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Rocket Queen

Guns N' Roses
Bass TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.4(19)

2 versions

Tab1

Bass1

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

Intro

Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---2---2h4----------------------------2---2h4---------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------0---2------0---2----------------02----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|-------4---2---4-------4---2---1h2-----|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---0---------------0-------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|*--------------------------------------*|
Ab|*-----------0h1-----------0h1---0h1----*|
Eb|----0---2---------0---2-----------------|

play 15 times, then

Gb|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------0h1-----------|
Eb|---0---2---------2---0---|

Verse

riff 1

Gb|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------0h1-----------0h1---0h1----|
Eb|---0---2---------0---2----------------|

riff 2

Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------0h1---------------0h1---0h1---|
Ab|---0---2---------0---0---2---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

riff 3

Gb|-----------------------------------------|
Db|-----------2h3---------------2h3---2h3---|
Ab|---2---4---------2---2---4---------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------|

riff 4 (leads into chorus)

Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|*--------------------------------------------|
Ab|*---2---0------------------------------------|
Eb|------------2---2---2---2---2---2---4---0----|
Gb|------------------------|
Db|---2---2---2---2---2----|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------*|
Ab|---0------2-----------------------------------*|
Eb|-----------------0------2------2---2---2---2---|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---4---2-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------4---3---2---0-------3---2---0---------------|
Eb|---------------------------2---------------0------1----|

first time, return to verse

Gb|------------2h3---------------2h3---2h3----|
Db|*---2---4---------2---2---4---------------*|
Ab|*-----------------------------------------*|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar Solo

play riff 1 of verse

part after guitar solo

riff 1 of verse, then

Gb|--------------------------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|-----------0h1------------|
Eb|---0---2---------2---0----|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|*------------------------------------------*|
Ab|*-----------3h4---------------3h4---3h4----*|
Eb|----3---5---------3---3---5-----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------5h6---------------5h6---5h6-----|
Eb|---5---7---------5---5---7-----------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-----------5h6---5h6-------|
Eb|---5---7---------------7---|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|*-----------2h3-------------------------------2h3---*|
Ab|*---2---4---------4-------------------2---4---------*|
Eb|----------------------0---2---3---4------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------|
Db|-----------2h3-----------------------|
Ab|---2---4---------4-------------------|  first time, go to chorus
Eb|---------------------0---2---3---4---|

after chorus,

Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|*-------------------------------------*|
Ab|*-----------7\------------------------*|
Eb|----0---0------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------4---4---4---4---4---4---4------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------7\-------0-------2----------------------------------|
Eb|---0---0--------0-------0--------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------7\---0---2---0---4---4---4---2p0---------2---4---4-------|
Eb|---0---0--------------------------------------3h4---------------3h4-|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------0---1------------------|
Ab|-------7\------0---1---2------2---4-----------2--------------|
Eb|---0----------------------------------------------4---2------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7\---0---2---0---4------0--------------------------2----|
Eb|---0-------------------------------2------0---0---2---0--------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------7-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---2---2----------2---4---------4---6/7------0---2------2---2------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------3--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------2---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------2---4------4---4---6---7---7---9---2------|
Eb|---0-------------------------------------------------|

It's such a lonely place...

Gb|--------------4-------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------2---2-------7------2---4------4---4---4---6---------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------|

If you need a shoulder...

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---0---2----------------------7---2----4------4---4---4---6--|
Eb|----------------------0---4---2---0----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------4---4---4---4---4----------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------4h6---7------|
Ab|---7---7---9---2----------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7-------------2--------4-------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------0---2---3----------|

No one needs the sorrow....

Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------0---1-------------------|
Ab|-------7---0---0------2------2---4-----------2---------------|
Eb|---0---------------------------------------------4---2-------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------7---2---4------4---4---6------7---7---0---0---1---2---|
Eb|---0---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------4---4---4---4---4---4------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------7---7-------2---4----|
Eb|--------------------------------------4------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---4---4---0---------2---4---4-------------------|
Eb|---------------3h4---------------3h4-------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------0---1-----------------|
Ab|-----------7-----0---------2------2---4-----------2-------------|
Eb|---0--------------------------------------------------4---2-----|

or think I, I mean you harm...

Gb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------4---------|
Ab|-------7-------2---4------4---4---6---7---7---0-------2-----|
Eb|---0-------4------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------4--------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---2---2---2---2---2---2----------7------2---2---4----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------4---4----6------7---0---2------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------7-------2---0---4------0---4---4---6----|
Eb|---0---4---0---2------0-------4-----------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------4------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---0---0---1---2------2---2---2---2---2---2----------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---2---4------4---4---4---4---6---7---7---0---0---2---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------0---1---------------------------------|
Ab|------2---4-----------2---------------7\---2---4----|
Eb|--------------------------4---2---0-----------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---4---4---4---4---6---7---7---0---0---1---2-----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------4------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------|
Ab|---2---2---2---2---2---2----------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---7---7---6---6---4------4---4---4---4---0---7---7---6---6---2---|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Don't ever leave me...

Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---2---2---2---2---2------7---7---6---6---4------4---4---2---2---0--|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

All I ever wanted...

Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------6-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---4-------4---0-----------------------------------------------|

know that i care

Gb|--------------|
Db|--------------|
Ab|--------------|
Eb|---0----------|

************************************

| h Hammer-on

| \ Slide down

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

************************************

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