Slash – Not For Me (Guitar Tab)

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From 'Apocalyptic Love' tabbed by jjhand Slash has some awesome songs on the new CD. "Not for Me" has great lyrics about beating drug addiction and renewing ones life, but also has great southern rock inspired rhythm riffs and nice soloing as well. Please comment/rate the tab. [Intro]

    Rhythm Guitar holds chords shown    
Eb|-------------|--------5~-----|-------------|-------3~----|-------------|
Bb|-7--8pbr7----|-6~-----8b10~--|-5---b6r5----|-4~----6b8~--|-3--b4r3-----|
Gb|-7-------7---|-8b10~---------|-5--------5--|-6b8~--------|-3-------3---|
Db|-7---------7-|---------------|-5----------5|-------------|-3---------3-|
Ab|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Eb|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

  | Rhythm
  |  C#5          C#m             B5            Bm            A5
Eb|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Bb|-------------|-6-------------|-------------|-4-----------|-------------|
Gb|-7-----------|-7-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|
Db|-7-----------|-7-------------|-5-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|
Ab|-5-----------|-5-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-1-----------|
Eb|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Eb|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-2~----6~-----|-6~~~---8~~~--|
Gb|-4b6~--8b10~--|-8b10~--10b12~| turn down guitar volume in last bar
Db|--------------|--------------|
Ab|--------------|--------------|
Eb|--------------|--------------|

  | Am             E5     F#5
Eb|--------------|--------------|
Bb|-2------------|--------------|
Gb|-3------------|--------------|
Db|-3------------|-3------5-----|
Ab|-1------------|-3------5-----|
Eb|--------------|-1------3-----|

[Verse Acoustic Part]

      Slight rhythm changes throughout (0:23 -1:01)
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
Bb|---------------|-------------0-|-1-------------|----------------------|
Gb|-0-------------|-2-----2-2-2-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0-|----------------------|
Db|-4-----4-4-5-4-|-3-----3-3-3-3-|-0h2---2-2-3-2-|-1---1--0---0---------|
Ab|-5-----5-5-5-5-|-3-----3-------|-3-----3-3-3-3-|-1---1--1---1---1p0---|
Eb|---------------|-1-------------|---------------|--------------------3-|

"Dirty Sunrise creeping in, Broken bottles, gilled within, The room is black, The blinds are drawn" "I don't remember anything, What I've done, where I've been. Another night has come and gone" [Chorus]

Eb|-2-----2-2-3-2-x-x-|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-3-----3-3-3-3-x-x-|-1--------------|-1---------------|---------------------|
Gb|-2-----2-2-2-2-x-x-|-2------2-0-----|-0---------------|---0-------3---------|
Db|-------------------|-3----------3---|-0h2---3p2-2-0h2-|-1---1---0-----------|
Ab|-------------------|-3----3-------3-|-------------3---|-1-----1-1---1-1-0---|
Eb|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------3-|
  "This is Not for Me, no...." 4x

"Anymore"

  Heavy Distorted Guitar on last Chorus Repeats (Deeper chords with PMs)
Eb|---------------|-1--------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Bb|-3-------------|-1--------------|-1---------------|---------------------|
Gb|-2-----2-2-2p0-|-2------2-0-----|-0---------------|---0-----3--3--------|
Db|-0-----0-0-0---|-3----------3---|-0h2---3p2-2-0h2-|-1---1---3-----------|
Ab|-0-------------|-3----3-------3-|-3-----3---3-3---|-1-----1-1-----1-0---|
Eb|---------------|-1--------------|-----------------|-------------------3-|

Repeat Verse and Chorus, Chorus ending bar is repeated once Lyrics: "The devil smiles and laughs at me, Says you'll be back, just wait and see, You know I've heard this all before, And I say, You can keep your high life in the hills, Your cocaine lies and whiskey thrills, I don't need you anymore, This is not for me, no, This is not for me, no, This life is not for me, no, This is not for me, no, Oh oh oh" [Bridge] Lead Guitar (Rhythm plays along with chords)

    E5                        B5
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------1----|--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------0h2-2p0-|-0--0--0--0--0--x----0----|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--x--------|-2--2--2--2--2--x-0h2-2p0-|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--x--------|-3--3--3--3--3--x---------|
Eb|-1--1--1--1--1--x--------|---------PM---------------|
"The only thing that makes me whole again"

    F#          PM             Amaj7 
Eb|-------------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------2-------------|
Db|-0---0---0---------------|-3---3---------------|
Ab|-2---2---2-----2h3p2---0-|-1---1---------1p0---|
Eb|-3---3---3---3-------3---|-------------------3-|
 "Is to stand right here before you in the sun, oh,"

    E5                        B5
Eb|-------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------1----|--------------------------|
Gb|-----------------0h2-2p0-|-0--0--0--0--0--x----0----|
Db|-3--3--3--3--3--x--------|-2--2--2--2--2--x-0h2-2p0-|
Ab|-3--3--3--3--3--x--------|-3--3--3--3--3--x---------|
Eb|-1--1--1--1--1--x--------|---------PM---------------|
   "I'll keep running til the very end,"

    F#        PM             Amaj7 
Eb|----------------------|---------------------|
Bb|----------------------|---------------------|
Gb|----------------------|-2-------------------|
Db|-0----0---------------|-3-------------------|
Ab|-2----2--------3p2--0-|-1-------------------|
Eb|-3----3-----3-3---3---|---------------------|
  "For the life I've lived is not the life I want."

Play Intro Again with Rhythm guitar strumming the chords in 8ths Solo Continues, Rhythm plays chords shown, similar to chorus

    C#5                             E5
Eb|------10____-10----------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|--------13__---13---------10---|---------13------10-13------------|
Gb|-12b14-----------b14r12-10-----|-10~~----12b14--------b14r12-10---|
Db|----------------------------12-|------12-----------------------12-|
Ab|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

    B5                                D5       A5
Eb|------------------13-12----------|----------10~~~~-13-10--10-----------------|
Bb|-----------------------13--11-13-|-11~~~~~--13b15~----------13p10------------|
Gb|-12b14-10-12~-10-----------------|-13b15~~-----------------------12b14-12-11-|
Db|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

    C#5                         E5
Eb|-----13--15b17---15-14-----|-13----15b17---15b17r15-13h15-|
Bb|-15----15-------------15---|-----15-----------------------|
Gb|------------------------14-|------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|------------------------------|

    B5                          D5      A5                 C#5
Eb|-13--12---13--12-----------|-11~-----10~---13---13----|-13~~~~----|
Bb|-------13-------13---11h13-|-14b16~--13b15~--b15--b15-|-b15~~~----|
Gb|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------|

Final Verse (Distortion used in last bar)

Eb|-2-----------|-1------------|-0---------|------------------|
Bb|-3-----------|-3------------|-1---------|------------------|
Gb|-------------|--------------|-----------|-8--8-------------|
Db|-------------|--------------|-----------|-8--8-------------|
Ab|-------------|--------------|-----------|-6--6-------------|
Eb|-------------|--------------|-----------|-------6~--6-5-3--|

"Dirty sunrise creeping in, Broken bottles, gilled within, In a place I don't belong" Play Chorus Again 2x [Outro Solo]

  *Played over Chorus
Eb|-10-------13~---14-13-----|-13----15b17--pb17-15-12h13-|
Bb|---13b15-------------15---|----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------14-|----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
  "Anymore               yeah"

Eb|-12~-----15~---15-13-11h13-|-10-----10~~~~------------------|
Bb|------13-------------------|-13b15--13b15~~-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------|----------------pb14r12p10------|
Db|---------------------------|--------------------------12p10-|
Ab|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|--------------------------------|
"You can keep your life, I don't want anymore,        yeah"

Eb|------------10--10--10--10-|-----------------10--13-10~~-|
Bb|-------10-pb15-b15-b15-b15-|----------/10-13-------------|
Gb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-12~~----------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
"I'm gonna leave it all behind yeah (2x)"

Eb|------10-13p12-13p12-10---|-10~~~~~~~~------------------|
Bb|-----------------------13-|-13b15~~~~~-13b15r13p10------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----------------------12p10-|
Db|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
 "I don't want no more, don't want no more"

Eb|-15-15-13~~~--------13----|-18~-18~-18~~~~--20----|
Bb|--------------13-15----15-|-----------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|-----------------------|
Db|--------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-----------------------|
 "Yeah yeah yeah."

Ending:

  Lead
Eb|-20b22~~---------15-|-14~~~~~~-----------|
Bb|--------------------|--------------------|
Gb|--------------------|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|--------------------|
Ab|--------------------|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|

  | Rhythm (2 parts, notes ring out)
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|
Bb|------------------3-|--------------------|
Gb|-7--------0h2p0-----|-2------------------|
Db|-7--------------4---|--------------------|
Ab|-5------------------|--------------------|
Eb|--------------------|--------------------|