Lick It Up

Album: LICK IT UP

Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, *

Standard tuning

Comments: Regardless of who played 
this part, and I don´t think it´s 
Gene,
he had a relatively easy job. Sure, 
there are a few minor variations but
 all
in all this is a breeze, kind of the
 ultimate live song for the bass 
player.
Just pump open A´s for three fourths
 of the song and wave to the crowd. 
This
Song was previously tabbed by Greg 
Miranda and his tab missed the few
variations that do occur and was, in
 my mind, kind of hard to read. No 
part
of his original tab has been used in
 this one.


Key:
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
b    = bend (whole step)
b^   = bend (1/2 step)
b^^  = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb   = pre-bend
r    = release-bend
t    = tap with righthand finger
h    = hammer-on
p    = pull-off
~    = Vibrato
*    = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
**   = Artificial Harmonic
x    = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath 
indicates which notes)
(\)  = Dive w\bar
(/)  = Release w\bar
Tp   = Tap w\plectrum






Rhythm Fig. 1

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|






Rhythm Fig. 2a

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A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------|
E|--------------------------------------------3--0----|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------12\----------|
E|--1--1--1----1----1----3--3--3--3-------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 2b

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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------0----|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------12\----------|
E|--1----1----1----1-----3--3--3--3-------------------|




Rhythm Fig. 3

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------5----5---------|
E|---------------------------3----3-------------------|




  End 1                      End 2
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D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--0------------12\-------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|




  End 3                      End 4
G|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--------|--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
E|--------------------2--3--|--------------------0--x-|



  End 5
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D|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-----------------0--2--3--|-------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 4

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A|-------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
E|--2---3---3--2---3---3------------------------------|



Rhythm Fig. 5

G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-/7----------------------------|
E|---------------------------0--------0---------------|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------5h7--------5h7----------7--7--7--7--7--7-----|
E|--0----------0-----------0--0-----------------------|



G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7--7--7--7----12\------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Riff 1

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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--12\-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|