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Sick Love Song - Motley Crue
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Tabbed by: Alex Mihail
Email: alex_mihail@hotmail.co.uk
Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)
(Solo Added)
Intro: EDIT: Now updating this, figured out the intro
Sounds like 1 guitar keeps the D---0--| going in the back ground and the other:
A---0------------------|
D---0--|
Something like this
Dm
e|---1--0--0--1--0--0--1--0--1--0--0--3--0-------------------------|
B|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------|
G|---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------|
D|--(0)(0)(0)------------------------------------------------------|
A|--(0)(0)(0)------------------------------------------------------|
D|--(0)(0)(0)------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------4th one ends with-----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3------0------------------------------|
A|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-(x3)-0------------------------------|
D|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3------0-5br-3-5br-3~-----------------|
e|----------------------------4th ends---------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------12br-10-12br-10-----------|
G|-------------------------------------12br-10-12br-10-----------|
D|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-------------------------------------|
A|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-(x3)--------------------------------|
D|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-------------------------------------|
Verses (palm muted)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------(x3)----------------------------------|
D|--0-0--7--0--6-6-6-5--3--------0-5br-3-5br-3~------------------|
"Wake up me in the morning glory...."
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------(x3)-----------------------------------|
D|--0-0--7--0--6-6-6-5--3--------0-5br-3-5br-3~------------------|
"When your trash becomes your treasure..."
"Haah!" Bit
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-------------------------------------|
A|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-x4----------------------------------|
D|---0-0---7--0--6-6-6--5--3-------------------------------------|
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Another verse
Pre Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--------3------------4-------------5--5--5--5--5-----------|
A|---2--------3------------4-------------5--5--5--5--5-----------|
D|---2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3--4-4-4-4-4-----5--5--5--5--5-----------|
"We are miserable you are driving me insane"
Chorus P.H P.H P.H
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------3--5---|x2
A|---0--0--------------0--0-------------0-0---------------3--5---|
D|---0--0---7b-7b--5---0--0---5b-5b--3--0-0---7b-7b--5----3--5---|
This could be our sick love song...
Bridge
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------0-0--7--6-6-6--x--x--|
D|--0-0--7-0--6-6-6--5--3---0-0--7--6-6-6--x--x--|
PM--------------------------------------------| Fret these at the 5
3 they are meant to be at but mute the strings and strike them at those positions
Then pump it up!!
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-0--7--0--6-6--5--3----------------------------------------|
A|---0-0--7--0--6-6--5--3----------------------------------------|
D|---0-0--7--0--6-6--5--3----------------------------------------|
Then back to verse (x2),haah bit, pre chorus, chorus and then the solo bits:
Solo (with Wah opening and closing in certain places):
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7~-------10~-------4~-------5~------(x2)---------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"Aaahs" along to this
Now for the next part slide up the neck but mute the strings (first mute would be at 1st
and so on) and go crazy with the Wah to get the sound Crue get (listen to the song):
For the last bit you are right up at the pickups,
your pick on the strings to get the right sound
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--X/--X/--X/-----------------------X--X--X-(not actual amounts)|
G|--X/--X/--X/-----------------------X--X--X---------------------|
D|--X/--X/--X/-----------------------X--X--X---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--12--10--12--10--15~-12--10--12-----19--19br--17--15--17--19br|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Closed wah then open wah then a little feedback
e|--17---5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Then more of that pick scraping the strings with wah and then into a chorus then (with
opening and closing):
____
e|--10~-----------5~--3~p1~------------15b--15-------------------|
B|--------------------------3~----3~-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"Aaahs" along to this Starts singing "Sick love song"
With wah |Wah open and close| Only pick 13
e|----------------------------------15b--13p12p10-13p12p10-------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7~-------10~--------------4~---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--15~--13--12--10-----10--15~--13------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
"Sick love song (x2)"
e|--9b(10)--9b(10)--9b(10)--8--5---15~--15b(17)--15b(17)-15-13-10|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ending is the same as the intro with second (higher) ending
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| br bend then release back to pitch
| x Mute note
