Reckless Life Chords & Tabs
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RECKLESS LIFE
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1988 Album G N' R LIES)
Transcribed by andrew88
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Intro
4/4
Both Guitars
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E S Q.
|-----------------------------|----2-------------|
|-----------------------------|----3-------------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----2---5---5-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---5---5-----|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|--------3---3-----|
|-------3--------------3------|------------------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E S Q.
|-----------------------------|----3---2---2-----|
|-----------------------------|----3---3---3-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---2---2-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---0---0-----|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|----2-------------|
|-------3--------------3------|----3-------------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E S Q.
|-----------------------------|---2-------------|
|-----------------------------|---3-------------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---2---5---5-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---5---5-----|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|-------3---3-----|
|-------3--------------3------|-----------------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E Q.
|-----------------------------|---3---2---------|
|-----------------------------|---3---3---------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---2---------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---0---------|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|---2-------------|
|-------3--------------3------|---3-------------|
Verse
W H H W H H
|----------2--------|----------3----2----|
|----------3--------|----------3----3----|
|-2--------2----5---|-2--------0----2----|
|-2--------0----5---|-2--------0----0----|
|-0-------------3---|-0--------2---------|
|-------------------|----------3---------|
W H H W H E E E E
|----------2--------|----------3----2--------|
|----------3--------|----------3----3--------|
|-2--------2----5---|-2--------0----2---7-5--|
|-2--------0----5---|-2--------0----0---7-5--|
|-0-------------3---|-0--------2--------5-3--|
|-------------------|----------3-------------|
Pre-Chorus
Gtr I
H. E E H S. E E E H. E E H E Q
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4-----------2-4-5----(5)---5-7-5-----|-4---------2-4-5-----7----------|
|-4-----------2-4-5----(5)---5-7-5-----|-4---------2-4-5-----7----------|
|-2-----------0-2-3----(3)---3-5-3-----|-2---------0-2-3-----5----------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM|
| Q E S E S S Q S Q E S E S E E E Q E S E S E Q Q S S E E
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4-5-5---5--x-5-x-5-7-5-|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4--5--5-5-5-7----|
|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4-5-5---5--x-5-x-5-7-5-|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4--5--5-5-5-7----|
|-2---2-x-2-x-2-2-3-3---3--x-3-x-3-5-3-|-2---2-x-2-x-2-2--3--3-3-3-5----|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat Intro then play Verse and Pre-chorus again.
Chorus
W H Q Q W H Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-7--------5-------5-|-7--------5-------5--|
|-7--------5----5--5-|-7--------5----5--5--|
|-5--------3----5--3-|-5--------3----5--3--|
|---------------3----|---------------3-----|
W H Q Q W E S E S E S E S E E
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7--------5-------5-|-7--------5-------5-------5----|
|-7--------5----5--5-|-7--------5---5---5---5---5-5--|
|-5--------3----5--3-|-5--------3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5--|
|---------------3----|------------x-3-x---x-3-x---3--|
Chords behind guitar solo
E S E S S S E. E. E E Q. E. Q.
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4---4-|-x-7----2---2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4---4-|-x-7----2---2-----|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2---2-|-x-5----0---0-----|
|----------------------|------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/reckless_life_tab_ver_2.html ]
E S E S S S E. E. E. E Q. E. Q.
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x------2---2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-5----2---2-----|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--0--|-x-5----0---0-----|
|----------------------|---3--------------|
E S E S S S E. E. E E Q. E. Q.
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--4-|-x-7----2--2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2-|-x-7----2--2-----|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--2-|-x-5----0--0-----|
|---------------------|-----------------|
E S E S S S E. E. E. E Q. E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-----------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-5---------------|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--0--|-x-5----0-1-2-3----|
|----------------------|---3---------------|
E Q E E S E. E +E Q. E S Q S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-|-(6)-9----4-x-4--x----|
|-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-|-(6)-9----4-x-4--x----|
|-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-|-(4)-7----2-x-2--x----|
|-------------------|----------------------|
E S E S S S E S E S E. E Q. E S Q.
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-4--|-x-2----4-x-4-----|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-4--|-x-2----4-x-4-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-2--|-x-0----2-x-2-----|
|------------------------|------------------|
E S E S S S E S E S E. +E Q. E S E. S S
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6--|-(6)-9----4-x-4--4-4----|
|-6-x-6-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-6--|-(6)-9----4-x-4--4-4----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4--|-(4)-7----2-x-2--2-2----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
E S E S S S E S E. S S E. E. E. E. E.
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6--x-x-|-6---5---4---3---2-----|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6--x-x-|-6---5---4---3---2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4--x-x-|-4---3---2---1---0-----|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Play chorus again.
Outro
E S E S E S E S E E E S E S E S E S E E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-5-------5-------5---|-5-------5-------5------|
|-5---5---5---5---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---5-5----|
|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5-|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5----|
|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3-|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3----|
E S E S E S E S E E W +W
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------5---|-7--------(7)----|
|-5---5---5---5---5-5-|-7--------(7)----|
|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5-|-5--------(5)----|
|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3-|-----------------|
H
|-------|
|-------|
|-7\----|
|-7\----|
|-5\----|
|-------|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
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