SWEET CHILD OF MINE
As recorded by Guns N Roses
(From the 1987 Album APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION)


Transcribed by Alex Macintosh

 Words by Axl Rose and Slash Music by Guns N Roses
Arranged by Alex Macdonald
 

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x x 0 2 3 2 C
x 3 2 0 1 0 G
3 2 0 0 0 3 


Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Half step'

This is the first tab ive done and i'm quite happy with it.
By the way hello Mark B.
N E problems with tabs feel free to make comments.


   4/4
    Gtr I
     E  E  E   E  E  E   E   E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E
||---------------15-----14-----------------15-----14----------------15----14-----------------15--|
||o----15-------------------------15-----------------------15-----------------------15-----------|
||--------14--12----14------14-------14-12-----14----14-------14-12----14----14--------14-12-----|
||--12-------------------------12-----------------------14-----------------------14--------------|
||o----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  3x
|----14----------------15----14----------------15----14----------------15----14-----------------15----14-----||
|-------------15----------------------15----------------------15-----------------------15-------------------o||
|-14----14-12----14-12----14----14-12----14-12----14----14-------14-12----14----14--------14-12----14----14--||
|----------------------------------------------------------12-----------------------12-----------------------||
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||


|-|
|-|
|-|
|-|
|-|
|-|


   E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  Q
|-12-----------12----14----15----14----12-------|
|--------15----------------------------------15-|
|-----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


    &
    Q  E Q  E E E  Q  E Q  E E E
||--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
||o-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--|
||--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
||--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
||o-------------------------------|
||--------------------------------|


  Q  E Q  E E E Q  E Q  E E E  Q  E Q  E E E  Q  E Q  E E E
|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|-1--1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1--1-1-1--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|-2--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2--0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3--2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3--|


  Q  E Q  E E E  Q  E Q  E E E       E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E
|-2--2-2--2-2-3--3--3-2--2-2-2--||-----------------------------------------12-|
|-3--3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3--3-3-3-o||--14-14--------15----14-----13-13-----------|
|-2--2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2--2-2-2--||--------14--------14----14--------12--10----|
|-0--0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0--0-0-0--||-----------14-------------------------------|
|------------------------------o||--------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|


   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E  E  E  E
|----10----------------15-----14----------------15-----14------------------------------------------|
|-------------15-----------------------15---------------------14-14-------15----14-----13-13-------|
|-12----12-------14-12-----14----14-------14-12-----14----14--------14-------14----14--------12-10-|
|----------12-----------------------12---------------------------------14--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                        1.
                       ~~
   E  E  E   E  E  Q.  H  E  Q.  H   E  Q.  H   E  Q. H    E Q. H  E H   Q
|-12----10-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------15-10--8---7--10--8---7--10--8------10-8----10-8--10b12r===|
|----12-----12-12S14----------------------------------9---------9----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                       2.
               To Coda
  E  E E    Q.   H     Q.  E H     E E  H  E Q. H  E Q E  Q   E.   E  Q.  H  E   E
|----------10b12r============================================10---10--8--12-12--12--|
|-8-10-8---------------7b8r==7b9---8-7--7-10-8--7-10-8-7S12-------------------------|
|----------------9b11r=====8--------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   E.  E  E Q    Q     E H    E E  Q      E.   Q.       W
|-10--10-10-8----7b8r=========================10b12r=============|
|----------------------8-----10-8-10b12r==8------------17b19=====|
|------------------------7---------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


  Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E  Q. W. Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E  W E E E E E E S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5--5-5-5-5--7--7-------------5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5--7--7--7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7--7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3--5--5--7--7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5--5-5-5-5-------------------5--5-5-5-5----------------------------------|


  Q. Q E E E Q. Q E E E Q. H. Q   E E E E E E   Q. Q E  E E  Q. Q E E  E
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------5--5-5-5-5-7--7--7b9r5--------------------------5--5-5-5--5--|
|-7--7-7-7-7-5--5-5-5-5-7--7--------7-6-5-------7--7-7--7-7--5--5-5-5--5--|
|-7--7-7-7-7-3--3-3-3-3-5--5--------------7-5---7--7-7--7-7--3--3-3-3--3--|
|-5--5-5-5-5------------------------------------5--5-5--5-5---------------|


  PM-----------------------------|
  E E E E  E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
|-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-------------------------------------|




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Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
 - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - 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
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths