Bob Dylan – Knockin On Heavens Door (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
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Title: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2, optionally for brightness
Tempo: Q=130, Time: 4/4, Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes.
Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the 6th string bass with thumb-fretting as appropriate.
[Intro] D + + A + + Em + + + + E|-2------------------------|-0------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------| B|------------------3-------|------------------2-------|------------------0-------|------------------0-------| G|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------| D|------0---------------0---|------2---------------0---|------2---------------2---|------2---------------2---| A|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------| D + + A + + G + + + + E|-2------------------------|-0------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|------------------3-------|------------------3--p2---|-0----------------0-------|------------------0-------| G|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------| D|------0---------------0---|------2---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---| A|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-3------------------------|-3------------------------| D + + A + + G + + + + E|-2------------------------|-0------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| B|------------------3-------|------------------3--p2---|-3----------------3-------|------------------0-------| G|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------| D|------0---------------0---|------2---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---| A|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------| E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-3------------------------|-3------------------------| D + + G + + D + + + + E|-2------------------------|-3----------------2--p0---|-2------------------------|--------------------------| B|------------------3-------|--------------------------|------------------3-------|------------------3-------| G|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------2---------------|----------2---------------| D|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---| A|-0------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------| E|--------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| [Verse] D A + + Em + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------3----|------------------0--------|------------------0--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------| Mama take this badge off of me Mama put my guns in the ground D A + + G + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------| I can't use it any- more I can't shoot them any- more D A + + Em + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------3----|------------------0--------|------------------0--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------| It's getting dark, too dark to see That long black cloud is comin' down D A + + G + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------|----------------------3----|-3----------------3--------|------------------3--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------| I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door I feel I'm knockin on heaven's door [Chorus] D A + + Em + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------| B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------| Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door D A + + G + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|-0--------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------| Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door D A + + Em + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------| B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------| Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door D A + + G + + + + E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-3----------------3--------|------------------3--------| G|---------------------|---------------------------|-0--------0----------------|----------0----------------| D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----| A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------| E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------| Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
[Reprise] as Chorus (see above)
[Outro]
D + + A + + G + +
E|---------------------|-2-------------------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-5b---3----5b---3----|-2----------------3--------|-2----------------2--------|-3----------------3--------|
G|---------------------|----------2----------------|----------2----------------|-0--------0----------------|
D|-----------0---------|------0---------------0----|------2---------------2----|------0---------------0----|
A|---------------------|-0------------0------------|-0------------0------------|--------------2------------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|
Oo- oo- ooh - oo- ooo************************************
| b Bend
| p Pull-off
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