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Slash Ft. Chris Cornell - Promise. [FEBRUARY, 2016] " Play In 1/2 down tune aka Eb tuning for the studio version with chris or play it in standard for the live version with myles " I love this song and I'll show you how to play it correctly through my eyes. Play this on an acoustic guitar with a cut away, restring it with a light gage electric set. D'Addario NYXL 09|42 Electrics is what I use for my Unique 80's acoustic tone on my Modified YamahaFGX700SC. The song is composed in E standard / E A D G b e / The Song Consists of these Chords. |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| v v v | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --3-- --5-- --5-- --8-- --x-- | | --5-- --5-- --5-- --5-- --5-- | --3-- --5-- --6-- --8-- --5-- | | --6-- --6-- --6-- --6-- --5-- | --1-- --3-- --6-- --6-- --5-- | | --8-- --5-- --4-- --6-- --7-- | --x-- --x-- --4-- --x-- --3-- | | | | | | | | | | | | | Cm | D# | D#/G# | A#/D# | G | A#5 | C5 | G#5 | D#5 | G5 | The Song Consists of these Two Melodies. [MELODY #1] b = bend rb = release bend. ~ = vibrato |--------------------------------------------------------| x1 | Cm D# | |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------------------------|--------------------------| | |--------5--8--5-----------|-----------5-----3--------| | |-----6-----------6--8--6--|-----3--6-----6-----6-----| | |--8-----------------------|--5--------------------5--| | | | D#/G# A#/D# | ---------------------------|--------------------------| | ---------------------------|--------------------------| | ---------------------------|--------------------------| | -----------5-----5b--rb----|--------5-----------------| | -----3--6-----6---------6--|-----6-----6--8--5-----5--| | --4------------------------|--6-----------------7----8| | | |--------------------------------------------------------| | x1 [MELODY #2] Octave | Cm D# | |---------------------------|--------------------------| | |---------8-11-8------------|----------8----6----------| | |------8----------8--10--8--|-----5--8----8---8--5-----| | |--10-----------------------|--7-----------------------| | |---------------------------|--------------------------| | |---------------------------|--------------------------| | | D#/G# A#/D# | -----------------------|----------------------------| | ----------8---8b-rb----|--------8---6---------------| | -----5--8---8-------8--|-----8----8---7--4--5/7--5~~| | --6--------------------|--8-------------------------| | -----------------------|----------------------------| | -----------------------|----------------------------| | | |--------------------------------------------------------| Optional: There is a short bass intro before the song starts. Iv re-composed it into a few short chords. " Listen closely to the first 00:10 *seconds* of the track " Pre-intro |------------------------------------|-------------------------------| | Sustain these chords | Electric break before intro | | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|-------------- | " After the Electric break | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|--PLAY-------- | you can Either play the | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|--INTRO------- | melodies or you can play | --5-- --1-- --1-- --5-- --x-- | --6--6--5---|---HERE------- | the chords " | --6-- --3-- --3-- --6-- --5-- | --6--6--5---|-------------- | | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --7-- | --4--4--3---|-------------- | | D# | Cm | Cm | D# | Bm | G# G# G | | |--------------------------------------------------------------------| [Pre-intro] D# ... Cm ... Cm ... D ... Bm ... G# G# G |-------------------------------------------| [INTRO]: Cm D# D#/G# A#/D# G |Note: " You can play these chords as | | Instructed before or you can play | [Melody #1] | Play them as basic bar chords! "c: | |-------------------------------------------| [Melody #2] | Listen closely to the song before | | playing the song, It also helps if| Cm D# | you play along in parts. | The first time I ever saw you |-----------------------------------|

You had that^D#/G# far away look in your eyes^A#/D# ^G ^CmAnd heaven's eyes shined down upon y^D#ou

And the ^D#/G#whole room filled up with ^A#/D#light ^G

^CmNow the cruel world it's gonna try and ^D#change you Try to ^D#/G#hang you up and mess with your ^A#/D#pride ^G

^CmNow the rich they just try to ^D#chain you ^D#/G#You got to keep your fire ^A#/D#burning in^Gside

[CHORUS]

^A#5Promise me, ^C5you won't let them, ^G#5put out your fire ^D#5Put out your ^G5fire

^A#5Promise me, ^C5you won't let them, ^G#5put out your fire ^A#5Put out your ^D5fire

[Melody #2]

^CmNow sometimes the world tries to ^D#slap you And it ^D#/G#seems to love watching you ^A#/D#fall ^G

^CmI won't lie to you, it's gonna ^D#happen You got to^D#/G# pick yourself up and move ^A#/D#on ^G

[CHORUS]

^A#5Promise me, ^C5you won't let them, ^G#5put out your fire ^D#5Put out your ^G5fire

^A#5Promise me, ^C5you won't let them, ^G#5put out your fire ^A#5Put out your ^D5fire |----------------------------| [SOLO] Dm A# F E x2 | see detailed rhythm guitar | | at bottom including solo | | remember that a little bit | Cm D# D#/G# A#/D# G | of the solo runs into the | Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight? | refrain" which star will I"| | which takes place up until | Cm D# D#/G# A#/D# G " slide down " | the A# chord. | Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight? |----------------------------|

[CHORUS]

^A#5Promise me, ^C5you won't let them, ^G#5put out your fire ^D#5Put out your ^G5fire

^A#5Promise me, ^C5you won't let them, ^G#5put out your fire ^A#5Put out your ^D5fire

^A#5Promise me! (^C5Why don't you?) ^G#5Promise me! ^D#5(Why don't ^G5you?)

^A#5Promise me! (^C5Why don't you?) ^G#5Promise me! ^D#5(Why don't ^G5you??)

[Melody #1] [Melody #2] [Pre Intro] [END.] Solo! " Thanks Mungumbi " [LEAD] E||---------------------------|------------------------------| B||---------------------------|------------------------------| G||---------------------------|------------------------------| D||-----------3b---------5b~--|---------3-5---3~---------3---| A||--3b~----------------------|-------------5-------3h-5---5-| E||---------------------------|------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--6b------6-5-6-5-6-5---5-------| ----------------------5~----7-5-|----------------------7---7b----| --3s-5p-3----5-3-5s-7-----------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------------|--------------------------------| --------------------------10----|---------------13p-10-------------------------| -----------------------------10-|--13------------------------------------------| ---------7-6-7-7s---12b---------|-----12b--------------10b--------10-12----10~-| --------------------------------|------------------------------12-------12-----| --------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| --------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------11-10-11-10----10-11-13----10-11-10----10-13-| ------------------------12-14---------------12----------12----------12-------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------8-13-12-13-12-10-12-------------------------------------------| --8-10-11---------------------13-13-15-13-15-13-15-13b---------------13-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| [RHYTHM] " play this or play the solo, this part is played behind slash soloing in the song " E||-----------------------------|----------------------------| B||-----------------------------|----------------------------| G||-----------------------------|----------------------------| D||--------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----| A||--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--| E||-----------------------------|----------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| --------0----0---0----0-----|--------(7)----(7)---(7)----(7)-----| --1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0--| -----------------------------|----------------------------| -----------------------------|----------------------------| -----------------------------|----------------------------| --------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----| --5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--| -----------------------------|----------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| ----------------------------|------------------------------------| --------0----0---0----0-----|--------(7)----(7)---(7)----(7)-----| --1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0--| " Which star will I be thinking of tonight? " --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------|| ------------5-------5-------5-------5-------|| --(6)--(6)--6--(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--6--(6)--|| ---8----8---8---8--(8)--8--(8)--8---8---8---||

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