'Civil War (btab)' by Guns N Roses - Guitar Tutorial
Gtp chords: Civil War (btab)
Song lyrics:
Intro
Look at your young men fighting...
Gb|------|-----------------------------------------------------
Db|------|-----------------------------------------------------
Ab|------|----7h9-7------------------9--7-7-7------------------
Eb|-12/9-|-0---------3~-----------------------3-2-1-0~---------
^^^^^^^
Fast
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------
Db|------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------
Eb|-3-2--0~-----3-3--0~-----3-2~----0-0--3-3-2-0-0---3-2~------
Verse
My hands are tied... (heavily distorted guitars come in)
Gb|----------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------
Eb|-5-55-5--5-55-5--5-55-5--5-55-5---
Gb|----------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------
Ab|----------------------------------
Eb|-0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3p0-3-3-3-3-3-2--
Gb|-------------------------------------------
Db|-------------------------------------------
Ab|-------------------5-5---------------------
Eb|-0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3-----2-1-0--0-0-00-0-0-0-
^^^^^
Fast
Gb|---------------------------------------------------
Db|---------------------------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------------------------5-5-----
Eb|-3-3p0-3-3-3-3-3-2--0-0-00-0-0-0-3-3-----5~-
Play this twice over the first guitar solo:
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------5-5------
Eb|-0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3p0--3-3-33-3-2--0-0-00-0-0-0--3-3-----2-1-0
And end with:
Gb|------
Db|------
Ab|--5~--
Eb|------
There`s no bass for a few bars at this point. When Axl sings
"So I never fell for Vietnam...", play the following once:
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------
Db|------------------------------------------------------------
Ab|-----------2~----------------------------2~----------3-3-5-5
Eb|-3~-----------------0----0-----3~----------------0----------
Chorus
Play all of this twice:
Gb|--------------------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------------
Ab|---------2--2-2--------7p6p5--7-7--7-7p6p5--
Eb|-3--3-3----------0--------------------------
Gb|--------------------------------------------
Db|--------------------------------------------
Ab|---------2--2-2----------3-3-5-5------------
Eb|-3--3-3----------0-0-0----------------------
Over Slash`s second solo, play the chorus again twice, but replacing
Gb|--------- Gb|-------
Db|--------- Db|-------
Ab|-3-3-5-5- with Ab|-3---5-
Eb|--------- Eb|-------
And ending with this after the second repetition:
Gb|----
Db|----
Ab|----
Eb|-0~-
Look at the blood we`re spilling...
Gb|---------------------------------------------------
Db|---------------------------------------------------
Ab|-------------------------7h9-7---------------------
Eb|-3----0----3--2----0-----------------3-2-0--3--2---
Now play the verse once, then the chorus twice, followed by this
outro played four times:
Outro
Gb|----------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------
Ab|---------2-2-2-2------------------
Eb|-3-3-3-3---------0-00-0-00-0-0----
Gb|----------------------------------
Db|----------------------------------
Ab|---------2-2-2-2---------3-3-5-5--
Eb|-3-3-3-3---------0-00-0-----------
And then end the song on:
Gb|-----
Db|-----
Ab|-----
Eb|-3~--