Def Leppard - Love Bites
Standard Tuning
tabbed by jjhand


[Intro]
     with heavy reverb and little gain - note in () is heard lightly
e|----(1)------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-----1-------------|-----3-------------|-------6------------|-------1----------|
G|---2---------------|---2-3-------------|-----3--------------|-----0------------|
D|-0-----------------|-0---3-------------|---5----------------|---3--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-3------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-1----------------|


For Verse 1 - Repeat Intro 2x with these lyrics:

"When you make love   do you look in the mirror?   Who do you think of? does he look like me?     
"Do you tell lies     and say that it's forever?  Do you think twice       or just touch 'n' see?


[Verse Break]
   1st Guitar
e|----------|-----10~~--------|-----------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----10~~--------|
G|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|----------|-7---------------|-----------------|
D|----------|-7---------------|-10--------------|
A|----------|-5---------------|-8---------------|
E|----------|-----------------|-----------------|
  "Ooh babe                oh yeah"



[Verse 2]
    
e|-----1-------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
B|-----1-------------|-----3-------------|-------6------------|-------1----------|
G|---2---------------|---2-3-------------|-----3--------------|-----0------------|
D|-0-----------------|-0---3-------------|---5----------------|---3--------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-3------------------|------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|-1----------------|

    Lyrics:
  "When you're alone,        do you let go?   
   Are you wild 'n' willin'  or is it just for show?           Ooh c'mon"



[Prechorus]

   1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------------|
     "I don't wanna touch you too much baby"


   1st Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------4~----------|
   "Cos making love to you might drive me crazy"


   1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-----------------------(6)-------(6)-|   notes in 
A|--6---------------------------------|-6--------------------(6)-------(6)----|   () are a
E|------------------------------------|-4-----------------(4)-------(3)-------|   clean 3rd guitar
  "I know you think that love is the way you make it"


   1st Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------------------|
  "So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it...    No!      Love"



[Chorus]

   play this part 2x

   1st Guitar
e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|
   "bites      love bleeds             It's bringin' me to my knees   love"
   "lives     love dies                      it's no surprise...     love"



[Chorus Ending]

   Both Guitar
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
G|--------5--------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
D|------5-----------------5----------|------5-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------3------------|----3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------4--------------|--1---------------------------------|
"Love begs,    love pleads                  It's what I need"



[PreVerse]
   Lead
e|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-6-5------------------|-----3-----------------|-------6-----------5---------|
G|-----5---7------------|-----3-----------------|-----3-----------3-----------|
D|-------7--------------|-0h5-------------------|---5-------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|-3---------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-------------------1---------------|
G|-------0---------0-----------------|
D|-----3---------3-------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------|
E|-1---------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

Continue playing PreVerse 2x to these lyrics:

"When I'm with you          are you somewhere else?     
Am I gettin' thru        or do you please yourself?"

"When you wake up             will you walk out?       
    It can't be love      if you throw it about."



[Prechorus 2]

   1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------------|
     "I don't wanna touch you too much baby"


   1st Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------------------|
   "Cos making love to you might drive me crazy            Oh!          Love"



[Chorus 2]

   play this part 2x

   1st Guitar
e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|
   "bites      love bleeds             It's bringin' me to my knees   love"
   "lives     love dies                      it's no surprise...     love"



[Chorus 2 Ending]

   Both Guitar
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
G|--------5--------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
D|------5-----------------5----------|------5-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------3------------|----3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------4--------------|--1---------------------------------|
"Love begs,    love pleads                  It's what I need"



[Solo Rhythm]

   light PM throughout
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------6-5-------------6-5-----|
G|-7-5---------5---7-5---------5---|  play 6x
D|-----7-7-------7-----7-7-------7-|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

   Ending
e|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------6-5-------------6-5-------|------------------------------|
G|-7-5---------5---7-5---------5-----|------------------------------|
D|-----7-7-------7-----7-7-------3-3-|-3----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------3-3-|-3----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------1-1-|-1----------------------13\---|



[Solo]
       add delay pedal
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------8-----------------|
G|---------------------5-5-|-5/7----7~----------------|-10\7--------------5---5----|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|-10\7-7/8----------5h7-5----|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------5-|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-------------------------|---5-------------55-5-5-5-|-5h6----------------8--8--8-|
B|-----------------6-5-----|--------------------------|---6----------------8--8--8-|
G|---------------------5---|-5/7-------------77-7-7-7-|----------------------------|
D|-5---------------------7-|--------------------------|----------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|

e|-8h10p8------------13-13-12-10--|--10----------------------|
B|-8h10p8------------13-13-12-10--|--10----------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--10----------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------|
    * The last 4 bars are two tracks combined



[Last Prechorus]

   1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|-6-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-4-------------------------------------|
     "I don't wanna touch you too much baby"


   1st Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------4~----------|
   "Cos making love to you might drive me crazy"


   1st Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------6~--------------------------|-11------9--8--9~----------------------|
G|------8-----------8~----------------|-8----8--8--8--8~----------------------|
D|----8-----------8-------------------|-8-------------------------------------|
A|--6---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--8---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--8---------------------------------|-6-----------------------(6)-------(6)-|   notes in 
A|--6---------------------------------|-6--------------------(6)-------(6)----|   () are a
E|------------------------------------|-4-----------------(4)-------(3)-------|   clean 3rd guitar
  "I know you think that love is the way you make it"


   1st Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|----------8--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----11-------11---11~---------------|
G|-------10~----------------------------|--8-----8--------8-------------------|
D|----10--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G|--10----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|--10----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
A|--8-----------------------------------|--8----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|--6----------------------------------|
  "So I don't wanna be there when you decide to break it...    No!      Love"



[Chorus Variation]

   1st Guitar
e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|
   "bites,     love bleeds             It's bringin' me to my knees   love"


   1st Guitar
e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|---------------------------------------|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--11--10------------6------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--10--10------------7------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--10--10------------8------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--8---8-------------x------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------6------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------1------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|--------------------3------------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|--3---3-------------3------------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|--3---3-------------1------------------|
E|------------------4-------------|--1---1--------------------------------|
   "lives,    love dies                                      Love"


   1st Guitar
e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|
   "bites,     love bleeds             It's bringin' me to my knees   love"


   1st Guitar
e|--------10---11~--------10---11~|-------10---11~-------------11---10~---|
B|------8----8----------9----9----|--------------------------8----8-------|
G|--------------------------------|-----10--10----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
 |
 | 2nd Guitar
e|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|---5----------------------------|-----------------------3---------------|
D|---5--------------6-------------|---3-------------------3---------------|
A|---3--------------6-------------|---3-------------------1---------------|
E|------------------4-------------|---1-----------------------------------|
   "lives     love dies                      it's no surprise...     love"



[Ending]

   Both Guitar
e|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
B|-----------------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
G|--------5--------------------------|---------------------1--------------|
D|------5-----------------5----------|------5-----------------------------|
A|----3-----------------3------------|----3-------------------------------|
E|--------------------4--------------|--1---------------------------------|
"Love begs,    love pleads                  It's what I need"

  Rest of ending is Bass and Keyboard


Note: In the original music video it appears that Phil Collen and Steve Clark 
are playing in standard. Its possible that the recorded track was sped up a 
semitone in studio to put it in the key of F instead of E. Live versions have 
been in different lower keys.

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| ()  extra parts or ghost notes
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| x   Mute note

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