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                            KNOCKING ON HEAVENS DOOR

Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Arranged by Wade MacKinnon

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Harmonica'

 Intro
  Q=75
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  E. S E E S S S S   Q  E. S E E S S S S
|-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2-------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-------------|---------------------|


  Q  E. S E E S S S S   Q  E. S E E S S S S
|-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2-------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3--3-------------|---------------------|


  Gtr I
  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2----2-------------|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---2----2-----2-----2---|
|-0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E. S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2---2----2-------------|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3---3----3-------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E E E E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3----------3-------|-----1--------1--------|
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---0----0---0---2------|
|-0----------0-----------|-2--------2------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|


   Pre-Verse
    Gtr I
     Q   E.   S  E E S S S S    Q   E.   S E E S S S S
||---3---3----3--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||o--3---3----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
||---0---0----0--2-2-2-2-2-2-|--2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||---0---0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o--2---2----2--------------|--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||---3---3----3--------------|-------------------------|
|
|   Gtr II
|    E E E  E    E E E   E      E E E  E   E E E   E
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o------3-----------3-------|------1----------1-------|
||-----0----0------2-----2---|----2----2-----2-----2---|
||---0-----------0-----------|--2----------2-----------|
||o--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|   Gtr III
|    H           H              W
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||o--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|
||---9----------16-----------|-11----------------------|
||o-10----------17-----------|-12----------------------|
||---------------------------|-------------------------|


   Q   E.   S E  E S S S S    Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|--3---3----3-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--3---3----3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|--1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
|--0---0----0-2--2-2-2-2-2-|--0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
|--0---0----0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|--2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|--2---2----2--------------|--3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|--3---3----3--------------|---------------------------|
|
|  E E E  E   E  E E   E      E E E  E   E E E   E
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|------3-----------3-------|------1----------1---------|
|----0----0------2-----2---|----0----0-----0-----2-----|
|--0----------0------------|--2----------2-------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  H             H            W
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--9------------16---------|-14------------------------|
|-10------------17---------|-15------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|


 Verse
  Gtr I
  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2----2-------------|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---2----2-----2-----2---|
|-0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2----2-------------|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---0----0-----0-----2---|
|-0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


  Gtr I
  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2----2-------------|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---2----2-----2-----2---|
|-0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2---2----2-------------|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---0----0-----0-----2---|
|-0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|


 Chorus
  Gtr I
   <
   Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-^3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-^0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-^0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-^2---2----2-------------|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|------3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|----0----0-----2-----2---|---2----2-----2-----2---|
|--0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


   Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-^3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-^0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-^2---2----2-------------|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-^3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
|  E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|------3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|----0----0-----2-----2---|---0----0-----0-----2---|
|--0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


  Gtr I
   Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-^3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-^0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-^0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-^2---2----2-------------|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-^3---3----3-------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|------3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------|
|----0----0-----2-----2---|---2----2-----2-----2---|
|--0----------0-----------|-2----------2-----------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|


  Q   E.   S E E S S S S   Q   E.   S E E S S S S
|-3---3----3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1----1-1-1-1-1-1-1-o||
|-0---0----0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-0---0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-2---2----2-------------|-3---3----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-3---3----3-------------|-------------------------||
|
| E E E  E   E E E   E     E E E  E   E E E   E
|------------------------|-------------------------||
|-----3----------3-------|-----1----------1-------o||
|---0----0-----2-----2---|---0----0-----0-----2----||
|-0----------0-----------|-2----------2------------||
|------------------------|------------------------o||
|------------------------|-------------------------||


 Guitar Solo/outro
  Gtr I
  Q  E.  S E E   S   S   S   S   Q  E.  S E E S S S S
|-3--3---3-2-2---2---2---2---2-|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3---3-3-3---3---3---3---3-|-1--1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0---0-2-2---2---2---2---2-|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0-|-2--2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2---2---------------------|-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3---3---------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q  E.  S   E   E   E   E       Q  E.  S S S S S E E
|----3b5r3---3b5-3b5-3b5-3b5---|----------------------|
|------------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------------|-5--5b7r3-------------|
|------------------------------|----------5-3-5-3-----|
|------------------------------|------------------5-3-|
|------------------------------|----------------------|


  Q   E. S E E S S S S   Q     E. S E E S S S S
|-3---3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-----1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0---0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2---2--2-------------|-3-----3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3---3--3-------------|-------------------------|
|
| Q S S  S S S S S S Q   Q e   S  S S S   E E E
|--------------------3-|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------3-5---|---5b7r3-----------------|
|------------3-5-------|----------5-3-5----------|
|--------3-5-----------|--------------------5-3--|
|-3-3-6----------------|-------------------------|


  Q  E. S E  E S S S S   Q      E. S E E S S S S
|-3--3--3-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-1------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0--0--0-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0--0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2--------------|-0------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3--------------|-------------------------|
|
| Q       H.             Q   E. S  S S S S E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-5b7-5--3----------------|
|----------------------|-----------5-3-----------|
|----------------------|---------------5-3-------|
|-3--------------------|-------------------6-3---|


  Q  E. S E E  S S S S   Q      E.  S E     E S   S S S
|-3--3--3-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0------0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0--|
|-3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|-1------1---1-1-----1-1---1-1-1--|
|-0--0--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-0------0---0-0-----0-0---0-0-0--|
|-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2------2---2-2-----2-2---2-2-2--|
|-2--2--2--------------|-3------3---3-3-----3-3---3-3-3--|
|-3--3--3--------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q         H.           Q      Q     Q       Q
|----------------------|-5b5.5--5b6---5b6.5---5b7--------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3--------------------|---------------------------------|


  Q  E. S E E S S S S   Q    E. S   E E S   S S S
|-3--3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1----1--1---1-1-1---1-1-1-|
|-0--0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----2--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2----2--2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
|-2--2--2-------------|-0----0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|-3--3--3-------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~
| W                     Q       Q       Q       Q
|-3-------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-5b7r====5b7r====5b7r====5-|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|


  Q   E. S E E S S S S   Q   E. S E E S S S S
|-3---3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-0---0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2---2--2-------------|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3---3--3-------------|-----------------------|
|
|                          ~
| Q Q S  S S S S S S S     W
|----------------------|---3-------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------3-5-|-----------------------|
|--------------3-5-----|-----------------------|
|----------3-5---------|-----------------------|
|-3---3--6-------------|-----------------------|


  Q   E. S E E S S S S   Q   E. S E E S S   S   S
|-3---3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0---0---0-|
|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1-|
|-0---0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
|-2---2--2-------------|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0---0---0-|
|-3---3--3-------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E  E E E E E       E E E  E E E   E   E
|----------------------|----------3-6-------------|
|----------------------|-----3--6-----------------|
|--------------3-5-----|-3-5------------5b7-5b7---|
|----------3-5---------|--------------------------|
|-----3--5-------------|--------------------------|
|-3-6------------------|--------------------------|


  Q   E. S E E S S S S       Q   E. S E E S S S S
|-3---3--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-1---1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------|
|-0---0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------|
|-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------|
|-2---2--2-----------------|-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
|-3---3--3-----------------|-----------------------------|
|
| E S S  S S S S S S S S Q   S S S  S S S S S   Q    Q
|-6-3----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----5--3-----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------5-3-------------|--------------3-5---5b7--5b7-|
|--------------5-3---------|----------3-5----------------|
|------------------5-3-----|-----3--5--------------------|
|----------------------6-3-|-3-6-------------------------|


   W
|-^3-------*|----|
|-^3-------*|----|
|-^0-------*|----|
|-^0-------*|----|
|-^2-------*|----|
|-^3-------*|----|
|
|  ~~
|  W
|----------*|----|
|----------*|----|
|--5-------*|----|
|----------*|----|
|----------*|----|
|----------*|----|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
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 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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