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) = Eb
PART 1
INTRO
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
/
|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 ___
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|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.__
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|
| 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----------------|-----------------------------------|
|
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| 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._________
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|
| 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________________
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|
| 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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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/knockin_on_heavens_door_tab_ver_4.html ]
G D C
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|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,_______________________ hey,_ hey,_
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| 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 ?
| |\ 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 ?/ 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
/
|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
/
|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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