'Knockin` On Heavens Door' by Guns N Roses - Guitar Tutorial

            
Knockin` on Heaven`s Door
 Guns N` Roses
 Use your illusion II
 
 Tabbed by: Dixie Cup              Guitar solo 2 by:    David Harrison
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 Guitar solo 2 (other version) by:    Menashe Porath
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 Tuned half step down
 
 fill 2 (used on intro and verses)
   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---------------|-0h2----------2------2-------0h2------|
 -------------------|------3---------------------------3---|
 |-3-------------------------------------------------------|
 
 fill 1 (used only in verses)
   G5              D                  Am
 |-3--------------2-------2-0-------|-0-------------0----------------------|
 |-3---3-------3--3-------3-------0-|-1----0h1-------------1---------------|
 |-0---0-----0----2----2-------2----|-2--2-----2---------2---2------0---0--|
 |-0---0-----0----0----0------------|-2----------2-----2-------0h2----2----|
 -----------------------|-0------------------------------------|
 |-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 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         D               Am
 Mamma take this badge from me
 
         (with fill 2)
 G5         D         C
 I can`t use it anymore
 
         (with fill 1)
 G5                D             Am
 It`s getting dark, too dark to see
 
         (with fill 2)
 G5             D                       C
 Feels like I`m knockin` on heaven`s door
 
 Chorus:
 G5            D5                     C5
 Knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door,
 C5
 Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
 G5            D5                     C5
 Knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door,
 C5
 (no lyrics)
 G5                 D5                     C5
 Ooh, knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door
 C5
 Ooh yeah
 G5            D5                     C5
 Knock, knock, knockin` on heaven`s door
 C5
 Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
 
  Solo 1: (over G D and C chords)
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 ---------15fb----------------------------------|
 |-12-14fb-14p12-14---------14-12-12~~~----------------12---|
 -------------------------------13/14-----------|
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 ---------------------------------------------15----|
 |-15/17--15---13p12-13/15--13p12---13p12-----------12-13----13-|
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 ------------------------------14~~~----------------|
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 ---15-17fb--17--17fb--17fb--15----20fb-20p19-20-|
 |12~~~---15/17----------------------------------------------|
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 |-19-20fb--20-20-20------------------------------------------------|
 --------17~~~------------------------------------------|
 --------------19fb-19-19fb-19--------------------------|
 ------------------------------19fb-19-19fb-19----------|
 -----------------------------------------------17--17--|
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  Solo 2:
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 |--19b~~~~~~~r-19---19brp17-19-1717----20-17--20-17br---|
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 -----------------------------16---18b-18p16-|
 |-1517--1517--------1517---------------13--16-----------|
 ------------------------/13-----------------|
 |-----17----19br1719----19br19br17----------------------|
 --------------------------------------------|
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 |-16-18p16-16-20-19-20-22b-20-19-20-22b--20-19-20-22b-22b-22b---------|
 --------------------------------------------------20-22b--|
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 |--20-22br-20-22-22b-20-22-20--20~~---20-19----19br-17-19-17-17--|
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 |-2017--17~~15~~12~~~~~~-----------------------------------------|
 -------------12~--11~---11br-9~---7--5/4-------------|
 -----------------------------------------5-----------|
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    Solo 2 (another version)
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 --20~~~~-20--19~~--19b(20)r19---17-19p17-17~~--20-15b(17)--20---|
 |----17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |-------17------------------------------------------------------------------|
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 ---------------15-----------------------15----------------------|
 |-15b(17)r(15)--13-15-12~~~---15--10b(12)r10----------15----10/12---10/12---|
 ----------------------------------12/14-------------------------|
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 -----15------17/19---17p15h17p15---20p19-20b(22)--20p19-20b(22)-|
 --15----15------------------------------------------------------|
 |-12~~~--14/16--------------------------------------------------------------|
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                                   (Hold bend)
 |20p19-20-22b(24)-22b(24)-----------22--------------------------------------|
 --------------20-22b(24)--22-r22--20--22pb(24)r22b(24)r22-20----|
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 |-20~~-20-19-19b(20)r19--17--19p17--17~---20--15b(17)---20-----15b(17)--13--|
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 |-15-12~~-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 |--------12~~~--11~~~-11b(12)r11/9--9~~~------------------------------------|
 ----------------------------12~~9b(10)r9------------------------|
 ------------------------------------------10--------------------|
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 Notation:
 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