Don't Cry tab by Guns N' Roses

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: FF

Intro:
(clean electric)
     A minorAm      DmDm      G+G
E MajorE|-----|--------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
BB|-----|----------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G+G|-----|------2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|-----|----2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A augmentedA|-----|--0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E MajorE|--3--|------------------------------3-------------------------------|

  A minorAm      DmDm      G+G
E MajorE|-------0-------------1--------------------------|
BB|---------1---------3---3------------------------|
G+G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------|
D MajorD|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----|

Verse:
(clean electric)
(Rhy. Fig. 1)
  A minorAm      DmDm      G+G
E MajorE|-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
BB|---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G+G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D MajorD|---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|

(last time before 2nd and 3rd chorus replace remainder of Rhy. Fig. 1 with Rhy. Fill 1.)

(Rhy. Fill 1)
  C majorC    G/BG/B   A minorAm   G+G
E MajorE|----------------------------------|
BB|-------1-------3-------1----------|
G+G|-----0-------0-------2---------0--|
D MajorD|---2-------0-------2---------0----|
A augmentedA|-3-------2-------0---------2------|
E MajorE|-------------------------3--------|

(w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
Talk to me softly
There's something in your eyes
Don't hang your head in sorrow
And please don't cry
I know how you feel inside I've
I've been there before
Somethin's changin' inside you
And Don't you know

Chorus:
(Clean electric)
  FF          G+G      A minorAm
E MajorE|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------|
BB|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------|
G+G|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-|
D MajorD|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------|

  FF      G+G      A minorAm              FF      G+G
E MajorE|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---|
BB|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-|
G+G|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------|
D MajorD|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------|
A augmentedA|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|

  C**   G/BG/B   A minorAm   G+G      FF    G+G      A minorAm
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------|
BB|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------|
G+G|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--|
D MajorD|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----|
A augmentedA|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------|
E MajorE|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------|

Repeat Verse w/Additional Lyrics: Verse: 2:

Repeat Chorus w/Rhy. Fill 2 at **:

(Rhy. Fill 2)
  C5C5  G5G5   A5A5  G5G5   F5F5  G5G5  A5A5
E MajorE|-----------|------------|-----------------|
BB|-----------|------------|-----------------|
G+G|--5--------|------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|--5----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
A augmentedA|--3----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
E MajorE|-------3---|---5----3---|---1----3----5---|

Solo:
(Chord progression over the solo)
D5D5  F5F5 | G5G5  A5A5 G5G5 | F5F5   G5G5 | A5A5   G5G5|
F5F5  G5G5 | E5E5  F5F5   | F5F5   G5G5 | A5A5

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------8~~-----------8-8-------------|
G+G|------------7pbr5--7-(7)~~~--r7p5--7b-------r7p5--7b-----r7----5b----|
D MajorD|-7~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------13b(2 steps)--13b(1/4 step)-|
G+G|-7/9-9/10--------------------------12h14-----------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------10h12-12/14------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5/7--7/8--8h10-10/12------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10b---------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------|
BB|-15b----------r15p13--15b-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
BB|----13--15b--15~~~--r15p13--8b-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5brb(5)r--5-|
G+G|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7b--(7)-----r7--------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
   Feedback---------------------------------------|  +
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------5-b-6---------r-5-b-6---|-------r-5-----------5-----------|
G+G|-(7)-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  and please remem-ber       that I never lied

Chorus 3: Lead Part:
  FF G+G A minorAm                         FF  G+G
E MajorE|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------|
BB|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------|
G+G|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|

  A minorAm                  FF   G+G
E MajorE|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------|
BB|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-|
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|

  C majorC   G/BG/B  A minorAm   G+G     FF
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|--15----15-----12-----12------|------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------|------------------------------|

Outro:
F5F5      G5G5
And don't you cry...
F5F5       G5G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5F5    G5G5  ***   (E5E5) (F5F5)
Don't you cry tonight... baby maybe someday...
F5F5    G5G5
Don't you cry...
F5F5       G5G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5F5    G5G5   C5C5
Don't you cry... TONIGHT... ****

*** Fill in with Rhy. Fill 3:

 (Rhy. Fill 3)
  E5E5             F5F5
E MajorE|--------------------------|--------------------------|
BB|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D MajorD|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A augmentedA|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E MajorE|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
        baby...    maybe...  someday...

Play Riff 1:

(Over the riff 1)
E MajorE|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------|
BB|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| ~  Vibrato
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| /  Slide up
| (n) Ghost note
| x  Dead note
| +  Harmonic

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