GUITAR TABS FOR GUNS N'ROSES


"SWEET CHILD O' MINE"



Sweet Child O' Mine
Written by Guns N'Roses
Originally Recorded by
Guns N'Roses




Tune down half step Intro: (play each twice) D C |--------------15----14-----|--------------15----14-----| |-----15--------------------|-----15--------------------| |--------14-12----14----14-:|:-------14-12----14----14-:| |--12-----------------------|--14-----------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| G D |--------------15----14-----|--------------15----14-----| |-----15--------------------|-----15--------------------| |:-12----14-12----14----14-:|:-------14-12----14----14-:| |---------------------------|--12-----------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-12-------------12------14-----|-15-----14------12---------------14-| |---------15--------------------|------------------------15-------15-| |-----14------14-----14------14-|----14------14------14------14---14-| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| Verses: (D) She's got smile___ that it seems to me___ (C) re_minds___me of child - hood mem-o-ries,___ (G) (D) Where ev__'ry - thing__was as the bright__blue sky.__ (D) Now and then__When I see her face_______ (C) she takes me a-way___ to that spe-cial place,____ (G) and if I started____ too___ long, (D) I'll pro-'ly break down and cry._______ Chorus: Rhythm (A5) (B5) (C5) (D) Guitar Whoa, Whoa,___ Whoa.___ sweet child o' mine.____ (A5) (B5)(C5) (D) Whoa, oh,__oh, oh,____sweet child o' mine._____ Chorus: Lead Guitar A C |---------------------------|--------------12----10-----| |--14-14-------15----14-----|--13-13--------------------| |--------14-------14----14--|--------12-10----12----12--| |-----------14--------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| D D |--------------15----14-----|--------------15---14-----| |-----15--------------------|-----15-------------------| |--------14-12----14----14--|--------14-12---14----14--| |--12-----------------------|--12----------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| A D |---------------------------|--------------12----10-----------------| |--14-14-------15----14-----|--13-13-----------------------------15-| |--------14-------14----14--|--------12-10----12----12----12s14-----| |-----------14--------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------------------| (1st and 2nd time) Fig 1 |----------------------------------------------------| |-10--8--7---10--8--7---10--8-------10--8------10--8-| |-------------------------------9-----------9--------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| (1st time only after fig 1) |--------------10--10B-----| |--10B--8---10B------------| |-----------------------9B-| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| 2nd time only leading up to solo |----------------------------10-----|----------------------------10--10/8---12--| |-10--8----7B------7B------------7--|-10--8--7----10--8--7--10B-----------------| |---------------7-------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-12--12\10--8--7B-----------------------10--10B---------17--| |-------------------8------10B--8---10B------------17B-------| |----------------------7-------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| (A5) (B5) (C5) (D) Whoa, Whoa,___ Whoa.___ sweet child o' mine.____ (A5) (B5)(C5) (D) Whoa, oh,__oh, oh,____sweet child o' mine._____ (fill in over the D cord above) Lead Guitar |------------------------------------| |---7B-------------------------------| |--------7---------------------------| |------------7----5--4---0-----------| |---------------------------3B-------| |------------------------------------| |-17^--hold----15--14--h15p14-----------15--14--h15p14-----------12--14-| |-----------------------------17-----------------------17-16------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--15^--12----------------------------------------13-12-------h13p12s10-| |----------14^--12--11h12----------------11-12-14-----------------------| |-----------------------------14-----14---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------15^-----------------------| |--13^-----13-----12--12-(12)-------12^----------------7^^--------------| |-----------------------------------------14-----------------9--9-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----7^----------------------------------------------------------------| |----------9--9-----8^----8/11---------11^---9-----------------9--------| |-----------------------------------------------9^---7---9--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------7h8--p7---------------------------------------------7^---7-10^-| |----------------------9------8^-----8------/11-----9^--8-9-----9-------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-7-8p7-11p7-8-11-12/14-11-12--14/15-12-14-15p14-12----14p11-12h14p12---| |---------------------------------------------------15----------------15| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| w/wah wah |-17--------------------------------------------------------------------| |----15^---15^---15^---15^---15^-p12-----15^----15^--------15^-p12------| |------------------------------------14----------------------------14---| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------15-----------------------------------| |--17^---17^--------17^----17^----------17^---------17^-p15--15h17------| |-------------------17^-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------12----------------------------------------------------------| |-15^------------15---12------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------14^-p12-14---12-14----12--14^----12--14--12-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----15-------------15-----15-----15------------------------------------| |----15-------15----15-----15-------15----------------------------------| |-14^--14--12-14^-----14^----14^------14^-p12----14p12--x-x----12^------| |---------------------------------------------14--------x-x-------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------12h14p12----12^--------------------12h14p12-----12-12-| |-14p12-14----x-x----------14--------14p12-14----x-x----------14--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------12-12-------15-15p12--15-| |-------------------12-12-------15-15p12-------------15p12--------------| |-------14-14p12-14-------14p12-----------------------------------------| |-14p12-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-14----12h15p12---------12-----------12-----------12-----------12------| |----15----------15--15^----15p12--------15p12-15^----15p12--------15p12| |----------------------------------14^-----------------------14^--------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |------12-----------12-----------12--------------12-------15^-----------| |--15^----15p12--------15p12-15^----15p12-----12----15p12---------------| |---------------14^-----------------------14^---------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------15------12h15p12----12------12---------------------| |-------------------------------------15-----15^-----15p12--------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------14^-p12-14^-| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-------15------------------------------------------| |----------14^-p12-14^----14p12--------------12-----| |----------------------14-------14------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| end of Solo 1 going into 2nd solo w/wah wah all Palm Mute |-x-x----x-x---------x-x---------x---x---x--------------------------------| |-x-x----x-x---------x-x------7--x---x---x--------------------------------| |-------------------------7h9----x-7-x-----x-x--2p0--x-x---------------7--| |----x-x-------4--4------------------------x-x-------x-x-7p5--------------| |----x-x-----------------------------------------------------7p5----------| |----------------------------------------------------------------7p5s3----| |-------------------------------------------------------------22B--22-22-22-22-| |--------------12--------15B--12------------------17-------17------------------| |-7h9p7h9p7h9--12-----------------14B--12----s18------s18----------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----17B-17B-17B-17B-17p15---------------12------------------12-------12--------| |-17------------------------17--17-15B-----15p12-15p12h14p12---15p12----15p12---| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------14-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-12-------12-------12-------12-------12--------12-------------------------| |---15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12----15p12-----15p12-------15B-15p12----| |--------14-------14-------14-------14-------14--------14B-12----------14B-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------12------12------------------------| |-15---------------------------------15B------15B----15p12--15B-15-12-------| |----14B-12-14-14B-12-14-14-12----------------------------------------14B-12| |------------------------------14-12----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-15B--15--12---------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------14B--14--12--14B--14B--14--14--14--14S-----------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------14~~~~~~~-----9~~~~-5-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-10~~~~~~~~--7~~~~~~--2-------------------------------| |---------------------------5~~~~~~~~~---3B-------0----| KEY B&^ Bend H Hammer on P Pull off S Slide ~ Vibrato X Palm Mute

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