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 Oleg, Martin, Stephen
(Thanks, Guys!)




Intro: Clean Electric 
          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--|------------------------------3-------------------------------| 

   Am            Dm            G 
E|-------0-------------1--------------------------| 
B|---------1---------3---3------------------------| 
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------| 
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--| 
A|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--| 
E|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----| 
  

Verse 1,2: Clean Electric 
 Rhy. Fig. 1                                     End Rhy. Fig. 1 
   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-------------------------------| 

 * Last time before 2nd and 3rd chorus replace remainder of Rhy. Fig. 1 with 
   Rhy. Fill 1. 

 Rhy. Fill 1          End Rhy. Fill 1 
   C       G/B     Am      G 
E|----------------------------------| 
B|-------1-------3-------1----------| 
G|-----0-------0-------2---------0--| 
D|---2-------0-------2---------0----| 
A|-3-------2-------0---------2------| 
E|-------------------------3--------| 
  

 (w/Rhy. Fig. 1) 
 Talk to me softly 
 There's something in your eyes 
 Don't hang your head in sorrow 
 And please don't cry 
 I know how you feel inside I've 
 I've been there before 
 Somethin's changin' inside you 
 And Don't you know 
  

Chorus: Clean Electric 
    F                    G           Am 
E|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------| 
B|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------| 
G|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-| 
D|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------| 
A|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------| 
E|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------| 

    F           G           Am                            F           G 
E|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---| 
B|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-| 
G|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------| 
D|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------| 
A|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------| 
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------| 

    C**     G/B     Am      G           F        G           Am 
E|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------| 
B|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------| 
G|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--| 
D|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----| 
A|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------| 
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------| 

Repeat Verse w/Additional Lyrics: Verse: 2 
Repeat Chorus w/Rhy. Fill 2 at ** 

Rhy. Fill 2                  End Rhy. Fill 2 
   C5   B/G     A5   G5      F5   G5   A5 
E|-----------|------------|-------3----------| 
B|-----------|------------|-------3----------| 
G|-5---------|--2----0----|-------0----2-----| 
D|-5----5----|--2----0----|--3----0----2-----| 
A|-3----2----|--0----x----|--3----x----0-----| 
E|-----------|-------3----|--1----3----------| 

Chord progression over the solo: 
 D5      F5      | G5      A5G5    | F5      G5      | A5            G5| 
 / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | 

 F5      G5      | E5      F5      | F5      G5      | A5 
 / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | /...............| 

  Solo: 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------8~~-----------8-8--------------------| 
G|------------7^rp5--7-(7)~~~--r7p5--7^-------r7p5--7^-----r7----5------------| 
D|-7~~~~~~~~~------------------------------------------------------7~-5-------| 
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------5hb-3-| 
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------13^(2 steps)--13^(1/4 step)-| 
G|-7/9-9/10--------------------------12h14-----------------------------| 
D|----------------------10h12-12/14------------------------------------| 
A|-5/7--7/8--8h10-10/12------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10^---------------| 
A|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------| 
B|-15^----------r15p13--15^-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------| 
G|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----| 
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------| 
B|----13--15^--15~~~--r15p13--8^-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5^r^(5)r--5-| 
G|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7^--(7)-----r7--------------| 
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse 3: 
                                                trem. bar 
       Feedback---------------------------------------|  Harm 
                                              \\\\\3.5   8va 
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
B|---------5-b-6---------r-5-b-6---|-------r-5-----------5-----------| /
G|-(7)-----------------------------|---------------------------------| \
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| /
    and please remem-ber             that  I never  lied               \
                                                                       /
    Dm              G                              Am                  \ 
E|----------1--------------3-------------------------0---------------| /
B|------3-----3---3---------0---0------------------------0h1---------| \
G|----2---2-----2-------------0--------0-----0---------2------2---2--| /
D|--0--------------------0-----------0-----0--------------------2----| \
A|---------------------2-----------3-----2-----3-2-0-----------------| /
E|------------------3------------------------------------------------| \

   Dm             G                             Am 
E|-------0h1------------3--------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-----3------------1---0-----------------------1-0h1----------|
G|---2---------0------0-----0-------0-----0---------2-------2---2----|
D|-0----------------0-------------0-----0---------2-----------2------|
A|------------------------------3-----2-----3-2-0--------------------|
E|----------------3--------------------------------------------------|

   Dm              G                                Am
E|-------1-0h1-------------3-----------------------------------------|
B|-----3-------3-------------0---0------------------------0h1--------|
G|---2-----------2-------0-----0--------0-----0---------2-------2----|
D|-0-------------------0--------------0-----0---------2-------2------|
A|-------------------2--------------3-----2-----3-2-0----------------|
E|-----------------3-------------------------------------------------|

   Dm              G                 C5  G   A5  G5
E|---------0h1-------------3-------|-------------3--|
B|-----2---------------------0---0-|-------------3--|
G|---3---3---------------0-----0---|-5-------2---0--|
D|-0-----------0-0-----0-----------|-5---0---2---0--|
A|-------------------2-------------|-3---2---0---x--|
E|-----------------3---------------|-----3-------3--|


Chorus 3: Lead Part 

 Double regular chorus with power chords, or 5 (ie: F5, G5, A5, etc) 

F G Am                                                  F    G 
E|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------| 
B|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------| 
G|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------| 
D|------------------------------|-------------------|------------| 
A|------------------------------|-------------------|------------| 
E|------------------------------|-------------------|------------| 

    Am                                    F      G 
E|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------| 
B|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-| 
G|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------| 
D|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------| 
A|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------| 
E|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------| 

    C     G/B    Am     G          F 
E|------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|--15b---15~----12hb---12s13s12|------------------------------| 
G|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------| 
D|------------------------------|------------------------------| 
A|------------------------------|------------------------------| 
E|------------------------------|------------------------------| 
  

Outro Chorus: Distorted Guitar 

 F5            G5 
 And don't you cry... 

 F5             G5 
 Don't you ever cry... 

 F5        G5    ***     (E5) (F5) 
 Don't you cry tonight... baby maybe someday... 

 F5        G5 
 Don't you cry... ****

 F5             G5 
 Don't you ever cry... 

 F5        G5     C5 
 Don't you cry... TONIGHT... ***** 
  

*** Fill in with Rhy. Fill 3 

  Rhy. Fill 3                           End Rhy. Fill 3 
    E5                         F5 
E|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
B|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
G|--------------------------|--------------------------| 
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| 
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--| 
                baby...        maybe...    someday... 

**** Fill 4                                       End Fill 4

         F5          G5     F5      G5                C5
E|--------------------------13--15b-15~~~-------------------|
B|-12h13-10~~~---15b-15~~~------------------15b-13----13~~~-|
G|-------------------------------------------------14-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

***** Play Riff 1 

  Riff 1 
E|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------| 
B|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------sl----| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------| 
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------5-------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------| 
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 End Riff 1 
  

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