AEROSMITH - "livin on the edge" Tablature

Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 12:13:16 -0400
Subject: a/aerosmith/livin_on_the_edge.tab

A E R O S M I T H

"Livin' on the Edge"
from _Get a Grip_

Transcribed by Kevin Bourrillion
phlegm@cs1.bradley.edu

Revised for submission to OLGA by: Charles Brooks, cbrooks@co.bibb.ga.us
Date: 10/23/2002

Dropped-D tuning h = hammer-on p = pull-off
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ b = bend note r = release
bend

_INTRO______________________________________________________________________
___

D5
e+-----------0h2p0-------0---------|-----------0h2p0-------0---------|
B+-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|
G+---------------------------0h2---|---------------------------0h2---|
d+-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
A+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[repeat]

_VERSE
1_______________________________________________________________________

D5 [w/Intro pattern]
there's something . . . I don't know what it is
Bm A5
something's wrong . . . eyes
D5 [w/Intro pattern]
we're seeing . . . God knows it ain't His
Bm
it sure . . . surprise (yeah!)

_PSEUDO-CHORUS______________________________________________________________
___

Chorus Pattern (use this many times throughout the song):
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
(or something like that...) :-)

D5 [w/chorus pattern]
we're Livin'. . . Edge

Livin' . . . Edge
A# G/B
Livin' . . . Edge
D5
Livin' . . . Edge

_VERSE
2_______________________________________________________________________

[w/Intro pattern]

_CHORUS_____________________________________________________________________
___

D5 [w/chorus pattern]
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . at all)
A# G/B
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . at all)
D5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . at all)
D5
Livin' . . . Edge

_BRIDGE_____________________________________________________________________
___

[F#5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4/--|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4/--|
tell me what you think . . . aggravation

[B5] (w/Fill 1 first time around, then Fill 2 second time)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
|-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9\--|
|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9\--|
it's getting to you

[F#5]
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4---|
|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4---|
if Chicken Little . . . even if it wasn't

G5
would you . . . crawling back again?
A5
I bet . . .would, my friend
A#
again and again . . . and again

FILL 1:
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----9b10r9---7-9b10r9----7-9-7\-|
|-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9b11r9---7-9b11r9----7-9-7\-|
|---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

FILL 2:
|---------------------------------|------------------------------7\-|
|---------------------------------|-----9-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9-----7\-|
|-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9-9-9b11r9b11r9b11r9-7------|
|---------------------------------|-9--------------------------9----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

____________________________________________________________________________
___

[Guitar Solo]

[Repeat BRIDGE]

_VERSE
3_______________________________________________________________________

[pause]

[Repeat CHORUS]

_OUTRO______________________________________________________________________
___

A# A5
Livin' . . . Edge
G5 F5
Livin' . . . Edge
E5 D#5
Livin' . . . Edge

yeah, yeah, yeah...
D5 (hold for four measures)

This pattern is repeated in the background from here on:

|---------17--------------17------|
|-15--------------15--------------|
|-----14------14------14------14--|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

A# G5 F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . falling)
D5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . at all)
A# G/B F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't stop . . . from falling)
D5
Livin' . . . Edge
A# G/B F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . yourself) (you can't . . . yourself)
D5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . at all)
A# A5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . yourself) (you can't . . .
yourself)
G5 F5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't . . . yourself) (you can't . . .
yourself)
E5 D#5
Livin' . . . Edge (you can't help . . . falling)
D5
Livin' . . . Edge, yeah, yeah...

|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

|------10---------|------8----------|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9b11-(hold)-----|-11r9------------|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

____________________________________________________________________________
___

I didn't include the guitar solo because all the little nuances (bend here,
use slide here, bend-and-release here, etc.) make it a bitch to get into
ASCII notation. It's fairly simple to play if you can get the hang of
using a slide on and off (easier said than done!). I'm not sure if my
"b" and "r" notation is standard, so if you don't understand, feel
free to drop me a line and I will clarify myself.

D5 Bm A5 A# G5 F5 E5 D#5 G/B
|---------2------------------------------------------------3--|
|--3------3-------------3-----(8)----(6)----(5)----(4)-----3--|
|--2------4------2------3-----(7)----(5)----(4)----(3)-----0--|
|--0------4------2------3------5------3------2------1------0--|
|--0------2------0------1------5------3------2------1------2--|
|------------------------------5------3------2------1---------|