------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------3b--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  riff g (solo)
e|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0------8b--7h9p7-5h7p5--4--5--7--10b-|
B|--0--3--0--3--5--5--5--0--3--0--3--5--5--7b--------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|






e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------12b--12b-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------9b~---------12b--12b-----------------|
D|----------------9--------------9--11-------12h14------------14--12--14~----|
A|---------9--11-----11---9--11----------------------------------------------|
E|--9--12--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  *fingerpick remainder of solo
e|-------12--11--9--7--7--9--9-----------10-------12------17b--14--17--17b~--|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/13------11--9--8--8--9--9------/11------/13------13---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The song will repeat the appropriate sections above, so I will let you take it 
from here to jam it out!  Have fun!  Thanks, Dustin Ayars.

================================ TAB Legend ===================================

|  /  slide up
|  \  slide down
|  h  hammer-on 
|  p  pull-off
|  b  bend note 
|  ~  vibrato
|  H  harmonic
|  PH pinch harmonic
|  x  Muted string

===============================================================================

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