************************* * Once Bitten Twice Shy * ************************* This is one of the best songs of the 80's. And it's not to hard to play just the chords. This s a very extensive tab that took quite a while to make so please give feedback. Jsals2k@yahoo.com I. Hunter 1. Chords and rhythm C5 G5 D5/A Bb5 Eb5/Bb F5 G EA D GBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 81010XXX 355XXX 5577XX 688XXX 6688XX 133XXX 355433 G5/D D5 Bb7 F5/C E A D G BE E A D GBE EADGBE EAD G BE 10101212XX 101212XXX 6867XX 881010XX _________________________________________________________________ 2. Song structure and lyrics: Intro: |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 |C5 | Verse 1: [C5]Well the times gettin' hard for you little girl I'm a [G5]hummin' and a strummin' all [D5]over God's world [C5]You can't remember when you got your last meal And [G5]you don't know just how a [D5]woman feels [Bb7]You didn't know what rock 'n' roll was Un- [Eb/Bb]til you met my drummer on a grey tour bus [Bb7]I got there in the nick of time Be- [Eb/Bb]fore he got his hands across your state line Chorus: I said [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [G] Verse 2: Now its the [C5]middle of the night on the open road The [G5]heater don't work and it's [D5]oh-so cold [C5]You're lookin' tired, you're lookin' kinda beat The [G5]rhythm of the street sure [D5]knocks you off your feet [Bb7]You didn't know how rock 'n' roll looked Un- [Eb/Bb]til you caught your sister with the guys from the group [Bb7]Half-way home in the parking lot By the [Eb/Bb]look in her eyes she was givin' what she got Chorus Solo: |C5 |C5 |F5 |F5 | 2x Well [C5]Woman you're a mess gonna die in your sleep There's [G5]blood on my amp and my [D5]fenders beat [C5]Can't keep you home, you're messin' around My [G5]best friend told me you're the [D5]best lick in town [Bb7]You didn't know that rock 'n' roll burned [Eb/Bb]So you bought a candle and you live and you learn [Bb7]You got the rhythm, you got the speed [Eb/Bb]Mamma's little baby likes it short and sweet Chorus plus: I said [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F5]shy, babe [C5]Ah ah ah once bitten twice [F]shy ________________________________________________________________ 3. Tabs There are two rhythm guitars, but I don't have a clue who's who. So I just call them rhythm guitar 1 (the guitar panned to your right speaker) and 2 (the guitar panned to your left speaker). Rhythm guitar 1 =============== Use all downstrokes unless indicated otherwise Intro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|----------------x-------x---10--|10--10-h12------10------x---10-10| E|8-------8-------x-------x---8---|8---8-----------8-------x---8--8-| d u . (. = short) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|10--10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10------12------| E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|10--10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------13------12--10--| E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---| . . Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|----10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10------10\-----| E|**--8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8-\-----| . . (* The last notes of the previous bar are still ringing here on the first half of the first beat. So don't strike the C5-chord here. In following verses you do strike the C5-chord here). 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|----7---9-------7-------9-------| A|\5--5---7-------5-------7---0---|5---5---5-------5-------5-------| E|\3--3---3-------3-------3-------|----------------------------3/--| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|10------12------10------12------|10--10--12------10------10\-----| E|8-------8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8-------8-\-----| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------7-------9-------| D|--------------------------------|7---7---9-------7-------9---2---| A|\5--5---7-------5-------7-------|5---5---5-------5-------5---0---| E|\3--3---3-------3-------3-------|--------------------------------| . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| A|1---1---1-------1-------1-------|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|1---1---1-------1-------1-------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------1---| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| A|1---1---1-------1-------1-------|1---1---1-------1-------1-------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------1---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|3---3---5-------3-------5-------|3---3---5-------3-------5-------| D|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| The Bb- and the Eb-chords are quite a stretch in first position. I've choosen for this as the low F can only be reached in the first position. You can also play these chords in the sixth position but then the distance to the low F is very large. This would be the alternative: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|8---8---10------8-------10------|8---8---10------8-------10------| E|6---6---6-------6-------6-------|6---6---6-------6-------6---1---| . . . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|8---8---10------8-------10------|8---8---10------8-------10------| A|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---|6---6---6-------6-------6-------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------1---| Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| B||*--------------------------------|-------------------------------| G||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| D||---------------------------------|-------------------------------| A||*10--10--12------12-p10--10--10--|----10--12------12-p10--10\----| E||-8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|----8---8-------8-------8-\----| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------*|| G|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|| A|3---3---5-------5--p3---3---3---|----3---5-------5--p3---3-------*|| E|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|----1---1-------1-------1--------|| . . Play these four bars three times but replace the two last bars the third time by: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-| B|--------------------------------|----------------------------3-3-| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------4-4-| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------5-5-| A|3---3---5-------5--p3---3---3---|----3---5-------5--p3---3---5-5-| E|1---1---1-------1-------1---1---|----1---1-------1-------1---3-3-| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------| B|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------| G|4---------------------------4---|--- Let the last chord ring ----| D|5---------------------------5---|------ through this bar --------| A|5---------------------------5---|--------------------------------| E|3---------------------------3---|--------------------------------| Rhythm guitar 2 =============== Use all downstrokes Intro: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| D|--------- REST -----------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|10------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|8-------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E||----------------------------------|| B||*--------------------------------*|| G||----------------------------------|| D||-10--10----------10---------------|| A||*10--10--12------10------12------*|| 4x E||-8---8---8-------8-------8---8----|| Grab the both notes on the tenth position by making a little bar with your ringfinger. Verse: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------10/-| D|10--10----------10--------------|10--10----------10--10------10/-| A|10--10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10--10--12--8-/-| E|8---8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8---8---8---8-/-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|12--12----------12--------------|--------------------------------| D|12--12--14------12------14------|12--12----------12------\-------| A|10--10--10------10------10--10--|12--12--14------12------\-------| E|10*-10--10------10------10--10--|10--10--10------10------\---3/--| . . *make a bar with your indexfinger for the 10th position and a bar with your ringfinger for the 12th position 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------10/-| D|----10----------10--------------|10--10----------10--10------10/-| A|----10--12------10------12------|10--10--12------10--10--12--8-/-| E|/8--8---8-------8-------8---8---|8---8---8-------8---8---8---8-/-| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|12--12----------12--------------|----------------------------6/--| D|12--12--14------12------14------|12--12----------12------\---5/--| A|10--10--10------10------10--10--|12--12--14------12------\---7/--| E|10--10--10------10------10--10--|10--10--10------10------\---5/--| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|7---7-----------7-----------7---|7---7-----------7-----------8---| D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|6---6-----------6-----------8---| A|8---8---10------8-------10--8---|8---8---10------8-------10--6---| E|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|8---8-----------8---8-------8---|8---8-----------8---8-------2/--| D|8---8---10------8---8---10--8---|8---8---10------8---8---10--1/--| A|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6-------6---6---6---3/--| E|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6-------6---6---6---1/--| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|7---7-----------7-----------7---|7---7-----------7-----------8---| D|6---6-----------6-----------6---|6---6-----------6-----------8---| A|8---8---10------8-------10--8---|8---8---10------8-------10--6---| E|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---|6---6---6-------6-------6---6---| . . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|8---8-----------8---8-------8---|8---8-------8---8---8-------8---| D|8---8---10------8---8---10--8---|8---8---10--8---8---8---10--8---| A|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| E|6---6---6-------6---6---6---6---|6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| . . Chorus: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|----------------------------10--| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---10--| A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---8---| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---8---| d u d d u d u u d d u d u . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x-------| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---10--| A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---10--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---8---| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----10-| A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----8--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x----8--| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|--------------------------------| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|x---8---x---8---x---8---x---10--| A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|x---8---x---8---x---8---x---10--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----------------------------8---| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------10-| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----10-| A|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x----8--| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x----8--| . 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---12-12-| D|10--10--10------10--10--x---10--|----10--10------10--10--x---12-12-| A|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---10-10-| E|8---8---8-------8---8---x---8---|----8---8-------8---8---x---10-10-| . d u d d u 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| G|12--------------------------12--|--- Let the last chord ring ----| D|12--------------------------12--|------ through this bar --------| A|10--------------------------10--|--------------------------------| E|10--------------------------10--|--------------------------------| Solo: The backing for the solo is the same as the first eight bars of the chorus. Before you start with the solo you'll have to learn an old country-lick which is used in rock many times (if you don't know it already). Play the following triad: E|--8--| E|-----| For this E|-----| B|--8--| Now it's B|-----| lick you B|-----| G|--9--| about this G|--9--| have to G|-7b9-| D|-----| note: D|-----| bend the D|-----| A|-----| A|-----| note up A|-----| E|-----| E|-----| from the E|-----| 7th pos. In order to place E|--8--| Play the bend with E|-8---| this into the B|--8--| your ringfinger B|-8---| chord you'll G|-----| (supported by the G|-7b9-| have to place D|-----| middle finger and/or D|-----| a small bar A|-----| the index finger if A|-----| with your pinky E|-----| necessary) E|-----| on the 8th pos. The full lick Francis plays: 1 + 2 + E|8-------8---8---| B|8-------8---8---| G|7b9r7---5---5---| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Here's the solo 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| B|----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| G|--------------------------------|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---| D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|8-------8---8-------------------|--------8-------8---8---10b12---| B|8-------8---8------*8-----------|----8-----------8---8-----------| G|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---|7/9---------10------------------| D|--------------------7-----------|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| . *keep your lefthandfingers in position while placing the ringfinger on the 7th fret of the D-string 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|10b12r10---8---10--8---8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| B|-----------------------8---8---8---|8-------8---8-------8---8---8---| G|-----------------------------------|7b9r7---5---5-------5---5---5---| D|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|8-------8---8-------------------| B|8-------8---8-----------13--15--| G|7b9r7---5---5------/14----------| D|--------------------------------| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------| 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|15----15----15--------15---------15--15---| B|15b17-15b17-15b17-----15b17r15---13--15---| G|------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| . (.=short) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + E|15--------15--15\-----------------| B|15b17r15--13--13\-----------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| Great White Rules Do you have any questions or suggestions? Sent an e-mail to: robert.rossen@icu.nl