GUITAR TABS FOR

SLASH'S Version of

"KNOCKIN' ON HEAVEN'S DOOR"




Knockin'On Heaven's Door
Written by Bob Dylan
Originally Recorded by Bob Dylan

Tabulature by Francesco Pace
(Thanks, Francesco!)


				
				
 


Tabbed by Francesco Pace  heycap@tin.it

notation used:

H - hammer-on
/ - slide
P - pull-off
^ - bend 
~ - vibrato
b/r - bending/release


Intro (picking) 12 strings guitar arr. for 6  strings guitar.
				
E---0------0---0-------0---0---0---0-------0---0-------0---0---------0----0----0--
B-3---3~-3---3---3/5-5---5---5---5---5/7-7---7---7/8-8---8---8/10-10---10---10----
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----0----0----0--------0-------0---------12-------12---12------0-----0----
10/12--12---12---10/8-8---8/7-7---7/8-8------8---8----8---8---8---8--------
----------------------------------------9------9------------7-------7---7--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------0-----0-------0-----------------0--------
8---8-------8---8-------8-------7---7-----7---5---5---5-5---5---5---5---5--
------7---7-------7---7-------7-------7-----7-------7-----7---6-------6----
----------------------------9----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


----------0---------------0-------0-----0---------0---------0---------0----
5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------5-----5-----5---5---5-----5---5-----5---5--
--6---5-------5---5---5-----5-4-----4-----4--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------5-------5-4-------4-5--------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------0-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----5---5-----------------3h5----(3)--------------------------------------
-------------------------------4~---------0--------------------------------
-5-4--------4-4-0--5-4/2p0------------0h2---2~-----------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


|-10---10---10----10---10--9---9---9----9----9--8---8---8----8----8-7-7-7---7---/-|
|---12---12---12----12------10--10--10---10------10--10--10---10-----8-8-8---8~-/-|
|-----0---------------0--------------------0--------------------0---------------/-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10---10---10----10---10--9---9---9----9----9--8---8--8---8----8-7-7-7---7---/-|
|---12---12---12----12------10--10--10---10------10--10-10--10-----8-8-8---8~-/-|
|---------------------0--------------------0------------------0---------------/-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10---10--10--10-10---10--9---9---9---9-9----9-8---8--8---8-8----8-7--7-7--7-7---/-|
|---12---12--12-----12------10--10--10----10-----10--10-10----10-----8--8-8----8~-/-|
|---------------------0---------------------0-------------------0-----------------/-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------/-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-10---10---10----10-10----10--9---9---9---9-9----9-8---8-8---8-8---8-8---(0)-------7~|
|---12---12-----12-------12-----10--10--10----10-----10-----10----10----10---12-8-----|
|----------0--------------------------0---------0---------------------------------9---|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fingerstyle. 

--6----6----6----6----6----6/5----5----5---5------5--4-----4---4----4---4------------------
----8----8----8----8----8------6----6----6---6-6--------6----6---6----6---6/8--5-5/7-4-4/3-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8/7-7--7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6/8--5-5/7-4-4/3-
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(Version vith arpeggio: you can play the fingerstyle version or this one)

(--6----6----6----6----6----6/5----5----5---5------5--4----4---4----4---4-------------------)
(----8----8----8----8----8------6----6----6---6-6-------6----6---6----6---6-6/8-5-5/7-4-4/3-)
(-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------)
(------8----8----8----8----8------7----7------------------------------------6/8-5-5/7-4-4/3-)
(-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------)
(-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------)


-------------------------------------------------------------------3~--
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------
---0h2---2-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3/5-5-----
-------3-----2-----2-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1/3-3-----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

end of intro, start of song

 G5            D                C                             G
E-3---3--------------2-0----------------0-----0---------------3-|
B-3-----3---3------3-----3---3--1-----1-----1----1------------3-|
G-0-------0------2---------2----0---0-----0--------0----------0-|
D-0------------0----------------2-----------------------------0-|
A-2-----------------------------3--------------------3-2-0-2--2-|
E-3-----------------------------------------------------------3-|

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

Play x 2 times (with distortion)
    G          D               C    
E|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
G|--4----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
D|--5----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
A|--5----------|--5------------|--3---------------------|
E|--3----------|---------------|------------------------|

 Verse 1 (with picking)

 G5            D                Am                          G
E-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|

               D                C
E|----3-------------2-0-----------------------0---------------|
B|------3--3------3-----3---3-------1-------1---1---1-----1-0-|
G|-------0------2---------2-------0---0---0-------0---0-------|
D|------------0-----------------2-------2---------------2-----|
A|----------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 G5            D                Am                          G
E-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|

               D                C
E|-----3-------------2-0--------------------------------|
B|-------3--3------3-----3---3-------1----1---1---1-----|
G|--------0------2---------2-------0---0----0---0---0---|
D|-------------0-----------------2-------2----2---2---2-|
A|-----------------------------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

   chorus (with distortion) Play x 4 times
    G          D               C    
E|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
B|-------------|---------------|------------------------|
G|--4----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
D|--5----------|--7------------|--5---------------------|
A|--5----------|--5------------|--3---------------------|
E|--3----------|---------------|------------------------|

                           solo
|-------3---3---3--------------------------------------------|
|-------3h5-3h5-3h5------------------------------------------|
|--4^^--------------3----------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-4/5~----7^5-7-5----5-----------------|
|---------------------------------------5h7-5h7-5------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-8-7-8-8~-|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------9/11/9-9~-|
|-----------------7-9-10/12-10-9-10/12-10-9-10/12/10-9-10/12/10-----------|
|----------7-9-10---------------------------------------------------------|
|---7-8-10----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                               let ring
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------15------------------------|
|-12-11-12-11-12/14-12h14p12/11-12-(12~)--------14^---14(release bend)-12-14~|
|----------------------------------------14-12-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     let ring 
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------15--------------------15-13-12-13-12----------|
|-12-14^---14(release bend)-12----------------12-------|
|------------------------------------------------12~---|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

verse 2 (with picking)

 G5            D                Am                          G
E-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|

               D                C
E|----3-------------2-0-----------------------0---------------|
B|------3--3------3-----3---3-------1-------1---1---1-----1-0-|
G|-------0------2---------2-------0---0---0-------0---0-------|
D|------------0-----------------2-------2---------------2-----|
A|----------------------------3-------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

 G5            D                Am                          G
E-3---3--------------2-0---------------------0--------------3-|
B-3-----3---3------3-----3---3-------0-1---1---1---1-0---0--3-|
G-0-------0------2---------2-------2-----2-------2-----2----0-|
D-0------------0-----------------2--------------------------0-|
A-2----------------------------0----------------------------2-|
E-3---------------------------------------------------------3-|

               D                C
E|-----3-------------2-0--------------------------------|
B|-------3--3------3-----3---3-------1----1---1---1-----|
G|--------0------2---------2-------0---0----0---0---0---|
D|-------------0-----------------2-------2----2---2---2-|
A|-----------------------------3------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

  chorus (with distortion) Play x 4 times

                        solo
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|/12-15-13^--13^13-12-13^-13p12------------------------15----------|
|------------------------------12~\----------12-----14^---14^(b/r)-|
|-------------------------------------/12h14----14-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------15----------|
|---------------------------------13~--12-13----13-12-13-|
|-------12h14p12---14--12~--14-12------------------------|
|-12h14----------14--14----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12~-13p12--12h13h15p13h15p13-13p12h13p12---------------------|
|----------14-----------------------------14^(b/R)12-14p12h14~-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

                                   let ring
|------------------------------------15-------------------15----------|
|-------15---------------13-------15^--15(release bend)-13--15^~(b/r)-|
|-12-14^--14^(B/r)-12-14----14-12-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                            P.m.    P.M. P.M.
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-15-------------------------------------------------------12-13p12-15^~(b/R)-|
|------14p12--12-------------------------------------------12--------------------|
|-----------14--12h14--12----------------------------12-14-----------------------|
|--------------------14--14p12-10--12--10~--12-14/15-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------12--12------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13h15p13/12h13-15^~(b/R)--13p12-13p12-13p12-13p12-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------14-14~-11-12p11-12p11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------15^(b/R)-|
|------------------------------------------------------15h17---17---------------|
|-12-10-9-10p9~-------9-10/12-12~-10h12p10/9-10-10~--17-----15-17-15h17---------|
|---------------10-12-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                                         let ring             
|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---15----15---------------------------15---15---------------------------|
|-----14^---14^(b/r)h12-14--12-14p12-----14^--14^(pre bend/release)p12---|
|-------------------------14--------14--------------------------------14-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h14-12--12~~--12^-12~-11h12-11-11~~-12-11-12-11-9-10-9~~--|
|---------14--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------------12---------------------------------------|
|--12-10-9-12-10-9-10-9h10--(play x16 times)-12h14-9h10-12h14-9h10-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------|
|----------------------8-------|
|-12-----------9--9-7h9-9-7~---|
|---10-9--10-12-9--------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

                          p.m.  p.m.  p.m.
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9^(b/r)-7------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-9-7^(b/r)-5~----5----------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-7---5-7-5-2-3-2---2-5/10~-9/5/10/9~--|
|------------------------------------------3~--------------------|

                                   let ring
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------11h13------15--------------------12-15p12-------------------|
|------------------------12-----12-14^--14(release bend)-14^--------14^(play x8 times)-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10p9h10/12-10h12-12/14---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

          let ring
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-15p12---(15)----------------------15------------------------------------|
|---------14^----14(release bend)--14^---14^(b/r)p12--14p12-----12~-14p12----|
|---------------------------------------------------14-----14-14-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------(15)-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15~---------------18------------------|
|-------------17p15h17p15-17^--17^(b/r)-15-17-15-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18^(full)-18^(pre bend released)-15-17^^-17^(b/r)-15h18p15--15----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------17--17^-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18p15--15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------17--17^(b/r)p15--17--15^-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------17--17--17-15------------------------10^(b/r)-8h10p8/12-|
|----------------------------------17-15/13-13^-------13/10-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------13-15~-------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-14^(b/r)h12---15p12--15p12--15p12--12h15p12--12h14p15(play x7 times)-|
|---------------------14------14-----14-----14--------14--------14--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------15^(full)-15^-15-14--------15p14h15p14---------------------------------------|
|-12h14p12--------------------17-15-17-----------15h17p15-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------15h17p15-----15----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------15h17--15h17p15/13h15~-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------10--10~-|
|--------15------------------------------------------8~-10-8-10/12--12----|
|---15-17--17-15-13~-13-15-13-----13~-8--8--10~-8-------------------------|
|-18-------------------------15-13-----10-10------10----------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------15-15~-------15^(play x5 times)--------15^-15~~--15^(b/r)-----(play x3 times)-|
|-17-15-15h17------17p15---------------------17p15--------------------17-15----------------|
|-----------------------17------------------------17---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  let ring                                          let ring
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----18----18----18----18----18----18--18--18--18--18------------------------|
|-17^---17^---17^---17^---17^---17^-17^-17^-17--17--17^-----17^(b/r)-15-17-15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--17~--/16~--/14~--/12~--/10p9/5~--/4~--/2~----------------|
|--------------------------------------------5~--/3p2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------3~~---|
                                                         feedback

Play x 2 times after the 2°solo:                        
(clean tone)                             After this is the simple rythm:
 G         D         C                     G         D         C5   
|-3--3------2--2------5--5---|           |-3--3------2--2-------------|
|-3--3------3--3------5--5---|           |-3--3------3--3------1--1---|
|-0--0------2--2------5--5---|           |-0--0------2--2------0--0---|
|-0--0----------------3--3---|           |-0--0----------------2--2---|
|-2--2----------------3--3---|           |-2--2----------------3--3---|
|-3--3-----------------------|           |-3--3-----------------------|


At conclusion play the chorus (with distortion).
for playing song exactly, listen to it from the "Live in Tokyo".
 
Verse 1 
G5         D               Am
Mamma take this badge from me
G5         D         C
I can't use it anymore
G5                D             Am
It's getting dark, too dark to see
G5             D                       C
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

chorus 

G5            D5                     C5
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door,
C5             
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah
G5            D5                     C5
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door,
C5
(no lyrics)
G5                 D5                     C5
Ooh, knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
C5
Ooh yeah
G5            D5                     C5
Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door
C5
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah

verse 2

Mama, put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

chorus


For playing the country rythm
   G        D         C
|-----------------------------|
|--12-------10--------8-------|
|--12-------11--------9-------|
|--12-------12--------10------|
|--10-------12--------10------|
|-----------10--------8-------|






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