Guns N' Roses – Nightrain (Bass Tab)
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NIGHTRAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1987 Album APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION)
Transcribed by Stonecrow
Words and Music by Guns N' Roses
Fast Rock Q=148
4/4
[Intro]
W W +W W W W H E E E E +E E E E H
F#|----------|----------|------------|-----------|----------|------|--------------|----------------|
C#|----------|----------|------------|-7\--------|----------|------|--------------|----------------|
G#|----------|-0--------|-(0)--------|-----------|----------|------|--------------|----------------|
D#|----------|----------|------------|-----------|----------|------|--------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3--------|
H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E
F#|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
C#|--------------|----------------|--------4-5---|----------------|--------------|
G#|--------------|----------------|------------0-|-(0)-0-0--------|--------------|
D#|--------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5--------|--------------|----------------|--------3-5-1-|
+E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F#|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-2-0-------------|
C#|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-----2-1-0-------|
G#|----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------3---0-|
D#|-(1)-1-1--------|--------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3--------|--------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------3---|
[1st Verse]
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------4---5---6-|
G#|-(0)-0-0---0-------|-------3-----------|-------------------|-------------------|
D#|-------------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-----5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-2---3---4---|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----7-7---7-5-----|
G#|-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---0-------|-------------------|---------0-----7-0-|
D#|-------------------|-------------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)---------------|
[2nd Verse]
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
F#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
C#|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G#|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|
D#|------------0-3---|------------0-3---|------------0-3---|------------0-3---|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +W +H.. E
F#|------------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
C#|------------------|------------------|------------|--------------|
G#|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------|
D#|------------0-3---|------------------|------------|--------------|
W H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F#|----------|--------------|-------------------|-/2-2-2-2-2-0-----|
C#|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------2---|
G#|----------|--------------|-------------------|----------------0-|
D#|----------|--------5-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|
[3rd Verse]
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G#|-(0)-0-0---0---0-0-|-(0)-0-0---0-------|-------------------|-------------------|
D#|---------0---0-----|---------0---0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +W +H.. E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
G#|-------------------|---------------3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------|
D#|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-----|------------|--------------|
W W W H E E E E
F#|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
C#|----------|----------|----------|--------3-4-5-|
G#|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
D#|----------|----------|----------|--------------|
E E H. +H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F#|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
C#|-(5)-5-5-------|-(5)----5-3-----|-------------------|-----3-4-5-------|
G#|---------------|------------5---|-------------------|-----------------|
D#|---------------|--------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------0-3-5-|
[Chorus]
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----7-7---7-5-----|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------0-----7---|
D#|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-------------5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D#|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----5-6-7-(7)-------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
D#|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-----------0-3-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +W +H.. E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
C#|-------------------|-----------7-5-----|------------|--------------|
G#|-------------------|---------------7-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------2-|
D#|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------|------------|--------------|
[Guitar Solo] 1. 2.
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E
F#|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
C#|o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------o|-----------------|
G#|o-(2)-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|-(2)-0-2-2-2-------|-------------------|-----------------o|-----------------|
D#|--------------------|-------------0-1-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|-(2)-0-2--2----2--|---2---3---4---5-|
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
F#|----------------|------------------|
C#|----------------|------------------|
G#|-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----|
D#|----------------|---------------2--|
+Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G#|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----|
D#|-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|---------------2--|
+Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-------|-----------------|------------------|
G#|-----------------|-------------3-4-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----|
D#|-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---------------|-----------------|---------------2--|
Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G#|-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5--------|
D#|-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------0-1-2--|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E
F#|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
C#|-----4------------|-----2------------|-----4------------|-----2-------------|
G#|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D#|-(2)--------2-1-0-|-(0)--------0-1-2-|-(2)--------2-1-0-|-(0)--------0-1-2--|
E E Q E E E E +E E H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F#|------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
C#|-----4------------|-----2---------|-----------------|------------------|
G#|------------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0--|
D#|-(2)--------2-1-0-|-(0)-----------|-----------------|------------------|
+Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------|
C#|-----------------|-----------------|------------0-2-3-|-(3)--3------------|
G#|-(0)--0--------0-|-(0)--0----------|------------------|-------------------|
D#|-----------------|---------------1-|-(1)--1-----------|------------0-1-3--|
+Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H +E E E E
F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
G#|-----------------|---------------0-|-(0)--0--------3-|-(3)----(3)--------||
D#|-(3)--3--------3-|-(3)--3----------|-----------------|------------0-3-5--||
[Chorus]
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-5--|
[Chorus/Outro]
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----4--5-(5)-6--7--|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-----4--5-(5)-6--7-|-(7)----------------|
D#|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)---------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7----|
D#|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)---------------|---------------5--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------7----|
D#|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------5--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|--7--5--4-(4)------|-------------------|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|--------------7--6-|-(6)-5--4-(4)------|
D#|-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-------------------|--------------7--5-|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
C#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G#|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D#|-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
F#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------*|
C#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------*|
G#|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------*|
D#|-(3)-3-3---3-3-1-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5--*|Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")