Civil War Tab

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Tuning:	Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
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Guns n' Roses - Civil War
 
Tuning: half-step down (low to high: Eb,Ab,Db,Gb,Bb,eb)
 
 
[Intro Guitar 1]
 
(acoustic)
 
     Em                                   G
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------0--------------0---------------------0---------------0----|
Db|------2-----2---2-----2----2-------0-------0-----0---0-----0-----0--|
Ab|----2---2-----2-----2---2----0h(2)-------2---2-----2-----2---2------|
Eb|--0---------------0--------------------3---------------3------------|
 
               Em                                    G
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------0---------------0---------------------0---------|
Db|--------0-------2-----2---2-----2-----2-------0-------0-----0-------|
Ab|--0h(2)-------2---2-----2-----2---2-----0h(2)-------2---2-----0h(2)-|
Eb|------------0---------------0---------------------3-----------------|
 
        D/F#
Eb|----------------------|
Bb|----------------------|
Gb|-------------2-0---0--|
Db|--0------0-------2----|
Ab|-------0---0----------|
Eb|-----2----------------| end intro
 
 
[Riff A]
 
(Guitar 1 play intro)
Guitar 2 (elec. w/slight dirty tone)
     Em                       G           Em                       G
Eb|--12-------10--------------------------12-------10------------------|
Bb|-------------------10--11--12--------x------------------10--11--12--|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     D/F#             Let ring.........................................
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--10--\-(8)\(7)\(5)-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                            end Riff A
 
 
[1st verse]
 
(Guitar 1 repeats intro)
    "look at your..."   "look at your..."    "look at your..."
     Em                  G                    Em
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Gb|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
 
    "way   they  always  done before."
     G                   D/F#
Eb|-------------------|-----------------|
Bb|-------------------|-----------------|
Gb|-------------------|-----------------|
Db|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab|-------------------|-----------------|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Interlude]
 
(Guitar 1 plays intro)
(Guitar 2 plays riff A)
g3 (acous.)
(Let ring through)
 
     Em                              G
Eb|----------0---------------0-----------------0----------------------0--|
Bb|------5-----5---5-----5-----5---0-------3-----3---3------3-------3----|
Gb|----4---4-----4-----4---4-----4-------0---0-----0------0---0---0------|
Db|--5---------------5-----------------5----------------5-------4--------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     Em                             G               D/F#           Let ring
Eb|-----------0---------------0-------------0---------------0----------|
Bb|-------0-----0---0-----0-----3-------3-----3---3-----3-----3---0----|
Gb|-----0---0-----0-----0---0---------0---0-----------0---0------------|
Db|---2---------------2-------------5-----------5---4-----------4------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                               end Interlude
 
[2nd verse]
 
(Guitar 1 plays intro)
    "look at the..."        "look at the..."    "look at the..."
     Em                      G                   Em
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
 
    "way   we've    always    done before."
     G                        D/F#
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|
 
Guitar 1 and 2 (w/chorus effect)                            "My hands are..."
     A7(no3)      B7add4/A          A7(no3)         D/A
Eb|-----------------------0-----------------3-0---0---------3-2--------|
Bb|------5------------------4---------------------4-------3-----3/(5)--|
Gb|----2---2---2------2---------2-------2---------------2--------------|
Db|----------5------4---4-----4-------5---5-----5-----4----------------|
Ab|--0------------0-----------------0---------------0------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |  A5                             A5
  | g4 (elec. w/dist.)
Eb|---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------------------------2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Db|--2------------------------------2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Ab|--0------------------------------0------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------0---|
                                            "the billions shift..."
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
Guitar 2 (chorus off)                               (bend)
     E5  let ring..                       G5        (1\2)
Eb|------0-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------0-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------0--------------|
Db|---------------------------------------0--------------|
Ab|--2------------------------------------x--------------|
Eb|--0------------------------------------3--------3-2b--|
  |        (p.m)        (p.m)
  | g4      ....         .....
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------0---0--------------|
Db|-----------------------------2p(0)-0---0--------5-4---|
Ab|------2--------2---2---------2p(0)-0---x--------x-x---|
Eb|--0---0--0--0--0---0--0-0-0--0---------3-----0--3-2---|
                                  "love of god.."
                                             (bend, release)
     E5  let ring.................  G5    D      (1/2)
Eb|------0----------------------------------------------|
Bb|------0--------------------------3-----3--3----------|
Gb|---------------------------------0-----2--2----------|
Db|---------------------------------0-----0--0----------|
Ab|--2------------------------------x-------------------|
Eb|--0------------------------------3-----------0-2br---|
  |        (p.m)        (p.m)
  |         ....         ....
Eb|---------------------------------------2--2----------|
Bb|------------------------------------3--3--3----------|
Gb|---------------------------------0--0--2--2----------|
Db|----------------------------0-0--0--0--0--0----------|
Ab|--2---2--------2---2--------0-0--x--x--0--0----5-4---|
Eb|--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0-0--3--3--------0-3-2---|
 
                                     "blood hands.."
     E5  let ring.................... G5
Eb|------0--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------3---------------------|
Gb|------------------------------0-0--0---------------------|
Db|------------------------------0-0--0---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------x---------------------|
Eb|--0--------------------------------3---------------------|
  |        (p.m)        (p.m)                      -1/2
  |         ....         ....                       \ /
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------3---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------0-----0--0-(0)(0)(0)--|
Db|-----------------------------------0----x----------------|
Ab|--2---2--------2---2--------2------x---x-----------------|
Eb|--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0------3---------------------|
                                               push guitar neck forward
                                              w/fretting hand while holding
                                               body of guitar w/picking hand
 
    (bend, release)
      (1\2)  E5 let ring.......................
Eb|-------------0------------------------------|
Bb|-------------0------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------0--0--|
Db|--------------------------------------0--0--|
Ab|----------2---------------------------------|
Eb|--3-2br-0-0---------------------------------|
  |               (p.m)         (p.m)
  |                ....         ....
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5-4---2----2--------2---2--------2--0--0--|
Eb|--3-2---0----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--|
 
     G5          D   "civil
Eb|--------------2--------|
Bb|--3-----------3--------|
Gb|--0-----------2--------|
Db|--0---------0-0---0----|
Ab|--x-------2-------0-0--|
Eb|--3--------------------|
  |
  |
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|--3----3------3--------|
Gb|--0----0------2--------|
Db|--0----0------0--------|
Ab|--x----x------0--------|
Eb|--3----3---------------| end pre-chorus
 
   ("waaaaarrrrrrs!")
     A5 let ring.......................
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------(2)----------------------4-4-4----2-p-0--------2------|
Db|--2------(2)----------------------4-4-4----2-p-0--------2------|
Ab|--0------(0)-------------------------------0------------0------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |     (p.m)        (vibrato)
  |      ....     ....      ....     ....      ....     ....
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---------2--------4~~~------4--------5~~~------5--------7~~~|
Db|--2---------2--------4~~~------4--------5~~~------5--------7~~~|
Ab|--0---0--0-----0--0------0--0-----0--0------0--0-----0--0------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|----------------5\(0)--|
  |
  |
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|--7-7-----8--9--9\-----|
Db|--7-7--0--8--9--9\-----|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
 
 
[1st Solo]
 
(Guitar 2 and 4 play pre-chorus)
g5 (elec. w/dist and wah            (tremolo picking while sliding up string)
    (full) (1\2)  (1/4)  (1/2)          /\/\/\/\/\
      E5                            G5
Eb|-----0------0---3b-0------0--------------------------|
Bb|-------0-3b---0-3b---0-3b---0---8~~~-----------------|
Gb|--2b--------------------------0-7~~~-------------0---|
Db|-------------------------------------2-/-4-/-x-\-0---|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------|
 
   (full)  (1/2)   (1/4)  (1/4)
     E5                             G5                 D
Eb|-----0------0---3-b-0------0-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-3b---0-3-b---0-3b---0---8~~~~-8-7-h(8)p(7)--------------|
Gb|--2b---------------------------0-7~~~~--------------9-7---7-p(0)-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------7--------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    (full) (1/2)   (1/4)  (1/2)
     E5                             G5
Eb|-----0------0---3-b-0------0----------------------------------------|
Bb|-------0-3b---0-3-b---0-3b---0---8--(5)/6--7-(7)/8-(9)/10--10-10----|
Gb|--2b---------------------------0-7--(4)/5--6-(6)/7-(8)/9---9--9/19\-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
     (full) (1/2)         (full)
      E5                            G5    D
Eb|------0------0---3--0------0-----------------|
Bb|--------0-3b---0-3----0-3b---0---8~~~~-7~~~~-|
Gb|(\)2b--------------------------0-7~~~~-7~~~~-|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------| end 1st solo
 
 
[Bridge]
 
g5 "black armband when"
     G5         Gmaj7/B       Em
Eb|----3----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--x------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Guitar 1
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------3---0--------3-----0-----------------------------------|
Gb|----0------------0-----0--------------------------0------------|
Db|------0---0----4---4-----4------2---2---2-----2-----2-------0--|
Ab|---------------2----------------------2-----2---2-----(0)h2----|
Eb|--3---------------------------0---0-------0--------------------|
   "first memories they shot..."
 
 
Guitar 2 (w/clean tone)
     G5             Gmaj7/B          Em              C       D
Eb|---------------------------------------------------0--------0----|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------1---3-1--3---3--|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------3---0----------3-----0-----------------------1------3--|
Gb|------0--------------0-----0------------0------------0------2----|
Db|----0---0---0------4---4-----4------2-----2---2----2------0------|
Ab|-----------------2--------------------2-----2----3---------------|
Eb|--3-------------------------------0------------------------------|
   "never fell...Vietnam"
 
Guitar 1 and 2
     G5           Gmaj7/B        Em
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------3---0--------3-----0-----------------------------------|
Gb|----0------------0-----0--------------------------0------------|
Db|------0---0----4---4-----4------2---2---2-----2-----2-------0--|
Ab|---------------2----------------------2-----2---2-----(0)h2----|
Eb|--3---------------------------0---0-------0--------------------|
 
    "Can't trust..."
     G5             Gmaj7/B
Eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------3---0----------3-----0--|
Gb|------0--------------0-----0------|
Db|----0---0---0------4---4-----4----|
Ab|-----------------2----------------|
Eb|--3-------------------------------|
 
                  "promised land..."
Guitar 2                (w/dist.)
     Em            C/G    D/A
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------7-7----|
Gb|---------0------5-5----7-7----|
Db|-------2--------5-5--0-7-7-0--|
Ab|-----2----------3-3--0-5-5-0--|
Eb|--0-------------3-3----5-5----|
  |
  |Guitar 1              (g4 takes over)
Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------7-7----|
Gb|---------0------5-5----7-7----|
Db|-----2------4---5-5--x-7-7-0--|
Ab|-------2--------3-3--x-5-5-0--|
Eb|--0-------------3-3--x-5-5----|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Guitar 2 and 4
         "I don't need..."                                      "It..."
            (pm)
            ....   let ring          ....         ....
     G5           B5          E5                              G5    B5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3--------------------------------------------------------3--------|
Gb|--0--------------------------------------------------------0--------|
Db|--0------------4-----4-------------------------------------0-----4--|
Ab|--x------------2---2-P-0---2---2--------2---2--------2--2--x-----2--|
Eb|--3------3--3--------------0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--3--------|
 
                                            "You're power-hungry..."
                E5         C      D        G5         B5          E5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------5-5----7-7p(0)--3----3----------------------|
Gb|------------------------5-5----7-7p(0)--0----0----------------------|
Db|--4-4-4-------------x-x-5-5--x-7-7p(0)--0----0-----4-----4----------|
Ab|--2-2-2p(0)--2---2--x-x-3-3--x-5-5p(0)--x----x--0--2---2-------2----|
Eb|-------------0---0----------------------3----3--------------0--0----|
 
                                      "I don't need..."
        ....         ....
                                  G5           B5
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------3----3---3-------------|
Gb|-------------------------------0----0---0-------------|
Db|-------------------------------0----0---0---4-----4---|
Ab|--2--------2---2-------2-2-2---x----x---x---2---2-p-0-|
Eb|--0--0--0--0---0--0--0-0-0-0---3----3---3-------------|
 
     E5       C        D
Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------5-5------7-7p(0)--|
Gb|-----------5-5------7-7p(0)--|
Db|-----------5-5---0--7-7p(0)--|
Ab|--2--2--2--3-3---0--5-5p(0)--|
Eb|--0--0--0--------------------| end chorus
 
 
[2nd Solo]                    (Bend, strike then release)
 
g5 (w/wah)                        (full)
   (full) (strike then release from bend)
     G5                B5              E5
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------15---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--14b-----14r-p(12)-14~~~~~-12-14-pb14r-p(12)------------------/19\-----|
Db|----------------------------------------------14-14~~~~~~~~~------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |Riff B                                              (p.m)
  |Guitar 2 and 4         let ring                      ...      ...
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3---3---3-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0---0---0----0--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0---0---0----0----4-----4---------------------------------------------|
Ab|--x---x---x----0----2---2-----------2------------2-2-----2--2-----2-2-2-|
Eb|--3---3---3----0--------------------0------------0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
 
   (full)
     G5          B5                        E5                       C5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------3---------------------3-----------------(3)/5~~~~-3-5p(3)\(1)-|
Gb|--2b----2p(0)-2~~~~-0-2/(4)---4\(2)p(0)-2p(0)-----------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |                        let ring
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0--0--0-----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--0--0--0--0--4-------------4------------------------------------5--|
Ab|--x--x--x--0--2----------2--------------2-----------2-----2------3--|
Eb|--3--3--3-------------------------------0-----------0-----0---------|
 
                       (full)
                  D5
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--3-1h(3)p(1)p(0)---0-8b~~|
Gb|------------------0-------|
Db|--------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|
 |
 |
Eb|--------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|---------------7----------|
Ab|---------------5----------|
Eb|--------------------------| end Riff B
 
(Play Riff B (Guitar 2 and 4) once)
                (1/2)             (full)
      G5          B5                  E5
Eb|---------5-----------------------8b--8-7-8p(7)p(5)-|
Bb|~~(8)~~~~--8-7-7b-7~~~~7p(5)---5-------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------7---------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
 
                                                          (1/2)(full)
                               (full)  (strike then release from bend)
                                G5                   B5
Eb|----8p(7)p(5)---7-7-7-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--8-----------8-------5~~~-------12-15----------------15-15b-15b----|
Gb|--------------------------7--14b-------14r-12-14/(16)---------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
             (1/2)                                    (full)
        (pre-bend, strike, release)
                E5                                C5        D5
Eb|--12---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----15-12---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------pb14r-p(12)---------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------14-14~~~12----------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------14p(12)\(10)-12-10-12b-12p(10)---------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------12p(10)-|
                                                        end 2nd solo
 
[3rd Verse]
 
(Guitar 1 plays intro)
    "look at the..."        "look at the..."    "look at the..."
     Em                      G                   Em
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
  |
  |(Guitar 2 and 4)
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--7/(9)----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--x--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--5/(7)7---------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
       (g5)
 
    "way   we've    always    done before."
     G                        D/F#
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------| end 3rd verse
 
 
[4th Verse]
 
(Guitar 1 plays intro)
(Guitar 2 plays Riff A)
    "Look in the..."        "Look at the..."    "Look at the..."
     Em                      G                   Em
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
 
    "I   don't   want   to   hear no more."
     G                       D/F#
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|-------------------|
Db|-----------------------|-------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------| end 4th verse
 
Guitar 1 and 2 (w/chorus effect)                            "My hands are..."
     A7(no3)      B7add4/A          A7(no3)         D/A
Eb|-----------------------0-----------------3-0---0---------3-2--------|
Bb|------5------------------4---------------------4-------3-----3/(5)--|
Gb|----2---2---2------2---------2-------2---------------2--------------|
Db|----------5------4---4-----4-------5---5-----5-----4----------------|
Ab|--0------------0-----------------0---------------0------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |  A5                             A5
  | g4 (elec. w/dist.)
Eb|---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------5----------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------------------------2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Db|--2------------------------------2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Ab|--0------------------------------0------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------0---|
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
(Guitar 2 and 4 play pre-chorus)
                                   "All I've seen..."
     E5                             G5
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
                                                  "Human rights..."
     E5                             G5             D
Eb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Db|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
 
                                   "Bloody hands..."
     E5                             G5
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
 
                                                  "Scars of our civil
     E5                             G5             D
Eb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Db|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|--------------|----------------------|
                                                              end pre-chorus
   "waaaaarrrrrrs!"
    A5 let ring.......................
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------(2)----------------------4-4-4----2-p-0--------2------|
Db|--2------(2)----------------------4-4-4----2-p-0--------2------|
Ab|--0------(0)-------------------------------0------------0------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  |     (p.m)        (vibrato)
  |      ....     ....      ....     ....      ....     ....
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2---------2--------4~~~------4--------5~~~------5--------7~~~|
Db|--2---------2--------4~~~------4--------5~~~------5--------7~~~|
Ab|--0---0--0-----0--0------0--0-----0--0------0--0-----0--0------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|----------------5\(0)--|
  |
  |
Eb|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|
Gb|--7-7-----8--9--9\-----|
Db|--7-7--0--8--9--9\-----|
Ab|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|
 
 
[3rd Solo]
 
(Guitar 2 and 4 play Pre-chorus once)
g5 (elec. w/dist. and wah)
 
     E5                             G5
Eb|-----0------0---3-b-0------0-----3~~~~3-0-3p(0)-2h(3)p(2)p(0)-|
Bb|-------0-3b---0-3-b---0-3b---0---3~~~~------------------------|
Gb|--2b---------------------------0------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                  E5                           G5
Eb|-------0------------0--------------0----0---3--0------0-------|
Bb|-----0---0-3p(0)------3p(0)--------0-3b---0-3----0-3b---0---8-|
Gb|--2b-------------2b---------2b-r-b-0----------------------0-7-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                           release, pull off)
   (bend, release, pull off)                      (bend, hold,
            D      E5                              G5
Eb|--------------------0------0---3-b-0------0---------------------|
Bb|--7brp(5)-7--7\-------0-3b---0-3-b---0-3b---0---3bh--3----------|
Gb|-----------------2b---------------------------0-2bh--2---2rp(0)-|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       E5                           G5         D
Eb|------0------0---3--0------0-----------------------|
Bb|--------0-3b---0-3----0-3b---0---8~~~~7h(8)-7--7/--|
Gb|--2-b--------------------------0-7~~~~7-----7--7/--|
Db|---------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------| end 3rd Solo
 
          (p.m)         (pm)           (pm)
        .........    ...........    ...........
 g4  A5           B5/A           C5/A           D5/A
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------4--------------5--------------7-|
Db|--2------------4--------------5--------------7-|
Ab|--0--0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
  |
  |g5
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|--/10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
Gb|--/9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
Db|-----------------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------|
 
     (pm)
     .....    ...     .....     ...    .....
                  F5/A              C5/A     C5
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------7------10--------10------5--------5-5-5-0--|
Db|--------7------10--------10------5--------5-5-5-0--|
Ab|--0-0-0----0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0----0-0-0-3-3-3----|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
(Guitar 2 and 4 play chorus)
         "I   don't  need..."                          "I don't need..."
     G5              B5              E5              G5         B5
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Bb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Gb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Db|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
Eb|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------|----------|
 
                                       "You're power-hungry..."
     E5              C     D          G5             B5         E5
Eb|---------------|------|---------|--------------|----------|----------|
Bb|---------------|------|---------|--------------|----------|----------|
Gb|---------------|------|---------|--------------|----------|----------|
Db|---------------|------|---------|--------------|----------|----------|
Ab|---------------|------|---------|--------------|----------|----------|
Eb|---------------|------|---------|--------------|----------|----------|
 
          "I  don't  need..."
     G5              B5
Eb|---------------|---------------|
Bb|---------------|---------------|
Gb|---------------|---------------|
Db|---------------|---------------|
Ab|---------------|---------------|
Eb|---------------|---------------| end Chorus
 
Guitar 2 and 4 (p.m)
    "war  no no no no no oh no oh no
        .......
     E5               C     D
Eb|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------5-5---7-7----|
Gb|-------------------5-5---7-7----|
Db|-------------2-2-2-5-5---7-7----|
Ab|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3---5-5----|
Eb|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----x-----0--|
 
 
[Riff C]
 
Guitar 2 and 4
          "I don't need..."
        (pm)  (pm)   (pm)           (pm)  (pm)(pm)  (pm)  (pm)
         .     .      .              .     .   ...   .     ...
     G5          B5           E5                               G5
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------4--5---4-5----------------------------------------|
Ab|--5-7---5-7-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-3---2-3---2-----3---2-3-----5-7-|
Eb|--3-3-3-3-3----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-|
 
    (pm)  (pm)   (pm)           (pm)  (pm)(pm)
     .     .      .              .     .   .
             B5           E5                 C5   D5
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------4--5---4-5----------------------5-5--7-7----|
Ab|----5-7-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-3---2-3---2---3-3--5-5-0--|
Eb|--3-3-3----------------0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------0--| end Riff C
 
(Guitar 2 and 4 plays Riff C)
     G5         B5          E5         G5          B5
Eb|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------------------|
Bb|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------------------|
Gb|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------------------|
Db|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------------------|
Ab|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------------------|
Eb|----------|-----------|----------|-----------|----------------------|
 
     E5         C5          D5
Eb|----------|-----------|----------|
Bb|----------|-----------|----------|
Gb|----------|-----------|----------|
Db|----------|-----------|----------|
Ab|----------|-----------|----------|
Eb|----------|-----------|----------|
 
 
[4th Solo]
 
(Guitar 2 and 4 play Riff C)
g5 (elec. dist. w/wah)
   (full)                                         (full) (full) (full)
     G5                                     B5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------12h(15)----12h(15)----12h(15)-----12h(15)-----15-----15------|
Gb|--14b----------14---------14----------14---------14b----14b----14b--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
      (full)  (full) (full)             (full)       (1/2)      (full)
                E5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15------15-----15------15----12h(15)-----12h(15)-----12h(15)------|
Gb|-----14b-----14b----14b-----14---------14b---------14b---------14b--|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                       (Full)(full) (full)
                                                  G5
Eb|-----------------------------------------------12-----12------------|
Bb|--15----12-15p(12)----12-15p(12)----12-15b-15b----15b----15p(12)----|
Gb|-----14------------14------------14------------------------------14-|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                                  B5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--15p(12)-13h(15)p(13)p(12)----12h(13)p(12)----12-------------------|
Gb|----------------------------14--------------15----15-14~~~~p(12)----|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------14-|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
            (full) (full)
              E5                                        C5
Eb|-----------15b--r-15b-15-14-15-14h(15)p(14)p(12)-14----12h(14)p(12)-|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------15--------------|
Gb|--14----12----------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----14-------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                  (bend, hold, release)
          (1/2)         (full)                                    (1/2)
              D5     G5         B5                                 E5
Eb|-----12-14b-\--------20b-h-20r-19-20-19h(20)p(19)p(17)-19~~~~17-----|
Bb|--15--------------17--------------------------------------------19br|
Gb|--------------/19---------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 (pre-bend, strike, release, pull off)
        (1 1/2)         (full)         (full)            (full)
                                                          G5
Eb|--------------------------12---------------------------17b-17-15-17-|
Bb|--17-pb17rp(15)----17-15b----15p(12)--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------16-------------------14b-14-12----------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------14~~~~---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
                    (1/2)          (full)(1/4)           (full)
     B5                           E5                           C5
Eb|--17~~~~15-17-15-pb17r-p(15)-17-15-17b-15b-------------------12------|
Bb|------------------------------------------17~~~~15h(17)-15b-----15-12|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
          (1/4)
           D5
Eb|------------------|
Bb|------------------|
Gb|--14----12b-12----|
Db|-----14--------14-|
Ab|------------------|
Eb|------------------| end 4th solo
 
 
[Outro]
 
g5
     G5                                     G5
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |g6 (elec. w/light dist. and wah)
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------7/(9)\(7)---------------------------7/(9)-9----------------|
Db|---------x----------9--9-7/(9)\(7)\(5)-------x-----x--7/(9)\(7)-p(0)|
Ab|---------5/(7)\(5)--x--x-x-------------------5/(7)-7--x-------------|
Eb|--------------------7--7-5/(7)\(5)\(3)-p(0)-----------5/(7)\(5)-----|
  |
  | Guitar 2 and 4
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--0--------------------------------------0--------------------------|
Db|--0--------------------------------------0--------------------------|
Ab|--x--------------------------------------x--------------------------|
Eb|--3--------------------------------------3--------------------------|
 
g6
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7/(9)\(7)---------------------------7/(9)------------------|
Db|--5--x----------9--9-7/(9)\(7)\(5)-------x------7/(9)\(7)-p(0)--|
Ab|--x--5/(7)\(5)--x--x-x-------------------5/(7)--x---------------|
Eb|--3-------------7--7-5/(7)\(5)\(3)-p(0)---------5/(7)\(5)-------|
 
 
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7/(9)\(7)---------------------------7/(9)------------------|
Db|--5--x----------9--9-7/(9)\(7)\(5)-------x------7/(9)\(7)-p(0)--|
Ab|--x--5/(7)\(5)--x--x-x-------------------5/(7)--x---------------|
Eb|--3-------------7--7-5/(7)\(5)\(3)-p(0)---------5/(7)\(5)-------|
 
 
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----7/(9)\(7)---------------------------7/(9)------------------|
Db|--5--x----------9--9-7/(9)\(7)\(5)-------x------7/(9)\(7)-p(0)--|
Ab|--x--5/(7)\(5)--x--x-x-------------------5/(7)--x---------------|
Eb|--3-------------7--7-5/(7)\(5)\(3)-p(0)---------5/(7)\(5)-------|
 
Eb|-------------------|
Bb|-------------------|
Gb|-----7/(9)\(7)-----|
Db|--5--x---------7---|
Ab|--x--5/(7)\(5)-x---|
Eb|--3------------9---| end outro
 
 
************************************************************************************
 
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up(toward the bridge)
\ - slide down(toward the nut)
b - bend (usually (1/2) or (full))
r - release from bend
pb - pre-bend(bend first before striking note)
bh - bend hold(hold bend)
/\/\/\/\ - tremolo picking
\  /
 \/  - bar dip
~~~~ - vibrato
( ) - dont play note but use it(ex. 14/(15), strike the 14,slide to 15 but don't
play note. so it's just one whole note.)
x - rake (dead note(don't press to hard w/ fretting hand)
.... - palm mute (or sometimes letting it ring but I label that)
 
************************************************************************************
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Civil War – Guns N' Roses
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what does it mean tuned down? like if i turned my guitar upside down? .. (play the 6th string as first?)
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lmao.... yeah dude try that
All Guns N Roses songs are tuned down half a step, LP Junior