Knockin On Heavens Door - Guns N' Roses
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
fill 2 (used on intro and verses)
G5 D C
eb|-3---3--------------2-0-------|-----------------0--------------------|
Bb|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|
Gb|-0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|
Db|-0------------0---------------|-0h2----------2------2-------0h2------|
Ab|------------------------------|------3---------------------------3---|
Eb|-3----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

fill 1 (used only in verses)
G5 D Am
eb|-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-------------0----------------------|
Bb|-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0h1-------------1---------------|
Gb|-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
Db|-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0h2----2----|
Ab|----------------------------------|-0------------------------------------|
Eb|-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)
eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------15fb----------------------------------|
Gb|-12-14fb-14p12-14---------14-12-12~~~----------------12---|
Db|------------------------------------------13/14-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------15----|
Bb|-15/17--15---13p12-13/15--13p12---13p12-----------12-13----13-|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------14~~~----------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------15-17fb--17--17fb--17fb--15----20fb-20p19-20-|
Bb|12~~~---15/17----------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------17~~~------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19--------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------17--17--|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo 2:]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
Bb|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
Gb|-----------------------------------/13-----------------|
Db|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-16-18p16-16-20-19-20-22b-20-19-20-22b--20-19-20-22b-22b-22b---------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------20-22b--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--20-22br-20-22-22b-20-22-20--20~~---20-19----19br-17-19-17-17--|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7--5/4-------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------5-----------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo 2] (another version)

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------20~~~~-20--19~~--19b(20)r19---17-19p17-17~~--20-15b(17)--20---|
Gb|----17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------15-----------------------15----------------------|
Bb|-15b(17)r(15)--13-15-12~~~---15--10b(12)r10----------15----10/12---10/12---|
Gb|---------------------------------------------12/14-------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------15------17/19---17p15h17p15---20p19-20b(22)--20p19-20b(22)-|
Bb|-------------15----15------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-12~~~--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Hold bend)
eb|20p19-20-22b(24)-22b(24)-----------22--------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------20-22b(24)--22-r22--20--22pb(24)r22b(24)r22-20----|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-20~~-20-19-19b(20)r19--17--19p17--17~---20--15b(17)---20-----15b(17)--13--|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-12~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------12~~~--11~~~-11b(12)r11/9--9~~~------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------12~~9b(10)r9------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------10--------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



**************************************************

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
(n) Ghost note

**************************************************

Tunning: Nashville (E A D G B E)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#


From: loffit@wam.umd.edu (Dixie Cup)
Subject: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (GN'R version)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 06:28:45 GMT


I include my rendition of Slash's first solo in this transcription. I
think it's fairly accurate. I play a variation of the first solo because
people recognize it, but the second solo I improvise; and I don't feel like
figuring it out since Slash always plays something different in concert anyway.

Key: H - hammer-on
/ - slide
P - pull-off
^ - half bend
^^ - full bend
~ - vibrato

(ACK! Did we decide on a standard somewhere for ASCII tab notation. Could
someone send me a copy of the article since I apparently missed it.)

This is the picking at the very beginning of the song. The picking varies
throughout, and you should do whatever feels best instead of trying to
restrict yourself to how it sounds on record. GN'R is constantly mutating
this song in concert anyway (even doing it with a reggae beat).
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---------------|-0-2----------2------2-------0-2------|--------
------------------------------|--H---3-----------------------H---3---|--------
-3----------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------

This is the picking for the first line. Again, the picking will vary
throughout the song.
G5 D Am
-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-----H-------0----------------------|
-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0-1-------------1---------------|
-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0-2----2----|
----------------------------------|-0-------------------------H----------|
-3--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


Song goes like this:

Intro:
Twice with picking G5 D C
Twice just power chords G5 D C

Verse 1 (with picking)
G5 D Am
Mamma take this badge from me
G5 D C
I can't use it anymore
G5 D Am
It's getting dark, too dark to see
G5 D C
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Chorus (if you're really concerned about playing it like the
CD, listen to it for rhythm. But this song has been done by so
many people so differently that you might as well give it your own
feel.)
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

First Guitar Solo
G D C
------------------------------------------------------
----^^---P---------15--^------~~~~~~~~~~~~------------
-12-14-14-12-14-------14-12-12-------------------12---
------------------------------------------13/14-------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
G D C
---------------P------------P--------P------------------15----
15/17---15---13-12-13/15--13-12---13--12----------12-13----13-
-------------------------------------------~~~~~~~------------
-----------------------------------------14-------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
G ^^ D ^^ ^^ C
--~~~-------15-17--17--17--17--15-----------------------------
12---15/17----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
G ^^ ^^ D C
--20-20-19-20--19-20--20-20-20---~~~~~----------------------------------
-------P-----------------------17------^^----^^-------------------------
---------------------------------------19-19-19-19-^-----^--------------
---------------------------------------------------19-19-19-19----------
---------------------------------------------------------------17--17---
------------------------------------------------------------------------


Additional lyrics:
Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Basically there are lots of "knockin' on heaven's door"s throughout the rest




Date: Saturday, 8 March
From: David Harrison


This is one of GUNS N' ROSES best song if you ask me.
I saw that no one had tabbed the second solo so I did as
well as the rest of the song. If you have any questions,
Comments, additions, or Corrections feel free to e-mail
them to me.
P.S. Tune your guitar down half a step.


Riff 1:-used in intro and the verses.

E|--3----3----------0---------------0--------------|
B|--3-----3-3--3---3-3-----------1---1--1----------|
G|--0------0---2--2---2-----------0---0--0------0--|
D|--X----------0-------0--0h2-2----2-------0h2-2---|
A|--2---------------------0h3--------------0h3-----|
E|--3----------------------------------------------|

E|-------3-----------0-----------------------||
B|--------3-3-------3-3------1----1--1-1-----||
G|--0------0---0h2-2---2-------0---0--0-0----||
D|--x----------0--------0---2---2---2----2---||
A|--2---------------------3------3--------3--||
E|--3----------------------------------------||


Riff 2:-used in intro and the choruses.

G D C C
E|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G|--4--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
D|--5--|--7--|--5--|--5--|
A|--5--|--5--|--3--|--3--|
E|--3--|-----|-----|-----|


Solo 1:

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------15-------------------------15/17--15--|
G|--12-14brp12-14-----14br-1212~~~---------12------------|
D|--------------------------------------/14--------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------15----------15-|
B|-13p12-13/15---13p12-13---12--------1213--1312---/17---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------14-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-17br17---17br17br15-------22--20192019-22--20-2020----|
B|---------------------------------------------------17--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------15--||
B|--15brbr----------------||
G|----------14brbr--12----||
D|------------------------||
A|------------------------||
E|------------------------||


Solo 2:

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------------------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
B|-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
G|-----------------------------------/13-----------------|
D|-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-1618P161620192022b--20192022b--20192022b-22b22b-------|
B|------------------------------------------------2022b--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2022br-202222b-202220--20~~---2019----19br-17191717--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~--------------------------------|
G|------------------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7---5/4---|
D|----------------------------------------------------5--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|


Here's The Order:

RIFF 1 (00:00) 1X
RIFF 2 (OO:15) 2X
RIFF 1 (OO:30) 2X
RIFF 2 (00:59) 4X
SOLO 1 (O1:29) 1X
RIFF 1 (01:59) 2X
RIFF 2 (02:27) 4X-play all the way through the solo until 3:54
SOLO 2 (02:56) 1X
RIFF 2 (04:51) 4x
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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) = EbINTRO

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----------------------------------|---------------------------------3-3|
|
\


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-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
\


[Verse 1]

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---0-|
| d|--0--0-------0---0----0------------------|-2----------2---2-------0^2---2---|
| a|-----------------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
| e|--3--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| H
| *Vocal melody doubled one octave higter (till Chorus). H
\


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. sl.
| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|-12-----------------15-----------------|-13------------------------12/13\|
|Gtr.3 g|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|--9-----------------12-----------------|-10-------------------------9/10\|
| a|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
\

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-------1---------0-|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0-----2--------------------2----|-0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
| d|--0--------------------0-------------------------|-2---------2-------2-----0^2---0---|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-----------------|
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| H
|
| Gtr.3 out
| e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|\12-------------------10-------------------------|-8---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| d|\-9--------------------7-------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
\


[Chorus]

G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____ hey, hey, hey,_ hey,_
|
| w/distortion P.M.+
| * e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|and g|------------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5-----5-----5----|
|Gtr.2 d|-5----------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5-----5-----5----|
| a|-5----------5-5-5---------5-----5-----5---|-3------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----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.M.+ P.M.+
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-----5----5---|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----------------x-x-7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-----5----5---|
| a|--5-----------------x-x-5-------5----5----------|--3-------3--3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---|
| e|--3-----------------x-x-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12--------------------11-----------------------|-12-----------------9\7--9\7--7\5--7\5--5\4-|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| a|-10---------------------9-----------------------|-10-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Ooh, knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________ Ooh________________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|and g|--------------------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------5----------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
| a|--5------5----------5-5-5---------5--5----------|--3-------3--3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
| e|--3------3--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| Fdbk. H
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------^(17)|
|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,_______________________ hey,_ hey,_
|
| Gtr.2 out
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|and g|-----------------------7------------------------|--5-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5--------------------7------------------------|--5-----------------------------------|
| a|--5--------------------5------------------------|--3-----------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|
| Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16-------------------14------------------------|-12-----------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| a|-14-------------------12------------------------|-10-----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
\


[Guitar solo 1]

G D C
/
|Vocals yeah._ Ooh,_________________ woh,_
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| * 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)-----------------------------12-|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------13/14----|
| a|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| sl.
| *Gtr.1 w/clean tone;Gtr.4 is acous. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals yeah,_ yeah. Ya(knock,)oh,___ yeah,yeah. Ow.
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| 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|------------------------/---------------------|----------------------------------15----|
| b|-15/17---15-----13^12-13----------------13^12-|--13^12---------------------12-13----13-|
|Gtr.3 g|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| d|----------------------------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|
| a|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals (Whispered:) Choo, choo, choo,
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| 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/ Full
| ~~~~~~~~ sl. / / | /
| e|----------------15-17-----17---(17)------17----|-15---------------------------20---|
| 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-----+ 1/2--------+
| P / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ /\ /\ /\
| e|-(20)--20^19-20--19-20-----20------20----|-------------------/--\--/--\------/--\----/--\----------|
| b|------------------------------(18)----17-|-(17)-------------/----\/----\----/----\--/----\---------|
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------|----------------19---------------/------\/------\--------|
| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------19------------------------|
| a|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------17-17-|
| e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
\


[Verse 2]

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---1-0-----|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0----2--2-------2-------------|--2----2-----2-------2---2-----2-0-|
| 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-----0-----0-|
| d|--0---------------------0-----------------|-2---------------0^2---0^2---0^2---0^2---|
| a|------------------------------------------|-3-----------3---------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| H H 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-----2-0--|
| d|--0----------------0----------------------|--2----------2---2----------------|
| a|------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|
| sl. sl.
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|-12---------------15----------------------|-13-------------------------12/13\|
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| d|--9---------------12----------------------|-10--------------------------9/10\|
| 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-------1-------0---|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0----2------2-----------2-------|--0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
| d|--0-------------------0--------------------------|--2---------2-------2-------2-------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3-------3---------|
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
| Gtr.3 out
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|\12------------------10--------------------------|--8---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|\-9-------------------7--------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-5-|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-5-|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------3-3-|
|
\


[Chorus]

G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,___ hey, hey,_ hey,_ hey,_
|
|Bkgd.Voc.__
|
| w/distortion P.M.+
| e|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|and g|---------------7-7-7--------7-----7-----7----|-5-------------5-5-5-----5--5--5--x--|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------------7-7-7--------7-----7-----7----|-5-------------5-5-5-----5--5--5--x--|
| a|--5------------5-5-5--------5-----5-----5----|-3-------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3--x--|
| e|--3------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.___
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|and g|--------------------7-7-7-------7----7------7--|--5--------5-5-5--------x-5-5-x-x-5-5--x---|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----------------7-7-7-------7----7------7--|--5--------5-5-5--------x-5-5-x-x-5-5--x-5-|
| a|--5-----------------5-5-5-------5----5------5--|--3--------3-3-3--------x-3-3-x-x-3-3--x-5-|
| e|--3--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------3-|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12--------------------11----------------------|--9----------------9\7--9\7--7\5--7\5--5\4-|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| a|-10---------------------9----------------------|--7----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________ Ooh,_______________ yeah,_
|
|
| e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|and g|----------------------7--------7----7---------|--5-----------------5-5-----------5--5--5--5-----|
|Gtr.2 d|-5----5----5-----x-x--7--------7----7---------|--5-----------------5-5-----------5--5--5--5-----|
| a|-5----5----5-----x-x--5--------5----5---------|--3-----------------3-3----3--3-3-3--3--3--3-----|
| e|-3----3----3-----x-x--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-5\4-----/12---------11-----------------------|-12--------------------12-12-----12-12-12--------|
| d|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| a|-3\2-----/10----------9-----------------------|-10--------------------10-10-----10-10-10--------|
| e|------3---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals ____ Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____________________ hey,_ hey,_
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-----------------------|--5------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-------5--------x----7-----------------------|--5------------------5-----5-----5-----5-----|
| a|--5-------5--------x----5-----------------------|--3------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----|
| e|--3-------3--------x----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
| ½
| /
| e|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------12-15-14--|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------13----13-----------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16--------------------14-----------------------|-12--------------------------12--------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| a|-14--------------------12-----------------------|-10------------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
\


[Guitar solo 2]

G D C
/
|Vocals yeah._ Ooh._______________________________________________________________
|
|
| * e|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|and g|---------------------7---------7---------|-5----------5-----x-5---5--5----5--5-----x--x-|
|Gtr.2 d|--5---------5---x-x--7---------7---------|-5----------5-----x-5---5--5----5--5-----x--x-|
| a|--5---------5---x-x--5---------5---------|-3----------3-----x-3---3--3----3--3-----x--x-|
| e|--3---------3---x-x----------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
|
| ½ Full ___________ Full_______
| ~~~~~~~~~ /\ P / ~~~~ ½/ \
| e|(14)----------------14--------14-(14)^12-|-14^12---/-------------15--|---15----\--------|
| b|-----------------------------------------|-------15-----(15)--15----15------15----13-15-|
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| d|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| a|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| e|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| *Gtr.1 continues to double Gtr.2 for 8 bars.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals ____________________________________________________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-7-7--7--7--7-7---7----|--5---5---5---5--5-----5-5-5------x-x--5-----5----|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----5-----5------x--7-7-7--7--7--7-7---7----|--5---5---5---5--5-----5-5-5------x-x--5-----5----|
| a|--5-----5-----5------x--5-5-5--5--5--5-5---5----|--3---3---3---3--3-----3-3-3------x-x--3-----3----|
| e|--3-----3-----3------x--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|
| let ring---+ let ring----+
| Full_________ both notes vib. Full----+ Full ½
| / \ ~~~~~~ / / ~~~~~~ sl. / |\ P
| e|----/--15-------\-------------15----15-/--15-/--|----------------15----17---17-(17)^15-17-15-20-19-|
| b|---/------15-----\-----15--------15-15/---15/---|-------------15----15-----------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-14----------14-----12-14-----------14----14----|-12------/16--------------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|
\


G D C
/
|
| e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|---------------------7-7-7----7--7---------|--5---------5-5----------5----x--5---5------5----x------|
|and g|---------------------7-7-7----7--7---------|--5---------5-5----------5----x--5---5------5----x------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------5--5--------7-7-7----7--7---------|--5---------5-5----------5----x--5---5------5----x------|
| a|--5------5--5--------5-5-5----5--5---------|--3---------3-3----------3----x--3---3------3----x------|
| e|--3------3--3------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Full Full Full--+ Full______ ½ ½
| / / / / ½/ \ P |\ P /
| e|-20-(20)---20-19-20-20----20-19-20-22--22--|(22)-22-----|--22----\-----------|-\-----------------/--|
| b|-------------------------------------------|--------20-22-----22-(22)^20-22-22-(22)^20-22-20---19---|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
| let ring-------------+
| sl.
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|-----------------------7---7----7----------|--5-------------5--------------------------------|
|and g|-----------------------7---7----7----------|--5---------5---------5-----5/-----5------5------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-------5-----5------7---7----7----------|--5-----5--------------------------5------5------|
| a|--5-------5-----5------5---5----5----------|--3--------------------------------3------3------|
| e|--3-------3-----3--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| ½ ½
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ /\ P P ~~~~~~~ P /\
| e|---------------15----------------/--\------|---------------15-------15-----------------/--\--|
| b|(19)--(19)--------19-(19)------19--(19)^17-|-19^17-17----------17------17^15-----15---/----\-|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------17-----16------|
| d|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
| Gtr.2 out
| e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| d|--5-----5\----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| a|--5-----5\----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| e|--3-----3\----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| sl.
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|------------------7--7\-------x--x----|---5---5--x--x--5-----5-----x--5---------------|
| d|--5-----5\--------7--7\-------x--x----|---5---5--x--x--5-----5-----x--5--5--3^5--5----|
| a|--5-----5\--------5--5\-------x--x----|---3---3--x--x--3-----3-----x--3--3--3----3--3-|
| e|--3-----3\-------------------------x--|-----------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. H
|
| ½ ½
| /\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ ~~~~~
| e|----/--\----------------------------/-|\----------------------------------------------|
| b|---/----\--------------------------/--|-\---------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16-------------------------------/---|--\--------------------------------------------|
| d|-------------17--16-------------16----|-(16)^14------(14)---14\12---------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------15^14-|
| e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| P sl. P
\


G D C
/
| H H
| e|------------------------------x---|---------------------------------|
| b|---------------------------x--x-x-|---------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|-------------------7-7-x-x-x--x-x-|--5-5-x-3-3^5-x-x-x-5-5-3-3^5-5--|
| d|--5-5\-----x--x-x--7-7-x-x-x----x-|--5-5-x-3-3^5-x-x-x-5-5-3-3^5-5--|
| a|--5-5\-----x--x-x--5-5-x-x--------|--3-3-x--------------------------|
| e|--3-3\-----x--x-x-----------------|---------------------------------|
| sl.
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| a|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|-15-------------------------------|(15)-----------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
| (w/phone touch-tones and ringing)
|
|
| e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|-----------------x-7-7\--x--x-x-|-5-5--5\--x---x-x-5-5---5---5--|
| d|--x-5--5\--x--x--x-7-7\--x--x-x-|-5-5--5\--x---x-x-5-5---5---5--|
| a|--x-5--5\--x--x--x-5-5\--x--x-x-|-3-3--3\--x---x-x-3-3---3---3--|
| e|--x-3--3\--x--x-----------------|-------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl.
|
| ~~~ Gtr.3 out
| e|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| d|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| e|(15)\---------------------------|-------------------------------|
| sl.
\


G D C
/
|(Spoken:) You just better start sniffin' your own rank subjugation, Jack, 'cause it's
| just you against your tattered libido, the bank and the mortician forever,
| man, and it wouldn't be luck if you could get out of life
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------|----------x-------------x-----------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------------------7----7------7\5-|--5----x--x--5----x--5--x--x--5------5----|
| d|--5----5----x----x----7----7------7\5-|--5----x--x--5----x--5--x--x--5------5----|
| a|--5----5----x----x----5----5------5\3-|--3----x-----3----x--3-----x--3------3----|
| e|--3----3----x----x--------------------|------------------------------------------|
| sl.
\


G N.C.
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,___ hey, hey,_ hey,_ hey,_
|
|(Spoken:)alive.
|
| Gtr.1 out
| e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| d|---5---5\-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| a|---5---5\-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| e|---3---3\-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| sl.
\


/
|Vocals yeah.
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on hea-ven's door._____
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| g|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Knock, knock, knock-in' on_ heav-en's door._ Ooh,___________ yeah._
|
|
| pick w/fingers-------------------------------------------+
| sl.
| e|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-11---11--11-11-11--11--11-11-|-11\-9----------------------------|
| d|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---12--12-12-12--12--12-12-|-12\10----------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals ___
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door.____
|
| clean tone w/chorus sl.
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------12---11--11---------11--12-11\-9-|(-9)---------------------------------|
| d|----------12---12--12---------12--12-12\10-|(10)---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Ooh, knock, knock, knock-in' on heav-en's door,____ hmm,_ no,__ no,_ hmm,no,_
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
|
| pick w/fingers------------------------------------+
| sl.
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|-15----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|--16-16-14-16-16-14-14--14-14-14--14--16-14-14--|-14\12-------------------------------|
| d|--12-12-12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12--12--12-12-12--|-12\10-------------------------------|
| a|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals woh, woh. Oh.__
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door.____
|
| sl. Gtr.1 out
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 g|----------------12----11---11----11-11----11\-9---|(-9)--------------------------------|
| d|----------------12----12---12----12-12----12\10---|(10)--------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| a|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Knock, knock, knock-in on heav-en's door,______ no,___ no,___ hmm,_ no,___
|
| pick w/fingers--------------------------------------+
| A.H. sl.
| e|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|---19-19--19-19--19-19--19--19-19-19-19--19--19-19-|-19\17------------------------------------|
| d|---17-17--17-17--17-16--16--16-16-16-16--16--16-16-|-16\14------------------------------------|
| a|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| e|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| A.H. pick C#
\


G N.C. C
/
|Vocals no. Door,___________________ woh,_ woh,_ woh,_
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door.___
|
| sl. pick slide P.M.+
| e|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| b|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-16-16\--------------------------------------|--5------------5--5--5--5------5-----5---|
| d|-12-12\--------------------------------------|--5------------5--5--5--5------5-----5---|
| a|---------------------------------------------|--3------------3--3--3--3--3-3-3-----3---|
| e|---------------------------------x\----------|-----------------------------------------|
|
\


[Chorus]

G D C
/
|Vocals yeah._ Knock,knock,knock-in on heav-en's door.__
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in on heav-en's door.__
|
| P.M.+
| e|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|---------------------7---7-------7---7------7--|---5------5--------5--5------5--5---5--|
| d|--5--------5---------7---7-------7---7------7--|---5------5--------5--5------5--5---5--|
| a|--5--------5---------5---5-------5---5------5--|---3------3--------3--3--3-3-3--3---3--|
| e|--3--------3-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____ Ooh,________________________
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
|
| e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-----------------------7------------7------7--|--5----------5--------5--5-5-5-----5-5--5---|
| d|--5------5-------------7------------7------7--|--5----------5--------5--5-5-5-----5-5--5---|
| a|--5------5-------------5------------5------5--|--3----------3--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---|
| e|--3------3------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12-------------------11----------------------|--9-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| d|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| a|-10--------------------9----------------------|--7-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals yeah. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
| P.M.--+
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------7------7-7--7--7----5-|--5------5-----5---------5-5-------5-5--5--|
| d|--5----5----5-----5------7------7-7--7--7----5-|--5------5-----5---------5-5-------5-5--5--|
| a|--5----5----5-----5------5------5-5--5--5----3-|--3------3-----3---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--|
| e|--3----3----3-----3----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|--5\4-----/12-----------11---------------------|-12--12--------------------------------(x)/|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| a|--3\2-----/10------------9---------------------|-10--10--------------------------------(x)/|
| e|-------3---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____ Uh, woh_
|
|Bkgd.Voc. Knock,knock,knock-in' on heav-en's door._____
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|------------------------7------------7------7--|--5---------5---------5---------5---------|
| d|--5---------5-----5-----7------------7------7--|--5---------5---------5---------5---------|
| a|--5---------5-----5-----5------------5------5--|--3---------3---------3---------3---------|
| e|--3---------3-----3----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
|
|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| b|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16--------------------14----------------------|--12-------12---12-12---12-12-----12--12--|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| a|-14--------------------12----------------------|--10-------10---10-10---10-10-----10--10--|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|
\


G
/
|Vocals woh, woh, oh,_ yeah,_ yeah.______________ Ow!
|
| T Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------3-3---------|
| b|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------5-3---------|
|Gtr.2 g|--5----5-----5-----5------5---|-----------------16--------------------|(16)-------------------------|
| d|--5----5-----5-----5------5---|--5------------------------------------|(-5)-------------------------|
| a|--3----3-----3-----3------3---|--5------------------------------------|(-5)-------------------------|
| e|------------------------------|--3------------------------------------|(-3)-------------------------|
|
| Fdbk. pitch: A
|
| rit.
| sl. sl. sl. Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| b|-----------------/13-----13---|-12------------------------------------|(12)-------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|------/9---/12----------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| d|-10--------------/10-----10---|--9------------------------------------|(-9)-------------------------|
| a|------/7---/10----------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| e|--8---------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Fdbk. pitch: D
\



************************************

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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----------------------------------|---------------------------------3-3|
|
\


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-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
\


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---0-|
| d|--0--0-------0---0----0------------------|-2----------2---2-------0^2---2---|
| a|-----------------------------------------|-0--------------------------------|
| e|--3--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| H
| *Vocal melody doubled one octave higter (till Chorus).
H
\


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. sl.
| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| b|-12-----------------15-----------------|-13------------------------12/13\|
|Gtr.3 g|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| d|--9-----------------12-----------------|-10-------------------------9/10\|
| a|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| e|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
\


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-------1---------0-|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0-----2--------------------2----|-0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
| d|--0--------------------0-------------------------|-2---------2-------2-----0^2---0---|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-----------------|
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| H
|
| Gtr.3 out
| e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| b|\12-------------------10-------------------------|-8---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| d|\-9--------------------7-------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
\


CHORUS

G D C
/
|Vocals Knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door,____ hey, hey, hey,_ hey,_
|
| w/distortion P.M.+
| * e|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|and g|------------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5-----5-----5----|
|Gtr.2 d|-5----------7-7-7---------7-----7-----7---|-5------------------5-5-5-----5-----5----|
| a|-5----------5-5-5---------5-----5-----5---|-3------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----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.M.+ P.M.+
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|and g|------------------------7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-----5----5---|
|Gtr.2 d|--5-----------------x-x-7-------7----7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-----5----5---|
| a|--5-----------------x-x-5-------5----5----------|--3-------3--3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3---|
| e|--3-----------------x-x-------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-12--------------------11-----------------------|-12-----------------9\7--9\7--7\5--7\5--5\4-|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| a|-10---------------------9-----------------------|-10-----------------7\5--7\5--5\3--5\3--3\2-|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals Ooh, knock,knock,knock-in' on_ heav-en's door.____________ Ooh________________
|
|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|and g|--------------------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
|Gtr.2 d|--5------5----------7-7-7---------7--7----------|--5-------5--5-----------5-5-5-------5-5-5--|
| a|--5------5----------5-5-5---------5--5----------|--3-------3--3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
| e|--3------3--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|
| Fdbk. H
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------^(17)|
|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,_______________________ hey,_ hey,_
|
| Gtr.2 out
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|Gtr.1 b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|and g|-----------------------7------------------------|--5-----------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 d|--5--------------------7------------------------|--5-----------------------------------|
| a|--5--------------------5------------------------|--3-----------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|
| Fdbk.
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| b|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-16-------------------14------------------------|-12-----------------------------------|
| d|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| a|-14-------------------12------------------------|-10-----------------------------------|
| e|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
\


GUITAR SOLO I

G D C
/
|Vocals yeah._ Ooh,_________________ woh,_
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| * 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 ?
| |\ P |\ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| e|-----------|-\---------------------|-\---------|------------------------------------|
| b|-----------|--\--------------15----|--\--------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|------12--14-(14)^12-14-----------14-----12-12-|(12)-----------------------------12-|
| d|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------13/14----|
| a|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| sl.
| *Gtr.1 w/clean tone;Gtr.4 is acous.
sl.
\


G D C
/
|Vocals yeah,_ yeah. Ya(knock,)oh,___ yeah,yeah. Ow.
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| 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|------------------------/---------------------|----------------------------------15----|
| b|-15/17---15-----13^12-13----------------13^12-|--13^12---------------------12-13----13-|
|Gtr.3 g|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| d|----------------------------------------------|---------14-----------------------------|
| a|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| e|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
\


G D C
/
|Vocals (Whispered:) Choo, choo, choo,
|
| ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
| 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 ?/ Full
| ~~~~~~~~ sl. / / | /
| e|----------------15-17-----17---(17)------17----|-15---------------------------20---|
| 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-----+ 1/2--------+
| P / ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ /\ /\ /\ /\
| e|-(20)--20^19-20--19-20-----20------20----|-------------------/--\--/--\------/--\----/--\----------|
| b|------------------------------(18)----17-|-(17)-------------/----\/----\----/----\--/----\---------|
|Gtr.3 g|-----------------------------------------|----------------19---------------/------\/------\--------|
| d|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------19------------------------|
| a|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------17-17-|
| e|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
\


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---1-0-----|
|Gtr.1 g|--0---------0----2--2-------2-------------|--2----2-----2-------2---2-----2-0-|
| 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-----0-----0-|
| d|--0---------------------0-----------------|-2---------------0^2---0^2---0^2---0^2---|
| a|------------------------------------------|-3-----------3---------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| H H 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-----2-0--|
| d|--0----------------0----------------------|--2----------2---2----------------|
| a|------------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------|
| e|--3---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|
| sl. sl.
| e|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| b|-12---------------15----------------------|-13-------------------------12/13\|
|Gtr.3 g|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| d|--9---------------12----------------------|-10--------------------------9/10\|
| 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-------1-------0---|
|Gtr.1 g|--0--------------0----2------2-----------2-------|--0---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
| d|--0-------------------0--------------------------|--2---------2-------2-------2-------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3-------3---------|
| e|--3----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
| Gtr.3 out
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|\12------------------10--------------------------|--8---------------------------------|
|Gtr.3 g|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|\-9-------------------7--------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
|
| w/distortion
| e|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| b|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|Gtr.2 g|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| d|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-5-|
| a|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------5-5-|
| e|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------3-3-|
|
\
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
song: knockin' on heavens door
band: guns n roses
tabbed by jeff h.(y2jc_28@yahoo.com)
hey, this is the intro, solo, & outro. Enjoy!

intro:(clean passage)
e--3--3-----3|-------3-2h3-2|------0--------------|
b--3----3----|-----3--------|----1---1----------1-|
g--0------0--|---2----------|----------0-------0--|
d--0---------|-0------------|--0h2---------0h2----|
a--2---------|--------------|--0h3---------0h3----|
e--3---------|--------------|---------------------|
then strum chords with distortion

Solo:(distortion)
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------15-----------------------13s15--13-12-|
g--11s12--14^--12-14-----14^-12-12~---------12-------------|
d---------------------------------------s14----------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------15--------|
b--13-12-13s15~----13-12-13--13p12------12-13-----13-12-|
g-------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------14~------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|

e--------15-17^-17-17^-17^-15~---22^^-20-19-20--22^-20-19-20--19-----|
b----s17---------------------------------------------------------17~-|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e----------------------------------------|
b---15^~~--15^~~-------------------------|
g-----------------14^~~--14^~~---14--12~-|
d----------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------|

outro:(distortion)
e----------------------------------------------------------|
b---20~-----20-19---20-19--17-19p17-17~---20-17--20-17--15-|
g----------------------------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|

e------------15------------------15-----------------------|
b--13-15-12~----15--12-10----------15---10s12--10s12------|
g--------------------------12s14----------------------12~-|
d---------------------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------|

e----------15----17s19--17-15-17-15--20-19-20-22~--20-19-20-22-20-19-20-|
b--------15---15--------------------------------------------------------|
g--14s16----------------------------------------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--22^^-22^^-------22-----------------------------|
b------------20-22^---22-22--20--22^^r22^^r22-20~-|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--20~~--20-19~--20-19--17-19p17-17~--20-17--20-17--13--15-12~-|
g--------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|
g--12^~~--12-11^~~--11-9^~~---7~--5s4--0~~~~~-|
d---------------------------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------|
that's all.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Only Women Bleed
Guns N' Roses
Intro to Knockin' on heaven's door live

Tabbed by: Nicolas Manel

Tune half step down
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----12----12----12------10----10----10------10----10----10------8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12----12----12------11----11----11------10----10----10------9---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------10---------------10-----------------9----------|
|----8-----8--------12-----12--12-----12-----12---12-----10----10--10---|
|-----------------0-----------0-----0-----------0------0---------0------|
|--9-----9-----12------12--------12-----12----------11-----11--------11-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------9---------------8---------------8---------------7-----------|
|--10----10--10----10----10--10----10----10--10----8-----8---8-----|
|0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-|
|----11--------10----10--------10----10--------9-----9---------9---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----7-----------------6---------------6---------------5-----------|
|8-----8---8-------8-----8---8-----8-----8---8-----6-----6---6-----|
|--------0-------0---------0-----0---------0-----0---------0-----0-|
|--9-----------8-----8---------8-----8---------7-----7---------7---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

C
|----5---------------4---------------------------------------------|
|6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----5-----4-----3-----------1---------|
|--------0-----0---------0-----------------------------0---0---0---|
|--7---------6-----6---------/-5---/-4---/-3---0-H-2---------2-----|
|----------------------------------------------------3-----------1-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

G
|----------------------------3-----|
|----------------------------3-----|
|--0-----0---0---------0-----0-----|
|3-----3---------------5-----0-----|
|----1-----1-----1-/-3-3-----2-----|
|----------------------------3-----|


Knockin' on Heaven's Door


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 (another 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
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Introduction]
E --3-3-------------2-0---------------------0-----------------|
B --3---3---3-----3-----3---3---------1-----------1-----------|
G --0-----0-----2---------2---0-----0---0-------0---2-0-----0-|
D --0---------0---------------0-2---------2---2-------0-2-----|
A --3-----------------------------3-----------------------3---|
E --2---------------------------------------------------------|

E --3---3-3-3-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
B --3---3-3-3-3----3---3--3---1------1---1-1---1-1----1---1-1-1-|
G --0---0-0-0-2----2---2--2---2------2---2-2---2-2----2---2-2-2-|
D --0---0-0-0-0----0---0--0---2------2---2-2---2-2----2---2-2-2-|
A --2---2-2-2-----------------0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
E --3---3-3-3---------------------------------------------------|

E --3---3-3-3-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
B --3---3-3-3-3----3---3--3---1------1---1-1---1-1----1---1-1-1-|
G --0---0-0-0-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
D --0---0-0-0-0----0---0--0---2------2---2-2---2-2----2---2-2-2-|
A --2---2-2-2-----------------3------3---3-3---3-3----3---3-3-3-|
E --3---3-3-3-----------------0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|

[Couplet 1]
E --3-3-------2-----2-0-------0-------------0-------------------|
B --3---3---3-3---3-----3---3-1-----0-1-----------1-------------|
G --0-----0---2-2---------2---2---2-----2-------2---2----0----0-|
D --0-----0---0---------------2-2---------2---2-------0/2--0/2--|
A --2-------------------------0---------------------------------|
E --3-----------------------------------------------------------|

E --3-3-------------2-0-------0---------------------------------|
B --3---3---3-----3-----3---3-1------1----------------1---------|
G --0-----0-----2---------2---0---0-----0-----------0---0-----0-|
D --0---------0---------------2------------2----2---------2-----|
A --2-------------------------3---------------3---3---------3---|
E --3-------------------------0---------------------------------|

[Refrain]
E --3---3-3-3-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
B --3---3-3-3-3----3---3--3---1------1---1-1---1-1----1---1-1-1-|
G --0---0-0-0-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
D --0---0-0-0-0----0---0--0---2------2---2-2---2-2----2---2-2-2-|
A --2---2-2-2-----------------3------3---3-3---3-3----3---3-3-3-|
E --3---3-3-3-----------------0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|

[Solo 1]
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------15------------------15/17-15-13-12-13-13-12-13-12----|
G --12-14-12-14--14-12-12-------12----------------------------------|
D ------------------------12/14----------------------------------14-|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|

E --------15------------15-17-17-17--17-17-15--15-20-20-19-20-19-20-|
B --12-13---13-12--15/17--------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------------------|
A ------------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------------|

E --20----20-20-----------------------|
B -----17-------18--------------20-20-|
G -----------------19^^---------------|
D ----------------------19^^-17-------|
A ------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------|

[Couplet 2]
E --3-3-------2-----2-0-------0-------------0-------------------|
B --3---3---3-3---3-----3---3-1-----0-1-----------1-------------|
G --0-----0---2-2---------2---2---2-----2-------2---2----0----0-|
D --0-----0---0---------------2-2---------2---2-------0/2--0/2--|
A --2-------------------------0---------------------------------|
E --3-----------------------------------------------------------|

E --3-3-------------2-0-------0---------------------------------|
B --3---3---3-----3-----3---3-1------1----------------1---------|
G --0-----0-----2---------2---0---0-----0-----------0---0-----0-|
D --0---------0---------------2------------2----2---------2-----|
A --2-------------------------3---------------3---3---------3---|
E --3-------------------------0---------------------------------|

[Solo 2]

[Refrain]
E --3---3-3-3-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
B --3---3-3-3-3----3---3--3---1------1---1-1---1-1----1---1-1-1-|
G --0---0-0-0-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
D --0---0-0-0-0----0---0--0---2------2---2-2---2-2----2---2-2-2-|
A --2---2-2-2-----------------3------3---3-3---3-3----3---3-3-3-|
E --3---3-3-3-----------------0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|

E --3---3-3-3-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
B --3---3-3-3-3----3---3--3---1------1---1-1---1-1----1---1-1-1-|
G --0---0-0-0-2----2---2--2---0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
D --0---0-0-0-0----0---0--0---2------2---2-2---2-2----2---2-2-2-|
A --2---2-2-2-----------------3------3---3-3---3-3----3---3-3-3-|
E --3---3-3-3-----------------0------0---0-0---0-0----0---0-0-0-|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Guns N' Roses: Knockin on Heavevns Door
Tuning: 1/2 step down: eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Chords: G, D, C, Am

G D C Am
E|-3-| E|-2-| E|-0-| E|-0-|
B|-3-| B|-3-| B|-1-| B|-1-|
G|-0-| G|-2-| G|-0-| G|-2-|
D|-0-| D|-0-| D|-2-| D|-2-|
A|-2-| A|-x-| A|-3-| A|-0-|
e|-3-| e|-x-| e|-x-| e|-0-|

[Intro] G, D, C x4
G D C
E|---3---------2---------|-0------------------|
B|---3---------3---------|-1------------------|
G|---0---------2---------|-0------------------|
D|---0---------0---------|-2------------------|
A|---2-------------------|-3------------------|
e|---3-------------------|--------------------| x4

[Verse 1]
G D Am
Ma-ma, take this badge from me
G D C
I can't use it anymore
G D Am
It's getting dark, too dark to see
G D C
Feels like I'm knockin on heaven's door

[Chorus]
G D C
Knock knock knockin on heaven's door hey, hey, hey ,hey ya x4

[Solo 1]
G D C
E|---3-------------2-------------0----------|
B|---3-------------3-------------1----------|
G|---0-------------2-------------0----------|
D|---0-------------0-------------2----------|
A|---2---------------------------3----------|
e|---3--------------------------------------| x4

[Verse 2]
G D Am
Ma-ma, put my guns in the ground
G D C
I can't shoot them anymore
G D Am
That cold black cloud is coming down
G D C
Feels like I'm knockin on heaven's door

[Chorus]
G D C
Knock knock knockin on heaven's door hey, hey, hey ,hey ya x4

[Solo 2]
G D C
E|---3-------------2-------------0----------|
B|---3-------------3-------------1----------|
G|---0-------------2-------------0----------|
D|---0-------------0-------------2----------|
A|---2---------------------------3----------|
e|---3--------------------------------------| x6
Then power chords (during phoneand choir part thingy)

G
E|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------7-------------5----------|
D|---5-------------7-------------5----------|
A|---5-------------5-------------3----------|
e|---3--------------------------------------| x9

[Chorus]
G D C
Knock knock knockin on heaven's door hey, hey, hey ,hey ya x4

[END]
Song info
Knockin On Heavens Door
Guns N' Roses
2001
  • Rock
  • Arena Rock
  • Hard Rock
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