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NIGHTRAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1987 Album APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION)
Transcribed by Stonecrow
Words and Music by Guns N' Roses
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=148
A5 A
4/4
Gtr I
W W +W W W W
|----------||----------|------------|-----------|----------|------|
|----------||----------|------------|-7\--------|----------|------|
|----------||-0--------|-(0)--------|-----------|----------|------|
|----------||----------|------------|-----------|----------|------|
G G5A5
H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E H
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3--------|--------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5--------|
H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E
|--------------||----------------|--------------|
|--------5-6---||----------------|--------------|
|------------0-||-(0)-0-0--------|--------------|
|--------------||----------------|--------3-5-1-|
+E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E H
|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-(1)-1-1--------|--------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3--------|
H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|-2-0-------------||
|--------------|-------------------|-----2-1-0-------||
|--------------|-------------------|-----------3---0-||
|--------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------3---||
1st Verse
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0---0-------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------4-4-5-5-7---|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---0-------|
|-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|-------------0-3-5-|
2nd Verse
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||------------------|
|-------------------|-----7-7---7-5-----||------------------|
|-------------------|---------0-----7-0-||-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|
|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)---------------||------------0-3---|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|
|------------0-3---|------------0-3---|------------0-3---|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +W +H.. E
|------------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------|
|------------0-3---|------------------|------------|--------------|
W H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|-/2-2-2-2-2-6-----||
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------2---||
|----------|--------------|-------------------|----------------0-||
|----------|--------5-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------||
3rd Verse
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0---0---0-0-|-(0)-0-0---0-------|
|---------0---0-----|---------0---0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +W +H.. E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
|-------------------|---------------3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------|
|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-----|------------|--------------|
W W W H E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------3-4-5-|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
E E H. +H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------||
|-(5)-5-5-------|-(5)----5-3-----|-------------------|-----3-4-5-------||
|---------------|------------5---|-------------------|-----------------||
|---------------|--------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------0-3-5-||
Chorus
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----7-7---7-5-----|
|-------------------|---------0-----7---|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-------------5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------||
|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-||
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----5-6-7-(7)-------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-----------0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +W +H.. E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------||
|-------------------|-----------7-5-----|------------|--------------||
|-------------------|---------------7-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------2-||
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------|------------|--------------||
Guitar Solo
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
||o-(2)-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|-(2)-0-2-2-2-------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-------------0-1-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|
1. 2.
+E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|------------------||-----------------||----------------|------------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------||----------------|------------------|
|-----------------o||-----------------||-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----|
|-(2)-0-2--2----2--||---2---3---4---5-||----------------|---------------2--|
+Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----|
|-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|---------------2--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/nightrain_btab_ver_3.html ]
+Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------3-4-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----|
|-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---------------|-----------------|---------------2--|
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5--------|
|-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------0-1-2--|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2----2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0----0-1-2-|-(2)-2-2----2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0----0-1-2--|
E E Q E E E E +E E H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0--||
|-(2)-2-2----2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-------|-----------------|------------------||
+Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------0-2-3-|-(3)--3------------|
|-(0)--0--------0-|-(0)--0----------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------1-|-(1)--1-----------|------------0-1-3--|
+Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|---------------0-|-(0)--0--------3-|-(3)----(3)--------||
|-(3)--3--------3-|-(3)--3----------|-----------------|------------0-3-5--||
Chorus
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-5--||
Chorus/Outro
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|
+E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-----4--5-(5)-6--7--||
|-----4--5-(5)-6--7-|-(7)----------------||
|-(5)---------------|--------------------||
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7----|
|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)---------------|---------------5--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5------|
|-------------------|---------------7----|
|-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------5--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|
E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)-5--4-(4)------|--------------------|
|--------------7--6-|-(6)-5--------------|
|-------------------|--------8-(8)-7--5--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(3)-3-3---3-3-1-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------*|
|-------------------|--------------------*|
|-------------------|--------------------*|
|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5--*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
