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Don't Cry Tab by Guns N' Roses

Don't Cry tab by Guns N' Roses (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
  • Key: F
Intro:
(clean electric)
          Am            Dm            G
E|-----|--------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|-----|----------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----|------2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|-----|----2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-----|--0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|--3--|------------------------------3-------------------------------|

   Am            Dm            G
E|-------0-------------1--------------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--|
E|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----|

Verse:
(clean electric)
(Rhy. Fig. 1)
   Am            Dm            G
E|-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|

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

(Rhy. Fill 1)
   C       G/B     Am      G
E|----------------------------------|
B|-------1-------3-------1----------|
G|-----0-------0-------2---------0--|
D|---2-------0-------2---------0----|
A|-3-------2-------0---------2------|
E|-------------------------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)
    F                    G           Am
E|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------|
B|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------|
G|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-|
D|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------|

    F           G           Am                            F           G
E|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---|
B|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-|
G|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------|
D|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------|
A|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|

    C**     G/B     Am      G           F        G           Am
E|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------|
B|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------|
G|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--|
D|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----|
A|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------|

Repeat Verse w/Additional Lyrics: Verse: 2:

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

(Rhy. Fill 2)
   C5   G5      A5   G5      F5   G5   A5
E|-----------|------------|-----------------|
B|-----------|------------|-----------------|
G|--5--------|------------|-----------------|
D|--5----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
A|--3----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
E|-------3---|---5----3---|---1----3----5---|

Solo:
(Chord progression over the solo)
D5   F5 | G5    A5 G5  | F5     G5  | A5     G5|
F5   G5 | E5    F5     | F5     G5  | A5

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8~~-----------8-8-------------|
G|------------7pbr5--7-(7)~~~--r7p5--7b-------r7p5--7b-----r7----5b----|
D|-7~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10b---------------|
A|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------|
B|-15b----------r15p13--15b-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------|
G|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----|
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|----13--15b--15~~~--r15p13--8b-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5brb(5)r--5-|
G|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7b--(7)-----r7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

Chorus 3: Lead Part:
   F G Am                                                  F    G
E|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------|
B|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|

    Am                                    F      G
E|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|

    C     G/B    Am     G          F
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--15----15-----12-----12------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

Outro:
F5            G5
And don't you cry...
F5             G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5        G5    ***     (E5) (F5)
Don't you cry tonight... baby maybe someday...
F5        G5
Don't you cry...
F5             G5
Don't you ever cry...
F5        G5     C5
Don't you cry... TONIGHT... ****

*** Fill in with Rhy. Fill 3:

 (Rhy. Fill 3)
    E5                         F5
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--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|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------|
B|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

************************************

| 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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This guitar tab for Don't Cry by Guns N' Roses is suitable for players wanting a clear and accurate transcription. Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E). Key: F. Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Includes audio/video for playing along.