Slash - Promise Feat. Chris Cornell
The tuning of this song is strange, all strings are tuned up by about a quarter.
* - Palm mute b - Bend
Bass intro
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|--6---3---3---6---5~-----|
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Intro
(Guitar kicks in)
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|--------------5-8-5--------------5---3-----------5---5b6rb--------5------------|
|--6-6-5-----6-------6-8-6----3-6---6---6-----3-6---6-------6----6---6-8-5---5--|
|--4-4-3--/8----------------5-------------5-4------------------6-----------7----|
Intro riff plays an octave higher on second time..
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|-------8-10-8---------------8---6-----------8---8b9r8--------8-----------------|
|-----8--------8-10-8----5-8---8---8-----5-8---8-------8----8---8-10-7---7-5~~--|
|--10------------------7-------------7-6------------------8------------9--------|
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Verse 1, listen for timing and rhythm on these chords
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|--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-8-8-8-8----------|
|--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--|
This is played over the top of the guitar during the 3rd run through of the verse,
listen for it
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|-------------8--------------------10--------------------9-------------8-------6----|
|-----8----8-----8----8----8----8-----8----8----8-----8----8----8----8---8---7---7--|
|--10---10---------10---10---10---------10---10----10--------10----8-------8--------|
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Chorus, listen for strumming pattern.
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|--3----5---------8--------|
|--3----5----6----8---5----| x2
|--1----3----6----6---5----|
|------------4--------3----|
Plays second part of intro after chorus.
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|-------8-10-8---------------8---6-----------8---8b9r8--------8-----------------|
|-----8--------8-10-8----5-8---8---8-----5-8---8-------8----8---8-10-7---7-5~~--|
|--10------------------7-------------7-6------------------8------------9--------|
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verse plays only twice this time before chorus.
Chorus 2
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|--3----5---------8--------|
|--3----5----6----8---5----| x2
|--1----3----6----6---5----|
|------------4--------3----|
Solo
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/slash/promise_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|---------------------------------------------------------6b8--6-5-6-5-6-5---5-----|
|--------------------------------------------------5--7-5------------------7---7b9-|
|-------3b5--5b6--3-5---3-------3---3h5-3--5-3-5/7---------------------------------|
|--3b5----------------5-----3-5---5------------------------------------------------|
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Play this fast.......
|----------------10-------------13-10-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------10-13-----------------------10-12----10---------11-10-11-10----10-11-13-|
|--7-6-7-7/12b14----------12b14-------10b12--12-------12------12-14-------------12----------|
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.....Fast playing continues................................................
|------------------------------8--13--12-13-12-10-12----------------------------------------|
|----10-11-10----10-13--8-10-11----------------------13--13-15-13--15-13-15--13b15r13-------|
|--12---------12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Play verse again with low distortion.
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|--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-8-8-8-8----------| x2
|--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
|--8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--|
Final Chorus.
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|--3----5---------8--------|
|--3----5----6----8---5----| x4
|--1----3----6----6---5----|
|------------4--------3----|
Outro.
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|---------5-8-5--------------5---3-----------5---5b6rb--------5--------------------|
|-------6-------6-8-6----3-6---6---6-----3-6---6-------6----6---6-8-5---5----------|
|----/8----------------5-------------5-4------------------6-----------7------------|
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|-------8-10-8---------------8---6-----------8---8b9r8--------8-----------------|
|-----8--------8-10-8----5-8---8---8-----5-8---8-------8----8---8-10-7---7-5~~--|
|--10------------------7-------------7-6------------------8------------9--------|
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Have not seen many tabs around for this song and its my favourite one from Slash's album
so i hope it helps you, if you have any questions, email me at christophmac@hotmail.co.uk.
