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Guitar Tabs " Knock Knock Knockin On Heavens Door " by Guns N Roses

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Knockin on Heavens Door
 by
Guns n'Roses

Tabbed by Imran Sajjad and Mark Balfour

Note: These tabs are all copied from ear and have not been copied from sheet music or anyone
else's submitted tabs. If you find any mistake (i didnt find any after 10 look-throughs) mail
me at dal_roti13@hotmail.com . The lower tab riffs in solo#2 are for the background guitar to 
play. A great song from Bob Dylan and a good performance by Guns N Roses. Have fun playing it.

Tuning:
Background Guitar: standard (EADGBe) for everything except lead in solos 
Soloist Guitar:    standard (EADGBe) for lead in solos(top line). This person sings.

Chords used:
*    EADGBe
F#5  244xxx
C#5  446xxx
B5   224xxx

Articulation:
Hammer on: h
Pull off:  p
Slide:     s
Bend:      b
Vibrato:   v
Hold note: ~
Mute:      x
Harmonic:  '

Intro:
e-|----2--------|-------------|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4------|--4----4-----|------2---2--|-----6p4-----|-------------|
G-|--------3----|--------6-6--|--4-4---4-3h4|--------3----|----6---6-6--|-----3p1-----|
D-|--4----------|--6------6---|--4--4--4----|--4----------|---6-----6---|----4---4-2h4|
A-|--4----------|--4----------|------2------|--4----------|--4----------|---2---------|
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|

e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|
A-|--4~---------|--4~---------|--2~--2221222|--4~---------|--6~---------|--2~---------|
E-|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~-2-------|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~1h2-2p1-2|

Verse 1:
e-|----2--------|-------------|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4------|--4----4-----|------2---2--|-----6p4-----|-------------|
G-|--------3----|--------6-6--|--4-4---4-3h4|--------3----|----6---6-6--|-----3p1-----|
D-|--4----------|--6------6---|--4--4--4----|--4----------|---6-----6---|----4---4-2h4|
A-|--4----------|--4----------|------2------|--4----------|--4----------|---2---------|
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|

e-|----2--------|-------------|-------------|----2--------|-------------|-------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4------|--4----4-----|------2---2--|-----6p4-----|-------------|
G-|--------3----|--------6-6--|--4-4---4-3h4|--------3----|----6---6-6--|-----3p1-----|
D-|--4----------|--6------6---|--4--4--4----|--4----------|---6-----6---|----4---4-2h4|
A-|--4----------|--4----------|------2------|--4----------|--4----------|---2---------|
E-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--2----------|
There are four lines and one tab riff is for two of them.

Chorus:
e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|
A-|--4~---------|--4~---------|--2~--2221222|--4~---------|--6~---------|--2~---------|
E-|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~-2-------|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~1h2-2p1-2|

e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|--4~---------|--6~---------|--4~---------|
A-|--4~---------|--4~---------|--2~--2221222|--4~---------|--6~---------|--2~---------|
E-|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~-2-------|--2~---------|--4~---------|--2~1h2-2p1-2|

Solo 1:
e-|----------------9-------------|-------9h11-9~----------9~-------------|--------9---------|
B-|-----11p9-11'-9---11p9--------|---------------12p11-12----12~-11------|--11h12---12-11~--|
G-|--11------11-----------11-11--|--8h11---------------------------------|------------------|
D-|------------------------------|----------------------------------13~--|------------------|
A-|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|
E-|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|

e-|--------16h18-16~-h18-h18-----|--19h21-19-18-19-18-19h21-19-18-19-18------|
B-|--16-19-------------------19--|-------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------20~--|
D-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------14~--|
B-|--16p14h16p14-------------------|
G-|--------------15p13h15p13-------|
D-|--------------------------16----|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|

Verse 2:
Play like verse 1.

[Chorus]

Solo 2:
e-|--12s14~-13v-13h14p13p11-13p11----11--|--14p11-14p11-9h11-------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------14-----|-------------------9h11--|------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--8-6---8~--8p6-8p6-----|
A-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------9-------------9~--|
E-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
  |                                      |                         |                        |
e-|--------------------------------------|--------------------14p11-14p11-----14p11-14p11---|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-----4~--6~--------------4~-----------|--4~----4~---------4~----|--------6~----------4~--|
A-|-----4~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------4~----|--------4~----------2~--|
E-|-----2~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------2~----|--------4~----------2~--|

e-|--------14p11-16h18-16p14-16p14--|-19p18-19h21~-19-18-19-21~-19-18-19-21h23-21h23-21-----|
B-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------21--|
G-|--11-13--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                 |                                                       |
e-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------6~-------------------4~---------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------4~-------------------2~---------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------2~------------4~-------------------2~---------|

e-|--19b-21-19s18-18-21p19p18-18--|--13h14~-14p13v-13h14p13p11-13p11~-14p11~14p11~----11------|
B-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------14----11~--|
G-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |                               |                                                           |
e-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----6~----------------4~---------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----4~----------------2~---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|-----2~-----4~----------------2~---------------------------|

e-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|------11~--------11-------------4-3----|
D-|----------15~-15----15p13~--11~---4~---|
A-|---------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
  |                                       |
e-| Palm mute...                          |
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------|
D-|--44------66------6s44-------4---444---|
A-|--44-4----44-4----4s22-2----22-2-222-2-|
E-|--22--2---44--4---4s22--2---22-2-222---|

Use this last riff (the lower one only) for the Phone call part and the chorus without music.
I know that this is not right for the chorus but the notes of the piano were too muffled and
were dominated by the vocals. Then play the normal chorus twice and then end with this.

Outro:
e-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
B-|-----------------------2~--|-drums-|--2-4p2x--|
G-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
D-|--4~-------4~--------------|-drums-|----------|
A-|--4~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|
E-|--2~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|