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My Michelle

Guns N' Roses
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
4.7(70)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Fig.1

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------2---------------0---------0----------------------------------|
Gb|------2---2-----------2---------2----------2---------------2---------|
Db|----2-------2---2---2---------4----------4---4-----------4---4-------|
Ab|--4-----------4---3---------2----------4-------4---4---4-------4---4-|
Eb|-------------------------------------2-----------2---2-----------2---|

w/Fig.1

eb|-9--8--7---5--|---9-8-7-5---5-5--5-5-5-5---5-5--9---9-9-9---8-8-8--0--7-7-7--0-5-|
Bb|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-9--8--7---6--|---9-8-7-6---6-6--6-6-6-6---6-6--9---9-9-9---8-8-8--0--7-7-7--0-6-|
Db|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff A

eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-4--/4--3-2-3p2-0-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------2-2-2-0-2-5~~~--5-0-1-2-0-2-|

Fig.2

eb|------------------------------------------|
Bb|-6--6-5--4--2---------------2--x----------|
Gb|-6--6-5--4--2---------------2--x----------|
Db|-6--6-5--4--2--4--4--4-2-4--2--x-2-4--x-x-|
Ab|-4--4-3--2-----4--4--4-2-4-------2-4--x-x-|
Eb|---------------------------------0-2------|

/-Riff B--------------------------\

eb|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------| |----------------------|
Ab|-8--8-7--6-4-6-4-----------4~~-4-----| |-8--8-7--6-7-6-4--4hb-|
Eb|-----------------6-6-6-4-6-------5-6-| |----------------------|

[Verses: 1, 2, 3] (x2)

eb|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
Gb|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
Db|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-x-2-|-6-6---6-6-5-5-x-4-4-----------------------|
Ab|-4-4---4-4-3-3-x-2-x---|-4-4---4-4-3-3-x-2-2--4-4-4-5-4-(4)/-------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------------------(19)\-|

Chorus

D5 E5 B5 C#5 E5 A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5

well well well you just can't tell, well well well my Michelle

W/Riff A & Fig.2

fbr = full bend release

hbr = half bend release Fill 4

eb|---------------------------|   |-----------5-------5------------------|
Bb|-4-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-hbr-|   |---------5---5-8fb---8-5--------------|
Gb|-4-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-fbr-|   |-7fb-(7)-----------------7fbrp5-7-5---|
Db|---------------------------|   |------------------------------------7-|
Ab|---------------------------|   |--------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------|   |--------------------------------------|

[Verse 2] (x2)

D5 E5(7) B5 C#5 E5(7) A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5

well well well you just can't tell, well well well my Michelle

^

|

w/Fill 4 (2nd time)--

E5(7) D5 A5 B5 G5 E5

everyone needs love you know that it's true

E5(7) D5 A5 B5

someday you'll find someone that'll fall in love with you

E5(7) D5 A5 B5 G5 E5

but oh the time it takes, when you're all alone

E5(7) D5 A5 B5

someday you'll find someone that you can call your own but 'til then you better

w/Fig.2

Solo

eb|---------------------------------7---7--------------7--------------|
Bb|-16hb-16hb-16-16---------------7---7----10fb~~~~~~~---10p9-9b(1½)--|
Gb|-16fb-16fb-16-16p14----14----------------------------------9b(1½)--|
Db|--------------------16----16~~-------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-7--------------7------------0-----------------------------------------|
Bb|---10-------------10-----------0---------------------------------------|
Gb|------r9(3/4)--------r9(3/4)-------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
Ab|-----------------------------------10b(2)rb(2)rb(2)rb(2)r~~~-7fb---7fb-|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------0---5fbr--5--5--(5)~~~~~~-|
Ab|-7-5----------------------------2---4hb----------------------------|
Eb|-----7--5-4-3---3fb--3~~~~-5fb----5--------------------------------|

[Verse 3] (x3)

D5 E5(7) B5 C#5 E5(7) A5 D5 C#5 B5 A5 G5 A5

well well well you just can't tell, well well well my Michelle

G#5 A5 G#5 A5 G#5 A5 C5\ %

my my my Mi - chelle / x1

eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4fbrp2------------2-|
Db|-------4p2p0-------4p2p0-------4p2p0--------4p2p0------0-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|

Mi -chelle!___

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| x Dead note

| (n) Ghost note

| p Pull-off

| r Release

| / Slide up

| ~ Vibrato

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