Def Leppard - Promises
Written & Played by: Phil Collen [Lead Guitar] & Vivian Campbell
Album: Euphoria (1999)
Tabbed by: LeZeNkO

This is a good song by probabbly the best bend ever to come out of northern england, its pretty easy to learn. Any questions add me to msn: LeZeNkO@hotmail.com


X = palm mute
^ = bend and release
~ = vibrato

Intro

Guitar 1
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---9-8---8-9-8-----6-9-----9-------7-9---6-9-6----7-9---6-9-11-9-
D -9-----9-------9-7-----6-9---9-6-7-----7-------7------7----------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 2
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---------------------------------7---7----6------7---7----9------
D ---------------------------------7---7----7------7---7----9------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 1
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---9-8---8-9-8-----6-9-----9-------7-9---6-9-6----7-9---6-9-11-9-
D -9-----9-------9-7-----6-9---9-6-7-----7-------7------7----------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -9---9----8------6---6----4------7---7----6------7---7----9------
D -9---9----9------6---6----4------7---7----7------7---7----9------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------


Verses

Guitar 1
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G ---9-8---8-9-8-----6-9-----9-------7-9---6-9-6----7-9---6-9-11-9-
D -9-----9-------9-7-----6-9---9-6-7-----7-------7------7----------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2
e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------------
G -9---9----8------6---6----4------7---7----6------7---7----9------
D -9---9----9------6---6----4------7---7----7------7---7----9------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------

X 2

Guitar 1

e -----------------------------------------------------------------
B -----------5--------------5--------------5-----------------------
G --------6--------------6--------------7--------------------------
D -----7--------------7--------------7-------------7--7--7--7--7---
A --0--------------5--------------5----------------5--5--5--5--5---
E -----------------------------------------------------------------


Chorus

Guitar 1 plays it slightly differently, try adding more 
distortion/vibrato's to spice things up

Guitar 2
e ------------------------------
B ------------------------------
G ------------------------------
D -9--9-9--9-9-9----------------
A -7--7-7--7-7-7--9--9-9--9-9-9-
E ----------------7--7-7--7-7-7-

e ------------------------------
B ------------------------------
G ------------------------------
D -7--7-7--7-7-7---7--7---------
A -5--5-5--5-5-5---5--5---7--7--
E ------------------------5--5—-

X 2

Guitar 1 [Played at end of the chorus]:

e --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G ---9-8---8-9-8-----6-9-----9-------7-9---6-9-6----------
D -9-----9-------9-7-----6-9---9-6-7-----7-------7--2-2-X-
A --------------------------------------------------2-2-X-
E --------------------------------------------------0-0-X-


Pre-Solo

Guitar 1
e --------------------------------------------------------------
B 10-10-9-9-9--9-9-10-9-10/12--10-10-9-9-9—10p9-10p9-10p9-10p9--
G -9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9--9------9--9-9-9-9--9----9----9----9----
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

e --------------------------------------------------------------
B 10-10-9-9-9--9-9-10-9--12----10-10-9-9-9—10p9-10p9-10p9-10p9--
G -9--9-9-9-9--9-9--9-9---9-----9--9-9-9-9--9----9----9----9----
D --------------------------------------------------------------
A --------------------------------------------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------------


Solo:

Guitar 1

e -------------------------------12-14/16-16-
B -9^-^-9-12-9-------------12-12-------------
G -------------11-9~-7~-6~-------------------
D -------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------

Guitar 2

e -------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------
D -9--9------------------7--7-------7--7—-9--
A -7--7--9----7--7--2----5--5--7----5--5--7--
E -------7----5--5--0----------5-------------


Guitar 1 [Note: This part of the solo must be played fast!]

e -12-12-11-11-9-9-------12-12-11-11-9-9-------12-12-11-11-9-9-
B -----------------12-12-----------------12-12-----------------
G -------------------------------------------------------------
D -------------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------



e -11-12-14-16-12-17~-16~-17-17/21-21/24~~-
B -----------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------
A -----------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------

Guitar 2

e ------------------------------------------- 
B -------------------------------------------
G -------------------------------------------
D -9--9------------------7--7-------7--7—-9--
A -7--7--9----7--7--2----5--5--7----5--5--7--
E -------7----5--5--0----------5-------------



Im still trying to figure out the outro to the song as the notes seem to mix in with the harmony of Joe Elliots voice..ill try and get this updated when i figure it out.

Viva la rock!

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