Skip to content
Menu
All charts

Livin' On A Prayer

Bon Jovi — charted by grantlarcom

Livin' On A PrayerBon Jovi= 123    Time: 4/4    Key: GIntro6m6m456m6m456mbass in6m6m6m6mdrums in6m6m6m456m6m456m6mV16m6m6m6m456m6mPreCh4556m4556m4556m545X3Ch6m451456m451456m6mV26m6m6m6m456m6mPreCh4556m4556m4556m545X3Ch6m451456m4514544144Solo6m451456m45146m6mBr4556m543453Ch44Mod to ♭36m45145repeat and fade

Livin' On A Prayer — Bon Jovi. Nashville number chart in the key of G, 4/4, 123 bpm. 10 sections. Read in order, comma to comma; two chords sharing a bar are joined by "then".

  1. Intro, 24 bars: 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 6 minor (cue: bass in), 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor (cue: drums in), 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 6 minor, 6 minor
  2. V1, 8 bars: repeat from here, 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 6 minor, 6 minor, repeat 2 times
  3. PreCh, 8 bars: 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor, 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor, 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor then 5, 4, 5 (figure: quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter) then hit (figure: quarter)
  4. Ch, 10 bars: 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 6 minor, 6 minor
  5. V2, 8 bars: repeat from here, 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor, 6 minor, 4, 5, 6 minor, 6 minor, repeat 2 times
  6. PreCh, 8 bars: 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor, 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor, 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor then 5, 4, 5 (figure: quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter) then hit (figure: quarter)
  7. Ch, 10 bars: 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 4 (figure: dotted quarter) then 4 over 1 (figure: eighth, quarter) then 4 (figure: quarter), 4 (figure: dotted half, quarter rest)
  8. Solo, 9 bars: 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 6 minor, 6 minor
  9. Br, 4 bars: 4 then 5 (pushed an eighth early), 5 then 6 minor then 5, 4, meter 3/4, 5 (figure: quarter, quarter, quarter, quarter)
  10. Ch, 4 bars: meter 4/4, key change and re-center (+3 semitones), repeat from here, 6 minor then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, 1 then 4 (pushed an eighth early), 5, repeat 2 times, note: repeat and fade
Sign in to save