Guns N' Roses – Sweet Child O Mine (Bass Tab)
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SWEET CHILD O' MINE (Bassline)
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1987 Album APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION)
Words and Music by Guns N' Roses
Transcribed by Jake Brown
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Medium Rock Q=122
4/4
[Intro]
Gtr I
Wx7 H Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q E E E E E E
Gb|------------|--------------|-------11-(11)--11-12-|-14--16-14-12-11----14-|
Db|------------|--------------|-12-------------------|-----------------12----|
Ab|------------|-----------12-|----------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|------------|--------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +Q. E E E E E +E E E E
Gb|-------12-(12)------|-10-9----10-(10)-9-------|
Db|-10--------------10-|------10-----------10----|
Ab|--------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------|----------------------10-|
H.. a E H.. a E
Gb|------------------|-12----------------|
Db|------------10S12-|------------10S12--|
Ab|-10---------------|-------------------|
Eb|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E Q H Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
Gb|-12-11----12-(12)-11-----|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Db|-------12------------12--|-12-------12\--|---------------|--------4-7-4----|
Ab|-------------------------|---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5----------|
Eb|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|--------------5--|
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E
Gb|---------------|----------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|--------3-2-----|---------------|
Ab|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-----3---|---------------|
Eb|---------------|--------------5-|-3----3-3----3-|
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q
Gb|-----------------|---------------|---------------||
Db|-----3-4-5-------|---------------|-4-7-----5--4--||
Ab|-----------2-3-4-|-5----5-5----5-|-------5-------||
Eb|-3-0-------------|---------------|-----5---------||[1st Verse]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q. E
Gb|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
Gb|----------------||---------------|----------------|
Db|----------------||---------------|----------5-----|
Ab|-3--3-3-3-3-2-0-||---------------|--------------0-|
Eb|----------------||-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-------|
Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
Gb|---------------|---7-----------|---------------|----------------|
Db|---------------|---------5--4--|---------------|----------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5---0-5-------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2--|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E
Gb|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Ab|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---0-0-1-1-1-2-2-|-3----3-3----3-|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. S S E E E E E E E E
Gb|----------------|-------------5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-------||
Db|----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|----------2-3-4-|-5----5-5--------|-----------------||
Eb|-3----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------0-2-3-||
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Db|-----------------|----------------|---------------|--------7-5-4----||
Ab|-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-------5--||
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E Q
Gb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-7-7-7-7-7--------||
Db|-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
Ab|-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-|-5----5-5----5-|------------------||
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------0-3\---||
Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
Gb|---------------|----------7-----|---------------|----------5------|
Db|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-----0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3--------|
Eb|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------0--|
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q
Gb|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---7------------||
Db|---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------5--4---||
Ab|---------------|-----2-0-3-0-4-0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5-----5--------||
Eb|-3----3-3----3-|-3-0-------------|---------------|----------------||[2ND Verse]
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q E E Q. E
Gb|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E
Gb|----------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Db|--------5-3-2---|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Ab|-3----3-------3-|---------------|-------------3-|-5----5-5----5--|
Eb|----------------|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3------|----------------|
E Q. E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E
Gb|---7------7---7-|---------------|---------------|
Db|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Ab|-5------5---5---|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|
Eb|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E
Gb|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
Ab|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---0-0-1-1-1-2-2-|-3----3-3----3-|
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. S S E E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|-------------5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7-------||
Db|---2-3-4-5-------|-----------------|-----------------||
Ab|-----------2-3-4-|-5----5-5--------|-----------------||
Eb|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------0-2-3-||
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|----------7---7--|
Db|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5---5----|
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|[To Coda]
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|-7---7---7---7----||
Db|-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
Ab|-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)---0-|-5----5-5----5-|---5---5---5---5--||
Eb|-----------------|----------------|---------------|------------------||
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q. E E E E
Gb|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|---2----3-3-4-4--|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q
Gb|---------------|-----------------|---------------|----------------|
Db|---------------|---2-3-4-5-------|---------------|-4-7-----5--4---|
Ab|---------------|-----------2-3-4-|-5----5-5----5-|-----5-5--------|
Eb|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E Q
Gb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-2-0---|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------|
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
Gb|---------------|-----------------|
Db|---------------|---2-3-4-5-------|
Ab|---------------|-----------2-3-4-|
Eb|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------|[D.S. al Coda]
Q. E Q. E E S S S S S S S S S S E E
Gb|---------------|----------------------------||
Db|---------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----||
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-------------------------5--||
Eb|---------------|-5--------------------------||
Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q E E +Q E E
Gb|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-5----5-5----5-|-5---------------|-----------------|
Eb|---------------|---0-2-0-3-0-4-0-|-0----0-(0)--0-2-|
Q E E +Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------------|---------------|---7-----7---7---|
Db|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Ab|-3----3-(3)--3-0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5---5-5---5---5-|
Eb|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
Gb|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Db|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab|-----------------|-3----3-(3)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-6---|
Eb|-0----0-(0)--0-2-|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|[Guitar Solo]
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q
Gb||-------------------|------5-(5)-----|------4-(4)-----|
Db||o------2-(2)-------|----------------|----------------|
Ab||o------------------|-3--3--------3--|-2-----------2--|
Eb||--0--0-------0-2-3-|----------------|----------------|
Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E S S
Gb|------2-(2)--------| |-------------------|
Db|------------------o| |---------------4-5-|
Ab|-0----------------o| x4 |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Eb|------------0-3-2--| |-------------------|
E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q E E
Gb|-----------------||------------------|
Db|-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4-||o------2-(2)------|
Ab|-----------------||o-----------------|
Eb|-----------------||--0-----------0-2-|
Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E E E E E Q Q 4x
Gb|----------------|------2-(2)------|------------------||
Db|------5-(5)-----|-----------------|-----------------o||
Ab|----------------|-0-----------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-------o||
Eb|-3-----------3--|-----------------|------------3-----||
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q
Gb||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------||
Db||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------o||
Ab||o------------------|-----------------|-0----0-(0)------|-3-3-3-3-5-----o|| x3
Eb||--0----0-(0)-----2-|-3----3-(3)------|-----------------|------------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
Gb|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5------|
Eb|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------3-3--|
Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E E E E E Q Q
Gb||------------------|----------------|------2-(2)------|----------------||
Db||o------2-(2)------|------5-(5)-----|-----------------|---------------o||
Ab||o-----------------|----------------|-0-----------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-----o||
Eb||--0-----------0-2-|-3-----------3--|-----------------|------------3---|||-3-| |-3-|
Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Gb|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------|
Db|------2-(2)------|------5-(5)------|------2-(2)-----|-------------|
Ab|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-7-5---------|
Eb|-0-----------0-2-|-3-----------3-3-|-0--------------|-----7-6-5-3-|
Q. E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q W H H
Gb|------------------|----------------|----------|-----------|
Db|------2-(2)-------|------5-(5)-----|----------|-----------|
Ab|------------------|----------------|-0--------|-3----5----|
Eb|-0----------0-0-2-|-3-----------3--|----------|-----------|
W +W +H H W
Gb|----------|------------|-------------|------*|
Db|----------|------------|-------------|------*|
Ab|----------|------------|-------------|------*|
Eb|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|------*|[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]
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
[Misc Legend]
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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