Once Bitten Twice Shy
Great White
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************************* ************************* This is one of the best songs of the 80's. And it's not to hard to play just the chords. This s a very extensive tab that took quite a while to make so please give feedback. J* I. Hunter 1. Chords and rhythmC5 G5 D5/ABb5 Eb5/Bb F5 GEA D GBE EADGBE EADGBE 81010XXX 355XXX 5577XXEADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 688XXX 6688XX 133XXX 355433G5/D D5 Bb7F5/CE A D G BE E A D GBE 10101212XX 101212XXXEADGBE EAD G BE 6867XX 881010XX _________________________________________________________________ 2. Song structure and lyrics:Intro: |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5|C5 |C5 | Verse 1: [C5]Well the times gettin' hard for you little girl I'm a [G5]hummin' and a strummin' all [D5]over God's world [C5]You can't remember when you got your last meal And [G5]you don't know just how a [D5]woman feels [Bb7]You didn't know what rock 'n' roll was Un- [Eb/Bb]til you met my drummer on a grey tour bus [Bb7]I got there in the nick of time Be- [Eb/Bb]fore he got his hands across your state line Chorus: I said [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [G] Verse 2: Now its the [C5]middle of the night on the open road The [G5]heater don't work and it's [D5]oh-so cold [C5]You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat The [G5]rhythm of the street sure [D5]knocks you off your feet [Bb7]You didn't know how rock 'n' roll looked Un- [Eb/Bb]til you caught your sister with the guys from the group [Bb7]Half-way home in the parking lot By the [Eb/Bb]look in her eyes she was givin' what she got ChorusSolo: |C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 | 2xWell [C5]Woman you're a mess gonna die in your sleep There's [G5]blood on my amp and my [D5]fenders beat [C5]Can't keep you home, you're messin' around My [G5]best friend told me you're the [D5]best lick in town [Bb7]You didn't know that rock 'n' roll burned [Eb/Bb]So you bought a candle and you live and you learn [Bb7]You got the rhythm, you got the speed [Eb/Bb]Mamma's little baby likes it short and sweet Chorus plus: I said [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F]shy ________________________________________________________________ 3. Tabs There are two rhythm guitars, but I don't have a clue who's who. So I just call them rhythm guitar 1 (the guitar panned to your right speaker) and 2 (the guitar panned to your left speaker). Rhythm guitar 1 =============== Use all downstrokes unless indicated otherwiseContinues after the adIntro:E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|----------------x-------x---10-- E|8-------8-------x-------x---8--- E||------------------------------- B||------------------------------- G||------------------------------- D||------------------------------- A||10--10-h12------10------x---10- E||8---8-----------8-------x---8-- E|--| B|--| G|--| D|--| A|10| E|8-|d u . (. = short) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|10--10--12------10------12------ E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||10--10--12------10------12------| E||8---8---8-------8-------8---8---| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|10--10--12------10------12------ E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||10--10--12------13------12--10--| E||8---8---8-------8-------8---8---| .Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|----10--12------10------12------ E|**--8---8-------8-------8---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||10--10--12------10------10\-----| E||8---8---8-------8-------8-\-----| .(* The last notes of the previous bar are still ringing here on the first half of the first beat. So don't strike the C5-chord here. In following verses you do strike the C5-chord here).E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|\5--5---7-------5-------7---0--- E|\3--3---3-------3-------3------- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||----7---9-------7-------9-------| A||5---5---5-------5-------5-------| E||----------------------------3/--| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|10------12------10------12------ E|8-------8-------8-------8---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||10--10--12------10------10\-----| E||8---8---8-------8-------8-\-----| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|\5--5---7-------5-------7------- E|\3--3---3-------3-------3------- . . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||----------------7-------9-------| D||7---7---9-------7-------9---2---| A||5---5---5-------5-------5---0---| E||--------------------------------| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|3---3---5-------3-------5------- A|1---1---1-------1-------1------- E|-------------------------------- . . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||3---3---5-------3-------5-------| A||1---1---1-------1-------1---1---| E||--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|3---3---5-------3-------5------- D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||3---3---5-------3-------5-------| D||1---1---1-------1-------1-------| A||--------------------------------| E||----------------------------1---| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|3---3---5-------3-------5------- A|1---1---1-------1-------1------- E|-------------------------------- . . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||3---3---5-------3-------5-------| A||1---1---1-------1-------1-------| E||----------------------------1---| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|3---3---5-------3-------5------- D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1--- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||3---3---5-------3-------5-------| D||1---1---1-------1-------1---1---| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|The Bb- and the Eb-chords are quite a stretch in first position. I've choosen for this as the low F can only be reached in the first position. You can also play these chords in the sixth position but then the distance to the low F is very large. This would be the alternative: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|8---8---10------8-------10------ E|6---6---6-------6-------6------- . . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||8---8---10------8-------10------| E||6---6---6-------6-------6---1---| . . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|8---8---10------8-------10------ A|6---6---6-------6-------6---6--- E|-------------------------------- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||8---8---10------8-------10------| A||6---6---6-------6-------6-------| E||----------------------------1---|Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B||*--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G||---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A||*10--10--12------12-p10--10--10--|----10--12------12-p10--10\----|E||-8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|----8---8-------8-------8-\----| .E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|3---3---5-------5--p3---3---3--- E|1---1---1-------1-------1---1--- . E||-------------------------------- B||-------------------------------- G||-------------------------------- D||-------------------------------- A||----3---5-------5--p3---3------- E||----1---1-------1-------1------- . E|-|| B|*|| G|-|| D|-|| A|*|| E|-||Play these four bars three times but replace the two last bars the third time by: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|3---3---5-------5--p3---3---3--- E|1---1---1-------1-------1---1--- . E||----------------------------3-3-| B||----------------------------3-3-| G||----------------------------4-4-| D||----------------------------5-5-| A||----3---5-------5--p3---3---5-5-| E||----1---1-------1-------1---3-3-| . E|3---------------------------3--- B|3---------------------------3--- G|4---------------------------4--- D|5---------------------------5--- A|5---------------------------5--- E|3---------------------------3--- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--- Let the last chord ring ----| D||------ through this bar --------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|Rhythm guitar 2 =============== Use all downstrokes Intro:E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||10------------------------------| E||8-------------------------------|1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +E||----------------------------------||B||*--------------------------------*||G||----------------------------------||D||-10--10----------10---------------|| @A$||*10--10--12------10------12------*|| 4x || 4xE||-8---8---8-------8-------8---8----|| Grab the both notes on the tenth position by making a little bar with your ringfinger. Verse:E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|10--10----------10-------------- A|10--10--12------10------12------ E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8--- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||----------------------------10/-| D||10--10----------10--10------10/-| A||10--10--12------10--10--12--8-/-| E||8---8---8-------8---8---8---8-/-| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|12--12----------12-------------- D|12--12--14------12------14------ A|10--10--10------10------10--10-- E|10*-10--10------10------10--10-- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||12--12----------12------\-------| A||12--12--14------12------\-------| E||10--10--10------10------\---3/--| .*make a bar with your indexfinger for the 10th position and a bar with your ringfinger for the 12th positionE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|----10----------10-------------- A|----10--12------10------12------ E|/8--8---8-------8-------8---8--- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||----------------------------10/-| D||10--10----------10--10------10/-| A||10--10--12------10--10--12--8-/-| E||8---8---8-------8---8---8---8-/-| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|12--12----------12-------------- D|12--12--14------12------14------ A|10--10--10------10------10--10-- E|10--10--10------10------10--10-- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||----------------------------6/--| D||12--12----------12------\---5/--| A||12--12--14------12------\---7/--| E||10--10--10------10------\---5/--| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|7---7-----------7-----------7--- D|6---6-----------6-----------6--- A|8---8---10------8-------10--8--- E|6---6---6-------6-------6---6--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||7---7-----------7-----------8---| D||6---6-----------6-----------8---| A||8---8---10------8-------10--6---| E||6---6---6-------6-------6---6---| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|8---8-----------8---8-------8--- D|8---8---10------8---8---10--8--- A|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6--- E|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||8---8-----------8---8-------2/--| D||8---8---10------8---8---10--1/--| A||6---6---6-------6---6---6---3/--| E||6---6---6-------6---6---6---1/--| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|7---7-----------7-----------7--- D|6---6-----------6-----------6--- A|8---8---10------8-------10--8--- E|6---6---6-------6-------6---6--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||7---7-----------7-----------8---| D||6---6-----------6-----------8---| A||8---8---10------8-------10--6---| E||6---6---6-------6-------6---6---| . E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|8---8-----------8---8-------8--- D|8---8---10------8---8---10--8--- A|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6--- E|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||8---8-------8---8---8-------8---| D||8---8---10--8---8---8---10--8---| A||6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| E||6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| .Chorus:E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||----------------------------10--| D||----10--10------10--10--x---10--| A||----10--10------10--10--x---8---| E||----8---8-------8---8---x---8---|d u d d u d u u d d u d u .E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||----10--10------10--10--x-------| D||----10--10------10--10--x---10--| A||----8---8-------8---8---x---10--| E||----8---8-------8---8---x---8---| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||-----------------------------10-| D||----10--10------10--10--x----10-| A||----10--10------10--10--x----8--| E||----8---8-------8---8---x----8--| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--------------------------------| D||x---8---x---8---x---8---x---10--| A||x---8---x---8---x---8---x---10--| E||----------------------------8---| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- . E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||-----------------------------10-| D||----10--10------10--10--x----10-| A||----10--10------10--10--x----8--| E||----8---8-------8---8---x----8--| E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10-- A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8--- E||------------------------------- B||------------------------------- G||----10--10------10--10--x---12- D||----10--10------10--10--x---12- A||----8---8-------8---8---x---10- E||----8---8-------8---8---x---10- E|---| B|---| G|12-| D|12-| A|10-| E|10-|. d u d d uE|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|12--------------------------12-- D|12--------------------------12-- A|10--------------------------10-- E|10--------------------------10-- E||--------------------------------| B||--------------------------------| G||--- Let the last chord ring ----| D||------ through this bar --------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|Solo: The backing for the solo is the same as the first eight bars of the chorus. Before you start with the solo you'll have to learn an old country-lick which is used in rock many times (if you don't know it already). Play the following triad:E|--8--| E|-----| B|--8--| Now it's B|-----| G|--9--| about this G|--9--| D|-----| note: D|-----| A|-----| A|-----| E|-----| E|-----| E|For this E|-----| B|lick you B|-----| G|have to G|-7b9-| D|bend the D|-----| A|note up A|-----| E|from the E|-----|7th pos. In order to place E|--8--| Play the bend with E|-8---| this into the B|--8--| your ringfinger B|-8---| chord you'll G|-----| (supported by the G|-7b9-| have to place D|-----| middle finger and/or D|-----| a small bar A|-----| the index finger if A|-----| with your pinky E|-----| necessary) E|-----| on the 8th pos. The full lick Francis plays: 1 + 2 +E|8-------8---8---| B|8-------8---8---| G|7b9r7---5---5---| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|Here's the soloE|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8--- B|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8--- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| B||8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| G||7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---| D||--------------------------------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------| E|8-------8---8------------------- B|8-------8---8------*8----------- G|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5--- D|--------------------7----------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E||--------8-------8---8---10b12---| B||----8-----------8---8-----------| G||7/9---------10------------------| D||--------------------------------| A||--------------------------------| E||--------------------------------|. *keep your lefthandfingers in position while placing the ringfinger on the 7th fret of the D-stringE|10b12r10---8---10--8---8---8--- B|-----------------------8---8--- G|------------------------------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| B|8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| G|----|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---| D|----|--------------------------------| A|----|--------------------------------| E|----|--------------------------------| E|8-------8---8------------------- B|8-------8---8-----------13--15-- G|7b9r7---5---5------/14---------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|15----15----15--------15-------- B|15b17-15b17-15b17-----15b17r15-- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-15--15---| B|-13--15---| G|----------| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------|. 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