Knockin` on Heaven`s Door
Guns N` Roses
Use your illusion II
Tabbed by: Dixie Cup Guitar solo 2 by: David Harrison
loffit@wam.umd.edu blaze@interlog.com
Guitar solo 2 (other version) by: Menashe Porath
mphendrix@usa.net or menashe.p@virgin.net
Tuned half step down
fill 2 (used on intro and verses)
G5 D C
|-3---3--------------2-0-------------0--------------------|
|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|
|-0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|
|-0------------0---------------|-0h2----------2------2-------0h2------|
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|-3-------------------------------------------------------|
fill 1 (used only in verses)
G5 D Am
|-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-------------0----------------------|
|-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0h1-------------1---------------|
|-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
|-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0h2----2----|
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|-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
Song goes like this:
Intro: Twice with picking fill 2 G5 D C
Twice just power chords G5 D C
Verse 1 (with fill 1)
G5 D Am
Mamma take this badge from me
(with fill 2)
G5 D C
I can`t use it anymore
(with fill 1)
G5 D Am
It`s getting dark, too dark to see
(with fill 2)
G5 D C
Feels like I`m knockin` on heaven`s door
Chorus:
G5 D5 C5
Knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door,
C5
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
G5 D5 C5
Knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door,
C5
(no lyrics)
G5 D5 C5
Ooh, knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door
C5
Ooh yeah
G5 D5 C5
Knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door
C5
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
Solo 1: (over G D and C chords)
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|-15/17--15---13p12-13/15--13p12---13p12-----------12-13----13-|
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---15-17fb--17--17fb--17fb--15----20fb-20p19-20-|
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|-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------|
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Solo 2:
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|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
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|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
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|-16-18p16-16-20-19-20-22b-20-19-20-22b--20-19-20-22b-22b-22b---------|
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|--20-22br-20-22-22b-20-22-20--20~~---20-19----19br-17-19-17-17--|
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|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
-------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7--5/4-------------|
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Solo 2 (another version)
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--20~~~~-20--19~~--19b(20)r19---17-19p17-17~~--20-15b(17)--20---|
|----17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-15b(17)r(15)--13-15-12~~~---15--10b(12)r10----------15----10/12---10/12---|
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-----15------17/19---17p15h17p15---20p19-20b(22)--20p19-20b(22)-|
--15----15------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~~~--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|
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(Hold bend)
|20p19-20-22b(24)-22b(24)-----------22--------------------------------------|
--------------20-22b(24)--22-r22--20--22pb(24)r22b(24)r22-20----|
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|-20~~-20-19-19b(20)r19--17--19p17--17~---20--15b(17)---20-----15b(17)--13--|
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|-15-12~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12~~~--11~~~-11b(12)r11/9--9~~~------------------------------------|
----------------------------12~~9b(10)r9------------------------|
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Notation:
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide
~ - vibrato
b - bend; number in brackets shows the target fret
r - release bend back to initial fret after bend