GUITAR TABS FOR GUNS N'ROSES

"DON'T CRY"





Don't Cry
Written by Izzy Stradlin and Axl Rose
Originally Recorded by
Guns N'Roses

Tabulature by Ledz (Thanks, Ledz!)
And one by Oleg, Martin & Stephen (Thanks, guys!)
And one by Blind Melon. (Thanks!)
The solo by Branislav (Thanks!)
Live by Sam (Thanks, Sam!)





This is the main guitar line.  It, or minor variations of it, repeats 
throughout the song.
 
    Am            Dm            G            
E |-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B |---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G |-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D |---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A |-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E |-----------------------------3-------------------------------|


The chorus is basically: 

F  G  Am


And, according to Guitar for the Practicing Musician, the loud
distorted chords in the middle of the song are:

C5  G/B  A5  G5  F5  G5  A5




Here's the music:

            DON'T  CRY  - GNR

Intro:

N.C.    Am       Dm            G              G/B (C)
----------0------------1----------------3------------------------
-----------1----------3-3----------------3-----------------
--------2----2------2-----2-----------0----0------------0-------0-----
------2---------0-0-----------------0-----------------0-------0-----
----0-------------------------0---2-------------0---3-------2-----3-2-0-
-3------------------------------3---------------------------------------
   |____________________________________________________________________|
				    Main Riff
|__|
Only in intro

End of intro (after riff is played twice (through Dm only)

D---------------------------------2-------


""""""'Scratch that above'""""""""""""""

End of intro (after riff is played twice (through Dm only)


---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------0------------
-------0------------2
-----2--------------0-
---3-------2--3--4-----


Song:

Intro

riff played four times

chorus:

F   F          G   G         Am
    Don't you  cry       tonight

Am----------------------.
I still love you baby

F   F          G   G      Am
    Don't you  cry     tonight

F   F          G   G      C
    Don't you cry      tonight

             C       C      
There's a heaven   above you baby

F    F           G   G        Am
  And Don't you cry       tonight


riff at end of verse 1

----------------------------------------
--------0--0/1------------
-----2----------2-------
--2------------2-----
--------------------------
---------------------------

Loud part in middle of song:

C   G   A   G   F   G   A   AAAAA 

solo (not posted)

verse 3

( verse 2 follows riff at end of verse one)

song ends on :


------0----------
------1--------------
------0----------
------0/2------
------3-------
------0----


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