Originally recorded by Guns N'Roses
Tabulature by Julian Pampling
CHORDS USED:-
E5 A/E C#5 F#/C#
12 14 14 x x x 12 x 14 14 14 x 9 11 11 x x x 9 x 11 11 11 x
6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6h 5t 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
D5 G G/D C5
10 12 12 x x x x 10 12 12 12 x 10 x 12 12 12 x 8 10 10 x x x
6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1s t 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
F/C A5 D/A B5
8 x 10 10 10 x 5 7 7 x x x 5 x 7 7 7 x 7 9 9 x x x
6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
E/B G#5 A#5 D#5
7 x 9 9 9 x 4 6 6 x x x 6 8 8 x x x x 11 13 13 x x
6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 6th 5th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
Tune all strings down 1/2 step.
INTRO:
(Drums and microphonic feedback)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------x-(percussive sound created by touching stg. w/side of pick)----------x(pick slide)-------------
CHROUS: (Two rhthym guitars)
E5 A/E E5 C#5 F#/C# C#5 D5 G D5
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / x / / / / / /
E5 A/E E5 C#5 F#/C# C#5 D5 G D5
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / x / x / / / / / /
E5 A/E E5 D/A A5 B5 E/B B5
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E5 A/E E5 D/A A5 B5 E/B B5
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
PRE-CHROUS:
B5 A5 G#5 A5 G#5 A5 B5
/ (let chord ring) / / (let chord ring) / / sl / / / sl / / x / (let ring)
Ah,_ well, you get what you pay for, An free-dom's real high priced.
B5 A#5 B5 A#5 B5 A5 G#5 A5 G#5 A5
/ / sl / / / sl / / / (let ring) / / sl / / / sl / / x
An while you're rippin' off children, somebody's fuckin your wife
D5 C#5 D5 C#5 D5 E5 D#5 E5 D#5 E5
/ (let ring) / / sl / / / sl / / / (let ring) / / sl / / / sl / / x
Ooh, it's never made a difference It's only how you survive
The Chrous and the Pre-Chrous is repeated again.
BRIDGE:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---11------11----------------6-----(6)-----6----6------------------7----(7)------7---------------9----(9)-----------9---
G---11------11----------------6-----(6)-----6----6------------------7----(7)------7---------------9----(9)-----------9---
D---11------11----------------6-----(6)-----6----6------------------7----(7)------7---------------9----(9)-----------9---
A----9--------9----------------4-----(4)-----4----4------------------5----(5)------5---------------7----(7)-----------7---
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---11---(11)---------11------------6-----(6)----6------------6------6------6------7------(7)-------7-------9-----(9)---
G---11---(11)---------11------------6-----(6)----6------------6------6------6------7------(7)-------7-------9-----(9)---
D---11---(11)---------11------------6-----(6)----6------------6------6------6------7------(7)-------7-------9-----(9)---
A----9----(9)-----------9------------4-----(4)----4------------4------4------4------5------(5)--------5-------7-----(7)--
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----9----9----9----(9)----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----------
G----9----9----9----(9)----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----------
D----9----9----9----(9)----9-----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----9----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9----------
A----7----7----7----(7)----7-----7----7-----7-----7-----7-----7----7----7----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GUITAR SOLO:
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2------
D------------------------------------------------sl------2-------------2-------4------2h4p2---------2----4p2h4-------4--
A-----------------------------------2----0----2 / 4---------3----4-------4----------------------4---------------------------
E--19 sl-----2-----5----2----5----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----
B--------------------------------2--------2-----5fb-----5-----2-----------------------------------------------------2-----2-
G---2-------2-----4fb----------------------------------------------4fb---4hb p 2----------4---------2----4fb------------
D-------4--------------------------------------------------------------------------------4----------4-------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl
E-------sl-------5-----------7-----------5h7p5 -4--------------5---------------4h5p4------------------------------------
B-----4 / 7-----------7------------7-----------------------7---------------7---------------------7------5-------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------12~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------12------------------------sl----
B-12fb(hold bend)-------12(re-pick and let down 1/2 step and bend back up)----(let string down)--12---
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------sl.-------------sl.-----9h11p9-----------9h11-----------
D----------------------------------7--7---9p7------------7----9/11-----9----/11------------------11---------------------
A---------7----7-----7h9p7-------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----10hb------------------------------------------------------------------------9-------------11---------------------------
G-------------11p9-----11p9-----11---11----(11)p9----------11-------------9-------------11--------9-----------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------11---------11---------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
sl. sl. sl.
E--9---------9-----9-----9----------7-----7----7--5----5----5-----5--4----4----4---2-----------------------------------
B-10--10---10---10----10 9-----9-----9----9--7----7----7-----7--5----5----5---4-----------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4---4----4~~---4---4----2---
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4~~---4---4----2---
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------7-------------9-------------10---------------11--------------12~~~~~~~~~~~~~----sl-------------------
B----sl------------sl------------sl.---------------sl.---------------sl.---------------------------------------------------------
G--4 / 8---------8 / 9--------9 / 10----------10 / 11----------11 /13------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12fb sl-
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Chorus is repeated.
Then the rhthym changes to: (over the part where Axl sings 'I know, there's ways, that we.'
G/D D5
/ x / x / / / / / /
This rhthym part is repeated 6 times more before the chords change for the outro.
OUTRO:
D5 C#5 B5 A5 PLAY THIS PART 4 TIMES
/ / / /
before finally hitting the open E5 chord once.
The two rhthym guitars play the chords shown above while the third guitar plays
E---9hb----------------9hb---------------9hb------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------10fb---------------10fb--------------10fb----------7hb-----7-------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------9fb p 7------9~~~~~~~~~--------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This fill is played right at the end:
E---------------4------------3~~~~~~-------
B-------sl--------------------------------------
G----2 / 4----------4--------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------
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