#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# NIGHTRAIN (Bassline) As recorded by Guns N' Roses (From the 1987 Album APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION) Transcribed by Stonecrow Words and Music by Guns N' Roses Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled' Intro Fast Rock Q=148 A5 A 4/4 Gtr I W W +W W W W |----------||----------|------------|-----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|------------|-7\--------|----------|------| |----------||-0--------|-(0)--------|-----------|----------|------| |----------||----------|------------|-----------|----------|------| G G5A5 H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E H |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------| |--------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3--------|--------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5--------| H E E E E +E E E E H H E E E E |--------------||----------------|--------------| |--------5-6---||----------------|--------------| |------------0-||-(0)-0-0--------|--------------| |--------------||----------------|--------3-5-1-| +E E E E H H E E E E +E E E E H |----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------| |----------------|--------------|----------------| |-(1)-1-1--------|--------0-1-3-|-(3)-3-3--------| H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------|-2-0-------------|| |--------------|-------------------|-----2-1-0-------|| |--------------|-------------------|-----------3---0-|| |--------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------3---|| 1st Verse +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0---0-------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------4-4-5-5-7---|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0---0-------| |-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|-------------0-3-5-| 2nd Verse +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q E E E E |-------------------|-------------------||------------------| |-------------------|-----7-7---7-5-----||------------------| |-------------------|---------0-----7-0-||-(0)-0-3--0-----0-| |-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)---------------||------------0-3---| +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-----0-| |------------0-3---|------------0-3---|------------0-3---| +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +W +H.. E |------------------|------------------|------------|--------------| |------------------|------------------|------------|--------------| |-(0)-0-3--0-----0-|-(0)-0-3--0-0-3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------| |------------0-3---|------------------|------------|--------------| W H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------|--------------|-------------------|-/2-2-2-2-2-6-----|| |----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------2---|| |----------|--------------|-------------------|----------------0-|| |----------|--------5-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------|| 3rd Verse +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-0-0---0---0-0-|-(0)-0-0---0-------| |---------0---0-----|---------0---0-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-0-5-0-5-5-| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +W +H.. E |-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------| |-------------------|---------------3-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----------| |-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-----|------------|--------------| W W W H E E E E |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------3-4-5-| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| E E H. +H E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|| |-(5)-5-5-------|-(5)----5-3-----|-------------------|-----3-4-5-------|| |---------------|------------5---|-------------------|-----------------|| |---------------|--------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------0-3-5-|| Chorus +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-----7-7---7-5-----| |-------------------|---------0-----7---| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-------------5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-3-1-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-0-3-5-|| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----5-6-7-(7)-------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-----------0-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +W +H.. E |-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|| |-------------------|-----------7-5-----|------------|--------------|| |-------------------|---------------7-5-|-(5)--------|-(5)--------2-|| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5---------|------------|--------------|| Guitar Solo +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| ||o-(2)-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-|-(2)-0-2-2-2-------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------0-1-2-|-(2)-0-2-0-0-2-2-2-| 1. 2. +E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E |------------------||-----------------||----------------|------------------| |-----------------o||-----------------||----------------|------------------| |-----------------o||-----------------||-5----5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----| |-(2)-0-2--2----2--||---2---3---4---5-||----------------|---------------2--| +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----| |-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|---------------2--| +Q. E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----4-4-4-4-------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-------------3-4-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5----| |-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---------------|-----------------|---------------2--| Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------------5-|-(5)---5-5-5-5-5-|-(5)---5-5--------| |-(2)---2-2-2-2-2-|-(2)---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------0-1-2--| +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |-(2)-2-2----2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0----0-1-2-|-(2)-2-2----2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0----0-1-2--| E E Q E E E E +E E H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|| |------------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|| |------------------|---------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-0-0--|| |-(2)-2-2----2-1-0-|-(0)-0-0-------|-----------------|------------------|| +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------0-2-3-|-(3)--3------------| |-(0)--0--------0-|-(0)--0----------|------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|---------------1-|-(1)--1-----------|------------0-1-3--| +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H +E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|---------------0-|-(0)--0--------3-|-(3)----(3)--------|| |-(3)--3--------3-|-(3)--3----------|-----------------|------------0-3-5--|| Chorus +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|--------------------|| |-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-5--|| Chorus/Outro +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-| +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E |-------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------|-----4--5-(5)-6--7--|| |-----4--5-(5)-6--7-|-(7)----------------|| |-(5)---------------|--------------------|| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-5------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------7----| |-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-|-(5)---------------|---------------5--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7-5------| |-------------------|---------------7----| |-(5)-5-5-5-5-------|-----------------5--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3-3---3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-| E Q E +E Q E +E Q E +E Q E |-------------------|--------------------| |-(7)-5--4-(4)------|--------------------| |--------------7--6-|-(6)-5--------------| |-------------------|--------8-(8)-7--5--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-5-5-5---5-0-3-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-5-3-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1---1-0-1-3--| E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-(3)-3-3---3-3-1-3-|-(3)-3-3---3-0-3-5-| +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------*| |-------------------|--------------------*| |-------------------|--------------------*| |-(5)-5-5---5-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5---5-0-3-5--*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths