Bad Apples Tab by Guns N' Roses

Bad Apples tab by Guns N' Roses

Guitar Tab

Tune Gtrs Down 1/2 Step:
6=Eb3=Gb
5=Ab2=Bb
4=Db1=Ab

|Chords Used
|A5
|----
|-10-
|--9-
|--7-
|----
|----

|E5
|----
|-5--
|-4--
|-2--
|----
|----
|D (this is a basic chord....figuire it out if you dont know it)
|A (same with this one)

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|E5 II
|----
|----
|----
|-2--
|-2--
|-0--

|B5
|----
|----
|-4--
|-4--
|-2--
|----

|A5 II
|----
|----
|-2--
|-2--
|-0--
|----

|Intro
|Gtr 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------12---12-12-----12----12----12-(12)-----12----------7----|
|------------------12---12-12-----12----12----12-(12)-----12----------7----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--x--x--19\----0--------------------------------------0------/9--7------0-|

Gtr 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------12-----------7---------------12-------------7-----------------12----------7-|
|----------12-----------7---------------12-------------7-----------------12----------7-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--(0)--0-------/9--7------------0---0---------/9--7---------0--(0)---0------/9---7----|

Gtr 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------9--(9)\-----------|
|--------12-----------7-------------12---------7--------12-----9--9--9--(9)\-----------|
|--------12-----------7-------------12---------7--------12-----9--9--9--(9)\-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--0-------/9---7-----0--(0)--0------/9--7-----0--0---------------------------------|
|(call this the intro riff)

|Verse
|
|VR       Diamonds and fast cars         money to burn  I got my
|
|Gtr 2    A5
|Gtr. 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0---3(1/4)--------------------0--0--0--3(1/4)------------------|
|-----------------------2---0--3---------------------2---0---3---4-|
| (call this riff 1)
|(play riff 1 three times, but on the last time cut off the three and start on below)

|VR- headache like a mother twice the price....
|
|Gtr 2         E5
|Gtr 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------2------------------------2---|
|---0------3(1/4)----------------0----0--0--3(1/4)------------5---4------------------------5---4-|
|--------------------2---0---3-----------------------2--0--0-----------3(1/2)--0--0--3--0--------|
|(call this riff 2)
|(play this riff three times)

|2nd Verse
|(play exactly what you played on the 1st verse)

|Chorus
|
|VR- shit hit the fan
|Gtr 2 D                       A                      E5 II                                    D
|Gtr 1
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----0----2---0----2---3--4---------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
|----------------------------0--(0)--0--2--0--2--3--4---------------------------2-----2------------|
|------------------------------------------------------0--(0)-0--2--0--2--3--4-----4----4-3-2-0----|

|Gtr 2                       A                       E5 II    D
|Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(0)----0--2--0--2--3--4-------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|--------------------------0--(0)--0--2--0--2--3--4------------------------2---2--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------0-(0)-0--2--0--2--3--4---4---4-3-2-0------|
|(call this rhy. fig 3)
|(Play rhy. fig 3 once after playing it once above)

|(then play this)
|VR     to me id say just leave me be    why let  one  bad apple spoil the whole damn bunch
|Gtr 2                   A                        B5
|Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4(1/2)-2--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4(1/2)-2--------|
|(0)--0--2--0--2--3--4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0--0--0--2--0--2--3--4--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(now play this with intro riff)
|Gtr 3  /\/\/\    /\/\/\  /\/\/\    /\/\/\
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------17--------------------------17---------------------17----------------------17--------------|
|-------17--------------------------17---------------------17----------------------17----16\14-17--|
|---19---------16/14--17--19-19-19---------16\14--17---19-------16\14-17--19-19-19-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|VR   and           caviar         now whyntyou pour my apathy  i'd have all my basses covered
|Gtr 3/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ (continue to play intro riff)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------19-----------19------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|(start playing riff 2 when axl sings: down in the deep end....)
|(Play chorus and then go to coda)
|Coda
|VR
|Gtr 1&2 (call this riff 4)
|   pm-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------2-------2-----------|
|-----2--5--4--3--2--5--4--3--2--1--0-----0-------------------------4/5------|
|--------------------------------------3-----3--2--1--0-------0----------0---|

|Gtr 1&2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1\2---3\4------------------------1\2---3\4-----------------------|
|-1\2---3\4------------------------1\2---3\4-----------------------|
|-1\2---3\4---------------2--------1\2---3\4------2-----2----------|
|------------------2--------4\5---------------------------4\5------|
|------------0--------3-0-------0-------------0-----3-0--------0---|

|Solo
|Gtr 3     /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------18(F)----------18--15-12-------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 1&2            \/(call this riff 5)
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--1\2---3\4----------------------1--2----4-|-------------------------------|
|--1\2---3\4----------------------1--2----4-|-------------------------------|
|--1\2---3\4------2------2--------1--2----4-|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------4\5--------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------0-----3-0--------0------------|3--3--1--3--1--3--1--2--3------|

|Gtr 3 /\/\
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17(F)--|
|-18(2*)------15-17-18-17-18-17-15-18-17-18-17-15-18-17-18-15-18-17-18-17-15-18-17-18-17-15-15-15-------|
|---------------------------------17------------17----------17-------------17-------------17------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (*yeah i've never hear of two full points, but thats what the book says)
|Gtr 1&2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-1-3-1-3-1-2-3----3----1------3----1-----3-----1------2--3----3-----1------3------1--3----2--1--0----|

|Gtr 1&2 Play riff 4 with this next part of the solo
|Gtr 3
|--17------17---16--17---16(1/2)-------------------------------12---------------15--15-----------|
|----------------------------------17--15---15----15--15(F)-15-----15--12--15(F)--15--15--12--15-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr 1&2 Start Riff 5
|Gtr 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------15-15---------15-----------15-|
|---------15------------------------------------------------15---------------15------15-15---15------15-|
|-14(F)-14--14(F)-14-12-14-12-----12-12-12-12-14-12-14(F)-14--14-14-12---------14(F)------14-14(F)---14-|
|----------------------------14-12--x----------------------------------14-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr 3
|-----------------------------------------------15-15-------------------20(F)-20-20----19(F)-|
|---------------------------------------------15-----18(F)--------17-17----------------------|
|-14--12--14-12-----------15--17--15\16--15-16-------------17(1/2)---17----------------------|
|-------14-----14-12-14\17--17--17-----17----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-19--19-18-17-----------19------------------------------------------12-------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------20(1/2)-----20(1/2)--20-17-20/19-17---19-17--------15---15-14-12-15-14-15-14-15-14-12--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------18-----18-16-18-----------------------------------13-12-16-14-12-14-12-11--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|
|Gtr 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-5-3-----8-10-8--------15-17-15---18-18-15---18-18-15--18-18-15--18-18-15----|
|--0--2-0-/4---------/9----------/16----------------------17--------17--------17--------17--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|Gtr 3
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--18-17-15--18-18-15--18-18-15--17(1/2)-17-17-17-17(1/2)------17----------------------------------|
|----------17--------17--------17-----------------17(1/2)---14---16(1/2)--14-16--14-14--14--16--x--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Gtr 1&2(con. in slashes)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3----1--3----1----3-------1----5------5---5-----5------5--5--3--0--5---5--3----5--3-5-3--5----|

|Gtr 3
|-14(F)--14---14--14\---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14(F)--14---14--14\------12--15(1/4)-------12--15(1\4)------12--15(1/4)-----12--15(1\4)------12--15-|
|----------------------/13---13---------/13----13---------/13---14---------/13--13--------11-13--13---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|VR    whole damn  bunch
|Gtr 2 B5
|Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2-2-2-2-2----2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|VR  Boy!
|Gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------4(1/2)--2------------------2-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------4(1/2)---2------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4------0-----------------------0--------------|
|
|Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------12-------------|
|------4(1/2)--2------------------2--------------------------12-------------|
|-----------------4(1/2)---2------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4-------0-------------------------------------|

Key
\ or /= slide
///= tremolo picking
(1/2)= half bend
(full)= full bend
#:= ghost note
/\/\/\/\/\=vibrato
harm= harmonic
x= muted note
PM--|= palm mute
(VR)- vocal reference

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