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Bon Jovi – Real Life
Alright, well the recording I’ve got of this sounds to be tuned between E and Eb, which just makes things difficult, but it does work. The first chord is a D, so tune your guitar’s D string down to the D on that first chord of the recording.
Intro:
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A E F#m D
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Verse: |: A | E | F#m | D
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F#/G D
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bon_jovi/real_life_tab.html ]
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F#/G D
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| D | D | - On the link between the chorus and the verse here, it sounds like Richie is using a
whammy bar or pedal over the chord, but it sounds like he’s playing a ‘D’ chord.
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