Knocking On Heavens Door Solo Guitar Tabs by Guns N Roses

b :  bend
rb:  release bend
sl:  slide
~~:  vibrato

I'm sure that my version of the Solos is 100% right.If I play it to the CD,
I can't hear any difference. Please note that Slash's guitar is tuned half
a step down!

First Solo:

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------15------------------------------15sl 17-15~~-13-12-----
G-12--14b(16)rb14p 12-14---14b(16)rb14-12-12----------12------------------------
D---------------------------------------------12sl 14---------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e-------------------------------15------------15-17b(19)rb17-17b(19)-17~~-------
B-13b(15)-13p 12-13-12----12-13----13-12sl-17-----------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------14~~-----------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e-20b(22)rb20--20-19-20-19-20b(22)--20-19-20-20---------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------17-~~--17b(19)rb17b(19)rb17----
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G-14b(16)rb14b(16)rb14-----------
D----------------------12-12~~~~~          
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------


Second Solo:
                                                               hold note
e-------12-15-14b(15)-14~~--14b(15)rb14p12-14-12-12~~-------12-15---------15----
B-13--13---------------------------------------------15b(17)-------15b(17)------
G---12--------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                   hold bend
e---------------------------15-------------------------15-----------------------
B-15b(17)rb15-13-15-----------15-------------------------15--15-------15--------
G-------------------14b(16)------14b(16)rb14--12--14~--------14b(16)--14b(16)---
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e-----------------15---17b(19)--17b(19)rb17-15-17-15---20-19-20-20b(22)--20-19-
B---------------15--15----------------------------------------------------------
G-12~~--14sl 16-----------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                            hold bend  hold note
e-20-20b(22)--20-19-20-22b(24)-22b(24)-22--------------22-----------------------
B-----------------------------------------20-22b(24)------22b(24)rb22-22~~------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e---------15--------------------------------15--15------------------------------
B-19b(20)---19~~--19b(20)rb19---17-19p17-17---17--17p15---15--------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------17---16b(17)rb16--------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------



e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-sl 12-11-11b(12)rb11p9-9---9sl 7--5p4-----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------5~~~~-----------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Have fun!

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