• Song:

    Sympathy For The Devil

  • Artist:

    Guns N Roses

  • Album:

    Sympathy for the Devil

Slash   E			      D
-----------12h15p12-------------------------------------|
-----------12-------------------------------------------|
---12---------------14b16r14p12-------------------------|
---12---------------------------14~~~~------------------|
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Paul
-----------------------------------12--------------------|
-----------------------------------12h15p12--------------|
--------------------------------------------14b16r14p12--|
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Slash  A			   E
--------12h15p12---------------------------------------|
--------12------------------------------------12\------|
------------------14b16--r14--12--------------12\------|
----------------------------------14--14~~~------------|
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Paul
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Slash
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-----------------------------------15------------------|
---------------------------12--14--14b16---------------|
-----------------------14------------------------------|
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Paul
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----------------------------------------------------12-|
-------12--14--14b16----------------------------12-----|
----14--------------------------------------14---------|
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Slash  D				A
-------------------------------------------17b19--17b19-|
---------------12---15b17~~~~~--------------------------|
------------12------------------------------------------|
---------14---------------------------------------------|
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Paul
------------------------------------17b19--17b19--17b19-|
--15b17-------------------------------------------------|
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Slash     E
----15------------15b----------17b19r17p15--17---------|
---------17~~~~~---------------------------------------|
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Paul
----15------------------------------------------17b19--|
---------17~~------------------------------------------|
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Slash					D
----------------------17b19r17p15-----15---------------|
----------------------------------17------17~~~~~------|
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Paul
-----17--15-----------------------------------15--17----|
-------------17~~~------------------------17------------|
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Slash	  A				    E
-----------------15--17--17b19--17--15--17--15^---------|
-------------17-----------------------------------17~~~-|
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Paul
-----17b19---------------------------------------------------|
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Slash				D
---12----------12--------12--------12--------12--------|
-------15b17------15b17-----15b17-----15b17------15----|
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(Paul doubles Slash for the rest of the solo)
Slash   A			    E
----17b19--17---17b19---17--15--17--15^---12~~~--------|
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---12-----15p12--17p15---------------------------------|
-------15---------------17p15---17~~~~~----------------|
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Now, for a while the song goes back to lyrics and follows
the same patterns of chords as before.  The next real
challenge is the outro solo.  This solo is pretty hard
if you're not used to Slash's maniacal slurs.  There
are some parts played with blistering speed and aggression.
You'll be able to tell what those parts are because there
will be a lot of notes before you see a notated chord
change.  Remember your 16th note triplets.  Good luck!!!

*(Apply pressure to neck to bend note down to D)
E			D	   A
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------------------------------------8------------------|
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------------------------7b9~~~~-------7b9--5--7--5--7--|
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--*0-~~~-----------------------------------------------|
E					      D
----------------------!---------------------------------|
----------------------!---------------------------------|
----------------------!------------------------------9--|
--7b9r7p5-------------!--------5---7b9~~~~-----7s9------|
-----------7--7~~~~---!----7----------------------------|
----------------------!---------------------------------|
	  A				E
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--9~~~-------7--9--7--9-----------------------------------|
-------------------------11r9p7--9---9r7p5--7--9--7b9r7p5-|
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-----------------------!---------------------------------|
-----------------------!---------------------------------|
-----------------------!---------------------------------|
--------5~~~~~---------!---------------------------------|
----7-------------7--5-!-7--7--5-----5-------------------|
-----------------------!----------7-----7--6--5--7--6--5-|
		D			        A
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------------------------------------------5-----5h6h7--|
--------------------------5s7~~~~----5h7-----7---------|
---5--3--0--0-----3---0--------------------------------|
    			   E
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------------------------8--10--11-10--11--10h11p10p8---|
------------7-----7--9---------------------------------|
--9--7h8h9-----9---------------------------------------|
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---------!---------10----------10----------10----------|
---------!--10b12-------10b12------10b12-------10b12---|
---9~~~~-!---------------------------------------------|
---------!---------------------------------------------|
---------!---------------------------------------------|
---------!---------------------------------------------|
      D			          A
--10------------------------------------10-------------|
------10b12r10--8--10~~~~----8--10b12-------10b12r10p8-|
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	E
-----------------------------------------!--12-----------|
----10---8--10--10b12r10p8---------------!-----12--15b17-|
-----------------------------9---9~~~~~--!---------------|
-----------------------------------------!---------------|
-----------------------------------------!---------------|
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				      D
--12----------12----------12-----------12--------------|
----12-15b17----12-15b17----12--15b17----12-15b17------|
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			    A
--12-----------12-------------------12---------12------|
-----12-15b17-----12-15b17---14-15------14-15------14--|
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			       E
------12----------12------------------------------------|
-15-------14-15--------15--14--14b15--14--12---------12-|
---------------------------------------------12--13-----|
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	    E			    D
---------!----------------------------------------------|
---------!----------------------------------------------|
--13-----!----9---7------------------------7s9~~~~------|
------12-!------------9---7b9r7-----5-------------------|
---------!-----------------------7-----7----------------|
---------!----------------------------------------------|
A				E
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-----------14-------12----14---15-------14---12--------|
-----------14-------12----14---14b16----14---12--------|
-14--14---------14-------------------------------14----|
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----------!---16--14h16p14p12------16-14h16p14p12-------|
----------!--------------------12------------------12---|
----------!---------------------------------------------|
--14~~~~--!---------------------------------------------|
----------!---------------------------------------------|
----------!---------------------------------------------|
				       D
--16-14h16p14p12------16-14h16p14p12------15-14h15p14p12-|
------------------12------------------14-----------------|
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-------15-14h15p14p12-----15-14h15p14p12----15-14h15p14p12-|
---14------------------14----------------14----------------|
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A							E
--12--------------------------------------------------------------|
-----15p14--15p14p12--14p12----12---------------------------------|
----------------------------14----14p12--14p12p11--11h12p11----11-|
------------------------------------------------------------14----|
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---9h11p9------9~~~~~~~~~------------------------------|
-----------11------------------------------------------|
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--12--14b16--r14---12--12~~~------17b19--17--15--17~~--|
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--15--17b19--17--16-17~~~---16-17-16-17-16-------------|
-------------------------------------------17----------|
----------------------------------------------16-14----|
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	  E  (This is the really tough part)
--------!-----------------------------------------------|
--------!-----------------------------------------------|
--13~~~-!-----------------------------------------------|
--------!----------------------------------4h6h7-4h6h7--|
--------!---------4h5h7-4h5h7--4h5---4h5h7--------------|
--------!--4h5h7-------------------7--------------------|
	D
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--------------------------------------------7h9p7-9h10p9-|
--------------------------6h7h9p7p6---6h7h9--------------|
--6h7---6h7h9p7p6---6h7h9-----------9--------------------|
------9-----------9--------------------------------------|
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      		A
-------------9h10---------9h10----9h10--12-10h12p10p9--|
-----9h10h12------9h10h12------12----------------------|
--11---------------------------------------------------|
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				E
--10---9h10p9----9----9----------------------------------|
--------------12---12---12-10h12p10p9h10p9h10p9-----9----|
-------------------------------------------------12---12-|
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----------------------------------------------------!---|
--9-------------------------------------------------!---|
----12-11h12p11p9----11----9h11p9------9------9~~~~-!---|
------------------11----11--------------------------!---|
-----------------------------------12-----11--------!---|
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E	    (grad. release)	     D
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---5----7b9r7----5---5~~~~~----------------8b10-----8~~~~-|
-----------------------------------9---7------------------|
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 A  (Guitar noise & feedback)  E
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-------------------------------9-----7-----5-----3-----|
--X----X-----------------------------------------------|
--X----x----------------------/9-----7-----6-----4-----|
--X----X-----------------------------------------------|
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Etc.  Etc.

... the rest of it is pretty easy stuff.  Some of it is
buried in the mix and tough to make out, while other
parts are clearer.  To tab it out would be confusing...
but all the difficult parts from the beginning to this
point are here.  Pay attention to your Mixolydian and
blues scales.
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