Been awhile since I first posted this so here is the updated way I play it now-for
anyone who cares. Alternating bass notes is easy after some practice but for the second
and third parts of the song you want to use a second guitarist. Phil and Viv played on
the recording. (Phil told me!!!)
Main Lick W/ fingers x 2
^ ^ ^ ^
E|-2--3-5--7--5753--5-2---2--3-5--7--5753--5---|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-0----0-------0-----0---0----0-------0-------|
A|----0----0--------0--------0----0--------0---|
E|---------------------------------------------|
^ ^
E|--2--3-5--7--5753--5-2------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3--------5------------------|
G|-----------------------------0--------0-------------------|(7)
D|--0----0------0------0----------------------------(7)-----|
A|-----0-----0-------0-----0-2------2/3-------3/5-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
End of main lick
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/def_leppard/smc_tab_ver_2.html ]
This part use pick
^ ^ ^ ^
E|-10''--8''--6''--5''--------------------------------------|
B|----------------------6-5--8-6865-6--5--------------------|
G|----------------------------------------7--6--7--9797-6-7-|
D|--0---------0---------------------------------------------|
A|-------0-------0------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^
E|10''--8''--6''--5''----------------------------------------|
B|------------------------6-5-6-8--565-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------7-6-7-------7-7-----|
D|-0---------0----------------------------------7-7----------|
A|------0---------0------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Play this part over the part above, then play main lick once again.
E|-10-8-7--------10-8-7--------8-6-5-------8-6-5------|-6-4-3----------|
B|--------10-8-7--------10-8-7-------8-6-5-------8-6-5|-------6-4-3----|
G|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|----------------|
E|-6-4-3-------5-3-2---------------|---------------------------------|
B|-------6-4-3-------5-3-2-3vvvvvv-|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Enjoy.
stevengreencorn@hotmail.com
^ ^ = hammer on/ pull off
vvv = vibrato
'' = fast picking
(7) = natural harmonics
