ROCKET QUEEN

by GUNS 'N' ROSES

A REALLY COOL SONG FROM "APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION"
EXCELLENT GUITARING. WORTH A LISTEN EVEN IF GUNS 'N' ROSES DON't INTEREST YOU!

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ENJOY!!!!

Intro:

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 -------------------------------------4/6--6---9----8\4-4/6---
 -11--11------11-11------4\2-4\2-4\2--2/4--4---7----6\2-2/4---
 -11--11------11-11-------------------------------------------
 -9---9-------9--9--------------------------------------------
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 -11--11---11-11-----4hb-4hb-4hb-4hb-4hb-4hb-r-p2------------
 -11--11---11-11----------------------------------2-3--4/6-6-
 -9---9----9--9----------------------------------------------
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 -7---6\2-2/4--4\2-2\1-1----0-------------------------------
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Main Riff:

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 ------0h1-------------0h1-0h1----
 --0-2------2-0--0-2-2------------

2 first verses riff:

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 ----------4b--r-b-rp2-2--------------4b-r-p2--------2----
 ------------------------4-4---------------------4--------
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If I say I don't need an-y-one,  I can say these things to you

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 -----------------------------------------4qb------------
 --------4hb----4hb-r-p2-2-----------4hb--------4--2-2---
 --------------------------4-2---3h4---------------------
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'Cause I can turn on an-y-one just like I turned on you

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 ----------4-------------------6qb---------------------------6qb--
 ----2--3--4--------------6hb-------6-r----4-*-*-4-4--*-6-6hb---6-
 -4--------4------------------------------------------------------
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I've got a tongue like a ra  -   zor ,           a sweet switch blade knife

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 ---4--6---6-*-*-4b---4--------5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-------------
 -4-4--6---6-*-*---------6-6---4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4---*-*-4--2--
 -----------------------------------------------------------4--2--
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And I can do you favours then you'll do what-ev-er I like...


Chorus Riff:

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 --11--11-*-12-11---------------------9-9-9-10--9----------------------
 --11--11-*-11-11---------------------9-9-9-9---9------9-----2-----4---
 --11--11-*-11-11--11/13-----9---*-*--9-9-9-9---9-*-*--9-----2-----4---
 --9---9----9--9---9-/11-----7---*-*--7-7-7-7---7-*-*--7---0----2----4
 --------------------------------------------------------------------2-

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 --11--11-*-12-11---------------------9-9-9-10--9-----------------------------
 --11--11-*-11-11---------------------9-9-9-9---9------9----------------------
 --11--11-*-11-11--11/13-----9---*-*--9-9-9-9---9-*-*--9--4-2-----------------
 --9---9----9--9---9-/11-----7---*-*--7-7-7-7---7-*-*--7-----4-3-2-0---3-2-0--
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Slide-solo:

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 -2///11----------------------------------------------------
 -2///11----11----/14---14----\11/14---9------9\8--8/11--11-
 -2///11-11-------/14-14------\11/14--9------------8/11-----
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 -13/14-----13/14-------14-----15/16---------14/16-------------16-14~-
 -------14--------14-------14--------16-\14---------14----------------
 --------------------14---------------------------------14/16---------
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 ----------------------------------------------------------17-17-17/21--
 -13/14-13/14----------------------------------------13/17--------------
 -------------14\13-----------14\13--------------14---------------------
 --------------------14--------------14/16-------14---------------------
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 ------------19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19\\\\\\--
 ---17/19----------------------------------------
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Chorus again, then:

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 ------9-----4--6----6--------------------------9---2--4----------------
 ------9-----4--6----6--------------------------9---2--4----------------
 ------7-----2--4----4--------2-4--4------------7---0--2---2-4-4hb-4b-2-
 -0-0--------------------3-4----------3h4--0-0--------------------------


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 --------------9-----4--6----------------------9---9--9-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-
 --------------9-----4--6----------------------9---9--9-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-
 --------------7-----2--4----------------------7---7--7-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-
 -2b-2hb--0-0---------------------0--2b-r---0------------2b--r-0--------------


Last verse, cool riff:

 ----0--------0-------0------0----------0--------0------0-------0---------
 ------9--------7-------5------5---0------9--------7------7-------5-----7-
 -9------9-8-------6------6------6---9------9-8------8-------8-------8----
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 ----0--------0-----------0-------0----------0---------0-------0-----0-0-----
 ------9--------7------5-------------0---------9----------7--------4-----4---
 -9------9-8------6--6------6--4-------6--9------9--8--------4---4---------4-
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Power Chord progression in the last Riff: E5 B5 C#5   E5 A5 B5

Outro:

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 -11b---11b-p9--11b--9-------------------9----11b----r-p9-11b----11br--
 -----------------------11~~--------9h11---11--------------------------
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 ------------------------------------------12b---12---------12b--r---12-
 -9---8h9--8-9-11--------11b--11--11--r-9------------11b--9-------------
 ------------------9-11-------------------------------------------------
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 ------------11hb--r--7----------------14b--14b-p12-14--14b--12---------
 -----------------------7----------------------------------------14-----
 -11hb---9----------------8br-------------------------------------------
 --------------------------------9--------------------------------------
 ----------------------------------9------------------------------------
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 ----------------------12-12-12-----------------14b---14b-p12-14--14b--12-----
 -12-----14--14p12---------------12-14-14p12------------------------------14b-
 ----13-------------13-----------------------13-------------------------------
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 -11-14------------------------9--11--12-11h12p11p9----11----9h11p9----9-
 --------14b-p12----12-----12-----------------------12----12--------12---
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 ----9-------------------------------------------------------------------
 -12---12---10h12p10-9h10p9-10p9p8h9p7--8p7p5--7p5p4-h5-------7h9h10-/12-
 -------------------------------------------------------6h8h9------------
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 -9h12p11p9h12b---12---11-12-11---------------------------11--11hb-----11~~~-
 -------------------------------12-------------------12----------------------
 -------------------------------------11~---11-11~---------------------------
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/ slide down  \ slide up  h hammer-on  p pull-off   ~ left-hand vibrato
b full bend   hb half bend  qb quarter bend  * dead note