Knockin' on Heaven's Door
Guns N' Roses
Use your illusion II
Tabbed by: Dixie Cup Guitar solo 2 by: David Harrison
loffit@wam.umd.edu blaze@interlog.com
Guitar solo 2 (other version) by: Menashe Porath
mphendrix@usa.net or menashe.p@virgin.net
Tuned half step down
Fill 2 (used on intro and verses)
G5 D C
|-3---3--------------2-0-------|-----------------0--------------------|
|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|
|-0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|
|-0------------0---------------|-0h2----------2------2-------0h2------|
|------------------------------|------3---------------------------3---|
|-3----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Fill 1 (used only in verses)
G5 D Am
|-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-------------0----------------------|
|-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0h1-------------1---------------|
|-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
|-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0h2----2----|
|----------------------------------|-0------------------------------------|
|-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)
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------15fb----------------------------------|
|-12-14fb-14p12-14---------14-12-12~~~----------------12---|
|------------------------------------------13/14-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------15----|
|-15/17--15---13p12-13/15--13p12---13p12-----------12-13----13-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------14~~~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------15-17fb--17--17fb--17fb--15----20fb-20p19-20-|
|12~~~---15/17----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------17~~~------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------17--17--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
|-----------------------------------/13-----------------|
|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-18p16-16-20-19-20-22b-20-19-20-22b--20-19-20-22b-22b-22b---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------20-22b--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--20-22br-20-22-22b-20-22-20--20~~---20-19----19br-17-19-17-17--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7--5/4-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2 (other version)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------20~~~~-20--19~~--19b(20)r19---17-19p17-17~~--20-15b(17)--20---|
|----17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------15-----------------------15----------------------|
|-15b(17)r(15)--13-15-12~~~---15--10b(12)r10----------15----10/12---10/12---|
|---------------------------------------------12/14-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------15------17/19---17p15h17p15---20p19-20b(22)--20p19-20b(22)-|
|-------------15----15------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~~~--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Hold bend)
|20p19-20-22b(24)-22b(24)-----------22--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------20-22b(24)--22-r22--20--22pb(24)r22b(24)r22-20----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20~~-20-19-19b(20)r19--17--19p17--17~---20--15b(17)---20-----15b(17)--13--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-12~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12~~~--11~~~-11b(12)r11/9--9~~~------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------12~~9b(10)r9------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------10--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Notation:
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
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Guns n' Roses
Use Your Illusion II
Tabbed by: Martin Majerski
majerski@intergate.bc.ca
http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/majerski/guitar/
Transcription from the Use Your Illusion II tab book.
Chorus:
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7----5--|--12-----11--9-----9-\-7-/-9-\-7---7-\-5-/-7-\-5--|
|--5--------7----5--|--------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------5----3--|--10-----9---7-----7-\-5-/-7-\-5---5-\-3-/-5-\-3--|
|--3----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
Knock...
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--5-\-4-/-5-\-4--|------12----11--12--|--16----14---12--|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
|--3-\-2-/-3-\-2--|------10----9---10--|--14----12---10--|
|-----------------|--3-----------------|-----------------|
Breakdown:
* For the first part of it, just strum the chorus chords with P.M. and muting.
When the guitar cuts out, this follows: (Guitars I & II do NOT play at the
same time)
Gtr. II
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|--11-\--9--|
|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-\-10--|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
Gtr. I
|---------------------------------|---------|
|---------------------------------|---------|
|------12---11-11----11-12-11--9--|---(9)---|
|------12---12-12----12-12-12-10--|--(10)---|
|---------------------------------|---------|
|---------------------------------|---------|
Gtr. II
|------------------------------------------------|------------|
|------------------------------------------------|--15--------|
|----16-16-14-16-16-14--14-14-14-14-14-16-14-14--|--14-\-12---|
|----12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12-\-10---|
|------------------------------------------------|------------|
|------------------------------------------------|------------|
Gtr. I
|------------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------------|---------|
|------12---11-11---11-11---11-\--9--|---(9)---|
|------12---12-12---12-12---12-\-10--|--(10)---|
|------------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------------|---------|
Gtr. II
|---------------------------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------|
|--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|--19-\-17---|
|--17-17-17-17-17-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16--|--16-\-14---|
|---------------------------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------|
Guitar Solo 1:
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------15------------|------------------------|
|----12--14r--12-14-------14r-12-12-|--------------------12--|
|-----------------------------------|--------------13/14-----|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------15----|
|--15/17-15----13p12-13b-----13p12-|--13p--12-----------12-13----13-|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------14~-------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------15-17b-17---17b--17b17b|--15------------15--20b-|
|--12~---15/17------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------|
|----20p19-20--19-20b--20----20--20----|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------18--------17~|-----------------------20-|--20~---------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------19r---------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------19r---17----|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Guitar Solo 2:
|-----------------------10-15-14-14b|----------14~---14r-14p12-|
|--------------13----13-------------|--------------------------|
|--12-------------12----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--10-------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--14p12---------15-----15-----------|------15----------------15----15--15--|
|--------15b--------15r----15--13-15-|---------15--------15~-----15-15--15--|
|------------------------------------|--14b-------14--12-14~--------14b-14b-|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--------------15----17b-17b15-17-15-20-19-|--20-20b--20-19-20-20b--20-19-20-22b-22b|
|-----------15----15-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--12~---16--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---22--------22------------------------------|----------15------------------|
|------20-22b----22--20-22-22-22p20-22-20--19b|--19~--------19-----19r-19p17-|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------15-----15-----------------|--------------------------|
|--19p17-17~------17-----17p15----15-----|--------------------------|
|------------------------------17--------|--16r---------------------|
|------------------------------------16r-|--------17----16~-----16r-|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
|---14---14~---14\-12----------|--------------------|------------------|
|------------------------15p14-|--------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|--15~---------------|------------------|
Outro Chorus:
* Use the same chorus riff as shown before, but at this at the end:
Free time...
e------------------------------||--------|
B------------------13-----13---||--12----|
G--------9---12----------------||--------|
D--10--------------10-----10---||--9-----|
A--------7---10----------------||--------|
E--8---------------------------||--------|
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