GUITAR TABS FOR GUNS N'ROSES


"BAD OBSESSION"




Bad Obsession
Written by Izzy Stradlin and West Arkeen
Originally Recorded by
Guns N'Roses

Tabulature by Oscar Ortega
eat_sleep_drink_dream@yahoo.com
(Thanks, Oscar!)


Tune down 1/2 step: (6) = Eb (3) = Gb (5) = Ab (2) = Bb (4) = Db (1) = Eb Pull-offs = p Slide = sl Full bend = ^ Half bend = 1/2^ Slide guitar up = / Slide guitar down = \ P.M. = Palm Mute To look where the signs go, look directly down. Intro Moderate Rock = 126 (Harmonica & cowbell) Gtr. 1 sl. p p p p |-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------3-|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---3--------------3-|----------------------| |-------------------------|---------------12-12-(12)|---0-------2--0-----|---x--3--0--2--0--xx--| |-------------------------|---------------12-12-(12)|-0-0--3-0--2--0-----|---x--3--0--2--0--xx--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| p p dim. (Gtr. 1 out) |--------------------3----|-(3)---------------------|-(3)----------------|----------------------| |--------------------3----|-(3)---------------------|-(3)----------------|----------------------| |--x--3-----2--0--3-------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |--x--3--0--2--0----------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-------(0)---------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| *Gtr.2 (w\slide) Slash vol. off < mf ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-0----------------0-|(0)-//3\\2--0-/3---0--| |---------------12--------|-------------------------|-0-/-3--2--0-/-3--0-|(0)-//3\\2--0-/3---0--| |---------------12--------|-(12)-----------(12)-\\\-|-0-/-3--2--0-/-3--0-|(0)-//3\\2--0-/3---0--| |-------------------------|-(12)-----------(12)-\\\-|-0-/-3--2--0-/-3--0-|(0)-//3\\2--0-/3---0--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| steady gliss. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |(0)----------------------|----------------------12-|(12)-------------11/|/12---------------11//| |(0)-------/3--3\2--0--/2/|/3--(3)///(7)-//------12-|(12)----------------|-----12--12--(12)-11//| |(0)-------/3--3\2--0--/2/|/3--(3)///(7)-//------12-|(12)----------------|----------------------| |(0)----------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|----------------------| Gtr. 1 ^ p p p |-------------3--3--3--3--|-3-----------------------|---------------------3| |-------------3--3--3--3--|-3--5--------------------|---------------------3| |-------------------------|----5--3--0-----0--------|(0)--3--0--2--0---0---| |-------------------------|-------------2--0--------|(0)--3--0--2--0---0---| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| let ring ---------------| sl. Gtr. 2 |-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------------| |-12--12------------------|-------------------------||-0-------------------------0---| |-12------12-------12---12|-10/12--12----12\\\\\\\\\||-0---///3-----2---0--/3----0---| |-------------12---12---12|-10/12--12----12\\\\\\\\\||-0---///3-----2---0--/3----0---| |-------------------------|-------------------------||-0---///3-----2---0--/3----0---| |-------------------------|-------------------------||-------------------------------| p p p |-3--------------------3--|-----------------------3-|--3---3-------------------------| |-3--------------------3--|-x--x--------------------|--3---3----0----0---------------| |----0--3-----2--0--0-----|-x--x--3--0--2--0--0-----|-----------0----0---------------| |----0--3-----2--0--0-----|-x--x--3--0--2--0--0-----|-----------0----0---------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------3---------------| |(0)--//3\\\2---0-/3---0--|(0)----------------------|--------2/3-----3---------------| |(0)--//3\\\2---0-/3---0--|(0)--/3-------3\2---0/3--|-(3)----------------------------| |(0)--//3\\\2---0-/3---0--|(0)--/3-------3\2---0----|--------------------------------| |(0)--//3\\\2---0-/3---0--|(0)----------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| p p p p p |-------------------------|----------------------3--|-----------------------------3--| |-x--x---------------x--x-|-x--x-----------------3--|---x--x-------------------------| |-x--x--3--0---2--0--x--x-|-x--x--3--0---2--0-------|---x--x--3--0---2--0------------| |-x--x--3--0---2--0--x--x-|-x--x--3--0---2--0-------|---x--x--3--0---2--0------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(3)\-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| |--(3)\-----------------0-|(0)-///3\\\\2--0-//3--0--|--(0)---------------------------| |-------x-/3---2--0-/3--0-|(0)-///3\\\\2--0-//3--0--|--(0)---//3------3\\2----0-/3---| |-------x-/3---2--0-/3--0-|(0)-///3\\\\2--0-//3--0--|--(0)---//3------3\\2----0-/3---| |---------/3---2--0-/3--0-|(0)-///3\\\\2--0-//3--0--|--(0)---//3------3\\2----0-/3---| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------| 1. I can't stop thinkin', think-in' 'bout sink-in', in down in-to my bed._ 2.See additional lyrics (cont. in slashes) |(3)----------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------x--x----|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------x--x--0-|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------x--x--0-|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------| P.M. P.M. |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---/2---3\\2---3--3-----| |(3)-------------(3)\-|--------/3----------3--0-|----/3\\\2--0--2--0-|---/2---3\\2---3--3-----| |(3)-------------(3)\-|-----0--/3---2---0--3--0-|-0--/3\\\2--0--2--0-|---/2---3\\2---3--3-----| |(3)-------------(3)\-|-/2--0--/3---2---0-------|-0--/3\\\2--0--2--0-|---/2---3\\2------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-3----------------------| I call my mother, she's just a cunt now. She said I'm sick in the head |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |(3)\---2/3-----------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |(3)\-------3\2--0--0-|(0)--///3\\\\2---0/3-0---|----/3\\\\2--0--2--0|-----/3\\\\2--0--0------| |(3)\-----------------|-----///3\\\\2---0/3-0---|-0--/3\\\\2--0--2--0|-----/3\\\\2--0--0-/3---| |---------------------|-----///3\\\\2-----------|-0--/3\\\\2--0--2--0|-0-0--------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| She said, "You ain't spe-cial, so who you fool-in'? Don't try ta give me a line" P.M. P.M. P.M.--| |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------0----|(0)-----------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-------/3\\\2--0/3--0----|------/3\\2--0--2--0|----------2/3--3\2--0--0| |-(3)\--1/3-----------|-(3)-0-/3\\\2--0/3--0----|------/3\\2--0--2--0|----------2/3--3\2--0--0| |---------------------|-----0-/3\\\2------------|----0---------------|---0--0-----------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| But I can't stop thinkin' 'bout see-in' ya one more time,___________ Oh no.__ let ring |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |---------2/3---------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |--/3--0------3---(3)\|-------------------------|-----------0--0----0|-(0)--/3--2--0--2---0---| |--/3--0--------------|-14---------(14)\\\\\\\\-|-10---(10)\0--0----0|-(0)--/3--2--0--2---0---| |---------------------|-14---------(14)\\\\\\\\-|--------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| But I al -read- y left you you're bet - ter off left be - hind._ |----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------0-----| |-(0)------2//3\\2--0--------|-----14------------(14)\\\\|//8--------------(8)\---5--2--0-----| |-(0)------2//3\\2--0--------|/14----------------(14)\\\\|//8--------------(8)\---5--2--0-----| |----------------------------|/14----------------(14)\\\\|//8--------------(8)\-5-------0-----| |----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| |--(0)-----------------------------------------|--------------2//////3\\\\\\2///4-------------| |--(0)-----///3--------2--------0--///3----0---|--(0)---------2//////3\\\\\\2///4-------------| |--(0)-----///3--------2--------0--///3----0---|--(0)---------2//////3\\\\\\2///4-------------| |--(0)-----------------------------------------|--------------2//////3\\\\\\2///4-------------| |----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| bad ob-ses-sion, it's al-ways mes-sin', it's al-ways my mind.__________ It's a |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-(5)--------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--5-|-(5)---------(5)/-----|--------------------| |-(5)--------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--5-|-(5)---------(5)/---3-|-(3)\2---0--3\2--0--| |-(5)--------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--5-|-(5)---------(5)/-----|-------2-0--3\2--0--| |-(5)--------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--5-|-(5)---------(5)/-----|--------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------| bad ob - ses - sion, It's al -ways mes-sin', its al -ways mes -sin my mind._________ |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| |--5---------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--/5|-(5)---------(5)\-----|--------------------4/| |--5---------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--/5|-(5)---------(5)\---3-|-(3)\2---2//3\\2-0--4/| |--5---------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--/5|-(5)---------(5)\-----|-------2-2//3\\2----4/| |--5---------------(5)\--/5-|-(5)---------(5)\--/5|-(5)---------(5)\-----|----------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------| 1.{ Too bad, you're fucked up (Spoken) 2.{ So bad... boy. let ring let ring |-----5---------------------|------5--------------------|----5--------------------------| |-/5----4/5--------------4//|/5-------4/5------------4//|/5------------------------2///-| |-/5---------5\3--0------4//|/5------------5\3---0---4//|/5-----4//5---5\\3---0----2///-| |-/5---------------------4//|/5----------------------4//|/5-----4//5---5\\3--------2///-| |---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| let ring let ring |-----3---------------------|------5--------------------|-----5-------------------------| |-/3--------2///3--------4//|/5-------4/5------------4//|/5------4/5-------------4//----| |-/3--------2///3--------4//|/5------------5\3--0----4//|/5-----------5\3--0-----4//----| |-/3---------------3-----4//|/5----------------------4//|/5----------------------4//----| |------------------3--------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| let ring let ring |----5----------------------|-----7--6//7--7--6///7--7--|--------12-----12--11///12-----| |-/5-----4/5--5---6///7-----|(7)-----6//7-----6///7-----|--7////-12--12-----11///12-----| |-/5--------------6///7-----|(7)------------------------|-------------------------------| |-/5------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------12\| |---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------| P.M. let ring ~~~~~ GUITAR SOLO |------7--------7--7-|-7//12--12----12-12-12-12-12-||-------12--12--11//12-12-12-|-11//12-12-12-12\\10-----| |(7)-----6///7--7--7-|-7//12-----12----------------||-11/12-----12--11//12-12-12-|-11//12-12-12-12\\10-----| |(7)-----6///7-------|-----------------------------||----------------------------|----------------------10-| |--------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------||----------------------------|-------------------------| let ring let ring ~~~~~~~ let ring let ring let ring |-10///12--12----12--10///12--12----12-|-12///15--15---15------15--15----|---------15-------15----15---------15----| |-10///12-----12-----10///12-----12----|-12///15----------------------15-|-14///15----14/15-15-15-----14//15----15-| |-10///12------------10///12-----------|---------------------------------|-14///15----14/15-15--------14//15-------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| rake rake |-15---------15----15///17-----17/15---|-------15-15----14----14---------|-----12----------------------------------| |----14///15-15-15-15///17-----17/15---|-14/15----15-15----14----13--/12-|(12)--------------12------------12-------| |----14///15-15----15///17-----17/15---|-------------15------------------|--------12----12------12-----12----12----| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------12-12-------------12----------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------12-----------12| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------17-----------------------------|----17---------------------------|----17----------------------------------| |----------16//17----------------------|-------16//17--------------------|-------15///17--------------14////15----| |----------16//17---17\\15---------16//|/17------------17\\15//16----15//|/17------------17\\\15--0---14////15----| |----------------------------15----15//|/17------------17\\15//16----15//|/17------------17\\\15------14////15----| |-/17----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------14////15----| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-15-----------------------------|-17------------------------------17---------------------------| |----14//15--------------12///17-|----15//17----------------16//17----15//17---------------15/17| |------------15\\14--12--12///17-|------------17\\\15///16--16//17------------17--15-(15)\------| |------------15\\14--12--12///17-|------------17\\\16-------16//17------------------------------| |------------------------12///17-|--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ * * * |-17---------------------------|-----------/19---------------19///22----------22/(25)/(26)-------------------| |-----15//17-/17--/18--18///19-|------(19)\/19---------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------/19-----------------------------------------------2///(28)\\\\\\\-| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|\ *TAB numbers are imaginary fret numbers past the fingerboard. After the Guitar Solo comes the Harmonica Solo % |------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------| |---------------5---6--7-|-(7)---7----7\\\5---//7-|----------------|-(7)---(7)\/7----/7---------------| |---------------5---6--7-|-(7)---7----7\\\5---//7-|----------------|-(7)---(7)\/7----/7---------------| |-(0)-----------5---6--7-|-(7)---7----7\\\5---//7-|----------------|-(7)---(7)\/7----/7---------------| |-(0)-----------5---6--7-|-(7)---7----7\\\5---//7-|----------------|-(7)---(7)\/7----/7---------------| |------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--7--7\/7---------7\\\5///7---7----7\\2///5//7--7--7--7-----7/2--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-| |--7--7\/7---------7\\\5///7---7----7\\2///5//7--7--7--7-----7/2--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-| |--7--7\/7---------7\\\5///7---7----7\\2///5//7--7--7--7-----7/2--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-| |--7--7\/7---------7\\\5///7---7----7\\2///5//7--7--7--7-----7/2--7---7-7-7-7-7--7-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Additional Lyrics I used to be wasted, always tried to take it, Take it down into my vein. I call the doctor, he's just another, He said I'm sick in the brain. He said, "You ain't special so who you foolin'? Don't try to give me a line." But I can't stop thinkin' of doing it one more time. But I already left you and you're better off left behind.

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