Guns N' Roses
There Was A Time (Extended Demo)
Chinese Democracy
Tuning: D# A# F# C# G# D# (1/2 Step Down)
Tabbed by: Dave Carlson
b^ = Bend Up
bd = Bend Down
s = Slide
~ = Vibrato
* = pinch harmonic
This tab is for Lead Guitar (Robin Finck), also does include Rythmn parts where required.
Intro/Verse (wah)
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-----------------------------------------------------------------13s-15s-13--11s--13----|
------8~-----7~------10----10p-9~-------------8~----7~-----10----12s-14s-12--10s--12----|
----------------------------------10----------------------------------------------------|
--/10-----/8-----/12----------------------/10----/8----/12------------------------------|
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--/13--11-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------12s-10-8-10b-8~---10p-8--10--10--8h-10--10b~-------10~---7g9--9--9p-7--------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------10~--|
----------------------------------------------------------/12---------------------------|
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--------------------------------------------------------------------13S-15--13--13S-11--|
------8--10p-8--10b-----10p-8p---7--8p--7-----------10---10h-12p-10-12S-14--12--12S-10--|
-------------------------------------------8~-------------------------------------------|
--/10-------------------------------------------/12-------------------------------------|
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-------13-11---------------------------|
-------------12-10----------------10---|
-------------------12-10----10-12------|
-------------------------13------------|
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Mini-Chorus
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--10--10--10--11--10----------| |--10---10---11---11---11--13--|
---------------------------8--| x3 Then |------------------------------|
---7---7---7---8---7--8s10----| |---7----7----8----8----8--10--|
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Verse 2
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-----------------------------8------------------------6~-------------6--6p-5~---8-------|
--7b~~~-------5----7-5~---5----5~----7brb--5~---7brb-------7brb--5~---------------5\----|
----------5-7---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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------13~-------11-11-13~------11-11~--/10--8--8~-6--5~-------------------6~------------|
-/12--12~--/12--12-12-12~--/12-12-12~--------------------7brb--5~---7brb-------7brb--5~-|
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Mini-Chorus
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-6----------| |----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
-6----------| |-10--10--10--11--10---------| |-10---10---11---11---11--13--|
----------8-| Then |--------------------------8-| x3 Then |-----------------------------|
-----8s10---| |--7---7---7---8---7--8s10---| |--7----7----8----8----8--10--|
------------| |----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
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Bridge
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The chords strummed by the rymthm guitar are listed above each bar.
Progression: D# Dm F F G# G Cm Bb G# G F F C
D# Dm F F
--11-------11--------|--10--10-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
--11----------11-----|--10--10----13--11\--|-----------------4~--|---------------1~----|
--12-------------12--|--10--------12--12\--|-----------2h3-2-----|---2---2h--3---------|
--13---13------------|--12-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|--1--1--1------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G# G Cm Bb
--------6s-8--6--6~--|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
--------6sS8--6------|-------6--6s-8---4~--|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|----5----------------|----5~-------5~------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------5-----------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6---4----|
G# G F F C
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-4--------4~-4-------|
------5~---7--8--8\--|---------------------|-----------2h3---2~--|---2-3~-2------2-3b~-|
---6-----------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
---------------------|----------3--3--3----|--1--1--1------------|---------------------|
Robin Solo 1
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--------2h3~-------2h3~-2h3~--1~----------------------2h3~--------2h3~-2h3~-1~----2b^~-|
--3bb^~------3bb^~---------------1~--3bb^~--1~--3bb^~-------3bb^~--------------1~------|
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--8p6~--8---------10bbrbr-----------------8---10pbr--8~-----10b------------------------|
----------8~---11---------11~-----8--11~-----------------11----------------------------|
-----------------------------10~----------------------------------10b~--10b~--10b~~~---|
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Grand-Chorus
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Chord Progression: Cm A# F F x2
Cm A# F F
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---------------------|---------------------|------11-13~-13br----|---------10-11-11b~--|
---------------------|---------------------|--/12------------10~-|------10-------------|
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Cm A# F F
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