Rocket Queen Tab by Guns N' Roses

Rocket Queen tab by Guns N' Roses

Guitar Tab

Song: Rocket Queen
Artist: Guns n' Roses
Album: Appetite for destruction

Transcribed by : Paul Connolly (funking_giblet@hotmail.com)

~ = wah
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
^ = bend (pitch is note next to ^)

Intro

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


Gtr.1
Wah and Delay about 100 - 120ms
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|--9/11~~~~-11~~~~-----------------------------------|
G|--9/11~~~~-11~~~~--11~~-13~~-14~~-13~-9-11~~~~~~~~~-|
D|--9/11~~~~-11~~~~-----------------------------------|
A|------------9~~~~---9~~-11~~-12~~-11~-7--9~~~~~~~~~-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14~~~-13~~-9--11~~~------------------------------------|
D|----------------------9-9-9-9^10-9-7-----6-7-6-----------|
A|--12~~~-11~~-7---9~~~----------------7-9-------7-9-7-6-5-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------11-11-11|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff:

Both Guitars

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1p0---|
E|--0-2---0-0-2---------0-2----0-0-2--------0-2----0-0-2--------0-2------2-|

Verse:

Gtr.1

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--2----------2-----0---------------------------|
G|--2----------2-----1-----------------9---------|
D|--4----------2-----2-----------7-9^10--7h9p7---|
A|--4----------0-----2-----7-9-9---------------9-|
E|--2------0-2-------0---------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--2----------2-----0-----2---------------------|
G|--2----------2-----1-----2---------------------|
D|--4----------2-----2-----4---------------------|
A|--4----------0-----2-----4---------------------|
E|--2----------------0-----2---------------------|

Pre Chorus:

Gtr.1
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9^10-10-7-7h9p7-----------------------11^12-12-9-9h11p9----9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|9-9-9----------------9-9-9-9-7-9-9-11-11-11------------------11--9-9-9-9-9-9|
A|9-9--------------------9-9---------11-11-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|7-7--------------------7-7----------9--9------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|9-9----9-9----9-9------9-9---------11-11----11-11--11-----11-----9-9-9-9-9-9|
A|9-9----9-9----9-9------9-9---------11-11----11-11--11-----11-----7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|7-7----7-7----7-7------7-7----------9--9-----9--9---9------9----------------|

Verse:
Gtr.1
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------2-2-4--------------|
G|------9-11-x-11\-----11-9-x-9--2-2-4-------9-11-9-|Play twice
D|--4-4-9-11-x-11\-2-2-11-9-x-9--2-2-4-2-4-4-9-11-9-|
A|--4-4------------2-2-----------0-0-2-2-4-4--------|
E|--2-2------------0-0-----------------0-2-2--------|

Gtr.2
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------2-2-4--------------|
G|-------------------------------2-2-4--------------|
D|--4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2-2-2-4-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|
A|--4-4--4-4--4-4--2-2--2-2--2-2-0-0-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4|
E|--2-2--2-2--2-2--0-0--0-0--0-0-------0-2-2-2-2-2-2|

Both guitars:
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--4p2---------------------|
A|------4p3p2p0---3p2p0-2-3-|
E|--------------2-------0-1-|

Then Play entire Song again from the Main Riff.


Slide SOLO

Gtr.1
e|------------------------------------------------------------SLIDE UP-------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------x/////////////////--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------x/////////////////--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------x/////////////////--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------x/////////////////--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1-----0h1-0h1---0h1-----0h1-0h1---0h1-----0h1-0h1-|
E|0-2---0-0-2---------0-2---0-0-2-------0-2---0-0-2-------0-2---0-0-2--------|

Gtr.1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11------------//////14---14\\\\\\\\\9------9\5--------11-----------------|
D|--11------------//////14---14\\\\\\\\\9---------5///////11-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1-----0h1-0h1---0h1-----0h1-0h1---0h1-----0h1-0h1-|
E|0-2---0-0-2---------0-2---0-0-2-------0-2---0-0-2-------0-2---0-0-2--------|

Gtr.1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|14-----------------14------------14---16----------------16--------------16-|
G|--14\13/14-----------14------------14/--16\15/16----------16---------16----|
D|-----------------------14\13/14------------------------------16\15/16------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1-----0h1-0h1---0h1-----0h1-0h1---0h1-----0h1-0h1-|
E|0-2---0-0-2---------0-2---0-0-2-------0-2---0-0-2-------0-2---0-0-2--------|

Gtr.1
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14\13/14--13/14-13/14--10\9------------10\9----------|
G|-----------------------------9----------------9/11-----|
D|------------------------------9------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1------0h1-0h1----0h1p0-----|
E|--0-2---0-0-2---------0-2----0-0-2--------0-2------0h2-|

Gtr.1
e|----------------/17---17-17//21\\17---------17/20-20///////////////////////|
B|--2///14--14----/--17-17-17//21\\--17-------17/20-20///////////////////////|
G|--2///14----14///----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2///14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Gtr.2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------0h1-----0h1-0h1----0h1----|
A|--------2h3-------2h3-2h3-----2h3-----2h3p2--0-2----0-0-2--------0-2----0h2|
E|-----2-4----2-2-4---------2-4----2-2-4-------------------------------------|

End of Slide SOLO

Gtr.1

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|Play 4 times
D|------2h3------------2h3-|
A|--2-4----------0h2h4-----|
E|----------0h2h4----------|

Now play the Verse Once But Keep Strumming the Last Chord (F#5)

Second Section of Song:

The Next Part Is basically the whole second part of the song
Slash Varys what he does but this basically what he does
This is also the rhythm part to the solo.

Gtr.1

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-9-9--4-4-4--6-6-6-------------9-9-9--6-6-6--4-4-4-------------|
G|--9-9-9--4-4-4--6-6-6-------------9-9-9--6-6-6--4-4-4-------------|
D|--9-9-9--4-4-4--6-6-6-------------9-9-9--6-6-6--4-4-4-------------|
A|--7-7-7--2-2-2--4-4-4------2------7-7-7--4-4-4--2-2-2-4-5-6-2-----|
E|----------------------0h2h4--2h4------------------------------4-3-|

Solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11^12 11^12 11^12-------------9---11^12-11^12-11--9h11p9--9-9-8h9p8------|
D|--------------------9h11----9h11--11----------------------------------9---9|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------9--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------12-11--------------|
B|----------------------12^14-12---------12^14-12---------------12-----------|
G|--11^12-11^12-11^12-9----------11^12-9----------11^12-9----------11-9-8----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------9--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------9|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--14^16-14^16-12-14^16-14---------12---------14^16-14-12h14p12-------|
B|--------------------------14-12h14--14-12h14-------------------12h14-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--14^16-14^16-12-14^16-14------14-------------------------|
B|--------------------------14^16^^16^14-12-14p12-10h14h14--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------9h11h12-11-9h12p9-----------------------------------------------|
B|--9/12------------------12p11-9h12p9----------------------------9h12--|
G|-------------------------------------11^12-11-9-11-9-8h9p8-9/11-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------9h11 12^14-12-11-12-11---------11--12--|
B|-------9h10-12------------------------12----12--------|
G|--9h11-----------------------------------11-----------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


End of SOLO

Outro:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9-9-9--4-4-4--6-6-6-------------9-9-9--6-6-6--4-4-4-------------|
G|--9-9-9--4-4-4--6-6-6-------------9-9-9--6-6-6--4-4-4-------------|
D|--9-9-9--4-4-4--6-6-6-------------9-9-9--6-6-6--4-4-4-------------|
A|--7-7-7--2-2-2--4-4-4------2------7-7-7--4-4-4--2-2-2-4-5-6-2-----|
E|----------------------0h2h4--2h4------------------------------4-3-|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--9-9-8-6-6-4-2-2--------|
D|--9-9-8-6-6-4-2-2-6-6-6-2|
A|--7-7-6-4-4-2-0-0-6-6-6-2|
E|------------------4-4-4-0|

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