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Bed of Roses Guitar Tablature 
Bed of Roses
 by 
Bon Jovi

Tabbed by Imran Sajjad and Mark Balfour

Note: This tab is submitted after a lot of correction. It has lead guitar, better
chords, a better solo and intro with correct pith and effects, and better rhythm.
It is a 100% correct by me but if you think its incorrect in some place, mail me @
[email protected] . By the way this is a classic song by bon jovi and you ll
enjoy playing it as much you enjoy listening to it. Have fun. 

Tuning:
Lead Guitar:   standard (EADGBe) (for all riffs and upper tab)
Rhythm Guitar: standard (EADGBe) (for all lower tab)

Articulation:

Bends:
 slight:       b-s
 1/2 step:     b-h
 full step:    b-f
 reverse bend: b-r
Slide:         s
Hammer on:     h
Pull off:      p
Vibrato:       v
Hold note:     ~

Riffs ad Time:

Riff A: (1:20)
e-|-----------------|
B-|--8-6------------|
G-|------7p5-7b-s2--|
D-|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|
E-|---------- s ----|

Riff B: (1:29)
e-|--15s17v-p15s13-13h15------|
B-|--15x-----------------13v--|
G-|--15x----------------------|
D-|---------------------------|
A-|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------|

Riff C: (2:35)
e-|--10-13------------------|
B-|--------11-13------------|
G-|--------------10-12------|
D-|--------------------12~--|
A-|-------------------------|
E-|-------------------------|

Riff D: (2:44)
e-|--------13~--|
B-|-------------|
G-|--10---------|
D-|-----12------|
A-|-------------|
E-|-------------|

Riff E: (2:45)
e-|-------13----15b17-15b17-15p13h15v--|
B-|-13-15----15------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------------|

Intro:
e-|--10s12b-bv10v-------------------------------------|
B-|--10x------------------13--------------------------|
G-|--10x------------14p12----14v~---------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|------ h r ----------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|--10h12b-bv10v-------------------------------------|
B-|--10x------------13b--13b-b----13v-----------------|
G-|--10x-----------------------14---------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|------ h r ------- f -- f r -----------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|--10h12b-bv10v-------------------------------------|
B-|--10x------------13h15v-13-15----------------------|
G-|--10x------------------------14v-------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|------ h r ----------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|--10h12b-bv10v-------------------------------------|
B-|--10x------------13b--13b-b----13v-----------------|
G-|--10x-----------------------14---------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|------ h r ------- f -- f r -----------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:
e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|--0-----------1------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|--1-----1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----1------|------3h4p3----------------|
G-|--2-2---------3-------3---2---2---2-----2-----2----|------------3~-------------|
D-|--2---2-------3-3-------3-3-3-------3-----3-----3--|---------------------------|
A-|--0-----------1---1--------------------------------|--1------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
  |                                                   |                           |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|--1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|------3-----3-----3-----3--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

e-|------------------------0-1~-----------------------|
B-|------------------3----1--1~-----------------------|
G-|-----------------3--------2~-----------------------|
D-|--------------3-----3-----3~-----------------------|
A-|--------------------------3~-----------------------|
E-|--------------------------1~-----------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|


Verse 2:
e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|--0-----------1------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B-|--1-----1-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----1------|------3h4p3----------------|
G-|--2-2---------3-------3---2---2---2-----2-----2----|------------3~-------------|
D-|--2---2-------3-3-------3-3-3-------3-----3-----3--|---------------------------|
A-|--0-----------1---1--------------------------------|--1------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
  |                                                   |                           |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|--1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|----3-----3-----3-----3----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|------3-----3-----3-----3--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|

e-|---------------------|------------|
B-|---------------------|------------|
G-|--3-----0-----2------|------0-----|
D-|--3-----2-----3------|--3-3---2~--|
A-|--1-----3-----3------|------------|
E-|--1-----0-----1------|------------|
  |                     |            |
e-|--1-----0-----1------|--1-1-3-0---|
B-|--3-----1-----1------|------------|
G-|--3-----0-----2------|------------|
D-|---------------------|------------|
A-|---------------------|------------|
E-|---------------------|------------|

Chorus:
e-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
G-|---------|--2-----------0-----3-----2--|-------------|
D-|------3--|--3-----------2-----3-----3--|-------------|
A-|----3----|--0-----------3-----1-----3--|-------------|
E-|--1------|--2-----------0-----1-----1--|--5-3-1h3-1--|
  |         |                             |             |
e-|--0-1-1--|--1-----1-----0-----1-----1--|--3---5-3-1--|
B-|---------|--3-----3-----1-----3-----1--|-------------|
G-|---------|--2-----2-----0-----3-----2--|-------------|
D-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
A-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|

e-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
G-|---------|--2-----------0-----3-----2--|-------------|
D-|---------|--3-----------2-----3-----3--|------3------|
A-|---------|--0-----------3-----1-----3--|---0h3-------|
E-|---------|--2-----------0-----1-----1--|--1-----1----|
  |         |                             |             |
e-|--0-1-0--|--1-----1-----3-----6-----5--|-------------|
B-|---------|--3-----3-----5-----6-----6--|-------------|
G-|---------|--2-----2-----5-----7-----5--|-------------|
D-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
A-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|

e-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
B-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
G-|---------|--3-----------2-----3-----2--|--2-0-3---2--|
D-|---------|--3-----------3-----3-----3--|--3-2-3---3--|
A-|---------|--1-----------3-----1-----3--|--0-3-1---3--|
E-|---------|--1-----------1-----1-----1--|--2-0-1---1--|
  |         |                             |             |
e-|--5-3-1--|-----------------1--1--------|--1-0--------|
B-|--6-5-3--|--3-----------1---3-3-----1--|--3-1-3---1--|
G-|--5-5-2--|--3-----------2-----3-----2--|--2-0-3---2--|
D-|---------|--3-----------3-3---------3--|------3---3--|
A-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|
E-|---------|-----------------------------|-------------|

Verse 3:
Play like verse 2 with different riffs

[Chorus]

Bridge:
e-|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------|--3~----------0~----------2~----------2~----------3~-----------------------|
D-|-----------|--3~----------2~----------3~----------2~----------3~-----------------------|
A-|-----------|--1~----------3~----------3~----------0~----------1~-----------------------|
E-|-----------|--1~----------0~----------1~----------0~----------1~-----------------------|
  |           |                                                                           |
e-|--1-3-1-0--|--1-----1-----0-----0-----1-----1-----0-----0-----1------------------------|
B-|-----------|--3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3------------------------|
G-|-----------|--3-----3-----0-----0-----2-----2-----2-----2-----3-----3-----3-----3------|
D-|-----------|----------------------------------------------------3-----3-----3-----3----|
A-|-----------|------------------------------------------------------1-----1-----1-----1--|
E-|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-|---|-------------------|------------|
B-|---|-------------------|------------|
G-|---|--3~----0~----2~---|------------|
D-|---|--3~----2~----3~---|------------|
A-|---|--1~----3~----3~---|------------|
E-|---|--1~----0~----1~---|--1-3-1-0~--|
  |   |                   |            |
e-|---|-------------------|--1-3-1-0~--|
B-|---|-------------------|------------|
G-|---|--3-----0----------|------------|
D-|---|----3-----2---3----|------------|
A-|---|------1-----3------|------------|
E-|---|-------------------|------------|
 
Solo:
e-|-------------------------------------------|----------------|------------------------15-13v--|
B-|-------------------------------------------|----------------|--15p13----13h15-15-15v---------|
G-|-------------------------------------------|----------------|--------14----------------------|
D-|---------3-5-5b--5bv-----3h5---------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
A-|--5-3-5v---------------------3~-3h5--------|----------------|--------------------------------|
E-|------------- s - f-----------------5~-----|----------------|--------------------------------|
  |                                           |     break      |                                |
e-|------1------0---1-----------1------0------|----------------|--------------1---1--------1----|
B-|------3------1---3-----------1------1------|----------------|--------------3---3--------1----|
G-|------2------0---3-----------2------2------|----------------|--------------3---3--------2----|
D-|-------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|

e-|--------------------------------------------15h17~-17v--15p13-17b-b--13h15-------------------|
B-|--15p13------13-15p13-15~s3-----13-15-13-15-------------------------------13~--13-15---------|
G-|-------14--14------------------------------------------------------------------------12h14~--|
D-|---------15----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------- h r -------------------------|
  |                                                                                             |
e-|--1--------------------------------------------1---1------------1-1-------1-------------0----|
B-|--1--------------------------------------------1---1------------3-3-------1-------------1----|
G-|--2--------------------------------------------2---2------------3-3-------2-------------2----|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-|--10h12b~bv-12h13-13v--|
B-|--10x------------------|
G-|--10x------------------|
D-|-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------|
E-|------ h r ------------|
  |                       |
e-|--------1--0------1----|
B-|--------3--1------1----|
G-|--------2--0------2----|
D-|-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------|
E-|-----------------------|

Verse 4:
e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------3-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                   |
e-|--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1------|
B-|----1-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
G-|------2-----3-----3-----3-----2-----2-----2-----2--|
D-|---------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------|

e-|---|-----------------------------------------|
B-|---|-----------------------------------------|
G-|---|--2-----0-----3--------------------0-----|
D-|---|--3-----2-----3----------------3-3---2~--|
A-|---|--0-----3-----1--------------------------|
E-|---|--2-----0-----1--------------1-----------|
  |   |                                         |
e-|---|--1-----0-----1-----1-----1----1-3-1-0~--|
B-|---|--3-----1-----3-----3-----1--------------|
G-|---|--2-----0-----3-----3-----2--------------|
D-|---|-----------------------------------------|
A-|---|-----------------------------------------|
E-|---|-----------------------------------------|

Chorus x2
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