Chinese Democracy Guns N' Roses backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Chinese Democracy by Guns N' Roses

main riff:

e--------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------------
D--2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-7----2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8----------
A--2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-7----2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8----------
E--0-0---0-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-5----0-0---0-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6----------

verse:

(bass)
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
E--0-0---0-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-5-----0-0---0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6--------

Chorus:

e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D--------9-99---11/7--------------------------------------
A--7-77--7-77---9-/5--------------------------------------
E--5-55---------------------------------------------------
more then we got, to rule the nation...

e------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
A---7--7--7-7-7-7---5-5-5--3---------------
E---5--5--5-5-5-5---3-3-3--1---------------
what I got is precious time...

and there you have it, durring the solo just play the verse bit, and on the outro
play the chorus riff. I think robin plays in in drop-D tuning though, so instead
of
a: ---- ... play a: ----... and such.
---- ----
---- ----
--2- --2-
--2- --2-
--0- --2-

Lyrics:

It don't really matter
Gonna find out for yourself
No it don't really matter
You're gonna leave these thing to
Somebody else

If they were missionaries
Real time visionaries
Sitting in a Chinese stew
To view my dis-infatu-ation
I know that I'm a classic case
Watch my disenchanted face
Blame it on the Falun Gong*
They've seen the end and you can't hold on now

Cause it would take a lot more hate than you
To stop the fascination
Even with an iron fist
More then you got to rule the nation
All I got is precious time

It don't really matter
You're gonna find out for yourself
No it don't really matter
So you can hear now from
Somebody else

Cause it would take a lot more time than you
I've got more masturbation
Even with your iron fist
More then you got to rule the nation
All I got is precious time

More then you got to rule the nation
All I got is precious time

It don't really matter
Gonna keep it to myself
No it don't really matter
So you can hear it now from
Somebody else

You think you got it all locked up inside
And if you beat them all up they'll die
Then you'll walk them home for the cells
Then now you'll dig for your road back to hell
And with your ? makes you stop
As if your eyes were their eyes you can tell
When you out of time...

Thanks alot, and please, any questions or comments or you want to talk gnr or any
other metal/classic rock for that matter cantact me at
use_your_illusion61@hotmail.com

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Song : Chinese Democracy
Artist : Guns n' Roses
Album : Chinese Democracy

Main Riff / intro :
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-7----2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8----------|
A--2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8-7----2-2---2-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-8----------|
E--0-0---0-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6-5----0-0---0-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-6----------|

Then comes the chorus which goes like this :
e---------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D--------9-99---11/7--------------------------------------|
A--7-77--7-77---9-/5--------------------------------------|
E--5-55---------------------------------------------------|

e------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A---7--7--7-7-7-7---5-5-5--3---------------|
E---5--5--5-5-5-5---3-3-3--1---------------|

And finnaly the solo :
e--17-15-15-11-15p11----------------------17-15------15-11------------15p11-|
b--------------------15-15b-11-----------------15-11------15p11-15h17-------|
g-----------------------------17-17-15--------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------17-----------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

I listened to the song whilst playing to get the rythme right it's quite easy and awesome solo
If im correct this is the song order :
Main Riff
Chorus
Main Riff
Chorus
Solo
Main Riff
Chorus

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

e------------------------]
b------------------------]Repeat X3
g--7-7-x-x---------------]
d--7-7-x-x-10-10-x-12-12=]
a--5-5-x-x-8--8--x-10-10=]
e------------------------]

e-------------------------------------]
b-------------------------------------]Repeat x2
g--7-7-x-x----------------------------]
d--7-7-x-x-10-10-x-12-12-x-x-13-13-12=]
a--5-5-x-x-8--8--x-10-10-x-x-11-11-10=]
e-------------------------------------]

e---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------]
g--7-7-x-x------------------------------------------------------------------]
d--7-7-x-x-10-10-x-12-12-x-x-13-13-12-12-12-x-x-13-13-12-12-12-x-x-13-13-12-]
a--5-5-x-x-8--8--x-10-10-x-x-11-11-10-10-10-x-x-11-11-10-10-10-x-x-11-11-10-]
e---------------------------------------------------------------------------]

A working out of the intro if u listen to it u might work out the patern

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
a--5-7-8-10-8-7-8-10--5-7-8-10-9-7-5=-5-7-8-10-8-7-8-10--3-5-7-8-7-5-10-10-]
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------]

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------]
g--7=================-7==============-7=================-5================-]
d--7=================-7==============-7=================-5================-]
a--5=================-5==============-5=================-3================-]
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------]

dont ask me about the solo

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Soft Intro

E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------6-------8-------6---------------6-------8-------5-----------|
G-|------7---7---7-------7---7-----------7---7---7-------5---5-----5---|
D-|----9-------9-------9-------9-5-----9-------9-------5-------5-------|
A-|--5---------------5-------------5-5---------------3-----------3-----|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------6-------8-------6---------------6-------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G-|------7---7---7-------7---7-----------7---7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D-|----9-------9-------9-------9-5-----9-------9-----------------------|
A-|--5---------------5-------------5-5---------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Heavy Intro

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5--------0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5-------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5--------0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5-------------------|

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5--------0---0-x-x-3-3-5-5--5-5-5-6-6-6--------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5--------0---0-x-x-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--------------|

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5--6\----0---0-x-x-3-3-5-5--5-5-5-6-6-6--------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5---5--6\----0---0-x-x-3-3-5-5--5-5-5--------------|

E-|-----------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|------5-5--5-5-5-6-6-6----5-5--5-5-5-6-6-6-----|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|
D-|------5-5--5-5-5----------5-5--5-5-5-6-6-6-----|

Chorus 1

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----| x 3

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------5-5-5-5----------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5----------5-5-5-5--| x 1

Lead Guitar

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--13b15r13p10----10------------------------------------------------|
G-|--ph----------12----12-10--10-10h12-10---7\\\----------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

At the end of the bar
E-|-------10------------------------|
B-|-----8----8----------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------10---------------------------------------|
B-|---6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----8----8--6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------15~~~~----|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----| x 3

All they got...
E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------3-3-3-3-5-5-5------------------------------3--------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--------------|
A-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-1--------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0---------------3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3----------------|

Verse 2 (pretty much the same as verse 1)

E-|------------------------------------10~~~~~~~~~--------------------|
B-|--6~~~~~~~~~~~~-6~~~~~~~~~~-8~~~~~~--------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----| x 3

All they got...
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------3-3-3-3-5-5-5------------------------------3------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3------------|
A-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-1------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0---------------3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--------------|

E-|--13b15r13p10----10----13-10----------------10---------------------|
B-|--ph----------13----13-------13b15r13p10h13----13-10-13-10---------|
G-|-----------------------------ph----------------------------12-10---|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|-------------13b15----8h12p8---8h12p8---8h12p8---8h12p8-10-12-10-8-|
B-|-----------------------------10-------10-------10------------------|
G-|-12b14r12-10-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---------10--------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-12-10-8----10-8-10-11-10-8----------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------10-8-7---------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

All they got...
E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------3-3-3-3-5-5-5------------------------------3------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3------------|
A-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-1------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0---------------3------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3--------------|

E-|--13b15r13p10----10----13-10----------------10---------------------|
B-|--ph----------13----13-------13b15r13p10h13----13-10-13-10---------|
G-|-----------------------------ph----------------------------12-10---|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|-------------13b15--------------|
B-|--------------------------------|
G-|-12b14r12-10--------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|

Guitar Solo

E-|--15b17r15-15-14b15--14b15--8-----8-------10--10-----15b17r15b17r15|
B-|------------------------------10-----10----------10----------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|-14~---10-8-8---8-10--14--10-10------/8-14-10----8-10-8-22---------|
B-|----------------------------------------------10-------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------5----------5------------3b-cuts in an out----------------|
B-|--2h3p2h3---2h3p2h3----2h3p2h3-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|----------5----------5------------10////22-------------------------|
B-|--2h3p2h3---2h3p2h3----2h3p2h3-------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-10p8p6p0h6h8h10p8p6p0h6h8-----------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------10p8p7p0h7h8h10p8p7p0h6h7h------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|---------------10--10---------17---20---22--------------------------|
B-|-------10b11-------13b15-------------------------------------------|
G-|--7b8--------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

I imagine he uses some sort of octave shifter on the 17, 20, 22.
Just slide up from an octave lower on each note respectively.

E-|-13p10p8h10p8h10p8h10----8-----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------12---12p10p8h10p8h10p8h10--------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------10p8h10p8h10-------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-|--------------------------------------10b11r10~~~~-----------------|
B-|----------9b10--7-9b10r9-------------------------------------------|
G-|--7~~~~~------------------7~~~-------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 1

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----| x 3

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------5-5-5-5----------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5----------5-5-5-5--| x 1

E-|--13b14---8~~~------------19---------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------19b20------19b20r19-15-19-15-15~~~~~------------|
G-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus 2

E-|------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
A-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----|
D-|--0---0-x-x-3-3-5--5--5-x-x-6-6-----| x 3

E-|------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------|
G-|---------3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3------------------|
A-|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3------------------|
D-|-0-0-0-0---------------3--x3--------------|

Out of... TIIIMMMMEEE

E-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------3------------|
D-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3---3------------|
A-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3---1------------|
D-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3----------------|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Chinese Democracy
Guns N' Roses
Chinese Democracy
tabbed by btb3
fb-full bend
hb-half bend
h-hammer on
~-Tremelo pick
~^-tremelo bend
ph-pinch harmonic
s-sustain note

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--7-7--10-12-12-12--| X3
d--7-7--10-12-12-12--|
a--5-5--8--10-10-10--|
d--------------------|

e---------------------------------|
b---------------------------------|
g--7-7--10-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--| X3
d--7-7--10-12-12-12--13-13-13-13--|
a--5-5--8--10-10-10--11-11-11-11--|
d---------------------------------|

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g--13-13-13-13-12-12--| X3
d--13-13-13-13-12-12--|
a--11-11-11-11-10-10--|
d---------------------|

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g---------------------| X3
d--0-0--3--5-5-5------|
a--0-0--3--5-5-5------|
d--0-0--3--5-5-5------|

During the second of the above riff, this lead is played

e--8fb-5----------|
b-------8fb-7-5---|
g--------------7--|
d-----------------|
a-----------------|
d-----------------|

e---------------------|
b---------------------|
g----------10-10------|
d--0-0--3--10-10-8----|
a--0-0--3--8--8--8----|
d--0-0--3--------8----|

Verse

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d--0-0-0-0--3-2-1-0--|
a--0-0-0-0--3-2-1-0--|
d--0-0-0-0--3-2-1-0--|

The verse is split up into 7 different guitar riffs

1 2 3 4 5
e-------|-------|------------|-------|-----------|
b-------|-------|------------|-------|-----------|
g-------|-------|------------|-------|-----------|
d--5-6--|--5ph--|--0-5--5-6--|--5-3--|--5-6------|
a--5-6--|-------|-------5-6--|-----5-|--5-6-3-5--|
d--5-6--|-------|-----0-5-6--|-------|--5-6------|

6 7
e-------------|-----------|
b-------------|-----------|
g-------------|-----------|
d-------------|--5-6------|
a-------------|--5-6-3-5--|
d--3-5fb-3-5--|--5-6------|

Pre-chorus

e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----------------------|
d--0-0--3-3--5-5--6-6--|
a--0-0--3-3--5-5--6-6--|
d--0-0--3-3--5-5--6-6--|

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------10-10----|
d--0-0--8-8-9-9-15--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-10-8--|
a--0-0--8-8-9-9-15--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8--8--8--|
d--0-0--8-8-9-9-15--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------8--|

Verse

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d--0-0-0-0--3-2-1-0--|
a--0-0-0-0--3-2-1-0--|
d--0-0-0-0--3-2-1-0--|

1 2 3 4
e-------|-----------|------------|-------|
b-------|-----------|------------|-------|
g-------|-----------|------------|-------|
d--5-6--|--5-6------|--0-5--5-6--|--5-3--|
a--5-6--|--5-6-3-5--|-------5-6--|-----5-|
d--5-6--|--5-6------|-----0-5-6--|-------|

Pre-chorus

e----------------------|
b----------------------|
g----------------------|
d--0-0--3-3--5-5--6-6--|
a--0-0--3-3--5-5--6-6--|
d--0-0--3-3--5-5--6-6--|

e--------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------|
g-----------------------------------10-10----|
d--0-0--8-8-9-9-15--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-10-8--|
a--0-0--8-8-9-9-15--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-8--8--8--|
d--0-0--8-8-9-9-15--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------8--|

You can jam out during this pre-chorus

Solo

e---------------------------------------------|
b--20fb-20-19-19fb-20fb-20-20-20--------------|
g--------------------------------17-19-19-17--|
d---------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------|
d---------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------20-22--|
b--20fb-20-19-19---------------------17-20--20-------|
g----------------17-17-17-19-19fb-19------17---------|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------|

e-------10------10----------------10-----10~~~~~~22--| Pick up to fret 22
b----------------------------------------------------|
g----------------------12~^--------------------------|
d--10-12---10-12--10-12------10-12--10-12------------|
a----------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------|

e------------------|
b--10-13--10-------|
g-------12--12-10--| X3
d------------------|
a------------------|
d------------------|

e---------------------|
b--10-13--10----------|
g-------12--12-13~~~--|
d---------------------|
a---------------------|
d---------------------|

e----18-20-22--|--13-10--10------------------|
b--20----------|-------13--13-10--10---------|
g--------------|----------------12--12-10----|
d--------------|-------------------------12--|
a--------------|-----------------------------|
d--------------|-----------------------------|

Riffs to end

e--------------8fb-8fb-10fb-8--|
b-----8fb-8fb------------------|
g--6fb-------7-----------------|
d------------------------------|
a------------------------------|
d------------------------------|

e--16fb-16-15-14-12-8-10--|--12-10--|--15fb-15fb----|
b-------------------------|--12-10--|-----------15--|
g-------------------------|--12-10--|---------------|
d-------------------------|---------|---------------|
a-------------------------|---------|---------------|
d-------------------------|---------|---------------|

e--10-13-10--10---------------------|
b----------13--13-10--10-----15~~~--|
g-------------------12--12-10-------|
d-----------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------|

e----13-15-15fb-15-10s-12s-13s--|
b--15---------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|
a-------------------------------|
d-------------------------------|

e--10-13-10--10---------------------|
b----------13--13-10--10------------|
g-------------------12--12-10fb-----|
d-------------------------------12--|
a-------------------------------12--|
d-------------------------------12--|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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====================================
Guns 'N' Roses - Chinese Democracy
====================================
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This is my first complete Tab. It was hell of a work, this should be nearly 100 %
and you can play along with the record. Hear the record to get a feeling for the exact
vibrato and the slides.
This great song here took me some hours to tab it out, if you find any wrong parts or
any suggestions, please send me your corrections and - very important to me - please rate
tab!

The "|" marks are showing no timeframe I added them just for orientation reasons. I
that with this way single parts which are repeating are better visible.

Don't forget: Drop D

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Intro - Clean Tone
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e----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G--------10-9---9-12-12-------10-9-------|-------10-9---9-12-12-----10-9---------|
D--12--12-----10------------12----10-----|-12--12-----10----------12----10-10-10-|
A----12-------------------12--------10---|---12-----------------12---------------|
D-------------------------------------12-|---------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G--------10-9---9-12-12-------10-9--------|-------10-9---9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D--12--12-----10------------12----10------|-12--12-----10--------------------------|
A----12-------------------12--------12-12-|---12-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

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Intro part 2 (Distorted)
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e--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-|-0-0---3-3--/5-5-5-|-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-|
D-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-|-0-0---3-3--/5-5-5-|-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-|
^* ^*

*play a downstroke without a note

e---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|
G---------------------------|---------------------------|
D---------------------------|---------------------------|
A-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-/6-6-6-|-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-/6-6-6-|
D-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-/6-6-6-|-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-/6-6-6-|
^* ^*

e-------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------9-9-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-9---|
G-----------------------x-x-x-------x-x-x-------x-x-x---|
D-----------------------6-6-6-------6-6-6-------6-6-6---|
A-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-5/-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-|
D-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-5/-------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-|
^*

..full band comes in...
1st Lead Lick
e----------------------------|--------------|---------------------------------------|
B----------------------------|--------------|13b15-10-------------------------------|
G----------------------------|--------------|---------12b14-10-12b-10h12-10--10-----|
D----------------------------|--------------|------------------------------12--12/3-|
A-0-0-xX-3-3--/5-5-xx-/6-6-6-|-0-0-xx--3-3--|---------------------------------------|
D-0-0-xX-3-3--/5-5-xx-/6-6-6-|-0-0-xx--3-3--|---------------------------------------|
^^ ^^ ^^

e---------------------|-----------------------------|
B---------------------|-----------------------------|
G---------------------|-----------------------------|
D---------------------|-----------------------------|
A-3-3--/5-5-xx-/6-6-6-|-0-0-xx--3-3--/8-8-8\--5-5-5-|
D-3-3--/5-5-xx-/6-6-6-|-0-0-xx--3-3--/8-8-8\--5-5-5-|

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Verse (Chords with improvised licks within the Dm-Scale, feel free to play your own!)
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e------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------|---------------3-5-5b6-5p3-5-3-----|
A-0-0-2/3\2--3-5-3-5-3-5-3-5b7-|-0-0-2/3\2---5-----------------5-3-|
D-0-0-2/3\2--------------------|-0-0-2/3\2-------------------------|
pm............... pm...................

e--------------------------|-----------------------|
B--------------------------|-----------------------|
G--------------------------|-----------------------|
D----------------3-5-------|---------------3h5-3---|
A-0-0-2/3\2--3-5---------3-|-0-0-2/3\2--/5-------5-|
D-0-0-2/3\2----------3-5---|-0-0-2/3\2-------------|
pm............ pm.........

e-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
A-0-0-2/3\2--0-0------3-5-|-0-0-2/3\2---------------|-0-0-2/3\2----------3b5-|
D-0-0-2/3\2--0-0--3-5-----|-0-0-2/3\2--3-5-3-5b-3-5-|-0-0-2/3\2--0-0-5b7-----|
pm...... pm.......... pm...........

e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------10h13p10----|
G----------------------10h12---------12-|
D-----------------10h12-----------------|
A-0-0-2/3\2--10h12----------------------|
D-0-0-2/3\2-----------------------------|
fast run...

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Chorus
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e--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A-0-0-x-3-3--/5-5-x-/6-6-6-|-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-5-5-5-/6-6-|
D-0-0-x-3-3--/5-5-x-/6-6-6-|-0-0-x--3-3--/5-5-5-5-5-5-/6-6-|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

e--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G--------------------------|-------------------------------------5b7-|
D--------------------------|---------------------------------3-3-----|
A-0-0-x-3-3--/5-5-x-/6-6-6-|-0-0-8-8-9-9-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-x-----|
D-0-0-x-3-3--/5-5-x-/6-6-6-|-0-0-8-8-9-9-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-----|
^ ^

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2nd Verse
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e----------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|----------------------------|
G----------------------------|----------------------------|
D----------------------------|----------------------------|
A-0-0-2/3\2----------3-5-----|-0-0-2/3\2----3h5p3~--------|
D-0-0-2/3\2--0-0-3-5---------|-0-0-2/3\2--0--------3h5p3~-|
pm............... pm..... faster

e-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------|-------------------------10h13p10----|
G-------------------------|--------------------10h12---------12-|
D-------------------------|---------------10h12-----------------|
A-0-0-2/3\2--------- 3b5~-|-0-2/3\2--10h12----------------------|
D-0-0-2/3\2--0-0-3-5------|-0-2/3\2-----------------------------|
pm......... fast run...

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Play Chorus again
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Solo
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All I got...

e--15b17-15b17-15~-14-14b15~-14b15----14----------------|
B----------------------------------13----13-13-15-15----|
G----------------------------------------------------14-|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|

e--15b17-15b17-15~-14-14b15~-------------------|
B----------------------------13-13-15-15/18-15-|
G----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------|

e--------------------20/22-|
B-------20-17--------------|
G----19------17-19/21------|
D-17-----------------------|
A--------------------------|
D--------------------------|

For the following figure buckethead is using a kind of effect which creates an tone one
higher, I don't have it so I try to tab the single notes.

e--------------10-|
B-----------------|
G-----------------|x2
D-10-12--10-12----|
A-----------------|
D-----------------|

For the next lick you need in addition a switch on your guitar to turn the note on and
(or a pedal), without it doesn't sound that crazy like buckethead plays it, but it sounds
good if you bend the 12th fret on the G string and start at the high pitch to play
fast down-up strokes (really fast alternate picking).

e-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G---------------12b14~~12-|
D-10-12--10-12------------|
A-------------------------|
D-------------------------|

Repeat that figure, but at the end you need to bend the 20th fret of high e string if
don't have that octave-effect

e--------------10-| e---------------------20b22~~--|
B-----------------| B---------------13b15~---------|
G-----------------|x2 G------------------------------|
D-10-12--10-12----| D-10-12--10-12-----------------|
A-----------------| A------------------------------|
D-----------------| D------------------------------|

Solo part 2
(high-speed part...)
e---------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------10---------|
B-13p10----10---------13p10----10-------|-------------------------|---------------10-14b16-|
G-------12----12p10---------12----12p10-|-12b14-12-10----12----10-|----10-12b14------------|
D---------------------------------------|-------------12----12----|-12---------------------|
A---------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
pm......... pm........ .............................

Once again you could use this octave effect, without it is:

e-----20-------21-------22-|
B--------------------------|
G--17----17/18----18/19----|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
D--------------------------|

(and again it's high-speed time...)
e----------10h12h13p12p10-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-10h12h13----------------13p12p10--12h13p12p10----10h12h13p12p10---------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------13----------------13p12p10-12h13p12p10---12-10----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12------12-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Final Chorus (played also during the Solo)
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Play following licks and improvise a little bit
E--------------------|
B--------------13b15-|
G-12b14p10-----------|
D----------12--------|
A--------------------|
D--------------------|

E------------20------------------------|
B-15b16p13-20--18-18b20 18 18b20-18----|
G-----------------------------------19-|
D--------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------|

Final Riff:
E--13p10---10-------------------------------------------------------|
B--------13---13p10-13p10----10-------13p10----10-------------------|
G-------------------------13----13p10-------12----12p10-12b14b12-10-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fin! I still working on that crazy fast parts to play them that fast and correct, so
become crazy while tryin it on and on...
Anyways, have fun!