---------------------------------------------------- Bass Tab of Knockin' On Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan ---------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: ibanez89 E-Mail: ibanez89@gmx.at ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Some General Facts: Bob Dylan wrote this for the film Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid, 1973. Many people covered it (yet), as I know: Guns'n'Roses, Bon Jovi, U2, Avril Lavinge, certainly a few more. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Guitar Chords: G, D, Am7 G, D, C (repeat over the whole song) Standard Tuning 4/8 or 2/4 Slow song, about 70.000 / slide up \ slide down h hammer on p pull off ~ vibrato Intro G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| E |----------------|----------------|----------------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5---| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5------------5-|-3--------------|---------3----5---| E |-3------------3-|----------------|----------------|------------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|---------------5--| E |-3--------------|----------------|-5------------5-|------------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|-3--------------|------------------| E |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| Mama, take this badge of from me G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|------------------| E |-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------|------------------| I can't use it anymore. G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|-3--------------|------------------| E |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| It's gettin' dark, too dark to see G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|-------10h12------| E |-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------|-------------12\--| I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------5-| A |----------------|-5--------------|-3--------------|-----------3--35--| E |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| Chorus Lyric (repeat 4 times): Knock, knock Knockin' on heaven's door. G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5------------5-|----------------|----------------|--5h7------5------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|------7--5--------| E |----------------|----------------|-5-----------5--|------------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|---------------5--| A |----------------|-5--------------|-3------------3-|-----3----3-3h5---| E |----------------|----------------|----------------|---2--------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5------------5-|----------------|----------------|--7-5-------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|-------7-5--------| E |----------------|----------------|-5------------5-|--------------7/--| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|--10p12--12-10----| E |-3------------3-|----------------|-3--------------|--------------12\-| Mama, put my guns in the ground G |----------------|-5h7------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------5-5--| A |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5---| E |-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------|-----5------------| I can't shoot them anymore. G |----------------|-5h7------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|----------------|-3--------------|------------------| E |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| That long black cloud is comin' down G |----------------|-5h7------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5h7-| E |-3--------------|----------------|-5--------------|------------------| I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|----------------3-| A |----------------|-5--------------|-3--------------|---------3---3h5--| E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| Chorus Lyric (repeat 4 times): Knock, knock Knockin' on heaven's door. G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5-----5----5---|----------10h12-|---10-------------| E |----------------|----------------|-5--------------|--------12----10--| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |--------------5-|----------------|----------------|----------------3-| A |----------------|-5--------------|-3------------3-|-2-3----------5---| E |-3--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5------------5-|----------------|----------------|--7-5-------------| A |----------------|-5------------5-|----------------|------5-----------| E |----------------|----------------|-5---5---5---5--|------------7\----| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------3-| A |----------------|-5------------5-|-3--------------|-3--3---------5---| E |-3------------3-|----------------|--------------2-|------------------| Outro (Fade out) G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|--------7~--------| A |----------------|-5--------------|----------------|------------------| E |----------------|----------------|-5--------------|------------------| G |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| D |-5--------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| A |----------------|-5--------------|-(3)-Fade Out---|------------------| E |----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------| ======================================================================== This is 100% correct, it took me ages to listen out the small details! Also he plays it kinda bitchy (but really not bad) ========================================================================