Guns 'N' Roses
Guns 'N' Roses - Knockin On Heavens Door Live guitar tab
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band: guns n roses
song: knocking on heavins door
dvd: use your illusions 2 live in tokyo
tune down 1/2 step
G5 D C G
E|-3---3--------------2-0----------------0-----0---------------3-|
B|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3--1-----1-----1----1------------3-|
G|-0-------0------2---------2----0---0-----0--------0----------0-|
D|-0------------0----------------2-----------------------------0-|
A|-2-----------------------------3--------------------3-2-0-2--2-|
E|-3-----------------------------------------------------------3-|
E|-----3-------------2-0--------------------------------|
B|-------3--3------3-----3---3-------1----1---1---1-----|
G|--------0------2---------2-------0---0----0---0---0---|
D|-------------0-----------------2-------2----2---2---2-|
A|-----------------------------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Play x 2 times (with distortion)
G D C
E|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
G|--4----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
D|--5----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
A|--5----------|--5------------|--3---------------------|
E|--3----------|---------------|------------------------|
Verse 1 (with picking)
G5 D Am G
E|-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G|-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D|-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A|-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|
D C
E|----3-------------2-0-----------------------0---------------|
B|------3--3------3-----3---3-------1-------1---1---1-----1-0-|
G|-------0------2---------2-------0---0---0-------0---0-------|
D|------------0-----------------2-------2---------------2-----|
A|----------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D Am G
E|-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G|-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D|-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A|-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|
D C
E|-----3-------------2-0--------------------------------|
B|-------3--3------3-----3---3-------1----1---1---1-----|
G|--------0------2---------2-------0---0----0---0---0---|
D|-------------0-----------------2-------2----2---2---2-|
A|-----------------------------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
chorus (with distortion) Play x 4 times
G D C
E|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
G|--4----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
D|--5----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
A|--5----------|--5------------|--3---------------------|
E|--3----------|---------------|------------------------|
solo
|-------3---3---3--------------------------------------------|
|-------3h5-3h5-3h5------------------------------------------|
|--4^^--------------3----------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-4/5~----7^5-7-5----5-----------------|
|---------------------------------------5h7-5h7-5------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-8-7-8-8~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------9/11/9-9~-|
|-----------------7-9-10/12-10-9-10/12-10-9-10/12/10-9-10/12/10-----------|
|----------7-9-10---------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------15------------------------|
|-12-11-12-11-12/14-12h14p12/11-12-(12~)--------14^---14(release bend)-12-14~|
|----------------------------------------14-12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15--------------------15-13-12-13-12----------|
|-12-14^---14(release bend)-12----------------12-------|
|------------------------------------------------12~---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
verse 2 (with picking)
G5 D Am G
E|-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G|-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D|-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A|-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|
D C
E|----3-------------2-0-----------------------0---------------|
B|------3--3------3-----3---3-------1-------1---1---1-----1-0-|
G|-------0------2---------2-------0---0---0-------0---0-------|
D|------------0-----------------2-------2---------------2-----|
A|----------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 D Am G
E|-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B|-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G|-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D|-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A|-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E|-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|
D C
E|-----3-------------2-0--------------------------------|
B|-------3--3------3-----3---3-------1----1---1---1-----|
G|--------0------2---------2-------0---0----0---0---0---|
D|-------------0-----------------2-------2----2---2---2-|
A|-----------------------------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
chorus (with distortion) Play x 4 times
solo
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/12-15-13^--13^13-12-13^-13p12------------------------15----------|
|------------------------------12~\----------12-----14^---14^(b/r)-|
|-------------------------------------/12h14----14-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------15----------|
|---------------------------------13~--12-13----13-12-13-|
|-------12h14p12---14--12~--14-12------------------------|
|-12h14----------14--14----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~-13p12--12h13h15p13h15p13-13p12h13p12---------------------|
|----------14-----------------------------14^(b/R)12-14p12h14~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring
|------------------------------------15-------------------15----------|
|-------15---------------13-------15^--15(release bend)-13--15^~(b/r)-|
|-12-14^--14^(B/r)-12-14----14-12-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-15-------------------------------------------------------12-13p12-15^~(b/R)-|
|------14p12--12-------------------------------------------12--------------------|
|-----------14--12h14--12----------------------------12-14-----------------------|
|--------------------14--14p12-10--12--10~--12-14/15-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------12--12------------------------------------------|
P.m. P.M. P.M.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13h15p13/12h13-15^~(b/R)--13p12-13p12-13p12-13p12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------14-14~-11-12p11-12p11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------15^(b/R)-|
|------------------------------------------------------15h17---17---------------|
|-12-10-9-10p9~-------9-10/12-12~-10h12p10/9-10-10~--17-----15-17-15h17---------|
|---------------10-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring
|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---15----15---------------------------15---15---------------------------|
|-----14^---14^(b/r)h12-14--12-14p12-----14^--14^(pre bend/release)p12---|
|-------------------------14--------14--------------------------------14-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-12--12~~--12^-12~-11h12-11-11~~-12-11-12-11-9-10-9~~--|
|---------14--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------12---------------------------------------|
|--12-10-9-12-10-9-10-9h10--(play x16 times)-12h14-9h10-12h14-9h10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------------8-------|
|-12-----------9--9-7h9-9-7~---|
|---10-9--10-12-9--------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9^(b/r)-7------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-9-7^(b/r)-5~----5----------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-7---5-7-5-2-3-2---2-5/10~-9/5/10/9~--|
|------------------------------------------3~--------------------|
p.m. p.m. p.m.
let ring
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------11h13------15--------------------12-15p12-------------------|
|------------------------12-----12-14^--14(release bend)-14^--------14^(play x8 times)-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10p9h10/12-10h12-12/14---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-15p12---(15)----------------------15------------------------------------|
|---------14^----14(release bend)--14^---14^(b/r)p12--14p12-----12~-14p12----|
|---------------------------------------------------14-----14-14-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------(15)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15~---------------18------------------|
|-------------17p15h17p15-17^--17^(b/r)-15-17-15-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18^(full)-18^(pre bend released)-15-17^^-17^(b/r)-15h18p15--15----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------17--17^-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18p15--15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------17--17^(b/r)p15--17--15^-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------17--17--17-15------------------------10^(b/r)-8h10p8/12-|
|----------------------------------17-15/13-13^-------13/10-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------13-15~-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-14^(b/r)h12---15p12--15p12--15p12--12h15p12--12h14p15(play x7 times)-|
|---------------------14------14-----14-----14--------14--------14--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------15^(full)-15^-15-14--------15p14h15p14---------------------------------------|
|-12h14p12--------------------17-15-17-----------15h17p15-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------15h17p15-----15----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------15h17--15h17p15/13h15~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------10--10~-|
|--------15------------------------------------------8~-10-8-10/12--12----|
|---15-17--17-15-13~-13-15-13-----13~-8--8--10~-8-------------------------|
|-18-------------------------15-13-----10-10------10----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------15-15~-------15^(play x5 times)--------15^-15~~--15^(b/r)-----(play x3 times)-|
|-17-15-15h17------17p15---------------------17p15--------------------17-15----------------|
|-----------------------17------------------------17---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
let ring let ring
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----18----18----18----18----18----18--18--18--18--18------------------------|
|-17^---17^---17^---17^---17^---17^-17^-17^-17--17--17^-----17^(b/r)-15-17-15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--17~--/16~--/14~--/12~--/10p9/5~--/4~--/2~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------5~--/3p2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3~~---|
feedback
Play x 2 times after the 2?solo:
(clean tone) After this is the simple rythm:
G D C G D C5
|-3--3------2--2------5--5---| |-3--3------2--2-------------|
|-3--3------3--3------5--5---| |-3--3------3--3------1--1---|
|-0--0------2--2------5--5---| |-0--0------2--2------0--0---|
|-0--0----------------3--3---| |-0--0----------------2--2---|
|-2--2----------------3--3---| |-2--2----------------3--3---|
|-3--3-----------------------| |-3--3-----------------------|
At conclusion play the chorus (with distortion).
for playing song exactly, listen to it from the "Live in Tokyo".
Verse 1
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
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
verse 2
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
chorus
this is the reggae part
G D C
|-----------------------------|
|--12-------10--------8-------|
|--12-------11--------9-------|
|--12-------12--------10------|
|--10-------12--------10------|
|-----------10--------8-------|
Notation used:
h - hammer-on / - slide p - pull-off
^ - bend ~ - vibrato b/r - bending/release
Get this song at:
Copyrights:
Author: Bob Dylan
Composer: ?
Publisher: The David Geffen Company
Details:
Released in: 1988
Language: English
Appearing on: Appetite For Democracy: Live At The Hard Rock Casino - Las Vegas (2014) , Appetite For Destruction - Deluxe Edition (2018)
More info:
- Country: United States
- web.gunsnroses.com/index.jsp
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