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Song
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RECKLESS LIFE
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1988 Album G N' R LIES)
Transcribed by andrew88
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Intro
4/4
Both Guitars
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E S Q.
|-----------------------------|----2-------------| |-----------------------------|----3-------------| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----2---5---5-----| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---5---5-----| |-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|--------3---3-----| |-------3--------------3------|------------------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E S Q.
|-----------------------------|----3---2---2-----| |-----------------------------|----3---3---3-----| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---2---2-----| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---0---0-----| |-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|----2-------------| |-------3--------------3------|----3-------------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E S Q.
|-----------------------------|---2-------------| |-----------------------------|---3-------------| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---2---5---5-----| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---5---5-----| |-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|-------3---3-----| |-------3--------------3------|-----------------|
S S S E S S S S S S E S E E Q. E Q.
|-----------------------------|---3---2---------| |-----------------------------|---3---3---------| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---2---------| |----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---0---------| |-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|---2-------------| |-------3--------------3------|---3-------------|
Verse
W H H W H H
|----------2--------|----------3----2----| |----------3--------|----------3----3----| |-2--------2----5---|-2--------0----2----| |-2--------0----5---|-2--------0----0----| |-0-------------3---|-0--------2---------| |-------------------|----------3---------|
W H H W H E E E E
|----------2--------|----------3----2--------| |----------3--------|----------3----3--------| |-2--------2----5---|-2--------0----2---7-5--| |-2--------0----5---|-2--------0----0---7-5--| |-0-------------3---|-0--------2--------5-3--| |-------------------|----------3-------------|
Pre-Chorus
Gtr I
H. E E H S. E E E H. E E H E Q
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4-----------2-4-5----(5)---5-7-5-----|-4---------2-4-5-----7----------| |-4-----------2-4-5----(5)---5-7-5-----|-4---------2-4-5-----7----------| |-2-----------0-2-3----(3)---3-5-3-----|-2---------0-2-3-----5----------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| PM PM PM PM PM PM PM|
| Q E S E S S Q S Q E S E S E E E Q E S E S E Q Q S S E E
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-4---4-x-4-x-4-4-5-5---5--x-5-x-5-7-5-|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4--5--5-5-5-7----| |-4---4-x-4-x-4-4-5-5---5--x-5-x-5-7-5-|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4--5--5-5-5-7----| |-2---2-x-2-x-2-2-3-3---3--x-3-x-3-5-3-|-2---2-x-2-x-2-2--3--3-3-3-5----| |--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Repeat Intro then play Verse and Pre-chorus again.
Chorus
W H Q Q W H Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-7--------5-------5-|-7--------5-------5--| |-7--------5----5--5-|-7--------5----5--5--| |-5--------3----5--3-|-5--------3----5--3--| |---------------3----|---------------3-----|
W H Q Q W E S E S E S E S E E
|--------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------| |-7--------5-------5-|-7--------5-------5-------5----| |-7--------5----5--5-|-7--------5---5---5---5---5-5--| |-5--------3----5--3-|-5--------3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5--| |---------------3----|------------x-3-x---x-3-x---3--|
Chords behind guitar solo
E S E S S S E. E. E E Q. E. Q.
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4---4-|-x-7----2---2-----| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4---4-|-x-7----2---2-----| |-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2---2-|-x-5----0---0-----| |----------------------|------------------|
E S E S S S E. E. E. E Q. E. Q.
|----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x------2---2-----| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-5----2---2-----| |-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--0--|-x-5----0---0-----| |----------------------|---3--------------|
E S E S S S E. E. E E Q. E. Q.
|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--4-|-x-7----2--2-----| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2-|-x-7----2--2-----| |-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--2-|-x-5----0--0-----| |---------------------|-----------------|
E S E S S S E. E. E. E Q. E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-----------------| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-5---------------| |-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--0--|-x-5----0-1-2-3----| |----------------------|---3---------------|
E Q E E S E. E +E Q. E S Q S
|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------| |-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-|-(6)-9----4-x-4--x----| |-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-|-(6)-9----4-x-4--x----| |-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-|-(4)-7----2-x-2--x----| |-------------------|----------------------|
E S E S S S E S E S E. E Q. E S Q.
|------------------------|------------------| |------------------------|------------------| |-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-4--|-x-2----4-x-4-----| |-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-4--|-x-2----4-x-4-----| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-2--|-x-0----2-x-2-----| |------------------------|------------------|
E S E S S S E S E S E. +E Q. E S E. S S
|------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6--|-(6)-9----4-x-4--4-4----| |-6-x-6-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-6--|-(6)-9----4-x-4--4-4----| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4--|-(4)-7----2-x-2--2-2----| |------------------------|------------------------|
E S E S S S E S E. S S E. E. E. E. E.
|------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6--x-x-|-6---5---4---3---2-----| |-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6--x-x-|-6---5---4---3---2-----| |-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4--x-x-|-4---3---2---1---0-----| |------------------------|-----------------------|
Play chorus again.
Outro
E S E S E S E S E E E S E S E S E S E E
|---------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------| |-5-------5-------5---|-5-------5-------5------| |-5---5---5---5---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---5-5----| |-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5-|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5----| |---x-3-x---x-3-x---3-|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3----|
E S E S E S E S E E W +W
|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-5-------5-------5---|-7--------(7)----| |-5---5---5---5---5-5-|-7--------(7)----| |-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5-|-5--------(5)----| |---x-3-x---x-3-x---3-|-----------------|
H
|-------| |-------| |-7\----| |-7\----| |-5\----| |-------|
Duration Legend
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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
<n> - 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)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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