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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)----*|
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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
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