GUNS N' ROSES
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (Originally Recorded by Bob Dylan)
(from album USE YOUR ILLUSION II)
Tabed by:
Marco Codazzi
Sant' Angelo Lodigiano (Lodi)
Italia
e-mail: marcocod@libero.it
Tune down 1/2 step:
1) = Eb
2) = Bb
3) = Gb
4) = Db
5) = Ab
6) = EbINTRO
G D C
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|Vocals Ooh_______________________
|
| let ring (throughout)
| clean tone w/chorus
| ~~~
| e|--------3-------------2-0-------|---------------0-----------------|
| b|--3-------3---3-----3-----3---3-|---------1-----------1-----------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0-----2---------2---|-0-----0---0-------0---0-0-----0-|
| d|--0-------------0---------------|-0^2---------2---2-------0^2-----|
| a|--------------------------------|-----3-----------------------3---|
| e|--3-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| H H
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G D C
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|Vocals ____________________________________________________________________
|
|
| e|--------3-------------2-0-------|---------------------------------|
| b|--3-------3---3-----3-----3---0-|-------1-------1-----1---1-1-1-0-|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0-----2---------2---|-----0---0---------0---0-0-0-0-0-|
| d|--0-------------0---------------|---2-------2-----2-------2-2-2-0-|
| a|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-----------3-3-3-0-|
| e|^(3)----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| H
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G D C
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|Vocals ___
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Ooh__
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| w/distortion
| e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|------------------7--------7--(7)\5-|-5-------------------------x-x-x-x--|
| d|-5--------5-5-x---7--------7--(7)\5-|-5-------------------------x-x-x-x--|
| a|-5--------5-5-x-5-5--------5--(5)\3-|-3-------------------------x-x-x-x--|
| e|-3--------3-3-x---------------------|------------------------------------|
| sl.
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| w/distortion P.M.--+
| e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|------------------7-----------------|-5---------------5-5-------5-5------|
| d|-5----------------7-----------------|-5---------------5-5-------5-5------|
| a|-5----------------5-----------------|-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
| e|-3----------------------------------|---------------------------------3-3|
|
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G D C
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|Vocals Ah_______________________
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|Bkgd.Voc.__
|
|
| e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|-----------------7--------7-x-x-|-5---------------------------------|
| d|--5----------x-x-7--------7-x-x-|-5---------------------------------|
| a|--5----------x-x-5--------5-x-x-|-3---------------------------------|
| e|--3----------x-x----------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|
| Gtr.2 out
| e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-----------------7--------------|-5---------------------------------|
| d|--5--------------7--------------|-5---------------------------------|
| a|--5--------------5--------------|-3---------------------------------|
| e|--3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
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1st VERSE
G D Am
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|Vocals * Ma-ma, take_ this badge_ from me.____
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| clean tone H
| e|--3--------------2------2-0--------------|--------------0-------------------|
| b|--3--3---------3-3--------------------0--|-1----0^1-----------1-------------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--0-------0---2----2------------2-----|-2--2-----2-------2---2-----0---0-|
| d|--0--0-------0---0----0------------------|-2----------2---2-------0^2---2---|
| a|-----------------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
| e|--3--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| H
| *Vocal melody doubled one octave higter (till Chorus). H
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G D C
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|Vocals I__ can't use_ it an-y-more._
|
|
| e|-----------3---------------2-0-------|------------------------------|
| b|-------------3---3-------3-----3---0-|-1----1--------------1--------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0------------0-------2---------2---|-0--0---0----------0---0------|
| d|--0------------------0---------------|-2--------2---2-----------2-0-|
| a|-------------------------------------|-3----------3---3-------------|
| e|--3----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|
| clean tone
| e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| b|-12-----------------10---------------|-8----------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| d|--9------------------7---------------|-5----------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
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G D Am
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|Vocals It's get-ting dark,_ too dark_ to see.__
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| H
| e|-------3-------------------2-0---------|---------------3------0-0--------|
| b|--3--------3------3--3---------3----0--|--1----0^1--------1-------1-0----|
|Gtr.1 g|--0------------0-----2------------2----|--2--2-----2--------2------------|
| d|--0------------------0--0--------------|--2----------2-------------------|
| a|---------------------------------------|--0------------------------------|
| e|--3------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
|
| sl. sl.
| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|-12-----------------15-----------------|-13------------------------12/13\|
|Gtr.3 g|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|--9-----------------12-----------------|-10-------------------------9/10\|
| a|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
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G D C
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|Vocals Feels_ like I'm_ knock-in' on_ heav-en's door._________
|
|
| e|------------3--------------------2----0----------|-----------------------------------|
| b|--3-----------3----3---3------3-----------3---0--|-1-----1-------1-------1---------0-|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0-----2--------------------2----|-0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
| d|--0--------------------0-------------------------|-2---------2-------2-----0^2---0---|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-----------------|
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| H
|
| Gtr.3 out
| e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|\12-------------------10-------------------------|-8---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| d|\-9--------------------7-------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
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CHORUS
G D C
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|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____ hey, hey, hey,_ hey,_
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| w/distortion P.M.+
| * e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|and g|------------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5-----5-----5----|
|Gtr.2 d|-5----------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5-----5-----5----|
| a|-5----------5-5-5---------5-----5-----5---|-3------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----3----|
| e|-3----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| *During Chorus Gtr.1 double Gtr.2 w/slight rhytmic variation.
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G D C
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|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________
|
| P.M.+ P.M.+
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-----5----5---|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----------------x-x-7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-----5----5---|
| a|--5-----------------x-x-5-------5----5----------|--3-------3--3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---|
| e|--3-----------------x-x-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12--------------------11-----------------------|-12-----------------9\7--9\7--7\5--7\5--5\4-|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| a|-10---------------------9-----------------------|-10-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
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G D C
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|Vocals Ooh, knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________ Ooh________________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|and g|--------------------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------5----------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
| a|--5------5----------5-5-5---------5--5----------|--3-------3--3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
| e|--3------3--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| Fdbk. H
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------^(17)|
|Gtr.3 g|--5\4-----/12----------11-----------------------|-12-----------------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| a|--3\2-----/10-----------9-----------------------|-10-----------------------------------------|
| e|-------3----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl.
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G D C
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|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,_______________________ hey,_ hey,_
|
| Gtr.2 out
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|and g|-----------------------7------------------------|--5-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5--------------------7------------------------|--5-----------------------------------|
| a|--5--------------------5------------------------|--3-----------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|
| Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16-------------------14------------------------|-12-----------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| a|-14-------------------12------------------------|-10-----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
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GUITAR SOLO I
G D C
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|Vocals yeah._ Ooh,_________________ woh,_
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| * e|-3----------------------3----------------------|--0---------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-3----------------------2----------------------|--1---------------------------------|
|and g|-0----------------------3----------------------|--0---------------------------------|
|Gtr.4 d|-0----------------------0----------------------|--2---------------------------------|
| a|-2---------------------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
| e|-3---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Full ½
| |\ P |\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|-----------|-\---------------------|-\---------|------------------------------------|
| b|-----------|--\--------------15----|--\--------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|------12--14-(14)^12-14-----------14-----12-12-|(12)-----------------------------12-|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------13/14----|
| a|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| sl.
| *Gtr.1 w/clean tone;Gtr.4 is acous. sl.
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G D C
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|Vocals yeah,_ yeah. Ya(knock,)oh,___ yeah,yeah. Ow.
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| e|--3--------------------3----------------------|---0------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|--3--------------------2----------------------|---1------------------------------------|
|and g|--0--------------------3----------------------|---0------------------------------------|
|Gtr.4 d|--0--------------------0----------------------|---2------------------------------------|
| a|--2-------------------------------------------|---3------------------------------------|
| e|--3-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| Full
| sl. P / P P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|------------------------/---------------------|----------------------------------15----|
| b|-15/17---15-----13^12-13----------------13^12-|--13^12---------------------12-13----13-|
|Gtr.3 g|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| d|----------------------------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|
| a|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
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G D C
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|Vocals (Whispered:) Choo, choo, choo,
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| e|--3------------------------2-------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|--3------------------------3-------------------|-1---------------------------------|
|and g|--0------------------------2-------------------|-0---------------------------------|
|Gtr.4 d|--0------------------------0-------------------|-2---------------------------------|
| a|--2--------------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
| e|--3--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| Full
| Full Full ½/ Full
| ~~~~~~~~ sl. / / | /
| e|----------------15-17-----17---(17)------17----|-15---------------------------20---|
| b|-12-------15/17--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| a|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
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G D C
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|Vocals
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| e|--3--------------------2-----------------|--0------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|--3--------------------3-----------------|--1------------------------------------------------------|
|and g|--0--------------------2-----------------|--0------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.4 d|--0--------------------0-----------------|--2------------------------------------------------------|
| a|--2--------------------------------------|--3------------------------------------------------------|
| e|--3--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Full Full-----+ 1/2--------+
| P / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ /\ /\ /\
| e|-(20)--20^19-20--19-20-----20------20----|-------------------/--\--/--\------/--\----/--\----------|
| b|------------------------------(18)----17-|-(17)-------------/----\/----\----/----\--/----\---------|
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------|----------------19---------------/------\/------\--------|
| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------19------------------------|
| a|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------17-17-|
| e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
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2nd VERSE
G D Am
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| *(w/sound effects)
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|Vocals Ma-ma, put_ my guns in the ground._____
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|Bkgd.Voc. Ooh._____________________________________
|
| H
| e|--------3--------2----2-0-----------------|-----------------0-----------------|
| b|--3-------3---3--3--------3--------0------|--1------0^1-----------1---1-0-----|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0----2--2-------2-------------|--2----2-----2-------2---2-----2-0-|
| d|--0--------------0------------------------|--2------------2-------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------|--0----------------0---------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|
| ~~~ Gtr.4 out
| e|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.4 g|--0---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| d|--0---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| a|--2---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|
| (end of solo)
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|-20---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| *Sounds of ammunition shells ejected from guns
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G D C
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|Vocals I___ can't shoot_ them an-y-more._
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Ooh,____________________________
|
|
| e|----------3--------------------2-0--------|-----------------------------------------|
| b|--3----------3-----3----3----3-----3----0-|-1-----1---------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0-------------0-------2-------------2---|-0---0---0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-|
| d|--0---------------------0-----------------|-2---------------0^2---0^2---0^2---0^2---|
| a|------------------------------------------|-3-----------3---------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| H H H H
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| clean tone
| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| b|-12--------------------10-----------------|-8---------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| d|--9---------------------7-----------------|-5---------------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
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G D Am
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|Vocals That cold black cloud_ is com-in' down._
|
|Bkgd.Voc.__ Ooh.______________
|
| H
| e|----------3------------------3-2-0--------|---------------0------------------|
| b|--3---------2---3--3-------3--------3--0--|--1----0^1-----------1---1-0------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0-----------0----2----------------------|--2--2-----2-------2---2-----2-0--|
| d|--0----------------0----------------------|--2----------2---2----------------|
| a|------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|
| sl. sl.
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|-12---------------15----------------------|-13-------------------------12/13\|
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| d|--9---------------12----------------------|-10--------------------------9/10\|
| a|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
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G D C
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|Vocals Feels_ like I'm_ knock-in' on_ heaven's door.______
|
|Bkgd.Voc._____________________________________________________________________________________
|
|
| e|-------------3------------------2--0-------------|------------------------------------|
| b|--3------------3---3--3---------------3-----0----|--1-----1-------1-------1-------0---|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0----2------2-----------2-------|--0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
| d|--0-------------------0--------------------------|--2---------2-------2-------2-------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3-------3---------|
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
| Gtr.3 out
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|\12------------------10--------------------------|--8---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|\-9-------------------7--------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-5-|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-5-|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------3-3-|
|
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CHORUS
G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,___ hey, hey,_ hey,_ hey,_
|
|Bkgd.Voc.__
|
| w/distortion P.M.+
| e|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|and g|---------------7-7-7--------7-----7-----7----|-5-------------5-5-5-----5--5--5--x--|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------------7-7-7--------7-----7-----7----|-5-------------5-5-5-----5--5--5--x--|
| a|--5------------5-5-5--------5-----5-----5----|-3-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--x--|
| e|--3------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
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|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.___
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|and g|--------------------7-7-7-------7----7------7--|--5--------5-5-5--------x-5-5-x-x-5-5--x---|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----------------7-7-7-------7----7------7--|--5--------5-5-5--------x-5-5-x-x-5-5--x-5-|
| a|--5-----------------5-5-5-------5----5------5--|--3--------3-3-3--------x-3-3-x-x-3-3--x-5-|
| e|--3--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------3-|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12--------------------11----------------------|--9----------------9\7--9\7--7\5--7\5--5\4-|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| a|-10---------------------9----------------------|--7----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/knockin_on_heavens_door_tab_ver_2.html ]
G D C
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|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________ Ooh,_______________ yeah,_
|
|
| e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|and g|----------------------7--------7----7---------|--5-----------------5-5-----------5--5--5--5-----|
|Gtr.2 d|-5----5----5-----x-x--7--------7----7---------|--5-----------------5-5-----------5--5--5--5-----|
| a|-5----5----5-----x-x--5--------5----5---------|--3-----------------3-3----3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----|
| e|-3----3----3-----x-x--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-5\4-----/12---------11-----------------------|-12--------------------12-12-----12-12-12--------|
| d|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| a|-3\2-----/10----------9-----------------------|-10--------------------10-10-----10-10-10--------|
| e|------3---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl.
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G D C
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|Vocals ____ Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____________________ hey,_ hey,_
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-----------------------|--5------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-------5--------x----7-----------------------|--5------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
| a|--5-------5--------x----5-----------------------|--3------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----|
| e|--3-------3--------x----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
| ½
| /
| e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-15-14--|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------13----13-----------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16--------------------14-----------------------|-12--------------------------12--------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| a|-14--------------------12-----------------------|-10------------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
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GUITAR SOLO II
G D C
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|Vocals yeah._ Ooh._______________________________________________________________
|
|
| * e|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|and g|---------------------7---------7---------|-5----------5-----x-5---5--5----5--5-----x--x-|
|Gtr.2 d|--5---------5---x-x--7---------7---------|-5----------5-----x-5---5--5----5--5-----x--x-|
| a|--5---------5---x-x--5---------5---------|-3----------3-----x-3---3--3----3--3-----x--x-|
| e|--3---------3---x-x----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
|
| ½ Full ___________ Full_______
| ~~~~~~~~~ /\ P / ~~~~ ½/ \
| e|(14)----------------14--------14-(14)^12-|-14^12---/-------------15--|---15----\--------|
| b|-----------------------------------------|-------15-----(15)--15----15------15----13-15-|
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| d|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| a|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| e|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| *Gtr.1 continues to double Gtr.2 for 8 bars.
\
G D C
/
|Vocals ____________________________________________________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-7-7--7--7--7-7---7----|--5---5---5---5--5-----5-5-5------x-x--5-----5----|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----5-----5------x--7-7-7--7--7--7-7---7----|--5---5---5---5--5-----5-5-5------x-x--5-----5----|
| a|--5-----5-----5------x--5-5-5--5--5--5-5---5----|--3---3---3---3--3-----3-3-3------x-x--3-----3----|
| e|--3-----3-----3------x--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|
| let ring---+ let ring----+
| Full_________ both notes vib. Full----+ Full ½
| / \ ~~~~~~ / / ~~~~~~ sl. / |\ P
| e|----/--15-------\-------------15----15-/--15-/--|----------------15----17---17-(17)^15-17-15-20-19-|
| b|---/------15-----\-----15--------15-15/---15/---|-------------15----15-----------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-14----------14-----12-14-----------14----14----|-12------/16--------------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|
\
G D C
/
|
| e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|---------------------7-7-7----7--7---------|--5---------5-5----------5----x--5---5------5----x------|
|and g|---------------------7-7-7----7--7---------|--5---------5-5----------5----x--5---5------5----x------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------5--5--------7-7-7----7--7---------|--5---------5-5----------5----x--5---5------5----x------|
| a|--5------5--5--------5-5-5----5--5---------|--3---------3-3----------3----x--3---3------3----x------|
| e|--3------3--3------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Full Full Full--+ Full______ ½ ½
| / / / / ½/ \ P |\ P /
| e|-20-(20)---20-19-20-20----20-19-20-22--22--|(22)-22-----|--22----\-----------|-\-----------------/--|
| b|-------------------------------------------|--------20-22-----22-(22)^20-22-22-(22)^20-22-20---19---|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
| let ring-------------+
| sl.
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-----------------------7---7----7----------|--5-------------5--------------------------------|
|and g|-----------------------7---7----7----------|--5---------5---------5-----5/-----5------5------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-------5-----5------7---7----7----------|--5-----5--------------------------5------5------|
| a|--5-------5-----5------5---5----5----------|--3--------------------------------3------3------|
| e|--3-------3-----3--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| ½ ½
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ /\ P P ~~~~~~~ P /\
| e|---------------15----------------/--\------|---------------15-------15-----------------/--\--|
| b|(19)--(19)--------19-(19)------19--(19)^17-|-19^17-17----------17------17^15-----15---/----\-|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------17-----16------|
| d|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
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G D C
/
| Gtr.2 out
| e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| d|--5-----5\----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| a|--5-----5\----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| e|--3-----3\----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| sl.
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|------------------7--7\-------x--x----|---5---5--x--x--5-----5-----x--5---------------|
| d|--5-----5\--------7--7\-------x--x----|---5---5--x--x--5-----5-----x--5--5--3^5--5----|
| a|--5-----5\--------5--5\-------x--x----|---3---3--x--x--3-----3-----x--3--3--3----3--3-|
| e|--3-----3\-------------------------x--|-----------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. H
|
| ½ ½
| /\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ ~~~~~
| e|----/--\----------------------------/-|\----------------------------------------------|
| b|---/----\--------------------------/--|-\---------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16-------------------------------/---|--\--------------------------------------------|
| d|-------------17--16-------------16----|-(16)^14------(14)---14\12---------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------15^14-|
| e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| P sl. P
\
G D C
/
| H H
| e|------------------------------x---|---------------------------------|
| b|---------------------------x--x-x-|---------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|-------------------7-7-x-x-x--x-x-|--5-5-x-3-3^5-x-x-x-5-5-3-3^5-5--|
| d|--5-5\-----x--x-x--7-7-x-x-x----x-|--5-5-x-3-3^5-x-x-x-5-5-3-3^5-5--|
| a|--5-5\-----x--x-x--5-5-x-x--------|--3-3-x--------------------------|
| e|--3-3\-----x--x-x-----------------|---------------------------------|
| sl.
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| a|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|-15-------------------------------|(15)-----------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
| (w/phone touch-tones and ringing)
|
|
| e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|-----------------x-7-7\--x--x-x-|-5-5--5\--x---x-x-5-5---5---5--|
| d|--x-5--5\--x--x--x-7-7\--x--x-x-|-5-5--5\--x---x-x-5-5---5---5--|
| a|--x-5--5\--x--x--x-5-5\--x--x-x-|-3-3--3\--x---x-x-3-3---3---3--|
| e|--x-3--3\--x--x-----------------|-------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl.
|
| ~~~ Gtr.3 out
| e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| d|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| e|(15)\---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| sl.
\
G D C
/
|(Spoken:) You just better start sniffin' your own rank subjugation, Jack, 'cause it's
| just you against your tattered libido, the bank and the mortician forever,
| man, and it wouldn't be luck if you could get out of life
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------|----------x-------------x-----------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------------------7----7------7\5-|--5----x--x--5----x--5--x--x--5------5----|
| d|--5----5----x----x----7----7------7\5-|--5----x--x--5----x--5--x--x--5------5----|
| a|--5----5----x----x----5----5------5\3-|--3----x-----3----x--3-----x--3------3----|
| e|--3----3----x----x--------------------|------------------------------------------|
| sl.
\
G N.C.
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,___ hey, hey,_ hey,_ hey,_
|
|(Spoken:)alive.
|
| Gtr.1 out
| e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| d|---5---5\-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| a|---5---5\-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| e|---3---3\-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| sl.
\
/
|Vocals yeah.
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on hea-ven's door._____
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| g|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Knock, knock, knock-in' on_ heav-en's door._ Ooh,___________ yeah._
|
|
| pick w/fingers-------------------------------------------+
| sl.
| e|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11---11--11-11-11--11--11-11-|-11\-9----------------------------|
| d|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---12--12-12-12--12--12-12-|-12\10----------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals ___
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door.____
|
| clean tone w/chorus sl.
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------12---11--11---------11--12-11\-9-|(-9)---------------------------------|
| d|----------12---12--12---------12--12-12\10-|(10)---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Ooh, knock, knock, knock-in' on heav-en's door,____ hmm,_ no,__ no,_ hmm,no,_
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|
| pick w/fingers------------------------------------+
| sl.
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|--16-16-14-16-16-14-14--14-14-14--14--16-14-14--|-14\12-------------------------------|
| d|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--|-12\10-------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals woh, woh. Oh.__
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door.____
|
| sl. Gtr.1 out
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------------12----11---11----11-11----11\-9---|(-9)--------------------------------|
| d|----------------12----12---12----12-12----12\10---|(10)--------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Knock, knock, knock-in on heav-en's door,______ no,___ no,___ hmm,_ no,___
|
| pick w/fingers--------------------------------------+
| A.H. sl.
| e|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|---19-19--19-19--19-19--19--19-19-19-19--19--19-19-|-19\17------------------------------------|
| d|---17-17--17-17--17-16--16--16-16-16-16--16--16-16-|-16\14------------------------------------|
| a|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| e|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| A.H. pick C#
\
G N.C. C
/
|Vocals no. Door,___________________ woh,_ woh,_ woh,_
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door.___
|
| sl. pick slide P.M.+
| e|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| b|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-16-16\--------------------------------------|--5------------5--5--5--5------5-----5---|
| d|-12-12\--------------------------------------|--5------------5--5--5--5------5-----5---|
| a|---------------------------------------------|--3------------3--3--3--3--3-3-3-----3---|
| e|---------------------------------x\----------|-----------------------------------------|
|
\
CHORUS
G D C
/
|Vocals yeah._ Knock,knock,knock-in on heav-en's door.__
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in on heav-en's door.__
|
| P.M.+
| e|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|---------------------7---7-------7---7------7--|---5------5--------5--5------5--5---5--|
| d|--5--------5---------7---7-------7---7------7--|---5------5--------5--5------5--5---5--|
| a|--5--------5---------5---5-------5---5------5--|---3------3--------3--3--3-3-3--3---3--|
| e|--3--------3-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____ Ooh,________________________
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
|
| e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-----------------------7------------7------7--|--5----------5--------5--5-5-5-----5-5--5---|
| d|--5------5-------------7------------7------7--|--5----------5--------5--5-5-5-----5-5--5---|
| a|--5------5-------------5------------5------5--|--3----------3--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---|
| e|--3------3------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12-------------------11----------------------|--9-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| d|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| a|-10--------------------9----------------------|--7-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
\
G D C
/
|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
| P.M.--+
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------7------7-7--7--7----5-|--5------5-----5---------5-5-------5-5--5--|
| d|--5----5----5-----5------7------7-7--7--7----5-|--5------5-----5---------5-5-------5-5--5--|
| a|--5----5----5-----5------5------5-5--5--5----3-|--3------3-----3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
| e|--3----3----3-----3----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|--5\4-----/12-----------11---------------------|-12--12--------------------------------(x)/|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| a|--3\2-----/10------------9---------------------|-10--10--------------------------------(x)/|
| e|-------3---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl.
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____ Uh, woh_
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|------------------------7------------7------7--|--5---------5---------5---------5---------|
| d|--5---------5-----5-----7------------7------7--|--5---------5---------5---------5---------|
| a|--5---------5-----5-----5------------5------5--|--3---------3---------3---------3---------|
| e|--3---------3-----3----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16--------------------14----------------------|--12-------12---12-12---12-12-----12--12--|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| a|-14--------------------12----------------------|--10-------10---10-10---10-10-----10--10--|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
\
G
/
|Vocals woh, woh, oh,_ yeah,_ yeah.______________ Ow!
|
| T Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------3-3---------|
| b|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------5-3---------|
|Gtr.2 g|--5----5-----5-----5------5---|-----------------16--------------------|(16)-------------------------|
| d|--5----5-----5-----5------5---|--5------------------------------------|(-5)-------------------------|
| a|--3----3-----3-----3------3---|--5------------------------------------|(-5)-------------------------|
| e|------------------------------|--3------------------------------------|(-3)-------------------------|
|
| Fdbk. pitch: A
|
| rit.
| sl. sl. sl. Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| b|-----------------/13-----13---|-12------------------------------------|(12)-------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|------/9---/12----------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| d|-10--------------/10-----10---|--9------------------------------------|(-9)-------------------------|
| a|------/7---/10----------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| e|--8---------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Fdbk. pitch: D
\
