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Sweet Child O Mine Guitar Tablature
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

Tabbed by – redrum1

Tune down half step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

Intro: play Riff A1 3x and then Riff A2 (once)

Riff A1:
   D
|--------------15----14-----|--------------15----14-----|
|-----15--------------------|-----15--------------------|
|--------14-12----14----14--|--------14-12----14----14--|
|--12-----------------------|--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   C
|--------------15----14-----|--------------15----14-----|
|-----15--------------------|-----15--------------------|
|--------14-12----------14--|--------14-12----------14--|
|--14-----------------------|--14-----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   G
|--------------15----14-----|--------------15----14-----|
|-----15--------------------|-----15--------------------|
|--12----14-12----14----14--|--12----14-12----14----14--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

     D                                     (end of Riff A1)
|--------------15----14-----|--------------15----14-----|
|-----15--------------------|-----15--------------------|
|--------14-12----14----14--|--------14-12----14----14--|
|--12-----------------------|--12-----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

Riff A2:
                                                             D
|--12------------12----14---|--15----14----12---------------14---|
|---------15----------------|---------------------15--------15---|
|-----14------14----14---14-|-----14----14----14------14----14---|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|

Verse: Play the chords D C G D (twice) with arpeggios
       let the arpeggiated chords (D C G D) ring whenever possible

 Chorus:
   A5                          C5
|---------------------------|--------------12----10-----|
|--14-14-------15----14-----|--13-13--------------------|
|--------14-------14----14--|--------12-10----12----12--|
|-----------14--------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   D5                          D5
|--------------15----14-----|--------------15---14-----|
|-----15--------------------|-----15-------------------|
|--------14-12----14----14--|--------14-12---14----14--|
|--12-----------------------|--12----------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|

   A5                          C5
|---------------------------|--------------12----10-----|
|--14-14-------15----14-----|--13-13--------------------|
|--------14-------14----14--|--------12-10----12----12--|
|-----------14--------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

   D5                          D5
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------15-----------------|---------------------------|
|--12s14--------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|

 Fill 1:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10---8--7-----10--8--7----10---8------10---8-----10--8---|
|-------------------------------------9------------9----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------10--10fb-(10)---------------|
|-10fb-(10)8--10fb-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------9fb-----------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

Verse & chorus: same as above

 Fill 2:
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---10---8--7-----10--8--7----10---8------10---8-----10--8---|
|-------------------------------------9------------9----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------10--------------------|
|-10--8-7hb--(7)----7hb------------(7)-----10----8--7-|
|------------------7-----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|





|------------------------10----10--8-------/12--------|
|-10---8----7-----/10fb--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
 
|--12---12--10---10-(10)-8---7hb--(7)----------------|
|-----------------------------------------8------------|
|---------------------------------------------7-~~~~~~~|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-----------------------10---10fb--(10)-------------17----(17)|
|-10fb--(10)p8---10fb-------------------17fb---(17)-------(17)|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (3rd time):         Fill 3:
A5   C5   D5 (fill3)      |-----------------------------|
A5   C5   D5              |--7hb------------------------|
A5   C5   D5 (fill3)      |------7----------------------|
A5   C5   D5              |--------7--5-/-4---0---------|
D5   D#5                  |----------------------3hb----|
and then the solo...      |-----------------------------|

 Solo:
  Em               C                        B7
|-17fb--hold---15--14--h15p14-----------15--14--h15p14-----------12--14-|
|-----------------------------17-----------------------17-16------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   Am                         Em                         C
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15fb-12----------------------------------------13-12-------h13p1210-|
|----------14fb-12--11h12----------------11-12-14-----------------------|
|-----------------------------14-----14---------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

           B7                       Am                 Em
|---------------------------------------------15fb----------------------|
|--13fb----13-----12--12-(12)-------12hb--10-----------7hb--------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------9--9-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

        C                   B7           Am                      Em
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7hb---------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------9--9--9—-9--8--8/11---------11hb--9-----------------9--------|
|-----------------------------------------------11--10--11--------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                C                      B7                 A5
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------7h8p7--------------------------------------------7hb---7-10fb-|
|----------------------9------8hb----8------/11----9fb-8-9-----9--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                           G           F#
|-7-8p7-11p7-8-11-12/14-11-12--14/15-12-14-15p14-12----14p11-12h14p12---|
|---------------------------------------------------15----------------15|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

           Em                    E  F#  G5
|-17--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----15fb--15fb--15fb--15fb--15fbp12-----15fb---15fb-------15fbp12------|
|------------------------------------14----------------------------14---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------- with wah --------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   A5               B5     C5           D5          G5 (bend the chord 1/4)
|----------------------------------15-----------------------------------|
|--17^---17^--------17^----17^----------17^---------17^-p15--15h17------|
|-------------------17^-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                            G5                        A5
|-----------12----------------------------------------------------------|
|-15^------------15---12------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------14^-p12-14---12-14----12--14^----12--14--12-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

              B5      C5              D5         G5            Em
|----15-------------15-----15-----15------------------------------------|
|----15-------15----15-----15-------15----------------------------------|
|-14^--14--12-14^-----14^----14^------14^-p12----14p12--x-x----12^------|
|---------------------------------------------14--------x-x-------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                              G5                                  A5
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12h14p12----12^--------------------12h14p12-----12-12-|
|-14p12-14----x-x----------14--------14p12-14----x-x----------14--------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   B5          C5                    D5



|----------------------------------------------12-12-------15-15p12--15-|
|-------------------12-12-------15-15p12-------------15p12--------------|
|-------14-14p12-14-------14p12-----------------------------------------|
|-14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

     G5              Em
|-14----12h15p12---------12-----------12-----------12-----------12------|
|----15----------15--15^----15p12--------15p12-15^----15p12--------15p12|
|----------------------------------14^-----------------------14^--------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

   G5                                                          A5
|------12-----------12-----------12--------------12-------15^-----------|
|--15^----15p12--------15p12-15^----15p12-----12----15p12---------------|
|---------------14^-----------------------14^---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                      B5     C5                       D5
|--------------------15------12h15p12----12------12---------------------|
|-------------------------------------15-----15^-----15p12--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------14^-p12-14^-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                 G5                              E5
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------15------------------------------------------|
|----------14^-p12-14^----14p12--------------12----|
|----------------------14-------14------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
                                             Where do we go?....
 
Following vocals ad lib over E5 F#5 G5 A5 B5 C5 D5 G5 chord sequence

Where do we go?_____ Where do we go_____now?
Where do we go?_____ Where do we go?______
Where do we go____now?_____ Where do we go?______
Where do we go?_____  CHILD !
Where do we go____now? Where do we go______now,
Now?_________________Where do  we go? 

 Ending:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------9--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------9----|
|--14-/-9----9/5---------------------------------------------9-------|
|---------------------10-/-7-/-2---------------------------7---------|
|-------------------------------------5-/-3hb---3-/-0----------------|
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