#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ROCKET QUEEN (Bassline) As recorded by Guns n Roses Transcribed by Gary Ramsey tune down 1/2 step Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Staff' Q=110 4/4 Gtr I W H Q E E E S S E E H Q E E E E Q |----------|-------------|----------------|---------------| |----------|-----------2-|---2-4----------|---------------| |----------|-------------|----------------|---------------| |----------|-------------|-------0-2------|------0-2------| E E S S E E E Q H E E E E E E E S S E E S S S S |------------------|--------------|-----------------------| |-2---2-4----------|--------4-2-4-|---4-2-1-2-------------| |------------------|--------------|---------------0-1-----| |---------0-2------|------2-------|-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1-----|-------0---0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1------| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0--| +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------2---2-4-------------|---------------------------| |-------------------0-1-----|-------0---0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1------| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0--| +E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S E E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------2-3-4-------------|---------------------------| |-----------------0-1-----|-------0-1-0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-2-------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1-----|-------0---0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1------| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0--| +S S E S S S S E E S S S S +S S E S S S S E E S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------2---2-4--------------| |---------0---0-1-----0-1-----|---------------------0-1------| |-(0)-0-2---------0-2-------0-|-(0)-0-2---------0-2-------0--| +S S E S S S S E E S S S S H E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |-----------------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------|---------------------------| |---------0---0-1-----0-1-0---|----------0-1-----|-------0---0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-0-2---------0-2-------2-|------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1-----|-------0---0-1-----0-1-----| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-| +E E S S S S E E S S S S |----------------------------| |-------------------0-1------| |-------0---0-1-0-2-------0--| |-(0)-2----------------------| +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------0---0-1-----0-1-----|-------0---0-1-----2-3-----| |-(0)-2---------0-2-------0-|-(0)-2---------2-4-------2-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| +E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E. Q E. S S S E S E. Q E. S |-------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------| |-------2---2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2------------------|---------------2--2--| |-(2)-4-------------------------|-------2-0----------|---------------------| |-------------------------------|------------2--2--0-|-2---2-2-4--0--------| S S S S Q H Q Q Q E. S S S E S E. Q E. S S S E S E. Q E. S |-----------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------| |-2---2---2-------|---------------|--------------------|---------------2--2-| |------------0----|-2-------------|-------2-0----------|--------------------| |-----------------|----0--2--2--0-|-2---2------2--2--0-|-2---2-2-4--0-------| S S S S Q H Q Q Q E. S S S E E. S S S S S S S S S |-----------------|---------------|----------------------------| |-2---2---2-------|---------------|----------2-4-2-------------| |------------0----|-2-------------|----------------4-3-2-0-----| |-----------------|----0--2--2--2-|-2---2-2----------------2---| S S S S +Q +Q Q +Q E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E |----------------------|------------------------|----------------------------| |-------2-(2)--(2)-----|------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-0------------------|----------0-1-----------|-0---0-1-----0-1------------| |-----2-------------1--|-(1)--0-2-------0-(0)-2-|---------0-2-------0-(0)-2--| S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S Q Q E E S S S S +E E |---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-2---2-4-------------------|-------------------2----|-----------------------| |-------------0-1-----------|-0---0-1-----0-1-0------|--------0-1------------| |---------0-2-------0-(0)-2-|---------0-2------------|----0-2-------0-(0)-2--| S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-0---0-1-----0-1-----------|-0---0-1-----0-1-----------| |---------0-2-------0-(0)-2-|---------0-2-------0-(0)-2-| S S S S E E S S S S +E E |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-0---0-1-----0-1------------| |---------0-2-------0-(0)-2--| S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-------------0-1-----------|-0---0-1-----0-1-----------| |-0---0-1-0-2-------0-(0)-2-|---------0-2-------0-(0)-2-| |---------------------------|---------------------------| S S S S E E S S S S +E E |----------------------------| |-0---0-1-----2-3------------| |---------2-4-------2-(2)-4--| |----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E. Q E. S S S E S E. Q E. S S S S S |-------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------| |-2---2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----|--------------------|---------2--2-2---2----| |-------------------------------|-2-0----------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------------|------2--2--0-2---2-|-2-4--0----------------| Q Q +Q Q Q Q E. S S S E S E. E. S S S E S E. Q E. S S S S S Q |---------------|------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |-2-------------|------------------|----------------------|----2--2-2---2---2--| |----0--(0)--2--|------------------|-2-0------------------|--------------------| |---------------|-0--2--2--0-2---2-|------2--0-2---2-2-4--|-0------------------| 3/4 4/4 H Q Q Q E. S S S E E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H |------------|--------------------|-------------------------|-------------| |------------|------------------2-|-4-2-------------------2-|-(2)---------| |-0----2-----|--------------------|-----4-3-2-0-----2-0-----|-------------| |---------0--|-2--2--2-2---2-2----|-------------2-------2---|--------1----| E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |-----2-3-----------2---2-3-|-----2-3-----------2---2-3-| |-2-4-------2-(2)-4---------|-2-4-------2-(2)-4---------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S |-----2-3-----------2---2-3--| |-2-4-------2-(2)-4----------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| E E S S S S E S S S S S S |-------------------2-------| |---------------2-4---4-2---| |-----0-1-0-----------------| |-0-2-------2---------------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----0-1-----------0---0-1-|-----0-1-----------0---0-1-| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------|-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------2---2-4-| |-----0-1-----------0---0-1-|-----0-1-------------------| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------|-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-----0-1-----------0---0-1--| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2----------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----0-1-----------0---0-1-|-----0-1-----------0---0-1-| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------|-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S |----------------------------| |-------------------2---2-4--| |-----0-1--------------------| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2----------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |-----0-1-----------0---0-1-|-----0-1-----------0---0-1-| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------|-0-2-------0-(0)-2---------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-----0-1-----------0---0-1--| |-0-2-------0-(0)-2----------| E E S S S S H E E S S S S +E E S S S S E E S S S S +E E S S S S |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------| |-----0-1-0--------|---0-3-4---------0-3---3-4-|---0-3-4---------0-3-4-3-4--| |-0-2-------2------|-3---------3-(3)-----------|-3---------3-(3)------------| E E S S S S +E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Q |---------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------| |-----5-6-----------5-6-5-6-|---------5-6-5-6----------| |-5-7-------5-(5)-7---------|-5-7-7-7---------7--------| E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------------2-3-|-----2-3-------------------2-3-| |-----7-8---------------2-4-----|-2-4-------------------2-4-----| |-7-9-------0-(0)-0-2-4---------|-----------0-(0)-0-2-4---------| E E S S S S +S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------| |-----2-3-------------------2-3-| |-2-4-------------------2-4-----| |-----------0-(0)-0-2-4---------| E E S S S S +S S S S S E. Q E. S S S E S E. |----------------------------|--------------------| |-----2-3--------------------|--------------------| |-2-4-------------------2-0--|--------------------| |-----------0-(0)-0-2-4------|-2--2--0-2---2-2-4--| Q E. S S S S S Q H Q Q Q E. S S S E S E. Q E. S S S E S E. |--------------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------| |----2--2-2---2---2--|------------|--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|-0----2-----|---------------2-0--|--------------------| |-0------------------|---------0--|-2--2--0-2---2------|-2--2--0-2---2-2-4--| Q E. S S S S S Q H Q Q Q E. S S S E E. S |--------------------|------------|--------------------| |----2--2-2---2---2--|------------|------------------2-| |--------------------|-0----2-----|--------------------| |-0------------------|---------0--|-2--2--2-2---2-2----| Q=110 3/4 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S +H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-2-------------------2-|-(2)---------|---------------2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----4-3-2-0-----2-0-----|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------2-------2---|--------1----|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------| E E Q H W E E Q H W |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-----2-------|----------|-----2-------|------| |-------------|----------|-------------|------| |-0-0---------|----------|-0-0---------|------| E E Q H W E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------|----------|----------------|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-----2-------|----------|-----2----------|-------------------| |-------------|----------|----------0-1-2-|-(2)---------------| |-0-0---------|----------|-0-0----0-------|-------------------| E E Q E E +S S E +E E E S S S S S S S S S S Q Q E E E E |--------------------|-----------------------------|---------------| |-----2--------------|-----------------------------|----2----------| |--------0-2-(2)---4-|-(4)-4-4---------2-4-4-4-----|-------0-0---2-| |-0-0----------------|---------5-5-3-4---------3-4-|-0-------------| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----2----------|------------------|-2--2-----------| |-(2)-2-4-5-6-------|-------0-2---4-|-(4)-4-4----------|--------------2-| |-------------7-3-2-|-0-------------|---------5-2--0-0-|------0-2-2-0---| +E E E S S E E +Q H E E E E +H E E E E H E E E E |----------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------| |----------------------|-2------------|----------------|---------------| |-(2)-2-2-2-0-2-2-(2)--|--------2---4-|-(4)------4---6-|-7-------------| |----------------------|--------------|----------------|--------5---7--| +Q E E S S E +S S E Q Q E E E E |------------------------|---------------| |------------------------|----2----------| |------------------------|---------2---4-| |-(7)--7---7---7-(7)---3-|-0-------------| +Q E E S S S S E E Q Q E E E E |----------------------|---------------| |----------------------|---------------| |-(4)--4---4---4-----6-|-7--7----9-----| |----------------------|-------------7-| +Q E E S S E Q H E E E E +Q E E S S S S E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|--------------|-----------------------|------------------| |----------------9--|--------------|-----------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-7------------|-----------------------|-----------0---2--| |-(7)--7---7---7----|--------7---9-|-(9)--9---9---9-----11-|-12--12-----------| +E E Q +E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E S S S S E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------|-----------------------|-------9-------| |--------------------|----2----------|-----------------------|---------------| |-(2)-2-2--(2)-------|---------2---4-|-(4)-4-4---4---4-----6-|-7--7----9-----| |--------------0-3-2-|-0-------------|---------5-------------|-------------7-| +E E E E E E S S E Q Q E E E E +Q Q S S E E E Q Q E E E E |---------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------| |-----9-9-9-9-9-----7-|---------------|-------------------|----2----------| |---------------7-----|-7--7----------|-------------------|-------0-0---2-| |-(7)-----------------|---------7---9-|-(9)--9--9-4-0-4-4-|-0-------------| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E S S S S E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------------| |-------------------|----2----------|-----------------------|---------------| |-(2)-2-4-5-6-------|---------2---4-|-(4)-4-4-----4---4---6-|-7--7----------| |-------------7-3-2-|-0-------------|---------5-5-----------|-------5-5-0-7-| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|----9----------| |-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------------| |-------------------|-7-----0-------| |-(7)---------------|---------7---9-| +E E E E S S S S S S S S Q Q E E E E |---------------------------|---------------| |---------------------------|----2----------| |---------0-----2-4-4-4-----|---------0---2-| |-(9)-9-9---3-4---------3-4-|-0-------------| +E E E E E E E E Q Q S S E E E +Q E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------| |-------------------|----2------------|------------------|----------------| |-(2)-2-4-5-6-------|-------0---2---4-|-(4)--4---4-4---6-|-7--7----9------| |-------------7-3-2-|-0---------------|------------------|-------------7--| +E E E E E E S E. Q Q E E E E +E E E E S S E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------|----------------------|------------------| |---------------9-9--|---------------|----------------------|------------------| |--------------------|-7--7----------|----------------------|-----------0---2--| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7------|---------7---9-|-(9)-9-9---9---9---11-|-12--12-----------| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------| |-------------------|----2----------|-------------------|---------------| |-(2)-2-2-----------|---------2---4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4---6-|-7--7----------| |---------0-3-0-2-2-|-0-------------|---------5---------|-------5-5---7-| +E E E E E E S E. Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| |---------------9-9--|---------------|--------------------|-----------------| |--------------------|-7--7----------|--------------------|-----------0---2-| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7------|---------7---9-|-(9)-9-9---9-9---11-|-12--12----------| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-------------------|---------------|-------------------|---------------| |-------------------|----2----------|-------------------|---------------| |-(2)-2-4-5-6-------|---------2---4-|-(4)-4-4---4-4---6-|-7--7----------| |-------------7-3-2-|-0-------------|---------5---------|-------5-5---7-| +E E E E E E S E. Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------| |---------------9-9--|---------------|------------------|---------------| |--------------------|-7--7--6-6---4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4---|-7--7----------| |-(7)-7-7-7-7-7------|---------------|----------------5-|-------9-9---7-| +E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q Q |------------------|----------------|-------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------6--| |------------------|-7--7---6-6---4-|-(4)-4-4---2-2---0-|-(0)-0-0--------| |-(7)-7-7-0-7-7-7--|----------------|-------------------|----------4-----| Q Q +H +W +H +H |--------------|------------|---------------*| |--------------|------------|---------------*| |--------------|------------|---------------*| |-4--0--(0)----|-(0)--------|-(0)----(0)----*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site