Tuning:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Song: Knocking on Heavens Door Artist: Guns N' Roses (Tuning Standerd) *All credit goes to Guns N' Roses and thier publisher(s)* Key: --------------- H -- hammer-on / -- slide P -- pull-off ^ -- half bend ^^ - full bend ~ -- vibrato ---------------- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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). G5 D C -3---3--------------2-0-------|-----------------0--------------------|-------- -3-----3---3------3-----3---3-|----------1--------------1------------|-------- -0-------0------2---------2---|-0------0---0----------0---0-0------0-|-------- -0------------0---------------|-0-2----------2------2-------0-2------|-------- ------------------------------|--H---3-----------------------H---3---|-------- -3----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------- This is the picking for the first line. Again, the picking will vary throughout the song. G5 D Am -3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-----H-------0----------------------| -3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0-1-------------1---------------| -0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--| -0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0-2----2----| ----------------------------------|-0-------------------------H----------| -3--------------------------------|--------------------------------------| Song goes like this: Intro: Twice with picking G5 D C Twice just power chords G5 D C Verse 1 (with picking)

^G5Mamma take ^Dthis badge from ^Amme ^G5I can't use^D it anymor^Ce ^G5It's getting dark,^D too dark to s^Amee ^G5Feels like I'm ^Dknockin' on heaven's doo^Cr

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.)

^G5Knock, knock, ^D5knockin' on heaven's do^C5or, ^C5Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah ^G5Knock, knock, ^D5knockin' on heaven's do^C5or, ^C5(no lyrics) ^G5Ooh, knock, knock, ^D5knockin' on heaven's do^C5or ^C5Ooh yeah ^G5Knock, knock, ^D5knockin' on heaven's do^C5or ^C5Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah

First Guitar Solo G D C ------------------------------------------------------ ----^^---P---------15--^------~~~~~~~~~~~~------------ -12-14-14-12-14-------14-12-12-------------------12--- ------------------------------------------13/14------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ G D C ---------------P------------P--------P------------------15---- 15/17---15---13-12-13/15--13-12---13--12----------12-13----13- -------------------------------------------~~~~~~~------------ -----------------------------------------14------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- G ^^ D ^^ ^^ C --~~~-------15-17--17--17--17--15----------------------------- 12---15/17---------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- G ^^ ^^ D C --20-20-19-20--19-20--20-20-20---~~~~~---------------------------------- -------P-----------------------17------^^----^^------------------------- ---------------------------------------19-19-19-19-^-----^-------------- ---------------------------------------------------19-19-19-19---------- ---------------------------------------------------------------17--17--- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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

Guns N' Roses - Knockin on heavens door(clean)