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Poison Tab


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"Poison" from album "Trash" (1989)

Transcription by tuomo pirinen (freedam)


    h= hammer on      b= bend up      rb= release bend        p= pull-off

        ~~= vibrato   .= mute note or chord  <>= strike note while bent

                             \= slide down



Intro
Play this twice
   D5 D5
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-------------9-----7---------5-------5-------------------------------------|
d-|-0--0--7--0-----0-----0--4h5----4h5------2--0------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play this tree times
   Bb5                     D5
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-------------9-----7---------5------5--------------------------------------|
d-|----0--7--0-----0-----0--4h5----4h5-----2--0-------------------------------|
a-|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   Bb5                                         D5
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-------------9-----7------------9-----7------7----------------------------|
d-|----0--7--0-----0-----0---7--0-----0-----0---7----------------------------|
a-|-3-------------------------------------------5----------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

    "Your cruel device, your blood like ice, One lo__________________ok   
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|----------------------------------------------.-----.---.-----.-----------|
g-|-------------------------------------------.--7--.--7---5--.--7-----------|
d-|-------------------------------------------5-----5---------5--------------|
a-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   could  ki____________ll,       My   pa___________________in your thrill."
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------.-------.--.-------------------------------------------------------|
g-|----.--10------10--8--.---------------.-------.--.------.------------------|
d-|-.--8-------.---------8--.--------.--10------10--8--.--10---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
a-|-6----------6------------6-----.--8-------.---------8-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E-|-------------------------------6----------6--------------------------------|
                                 
e-|----------------------|
b-|----------------------|
g-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\--|
d-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-\--|
a-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-\--|
E-|----------------------|

Pre-chorus
  "I want to love you  but I better not touch,I want to hold you but my   
  "I hear you calling and it's needles and pins,I want to hurt you just hear   
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-12-------8----------------3--------------5--------------------------------|
d-|-12-------8----------------3---------3-3--5-------6------------------------|
a-|-10-------6----------------1---------3-3--3-------6------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------1-1----------4------------------------|

  "Senses tell me to stop, I want to kiss but I want it too much,
  "You screaming my name, don't want to touch you, but your under my skin,
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-8-----3-------------------------------------5-----------7-----------------|
d-|-8-----3---------7-------------3-------------5-------5---7-----------------|
a-|-6-----1---------7-------------3-------------3-------5---5-----------------|
E-|-----------------5-------------1---------------------3---------------------|

   "I want to taste you but your lips are venomous"   
   "I want to kiss you but your lips are venomous"
e-|-------------------------------------------------|
b-|-------------------------------------------------|
g-|------3------------------------------5---5-------|
d-|------3-----------------------3------5---5-------|
a-|------1-----------------------3------3---3-------|
E-|------------------------------1------------------|

Chorus
   "Pois____________________on,        you're poison running through
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-7----3------------------5------------------------7-------3----------------|
d-|-7----3----------3-------5------------------------7-------3------------3---|
a-|-5----1----------3-------3------------------------5-------1------------3---|
E-|-----------------1-----------------------------------------------------1---|
  |
  |guitar two
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-------------9-----7-----------------------------------------9----7--------|
d-|-0--0--7--0-----0-----0---3--5--2--5--3--5--2--5--0--0--7--0----0----0---3-|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   "my veins,          you're pois__________________on
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|----5---------------------7---3----------------5---------------------------|
d-|----5---------------------7---3----------3-----5---------------------------|
a-|----3---------------------5---1----------3-----3---------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------------1---------------------------------|
  |
  |guitar two
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|----------------------------------9-----7----------------------------------|
d-|-5--2--5--3--5--2--5--0--0--7--0-----0-----0--3--5--2--5--3--5--2--5-------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |guitar three
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------------------------------------------------10-----------------------|
g-|--------------------------------------------------------12--10--12\--------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   "I don't wanna break these chains"
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-7------3-----------------5------------------3-----------------------------|
d-|-7------3----------3------5------------------3-----------------------------|
a-|-5------1----------3------3------------------1-----------------------------|
E-|-------------------1-------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |guitar two
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-------------9-----7-------------------------------------9-----7-----------|
d-|-0--0--7--0-----0-----0--3--5--2--5--3--5--2----0--7--0-----0-----0--7--0--|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

e-|-----------------------------|
b-|-----------------------------|
g-|-9-----7---------7----7------|
d-|----0-----0---7-------7------|
a-|----------------------5------|
E-|-----------------------------|

Verse

     "Your mouth, so hot, your web, I'm caught, your    skin 
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|--.------------.-----.-----------.----------.------------------------------|
d-|--7------------3----10-----------5----------7------------------------------|
a-|--5------------1-----8-----------3----------5------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |guitar two
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-----------------------------------------------.-----.--.-----.------------|
g-|--------------------------------------------.--7--.--7--5--.--7------------|
d-|--------------------------------------------5-----5--------5---------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   "so       wet,             black lace                   on  sweat
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-|-.------------------------.--------------------------------------------7-7-|
d-|-3-----------------------10----------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
a-|-1------------------------8----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |guitar two
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------.------.--.--------------------------------------------------------|
g-|----.--10-----10--8--.-------------.-------.--.------.---------------------|
d-|-.--8------.---------8--.------.--10------10--8--.--10---------------------|
a-|-6---------6------------6---.--8-------.---------8-------------------------|
E-|----------------------------6----------6-----------------------------------|

e-|-----------------|
b-|-----------------|
g-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-\---|
d-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-\---|
a-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-\---|
E-|-----------------|(Go pre-chorus)


Solo
  w/Intro
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|--------------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
g-|-------------9--7------5----------17b~~---17--14-----14--------------------|
d-|----------7--------4-5----2----------------------17------16b-rb------------|
a-|-----3b-----------------------5~~-------------------------------17--15-\---|
E-|-3b------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-|-------------------------------17----17-20-20b-~~---|
b-|----17-18----17-18-20----18-20----20----------------|
g-|-19-------19----------19----------------------------|
d-|----------------------------------------------------|
a-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|(Go"one look could"..)

End
 w/chorus riffs
   "         I wanna love you but I'd better not touch,     I wanna hold you
e-|-15---15-----------------------\--------------12b-rb-b-rb--12b-rb-b--10----|
b-|-17b-<17>----------------------\-------------------------------------------|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "but my senses tell me to stop,     I wanna kiss you, but I want it too much
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------20-----------|
b-|--------13~~--------------20b-<20>~~---------------------20b------<20>~~---|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "   I wanna taste you but your lips are venomous"
e-|-----22----------20--------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-20b----20rb--b------20rb--18-20-18--17-18---------------------------------|
g-|--------------------------------------------19~~---------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
  "Pois_______________________________on,    I don't wanna break these chains
e-|-----------13---13---------20b---20~~~----20b~~---20b--20--18-17----17-----|
b-|-----------------------------------------------------------------20----18--|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   "      Pois___________________on
e-|---------20---------------------------------------13-----13-----13-----13--|
b-|-17--16b-----16b--~~~~---15---15b--rb--13------15----16b----16b----16b-----|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  " running deeb inside my veins,      burning deeb inside my veins
e-|--------------------------13------15b--20----------------22b----22---------|
b-|-15--15-15~~~-----------------16-----------20b--rb--18---------------------|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "Pois_______________on
e-|---------22b---22rb--20--18--17------17------------------------------------|
b-|---------------------------------20------20---17h18p17---------------------|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------19----------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "Poi_________________son
e-|------------------13------13-----13------13------13--13------13------------|
b-|-13-15--13---16b------16b----16b-----16b-----16b---------17~----15~--------|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  " I don't wanna break these chains
e-|-----------13-----------10-------------------------------------------------|
b-|-13-15-16b-----15~-----------13--10----------13---10-------------13--10----|
g-|-------------------------------------13--12----------13--10-12-------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "Pois________________on
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-|-13b---10-----------13-10--13b--10---------13p10--13p10--------------------|
g-|------------13--12------------------13-12-----------------13--12~----------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "Pois_________________on
e-|-------------------------------------------------18--------------------20--|
b-|-10--13--10-10-10--10--18--20--20b--rb--18--20b------20b---18--20--17b-----|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  "Pois__________________on                  (Fade out)
e-|-------------20------20b~---------21b--------------------------------------|
b-|-17b--rb--b------17--------------------------------------------------------|
g-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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