'Livin On The Edge (tab)' by Aerosmith - Guitar Tutorial

             Dropped-D tuning                             h = hammer-on    p = pull-off
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~                             b = bend note    r = release bend
 
 
 _INTRO_________________________________________________________________________
 
    D5
 e+-----------0h2p0-------0---------|-----------0h2p0-------0---------|
 B+-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|-----3-----------3-------3-----3-|
 G+---------------------------0h2---|---------------------------0h2---|
 d+-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
 A+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D+---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 [repeat]
 
 
 _VERSE 1_______________________________________________________________________
 
 D5 [w/Intro pattern]
 there`s something wrong with the world today, I don`t know what it is
 Bm                                                A5
 something`s wrong with our eyes
       D5 [w/Intro pattern]
 we`re seeing things in a different way, and God knows it ain`t His
    Bm
 it sure ain`t no surprise           (yeah!)
 
 
 _PSEUDO-CHORUS_________________________________________________________________
 
 
 Chorus Pattern (use this many times throughout the song):
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9b10r9-7-|-------7--7--7--7--9b11r9--------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   (or something like that...)  :-)
 
 
                     D5 [w/chorus pattern]
 we`re Livin` On The Edge
 
 Livin` On The Edge
               A#           G/B
 Livin` On The Edge
               D5
 Livin` On The Edge
 
 
 _VERSE 2_______________________________________________________________________
 
 [w/Intro pattern]
 there`s something wrong with the world today, the lightbulb`s gettin` dim
 there`s meltdown in the sky
 if you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin
 then mister you`re a better man than I
 [feedback!]
 
 
 _CHORUS________________________________________________________________________
 
               D5 [w/chorus pattern]
 Livin` On The Edge     (you can`t help yourself from falling)
 
 Livin` On The Edge     (you can`t help yourself at all)
               A#                                     G/B
 Livin` On The Edge     (you can`t stop yourself from falling)
               D5
 Livin` On The Edge
 
 
 _BRIDGE________________________________________________________________________
 
  [F#5]            
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
 |-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4/--|
 |-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4/--|
 tell me what you think about your situation, complication, aggravation
 
 
  [B5] (w/Fill 1 first time around, then Fill 2 second time)
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
 |-----------------------7---------|-----------------------7---------|
 |-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9--|
 |-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9-7-|-9---9-------9---7-8-9-------9--|
 it`s getting to you
 
 
  [F#5]
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----------------------2---------|-----------------------2---------|
 |-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-0-----4---|
 |-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4-2-|-4---4-------4---2-3-4-------4---|
 if Chicken Little tells you that the sky is fallin, even if it wasn`t
 
                               G5
 would you still come crawling back again?
           A5
 I bet you would, my friend
  A#
 again and again and again and again and again
 
 
  FILL 1:
    |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------|-----9b10r9---7-9b10r9----7-9-7-|
    |-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9b11r9---7-9b11r9----7-9-7-|
    |---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
  FILL 2:
    |---------------------------------|------------------------------7-|
    |---------------------------------|-----9-9-9b10r9b10r9b10r9-----7-|
    |-----------------7b9-----7-------|---7-9-9-9b11r9b11r9b11r9-7------|
    |---------------------------------|-9--------------------------9----|
    |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
 _______________________________________________________________________________
 
 [Guitar Solo]
 
 [Repeat BRIDGE]
 
 
 _VERSE 3_______________________________________________________________________
 
 there`s something right with the world today,
 and everybody knows it`s wrong
 well we could tell `em no, we could let it go
 but I would rather be hangin` on!
 
 [pause]
 
 [Repeat CHORUS]
 
 
 _OUTRO_________________________________________________________________________
 
               A#            A5
 Livin` On The Edge
               G5            F5
 Livin` On The Edge
               E5            D#5
 Livin` On The Edge
 
 yeah, yeah, yeah...
 D5 (hold for four measures)
 
 
 
 This pattern is repeated in the background from here on:
 
  |---------17--------------17------|
  |-15--------------15--------------|
  |-----14------14------14------14--|
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------|
 
               A#                                 G5                     F5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself from falling)
               D5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself at all)
               A#                                 G/B                    F5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t stop yourself from falling)
               D5
 Livin` On The Edge
               A#                                 G/B                    F5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)        (you can`t help yourself)
               D5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself at all)
               A#                                 A5       
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)        (you can`t help yourself)
               G5                                 F5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself)        (you can`t help yourself)
               E5                                 D#5
 Livin` On The Edge (you can`t help yourself from falling)
                           D5
 Livin` On The Edge, yeah, yeah...
 
 
 |-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 |-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
 |------10---------|------8----------|-----6-----------|-----5-----------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-9b11-(hold)-----|-11r9------------|-7b8-(hold)------|-8r7-------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 
 _______________________________________________________________________________
 
 I didn`t include the guitar solo because all the little nuances (bend here,
 use slide here, bend-and-release here, etc.)  make it a bitch to get into
 ASCII notation.  It`s fairly simple to play if you can get the hang of
 using a slide on and off (easier said than done!).  I`m not sure if my 
 "b" and "r" notation is standard, so if you don`t understand, feel
 free to drop me a line and I will clarify myself.
 
 
       D5     Bm     A5     A#     G5     F5     E5    D#5    G/B
    |---------2------------------------------------------------3--|
    |--3------3-------------3-----(8)----(6)----(5)----(4)-----3--|
    |--2------4------2------3-----(7)----(5)----(4)----(3)-----0--|
    |--0------4------2------3------5------3------2------1------0--|
    |--0------2------0------1------5------3------2------1------2--|
    |------------------------------5------3------2------1---------|