Skid Row - 18 and life - Easy Songs https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/skid-row-18-and-life/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:54:41 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Skid Row - 18 and life https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/skid-row-18-and-life/#post-242521 Mon, 14 May 2007 18:17:26 +0000
I've almost learnt to play it complete with arpeggios! The most tricky part is the intro/verse arpeggio because it needs to master an almost perfect barre-tecnhique to be played cleanly! Anyway a friend of mine showed me how to play it and being an arpeggio he did like this:

a) played a full barre for the C# chord
b) then keep down only the index finger to play the B chord
c) then put the other fingers down to play the C # and so on

Matteo]]> Easy Songs matteo https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/skid-row-18-and-life/#post-242521 RE: Skid Row - 18 and life https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/skid-row-18-and-life/#post-191944 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 11:10:10 +0000
first of all thanks. This is one of my favourite 80's metal song but I never learnt it really well. I would not rate it as an easy song tough: the only thing that's quite easy is the strummin pattern which is on straight eight notes (played with downstrums only to give more emphasis but could work with any other pattern also a simple du/du/du/du). First it has an arpeggio (played with pick) and secondarily it is all power chords with a few fast changes too. Anyway here is my question: since it is not easy to read the tab, woud you post the chord sheet with the changes?

Matteo

p.s. if you're into Skid Row go check my post about Remember you and check if you see any mistakes]]> Easy Songs matteo https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/skid-row-18-and-life/#post-191944 Skid Row - 18 and life https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/skid-row-18-and-life/#post-19512 Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:54:08 +0000 18 and Life Skid Row Dave "Snake" Sabo Clean Guitar - Chorus E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E||-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------| B||------------------------5--------4-------------|-----5--------4-----------| G||---------------------------6--------4----------|--------6--------4--------| D||---------------------------------------4-------|--------------------4-----| A||--4---------------------------4-----------4h-6-|--4--------4-----------2--| E||-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E Q T S. 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