BRYAN ADAMS - "Black Pearl" Tablature

Bryan Adams -Black Pearl off 18 till I Die

Intro Riff
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--/5-5-5-5--5-5----------------------------------------
--/6-6-6-6--6-6------4-2-------------------------------
-------------------------4---2-4~----------------------
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(start Shuffle Lead Plays this)
Riff 2
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----------------------5-5---5-5-5-5----5--------
-4b--2-----4-2--------6-6---6-6-6-6----6--------
-------4--------4-------------------------------
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F# Shuffle Played By Adams (rythem)
During Verse Chorus and Riff#2

(Palm Mute Shuffle during Verse)
F#
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-4-4-4---4-4-4-4/6\4----------------------------
-2-2-4-5-2-2-0-2--------------------------------
(note the slide at the end is not in the song..I add it for a neat effect when playing live)

During the Verse the Shuffle Goes to E and then B
E
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-7-7-9-10--7-7---7------------------------------
---------------10-------------------------------

B
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--4-4-4---4-4-4-4-------------------------------
--2-2-4-5-2-2-0-2-------------------------------
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(Note the slide works in the E and B shuffles just the same..
If you slide the E shuffle you can slide down into the B shuffle)

Prechorus
Rythem Guitar C# D A E
(note I like to add a slide on the low E string between D and (open) A chords)
Lead in our band improvises in the scale of F# penatonic during the prechorus

C# D A E
Black coffee Little bit o Cream Sweet brown sugar my midnight dream
Then back into F# shuffle for chorus (do not palm mute chorus)

Bridge
Chords B C# D
B C# D
Yeah shes alright yeah shes ok Well making love all night Really made my day

Ahh the Solo
These are all 1/4 bends | This is a full bend on the 4 and a 1/2 bend on the 5 & 6's
--------------------------------------2-2-2-2-----2-2-----2-2--6b-
------------------------------4-2-----2-2-2-2- 5b-2-2--6b-2-2-----
-2b-----2b--2b--------2b------4-2--4b-----------------------------
-----4----------4-4-4-----4---------------------------------------
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Thats it, have fun
-B
Listen to Bryan Adams and Tony Macalpine...they will guide you