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Don't Cry tab by Guns N' Roses (Ver. 3)

Guitar Tab

  • Tuning: Half-Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#)
Album: UYI 1 & 2
Transcribed by: slashjunior
It is quite a complex song with two guitars, you can play just guitar 1 parts
in the chorus and verse then play the solo but it won't sound as good.
I have used the key:
(1) - Guitar 1 (Izzy)
(2) - Guitar 2 (Slash)
Tuning - Drop 1/2 a step

           Am            Dm              G              Csus2  G/B
D#|---|--------0-------------1------|----------3-------------------------------|
A#|---|----------1---------3---3----|------------3-----------------------------|
F#|---|------2-----2-----2-------2--|--------0-----0------0-----0--------------|
C#|---|----2---------2-0------------|------0------------0-----0----------------|
G#|---|--0--------------------------|----2------------3-----2-----3-2----------|
D#|-3-|-----------------------------|--3---------------------------------------|

INTRO:
(1) - Just play this moderately slowly and use economy picking (sweep)
      Am            Dm              G                A5
D#|-------0-------------1------|----------------------------------------------|
A#|---------1---------3---2----|----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----2-----2-----2-------2--|--------0-------------------------------------|
C#|---2---------2-0------------|------0---------------------------------------|
G#|-0--------------------------|----2-----------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|--3--------2-3-4-5----------------------------|

D#|----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
F#|-2b4------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|

INTRO:
(2) - This is the bit Slash plays with shit loads of feedback, and hold
            it there through INTRO 1 (I saw Slash play it like this live)
      Am            Dm              G                Csus2  G/B
D#|-------0-------------1------|----------3-----------------------------------|
A#|---------1---------3---3----|------------3---------------------------------|
F#|-----2-----2-----2-------2--|--------0-----0--------0-----0----------------|
C#|---2---------2-0------------|------0--------------0-----0------------------|
G#|-0--------------------------|----2------------0-3-----2-----3-2------------|
D#|----------------------------|--3-------------------------------------------|

VERSE:
This is just repeated over for the rest of verse (similar to intro)
      Am              Dm          G5           C     G/B
D#|-----0-----------1--------|------3-----------------------------------------|
A#|-------1---1-------3------|--------0---0-----------------------------------|
F#|---------2-----------2-0--|--0-------0--------0-----0----------------------|
C#|-------------0------------|--0--------------2-----0------------------------|
G#|-0------------------------|--x------------3-----2-----3-2------------------|
D#|--------------------------|--3---------------------------------------------|

VERSE (2):(This is basically what Slash plays in time with Izzy)
      F          G5                 Am
D#|-1-----1----3---3----------|---0-------------------------------------------|
A#|-1-----1----3---3----------|---1-------------------------------------------|
F#|-0h2---2----0---0----------|---2-------------------------------------------|
C#|-3-----3----0---0----------|---2-------------------------------------------|
G#|-3-----3----x---x---3--2---|---0-------------------------------------------|
D#|-1-----1----3---3----------|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus (1):(You need to use your thumb on the low E to achieve the F)
      F          G5                 Am
D#|-1-----1-1-----------------|------------------0----------------------------|
A#|-1-----1-1--------3-3------|---------0h1--------1-----0h1------------------|
F#|-0h2---2-2------0-0-0------|-------2-----2--------2-------2-0--------------|
C#|-3-----3-3----0------------|-----2---------2--------2----------------------|
G#|-3--------------------3--2-|---0-------------------------------------------|
D#|-1----------3--------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus (2) 1:
      F                             Am
D#|-1---1--1--1--1------------|------0--0--0----------------------------------|
A#|-1---1--1--1--1------------|------1--1--1----3--3--3-------1---------------|
F#|-2---2--2--2--2-------0----|------2--2--2----2--2--2-------2---------------|
C#|-3---3--3--3--3---0------0-|------2--2--2----2--2--2-------2---------------|
G#|-3-------------------------|---0--0--0--0----------------------------------|
D#|-1-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Chorus (1) 2:
      F               G             Am
D#|-------1-------------------|---------------------0-------------------------|
A#|-----1---------------3-----|-------0h1---1--3/5----5\3--1-3-1--------------|
F#|---2------0-2-2----0---0---|-----2----------------------------2-0----------|
C#|-3-------------------------|-----------2--------------------------2--------|
G#|-----------------2---------|---0-------------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

CHORUS (2) 2:
      F             G5              C              Am         G5
D#|-|-1---1--1--1---3---3-------|---0---------3----0--0--------------3----------|
A#|-|-1---1--1--1---3---3-------|---1----1------1--1-------1-------1------------|
F#|-|-2---2--2--2---0---0-------|---0--0-----------2-----2----0--0--------------|
C#|-|-3---3--3--3---0---0-------|---2--------------2----------0-----------------|
G#|-|---------------x---x-------|---3------2-------0----------x-----------------|
D#|-|---------------3---3-------|-----------------------------3-----------------|

CHORUS (1) 3:
      F              G                 C       G/B     Am      G
D#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-----1---0-1----------3--------|--------1-------1-------1------------------|
F#|---2---2-----2--0---0---0---0--|------0-------0-------2---------0----------|
C#|-3-----------3-----------------|----2-------0-------2---------0------------|
G#|------------------2-------2----|--3-------2-------0---------2--------------|
D#|-------------------------------|--------------------------3----------------|

CHORUS (2) 3:
      F             G5                 Am
D#|-1--------1----3--3--3---------|--0----------------------------------------|
A#|-1--------1----3--3--3---------|--1-------0-1------------------------------|
F#|-2-----2--2----0---------------|--2-----2-------2--------------------------|
C#|-3---3----3----0---------------|--2---2-------2----------------------------|
G#|-3-------------x--------2--0---|--0----------------------------------------|
D#|-1-------------3---------------|-------------------------------------------|

CHORUS (1) End:
      F             G5                 Am
D#|-1-------------3--3--3---------|--0----------------------------------------|
A#|-1-------1-----3--3--3---------|--1----------------------------------------|
F#|-2---0-2---0---0---------------|--2----------------------------------------|
C#|-3-------------0---------------|--2----------------------------------------|
G#|-3-------------x--------2--0---|--0----------------------------------------|
D#|-1-------------3---------------|-------------------------------------------|

CHORUS (2) End:
D#|---------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
A#|---------------|--------------------8v---------|------8-8------------------|
F#|--------7b9rp5-|-7v---7b8rp5---7b9------7b8rp5-|--7b9-----r7-5-------------|
C#|-7v------------|-------------------------------|---------------7-5---------|
G#|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------5b6r5-3-|
D#|---------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|

SOLO (2):(Play with loads of feeling and vibrato)
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------13b15-|--13------------------------|
F#|--7/9--9/10--------------------------12h14-------|-----14-12------------------|
C#|--x-x--x----------------10/12--12/14-------------|-----------14-13h14p13p12---|
G#|--5/7--7/8--8/10--10/12--------------------------|----------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|

D#|---------------------------------------|--------15-15-15---------------15-15--|
A#|---------------------------------------|--15b17----------r15p13--15b17--------|
F#|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C#|--13p12-10-12p10-------10b11-----------|--------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------12p10-------12p10h12--|--------------------------------------|
D#|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

D#|------------|------------------------------13----------|----------------------|
A#|-r15p13-12--|--------12-15-13-12-13-----------13-15b17-|--15b17rp13--8b10-----|
F#|------------|-----13----------------14-----------------|----------------------|
C#|------------|--14----------------------15--------------|----------------------|
G#|------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
D#|------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|

D#|--5-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|----8-5---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------7b9rp5--|--7b9v------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|

Over the top of the solo Izzy on (1) plays between A5, D5, F5, and G5.
     Am                                F     G5     Am
D#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------|-------------20b22--20b22--17--------------|
F#|19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21rp17-|--19-17-----------------------19-17--------|
C#|-------------------------------|--------19---------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

OUTRO SOLO (2):(this is played along with Izzy playing the chorus chords
                       F, G5, and Am (which are mainly strummed to create a heavier
                       sound)
    F      G5       C5      B5    A5     G5        F5      G5
D#|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A#|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
F#|19-17--17-19-|--19b21---19v---16b17--16b17--|--14v-----14------------------|
C#|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G#|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D#|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|

      G5     F5           G5      F5         G5              C5
D#|----------------------------|--13--15b17--15---------------------------------|
A#|---12h13--------15b17--15v--|----------------15b17rp13-----------------------|
F#|----------14v---------------|------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D#|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 OUTRO SOLO (2) 2 -  played after a pause at the end of OUTRO SOLO 1

Song Order:
INTRO (1):      ; INTRO (2)---------------|NOTE - ";" means play at same time
VERSE (1):      ; VERSE (2)---------------|(X 4)
CHORUS (1):1   ; CHORUS (2) 1
CHORUS (1):2   ; CHORUS (2) 2
CHORUS (1):3   ; CHORUS (2) 3
CHORUS (1):End ; CHORUS (2) End
VERSE (1):      ; VERSE (2)------------>(X 4)
CHORUS (1):1   ; CHORUS (2) 1
CHORUS (1):2   ; CHORUS (2) 2
CHORUS (1):3   ; CHORUS (2) 3
CHORUS (1): End ; CHORUS (2) End
SOLO (2):
VERSE (1):      ; VERSE (2)------------>(X 1)
OUTRO SOLO: (2) 1
OUTRO SOLO: (2) 2

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| b  Bend
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| r  Release
| p  Pull-off

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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: Half-Step Down (D# G# C# F# A# D#). Helpful for practicing timing, picking, and song structure. Includes audio/video for playing along.