Slash - Promise Feat. Chris Cornell


  The tuning of this song is strange, all strings are tuned up by about a quarter.


  * - Palm mute          b - Bend


  Bass intro

  |-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|
  |-------------------------|
  |--6---3---3---6---5~-----|
  |-------------------------|


  Intro
  (Guitar kicks in)

  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--------------5-8-5--------------5---3-----------5---5b6rb--------5------------|
  |--6-6-5-----6-------6-8-6----3-6---6---6-----3-6---6-------6----6---6-8-5---5--|
  |--4-4-3--/8----------------5-------------5-4------------------6-----------7----|


  Intro riff plays an octave higher on second time..

  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------8-10-8---------------8---6-----------8---8b9r8--------8-----------------|
  |-----8--------8-10-8----5-8---8---8-----5-8---8-------8----8---8-10-7---7-5~~--|
  |--10------------------7-------------7-6------------------8------------9--------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Verse 1, listen for timing and rhythm on these chords

  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-8-8-8-8----------|
  |--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
  |--8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--|


  This is played over the top of the guitar during the 3rd run through of the verse, 
listen for it

  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------8--------------------10--------------------9-------------8-------6----|
  |-----8----8-----8----8----8----8-----8----8----8-----8----8----8----8---8---7---7--|
  |--10---10---------10---10---10---------10---10----10--------10----8-------8--------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     *  *  * *  *  *  * *  *  * *  *  * *  * *  * *  *  *   * * * *  * *  * * * * * *

  Chorus, listen for strumming pattern.

  |--------------------------|
  |--------------------------|
  |--3----5---------8--------|
  |--3----5----6----8---5----|  x2
  |--1----3----6----6---5----|
  |------------4--------3----|



  Plays second part of intro after chorus.

  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------8-10-8---------------8---6-----------8---8b9r8--------8-----------------|
  |-----8--------8-10-8----5-8---8---8-----5-8---8-------8----8---8-10-7---7-5~~--|
  |--10------------------7-------------7-6------------------8------------9--------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  verse plays only twice this time before chorus.



  Chorus 2

  |--------------------------|
  |--------------------------|
  |--3----5---------8--------|
  |--3----5----6----8---5----|  x2
  |--1----3----6----6---5----|
  |------------4--------3----|



  Solo

  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------------------------------------------------------6b8--6-5-6-5-6-5---5-----|
  |--------------------------------------------------5--7-5------------------7---7b9-|
  |-------3b5--5b6--3-5---3-------3---3h5-3--5-3-5/7---------------------------------|
  |--3b5----------------5-----3-5---5------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                        Play this fast.......
  |----------------10-------------13-10-------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------10-13-----------------------10-12----10---------11-10-11-10----10-11-13-|
  |--7-6-7-7/12b14----------12b14-------10b12--12-------12------12-14-------------12----------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  .....Fast playing continues................................................

  |------------------------------8--13--12-13-12-10-12----------------------------------------|
  |----10-11-10----10-13--8-10-11----------------------13--13-15-13--15-13-15--13b15r13-------|
  |--12---------12----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Play verse again with low distortion.

  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |--5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-5-5--5-8-8-8-8----------|  x2
  |--6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-6--6--6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-6-6--6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|
  |--8--8--8--8-8-8-8--8-5--5--5--5-5-5--5-5-4--4--4--4-4-4-4--4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7--|



  Final Chorus.

  |--------------------------|
  |--------------------------|
  |--3----5---------8--------|
  |--3----5----6----8---5----|  x4
  |--1----3----6----6---5----|
  |------------4--------3----|



  Outro.



  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |---------5-8-5--------------5---3-----------5---5b6rb--------5--------------------|
  |-------6-------6-8-6----3-6---6---6-----3-6---6-------6----6---6-8-5---5----------|
  |----/8----------------5-------------5-4------------------6-----------7------------|




  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------8-10-8---------------8---6-----------8---8b9r8--------8-----------------|
  |-----8--------8-10-8----5-8---8---8-----5-8---8-------8----8---8-10-7---7-5~~--|
  |--10------------------7-------------7-6------------------8------------9--------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|






  Have not seen many tabs around for this song and its my favourite one from Slash's album
  so i hope it helps you, if you have any questions, email me at christophmac@hotmail.co.uk.
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