Track #10 off of Apocalyptic Love. It was broadcast on Slash's BBC Radio 2 rock
show a few weeks ago, and I fell in love with it. It's quite a fun one to play as
well - especially if you have a wah.
Let's get started.
Verse:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
db|---------------------------|
Ab|-0-2-3-2-0---7--10-9-8--3--| x7
Db|-0-2-3-2-0---7--10-9-8--3--|
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
db|------------------------10-|
Ab|-0-2-3-2-0---7--10-9-8--10-|
Db|-0-2-3-2-0---7--10-9-8--10-|
Bridge:
eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------|
db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10---|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10---|
PM---------------------------------------|
The guitar is all very linear up to this point. After the bridge, though, it splits into
two - Slash and Myles. Myles was the only person to play guitar on this album other
than Slash.
Chorus:
Slash:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------3----------------|
db|---3-----3-----x---3----------------|
Ab|-0---3h5---3h5 x 0h1-3--------------| x3
Db|-0-------------------3-0-2-3-2------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------3-5--------------|
db|---3-----3-----x---3-5--------------|
Ab|-0---3h5---3h5 x 0h1-3--------------| x1
Db|-0---------------------0-2-3-2------|
Myles:
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
db|------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--7--5-7-8--3---------------------| x3
Db|-0--7--5-7-8--3--------0-2-3-2------|
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------3-5--------------|
db|-0-7-----3-----x---3-5--------------|
Ab|-0-7-3h5---3h5 x 0h1-3--------------| x1
Db|-0----------------------------------|
The verse is the same as before for the first half, but this is introduced for the second half:
Slash:
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-5-5-4-4-3-3-1-1s2-------------------------------|
db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------5-x-5---5-x-5---3h5---------|
Db|-------------------0-------0-------0-------------|
PM--------------------------------|
The riff repeats until the bridge, which leads into the chorus as previously.
Pre-Solo:
Myles:
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---|
Db|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7---|
|-3-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/slash/bad_rain_tab.html ]
eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-|
Db|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-|
Slash:
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10s12-10-9----------------------|
db|--------------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-5-7---------|
Ab|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---8s10--8--7----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------7-------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|0s3-------4-------5-5-5-5-5----------|
db|-----0-0-----0-0-------------7-7-xx--|
Ab|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------7-7-xx--|
Solo:
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-11b13-11b13r11-10b11r10-9b10-8b10-6h8-6b8-5h6-5h6p5-5b6r5---------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------5~------17---|
db|---------------------------------------------------------------0s19----19|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|------------------------------------------------------20-----20----20----|
Bb|---------18-------20b22r20p18-20b22r20p18----18h20b22----20-----19----17-|
Gb|19-17-------19-17-------------------------19-----------------------------|
db|------19-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There's a flurry here in Dm Pentatonic that I can't transcribe because of the wah
blurring the notes, but it ends with this:
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|-12b14-12b14~-10-----|
db|-----------------12/-|
Ab|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|
The verse is empty of guitar bar some clean chords:
eb|---5---6---5--|
Bb|-6-6---6---6--|
Gb|-7-----7---5--|
db|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
Db|--------------|
After this, slide in from high on the low strings into a chorus. The chorus is the same
as the previous ones, but double the length.
After this, stamp on your wah pedal and leave it almost flat, so you get a very trebley
and quite distorted tone. Slash brings in another riff for the final section of the song;
Slash
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-0-0-3p0-0-7-0-0-3p0-10-9-8-0-3p0-0-6b7-0-2-3-2----------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x3
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
db|-0-0-3p0-0-7-0-0-3p0-10-9-8-0-3p0-0-5--------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------| x1
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
And that's it. If you have any queries/disputes with what I've put, or know what the
hell goes on in the solo section I couldn't tab, drop a comment or PM me on the forum: I'm
Gu1tar K1d. Cheers. \o/
