Knockin on Heavens Door
 by
Guns n'Roses


Note: These tabs are all copied from ear and have not been copied from sheet music or anyone
else's submitted tabs. The lower tab riffs in solo#2 are for the background guitar to 
play. A great song from Guns n roses and have fun playing it.

Tuning:
Background Guitar: standard (EADGBe) for everything except lead in solos 
Soloist Guitar:    standard (EADGBe) for lead in solos(top line). This person sings.

Chords used:
*    EADGBe
F#5  244xxx
C#5  446xxx
B5   224xxx

Articulation:
Hammer on: h
Pull off:  p
Slide:     s
Bend:      b
Vibrato:   v
Hold note: ~
mute:      x

Intro:
e-|----2--------|-------------|--------------|----2--------|-------------|--------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|
G-|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|
D-|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|
A-|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|
E-|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|

e-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4-4---6-4--|--4-x-4-x-x--|--4-4---6-4--|--4-x-4-x-x--|
A-|--4--4--4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|--4--4--4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|
E-|--2---2-4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|--2---2-4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|

Verse 1:
e-|----2--------|-------------|--------------|----2--------|-------------|--------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|
G-|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|
D-|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|
A-|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|
E-|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|

e-|----2--------|-------------|--------------|----2--------|-------------|--------------|
B-|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|------2---2--|----6p4---4--|--2h4---4-----|
G-|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|--3-----3----|--6-----6----|--4--4---4----|
D-|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|--4----------|--6----------|------4---4---|
A-|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|-------------|-------------|-------2---2--|
E-|-------------|-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|

There are four lines and one tab riff is for two of them.

Chorus:
e-|-------------|-------------|
B-|-------------|-------------|
G-|-------------|-------------|
D-|--4-4---6-4--|--4-x-4-x-x--|
A-|--4--4--4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|
E-|--2---2-4-2--|--2-2-2-2-2--|
Repeat this for all of the lines.

Solo 1:
e-|----6p4---4~-9-6p4-------|-------9h11-9~----------9~-------------|--------9---------|
B-|--7-----7----------7-7~--|---------------12p11-12----12~-11------|--11h12---12-11~--|
G-|-------------------------|--8h11---------------------------------|------------------|
D-|-------------------------|----------------------------------13~--|------------------|
A-|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|
E-|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------|

e-|--------16h18-16~-h18-h18-----|--19h21-19-18-19-18-19h21-19-18-19-18------|
B-|--16-19-------------------19--|-------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------|--------------------------------------20~--|
D-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E-|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

e-|---------------------------14~--|
B-|--16p14h16p14-------------------|
G-|--------------15p13h15p13-------|
D-|--------------------------16----|
A-|--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------|

Verse 2:
Play like verse 1.

[Chorus]

Solo 2:
e-|--12s14~-13v-13h14p13p11-13p11----11--|--14p11-14p11-9h11-------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------14-----|-------------------9h11--|------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|--8-6---8~--8p6-8p6-----|
A-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------9-------------9~--|
E-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
  |                                      |                         |                        |
e-|--------------------------------------|--------------------14p11-14p11-----14p11-14p11---|
B-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-----4~--6~--------------4~-----------|--4~----4~---------4~----|--------6~----------4~--|
A-|-----4~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------4~----|--------4~----------2~--|
E-|-----2~--4~--------------2~-----------|--2~----2~---------2~----|--------4~----------2~--|

e-|--------14p11-16h18-16p14-16p14--|-19p18-19h21~-19-18-19-21~-19-18-19-21h23-21h23-21-----|
B-|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------21--|
G-|--11-13--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                 |                                                       |
e-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------6~-------------------4~---------|
A-|---------------------------------|---------4~------------4~-------------------2~---------|
E-|---------------------------------|---------2~------------4~-------------------2~---------|

e-|--19b-21-19s18-18-21p19p18-18--|--13h14~-14p13v-13h14p13p11-13p11~-13p11~13p11~----11------|
B-|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------14----11~--|
G-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
  |                               |                                                           |
e-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----6~----------------4~---------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|-----4~-----4~----------------2~---------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------|-----2~-----4~----------------2~---------------------------|

e-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|------11~--------11---------------------|
D-|----------15~-15----15p13~--11~---------|
A-|--------------------------------14-13~--|
E-|----------------------------------------|
  |                                        |
e-|----------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------|
D-|--44x----66x---------44x--------4-4x----|
A-|--44x----44x---------22x------22-2x-----|
E-|--22x----44x---------22x------22-2x-----|

Use this last riff (the lower one only) for the Phone call part and the chorus without music.
I know that this is not right for the chorus but the notes of the piano were too muffled and
were dominated by the vocals. Then play the normal chorus twice and then end with this.

Outro:
e-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
B-|-----------------------2~--|-drums-|--2-4p2x--|
G-|---------------------------|-drums-|----------|
D-|--4~-------4~--------------|-drums-|----------|
A-|--2~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|
E-|--2~-----------------------|-drums-|----------|