Tabs
Tuning: Half-step down
Slash Ft. Chris Cornell - Promise.
" Play In 1/2 down tune aka 
Eb MajorEb tuning for the studio version with chris
or play it in standard for the live version with myles "
The song is composed in 
E MajorE standard / E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G b e /
The Song Consists of these Chords.
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
v v v
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --3-- --5-- --5-- --8-- --x-- |
| --5-- --5-- --5-- --5-- --5-- | --3-- --5-- --6-- --8-- --5-- |
| --6-- --6-- --6-- --6-- --5-- | --1-- --3-- --6-- --6-- --5-- |
| --8-- --5-- --4-- --6-- --7-- | --x-- --x-- --4-- --x-- --3-- |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 
C minorCm | 
D#D# | D#/G# | A#/D# | G+G | 
A#5A#5 | 
C5C5 | 
G#5G#5 | 
D#5D#5 | 
G5G5 |
The Song Consists of these Two Melodies.
[ MELODY #1 ]
b = bend
rb = release bend.
~ = vibrato
|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
|
C minorCm D#D# |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------5--8--5-----------|-----------5-----3--------| |
|-----6-----------6--8--6--|-----3--6-----6-----6-----| |
|--8-----------------------|--5--------------------5--| |
|
|
D#/G# A#/D# |
---------------------------|--------------------------| |
---------------------------|--------------------------| |
---------------------------|--------------------------| |
-----------5-----5b--rb----|--------5-----------------| |
-----3--6-----6---------6--|-----6-----6--8--5-----5--| |
--4------------------------|--6-----------------7----8| |
|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
| x1
[ MELODY #2 ] Octave |
C minorCm D#D# |
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |
|---------8-11-8------------|----------8----6----------| |
|------8----------8--10--8--|-----5--8----8---8--5-----| |
|--10-----------------------|--7-----------------------| |
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |
|
D#/G# A#/D# |
-----------------------|----------------------------| |
----------8---8b-rb----|--------8---6---------------| |
-----5--8---8-------8--|-----8----8---7--4--5/7--5~~| |
--6--------------------|--8-------------------------| |
-----------------------|----------------------------| |
-----------------------|----------------------------| |
|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Optional: There is a short bass intro before the song starts.
Iv re-composed it into a few short chords.
" Listen closely to the first 00:10 *seconds* of the track "
Pre-intro
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sustain these chords | Electric break before intro |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|-------------- | " After the Electric break
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|--PLAY-------- | you can Either play the
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|--INTRO------- | melodies or you can play
| --5-- --1-- --1-- --5-- --x-- | --6--6--5---|---HERE------- | the chords "
| --6-- --3-- --3-- --6-- --5-- | --6--6--5---|-------------- |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --7-- | --4--4--3---|-------------- |
| D#D# | C minorCm | C minorCm | D#D# | 
B minorBm | 
G#G# G# G+G | |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-intro] D#D# ... C minorCm ... C minorCm ... D MajorD ... B minorBm ... G#G# G# G+G
|-------------------------------------------|
[INTRO]: C minorCm D#D# D#/G# A#/D# G+G |Note: " You can play these chords as |
| Instructed before or you can play |
[ Melody #1 ] | Play them as basic bar chords! "c: |
|-------------------------------------------|
[ Melody #2 ] | Listen closely to the song before |
| playing the song, It also helps if|
C minorCm D#D# | you play along in parts. |
The first time I ever saw you |-----------------------------------|
D#/G# A#/D# G+G
You had that far away look in your eyes
C minorCm D#D#
And heaven's eyes shined down upon you
D#/G# A#/D# G+G
And the whole room filled up with light
C minorCm D#D#
Now the cruel world it's gonna try and change you
D#/G# A#/D# G+G
Try to hang you up and mess with your pride
C minorCm D#D#
Now the rich they just try to chain you
D#/G# A#/D# G+G
You got to keep your fire burning inside
[CHORUS]
A#5A#5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire
D#5D#5 G5G5
Put out your fire
A#5A#5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire
A#5A#5 
D5D5
Put out your fire
[ Melody #2 ]
C minorCm D#D#
Now sometimes the world tries to slap you
D#/G# A#/D# G+G
And it seems to love watching you fall
C minorCm D#D#
I won't lie to you, it's gonna happen
D#/G# A#/D# G+G
You got to pick yourself up and move on
[CHORUS]
A#5A#5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire
D#5D#5 G5G5
Put out your fire
A#5A#5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire
A#5A#5 D5D5
Put out your fire
|----------------------------|
[SOLO] 
DmDm 
A#A# 
FF E MajorE x2 | see detailed rhythm guitar |
| at bottom including solo |
| remember that a little bit |
C minorCm D#D# D#/G# A#/D# G+G | of the solo runs into the |
Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight? | refrain" which star will I"|
| which takes place up until |
C minorCm D#D# D#/G# A#/D# G+G " slide down " | the A#A# chord. |
Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight? |----------------------------|
[CHORUS]
A#5A#5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire
D#5D#5 G5G5
Put out your fire
A#5A#5 C5C5 G#5G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire
A#5A#5 D5D5
Put out your fire
A#5A#5 C5C5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)
G#5G#5 D#5D#5 G5G5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)
A#5A#5 C5C5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)
G#5G#5 D#5D#5 G5G5
Promise me! (Why don't you??)
[ Melody #1 ]
[ Melody #2 ]
[ Pre Intro ]
[END.]
Solo!
" Thanks Mungumbi "
[LEAD]
E MajorE||---------------------------|------------------------------|
BB||---------------------------|------------------------------|
G+G||---------------------------|------------------------------|
D MajorD||-----------3b---------5b~--|---------3-5---3~---------3---|
A augmentedA||--3b~----------------------|-------------5-------3h-5---5-|
E MajorE||---------------------------|------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--6b------6-5-6-5-6-5---5-------|
----------------------5~----7-5-|----------------------7---7b----|
--3s-5p-3----5-3-5s-7-----------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------10----|---------------13p-10-------------------------|
-----------------------------10-|--13------------------------------------------|
---------7-6-7-7s---12b---------|-----12b--------------10b--------10-12----10~-|
--------------------------------|------------------------------12-------12-----|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------11-10-11-10----10-11-13----10-11-10----10-13-|
------------------------12-14---------------12----------12----------12-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------8-13-12-13-12-10-12-------------------------------------------|
--8-10-11---------------------13-13-15-13-15-13-15-13b---------------13-|
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[RHYTHM] " play this or play the solo, this part is played behind slash soloing in the song "
E MajorE||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
BB||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G+G||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D MajorD||--------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----|
A augmentedA||--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|
E MajorE||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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--------0----0---0----0-----|--------(7)----(7)---(7)----(7)-----|
--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0--|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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--------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----|
--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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--------0----0---0----0-----|--------(7)----(7)---(7)----(7)-----|
--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0--|
" Which star will I be thinking of tonight? "
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------------5-------5-------5-------5-------||
--(6)--(6)--6--(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--6--(6)--||
---8----8---8---8--(8)--8--(8)--8---8---8---||
Other versions of Promise Acoustic
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