Runaway - Bon Jovi
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Runaway

By Bon Jovi
Written by: Jon Bon Jovi and George Karakoglou
From the album 'Bon Jovi'
Tabbed by Ferdinand Blomqvist
Symbols
Listen to the record to get the timing


[Intro]

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-|

N.H.
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|5\--------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|--------------0-|
W.B. dive

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|#\--------------|
e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|#\------------0-|

[Verse 1]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|--------------0-|3---------------|--------------3-|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|2-------------2-|3-----3-5-----5-|7---------------|7---------------|
a|2-------------2-|3-----3-5-----5-|7---------------|7---------------|
e|0-------------0-|1-----1-3-----3-|5---------------|5---------------|
Vol. swell

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|
d|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----5---5-------|
a|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|------3---------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------|

N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|----\/--\/--------|
b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|----\/--\/--------|
g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|----\/--\/--------|
d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|7---\/--\/--------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
L.R. until chorus W.B. dips

N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
g|7-----------7---|----\/--\/--\/--|5---------------|------------------|
d|------7---------|7---\/--\/--\/--|5---------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\----------------|

[Verse 2]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|
d|2---------------|3-------5-------|----------------|----5---5-------|
a|2---------------|3-------5-------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|1-------3-------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
a|7---------------|----------------|5---------------|----------------|
e|5---------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|----5---5-------|
d|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----5---5-------|
a|2---------------|------5---------|----------------|----------------|
e|0---------------|------3---------|5-----7-8-7-3-5-|--5-------------|

N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
L.R. until chorus W.B. dips W.B. vibrato

N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
g|7-----------7---|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
d|------7---------|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\----------------|

[Chorus]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
a|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
e|5---------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
P.M.------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|------------------|
a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2v|----------------|--------7-5---7-|--5-7-------------|
e|----------------|------3v--------|5---5---5-3---5-|--3-5------/17\---|
P.M.-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[1st Ending]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2---2-----------|----------------|------------------|
a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2---2-----------|----------------|------------------|
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0---0-----------|----------------|------------------|
P.M.------------------------------------------------------------------|

[2nd Ending]
e|----------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
b|----------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
g|----------------|--------|--------|--------|----------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-------|--------|--------|----------|
a|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|2-------|--------|--------|----------|
e|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|0-------|--------|--------|----------|
P.M.---------------------------------------------------|

[Solo]
The solo is kind of tricky. In the part with a lot of slides up and
down the fretbord, plan your fingering (it will be a lot easier with
a good fingering). The delay in the beginig should be set on a
quarternote.

U.B.---------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
b|5-----5-----5---|--5-----5---5---|5---------------8---|
g|7b9---7b9---7b9-|--7b9---7b9-7b9-|7b9---------7b9-----|
d|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|--------------------|
With delay----------------------------------------------|


e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
b|------------------|--5-8---------------|-----------------|
g|7b9r7-5---5-7-5-7b|9-----7b9r7-5-7p5---|-----------------|
d|--------7---------|------------------7-|5-/4-------------|
a|------------------|--------------------|-----5-5-----3-5-|
e|------------------|--------------------|-----------------|

e|----------------|8-8---------10----|----------------------------|
b|----------------|----10\3/10----10-|12b13-r12b13-12b13r12-10----|
g|--------5-5-----|------------------|-------------------------12-|
d|------------7/--|------------------|----------------------------|
a|3-3-------------|------------------|----------------------------|
e|----5\----------|------------------|----------------------------|


L.R.-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|10----10------------|15------------15----15----15----15------|
b|10h12----12--10-----|15b17---------15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17---|
g|----------------12--|----------------------------------------|
d|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
a|--------------------|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------|----------------------------------------|

e|15----------------------|---------------------|
b|15b17r15-13-------------|----5------8------13-|
g|------------14\2----5---|7b9---\2/9---9/14----|
d|-----------------/7---7-|---------------------|
a|------------------------|---------------------|
e|------------------------|---------------------|

e|------------------------|------------17-----------------|
b|------15-------17----17-|20-17-20b22----20b22---20b22---|
g|14/16----16/19----19----|-------------------------------|
d|------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|------17-17-19-20-19-17----|
b|20b22-------------------20-|
g|---------------------------|
d|---------------------------|
a|---------------------------|
e|---------------------------|

e|17h19p17----17h19h20p19p17----17---------------|
b|---------20----------------20---20p17----20p17-|
g|--------------------------------------17-------|
d|-----------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------|--------|
b|---------------------------------------------|--------|
g|19p17-19b21-r19p17-------17------------------|--------|
d|-------------------19p17-----19p17h19p17-----|--------|
a|-----------------------------------------19--|19------|
e|---------------------------------------------|--------|
This note is
played on the
1st beat of the
bridge

[Bridge]
N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|12--------------|----\/--\/\/\/--|5---------------|5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
b|------12--------|----\/--\/\/\/--|------5---------|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
g|------------12--|----\/--\/\/\/--|------------5---|-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---|
d|----------------|12--\/--\/\/\/--|----------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
L.R. until chorus W.B. dips W.B. vibrato

N.H.------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|3---------------|------------------|
g|7-----------7---|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
d|------7---------|\/--\/--\/------|5---------------|------------------|
a|----------------|----------------|3---------------|#\----------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|#\----------------|

[Outro Chorus]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
a|7---------------|----------------|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
e|5---------------|----------------|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
P.M.------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
b|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
g|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|
d|5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|----------------|----------------|------------------|
a|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2v|----------------|--------7-5---7-|------------------|
e|----------------|------3v--------|5---5---5-3---5-|--3-5-7-8-7-5-3---|
P.M.-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Repeat] x4


After that the song starst to fade. When the fading part begins richie
plays an outro solo. I won't tab it because you can only hear about 7s
of it.


Here's how to put the parts together:

1. Intro
2. 1st Verse
3. Chorus with 1st Ending
4. 2nd Verse
5. Chorus with 2nd Ending
6. Solo
7. Bridge
8. Outro Chorus


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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

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro] A A G G :|| 3x 1-12
[Verse] A A G G E F-G A A 13-20
A A G G E E-G A A 21-28
E G A A D D C G 29-36
[Chorus] A A G G C E-G A A 37-44
G E A A 45-48
[Verse 2] [Verse 1] 49-72
[Chorus 2] A A G G C E-G A A 73-80
G E NC A A A A 81-87 (84:delaytime 394,7ms
[Solo] A A C D A A C G 88-95 decay 4)
A A C D A A C G 96-104
[Verse 3 E G A A D D C G 105-112
[Chorus] ||:A A G G C E-G A A :|| 113-144
A A G G Fade out 145-148

[Intro] press pick
A G w.b. A G slide
1 9
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------\-----------------------------------|
A|-------7-----------5-----------\-------7----------5------X\-------|
E|---0---5-------0---3---------------0---5------0---3------X\------0|

[1.Verse] 15.
A G E F G A
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7===7--------5-------5----------3---3--5----5--7------------------|
|-5===5-----0--3-------3--0----0--1---1--3----3--5------------------|

21. 28.
A E G A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------5--5-5------|
A|-7===7-----5===5-----2===2---5-5--------2--3-2---------5--5-5------|
E|-5===5-----3===3-----0===0---3-3---5--5--------3--5--5-------------|

35. [Chorus]
let ring l.r. l.r. pick
E G A D C slide A
e|-12--------------5----------10-------------------------------------|
B|-----12-------------5---------10-----10----------------------------|
G|-------12--------------5----------10--------12---------------------|
D|------------12------------7----------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------X\---7===7--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------X\---5===5--------|

P.M. G C E G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------__---------------|
A|---------------------------------3_--_3--3--3--2-- --2---_--_-----|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------3----3----|

43.
A G E A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------7-5--7------5-7--7-------------------------2--2------------|
E|--5-----5-3--5------3-5--5--17--5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--0------------|

[2 Verse] (49.)
A G E F G A p.m.
e|---------------3----3----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3----3----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7----7----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5----5----------------------------------------------|
A|--7------7-----5----5---2----3---5----------2--3----------5--5--5--|
E|--5------5-----3----3---0----1---3-------5-------3--5--5--5--5--5--|

57.
A G E F G A p.m.
e|---------------3----3----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3----3----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------7----7----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5----5----------------------------------------------|
A|--7------7-----5----5---2----2---5-5-------2-3-2----------5--5--5--|
E|--5------5-----3----3---0----0---3-3---5-5-------3--5--5--5--5--5--|

72.
65. press pick
E l.r. G A D w.b. slide A
e|--12--------------5--------5----10----10---10----------------------|
B|------12-------------5-------------10------------------------------|
G|---------12-------------5---------------------12-------------------|
D|-------------12-------------------------------10-------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------X\---7--7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------X\---5--5-------|

p.m. G C E G
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------3----3-3-3-2--2-----------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------3--3----------|

79. A --- ----------------------------------------| slide G p.m. E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-5---7----5--7---7--------------------------2------------------|
E|-5---5-3---5----3--5---5---17--5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0------------------|

83. 89.
A l.r. A
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------5---5-----5---8-----------------------|
G|--/7---/7--/7----/7---/7--/7----/7-------------7--7--5---5--7--5--7|
D|-------------------------------------------------------7-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

92. 1/4
C D A bend
e|------------\------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5--8---7--\7--5--7--5----------------------------------5-5-2-5--|
G|/7-------/---------------7---5--3--4-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------5-5-5--3-5--3--3--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------5-3----------|

95.
C G
e|-------------------------------------------------------10-------10-|
B|------------------12--15----12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10----10-12-12-12-|
G|17--17--14--9--12--------14-------------------------12-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

sl sl
A -- --
e|10------------15---15--------15-15---------------------------------|
B|12-10---------15---15-15-15--15-15-15--13--------------------------|
G|------12--4--/----/-----------------------14--2---0--2--5--2--2--5-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

98. sl sl
-- C -- D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------8--10-13--10--10-13--15--13--13-15-17--X--15-17-|
G|9--5--5--9--12--9--------------\--------------\--------------------|
D|--------------------------------\--------------\-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

A hp C
e|-----------17----------------17-19-20-19-17----17-19-17----17-19-20|
B|-20-8--20-----20--20--20--20----------------20----------20---------|
G|-------------------------/-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

103.
G
e|19-17----17-----17-------------------------------------------------|
B|------20---20-17--20-17---17---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------19--19191917----17-------------------------|
D|------------------------------------1917--1917191719--19-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| \ Slide down
| / Slide up

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Song info
Runaway
Bon Jovi
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Pop Rock
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