Don't Cry
Guns n' Roses
Use Your Illusion I & II
Intro: Clean Electric
Am Dm G
E|-----|--------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|-----|----------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----|------2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|-----|----2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-----|--0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|--3--|------------------------------3-------------------------------|
Am Dm G
E|-------0-------------1--------------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--|
E|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----|
Verse: Clean Electric
Rhy. Fig. 1 End Rhy. Fig. 1
Am Dm G *
E|-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|
* Last time before 2nd and 3rd chorus replace remainder of Rhy. Fig. 1 with
Rhy. Fill 1.
Rhy. Fill 1 End Rhy. Fill 1
C G/B Am G
E|----------------------------------|
B|-------1-------3-------1----------|
G|-----0-------0-------2---------0--|
D|---2-------0-------2---------0----|
A|-3-------2-------0---------2------|
E|-------------------------3--------|
(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
Talk to me softly
There's something in your eyes
Don't hang your head in sorrow
And please don't cry
I know how you feel inside I've
I've been there before
Somethin's changin' inside you
And Don't you know
Chorus: Clean Electric
F G Am
E|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------|
B|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------|
G|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-|
D|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------|
F G Am F G
|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---|
B|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-|
G|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------|
D|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------|
A|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
C** G/B Am G F G Am
E|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------|
B|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------|
G|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--|
D|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----|
A|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------|
Repeat Verse w/Additional Lyrics: Verse: 2
Repeat Chorus w/Rhy. Fill 2 at **
Rhy. Fill 2 End Rhy. Fill 2
C5 G5 A5 G5 F5 G5 A5
E|-----------|------------|-----------------|
B|-----------|------------|-----------------|
G|--5--------|------------|-----------------|
D|--5----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
A|--3----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
E|-------3---|---5----3---|---1----3----5---|
Chord progression over the solo:
D5 F5 | G5 A5G5 | F5 G5 | A5 G5|
/ . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . |
F5 G5 | E5 F5 | F5 G5 | A5
/ . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | /...............|
Solo:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8~~-----------8-8-------------|
G|------------7^rp5--7-(7)~~~--r7p5--7^-------r7p5--7^-----r7----5^\/\-|
D|-7~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------13^(2 steps)--13^(1/4 step)-|
G|-7/9-9/10--------------------------12h14-----------------------------|
D|----------------------10h12-12/14------------------------------------|
A|-5/7--7/8--8h10-10/12------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/dont_cry_tab.html ]
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10^---------------|
A|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------|
B|-15^----------r15p13--15^-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------|
G|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----|
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|----13--15^--15~~~--r15p13--8^-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5^r^(5)r--5-|
G|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7^--(7)-----r7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
trem. bar
Feedback---------------------------------------| Harm
\\\\\3.5 8va
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------5-b-6---------r-5-b-6---|-------r-5-----------5-----------|
G|-(7)-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
and please remem-ber that I never lied
Chorus 3: Lead Part
Double regular chorus with power chords, or 5 (ie: F5, G5, A5, etc)
F G Am F G
E|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------|
B|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
Am F G
E|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
C G/B Am G F
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--15----15-----12-----12------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Outro Chorus: Distorted Guitar
F5 G5
And don't you cry...
F5 G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5 G5 *** (E5) (F5)
Don't you cry tonight... baby maybe someday...
F5 G5
Don't you cry...
F5 G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5 G5 C5
Don't you cry... TONIGHT... ****
*** Fill in with Rhy. Fill 3
Rhy. Fill 3 End Rhy. Fill 3
E5 F5
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
baby... maybe... someday...
**** Play Riff 1
Riff 1
E|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------|
B|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------sl----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End Riff 1
