Tabs
Sweet Child O' Mine
Artist:- Guns N Roses
Album:- Apetite for destruction
Tabbed by: Vivin
Intro: (Gtr. 1) Riff 
A augmentedA
|-----------------15---------14-------|
|-----15------------------------------|
|---------14--12------14-----------14-|
|%-12--------------------------------%|
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|------------------15--------14-------|
|------15-----------------------------|
|---------14--12--------14---------14-|
|%-14--------------------------------%|
|-------------------------------------|
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end of Riff A augmentedA
|----------------------15----------14--------|
|---------15---------------------------------|
|-----12-------14--12--------14-----------14-|
|%------------------------------------------%|
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|---------------------15-------14------|
|-------15-----------------------------|
|-----------14--12--------14--------14-|
|%-12---------------------------------%|
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Gtr. 3 (acous. gtr.) Rhy.Fig.1 w/Riff A augmentedA
D MajorD 
Cadd9Cadd9
|-2-------2----------------2-|-3p2--2--3-----2---------|-0--------0------
|-3-------3----------------3-|-3-------3---------3-----|-1--3-----1------
|-2-------2----------------2-|-2-------2---------2---2-|-0--------0------
|-0-------0----------------0-|-0---------------------0-|-2--------2------
|----------------------------|-------------------------|-3--------3------
|----------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------
G+G
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-----|-3---1-----------1--------|-3---------0------------|--3-----3--3--3--3-
-----|-0---------0------------0-|-0------0--0------------|--2-----2--2--2--2-
-----|-2------------------------|-0---------0------------|--0-----0--0--0--0-
-----|-3------------------------|-2---------2------------|-------------------
-----|--------------------------|-3---------3------------|-------------------
D MajorD end of Rhy.Rig.1
-------|--3--2--0--2------------0-|
-3--3--|--3--3--3--3------------3-|
-2--2--|--2--2--2--2------------2-|
-0--0--|--0--0--0--0------------0-|
-------|--------------------------|
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w/Riff A augmentedA (1st 6 bars only)&Rhy.Fig.1
Guitar 3(acoustic)
C majorC
|------2-----2--2-----2-|--2-----2--3--2--0----|-0------0---0-|--0-----0--3--2--
|------3-----3--3-----3-|--3-------------------|-1------1---1-|--1--------------
|------2-----2--2-----2-|--2-------------------|-0------0---0-|--0--------------
|------0-----0--0-----0-|--0-------------------|-2------2---2-|--2--------------
|-----------------------|----------------------|-3------3---3-|--3--------------
|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------------
w/Fill 1
G+G D MajorD
--0--|------------------------------------|------------3--2--0-|--2----------2-
-----|-----3------------3--3------------3-|--3------3----------|--3----------3-
-----|-----0------------0--0------------0-|--0-----------------|--2----------2-
-----|-----0------------0--0------------0-|--0-----------------|--0----------0-
-----|-----2------------2--2------------2-|--2-----------------|---------------
-----|-----3------------3--3------------3-|--3-----------------|---------------
Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD
----------2--2---------2-|--2--------2--3------2--|
----------3--3---------3-|--3--------3--3------3--|
----------2--2---------2-|--2--------2--2------2--|
----------0--0---------0-|--0--------0--0------0--|
-------------------------|------------------------|
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D MajorD C majorC
--10--------------------|--10-----------------|--8------------------|--10p8--
--10--------------------|--10-----------------|--8------------------|--------
--11--------------------|--11-----------------|--9------------------|--------
--12--------------------|--12-----------------|--10-----------------|--------
------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------
------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------
G+G
---------------|-----3--------------------|--3--------3-------------|
-----8-----8\--|-----3--------------------|----3------------3-------|
---------------|-----0--------------------|-------0---------------0-|
---------------|-----5--------------------|-------------------------|
---------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
---------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D MajorD
|--2------------------2-|--3p2----------------|
|--3------------------3-|--3------------------|
|--2------------------2-|--2------------------|
|--0------------------0-|--0------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
Fill 1
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|--12----------------12---------14------|--15------14-------12-------------|-14|
|-----------15--------------------------|---------------------------15-----|-15|
|------14-------14---------14--------14-|-------14------14-------14-----14-|-14|
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w/Rhy.Fig.1(1st and the 7th bars only)
Cadd9Cadd9
|-----------------0--------------2-|-----------2--3--2--0---|-------------------
|----------3------------3----------|--3-------------------3-|--------------3----
|------0------2-------------2------|-----2------------------|------0-----------0
|----------------------------------|--------0---------------|---------2---------
|----------------------------------|------------------------|--3----------------
|----------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------
----------0-|--0-----------------------------|
------------|-----3-------3------------------|
------------|---------------------0--------0-|
----2-------|--------------------------------|
------------|---------3----------------3-----|
------------|--------------------------------|
G+G D MajorD
|--------------------------------|--0----------------0-------|------------------
|------------3---------3---------|-----3-------3--------3----|-----3---------3--
|------2h4-------2h4-----------0-|----------0--------------0-|--------2---------
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|--0--------0------
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------
|--------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------
(Gtr2) Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD 
Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
---------3-|--3------------------3-|
---------3-|--3---3--------------2-|
--2------2-|--2--------2---------2-|
-----------|---------------------0-|
-----------|-----------------------|
-----------|-----------------------|
Rhy.Fig.2
A5A5 
B5B5 
C5C5
|---------------------------------|------------------12-------10-----|
|--14--14----------15------14-----|--13--13--------------------------|
|----------14----------14------14-|----------12--10-------12------10-|
|--------------14-----------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
w/Fill 2 the 3rd time
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
|-------------------15------14-----|----------------------15------14-----|
|-------15-------------------------|-------15----------------------------|
|-----------14--12------14------14-|------------14---12-------14------14-|
|--12------------------------------|--12---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Fill 2
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|-----7--------------------7^-|--7-----------------------------|
|-----7-----------------------|----------7---------------------|
|-----7-----------------------|--------------7---5/4---0-------|
|-----5-----------------------|-----------------------------3^-|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
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A5A5 B5B5 C5C5 D MajorD
|--------------------------------------|-------------------12------10-----|
|-----14---14-----------15------14-----|--13--13--------------------------|
|--------------14-----------14------14-|----------12--10-------12------12-|
|------------------14------------------|----------------------------------|
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|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------15--------------------|--15------------------------10-|
|--/14-------------------------|--14--------------------9------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
w/Rhy.Fig.1
D MajorD C majorC
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|------8----7------10-|--8-----7-------10-|--8--------------10-|
|---------------------|-------------------|--------9-----------|
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G+G
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|--8---------------10/8----------10^----8-|--10^--------------------|
|--------9-----------|--------------------|----------------------9^-|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G+G D MajorD
|--------------|-----------||----------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------||--/8----------10/8--------7^---------7^--|
|----9---------|--9--------||----------------|-----------------7------|
|--------------|-----------||----------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------||----------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------||----------------|------------------------|
w/Rhy.Fig.1(1st and 7th Bars only) C majorC
|--------------------|-----------------------|---------------10----10/8-|
|--7-----------x--10-|-----8------7-------10-|--8-----7--/10------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G+G
|----/12---------12-|--12/10---10--10/8-----7^-|--7-------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|--------8----------10^-10p8-|
|-------------------|--------------------------|-----------7~~~~~-----------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD Dsus4Dsus4 D MajorD Dsus2Dsus2 D MajorD
|-----------10--10^---------|------17--------------|--17--------------------|
|-----10^---------------17^-|--17------------------|--17--------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
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w/Rhy.Fig.2(1 1/2 times)
A5A5 B5B5 C5C5 D MajorD
Oh, oh,__ oh,_____sweet child_ o' mine.__________ Woo,___
yeah,_yeah!
A5A5 B5B5 C5C5 
D5D5 
D#5D#5
Ooh,____________________ sweet love o' mine._________
Solo: C majorC 
B7B7
|--17~~~~~-15-|-14h15p14---------15--|-14h15p14-----------12---14-
|-------------|----------17~~~~~-----|----------17-16-------------
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|-------------|----------------------|----------------------------
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w/Rhy.Fig.3(2 times)
A minorAm 
E minorEm C majorC
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||--15^-----12--------------------|--------------------------13-12-|--(12)-
||--------------14^-----12--11h12-|----------------11--12-14-------|-------
||--------------------------------|----14~~~~-14-------------------|-------
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-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------15^-
----13p12/10~~~~----13^--------|--13-----12--12~~~~~~~~~~12^-|-------------
-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----14------
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E minorEm C majorC B7B7 A minorAm
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--7^----------------7^----------------------|-------------------|
------9---9~~~~~~~~-------9---9~~~~--8^-----|--8/11---------11^-|
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E minorEm C majorC
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|-----9----------------------|--9~~~~~~~~~~~~---7h8p7-|---9~~~~~----8^-----|
|---------9^-------7-------9-|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|
B7B7 A5A5
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--8---------/11---------9^-----|--9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------|--------------7-8p7--11p7-8-11-12/14-11-12-|-14/15-12-14-15p14-12----
|---------|--7^---7-10^-------------------------------|-------------------------
|---8---9-|-----9-------------------------------------|-------------------------
|---------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|---------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|---------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------
w/Wah Wah w/Rhy.Fig4
E minorEm 
E MajorE 
F#F#
----14p11--12h14p12------17-----|--------------------------------------|
-15------------------15-----15^-|--15^-----15^~~~~15^~~~~~15^-15p12----|
--------------------------------|-----------------------------------14-|
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G5G5 A5A5 B5B5
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|--15^-----15^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~15^p12-----|--17^-----17^~~~~~--17^-|
|-------------------------------------14-|--------------------17^-|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------------|
Rhy.Fll 1
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|-----------------0-----------------|-------------0---------------|
|---------------------1-------------|-----------------1-----------|
|-------------2-----------2-------2-|---------2----------2--------|
|---------2-------------------2-----|------2----------------------|
|-----0-----------------------------|--0--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------3--2-|
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C5C5 D5D5 G5G5 E minorEm
|-------------15--------------------|----------------------12-----------|
|--17^-------------17^-------17^p15-|--15p17~~~~~~~~~15^--------15---12-|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G5G5 A5A5 B5B5
|---------------------------------|------------------------15------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------15--------15^-|
|----14^--14p12--14~~~~~-12---14^-|--14--12---14--12---14^---14---12-14^-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C5C5 D5D5 G5G5
|--15----15-------15---------------------------|-------------------------
|--15----15-----------15-----------------------|-------------------------
|----14^---14^-----------14^p12-----14p12-x--x-|--12^--------------------
|-------------------------------14--------x--x-|----------14p12-14--x-x--
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
G5G5 A5A5
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-------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------
-12p14h12----|--12^----------------------12h14p12----|--12-12-------14-14p12-
----------14-|---------14p12-14~~~~--x-x----------14-|--------14p12----------
-------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------
-------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------
B5B5 C5C5 D5D5 G5G5
-----------------------|--12-12------15-15p12--15---14-----12h15p12----|
--12-12-------15-15p12-|--------15p12-------------------15----------15-|
--------14p12----------|-----------------------------------------------|
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E minorEm G5G5
|-----12-----------12-----------12----------12-------|-----12----------12-
|-15^----15p12--------15p12-15^----15p12-------15p12-|--15^--15p12--------
|--------------14^----------------------14^----------|-------------14^----
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------
|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------
A5A5
----------12-----------12-------15^-|--15^---
-15p12-15^--15p12----12---15p12-----|--------
------------------14^---------------|--------
------------------------------------|--------
------------------------------------|--------
------------------------------------|--------
B5B5 C5C5 D5D5
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Sweet Child O Mine tab
Released as a single in august 1988 this is the first and only number one hits for Guns n’ roses in the US. The song was written in five minutes and it has, as you can see in these “Sweet child of mine” guitar tabs only three chords. The key is D-flat mixolydian but right before the guitar solo it shifts to E-flat minor.
Many popular and original songs are the ones who are easy to write. This is no exception. Slash played the opening riffs as a joke on a soundcheck. The rest of the band jammed in the song took shape. Axl Rose heard what was going on and started to write the lyrics which where about his girlfriend. The song which you can see in the “Sweet child o’ mine” tabs below what born in less then five minutes. The rest is history. The intro was also voted number-one guitar riff of all-time by the readers of Total Guitar magazine.
Other versions of Sweet Child O Mine
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Sweet child o mine outro by Guns N' Roses
