TIL THE LIVIN' END

As recorded by Dokken
(From the 1985 Album UNDER LOCK AND KEY)
Transcribed by VLR Studios Words and Music by Don Dokken, George
Lynch, Jeff Pilson, and Mick Brown

A Intro (Gtr I is a distortion rhythm and Gtr II is a distortion lead)

Fast Rock  = 240

   

 

 

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Gtr I P.M. P.M.

T
A 9 8 8 7
7 7 5 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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T
A 4 5 9 8 0
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T
A 0 9 8 8 7
7 7 5 5
B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
*Perform pulloffs while sliding edge of pick hand

down strings for random harmonics
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T
A 4 5 2
4 5 2
B 0 0 0 5 7 6 0 0 5 6 5 0 3 0 5 3 0 5 3 0
sl. E 
sl. P P H P P
B 1st Verse


3
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Pick slide
T
A 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2
2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2
B 5 3 0 x 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
x
P P
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T 3 3 (3)
A 2 2 (2)
0 0 0 (0) 3 3 3 3
B 3 3 3 3 2 3 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 0
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B 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 0
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D Chorus

B B

A A A A

50
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A A A A A

A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

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T
A 9 8 8 7 4 5
7 7 5 5 4 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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A

A A A

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A A A A A A A A A A A

P.M. let ring

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T 3
A 9 8 0
7 7 1 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
sl.

B B

A A A A

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P.M. P.M. C P.M.

T
A 9 8 8 7 4 5
7 7 5 5 4 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

To Coda
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5
T 1 3 8 8 5
A 2 8 7 5
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P

66 R R N N N N N

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T

N N N N N N N N

Q Q

N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N

P.M.
S S S S S S

T
A 2 2 2 (2)
2 2 2 (2)
B 5 7 6 0 0 5 6 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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T
A 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2)
2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 (2)
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Y

Gtr I V V V

V
V V V V V

V V V V V V V

3 (3)
V

T V V V V V V

3
V

(3)
V V V V V V V

A 2 2 0 (0) 2 2 2
2 2 0 (0) 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 (3)
sl.
X

Y Y

V V V

Gtr II
V W W

V V

Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

V V

Full Full Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z Z

9 14 12 9
T 12 12 (12) 10 13 10
A 12 12 (12)
B
H P P P

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T V V V V V V

2 2 2 (2)
V V V V V V

A V V V V V V V V

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V V V V

2 V V

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V

0 2 0 5 7 5
V

B 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 5 7 5 7 5 7
0 3 5 6 5 3
H H H P H H H H H P
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T 8 5 5 5 8 (8)
A 8 7 5 7 7 5 6 7 5
7 5 5 7 7 7
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s

5 5 5 5 5 5
A 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 8 5 8 5 8 8 5 8 8 5 8 8 9
s
10
B
P P P P P P P

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Gtr II Start at 12th fret and slide down while picking in 8th notes for random harmonics
Pick Slide
T
A
B x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
x
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ƒ

T 8 8 8 (8) ƒ

15 x
A 10 10 10 (10) 17 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 17 (17)(17) 14 17 14 x
14 x
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T 8 8 8 (8) 12 14 (14)(14) 12 14 12 14 15 14 12 14 12 14 12
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T 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5 8 5
A 7 5 7 5 7 5 Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ

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P P P P P P H P P P P H

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A Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ
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4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
B 12
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A 4 2 6 4 4 2 1 4 2 1
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3 3 3

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T 17 14 17 14 13 14 13 12 16 17 16 20
A 17 17 17 16 14 16 14 15 17 15
B
P P H H H P sl. H P sl.
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3
Gtr II Full ž

18 20 21 22 (22) (22) (22)

T 18 18 18
A
B

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— — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —

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T
A 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2
2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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B

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3
T 3
A 2 2 2 (2) 2 2 0
2 2 2 (2) 2 2 0
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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¢

¢ £ £ £ £ £

£ £ £ £ £

Gtr I
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

T
A 2 2 2 (2)
2 2 2 (2)
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

144

Gtr II ¤ ¤
Slide down from 12th fret while picking 8th notes for random harmonics
¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤

T
A x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
B

£ £ £ £

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Gtr I £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

T
A 2 2 2
2 2 2
B 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P P P P P

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£ £

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£ £

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Gtr I
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £

£ £

T
A 5 2 (2)
5 5 2 (2)
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 (0) 12
3
sl.

G Bridge
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¢ ¢

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£ £ £

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T 3 (3) (3)
A 5 2 5 5 2 (2) (2)
5 5 2 5 5 0 (0) (0)
B 3 5 0 3 3
3

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A 5 2 5 5 2 (2) (2)
5 5 2 5 5 0 (0) (0)
B 3 5 0 3 3
3

H Final Chorus/Outro

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A 9 8
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T
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3 3 3 3
Gtr II
7 8 7 5 3 5 3 3 0 1 0
T 8 6 6 3 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 0
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T
A 9 8 8 7 4 5
7 7 5 5 4 5
B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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T 1 3
A 2 (2)
3 3 4 4 2 (2)
B 0 (0)

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188
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· · · ·

T 1 3
A 2 2 2 2
3 3 4 2 2 2 2
B 0 0 0 0

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down strings for random harmonics)
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· · ¼ ¼ ·

tr ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾

T
A 2 2 2 2 0 (2) 5 2
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