Knockin on heavens door — Guns N Roses

#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 uunet!haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu!loffit Thu Jun 18 11:46:59 PDT 1992 Article: 243 of alt.guitar.tab Newsgroups: alt.guitar.tab Path: nevada.edu!uunet!haven.umd.edu!wam.umd.edu!loffit From: [email protected] (Dixie Cup) Subject: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (GN'R version) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] (USENET News system) Nntp-Posting-Host: next.wam.umd.edu Organization: University of Maryland, College Park Date: Thu, 18 Jun 1992 06:28:45 GMT Lines: 120

EGADS! Led Zeppelin is being spelled Led Zepplin on ftp.nevada.edu. Please, Someone fix this! :)

Since this is a rather simple song and it appeared on the wanted list I Figured I'd post it. I'll try to post Civil War when I have more time (I want to post a complete job sans solo, not just the chords).

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).

This is the picking for the first line. Again, the picking will vary Throughout the song.

Song goes like this:

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

Verse

Mamma take this badge from me I can't use it anymore It's getting dark, too dark to see 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.) Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door, Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door, (no lyrics) Ooh, knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Ooh yeah Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah

First Guitar Solo G ^^ D ^^ ^^ C G ^^ ^^ D C

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