Knockin On Heavens Door guitar tab by Guns N Roses

Knockin On Heavens Door guitar tab

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Knockin on Heavens Door
 by
Guns n'Roses

Tabbed by Imran Sajjad and Mark Balfour

Note: These tabs are all copied from ear and have not been copied from sheet mus
else's submitted tabs. If you find any mistake (i didnt find any after 10 look-t
me at dal_roti13@hotmail.com . The lower tab riffs in solo#2 are for the backgro
play. A great song from Guns n roses and have fun playing it.

Tuning:
Background Guitar: standard (EADGBe) for everything except lead in solos 
Soloist Guitar:    standard (EADGBe) for lead in solos(top line). This person si

Chords used:
*    EADGBe
F#5  244xxx
C#5  446xxx
B5   224xxx

Articulation:
Hammer on: h
Pull off:  p
Slide:     s
Bend:      b
Vibrato:   v
Hold note: ~
mute:      x

Intro:
e-|----2--------|-------------|--------------|----2--------|-------------|------
B-|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4-
G-|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4
D-|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|--4----------|--6----------|------
A-|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|-------------|-------------|------
E-|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|------

e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4-4---6-4--|--4-x-4-x-x--|--4-4---6-4--|--4-x-4-x-x--|
A-|--4--4--4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|--4--4--4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|
E-|--2---2-4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|--2---2-4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|

Verse 1:
e-|----2--------|-------------|--------------|----2--------|-------------|------
B-|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4-
G-|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4
D-|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|--4----------|--6----------|------
A-|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|-------------|-------------|------
E-|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|------

e-|----2--------|-------------|--------------|----2--------|-------------|------
B-|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4-
G-|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4
D-|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|--4----------|--6----------|------
A-|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|-------------|-------------|------
E-|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|------

There are four lines and one tab riff is for two of them.

Chorus:
e-|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4-4---6-4--|--4-x-4-x-x--|
A-|--4--4--4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|
E-|--2---2-4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|
Repeat this for all of the lines.

Solo 1:
e-|----6p4---4~-9-6p4-------|-------9h11-9~----------9~-------------|--------9--
B-|--7-----7----------7-7~--|---------------12p11-12----12~-11------|--11h12---1
G-|-------------------------|--8h11---------------------------------|-----------
D-|-------------------------|----------------------------------13~--|-----------
A-|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------
E-|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------

e-|--------16h18-16~-h18-h18-----|--19h21-19-18-19-18-19h21-19-18-19-18------|
B-|--16-19-------------------19--|-------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------20~--|
D-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------14~--|
B-|--16p14h16p14-------------------|
G-|--------------15p13h15p13-------|
D-|--------------------------16----|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|

Verse 2:
Play like verse 1.

[Chorus]

Solo 2:
e-|--12s14~-13v-13h14p13p11-13p11----11--|--14p11-14p11-9h11-------|------------
B-|-------------------------------14-----|-------------------9h11--|------------
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------
D-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--8-6---8~--
A-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------9-----
E-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------
  |                                      |                         |            
e-|--------------------------------------|--------------------14p11-14p11-----14
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------
D-|-----4~--6~--------------4~-----------|--4~----4~---------4~----|--------6~--
A-|-----4~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------4~----|--------4~--
E-|-----2~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------2~----|--------4~--

e-|--------14p11-16h18-16p14-16p14--|-19p18-19h21~-19-18-19-21~-19-18-19-21h23-2
B-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
G-|--11-13--------------------------|-------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
  |                                 |                                           
e-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
B-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
G-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------6~------------------
A-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------4~------------------
E-|---------------------------------|---------2~------------4~------------------

e-|--19b-21-19s18-18-21p19p18-18--|--13h14~-14p13v-13h14p13p11-13p11~-13p11~13p1
B-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
D-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
A-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
E-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
  |                               |                                             
e-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------
D-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----6~----------------4~-------------
A-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----4~----------------2~-------------
E-|-------------------------------|-----2~-----4~----------------2~-------------

e-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|------11~--------11---------------------|
D-|----------15~-15----15p13~--11~---------|
A-|--------------------------------14-13~--|
E-|----------------------------------------|
  |                                        |
e-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------|
D-|--44x----66x---------44x--------4-4x----|
A-|--44x----44x---------22x------22-2x-----|
E-|--22x----44x---------22x------22-2x-----|

Use this last riff (the lower one only) for the Phone call part and the chorus w
I know that this is not right for the chorus but the notes of the piano were too
were dominated by the vocals. Then play the normal chorus twice and then end wit

Outro:
e-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
B-|-----------------------2~--|-drums-|--2-4p2x--|
G-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
D-|--4~-------4~--------------|-drums-|----------|
A-|--2~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|
E-|--2~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|
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