Knockin On Heavens Door guitar tab
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GUNS N' ROSES
KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR (Originally Recorded by Bob Dylan)
(from album USE YOUR ILLUSION II)
Tabed by:
Marco Codazzi
Sant' Angelo Lodigiano (Lodi)
Italia
e-mail: marcocod@libero.it
Tune down 1/2 step:
1) = Eb
2) = Bb
3) = Gb
4) = Db
5) = Ab
6) = Eb
PART 1
INTRO
G D C
/
|Vocals Ooh_______________________
|
| let ring (throughout)
| clean tone w/chorus
| ~~~
| e|--------3-------------2-0-------|---------------0-----------------|
| b|--3-------3---3-----3-----3---3-|---------1-----------1-----------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0-----2---------2---|-0-----0---0-------0---0-0-----0-|
| d|--0-------------0---------------|-0^2---------2---2-------0^2-----|
| a|--------------------------------|-----3-----------------------3---|
| e|--3-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| H H
\
G D C
/
|Vocals ____________________________________________________________________
|
|
| e|--------3-------------2-0-------|---------------------------------|
| b|--3-------3---3-----3-----3---0-|-------1-------1-----1---1-1-1-0-|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0-----2---------2---|-----0---0---------0---0-0-0-0-0-|
| d|--0-------------0---------------|---2-------2-----2-------2-2-2-0-|
| a|--------------------------------|-3-----------3-----------3-3-3-0-|
| e|^(3)----------------------------|---------------------------------|
| H
\
G D C
/
|Vocals ___
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Ooh
|
| w/distortion
| e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------
| b|------------------------------------|----------------------------------
|Gtr.1 g|------------------7--------7--(7)\5-|-5-------------------------x-x-x-x
| d|-5--------5-5-x---7--------7--(7)\5-|-5-------------------------x-x-x-x
| a|-5--------5-5-x-5-5--------5--(5)\3-|-3-------------------------x-x-x-x
| e|-3--------3-3-x---------------------|----------------------------------
| sl.
|
| w/distortion P.M.--+
| e|------------------------------------|----------------------------------
| b|------------------------------------|----------------------------------
|Gtr.2 g|------------------7-----------------|-5---------------5-5-------5-5----
| d|-5----------------7-----------------|-5---------------5-5-------5-5----
| a|-5----------------5-----------------|-3---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----
| e|-3----------------------------------|---------------------------------3
|
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G D C
/
|Vocals Ah_______________________
|
|Bkgd.Voc.__
|
|
| e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|-----------------7--------7-x-x-|-5---------------------------------|
| d|--5----------x-x-7--------7-x-x-|-5---------------------------------|
| a|--5----------x-x-5--------5-x-x-|-3---------------------------------|
| e|--3----------x-x----------------|-----------------------------------|
|
|
| Gtr.2 out
| e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-----------------7--------------|-5---------------------------------|
| d|--5--------------7--------------|-5---------------------------------|
| a|--5--------------5--------------|-3---------------------------------|
| e|--3-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
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1st VERSE
G D Am
/
|Vocals * Ma-ma, take_ this badge_ from me.____
|
| clean tone H
| e|--3--------------2------2-0--------------|--------------0--------------
| b|--3--3---------3-3--------------------0--|-1----0^1-----------1--------
|Gtr.1 g|--0--0-------0---2----2------------2-----|-2--2-----2-------2---2-----0
| d|--0--0-------0---0----0------------------|-2----------2---2-------0^2--
| a|-----------------------------------------|-0---------------------------
| e|--3--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
| H
| *Vocal melody doubled one octave higter (till Chorus).
\
G D C
/
|Vocals I__ can't use_ it an-y-more._
|
|
| e|-----------3---------------2-0-------|------------------------------|
| b|-------------3---3-------3-----3---0-|-1----1--------------1--------|
|Gtr.1 g|--0------------0-------2---------2---|-0--0---0----------0---0------|
| d|--0------------------0---------------|-2--------2---2-----------2-0-|
| a|-------------------------------------|-3----------3---3-------------|
| e|--3----------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
|
| clean tone
| e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| b|-12-----------------10---------------|-8----------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| d|--9------------------7---------------|-5----------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
\
G D Am
/
|Vocals It's get-ting dark,_ too dark_ to see.__
|
| H
| e|-------3-------------------2-0---------|---------------3------0-0------
| b|--3--------3------3--3---------3----0--|--1----0^1--------1-------1-0--
|Gtr.1 g|--0------------0-----2------------2----|--2--2-----2--------2----------
| d|--0------------------0--0--------------|--2----------2-----------------
| a|---------------------------------------|--0----------------------------
| e|--3------------------------------------|-------------------------------
|
|
| sl.
| e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
| b|-12-----------------15-----------------|-13------------------------12/1
|Gtr.3 g|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
| d|--9-----------------12-----------------|-10-------------------------9/1
| a|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
| e|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------
|
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G D C
/
|Vocals Feels_ like I'm_ knock-in' on_ heav-en's door._________
|
|
| e|------------3--------------------2----0----------|---------------------
| b|--3-----------3----3---3------3-----------3---0--|-1-----1-------1-----
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0-----2--------------------2----|-0---0-------0-------
| d|--0--------------------0-------------------------|-2---------2-------2-
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3-------3---
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|---------------------
|
|
|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| b|\12-------------------10-------------------------|-8-------------------
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| d|\-9--------------------7-------------------------|-5-------------------
| a|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|
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CHORUS
G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____ hey, hey,
|
| w/distortion P.M
| * e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
|and g|------------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5---
|Gtr.2 d|-5----------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5---
| a|-5----------5-5-5---------5-----5-----5---|-3------------------3-3-3-3-
| e|-3----------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
| *During Chorus Gtr.1 double Gtr.2 w/slight rhytmic variation.
\
G D C
/
|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________
|
| P.
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|and g|------------------------7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5--------
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----------------x-x-7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5--------
| a|--5-----------------x-x-5-------5----5----------|--3-------3--3-------3
| e|--3-----------------x-x-------------------------|----------------------
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| b|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr.3 g|-12--------------------11-----------------------|-12-----------------9\
| d|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| a|-10---------------------9-----------------------|-10-----------------7\
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| sl
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Ooh, knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|and g|--------------------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5--------
|Gtr.2 d|--5------5----------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5--------
| a|--5------5----------5-5-5---------5--5----------|--3-------3--3-------3
| e|--3------3--------------------------------------|----------------------
|
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| b|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr.3 g|--5\4-----/12----------11-----------------------|-12-------------------
| d|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| a|--3\2-----/10-----------9-----------------------|-10-------------------
| e|-------3----------------------------------------|----------------------
| sl. sl.
\
G D C
/
|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____________________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|and g|-----------------------7------------------------|--5-------------------
|Gtr.2 d|--5--------------------7------------------------|--5-------------------
| a|--5--------------------5------------------------|--3-------------------
| e|--3---------------------------------------------|----------------------
|
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| b|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|Gtr.3 g|-16-------------------14------------------------|-12-------------------
| d|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
| a|-14-------------------12------------------------|-10-------------------
| e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------
|
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GUITAR SOLO I
G D C
/
|Vocals yeah._ Ooh,__________
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| * e|-3----------------------3----------------------|--0--------------------
|Gtr.1 b|-3----------------------2----------------------|--1--------------------
|and g|-0----------------------3----------------------|--0--------------------
|Gtr.4 d|-0----------------------0----------------------|--2--------------------
| a|-2---------------------------------------------|--3--------------------
| e|-3---------------------------------------------|-----------------------
|
| Full ½
| |\ P |\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|-----------|-\---------------------|-\---------|-----------------------
| b|-----------|--\--------------15----|--\--------|-----------------------
|Gtr.3 g|------12--14-(14)^12-14-----------14-----12-12-|(12)-------------------
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
| a|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
|
| *Gtr.1 w/clean tone;Gtr.4 is acous.
\
G D C
/
|Vocals yeah,_ yeah. Ya(knock,)oh,___ yeah,yeah.
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| e|--3--------------------3----------------------|---0--------------------
|Gtr.1 b|--3--------------------2----------------------|---1--------------------
|and g|--0--------------------3----------------------|---0--------------------
|Gtr.4 d|--0--------------------0----------------------|---2--------------------
| a|--2-------------------------------------------|---3--------------------
| e|--3-------------------------------------------|------------------------
|
| Full
| sl. P / P P ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|------------------------/---------------------|------------------------
| b|-15/17---15-----13^12-13----------------13^12-|--13^12-----------------
|Gtr.3 g|----------------------------------------------|------------------------
| d|----------------------------------------------|---------14-------------
| a|----------------------------------------------|------------------------
| e|----------------------------------------------|------------------------
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals (Whispered:) Choo, c
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| e|--3------------------------2-------------------|-0---------------------
|Gtr.1 b|--3------------------------3-------------------|-1---------------------
|and g|--0------------------------2-------------------|-0---------------------
|Gtr.4 d|--0------------------------0-------------------|-2---------------------
| a|--2--------------------------------------------|-3---------------------
| e|--3--------------------------------------------|-----------------------
|
| Full
| Full Full ½/
| ~~~~~~~~ sl. / / |
| e|----------------15-17-----17---(17)------17----|-15--------------------
| b|-12-------15/17--------------------------------|-----------------------
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
| a|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| e|--3--------------------2-----------------|--0--------------------------
|Gtr.1 b|--3--------------------3-----------------|--1--------------------------
|and g|--0--------------------2-----------------|--0--------------------------
|Gtr.4 d|--0--------------------0-----------------|--2--------------------------
| a|--2--------------------------------------|--3--------------------------
| e|--3--------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|
| Full Full-----+
| P / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ /\
| e|-(20)--20^19-20--19-20-----20------20----|-------------------/--\--/--\
| b|------------------------------(18)----17-|-(17)-------------/----\/----
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------|----------------19-----------
| d|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
| a|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
| e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------
|
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2nd VERSE
G D Am
/
| *(w/sound effects)
|
|Vocals Ma-ma, put_ my guns in the ground._____
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Ooh._____________________________________
|
| H
| e|--------3--------2----2-0-----------------|-----------------0----------
| b|--3-------3---3--3--------3--------0------|--1------0^1-----------1---1
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0----2--2-------2-------------|--2----2-----2-------2---2--
| d|--0--------------0------------------------|--2------------2------------
| a|------------------------------------------|--0----------------0--------
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
|
| ~~~ Gtr.4 out
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------
| b|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------
|Gtr.4 g|--0---------------------------------------|----------------------------
| d|--0---------------------------------------|----------------------------
| a|--2---------------------------------------|----------------------------
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
|
| (end of solo)
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| b|-20---------------------------------------|----------------------------
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| d|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| a|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
| *Sounds of ammunition shells ejected from guns
\
G D C
/
|Vocals I___ can't shoot_ them an-y-more._
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Ooh,_______________
|
|
| e|----------3--------------------2-0--------|----------------------------
| b|--3----------3-----3----3----3-----3----0-|-1-----1--------------------
|Gtr.1 g|--0-------------0-------2-------------2---|-0---0---0-----0-----0-----0
| d|--0---------------------0-----------------|-2---------------0^2---0^2--
| a|------------------------------------------|-3-----------3--------------
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------
| H H
|
| clean tone
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| b|-12--------------------10-----------------|-8--------------------------
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| d|--9---------------------7-----------------|-5--------------------------
| a|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
\
G D Am
/
|Vocals That cold black cloud_ is com-in' down._
|
|Bkgd.Voc.__ Ooh.________
|
| H
| e|----------3------------------3-2-0--------|---------------0------------
| b|--3---------2---3--3-------3--------3--0--|--1----0^1-----------1---1-0
|Gtr.1 g|--0-----------0----2----------------------|--2--2-----2-------2---2----
| d|--0----------------0----------------------|--2----------2---2----------
| a|------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| b|-12---------------15----------------------|-13-------------------------
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| d|--9---------------12----------------------|-10-------------------------
| a|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------
|
\
G D C
/
|Vocals Feels_ like I'm_ knock-in' on_ heaven's door.______
|
|Bkgd.Voc.______________________________________________________________________
|
|
| e|-------------3------------------2--0-------------|---------------------
| b|--3------------3---3--3---------------3-----0----|--1-----1-------1----
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0----2------2-----------2-------|--0---0-------0------
| d|--0-------------------0--------------------------|--2---------2-------2
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3--
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|---------------------
|
|
|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| b|\12------------------10--------------------------|--8------------------
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| d|\-9-------------------7--------------------------|--5------------------
| a|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| b|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| d|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| a|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
| e|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------
|
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