#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Received: from animal-farm.nevada.edu by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4) with SMTP id ; Sat, 12 Jun 1993 15:02:53 -0700 Received: from bradley.bradley.edu by animal-farm.nevada.edu id ; Sat, 12 Jun 1993 15:02:51 -0700 Received: from cs1.bradley.edu by bradley.bradley.edu with SMTP id AA12579 (5.65b/IDA-1.4.3 for jamesb@nevada.edu); Sat, 12 Jun 93 17:02:48 -0500 Received: by cs1.bradley.edu (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA24963; Sat, 12 Jun 93 17:02:48 CDT Date: Sat, 12 Jun 93 17:02:48 CDT From: phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu (Kevin Bourrillion) Message-Id: <9306122202.AA24963@cs1.bradley.edu> To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu Subject: Aerosmith/LivinOnTheEdge.tab 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 wrong with the world today, I don't know what it is Bm A5 something's wrong with our eyes D5 [w/Intro pattern] we're seeing things in a different way, and God knows it ain't His Bm it sure ain't no 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' On The Edge Livin' On The Edge A# G/B Livin' On The Edge D5 Livin' On The Edge _VERSE 2_______________________________________________________________________ [w/Intro pattern] there's something wrong with the world today, the lightbulb's gettin' dim there's meltdown in the sky if you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin then mister you're a better man than I [feedback!] _CHORUS________________________________________________________________________ D5 [w/chorus pattern] Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself from falling) Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself at all) A# G/B Livin' On The Edge (you can't stop yourself from falling) D5 Livin' On The 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 about your situation, complication, 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 tells you that the sky is fallin, even if it wasn't G5 would you still come crawling back again? A5 I bet you would, my friend A# again and again and 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_______________________________________________________________________ there's something right with the world today, and everybody knows it's wrong well we could tell 'em no, we could let it go but I would rather be hangin' on! [pause] [Repeat CHORUS] _OUTRO_________________________________________________________________________ A# A5 Livin' On The Edge G5 F5 Livin' On The Edge E5 D#5 Livin' On The 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' On The Edge (you can't help yourself from falling) D5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself at all) A# G/B F5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't stop yourself from falling) D5 Livin' On The Edge A# G/B F5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself) (you can't help yourself) D5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself at all) A# A5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself) (you can't help yourself) G5 F5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself) (you can't help yourself) E5 D#5 Livin' On The Edge (you can't help yourself from falling) D5 Livin' On The 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---------| Questions, comments, and corrections welcome (as always)! -- Kevin Bourrillion Bradley University IITYWYGMTB phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu Geisert 804 (309) 677-1193 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "These are your low beams. These are for driving at night. And these are your high beams. These are for when someone pisses you off." My dad, teaching my sister how to drive --