Reckless Life
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1/4 full end rhy. Fig 1
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|-----------------2-2-2--|--%----|-0-----|-2--x--2----------|
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|--3qb--0---------0-0-0--|-------|-X-----|--------------0-0-|
|---------3fb------------|-------|-3-----|------------------|
D A5 D5
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|------7 measures---|-3--------|----|---------|-----------------------|
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|------Rhy. Fig. 1--|-0--------|--hold for 2--|-----------------------|
|-------------------|----------|----|-measures|-----------------------|
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1. I'm____ reckless___ and feelin' no
2. See additional lyrics
C5 B5 B5 G5 D5
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pain. You know I've got no need to con- trol.__
A5 D5 C5
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|--------------hold for 2-------|--------------------|----------------|
|------------------measures-----|--------------------|----------------|
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Li-vin' with_ the dan-ger, I'm always on the edge_ now with
A5 G5 D5 D5 C5
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|------------hold for 2-----------|----------|------------------------|
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mil-lion dol-lar vi-sions that I hold.____
B5 A5 B5 C5 D5(type 2) C5
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|---------------hold the-------------|------------hold the------------|
|-----------------chord--------------|---------------chord------------|
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Li-vin' like this nev-er ev-er tore_ my life a-part_
B5 A5 B5 C5 D5(type 2)
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I know how to main- tain and you know__ I know my part
Do this the second time:
D5(type 2) D5 C5 G5 C5
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heart! I lead a reck - less life, and I
D5 C5 G5 C5
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|-------------chord-------|-----|-------------------|
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don't need your ad- vice and you know___
D5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5
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|--hold ----------|--------------------------|
|---chord---------|--------------------------|
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__ its my on-ly vice.
Solo 1
B5 A5 B5
(w/ trem.bar)
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sssssssssssllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
G5 A5
A5 D5 A5
|(17)p16---16--------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------19p18-19p18p17-18-17h18p17|s16-17-16h17p16----16-16fb----|
|--------------------------------------|----------------19------------|
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B5 A5 B5 A5
trem.bar
|(hold bend)-19--------|(hold)------14---------------14-|
|-----(16)------r-16hb-|---------------16r-(16)s17fb----|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------|
G5 A5 G A5 G A5 B5
trem. Bar trem.bar
|--------------14------------|------------s10h11|h12fb-----~~~~-------|
|-17r-----17fb----17r---(17)~|~~~~~~~~~~--------|------------------0--|
|----------------------------|------------------|---(slow-bend)-------|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|---------------------|
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sssssssssssssslllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A5 B5
|-16-16--14-13h14p13-14p13s12h13p12s11h12p11|
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ssssssssssssssllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
A5 D5 A5 G A5
|12-10p9-10-7----7h9p7---------|-7------------------------------------|
|-------------10------10p9-9h10|---7-9-10-7---7h9p7---7---------------|
|------------------------------|------------9-------9---9fb-----------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B5 A5 B5 A5 G5 trem. bar
|-------------------------|---------------------|------10~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-(9)-9fb-----r--9p7qb---9|(9)---7qb------7hb---|----7----------------|
|----------------------9--|----9-------9-----x-x|-9-------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------x|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A A# B C B5 C# C#sus4 C#5
solo 2
|(10)~~~~----------------||-------------9-----------------------------|
|--------------------12fb||---(12)fb------12p9-12fb--9----------------|
|--------0-dive----------||----------------------------12p9-----------|
|------------------------||---------------------------------11fb------|
|------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
* Dive Trem. bar (4 1/2)
sssssssssssssslllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh
B5 C# C#sus4 C#5 E5
|9----------12-----9-------9-------|9---------------------------9-|
|-12p9-12fb----12p9-12p9h12-12p9h12|-12p9-12p9h12-9h12p9-12p9h12--|
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B5 C#5 C#sus4 C#5
|------12fb------12|---11--12-9h11p9----9-------9------|
|-12p9-------------|-----------------12---12fb----12p9-|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------------|
B5 A5
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------9h12p9----12p9-12----------------|--------------A.H.----------|
|-11h12--------12--------11fb---r--(11)p9|11~~~~~~9~~~~--11--9fb------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
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B5 C#5 B5 C#5 C#sus4 C#5
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------**12----------|(12)~~~-11p9h12***--(12)p11p9--|
|(9)----------(9)s*-------------------|-------------------------------|
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* trem. Bar 1 1/2~~~ ** trem. Bar 1 1/2~~~ *** trem. Bar 1 1/2~~~
B5 C#5 C#sus4 C#5 E5
|--------------------------------|-----------9------------------------|
|(9)s12-----------(12)s*----12--p|0-12**-------12-9-------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------11fb--r-(11)p9----|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
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* trem. Bar 1 1/2~~~ ** trem. Bar 1 1/2~~~
B5
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|--------9---------------------9-------|
|--11fb----11fb--r(11)p9-11qb----9qb---|
|------------------------------------11|
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sssssssssssslllllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh
C#5 C#sus4 C#5 B5
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--11-9qb-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--11-9qb--11--9----------------|--------------------------|
|----------------11s9--7-9h10h11|-9-7qb------9----7----7---|
|-------------------------------|--------9-----------------|
ssssssssssssssssllllllllllllllaaaaaaaaaaaaasssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh
C#5 C5 B5
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|s/13-13-13-s/13--13--13-13s14--------|
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Bb5 A5
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|-13-------14---------------|
|----14s15----14s15s--------|
|-------------15s16s--------|
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ssssssssssssllllllllllllaaaaaaaaassssssssshhhhhhhhhhhh
D5 C5 G5 C5
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reck - less__ life,____ I lead a
D5 C5 G5 C5
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|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|----hold chord---------|------|----------------|
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|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
reck - less life!___ I lead a
D5 C5
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|--------------hold chord-----------|----------|--rests---------------|
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ray - ay - eck - less life, and you know__
D5 C5 w/
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|---------|---------------|15s--------------------------------------0-|
_________ it's my on-ly... (and pick 7 sets of 8th note triplets)
D5 C5 G5 C5
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|-----------hold chord---|---------|---------------|
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reck - less__ life,____ I lead a
D5 C5 G5 C5
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|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|----hold chord---------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
|-------|---------------|------|----------------|
reck - less life!___ I lead a
D5 C5
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|--------------hold chord-----------|----------|--rests---------------|
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ray - ay - eck - less life, and you know__
D5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5
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|---hold chord-----------|----------|----------|----------|
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_______ it's my on-ly...
G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 D5 w/fill D5sl
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Hey, hey!__________________________________
Fill for end:
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|--13fb---------13p10----------------------------------|13------------|
|---------------------12fb-r(12)p10--12-10h11----------|12fb----------|
|--------------------------------------------12p10~~~~~|--------------|
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Additional Lyrics
2. On a holiday, a permanent vacation.
I'm living on a cigarrete with wine.
I'm never alone 'cause I've got myself.
Yes, I imitate myself all of the time.
Livin' like this never ever tore my life apart.
I know how to maintain 'cause it's comin' from my heart.(To Chorus)
Symbols and other stuffs.
p - pulloff h - hammeron A.H. - artificial harmonics
fb - full bend hb - half bend qb - quarter bend
s - slide ~ - vibrato r - release bend
I wrote slash in a long drawn out form to separate lines that might be pushed
together if you print directly from the page. Also check out my copy of
November Rain. I got this directly from the GN'R Lies book so don't complain
to me saying it's wrong. Have a nice day. Any questions?
----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A# = X 1 3 3 3 1
A5 = X 0 2 2 X X
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
B5 = X 2 4 4 X X
Bb5 = X 1 3 3 X X
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
C# = X 4 6 6 6 4
C#5 = X 4 6 6 X X
C#sus4 = X 4 4 1 2 X
C5 = X 3 5 5 X X
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D5 = X 5 7 7 X X
E5 = 0 2 2 X X X
G = 3 2 0 0 0 3
G5 = 3 5 5 X X X
How to play Reckless Life
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 D. 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.