"Speed Parade" SLASH's Snakepit Tune down half a step as usual. This solo uses a similar pattern all the way through. Moving up one fret at a time. To start with the riff is played twice on each fret. |---3--------3-----3--------3-----4--------4-----4--------4-----------------| |----3------3-------3------3-------4------4-------4------4------------------| |-5b--5--3h5-----5b--5--3h5-----6b--6--4h6-----6b--6--4h6-------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---5--------5-----5--------5-----6--------6-----6--------6-----------------| |----5------5-------5------5-------6------6-------6------6------------------| |-7b--7--5h7-----7b--7--5h7-----8b--8--6h8-----8b--8--6h8-------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then the riff is played once on each fret. |---7--------7------8----------8------9----------9-----10-----------10------| |----7------7--------8--------8--------9--------9--------10--------10-------| |-9b--9--7h9-----10b--10--8h10-----11b--11--9h11-----12b---12--10h12--------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Then it becomes much easier. |----11------12------13------14------15-------------------------------------| |----11------12------13------14------15---------20--------------------------| |-13b-----14b-----15b-----16b-----17b-----------19b-------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| b = bend h = hammer on. -Rattus the RAT (rats_and_guns_n_roses@yahoo.com) ----------------------------------------------------------------- Speed Parade Slash's Snakepit ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Tune half step down i guess... Like every GNR song! ********** Here's 2 ways to play that great Slash riff: Easiest way: E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------repeat!--------------------| D--2----4--2--4--5----2----5--4----5-4-3-2------------------------------| A--2----4--2--4--5----2----5--4----5-4-3-2------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| during the song you can play that pattern on higher frets or on the G, D tings to make higher notes (like around time: 1:02). this is a little harder, but for a heavier sound play: E-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------repeat!--------------------| D--2----4--2--4--5----2----5--4----5-4-3-2------------------------------| A--2----4--2--4--5----2----5--4----5-4-3-2------------------------------| E--0----2--0--2--3----0----3--2----3-2-1-0------------------------------| **********************************************************