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Promise Acoustic Tab by Slash

Promise Acoustic tab by Slash

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Tuning: Half-step down

Slash Ft. Chris Cornell - Promise.
" Play In 1/2 down tune aka Eb tuning for the studio version with chris
or play it in standard for the live version with myles "

The song is composed in E standard / E A D 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--  |
|      |      |       |       |     |       |      |      |      |       |
|  Cm  |  D#  | D#/G# | A#/D# | G   |  A#5  | C5   | G#5  |  D#5 | G5    |
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
The Song Consists of these Two Melodies.

[ MELODY #1 ]

b  = bend
rb = release bend.
~  = vibrato

|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
                                                         |
Cm                          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                                  |
Cm                          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#  |  Cm  |  Cm  |  D#   | Bm   |    G# G# G   |                |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Pre-intro] D# ... Cm ... Cm ... D ... Bm ... G# G# G
                                                         |-------------------------------------------|
[INTRO]: Cm  D#  D#/G#  A#/D#  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|
Cm                    D#                                         | you play along in parts.          |
The first time I ever saw you                                    |-----------------------------------|

            D#/G#                      A#/D#     G
You had that far away look in your eyes

Cm                                  D#
And heaven's eyes shined down upon you

        D#/G#                     A#/D#   G
And the whole room filled up with light



Cm                                     D#
Now the cruel world it's gonna try and change you

       D#/G#                          A#/D#   G
Try to hang you up and mess with your pride

Cm                            D#
Now the rich they just try to chain you

D#/G#                     A#/D#     G
You got to keep your fire burning inside

[CHORUS]

A#5         C5                  G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

D#5          G5
Put out your fire

A#5         C5                  G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

A#5          D5
Put out your fire

[ Melody #2 ]

Cm                               D#
Now sometimes the world tries to slap you

       D#/G#                      A#/D#   G
And it seems to love watching you fall

Cm                             D#
I won't lie to you, it's gonna happen

          D#/G#                      A#/D#   G
You got to pick yourself up and move on

[CHORUS]

A#5         C5                  G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

D#5          G5
Put out your fire

A#5         C5                  G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

A#5          D5
Put out your fire
                                                                    |----------------------------|
[SOLO]   Dm   A#   F   E   x2                                       | see detailed rhythm guitar |
                                                                    |   at bottom including solo |
                                                                    | remember that a little bit |
Cm                D#             D#/G#    A#/D#   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 |
Cm                D#             D#/G#    A#/D#   G  " slide down " | the A# chord.              |
Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight?                  |----------------------------|

[CHORUS]


A#5         C5                  G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

D#5          G5
Put out your fire

A#5         C5                  G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

A#5          D5
Put out your fire


A#5          C5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)

G#5         D#5        G5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)

A#5          C5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)

G#5         D#5        G5
Promise me! (Why don't you??)

[ Melody #1 ]

[ Melody #2 ]

[ Pre Intro ]

[END.]




Solo!

" Thanks Mungumbi "

[LEAD]
E||---------------------------|------------------------------|
B||---------------------------|------------------------------|
G||---------------------------|------------------------------|
D||-----------3b---------5b~--|---------3-5---3~---------3---|
A||--3b~----------------------|-------------5-------3h-5---5-|
E||---------------------------|------------------------------|



--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--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-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[RHYTHM] " play this or play the solo, this part is played behind slash soloing in the song "

E||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D||--------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----|
A||--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|
E||-----------------------------|----------------------------|


----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------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--|



-----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------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--|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|


----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------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? "
--------------------------------------------||
--------------------------------------------||
--------------------------------------------||
------------5-------5-------5-------5-------||
--(6)--(6)--6--(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--6--(6)--||
---8----8---8---8--(8)--8--(8)--8---8---8---||

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