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Dont Cry Tab

by Guns N' Roses
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered.
2 contributors total, last edit on Apr 23, 2021
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Album: UYI 1 & 2
Transcribed by: slashjunior
It is quite a complex song with two guitars, you can play just guitar 1 parts
in the chorus and verse then play the solo but it won't sound as good.
I have used the key:
(1) - Guitar 1 (Izzy)
(2) - Guitar 2 (Slash)
Tuning - Drop 1/2 a step
 
           Am            Dm              G              Csus2  G/B
Eb|---|--------0-------------1------|----------3-------------------------------|
Bb|---|----------1---------3---3----|------------3-----------------------------|
Gb|---|------2-----2-----2-------2--|--------0-----0------0-----0--------------|
Db|---|----2---------2-0------------|------0------------0-----0----------------|
Ab|---|--0--------------------------|----2------------3-----2-----3-2----------|
Eb|-3-|-----------------------------|--3---------------------------------------|
 
[INTRO]
(1) - Just play this moderately slowly and use economy picking (sweep)
      Am            Dm              G                A5
Eb|-------0-------------1------|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------1---------3---2----|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----2-----2-----2-------2--|--------0-------------------------------------|
Db|---2---------2-0------------|------0---------------------------------------|
Ab|-0--------------------------|----2-----------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--3--------2-3-4-5----------------------------|
 
Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|-2b4------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|
 
[INTRO]
(2) - This is the bit Slash plays with shit loads of feedback, and hold
            it there through INTRO 1 (I saw Slash play it like this live)
      Am            Dm              G                Csus2  G/B
Eb|-------0-------------1------|----------3-----------------------------------|
Bb|---------1---------3---3----|------------3---------------------------------|
Gb|-----2-----2-----2-------2--|--------0-----0--------0-----0----------------|
Db|---2---------2-0------------|------0--------------0-----0------------------|
Ab|-0--------------------------|----2------------0-3-----2-----3-2------------|
Eb|----------------------------|--3-------------------------------------------|
 
[VERSE]
This is just repeated over for the rest of verse (similar to intro)
      Am              Dm          G5           C     G/B
Eb|-----0-----------1--------|------3-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------1---1-------3------|--------0---0-----------------------------------|
Gb|---------2-----------2-0--|--0-------0--------0-----0----------------------|
Db|-------------0------------|--0--------------2-----0------------------------|
Ab|-0------------------------|--x------------3-----2-----3-2------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|--3---------------------------------------------|
 
[VERSE (2)](This is basically what Slash plays in time with Izzy)
      F          G5                 Am
Eb|-1-----1----3---3----------|---0-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-1-----1----3---3----------|---1-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-0h2---2----0---0----------|---2-------------------------------------------|
Db|-3-----3----0---0----------|---2-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-----3----x---x---3--2---|---0-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-1-----1----3---3----------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus (1)](You need to use your thumb on the low E to achieve the F)
      F          G5                 Am
Eb|-1-----1-1-----------------|------------------0----------------------------|
Bb|-1-----1-1--------3-3------|---------0h1--------1-----0h1------------------|
Gb|-0h2---2-2------0-0-0------|-------2-----2--------2-------2-0--------------|
Db|-3-----3-3----0------------|-----2---------2--------2----------------------|
Ab|-3--------------------3--2-|---0-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-1----------3--------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus (2) 1]
      F                             Am
Eb|-1---1--1--1--1------------|------0--0--0----------------------------------|
Bb|-1---1--1--1--1------------|------1--1--1----3--3--3-------1---------------|
Gb|-2---2--2--2--2-------0----|------2--2--2----2--2--2-------2---------------|
Db|-3---3--3--3--3---0------0-|------2--2--2----2--2--2-------2---------------|
Ab|-3-------------------------|---0--0--0--0----------------------------------|
Eb|-1-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus (1) 2]
      F               G             Am
Eb|-------1-------------------|---------------------0-------------------------|
Bb|-----1---------------3-----|-------0h1---1--3/5----5\3--1-3-1--------------|
Gb|---2------0-2-2----0---0---|-----2----------------------------2-0----------|
Db|-3-------------------------|-----------2--------------------------2--------|
Ab|-----------------2---------|---0-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
 
[CHORUS (2) 2]
      F             G5              C              Am         G5
Eb|-|-1---1--1--1---3---3-------|---0---------3----0--0--------------3----------|
Bb|-|-1---1--1--1---3---3-------|---1----1------1--1-------1-------1------------|
Gb|-|-2---2--2--2---0---0-------|---0--0-----------2-----2----0--0--------------|
Db|-|-3---3--3--3---0---0-------|---2--------------2----------0-----------------|
Ab|-|---------------x---x-------|---3------2-------0----------x-----------------|
Eb|-|---------------3---3-------|-----------------------------3-----------------|
 
[CHORUS (1) 3]
      F              G                 C       G/B     Am      G
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----1---0-1----------3--------|--------1-------1-------1------------------|
Gb|---2---2-----2--0---0---0---0--|------0-------0-------2---------0----------|
Db|-3-----------3-----------------|----2-------0-------2---------0------------|
Ab|------------------2-------2----|--3-------2-------0---------2--------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|--------------------------3----------------|
 
[CHORUS (2) 3]
      F             G5                 Am
Eb|-1--------1----3--3--3---------|--0----------------------------------------|
Bb|-1--------1----3--3--3---------|--1-------0-1------------------------------|
Gb|-2-----2--2----0---------------|--2-----2-------2--------------------------|
Db|-3---3----3----0---------------|--2---2-------2----------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------x--------2--0---|--0----------------------------------------|
Eb|-1-------------3---------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
[CHORUS (1) End]
      F             G5                 Am
Eb|-1-------------3--3--3---------|--0----------------------------------------|
Bb|-1-------1-----3--3--3---------|--1----------------------------------------|
Gb|-2---0-2---0---0---------------|--2----------------------------------------|
Db|-3-------------0---------------|--2----------------------------------------|
Ab|-3-------------x--------2--0---|--0----------------------------------------|
Eb|-1-------------3---------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
[CHORUS (2) End]
Eb|---------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------|--------------------8v---------|------8-8------------------|
Gb|--------7b9rp5-|-7v---7b8rp5---7b9------7b8rp5-|--7b9-----r7-5-------------|
Db|-7v------------|-------------------------------|---------------7-5---------|
Ab|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------5b6r5-3-|
Eb|---------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
 
[SOLO (2)](Play with loads of feeling and vibrato)
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------13b15-|--13------------------------|
Gb|--7/9--9/10--------------------------12h14-------|-----14-12------------------|
Db|--x-x--x----------------10/12--12/14-------------|-----------14-13h14p13p12---|
Ab|--5/7--7/8--8/10--10/12--------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
 
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------15-15-15---------------15-15--|
Bb|---------------------------------------|--15b17----------r15p13--15b17--------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Db|--13p12-10-12p10-------10b11-----------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------12p10-------12p10h12--|--------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
 
Eb|------------|------------------------------13----------|----------------------|
Bb|-r15p13-12--|--------12-15-13-12-13-----------13-15b17-|--15b17rp13--8b10-----|
Gb|------------|-----13----------------14-----------------|----------------------|
Db|------------|--14----------------------15--------------|----------------------|
Ab|------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------|
 
Eb|--5-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----8-5---------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------7b9rp5--|--7b9v------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Over the top of the solo Izzy on (1) plays between A5, D5, F5, and G5.
     Am                                F     G5     Am
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------20b22--20b22--17--------------|
Gb|19b21--19b21--19b21--19b21rp17-|--19-17-----------------------19-17--------|
Db|-------------------------------|--------19---------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
[OUTRO SOLO (2)](this is played along with Izzy playing the chorus chords
                       F, G5, and Am (which are mainly strummed to create a heavier
                       sound)
    F      G5       C5      B5    A5     G5        F5      G5
Eb|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|19-17--17-19-|--19b21---19v---16b17--16b17--|--14v-----14------------------|
Db|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|-------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
 
      G5     F5           G5      F5         G5              C5
Eb|----------------------------|--13--15b17--15---------------------------------|
Bb|---12h13--------15b17--15v--|----------------15b17rp13-----------------------|
Gb|----------14v---------------|------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
 OUTRO SOLO (2) 2 -  played after a pause at the end of OUTRO SOLO 1
 
[Song Order]
[INTRO (1)]      ; INTRO (2)---------------|NOTE - ";" means play at same time
[VERSE (1)]      ; VERSE (2)---------------|(X 4)
[CHORUS (1)]1   ; CHORUS (2) 1
[CHORUS (1)]2   ; CHORUS (2) 2
[CHORUS (1)]3   ; CHORUS (2) 3
[CHORUS (1)]End ; CHORUS (2) End
[VERSE (1)]      ; VERSE (2)------------>(X 4)
[CHORUS (1)]1   ; CHORUS (2) 1
[CHORUS (1)]2   ; CHORUS (2) 2
[CHORUS (1)]3   ; CHORUS (2) 3
[CHORUS (1)] End ; CHORUS (2) End
[SOLO (2)]
[VERSE (1)]      ; VERSE (2)------------>(X 1)
[OUTRO SOLO] (2) 1
[OUTRO SOLO] (2) 2
 
************************************
 
| b  Bend
| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| r  Release
| p  Pull-off
 
************************************

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11 comments
superfrood2000
the solo is ok, but not quite right. after the little run up after the first bit of bends there's a two step bend (13b17) rather than one step. some other stuff is sketchy but good stuff
+1
AC:DC
gret tab, and song, i salute you Saul Hudson!!
+1
ninjai
this is the taba I've been looking for 5stars
+1