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Knockin On Heavens Door tab by Guns N' Roses

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Key:  H - hammer-on
      / - slide
      P - pull-off
      ^ - half bend
     ^^ - full bend
      ~ - vibrato

This is the picking at the very beginning of the song.  The picking varies
throughout, and you should do whatever feels best instead of trying to
restrict yourself to how it sounds on record.  GN'R is constantly mutating
this song in concert anyway (even doing it with a reggae beat).


Chord diagramG5G5            Chord diagramD MajorD                Chord diagramC majorC
-3---3--------------2-0-------|-----------------0--------------------|--------
-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|--------
-0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|--------
-0------------0---------------|-0-2----------2------2-------0-2------|--------
------------------------------|--H---3-----------------------H---3---|--------
-3----------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------

This is the picking for the first line.  Again, the picking will vary
throughout the song.
Chord diagramG5G5              Chord diagramD MajorD                  Chord diagramA minorAm
-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-----H-------0----------------------|
-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0-1-------------1---------------|
-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0-2----2----|
----------------------------------|-0-------------------------H----------|
-3--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Song goes like this:

Intro:
Twice with picking      Chord diagramG5G5 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC
Twice just power chords Chord diagramG5G5 Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramC majorC

Verse 1 (with picking)
Chord diagramG5G5         Chord diagramD MajorD               Chord diagramA minorAm
Mamma take this ...
Chord diagramG5G5         Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramC majorC
I can't use ...
Chord diagramG5G5                Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramA minorAm
It's getting dark, ...
Chord diagramG5G5             Chord diagramD MajorD                       Chord diagramC majorC
Feels like I'm knockin' on ...

Chorus (if you're really concerned about playing it like the
        CD, listen to it for rhythm.  But this song has been done by so
        many people so differently that you might as well give it your own
        feel.)
Chord diagramG5G5            Chord diagramD5D5                     Chord diagramC5C5
Knock, knock, knockin'...
Chord diagramC5C5
Hey, hey, hey, hey...
Chord diagramG5G5            Chord diagramD5D5                     Chord diagramC5C5
Knock, knock, ...
Chord diagramC5C5
(no lyrics)
Chord diagramG5G5                 Chord diagramD5D5                     Chord diagramC5C5
Ooh, knock, knock, ...
Chord diagramC5C5
Ooh yeah
Chord diagramG5G5            Chord diagramD5D5                     Chord diagramC5C5
Knock, knock, ...
Chord diagramC5C5
Hey, hey, hey...

First Guitar Solo
Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramC majorC
------------------------------------------------------
----^^---P---------15--^------~~~~~~~~~~~~------------
-12-14-14-12-14-------14-12-12-------------------12---
------------------------------------------13/14-------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G                     Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramC majorC
---------------P------------P--------P------------------15----
15/17---15---13-12-13/15--13-12---13--12----------12-13----13-
-------------------------------------------~~~~~~~------------
-----------------------------------------14-------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G              ^^  Chord diagramD MajorD   ^^  ^^  Chord diagramC majorC
--~~~-------15-17--17--17--17--15-----------------------------
12---15/17----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G ^^              ^^ Chord diagramD MajorD             Chord diagramC majorC
--20-20-19-20--19-20--20-20-20---~~~~~----------------------------------
-------P-----------------------17------^^----^^-------------------------
---------------------------------------19-19-19-19-^-----^--------------
---------------------------------------------------19-19-19-19----------
---------------------------------------------------------------17--17---
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Additional lyrics:
Mama, put my guns in the ...

Basically there are lots of "knockin' on heaven's door"s throughout the rest





This is one of GUNS N' ROSES best song if you ask me.
I saw that no one had tabbed the second solo so I did as
well as the rest of the song. If you have any questions,
Comments, additions, or Corrections feel free to e-mail
them to me.
P.S. Tune your guitar down half a step.


Riff 1:-used in intro and the verses.

Chord diagramE MajorE|--3----3----------0---------------0--------------|
Chord diagramBB|--3-----3-3--3---3-3-----------1---1--1----------|
Chord diagramG+G|--0------0---2--2---2-----------0---0--0------0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--X----------0-------0--0h2-2----2-------0h2-2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---------------------0h3--------------0h3-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3----------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------3-----------0-----------------------||
Chord diagramBB|--------3-3-------3-3------1----1--1-1-----||
Chord diagramG+G|--0------0---0h2-2---2-------0---0--0-0----||
Chord diagramD MajorD|--x----------0--------0---2---2---2----2---||
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---------------------3------3--------3--||
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3----------------------------------------||


Riff 2:-used in intro and the choruses.

    Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramC majorC
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Chord diagramBB|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Chord diagramG+G|--4--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--5--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5--|--5--|--3--|--3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--3--|-----|-----|-----|


Solo 1:

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------15-------------------------15/17--15--|
Chord diagramG+G|--12-14brp12-14-----14br-1212~~~---------12------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------/14--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------15----------15-|
Chord diagramBB|-13p12-13/15---13p12-13---12--------1213--1312---/17---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------14-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-17br17---17br17br15-------22--20192019-22--20-2020----|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------------17--|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------15--||
Chord diagramBB|--15brbr----------------||
Chord diagramG+G|----------14brbr--12----||
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------||
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------||
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------||


Solo 2:

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
Chord diagramBB|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------/13-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-1618P161620192022b--20192022b--20192022b-22b22b-------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------2022b--|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--2022br-202222b-202220--20~~---2019----19br-17191717--|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7---5/4---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------5--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|


Here's The Order:

RIFF 1 (00:00) 1X
RIFF 2 (OO:15) 2X
RIFF 1 (OO:30) 2X
RIFF 2 (00:59) 4X
SOLO 1 (O1:29) 1X
RIFF 1 (01:59) 2X
RIFF 2 (02:27) 4X-play all the way through the solo until 3:54
SOLO 2 (02:56) 1X
RIFF 2 (04:51) 4x


I include the second guitar solo in the Song "Knocking on heavens door" by
Guns 'n' Roses from their album "Use your illusion II". It must be really
accutate - i've played it along with the original record and could here
no difference. Still, if you have any suggestions, feel free to email me at
[email protected].

Key:
      \ - slide down
      P - pull-off
      ^ - half bend
     ^^ - full bend
     ...- hold bend
     (n)- pick at fret n while still holding the bend
    ^(n)- prebend string and pick then at the specified fret
      r - release bend
      ~ - vibrato


Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--19^~~~~~r-19~~-19^rp17-19p17-17~----20-17~-20-17br---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------20----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--15-17------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------19^...(19)r19-17-19~-19-17-19^19^r17----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------201920^^-201920^^-------|
Chord diagramBB|--------20-----22^^22-19-22-19-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----16----19------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--17---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-201920-22^^-22^^r--------22---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------20-22^^..(22)r-2022-^^(22)r--202220-|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--19^~~(19)r~~-19^rp17--19p17~--20-17~-20-17~----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--20-17------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------19-17-19-16~--16~~~\12~~\11~~11^r\9~~7~~\5\4p0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|


Have fun!
Tasho

Knockin On Heavens Door tab

Guns n' roses version of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" is well known but the song was originally written and performed by Bob Dylan. Guns n' roses have released several different versions, both live and in the studio. These Guns n' roses Knocking on heavens door guitar tabs are for the studio recording from their Use your illusion album.

Slash and company did some changes to both music and lyrics, not unlike Bob Dylan who also have many different versions. The story is about a dying sheriff and both Guns n' roses and Bob Dylan recorded it for a western movie soundtrack. Guns n' roses climbed all the way up to the second spot on the British single charts with the song in 1992. The tabber to the song says that he include his own rendition of Slash's first solo in this transcription. It should be fairly accurate. As we all know, Slash did always change his solos, so improvise and don't feel to bounded to the tabs when playing these Guns n' Roses Knocking on heavens door guitar tabs.

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