Hysteria - Def Leppard
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hysteria
by Def Leppard


[Intro]

v guitar 2 in here
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------0-------0--------0--------------0---------------0--------|
D|-----4-------4-------4-------4---------4-----4---------4-----4-----|
A|--5----5-------5--------5-------5----5---------5-----5----------5--|
E|-----------------------------------3--------------3----------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0-----------------0-----------------0--------0------0--------|
D|--------4-------4----------4-----4--------4--------4-------4-------4-----|
A|-----2-------------2----5-----------5--5-----5--------5------5--------5--|
E|--0------------------3---------------------------------------------------|


guitar 2 (during intro)

e|---"5"vvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---"5"vvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------"7"vvvvvvvvv---"7"vvvvvvvvv------9----9--7----7--|
D|-----------------------"7"vvvvvvvvv---"7"vvvvvvvvv---7-------------7----|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse- play intro twice, then;


1 dist + 1 clean

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----4------5----4-----4------4-----5--4------------4---5---4----------4--|
A|--5-----5-----------5------5-----5--------5------5-------------5---5------|
E|---------------------------------------------3--------------------3-------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5---4------------4---5---4------------4----5----4---------4-----5---4--|
A|---------5------2-------------2------5---------------5---5-----5---------|
E|------------0--------------------3---------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------5--5---4---------5----4-------|
A|---5--------------5-------------5---|
E|------------------------------------|


Chorus (actually starts on beat 3 of previous bar)


D Dsus4 Cadd 9
I gotta know tonight,
-----------0-----------------------------|
---------------3----------------- <---| part A
-------------------0vvvvvvvvv------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|

D Dsus4 G6/B
If your alone tonight
(part A)


D Dsus4 Cadd9 Can't stop this fellin,
(part A)

C G D Dadd9
Can't stop this fire.


Riff A:
Em C5
e|--10------------10----------------10------------10-----------|
B|---------8---------------8---------------8-------------8-----|
G|------7-----7--------7------7--------7-------7------7-----7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


D5
--10-----------10-------------10------------10---------------|
---------8------------7--------------8-------------10--------|
------7-----7------7------7-------7------7------7-------7----|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------| End Riff A

repeat Riff A then;

Riff C -------------------------------------------------------------|
E5 C5 D
--10------------10----------------10-----------10------------------|
---------8--------------8----------------8------------8------8>10--|
------7------7------7-------7---------7-----7------7------7--------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st time: repeat first half of intro with fig below, then same as first
[Verse]

-------------------------------------|
--10-----(10)/12vvvvvvvvvvvv---------| <- let A ring before sliding
-------------------------------------| top B. Do not pick B.
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------|


2nd time:

e|---12\---------------------|
B|---17\---------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|----------------------2----|
A|----------------------0----|
E|---------------------------|


[Solo]

A5 D5 A5
e|-------------------------------------------7>9--9--14vvvvvvv---|
B|---5vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---5>7--7vvvvvvvvv----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|


D5
e|----------------------7---9--0--9-----------------------10/12\10vvvvvvv----|
B|--12---14\--------10----------------/7>10vvvvvvvvvvv----10/12\10vvvvvvv----|
G|-------------9vvv----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A5 v-- w/ harmonizer set oct.
down.
e|----0----0---10---0---0---9--0---0--12--14vvvvv-------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------14vvvvv-----12/14\12/14\12vvvv--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


D5
V-- harmonizer out.
e|----------------------------------------------------------12---------12--|
B|----10/17vvv---14--14------------------14--14vvvv---12>14-----12>14------|
G|-----------------------14--14--14--14------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--14vvvvv---14vvvv--15vvvvvv-----|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

Go back and play chorus, playing Riff A 4 times, and end with riff C


[Outro]

e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10--------------10---10--10/12vvvv-------7\5/7vvvvvv----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------5vvvvvvvv------7--------------------10-----------10--10--10/12--12vvv--|
G|----7---------------7---7vvvvvvvvvvv------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7/5\7vvvvvv-----------------------7----------------10-------------10>12--|
G|----------------7/9vvvvvvvvvv----7------7-----9>11>9-----9>7--9--7--9------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---10---10vvvvvvv----/12vvvvvvvv------------------------12>15>12---|
G|---------------------/12vvvvvvvv-------9/14vvvvvvvvvv--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---11\7/9vvvvv--------7--7--7vvvvvvvv-------7------7------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------7--9---7--9---9>7---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------7>9---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------10---|

transcribed by Wolf Marshall



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| > Accented note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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Hysteria (Live) ? Def Leppard
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Tuning: Standard

intro pt. 1:
D 6x G 2x
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-10h12-12-12-10h12-12-12-12-12-*|-----------------------------*|
A|-------------------------------*|-7h10-10-10-7h10-10-10-10-10-*|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------|

Em 2x G 2x
G|----------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------------------*|-----------------------------*|
A|-5h7-7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-*|-7h10-10-10-7h10-10-10-10-10-*|
E|----------------------|------------------------------|

(start on the 5th time)
gtr 1 gtr 2 gtr 1 only 1 measure
D G Em G /----------------\ 2x
e|---------|-|--------|-|-5+------|--------|--------|-----------------|
B|---------|-|-7+-----|-|------5+-|--------|--------|---5h7p5-5-------|
G|------7+-|-|-----7+-|-|---------|-----5+-|-----7+-|-7---------7---7-|
D|-7+------|-|--------|-|---------|-5+-----|-7+-----|-------------7---|
A|---------|-|--------|-|---------|--------|--------|-----------------|
E|---------|-|--------|-|---------|--------|--------|-----------------|

intro pt. 2/verse:

G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|-3333-3333-3333-3333-|-0000-0000-3333-3333-|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-5555-5555-5555-5555-|
E|---------------------|
guitar 1 (rhythm) 1 time for intro, 2 times for verse
D G
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|----------0-----|-0-------0-----|--------0------|---------0--------|
D|-----4------4---|---4-------4---|-----4-----4---|------4-----4-----|
A|--5----5------5-|-----5-------5-|---5---------5-|----5----------5--|
E|----------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3----------------|
Em G D
e|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------0--------|----------0-------|----------0-------|-0------0--------|
D|--------4-------4----|-------4-----4----|----4--------4----|---4-------4-----|
A|-----2-------------2-|----5-----------5-|-5-----5--------5-|-----5--------5--|
E|--0------------------|-3----------------|------------------|-----------------|


Intro pt. 2 lead: 2x, only 1 measure
D G Em G D /-----------------\
e|-------|-|-|-|-------|---------|-----|-----------------|
B|-------|-|-|-|-------|---------|-----|---5h7p5-5-------|
G|----7+-|-|-|-|-7-7/9-|--9-9\12-|-11/-|-7---------7---7-|
D|-7+----|-|-|-|-7-7/9-|--9-9\12-|-12/-|-------------7---|
A|-------|-|-|-|-------|---------|-----|-----------------|
E|-------|-|-|-|-------|---------|-----|-----------------|

Guitar 2 verse (2nd time repeat)

D G
e|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
B|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
G|----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|-----4----5-4---|-5-4-----5-4---|-----4--5--4---|------4--5--4-----|
A|--5----5------5-|-----5-------5-|---5---------5-|----5----------5--|
E|----------------|---------------|-3-------------|-3----------------|
Em G D
e|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|---------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D|--------4---5---4----|-------4--5--4----|----4-----5--4----|-5-4----5--4-----|
A|-----2-------------2-|----5-----------5-|-5-----5--------5-|-----5--------5--|
E|--0------------------|-3----------------|------------------|-----------------|
pre-chorus (start on last measure of verse)
3x
/--------------------\
e|-2---3---0-|-0-----|-0---3---2--|
B|-3---3---3-|---3---|-3---3---3--|
G|-2---2---0-|-----0-|-0---0---2--|
D|-0---0---2-|-------|-2---0---0--|
A|---------3-|-------|-3---2------|
E|-----------|-------|-----3------|

play last half of last measure of verse, then:
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|-3333-3333-3333-3333-|-3333-3333-5555-5555-|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|-3333-3333-3333-3333-|

G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-----------5555-5555-|
E|-3333-3333-----------|

Chorus 2x
/-------------------------------------------\
/-------2x-------\
e|---------|--------------|------3-3-3-3-2-2-|----|----|----|
B|---5-5-3-|----5-----5-3-|-3----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--|-8--|-3--|
G|---4-4-4-|----5-----5-5-|-2----------------|-4--|-7--|-2--|
D|---------|--------------|-0----------------|-2--|-5--|-0--|
A|---------|--3---3-3-----|------------------|----|----|----|
E|-0-------|--------------|------------------|----|----|----|

2x
/---------------------------------------------\
2x on 2nd time
/---------------------\
G|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----|----|----|
D|-----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----|----|----|
A|-----------|-3333-3333-|-5555-555-|-5555-5555-|----|----|-5--|
E|-0000-0000-|-----------|----------|-----------|-0--|-3--|----|

5x
/----------\ 2x then play first riff 4x, then:
e|----10-----|---10-----|---10-----|---10------| |-----------|
B|---------8-|--------7-|--------8-|--------10-| |-8/10~~~---|
G|-7-----7---|-7----7---|-7----7---|-7----7----| |-----------|
D|-----------|----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|
A|-----------|----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|
E|-----------|----------|----------|-----------| |-----------|

interlude

lead: (rhythm plays verse riff)

e|----------------------------|
B|-10~~~-10/12-12~~~~---7/5/7-|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

lead for verse 2: 2x, one measure
(hold from interlude) /---------------\
e|--------------5+-------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|//7--------------5+------------------7+--------------|---5h7p5-5-------|
G|-------------------------7+--7+----------7+-------7+-|-7---------7---7-|
D|----------------------7+---------7+-----------7+-----|-------------7---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

end of 2nd pre chorus lead:

e|----------------|
B|----7+----------|
G|-------7+----7+-|
D|-+7+------7+----|
A|----------------|
E|----------------|

rest for a few bars after 2nd chorus, then solo
e|---------------------------------12//////-|-10/////----|
B|-7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7---15b17///-|-13b15//----|
G|------------------------------------------|------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------|
A|------------------------------------------|------------|
E|------------------------------------------|------------|

e|------------------777-7/9-9-9/14---------------7-9------9-----|
B|---------5-5-5/7-----------------12/14-----10--------------10-|
G|----------------------------------------9-----------9---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7///---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------10----9---10/14~~-----------------------------------------------|
B|-10/12/10-----------------------12/14/12/14/12------17-14---------14---12-14--|
G|-----------99----99---9-------------------------14--------14--14--------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

pre chorus starts
e|-12----12-14--|-14-14-14---15----------|
B|----14--------|----------------15b17~~~|
G|--------------|------------------------|
D|--------------|------------------------|
A|--------------|------------------------|
E|--------------|------------------------|


Solo guitar 2
e|---------------------------------12//////-|-10/////----|
B|-7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7b8r7---15b17///-|-13b15//----|
G|------------------------------------------|------------|
D|------------------------------------------|------------|
A|---------------------------------(0)------|(0)---------| (bass notes)
E|------------------------------------------|------------|

2.75x
/----------------------------------------------------------------------\
e|-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------|-----------------|----------------3-|-3---------3---3-|-3-----3-3-3-----|
G|-------|-2---------2---2-|-2--------------2-|-2---------2---2-|-2-----2-2-2-----|
D|-------|-2---------2---2-|-2--------------0-|-0---0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-----|
A|-7///--|-0---0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0----|-----------------|---------------3-|
E|-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|

2.75x
/----------------------------------------------------------------------\
G|-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-------|-----------------|----------------0-|-0---0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-----|
A|-7///--|-0---0-0-0---0---|-0---0-0-0-0-0----|-----------------|---------------3-|
E|-------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


then play pre chorus

then chorus

outro

e|--------------------------------------------------10----------------------------|
B|-10-10-10/12---7/5/7-----------7------------/10------10-10/12~~~~-7/5/7------7--|
G|----------------------7-7/9---7-7------7+-------------------------------7/9-7-7-|
D|------------------------------------7+------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------7h10p7---------|
B|-------------5h7p5-5---5--------10-10~~~-10--10/12-12~~--10-10~~---------7------|
G|/9/7/9/7---7---------7---7-7------------------------------------------------7/9-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------1010101010101010-|----|
B|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------|-3~~|
G|-7-7--9/7--7/9--9/7-7--7/9/7-----999999999999999999999999-9999999999999999-|-2~~|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-0~~|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|



| / slide
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| r release
| _ repeat multiple times


intro pt.1
intro pt.2
verse
prechorus
chorus
interlude
verse
prechorus
chorus
solo
prechorus
chorus2x
outro (rhythm plays verse)







chords/lyrics:
verse

D
Out of touch
G
Out of reach, yeah
Em G
You could try to get closer to me
D
I'm in love
G
I'm in deep, yeah
Em
Hypnotized
G
I'm shakin' to my knees

Prechorus:

D/Dsus4
Cadd9
I gotta know tonight
D/Dsus4
Cadd9
If you're alone tonight
D/Dsus4
Cadd9
Can't stop this feeling
D
Can't stop this fire

Em
I get hysterical
C
Hysteria
D
Oh, can you feel it (Oh can you feel it)
Do you believe it (Do you believe it)
Em C
It's such a magical mysteria
D
When you get that feelin' (When you get that feelin')
Better start believin (Better start believin')
Em
Cause it's a miracle
C D
Say you will, ooh babe

Hysteria when you're near

D
Out of me
G
Into you, yeah
Em
You could hide
G D
it's just a one way street
D G
Oh, I believe I'm in you, yeah
Em
Open wide, that's right
D
Dream me off my feet, oh, believe in me

pre chorus

chorus

Hysteria when you're near

A

Solo: A / D

pre chorus

Chorus
Song info
Hysteria
Def Leppard
2001
  • Rock
  • Arena Rock
  • Hard Rock
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