Love Bites
View chords used in this chart
fig. A end A
sustain chords, light tremolo arm.
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-----------6-------------------3---------------------6----------------1-------
-----------5-------------------3------------------3-------------------0--0----
-------7-----------------------7---------------5--------------------3----3----
---5------------------------5---------------3--------------------3------------
------------------------3--------------------------------------1--------------
repeat A three more times over verse.
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----7----------------10vvvvvvvvv---
----7----------------10vvvvvvvvv---
----5----------------8vvvvvvvvvv---
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fig A again, but substitue first chord with this;
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-----------6----
-----------5----
-------5--------
---3------------
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Chorus;
guitar 2 plays chords v-- means play only a
Eb5 Ab5 (G) G note, not chord.
---------------------6------4-----3-------4vvvvvvvvvv----
----6vvvvvvvvv----------------------------4vvvvvvvvvv----
----8vvvvvvvvv-------------------------------------------
----8vvvvvvvvv----6------6-----6------6------------------
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F5 Bb5 (Ab)
----------------------------------6-------8--------6--------6---(6)vvvvvv--
-------------9vvvvvvvvvv------------------------------------6---(6vvvvvvv--
-------------10vvvvvvvvv---------------------------------------------------
-------------10vvvvvvvvv------8-------8--------8-------8--------(8)--------
--3vvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------------------------
--1vvvvvvv-----------------------------------------------------------------
Eb5 Ab5 Ab5/G
--------------------------------6---------4-----------4--------4vvvvvvvv----
----6----------------------------------------------------------4vvvvvvvv----
----8-------8vvvvvv---------------------------------------------------------
----8-------8vvvvvv--------6----------6---------6----------6----------------
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F5 Bb5
------------------------------6----------8-----------6---------6--(6)vvvvv--
----6vvvvvvvvv---------------------------6----------------------------------
----5vvvvvvvvv--------------------------------------------------------------
----3vvvvvvvvv------------8----------8----------8---------8-------(8)vvvvv--
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Chorus------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C5 Ab5 F5 Bb5
-----10-----11vvvvvv-------10-----11vvvvvv------10------11vvvv-----11----10vv-
--8------8--------------9------9-------------6-------6----------8------8------
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repeat chorus above then;
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-------------------------------------------------6vvvvvv-----
---5---------------------------------------------5vvvvvv-----
----------------5vvvvvvv-----------5vvvvvvvv-----3vvvvvv-----
-----------3vvvvvvvvvvvv-------3vvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------
-------4vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv----1vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv-----------------
2nd verse
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---6---5--------------------------3----------------------6---------5----
-----------5-------7--------------3-------------------3---------3-------
---------------7------------------7----------------5---------5----------
-------------------------------5---------------3------------------------
---------------------------3--------------------------------------------
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------------------------------1-------6--5-----------------------3-----
------------0-------------0-----------5-----5-----7--------------3-----
--------3--------------3-----------------------7-----------------7-----
-----3---------3----3-----------------------------------------5--------
--1--------------------------------------------------------3-----------
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-------------6---------5-------------------------------------1------
---------3---------3-------------------0-----------------0----------
------5---------5-------------------3-------3---------3-------------
---3-----------------------------3----------3------3----------------
------------------------------1-------------------------------------
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---6--5-------------------------3-------------------6----------5---
---5-----5-------7--------------3---------------3----------3-------
---7---------7------------------7----------5-----------5-----------
----------------------------5----------3---------------------------
------------------------3------------------------------------------
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-----------1-------
-----------0---0---
--------3------3---
-----3-------------
--1----------------
play chorus again.
solo;
Dm (arppegiate w/ palm muting)
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----------------------------------------3----------------------------------
-----5--5--5/7--7vvvvvvvv------10\7---2/3----------------------------------
-------------------------------10\7----------5>3--3------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------5--3--5--5vvvvvv----
rake rake
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-----------6---5-----------------------------------10--10-10-10-11-11vvvvvv--
-------5----------5------5/7--7vvvvvvvvv\-------10-----10--------------------
-----7----------------7----------------------12------------------------------
---5-------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------13--13-13----13--13---13/15\13---13/15\13---13/15\13---13---
------12------12-12----12--12---12/14\12---12/14\12---12/14\12---12---
--14------------------------------------------------------------------
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play pre-chorus, and chorus fig. once, then;
Fm Bb sus 2
-----------1---
--6--6-----1---
--5--5-----3---
--3--3-----3---
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Play chorus, exept substitute the part over the Bb5 for this.
Bb5
--11--10--8--------------
-------------11vvvv--11--
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play chorus fig. once then
C5 Ab5 F5
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-----------------------------------------------------------------6----
--5--------------------------------------------------------------5----
------------------5vvvvvvvvvv--------------------5vvvvvvvv-------3----
-------------3vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---------------3vvvvvvvvvvvvv------------
--------4vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv---------1vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv------------
transcribed by Wolf Marshall for Hal Leonard.
How to play Love Bites
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.