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Kickstart My Heart Guitar Tablature
kickstart my heart
motley crue

drop d tuning- DGCFAD

h- hammer on
p- pull off
b- bend
^- use bar
~- let ring
x- palm mute
- slide up
/- slide down
(#)- let ring
/- dive with bar
///- random trilling

if you find any mistakes you're wrong,
or you need to listen to the song and figure it out.

--F*CKING ENJOY--

intro
play with bar prebent and release after you pick each note
d----------------------
g----------------------
c----------------------
f--0^------------------
a------0^--------------
d-----------0^-///-

d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
c---------2------2------2-----------2------2------2-----------2------2------2---
f---------2------2------2-----------2------2------2-----------2------2------2---
a--5-6/7--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--5-6/7--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-5-6/7--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
d--3-4/5---------------------3-4/5---------------------3-4/5--------------------

d---------------------------
g---------------------------
c---------2------2------2---
f---------2------2------2---
a--5-6/7--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-
d--3-4/5--------------------

d------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------8---7------------8---7------------------
c--------2------------------------7---7---7------------7---7---2--------------
f--------2-----------5------------7---7---7------------7---7---2--------------
a--5-6/--0-3p0-3p0-0-5--2p0-3p0-3-5-----5----5-5-5-5-5---5------0--3p0-3p0-0-3-
d--3-4/--------------3----------------------------------------3----------------

             ba ba ba ba oh                      yeah...
d-----------------------------------------------------
g------8---7------------------------------------------
c--7---7---7--------------2-------------------------7-
f--7---7---7--------------2------------5------------7-
a--5-----5------------0-3-0--3p0-3p0-0-5--2p0-3p0-3-5-
d-------------0-2-3-4------------------3--------------

verse
d-------------------------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------------------------------------
c-------------------------------------------------------------------
f--5-6--------------------------------------------------------------
a--5-6-7---------------------------5-6--------------------------5-6-
d--3-4-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-3-4-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-3-4-

d----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------8---7------------8----7------------------------------------
c--5~-------7-----7---7------------7----7------------------------------------
f--5~--5~---7-----7---7------------7----7------------------------------------
a--3~--5~---5--5----5---5-5-5-5-5-----5----5-6---------------------------5-6-
d------3~----------------------------------3-4--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-3-4-

d------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------8---7------------8---7-
c-----------------------------5~-------7---7---7------------7---7-
f-----------------------------5~--5~---7---7---7------------7---7-
a--7--------------------------3~--5~---5-5---5----5-5-5-5-5---5---
d--5--5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------3~------------------------------

pre chorus
 ..ooh are you ready girls, ooh are you ready now..
d--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------
g--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------
c--------x~^------------------x^~--------------------
f--------7~^------------------7^~--------------------
a--5--5--0~^-----------5--5---0^~---------------0-/-
d--3--4----------------3--4--------------------------

chorus
d------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------8---7-------------8----7-
c--2----------------------------7--7---7-------------7----7-
f--2--------------5-------------7--7---5-------------7----7-
a--0--3p0-3p0-----5--2p0--3p0-3-5----5----5-5-5-5-5-----5----
d--------------0--3------------------------------------------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------8---7------7--------------------
c-----2---------------------------7--7---7------7------------------2-
f-----2--------------5------------7--7---7------7------------------2-
a-----0--3p0-3p0-----5--2p0-3p0-3-5----5----5-5----------------0-3-0-
d--3--------------0--3------------------------------0--2--3--4-------

d---------------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------8---7-------------7-----7--------------------
c--------------------------7--7---7-------------7-----7-----2--------------
f-------------5------------7--7---7-------------7-----7-----2------------5-
a--3p0-3p0----5--2p0-3p0-3-5----5----5-5-5-5-5-----5---------0--3p0-3p0---5-
d-----------0-3-------------------------------------------3-------------0-3-

d------------
g------------
c------------
f------------
a--2p0-3p0-3-
d------------

verse
d----------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------------------------------2-
f-----3-3-------------------------3-3--------------------------2-
a--3--3-3-------------------------3-3----------------------0-3-0-
d-----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-2-3-4------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------------------------------10---------------------
c--2-2---------2-------2---------2---------------------------9----------------------
f--2-2---------2-------2---------2---------2-------2---------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
a--0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6------------------------
d----------------------------3-4-------------------------3-4------------------------

d----------------------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------------------------------------------------
c--------2---------9-------9---------2---------2---------2---------2---------
f----5-6-2---------7-------7---------2---------2---------2---------2---------
a--0-5-6-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6-0-0-0-0-0-
d----3-4-------------------------3-4---------------------------3-4-----------

d---------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------5^--5^-5^--5^--5^-5^-
c--2--------------5~-------7------------------------
f--2--------------5~--5~---7------------------------
a--0-0-0-0-0-5-6--3~--5~---5------------------------
d------------3-4------3~----------------------------

d--------------------------------------------19(19)--19--17----------
g-----------------------------------------------------------20---5/-
c------2---------2---------2--------------7--------------------------
f------2---------2---------2--------------7--------------------------
a--5-6-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-6--5--------------------------
d--3-4-------------------------------3-4-----------------------------

pre chorus
 ..yea are you ready girls, yea are you ready now.. 
d--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------
g--------8~^------------------8^~--------------------
c--------x~^------------------x^~--------------------
f--------7~^------------------7^~--------------------
a--5--5--0~^-----------5--5---0^~---------------0-/-
d--3--4----------------3--4--------------------------

chorus
d------------------------------------------------------------
g----------------------------------8---7-------------8----7-
c--2----------------------------7--7---7-------------7----7-
f--2--------------5-------------7--7---5-------------7----7-
a--0--3p0-3p0-----5--2p0--3p0-3-5----5----5-5-5-5-5-----5----
d--------------0--3------------------------------------------

d---------------------------------------------------------------------
g------------------------------------8---7------7-7-------------------
c-----2---------------------------7--7---7------7-7-----------------2-
f-----2--------------5------------7--7---7------7-7-----------------2-
a-----0--3p0-3p0-----5--2p0-3p0-3-5----5----5-5-----------------0-3-0-
d--3--------------0--3-------------------------------0--2--3--4-------

d-----------------------------------------------------------------------
g-----------------------------8---7-------------7-----7----------------
c--------------------------7--7---7-------------7-----7-----2----------
f-------------5------------7--7---7-------------7-----7-----2----------
a--3p0-3p0----5--2p0-3p0-3-5----5----5-5-5-5-5-----5---------0--3p0-3p0-
d-----------0-3-------------------------------------------3-------------

d-------------------------------------
g-------------------------------------
c----2---------2---------2------------
f----2---------2---------2---------3~-
a----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3~-
d--0-------------------------------1~-

interlude- clean tone
d-----------------------------------------3p2-2~-
g------2----3(3)------3(3)----2(2)--3(3)--3---3~-
c------2----2(2)------2(2)----2(2)--2(2)--2---2~-
f--9~--2----5(5)------0(0)----2(2)--5(5)---------
a--7~--------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------

 ..when we started this band..   ..years gone by..
d----------------------------------------------3p2-2-
g--2(2)------3(3)-------3(3)-------2(2)--3(3)--3---3-
c--2(2)------2(2)-------2(2)-------2(2)--2(2)--2---2-
f--2(2)------5(5)-------0(0)-------2(2)--5(5)--------
a----------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------

distortion
 ..when im enraged or hittin the stage, adrenaline rushing..
d---------------------------------------------
g-------------------------3----------------3--
c-------------------------2----------------2--
f-------------------------5----------------0--
a--------------0--3--0------------------------
d--0--2--3--4---------------------------------

 ..id say we are still kickin ass..
d--------------------------------3-
g--2--------------3--------------2-
c--2--------------2--------------0-
f--2--------------5----------------
a----------------------------------
d----------------------------------

 ..say ooh,      ah,       kickstart my heart,  and to think..
d-------------------------------------------------------
g--2---------------3(3)-----3(3)---------------2--------
c--2------2--------0(0)-----2(2)---------------2-----2--
f--2------2--------0(0)-----0(0)---------------2-----2--
a---------0--------x(x)------------------------------0--
d------------------3(3)---------------------------------

 ..we did,     all of this to rock..
d-------------------------------------------------
g----------3(3)-----------------3----x^---//--
c----------0(0)-----------------2----x^---//--
f----------0(0)-----------------0----x^---//--
a----------x(x)-----------------------------------
d----------3(3)-----------------------------------

solo/ chorus
gtr 1 plays the regular chorus throughout the solo
 
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g------8----7------7-7-----------------------------------------------------
c--2---7----7------7-7----------------------2----------------------------7-
f--2---7----7------7-7----------------------2--------------5-------------7-
a--0------5----5-5--------------------0--3--0--3p0-3p0-----5--2p0-3p0-3--5-
d-----------------------0--2--3--3-3--------------------0--3---------------

gtr 2 starts solo after gtr 2 plays the above part twice, 
then plays the solo with a talk box where indicated

                      play with arm pre bent and release to get the ghost notes
d-----------------------------------------------8----8---8-------------------
g-----8----7--------8^-----(8)-------8-----8--------------------10^-----(10)-
c--2--7----7------------------------------------5----5---5-------------------
f--2--7----7--------5^-----(5)-------5-----5--------------------7^------(7)--
a--0-----5----5-5------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{ T    A    L    K    B     O     X     }

d--8--8--10--8-------8----------8--8--8----------------8--8--10---11--10--8-8-
g----------------10------10---------------10--10--10---------------------------
c--5--5--7---5-------5-------9--5--5--5----------------5--5---7---8---7---5-5-
f-----------------7------7----------------7---7----7---------------------------
a----------------------------7-------------------------------------------------
d------------------------------------------------------------------------------

d--8---------8----------8--8----------8----------8--8--8---------8----------8-
g-----10--------10------------10---------10---------------10--------10--------
c--5------7--5-------9--5--5-------9--5------9---5--5--5------9--5-------9--5-
f------7---------7-------------7----------7---------------7----------7--------
a---------7----------7-------------7---------7----------------7----------7----
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

d---------8----------8-------5--0-0-7--0-0--8-0-0-7--0-0-8-8-0-0-10-10-0-0-8-8-0-0-
g--10---------10---------10--------------------------------------------------------
c------9---5------9--5-------------------------------------------------------------
f--7----------7----------7---------------------------------------------------------
a------7----------7----------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

d--10-10-0-0-12-12-0-0-10-10-0-0-8-8-0-0-10-10-0-0-7-7-0-0-8-8-0-0-5----
g---------------------------------------------------------------------8-
c-----------------------------------------------------------------------
f-----------------------------------------------------------------------
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------

d----------------------------------8--8--8------------8-----------8---------8-
g-------------------------------------------10------------10---------10-------
c--5-5--4--7-7--4--5-5--4--7-7--4--5--5--5-------9----5-------9---5------9--5-
f--5-5-----7-7-----5-5-----7-7---------------7------------7----------7--------
a------------------------------------------------7------------7----------7----
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
{ T A  L  K       B   O  X   }

d---------8---------------5-5-----------7-7----------------------------5-5-
g--10--------10--------8--8-8-------10-10-10----1-1--1~--1----------8--8-8-
c------9--5-----------------------------------3-3-3--3~--3--2--------------
f--7---------7--7--7----------7-7---------------------------0--7-7---------
a------7-------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------

d-------------7--7--7-----------------------------10---------------5-5-
g----------10-10-10-10-------------8--8---8-10-10----10-8-10h10--8-8-8-
c------------------------------7-9------9------------------------------
f--7--7-7---------------9--10------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------------------

d------------7--7------8---8--8^---8-----5-5------7-7--7-------8-8--8--
g--x-x-x-10-10-10--11-11--11-11^--11---5-8-8--10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11-
c----------------------------------------------------------------------
f----------------------------------------------------------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------------------
d----------------------------------------------------------------------

                       with feed back                 
d--8^-8^-8^-8^----8^-8^-8^-8^---8^-8^-8^--8^8^8^8^--8^8^8^8^--8/----------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------------------------------------------
f------------------------------------------------------------------5/-5/-
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------

right here is where gtr 1 stops playing the chorus and the solo goes into full swing
gtr 1
d---------------------------------
g---------------------------------
c---------------------------------
f--------7--5--6--7--5--6--7----2-
a--5--6--7--5--6--7--5--6--7----2-
d--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5----0-

after the above, gtr 2 uses the talk box for pretty much the rest of the solo

gtr 2
d-----------------------------5-------------------------------------------------
g---------------------8-8^--8---8-7-5-----5-------------------------------------
c--5-5-5---7-7-7--5~------------------8p7---8p7-5----5h7p5----------------------
f--5-5-5---7-7-7--5~-------------------------------7--------7p5---5-------------
a---------------------------------------------------------------7---75-3---3---
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------5---5-

gtr 1 plays this chord at a free tempo under this part of the solo
d----
g----
c--2-
f--2-
a--0-
d----

gtr 2
d----------------------------------------------------8h10-8h10----8-10-10-10-8----
g---------------------------------------5h8p5-5-8/10-----------10--------------10-
c------------------5h7-7-7-7-5-7-5-7-7--------------------------------------------
f---------5h79h-7-----------------------------------------------------------------
a--3-5/7--------------------------------------------------------------------------
d---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

gtr 1 plays this chord at a free tempo under this part of the solo
d----
g----
c--4-
f--4-
a--2-
d----

gtr 2
d--8h10--------------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------10-8h10p8---8-----------------------------------------------------------
c------------------9----97-5h7p5---7-7--7-5-7-5-7---5---------------------------
f---------------------------------7----------------7---7-5----5------------------
a----------------------------------------------------------7----75-3--------3-0-
d---------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5------

gtr 1, plays this chord at a free tempo under this part of the solo
d----
g----
c--5-
f--5-
a--3-
d----

gtr 2
d--20-20-20-20-17-20-17--20-17--------------------------------------------------
g-------------------------------20-17-----20p17---------------------------------
c--------------------------------------19--------19--19-19-17----17-------------
f-------------------------------------------------------------19----19-17-19-17-
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

gtr 1, play this chord at a free tempo under this part of the solo
d-----                                       
g-----                                        
c--7-                                        
f--7- after the umpteenth time slide down to a5 to finish off with
a--5-                                        
d-----

  a5
d----
g----
c--2-
f--2-
a--0-
d----

                                          (..kick start my heart..)
gtr 2                     |--keep arm bent down-------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------
g--------------------------------------------------------------------
c--------------------------------------------------------------2-----
f--------------------------------------------------------------2-----
a--19-1715----15-17-19--19------------3----3----0-----19--3---0--0^-
d-----------17-------------------------------------------------------
                          { T    A    L    K    B     O     X     }


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