George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Bad To The Bone (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by George Thorogood And The Destroyers
(From the 1981 Album BAD TO THE BONE)
Gtr I (D G D G B D) - 'Overdrive Electric with slide'
[Intro] Gtr I:
Q.=100 12/8
E E E E E E q E Q. E E E E E E q E Q. E E E E E E e|--------------|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0------------| B|---0---5-0-3/-|-0-----------0---5-0-3/-|-0-----------0---5-0-3/---| G|---0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/---| D|---0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/-|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3/---| A|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------|------------------------|--------------------------| q E Q. E E E E E S S Q. +E Q Q E E E E e|-0-----------0------------||-0----(0)-15\--0-----------| B|-0-----------0---5-0-3s12-||-0----(0)-15\--0----5-0-3/-| G|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-||-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3/-| D|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-||-0----(0)---------0-5-0-3/-| A|--------------------------||---------------------------| E|--------------------------||---------------------------| ~~~~~~~ E H E +Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E e|-0-------------------------|---------12------------0--------| B|-0-11s===12-(12)----5-0-3/-|-0-11s12----12---------0-5-0-3/-| G|-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3/-|-0-11s12-------12-12\--0-5-0-3/-| D|-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3/-|-0----------------12\--0-5-0-3/-| A|---------------------------|--------------------------------| E|---------------------------|--------------------------------| [Verse 1] ~~~~~~~ E H E +Q E E E E q E Q. H. Wx6 e|-0------------------------||-0-----------------|--------| B|-0-11s===12-(12)----5-0-3-||-0-----------------|--------| G|-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3-||-0-----------------|--------| D|-0-11s===12-(12)--0-5-0-3-||-0-----------------|--------| A|--------------------------||-------------------|--------| E|--------------------------||-------------------|--------| [Verse 2] H. Q E E E E q E Q. Q E E E E 6x q E Q. H. Wx5 e|--------------------||------------------------||-0-----------------|----------| B|------------0-5-0-3-||o-0------------0-5-0-3-o||-0-----------------|----------| G|------------0-5-0-3-||--0------------0-5-0-3--||-0-----------------|----------| D|------------0-5-0-3-||--0------------0-5-0-3--||-0-----------------|----------| A|--------------------||o----------------------o||-------------------|----------| E|--------------------||------------------------||-------------------|----------| |- Riff 1 --||- Riff 2 ----------------------------------|
Riff 1
Riff 2 x4
q E Q. E E E E E S S e|-0-----------0------------| B|-0-----------0---5-0-3s12-| G|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-| D|-0-----------0-0-5-0-3s12-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| |-Riff 3
Guitar SOLO
H. +Q E E E E Q. +E Q Q E E E E e|-0-------(0)--------/12-||-0----(0)-12\-------------| B|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-/12-||-0----(0)-12\--0----5-0-3-| G|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-/12-||-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-| D|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-----||-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-| A|------------------------||--------------------------| E|------------------------||--------------------------| end Riff 3-| ~~~~~~~ E E E +Q. Q E E E a E e|-------------------------------| B|-0-------------------0---0-----| G|-0-11s12-(12)---12\--0-3-0-----| D|-0-11s12-(12)---12\--0-3-0-3s4-| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E E Q Q E Q E E E E e|---------12---------------------|---/3--/3--/3-0-----------| B|------------12------------------|-0-/3--/3--/3-0--0--------| G|-0-11s12-------12-12\--0----0-3-|-0-/3--/3--/3-0--0----0-3-| D|-0-11s12----------12\--0-/3-0-3-|-0-----------------/3-0---| A|--------------------------------|--------------------------| E|--------------------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E Q E Q E E E E E H E Q E E E E e|--------------------------|-0--------------------------| B|-0------------0--0--------|-0--------------------------| G|-0-2s3-/3--/3-0--0-3-0-/3-|-0-11s===12-12--12-12-12-12-| D|-0-2s3-/3--/3-0--0-3-0-/3-|-0-11s===12-12--12-12-12-12-| A|--------------------------|----------------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-------------------------------12-----| B|----------------------------12----12--| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-------------------------------12----|-------------------------12----------| B|----------------------------12----12-|----------------------12----12-------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------12-12-| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------------| A|-12-12-12----------------------------|-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-------------------------12-----------| B|-12-12----------------12----12--------| G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------12-12--| D|-------12-12-12-12-12----------12-12--| A|----------12----12--------------------| E|--------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E e|--------------------------------------------0-| B|--------------------------------------------0-| G|-12-12-11b11.5-11b11.5-12-12-12-12-12-12\-0-0-| D|-12-12-11b11.5-11b11.5-12-12-12-12-12-12\-0-0-| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| Q. +E E E Q. E E E H. +Q E E E E e|-0----(0)-----0-0--------/12-|-0-------(0)-----------|| B|-0----(0)-----0-0----0---/12-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| G|-0----(0)--4--0-0----0-0-/12-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| D|-0----(0)-(4)-0-0----0-0-----|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| A|-----------------------------|-----------------------|| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------||
[Verse 3]
q E Q. H. Wx5
e|-0-----------------|--------|
B|-0-----------------|--------|
G|-0-----------------|--------|
D|-0-----------------|--------|
A|-------------------|--------|
E|-------------------|--------|Riff 1
Riff 2 x3
Riff 3
[Sax Solo]
e|--0-------(0)-----------|| B|o-0-------(0)----5-0-3-o|| G|--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| D|--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--|| A|o----------------------o|| E|------------------------|| E a E E E E E E E E E E E E E a S S S S +Q +Q E E E E e|-0-----3---3-3-3-5-5-------|-0-15s13s15-------------------5--------| B|-0-1s3---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-0-3-|-0-15s13s15s13-11---------------5-0-/3-| G|-0-------3-----------5-0-3-|-0----------------0-(0)--(0)----5-0-/3-| D|-0-------------------5-0-3-|------------------0-(0)--(0)----5-0-/3-| A|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------------------| H. +Q E E E E Q. +E Q Q. E E E e|--0-------(0)-----------||-0----(0)-12\--0----------| B|o-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-o||-0----(0)-12\--0----5-0-3-| G|--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--||-0----(0)-12\--0----5-0-3-| D|--0-------(0)--0-5-0-3--||-0----(0)------0----5-0-3-| A|o----------------------o||--------------------------| E|------------------------||--------------------------| Guitar Solo 2 ~ H. +Q E E E E E a E E a Q a E Q E E E E e|-0-------(0)----------||-0---4s5-4s5--4s5-5----------| B|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0-3-------------------------| G|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0-------------------0-5-0S3-| D|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0---------------------------| A|----------------------||-----------------------------| E|----------------------||-----------------------------| E a Q a Q E Q E E E E e|------------------0--------| B|------------------0-5-0-3--| G|-0----------------0-5-0-3--| D|---4s5--4s5--5S3----5-0-3--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| E Q Q. Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E e|----------------------||--------------------------|| B|-0-2s=3---------------||o-------------0----------o|| G|-0-2s=3----0--0-5-0-3-||--0-----3-0-3-0----5-0-3--|| D|-0-2s=3----0--0-5-0-3-||--0-3-0-3-0-3-0----5-0-3--|| A|----------------------||o---3-0------------------o|| E|----------------------||--------------------------|| E E E E E E Q E E E E e|-----------------------------| B|-0---------------------------| G|-0---------------0--0-5-0S3--| D|-0---------------0--0-5-0S3--| A|---------0-3b3.5-0-----------| E|---0-0S4---------------------| ~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E Q E E E E E H E +Q E E E E e|--------------------------||-||--0-------/(12)-(12)-----------|| B|o------------------------o||-||o-0-11s=====12--(12)--0-5-0-3-o|| G|--0-----------0--0-5-0-3--||-||--0-11s=====12--(12)--0-5-0-3--|| D|--0-----------0--0-5-0-3--||-||--0-11s=====12--(12)--0-5-0-3--|| A|o---------0-3-0----------o||-||o-----------------------------o|| E|----0-0S3-----------------||-||-------------------------------||
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|---4:3---|
E. S S S E E E E Q E E E E e|-12--24-22-22-22-22-19\-12-15\----------| B|-12-----------------19\-12-15\--0-5-0-3-| G|--------------------------------0-5-0-3-| D|--------------------------------0-------| A|----------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------|
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|--4:3---| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E S E. E E E E e|-/21----21-21-21\-19-17-15s14-15\---------| B|------------------19-17-15s14-15\-0-5-0-3-| G|-----21---------------------------0-5-0-3-| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
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|--4:3---| |--3--| |-2:3-|
E E S S E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E e|-0-----21----21----21----19\----------|-0----21----21----21\---15\-0-----0-0-| B|-0--------------------20-19\--0-5-0-3-|-0----------------------15\-0-0-5-0-0-| G|-0--------21----21------------0-5-0-3-|-0-21----21----21-21\---------0-5-----| D|-0-/17--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A|---/17--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o|| G|-----------0-------------||---------------------------|| D|-----------0-------------||---------------------------|| A|-------------------------||o-------------------------o|| E|-------------------------||---------------------------|| Q. +E Q Q E E E E H. +Q E E E E e|-0----(0)-15\--0----------|-0-------(0)----------| B|-0----(0)-15\--0----5-0-3-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| G|-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| D|-0----(0)------0--0-5-0-3-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| A|--------------------------|----------------------| E|--------------------------|----------------------|
[Verse 4]
q E Q. H. Wx5
e|-0---------------||----------------|
B|-0---------------||----------------|
G|-0---------------||----------------|
D|-0---------------||----------------|
A|-----------------||----------------|
E|-----------------||----------------|Riff 1
Riff 2 x5
[Outro]
H. +Q E E E E Q. +E E E Q. E E E e|-0-------(0)----------||--------------12\-0-----------| B|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0----(0)---------0----5-0-3\-| G|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0----(0)-12\-----0----5-0-3\-| D|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-||-0----(0)-12\----------5-0-3\-| A|----------------------||------------------------------| E|----------------------||------------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E e|------3-3-3-3-5-----------|---------12----------------------| B|-0-/3---3-3-3---0---5-0-3-|-0----------12-------------5-0-3-| G|-0------0-0-0-----0-5-0-3-|-0-11s12-------(12)-12\--0-5-0-3-| D|-0------------------5-0-3-|-0-11s12------------12\--0-5-0-3-| A|--------------------------|---------------------------------| E|--------------------------|---------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E H E Q E Q E e|-0-------------------------| B|-0----------12--12-12--12--| G|-0-11s===12-12--12-12--12--| D|-0-11s===12------------12--| A|---------------------------| E|---------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E Q E e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| B|-12--12-12--12-12--12-12-----|----------------------12-----| G|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-|-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12-| D|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-| A|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-|-12--12-12--12-12--12-----12-| E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E Q E E E E E E E e|---------------------12-----------| B|------------------12-12-12--------| G|-12--12-12--12-12----------12-----| D|-12--12-12--12-12-------------12--| A|-12--12-12--12-12-----------------| E|----------------------------------| Q E Q E Q. Q S S H. +Q E E E E H. +Q E E E E e|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| B|-12--12-12--12-12s==5--3---|-0-------(0)----5-0-3/-|-0-------(0)----5-0-3-| G|-12--12-12--12-12s==5--3p0-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3/-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| D|-12--12-12--12-12s==5------|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3/-|-0-------(0)--0-5-0-3-| A|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| E|---------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------| H.=H TP Q E Q E Q E Q E Q. E Q Q. +Q. q E Q. H. e|---------------------|------^1-^2--3----(3)---|-3---------------*| B|-0-------------------|------^1-^2--3----(3)---|-3---------------*| G|-0-------------------|-------------0----(0)---|-0---------------*| D|-0--0-3--3-2--2-1--1-|-0----------------------|-----------------*| A|-0-------------------|------------------------|-----------------*| E|-0-------------------|------------------------|-----------------*|
On the day I was born, the nurses all gathered 'round
And they gazed in wide wonder, at the joy they had found
The head nurse spoke up, and she said leave this one alone
She could tell right away, that I was bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
Bad to the bone
B-B-B-B-Bad to the bone B-B-B-B-Bad B-B-B-B-Bad Bad to the bone I broke a thousand hearts, before I met you I'll break a thousand more baby, before I am through I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone Bad to the bone B-B-B-Bad B-B-B-Bad B-B-B-Bad Bad to the bone I make a rich woman beg, I'll make a good woman steal I'll make an old woman blush, and make a young woman squeal I wanna be yours pretty baby, yours and yours alone I'm here to tell ya honey, that I'm bad to the bone B-B-B-B-Bad B-B-B-B-Bad B-B-B-B-Bad Bad to the bone
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| / Slide up
| (n) Ghost note
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
| * Natural harmonic
| tp Tremolo picking
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