Symbols h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend r - release / - slide up \ - slide down v - vibrato t - tapping tr- trill x - muted string # - pick scratch < > - harmonic P.H - pinch harmonic (written over or under the tab) N.H. - natural harmonic (written over or under the tab) P.M. - palm mute (written under the tab) W.B. - wammy bar (written under the tab) /\ - bend with W.B \/ - dip with W.B L.R - let ring U.B. - unison bend Listen to the record to get the timing Intro Here Richie uses a talkbox, if you dont have one just play this riff palm muted. e|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------| d|----------------|----------------| a|--7---5-------5-|7-7---5-7-7---5-| e|0---7---0-0-7---|----7-------7---| \________________/ play 15x 1st Verse The 1st verse begins with a 4 bar guitar tacet. Then Richie plays this (with talkbox) e|--------|--------|----------------|----------------| b|--------|--------|----------------|----------------| g|5-------|7-------|----------------|----------------| d|5-------|7-------|----------------|----------------| a|3-------|5-------|--7---5-------5-|--7---5-------5-| e|--------|--------|0---7---0-0-7---|0---7---0-0-7---| Then 4 bars without guitars. Then play the riff above again. 2nd Verse (with talkbox) e|----------------|---------------|-------|20-------17-----|--------| b|----------------|----15b17---15-|-------|------------15--|--------| g|----------------|---------------|-------|----------------|0-------| d|----------------|---------------|-------|----------------|--------| a|--7---5-------5-|---------------|-------|----------------|--------| e|0---7---0-0-7---|---------------|-------|----------------|--------| \________________/ play 4x e|---------------| b|---------------| g|---------------| d|---------------| a|--7---5-------5| e|0---7---0-0-7--| \_______________/ play 8x Pre chorus e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------| d|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------|5-----7---------|7---7---9-------| a|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7-------|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7-------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7------| d|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7------| a|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7---5---|3---------------|5--5--5--5------| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------12\-| Chorus e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|------5-------5-|7---------------|------5-------5-|7---------------| d|2-----5-------5-|7---------------|5-----5-------5-|7---------------| a|2-----3-------3-|5---------------|5-----3-------3-|5---------------| e|0---------------|------------0-2-|3---------------|----------------| Repeat 1st ending e|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------| g|----------------|----------------| d|----------------|----------------| a|--7---5-------5-|--7---5-------5-| e|0---7---0-0-7---|0---7---0-0-7---| 2nd ending N.H.--| e|3---------------|----------------| b|3---------------|----------------| g|5-----7----5~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| d|5-----7----5~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| a|3---------------|----------------| e|----------------|----------------| W.B. vibrato Solo e|------------------|-------------12-14-| b|------------------|-------------------| g|------------------|-------------------| d|---------5-7-7b9v-|7------------------| a|7-5-7v------------|--5-5v-------------| e|------------------|-------------------| e|15-------------------------|-------------------------| b|---15-12-13-15-15b17-15b17-|--15v--------------------| g|---------------------------|-------------------------| d|---------------------------|-------------------------| a|---------------------------|-------------------------| e|---------------------------|-------------------------| P.H.-----| e|---------------------|--------------12-14-|15-------------------| b|---12----------------|--------------12----|---15-12-13--12------| g|---12-x-13--12-11b12r|11------------12----|----------------12v--| d|14----x-14--12-------|---12---------------|---------------------| a|---------------------|------12------------|---------------------| e|---------------------|--------------------|---------------------| e|------------------|---------12h14h15----------14h15h17h-17b19---| b|15b17--17v--------|12h14h15----------14h15h17-------------------| g|------------------|---------------------------------------------| d|------------------|---------------------------------------------| a|------------------|---------------------------------------------| e|------------------|---------------------------------------------| (------------------------------------) Fast Bridge e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------| g|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7--| d|5-----7---------|7---7---9---7---|5---------------|7--7--7--7--| a|3-----5-------0-|5---5---7---5---|3---------------|5--5--5--5--| e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------| (3/4 time bar) Outro chorus e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| g|------8-------8-|10--------------|------8-------8-|10--------------| d|5-----8-------8-|10--------------|8-----8-------8-|10--------------| a|5-----6-------6-|8---------------|8-----6-------6-|8---------------| e|3---------------|------------3-5-|6---------------|----------------| Repeat and fade This is the same as the normal chorus but three frets higer... Here is how to put the parts together: 1. Intro 2. 1st Verse 3. Pre chorus 4. Chorus with 1st ending 5. 2nd Verse 6. Pre chorus 7. Chorus with 2nd ending 8. Solo 9. Bridge 10. Outro chorus