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Knocking On Heaven's Door

Track 1Guitar
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Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    Knockin On Heavens Door tab by Guns N' Roses
    1,843,836 views, added to favorites 3,403 times
    Tuning: D# G# C# F# A# D#
    Author Unregistered.
    , last edit by kolya.an [pro] 24,823 on Mar 21, 2016.
    fill 2 (used on intro and verses)
    G5                        D                                         C
e|--3----3--------------|--------------------|2----0--------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--3---------3---------|3--------------3----|----------3---------|3-------------------|-----1--------------|
G|--0--------------0----|----------2---------|---------------2----|-----0--------------|0---------0---------|
D|--0-------------------|-----0--------------|--------------------|-----0h---2---------|---------------2----|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------3----|--------------------|
E|--3-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                    fill 1 (used only in verses)
                                                    G5                        D
e|--0-------------------|--------------------|-----|3-------------------|-----2---------2----|
B|-----------------1----|--------------------|-----|3----3--------------|3----3---------3----|
G|------------0---------|0----0--------------|0----|0----0---------0----|-----2----2---------|
D|-------2--------------|-----0h---2---------|-----|0----0---------0----|-----0----0---------|
A|----------------------|---------------3----|-----|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|-----|3-------------------|--------------------|

                   Am
e|--**-------------**---|--------------------|-----**-------------|--------------------|---------------|
B|------------**---**---|-----**---**--------|--------------------|**------------------|---------------|
G|-------**--------**---|**-------------**---|---------------**---|-----**-------------|**--------**---|
D|-----------------**---|--------------------|**--------**--------|----------**---**---|-----**--------|
A|-----------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------|

    Song goes like this:
    [Intro:]
    Twice with picking fill 2 G5 D C
    Twice just power chords G5 D C
    [Verse 1] (with fill 1)
    G5
    Mamma take this badge from me
    G5
    I can't use it anymore
    G5
    It's getting dark, too dark to see
    G5
    Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
    [Chorus:]
    G5
    Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door,
    C5
    Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
    G5
    Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door,
    C5
    (no lyrics)
    G5
    Ooh, knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
    C5
    Ooh yeah D
    G5   (with fill 2)
    Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door D      C5
    C5   (with fill 1) D5 C                        C5
    Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah (with fill 2) D5 D    C5
    [Solo 1:] (over G D and C chords) fb D5 D D5 fb Am Am ~~~ C C5
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-----**-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--**---**---**---**---|**-------------**---|**---**-------------|---------------**---|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---**-------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                             ~~~
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**------------------|
B|--**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**--------|----------**---**---|-----**-------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

          ~~~                       fb              fb        fb                   fb
e|-------|--------------------|**---**--------**---|**--------**--------|**--------**---**---|
B|-------|**--------**---**---|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                              fb                        ~~~        fb        fb         fb        fb
e|--**---**-------------|**---**--------**---|**---**-------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---**---**---**---|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|**---**---**---**---|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                    [Solo 2:]
                                    b~~~~~~~r
e|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------|**------------------|**---**---**---**---|**---**--------**---|
G|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--**---**-------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|----------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--**---**---**--------|---------------|**---**--------**---|**------------------|**---**-------------|
G|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|---------------|----------**--------|-----**---**---**---|----------**---**---|
A|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|-----------------**---|-----**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|
B|------------**--------|**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-------**-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--**---**---**---**---|**---**-------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|----------**---**---|---------------|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|
G|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|

    ~~                                                                                  ~~   ~~
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|
B|--**--------**---**---|-----**---**---**---|**---**-------------|----------|**---**---**---**---|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|--------------------|

    ~~~~~~         ~     ~              ~
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
B|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
G|-----------------**---|**--------**---**---|**---**---**--------|--------------------|----------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|----------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|

    [Solo 2] (another version) ~~~~ ~~                                       ~~
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-----------------**---|-----**---**--------|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**--------|**---**---**---**---|
G|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-------**-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                         ~~~
e|----------------------|-----|--------------------|----------**--------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|-----|**---**---**---**---|**---**--------**---|**---**---**--------|
G|----------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|
D|----------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                                         ~~~
e|-------**-------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
B|------------**--------|**---**---**---**---|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
G|--**------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|**--------**---**---|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|

e|-------**--------**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|**------------------|
B|--**--------**--------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                    (Hold bend)
e|-------|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**--------|----------**--------|--------------------|
B|-------|--------------------|---------------**---|**---**--------**---|**---**---**---**---|
G|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|-------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                                    ~~
e|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--**---**---**---**---|--------------------|-----|**---**---**---**---|**---**---**---**---|
G|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|-----|--------------------|--------------------|

         ~
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
B|--**---**--------**---|**---**--------**---|-----**---**---**---|--------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
D|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----|

         ~~   ~~~        ~~~                            ~~~  ~~
e|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--**---**-------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------**--------|**--------**---**---|**---**---**--------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|**---**---**--------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------**---|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

                                   h - hammer on
                                   p - pull off
                                   / - slide
                                   ~ - vibrato
                                   b - bend; number in brackets shows the target fret
                                   r - release bend back to initial fret after bend
                                   (n) Ghost note
e|----------------------|--------------------|
B|----------------------|--------------------|
G|----------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|--------------------|
A|----------------------|--------------------|
E|----------------------|--------------------|
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Genres
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1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G B E
Published 28 Oct 2018

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