18 Life by Skid Row #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 18 AND LIFE As recorded by Skid Row (From the 1989 Album SKID ROW) Words and Music by Rachel Bolan and Dave Sabo Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 1 clean' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 2 dist. right' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 3 dist. left' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr. 4 solo' Intro Moderate Rock Q=91 C#m B C#m B 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------------| |---5-----4-(4)-------|----5------4-(4)-----| |-----6------4--------|-------6------4------| |---------------4-----|-----------------4---| |-4-----4---------4h6-|-4-(4)---4---------2-| |---------------------|---------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |---------------------|-------0--------0--| |----5------4-(4)-----|-------0--------0--| |-------6------4------|-------4--------4--| |-----------------4---|----2--------4-----| |-4-(4)---4---------4-|-0-(0)----2-(2)----| |---------------------|-------------------| C#m B C#m B E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |----5------4-(4)-------|------------5---------4-(4)---------| |-------6------4--------|-----------------6-------4----------| |-----------------4-----|------------------------------4-----| |-4-(4)---4---------4h6-|--------4--(4)------4-------------2-| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | \1____/ | W a +Q +H +E E |-----------------------|-16---(16)-----(16)---------(16)s17p| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |----------------------|-------0--------0---|| |-----5------4-(4)-----|-------0--------0---|| |--------6------4------|-------4--------4---|| |------------------4---|----2--------4------|| |--4-(4)---4---------4-|-0-(0)----2-(2)-----|| |----------------------|--------------------|| | | > | ~~ | W W |-14-------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------|--------------------|| Verse C#m B C#m B E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------| |----5------4-(4)-------|----5------4-(4)-----| |-------6------4--------|-------6------4------| |-----------------4-----|-----------------4---| |-4-(4)---4---------4h6-|-4-(4)---4---------2-| |-----------------------|---------------------| | | G | W W |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| | | G | W W |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |-----------------------|-------0---------0--------------------| |----5------4-(4)-------|-------0---------0--------------------| |-------6------4--------|-------4---------4--------------------| |------------------4----|----2--------4------------------------| |-4-(4)---4-----------4-|-0-(0)----2-(2)-----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| | |tr II | ~~~~~~ | H E E Q H Q Q |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-2--------4---------------------------| |-----------------------|-2--------4---------------------------| |-----------------------|-0--------2---------------------------| |--------------0--16\---|-----------------4--------------------| | |tr III | H E E Q H Q S +S +S +S |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------------------| |-----------------------|-2--------4---------------------------| |-----------------------|-2--------4---------------------------| |-----------------------|-0--------2-----[2]b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)-| |--------------0--16\---|--------------------------------------| C#m B C#m B E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |------5------4-(4)-------|------5-------4--(4)--------| |---------6------4--------|---------6--------4---------| |-------------------4-----|----------------------4-----| |---4-(4)---4---------4h6-|--4--(4)---4--------------2-| |-------------------------|----------------------------| | | < | a W H +Q +E E |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------12S| |-------------------------|-------------------------11S| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-2h4---------------------|-[4]---------(4)-----(4)----| |-------------------------|----------------------------| | | a W +W |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| |-2h4---------------------|-(4)------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |--------------------------|-------0---------0---------------------|| |------5-------4--(4)------|-------0---------0---------------------|| |---------6--------4-------|-------4---------4---------------------|| |---------------------4----|----2--------4-------------------------|| |--4--(4)---4------------4-|-0-(0)----2-(2)------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------------------|| | | ~~~ ~~~~~~ | W H Q Q |--------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |--9-----------------------|---------------------------------------|| |--9-----------------------|-2--------4----------------------------|| |--------------------------|-2--------4----------------------------|| |--------------------------|-0--------2----------------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------4---------------------|| | | +H +E E Q H Q S +S +S +S |--------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |--------------------------|---------------------------------------|| |--------------------------|-2--------4----------------------------|| |--------------------------|-2--------4----------------------------|| |-(4)---------(4)----------|-0--------2-----[2]b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)--|| |------------------xS16\---|---------------------------------------|| Pre-Chorus $ A5 A5/G#F#5 G#5 A5 B5 Gtr II PM----| PM----| PM------| PM| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E E S S H H |----------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|| |----------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|| |-------------2--|------------------|-----------------------------|-2----4----|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------------------|-----------------------------|-2----4----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-x--|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--|--6----------6-6-6-6-6-6-----|-0----2----|| |-------------4--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--|--4----------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-|-----------|| | | Gtr III | PM----| PM----| PM------| PM| | E E E E E E Q E E E E E E S E. S +S E E E E E E S S H H |----------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|| |----------------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------|| |-------------2--|------------------|-----------------------------|-2----4----|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|------------------|-----------------------------|-2----4----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-x--|-4-4-4-4-4-4---4--|-[2]b4r(2)b4r6-6-6-6-6-6-----|-0----2----|| |-------------4--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--|-------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-4-|-----------|| Chorus 1.,2.,3. 4. $$ To Coda To Coda C#5 A5 E5 B5 E5 B5 Gtrs I, II, III E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q Q ||-----------------------|-------0--------------||------------| ||o----------------------|----0----0-----------o||------------| ||--------6----------2---|-----------------4----||------4--4--| ||-----6----6\----2----2-|--------------4-------||-2----4--4--| ||o-4-(4)------0-(0)-----|-----------2-(2)---3-o||-2----2--2--| ||-----------------------|-0-(0)----------------||-0----------| C#m B C#m B Gtr I E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |---5------4-(4)-------|----5-------4--(4)-----| |-----6-------4--------|-------6--------4------| |----------------4-----|-------------------4---| |-4------4---------4h6-|-4-(4)---4-----------2-| |----------------------|-----------------------| | | Gtr II | PM| PM| PM| ~ | E E Q E E E S S E E E E +E E Q |----------------------|-----------------------| |-----5\---------4-----|-------5---------------| |-----4\---------4-----|-------4---------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-4-4------4--4----4h6-|-4--4----4-(4)--0--2---| |----------------------|-----------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |------------------------|---------0--------------0----| |----5-------4-(4)-------|---------0--------------0----| |-------6-------4--------|---------4--------------4----| |-------------------4----|-----2-------------4---------| |-4-(4)----4-----------4-|-0--(0)---------2-(2)--------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| | | PM| PM| | E E Q E E Q E E E E a E E E E |------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------5\----------4\---|-----------------------------| |-------4\----------4\---|---/13--11s9-9h11--9---------| |------------------------|------------------------9h11-| |-4--4-------4--4--------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------| | | H E E Q E E E E E E a E E |------------------------|-----------------------------| |------------------------|----/5---4-------------------| |------------------------|-----------4----6--4---------| |------------------------|----------------------6s7--6-| |------------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------0--16\---|-----------------------------| Verse C#m B C#m B E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|-----------------------| |-------5---------4--(4)-------|----5-------4--(4)-----| |-----------6---------4--------|-------6--------4------| |------------------------4-----|-------------------4---| |---4--(4)-----4-----------4h6-|-4-(4)---4-----------2-| |------------------------------|-----------------------| | | ~~~~ | +Q Q Q E S S Q E E +E E Q |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------4-----|-------6---------------| |-(11)-----11\-----------4-----|-------6-----------4---| |----------11\-------------4h6-|-4-------4-(4)--0--2---| |------------------------------|-----------------------| | | > | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | +H +H W |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |--(6)-----------(6)-----------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| C#m B Asus2 Bsus4 E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q |------------------------|-------0---------0--------------------| |----5-------4-(4)-------|-------0---------0--------------------| |-------6-------4--------|-------4---------4--------------------| |-------------------4----|----2--------4------------------------| |-4-(4)----4-----------4-|-0-(0)----2-(2)-----------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~ | Q Q E E Q H Q Q |------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------6\------4---4\---|-2--------4---------------------------| |-------6\------4---4\---|-2--------4---------------------------| |-4-------------2---2\---|-0--------2---------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------4--------------------| | | H E E Q H Q S +S +S +S |------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------------------| |------------------------|-2--------4---------------------------| |------------------------|-2--------4---------------------------| |------------------------|-0--------2-----[2]b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)-| |---------------0--16\---|--------------------------------------| N.C. Gtr II PM| PM| PM| PM| ~~~ E E Q E E Q E E E E E S S Q |-----------------|----------------------------------| |-----5\------4\--|-----5---4------------------------| |-----4\------4\--|-----4---4------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------| |-4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4---4---0-0--2-----------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------| | | Gtr III | \1/ \1/ \1/ | PM| PM| PM| PM| | E E Q E E Q E E E E E S S S +S +S +S |-----------------|----------------------------------| |-----5\------4\--|-----5---4-----[7]-(7)--(7)--(7)--| |-----4\------4\--|-----4---4------------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------| |-4-4-----4-4-----|-4-4---4---0-0--------------------| |-----------------|----------------------------------| D.S. al Coda A5 B5 PM| PM ~~~~~~ E E Q E S S Q H Q Q |-------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----5\--------4\--|--------------------------------|| |-----4\--------4\--|-2----4-------------------------|| |-----------4-4-----|-2----4-------------------------|| |-4-4-----4---------|-0----2-------------------------|| |-------------------|----------4---------------------|| | | PM| PM | E E Q E S S Q H Q S +S +S +S |-------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----5\--------4\--|--------------------------------|| |-----4\--------4\--|-2----4-------------------------|| |-----------4-4-----|-2----4-------------------------|| |-4-4-----4---------|-0----2--[2]b4r(2)b4r(2)b4r(2)--|| |-------------------|--------------------------------|| & E5 B5 C#5 N.C. Gtrs I, II Gtr II PM| PM| PM| ~~~~ H Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q S E. +Q E +Q. |------------|----------------------|---------------19b21-(19)---|| |------------|----------------------|-----17--(17)---------------|| |------4--4--|-6-----6-----6-----6--|-/18------------------------|| |-2----4--4--|-6-----6-----6-----6--|----------------------------|| |-2----2--2--|---4-4---4-4---4-4----|----------------------------|| |-0----------|----------------------|----------------------------|| | | Gtr III | PM| PM| PM| ~~~~ | H Q Q E S S E S S E S S Q S E. +Q E +Q. |------------|----------------------|----------------------------|| |------------|----------------------|-----17--(17)--19b21-(19)---|| |------4--4--|-6-----6-----6-----6--|-/18------------------------|| |-2----4--4--|-6-----6-----6-----6--|----------------------------|| |-2----2--2--|---4-4---4-4---4-4----|----------------------------|| |-0----------|----------------------|----------------------------|| Bridge E5 B5 Gtr II PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-| |-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-|-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-| |-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-|-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-| |-0-x-x-0-x-x-0-x-x-0-x-x-|-------------------------| | | Gtrs I, III | ~ | H E E E S S H E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------2h4-|-2-----------2-4---2-----| |-0-----------0-2---4-----|---------------------4---| A5 B5 PM| PM| PM| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E S S E S S E S S E S S H +Q +E S S |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-----------------[4]h[5]-| |-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-------|-------------------------| |-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-------|-------------------------| |-0-x-x-0-x-x-0-x-x-0-0s7---|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-/7----(7)--(7)\---------| | | H E E E S S W |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------------| |-0-----------0-----0---2h4-|--2----------------------| |---------------4-----------|-------------------------| Guitar Solo C#5 A5 E5 B5 ~~~ ~~ Q. S S Q. S S Q. a +S S Q. S S |--------------------|---------------------------| |-------4h5------4h5-|-[5]b7====5r(5)p4------4h5-| |-[6]-------6--------|------------------4--------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| | | Gtr III | H H H H |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--6--------2--------|------------------4--------| |--6--------2--------|--2---------------4--------| |--4--------0--------|--2---------------2--------| |--------------------|--0------------------------| C#5 A5 ~~ E. S S S S S S +E. S +S S S |----------------------------------------| |---------9h12p9-12b14==(12)-12r(12)-9---| |-6--6/-x------------------------------9-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | H H |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-6---------------2----------------------| |-6---------------2----------------------| |-4---------------0----------------------| |----------------------------------------| E5 B5 E S S +E. T T S +S +E +E E |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-11b13==11-11r(11)-9s8-8b9==(8)r(8)-(8)-[9]b11==| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | H H |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------4------------------------| |--2--------------------4------------------------| |--2--------------------2------------------------| |--0---------------------------------------------| C#5 A5 E5 B5 ~ |-----6------| +E S S S S S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S |-----------------------------9-|-9------------------------------------| |------------9h10-12p10---------|---12p10p9-----------------------9-12-| |-(9)r8-9-11--------------------|-----------11p9p8h9-8-------9-11------| |--------------------------11---|-----------------------9h11-----------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| | | H H H H |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |--6------------------2---------|--------------------4-----------------| |--6------------------2---------|-2------------------4-----------------| |--4------------------0---------|-2------------------2-----------------| |-------------------------------|-0------------------------------------| C#5 A5 ~~ Q S +S +S S Q E T T T T |-----------------------------19p17p16h17p16-| |-14--16b19==(16)r(16)-16-17-----------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | H H |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--6-----------------------2-----------------| |--6-----------------------2-----------------| |--4-----------------------0-----------------| |--------------------------------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda E5 B5 > T T T T T T T T T T T T E +Q +Q |----16-------------------------------19b21-(19)--(19)---|| |-19----19p17p16----17p16----16--------------------------|| |----------------18-------18----18p16--------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| | | E E E E Q Q |--------------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------4-----4----|| |--2-----------2-----------2-----------2------4-----4----|| |--2-----------2-----------2-----------2------2-----2----|| |--0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------------|| Outro && E5 B5 C#9 Asus2 Gtr I Gtr II ~~~ H S S S S S S S S S E. E E +Q S S E |----------------------||--------------------------| |------4h5-5---4---4---||-4s5----4-----------------| |------4-----4---4---4-||----------4-(4)-----4s6---| |-2----4h6-------------||------------------------6-| |-2--------------------||--------------------------| |-0--------------------||--------------------------| | | Gtrs II, III Gtrs I, III | H Q Q E E E E E E E E |----------------------||------0----------0--------| |----------------------||--------4-----------4-----| |------4-------4-------||----------4-------------4-| |-2----4-------4-------||--------------------------| |-2----2-------2-------||-4-----------0--(0)-------| |-0--------------------||--------------------------| Emaj7 Badd4 ~~~~~ +Q S S E +Q. S S |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-(6)-----6s7-----------------| |-------------9-(9)-------7s6-| |-----------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |------0------------------0---| |---------4-------------4-----| |-------------4------4--------| |-----------------------------| |----------------2--(2)-------| |--0--(0)---------------------| C#9 Asus2 Emaj7 Badd4 ~~~~~~~~ S E. E E +Q S S E +Q S S S S E S S S S S S |----------------------------|-----------------------------------9-11-| |-4s5------4-----------------|--------------------------------12------| |------------4-(4)-----4s6---|------------------------9-11b13---------| |--------------------------6-|-(6)-----6s7-------/11------------------| |----------------------------|-------------7s9------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------0-----------0--------|------0----------------------------0----| |----------4-----------4-----|---------4-----------------4------------| |------------4-------------4-|-------------4-------4------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-4----(4)------0--(0)-------|-----------------2--(2)-----------------| |----------------------------|--0--(0)--------------------------------| C#9 Asus2 Emaj7 Badd4 ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +Q S S E +Q S S E +E S S S S S S |-12-----11----------------------|-------------------------------14p12p11----| |-----------12-(12)-----12h14----|------------------------14p=12----------12-| |-----------------------------13-|-(13)-----13h14-11-(11)--------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----0--------------0-----------|-------0------------------------------0----| |---------4--------------4-------|-----------4--------------------4----------| |------------4-----------------4-|-----------------4-------4-----------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |--4-(4)---------0--(0)----------|---------------------2--(2)----------------| |--------------------------------|---0--(0)----------------------------------| H C#9 Asus2 S E. E E +Q E E |-11h12------[11]--------------12-12-| |-----------------12-(12)\-----12-12-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |---------0-----------------0--------| |--------------4----------------4----| |------------------4---------------4-| |------------------------------------| |--4-----(4)-----------0---(0)-------| |------------------------------------| .=H Emaj7 Badd4 C#m ~~ ~~ Q S +E. Q S S S S W |-12\-----------------------------------|-------*| |-12\---------------10---------12-------|-------*| |------11b13-(11)---11-----/13----13s11p|==9----*| |---------------------------------------|-------*| |---------------------------------------|-------*| |---------------------------------------|-------*| | | Q E E E E E E W |-------0--------------------------0----|-^4----*| |-----------------4----------4----------|-^5----*| |-----------------------4---------------|-^6----*| |---------------------------------------|-^6----*| |--------------------2-(2)--------------|-^4----*| |--0---(0)------------------------------|-------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths www.TAB6.com