Never Take Us Alive Chords & Tabs
Drop D tuning -DADGBE
Use Alternate struming
INTRO
-Lead
E----1--1-------| X 7
B-1-3--3--3-----|
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---------------|
D---------------|
-Rhythm [palm muted - down strokes]
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
INTRO/CHORUS
-Lead
E----------15-----------------------------------------|
B-13-15-15----15-15-13-15-15-18-15-15-13-15-15-15 X 4-|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
- Rhythm
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X2
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
VERSE
-Lead
E--------3------------1---------------|
B-1-3-3----3-3-1-3-3----3-3-1-3-3-3---| X 8
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
After 4 bars, Rhythm Guitar comes in
-Rhythm
[palm muted- all down strokes]
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----------------------------------|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
CHORUS
-Lead
E----------15-----------------------------------------|
B-13-15-15----15-15-13-15-15-18-15-15-13-15-15-15 X 8-|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
- Rhythm
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X4
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
BRIDGE
-Both guitars
E------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|
D--------5------------3--------------| X2
A-3-5-5-----5-5-3-5-5---5-5-3-5-5-5--|
D------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/madina_lake/never_take_us_alive_tab_ver_3.html ]
VERSE
[This next sound is created using a chopper effect- to recreate it without this, firstly
the plectrum so your finger and thumb almost cover it, and so you have full control of it.
Quickly perform alternate strumming on the string you're playing on, maintaining some,
not all rhythm.
As you do this, place your fingers on the frets shown below, keeping most rhythm
with your fingers.]
I have tried to make it easier to understand, but just listen to the song, and put the
below to it.
-Lead
beats- |<--represents one beat-->|
| | | | | | | |
E-------------------15---------------------------15-----|
B-18-15-18-15----------15-----18-15-18-15------------15-|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
X2
| | | | |
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-18-15-18-15-------13----12----------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
-Rhythm
[palm muted- all down strokes]
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------| X2
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
D-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
Rhythm stops, lead changes to this:
-Lead [palm mute, and slowly release to get louder]
E----1--1-------| X 7
B-1-3--3--3-----|
G---------------|
D---------------|
A---------------|
D---------------|
CHORUS
-Lead
E----------15-----------------------------------------|
B-13-15-15----15-15-13-15-15-18-15-15-13-15-15-15 X 8-|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
- Rhythm
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X4
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
BRIDGE+SOLO
[Unfortunately I do not know the solo, but here is everything else]
-Both guitars
E----------------------------------- -------|
B----------------------------------- -------|
G----------------------------------- -------|
D--------5------------3------------- X4 --0----|
A-3-5-5-----5-5-3-5-5---5-5-3-5-5-5- --0----|
D----------------------------------- --0----|
VERSE - No guitar
CHORUS
-Lead
E----------15-----------------------------------------|
B-13-15-15----15-15-13-15-15-18-15-15-13-15-15-15 X 8-|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
- Rhythm
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| X4
A-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
OUTRO
- Rhythm
E-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------|
D-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-8-8-8-10-12-|
A-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-8-8-8-10-12-|
D-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-8-8-8-10-12-| [slide off]
