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Performed by: Guns N' Roses. Composed by: Bob Dylan, Yasmeen.
This song is published by SUMMER MUSIC and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Knockin on Heavens Door
by
Guns n'Roses
Tabbed by Imran Sajjad and Mark Balfour
Note: These tabs are all copied from ear and have not been copied from sheet music or anyone
else's submitted tabs. If you find any mistake (i didnt find any after 10 look-throughs) mail
me at dal_roti13@hotmail.com . The lower tab riffs in solo#2 are for the background guitar to
play. A great song from Bob Dylan and a good performance by Guns N Roses. Have fun playing it.
Tuning:
Background Guitar: standard (EADGBe) for everything except lead in solos
Soloist Guitar: standard (EADGBe) for lead in solos(top line). This person sings.
Chords used:
* EADGBe
F#5 244xxx
C#5 446xxx
B5 224xxx
Articulation:
Hammer on: h
Pull off: p
Slide: s
Bend: b
Vibrato: v
Hold note: ~
Mute: x
Harmonic: '
Intro:
e-|----2--------|-------------|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4------|--4----4-----|------2---2--|-----6p4-----|-------------|
G-|--------3----|--------6-6--|--4-4---4-3h4|--------3----|----6---6-6--|-----3p1-----|
D-|--4----------|--6------6---|--4--4--4----|--4----------|---6-----6---|----4---4-2h4|
A-|--4----------|--4----------|------2------|--4----------|--4----------|---2---------|
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|
e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|
A-|--4~---------|--4~---------|--2~--2221222|--4~---------|--6~---------|--2~---------|
E-|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~-2-------|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~1h2-2p1-2|
Verse 1:
e-|----2--------|-------------|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4------|--4----4-----|------2---2--|-----6p4-----|-------------|
G-|--------3----|--------6-6--|--4-4---4-3h4|--------3----|----6---6-6--|-----3p1-----|
D-|--4----------|--6------6---|--4--4--4----|--4----------|---6-----6---|----4---4-2h4|
A-|--4----------|--4----------|------2------|--4----------|--4----------|---2---------|
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|
e-|----2--------|-------------|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4------|--4----4-----|------2---2--|-----6p4-----|-------------|
G-|--------3----|--------6-6--|--4-4---4-3h4|--------3----|----6---6-6--|-----3p1-----|
D-|--4----------|--6------6---|--4--4--4----|--4----------|---6-----6---|----4---4-2h4|
A-|--4----------|--4----------|------2------|--4----------|--4----------|---2---------|
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|
There are four lines and one tab riff is for two of them.
Chorus:
e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|
A-|--4~---------|--4~---------|--2~--2221222|--4~---------|--6~---------|--2~---------|
E-|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~-2-------|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~1h2-2p1-2|
e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|
A-|--4~---------|--4~---------|--2~--2221222|--4~---------|--6~---------|--2~---------|
E-|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~-2-------|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~1h2-2p1-2|
Solo 1:
e-|----------------9-------------|-------9h11-9~----------9~-------------|--------9---------|
B-|-----11p9-11'-9---11p9--------|---------------12p11-12----12~-11------|--11h12---12-11~--|
G-|--11------11-----------11-11--|--8h11---------------------------------|------------------|
D-|------------------------------|----------------------------------13~--|------------------|
A-|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|
e-|--------16h18-16~-h18-h18-----|--19h21-19-18-19-18-19h21-19-18-19-18------|
B-|--16-19-------------------19--|-------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------20~--|
D-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
e-|---------------------------14~--|
B-|--16p14h16p14-------------------|
G-|--------------15p13h15p13-------|
D-|--------------------------16----|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|
Verse 2:
Play like verse 1.
[Chorus]
Solo 2:
e-|--12s14~-13v-13h14p13p11-13p11----11--|--14p11-14p11-9h11-------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------14-----|-------------------9h11--|------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--8-6---8~--8p6-8p6-----|
A-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------9-------------9~--|
E-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
| | | |
e-|--------------------------------------|--------------------14p11-14p11-----14p11-14p11---|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-----4~--6~--------------4~-----------|--4~----4~---------4~----|--------6~----------4~--|
A-|-----4~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------4~----|--------4~----------2~--|
E-|-----2~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------2~----|--------4~----------2~--|
e-|--------14p11-16h18-16p14-16p14--|-19p18-19h21~-19-18-19-21~-19-18-19-21h23-21h23-21-----|
B-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------21--|
G-|--11-13--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
e-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------6~-------------------4~---------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------4~-------------------2~---------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------2~------------4~-------------------2~---------|
e-|--19b-21-19s18-18-21p19p18-18--|--13h14~-14p13v-13h14p13p11-13p11~-14p11~14p11~----11------|
B-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------14----11~--|
G-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| | |
e-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----6~----------------4~---------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----4~----------------2~---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|-----2~-----4~----------------2~---------------------------|
e-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|------11~--------11-------------4-3----|
D-|----------15~-15----15p13~--11~---4~---|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
| |
e-| Palm mute... |
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------|
D-|--44------66------6s44-------4---444---|
A-|--44-4----44-4----4s22-2----22-2-222-2-|
E-|--22--2---44--4---4s22--2---22-2-222---|
Use this last riff (the lower one only) for the Phone call part and the chorus without music.
I know that this is not right for the chorus but the notes of the piano were too muffled and
were dominated by the vocals. Then play the normal chorus twice and then end with this.
Outro:
e-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
B-|-----------------------2~--|-drums-|--2-4p2x--|
G-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
D-|--4~-------4~--------------|-drums-|----------|
A-|--4~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|
E-|--2~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|
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so instead od F#5 it's G5.....
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