Knockin On Heavens Door Tab

by Guns N' Roses
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
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fill 2 (used on intro and verses)
    G5            D                C
eb|-3---3--------------2-0-------|-----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|
Gb|-0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|
Db|-0------------0---------------|-0h2----------2------2-------0h2------|
Ab|------------------------------|------3---------------------------3---|
Eb|-3----------------------------|--------------------------------------| 
 
fill 1 (used only in verses)
    G5              D                  Am
eb|-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-------------0----------------------|
Bb|-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0h1-------------1---------------|
Gb|-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
Db|-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0h2----2----|
Ab|----------------------------------|-0------------------------------------|
Eb|-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)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------15fb----------------------------------|
Gb|-12-14fb-14p12-14---------14-12-12~~~----------------12---|
Db|------------------------------------------13/14-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|--------------------------------------------------------15----|
Bb|-15/17--15---13p12-13/15--13p12---13p12-----------12-13----13-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------14~~~----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|--------------15-17fb--17--17fb--17fb--15----20fb-20p19-20-|
Bb|12~~~---15/17----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------17~~~------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------17--17--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
[Solo 2:]
 
eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|----------------------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
Bb|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------/13-----------------|
Db|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|-16-18p16-16-20-19-20-22b-20-19-20-22b--20-19-20-22b-22b-22b---------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------20-22b--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--20-22br-20-22-22b-20-22-20--20~~---20-19----19br-17-19-17-17--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7--5/4-------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------5-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
[Solo 2] (another version)
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------20~~~~-20--19~~--19b(20)r19---17-19p17-17~~--20-15b(17)--20---|
Gb|----17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|--------------------------15-----------------------15----------------------|
Bb|-15b(17)r(15)--13-15-12~~~---15--10b(12)r10----------15----10/12---10/12---|
Gb|---------------------------------------------12/14-------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|----------------15------17/19---17p15h17p15---20p19-20b(22)--20p19-20b(22)-|
Bb|-------------15----15------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12~~~--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
                                  (Hold bend)
eb|20p19-20-22b(24)-22b(24)-----------22--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------20-22b(24)--22-r22--20--22pb(24)r22b(24)r22-20----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20~~-20-19-19b(20)r19--17--19p17--17~---20--15b(17)---20-----15b(17)--13--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-12~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------12~~~--11~~~-11b(12)r11/9--9~~~------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------12~~9b(10)r9------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------10--------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
 
 
**************************************************
 
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
(n) Ghost note
 
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Blackflame47
|-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------| |-------------------17~~~------------------------------------------| |-------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19----------| |----------------------------------------------------------17--17--| |------------------------------------------------------------------| Should be: |-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------| |-------------------17~~~------------------------------------------| |-------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19--17--17--| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------|
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lankyman86
PERFECT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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crippled1126
yea this tab is awsome
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