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From: loffit@wam.umd.edu (Dixie Cup)
Subject: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (GN'R version)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 06:28:45 GMT


I include my rendition of Slash's first solo in this transcription.  I
think it's fairly accurate.  I play a variation of the first solo because
people recognize it, but the second solo I improvise; and I don't feel like
figuring it out since Slash always plays something different in concert anyway.

Key:  H - hammer-on
      / - slide
      P - pull-off
      ^ - half bend 
     ^^ - full bend
      ~ - vibrato

(ACK!  Did we decide on a standard somewhere for ASCII tab notation.  Could
 someone send me a copy of the article since I apparently missed it.)

This is the picking at the very beginning of the song.  The picking varies
throughout, and you should do whatever feels best instead of trying to
restrict yourself to how it sounds on record.  GN'R is constantly mutating
this song in concert anyway (even doing it with a reggae beat).
G5            D                C
-3---3--------------2-0-------|-----------------0--------------------|--------
-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|--------
-0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|--------
-0------------0---------------|-0-2----------2------2-------0-2------|--------
------------------------------|--H---3-----------------------H---3---|--------
-3----------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------

This is the picking for the first line.  Again, the picking will vary
throughout the song.
G5              D                  Am
-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-----H-------0----------------------|
-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0-1-------------1---------------|
-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0-2----2----|
----------------------------------|-0-------------------------H----------|
-3--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


Song goes like this:

Intro:
Twice with picking      G5 D C
Twice just power chords G5 D C

Verse 1 (with picking)
G5         D               Am
Mamma take this ...
G5         D         C
I can't use ...
G5                D             Am
It's getting dark, ...
G5             D                       C
Feels like I'm knockin' on ...

Chorus (if you're really concerned about playing it like the
        CD, listen to it for rhythm.  But this song has been done by so
        many people so differently that you might as well give it your own
        feel.)
G5            D5                     C5
Knock, knock, knockin'...
C5             
Hey, hey, hey, hey...
G5            D5                     C5
Knock, knock, ...
C5
(no lyrics)
G5                 D5                     C5
Ooh, knock, knock, ...
C5
Ooh yeah
G5            D5                     C5
Knock, knock, ...
C5
Hey, hey, hey...

First Guitar Solo
G                  D          C
------------------------------------------------------
----^^---P---------15--^------~~~~~~~~~~~~------------
-12-14-14-12-14-------14-12-12-------------------12---
------------------------------------------13/14-------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
G                     D           C        
---------------P------------P--------P------------------15----
15/17---15---13-12-13/15--13-12---13--12----------12-13----13-
-------------------------------------------~~~~~~~------------
-----------------------------------------14-------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
G              ^^  D   ^^  ^^  C
--~~~-------15-17--17--17--17--15-----------------------------
12---15/17----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
G ^^              ^^ D             C
--20-20-19-20--19-20--20-20-20---~~~~~----------------------------------
-------P-----------------------17------^^----^^-------------------------
---------------------------------------19-19-19-19-^-----^--------------
---------------------------------------------------19-19-19-19----------
---------------------------------------------------------------17--17---
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Additional lyrics:
Mama, put my guns in the ...

Basically there are lots of "knockin' on heaven's door"s throughout the rest




Date: Saturday, 8 March
From: David Harrison 


This is one of GUNS N' ROSES best song if you ask me. 
I saw that no one had tabbed the second solo so I did as
well as the rest of the song. If you have any questions,
Comments, additions, or Corrections feel free to e-mail
them to me. 
P.S. Tune your guitar down half a step.


Riff 1:-used in intro and the verses.

E|--3----3----------0---------------0--------------|
B|--3-----3-3--3---3-3-----------1---1--1----------|
G|--0------0---2--2---2-----------0---0--0------0--|
D|--X----------0-------0--0h2-2----2-------0h2-2---|
A|--2---------------------0h3--------------0h3-----|
E|--3----------------------------------------------|

E|-------3-----------0-----------------------||
B|--------3-3-------3-3------1----1--1-1-----||
G|--0------0---0h2-2---2-------0---0--0-0----||
D|--x----------0--------0---2---2---2----2---||
A|--2---------------------3------3--------3--||
E|--3----------------------------------------||


Riff 2:-used in intro and the choruses.

    G     D     C     C
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|--4--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
D|--5--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
A|--5--|--5--|--3--|--3--|
E|--3--|-----|-----|-----|


Solo 1:

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15-------------------------15/17--15--|
G|--12-14brp12-14-----14br-1212~~~---------12------------|
D|--------------------------------------/14--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------15----------15-|
B|-13p12-13/15---13p12-13---12--------1213--1312---/17---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-17br17---17br17br15-------22--20192019-22--20-2020----|
B|---------------------------------------------------17--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------15--||
B|--15brbr----------------||
G|----------14brbr--12----||
D|------------------------||
A|------------------------||
E|------------------------||


Solo 2:

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
B|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
G|-----------------------------------/13-----------------|
D|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-1618P161620192022b--20192022b--20192022b-22b22b-------|
B|------------------------------------------------2022b--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2022br-202222b-202220--20~~---2019----19br-17191717--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~--------------------------------|
G|------------------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7---5/4---|
D|----------------------------------------------------5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Here's The Order:

RIFF 1 (00:00) 1X
RIFF 2 (OO:15) 2X
RIFF 1 (OO:30) 2X
RIFF 2 (00:59) 4X
SOLO 1 (O1:29) 1X
RIFF 1 (01:59) 2X
RIFF 2 (02:27) 4X-play all the way through the solo until 3:54
SOLO 2 (02:56) 1X
RIFF 2 (04:51) 4x

From: Tasho Statev Kaletha 
Subject: g/guns_n_roses/knockin_on_heavens_door.tab
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 19:49:08 +0200

I include the second guitar solo in the Song "Knocking on heavens door" by
Guns 'n' Roses from their album "Use your illusion II". It must be really
accutate - i've played it along with the original record and could here
no difference. Still, if you have any suggestions, feel free to email me at
uzsymm@uni-bonn.de.

Key: 
      \ - slide down
      P - pull-off
      ^ - half bend 
     ^^ - full bend
     ...- hold bend
     (n)- pick at fret n while still holding the bend
    ^(n)- prebend string and pick then at the specified fret
      r - release bend
      ~ - vibrato


E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19^~~~~~r-19~~-19^rp17-19p17-17~----20-17~-20-17br---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------20----------------------------------------|
G|--15-17------------------------------------------------|
D|---------19^...(19)r19-17-19~-19-17-19^19^r17----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------201920^^-201920^^-------|
B|--------20-----22^^22-19-22-19-------------------------|
G|-----16----19------------------------------------------|
D|--17---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-201920-22^^-22^^r--------22---------------------------|
B|-------------------20-22^^..(22)r-2022-^^(22)r--202220-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19^~~(19)r~~-19^rp17--19p17~--20-17~-20-17~----------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--20-17------------------------------------------------|
G|--------19-17-19-16~--16~~~\12~~\11~~11^r\9~~7~~\5\4p0-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Have fun!
Tasho