Rocket Queen Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	no capo
Author graeme1080 [a] 80.
2 contributors total, last edit on May 19, 2021
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Artist: Guns N Roses
Song: Rocket Queen
Email: tony_burr@hotmail.com
 
[Intro]
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------4/6--6---9----8\4-4/6---|
G|-11--11------11-11------4\2-4\2-4\2--2/4--4---7----6\2-2/4---|
D|-11--11------11-11-------------------------------------------|
A|-9---9-------9--9--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--11---11-11-----4hb-4hb-4hb-4hb-4hb-4hb-r-p2------------|
D|-11--11---11-11----------------------------------2-3--4/6-6-|
A|-9---9----9--9----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---6\2-2/4--4\2-2\1-1----0-------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------10/-------------------------|
 
[Main Riff]
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|------0h1-------------0h1-0h1----|
E|--0-2------2-0--0-2-2------------|
 
2 first verses riff:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------4b--r-b-rp2-2--------------4b-r-p2--------2----|
D|------------------------4-4---------------------4--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 
If I say I don't need an-y-one,  I can say these things to you
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------4qb------------|
D|--------4hb----4hb-r-p2-2-----------4hb--------4--2-2---|
A|--------------------------4-2---3h4---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 
'Cause I can turn on an-y-one just like I turned on you
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-------------------6qb---------------------------6qb--|
G|----2--3--4--------------6hb-------6-r----4-*-*-4-4--*-6-6hb---6-|
D|-4--------4------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
I've got a tongue like a ra  -   zor ,           a sweet switch blade knife
e|-------------------4---------------------------------------------|
B|---4--6---6-*-*-4b---4--------5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-------------|
G|-4-4--6---6-*-*---------6-6---4--4-4--4--4--4--4-4-4---*-*-4--2--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4--2--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------2--0--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
And I can do you favours then you'll do what-ev-er I like...
 
[Chorus Riff]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11--11-*-12-11---------------------9-9-9-10--9-----------------------|
G|--11--11-*-11-11---------------------9-9-9-9---9------9-----2-----4----|
D|--11--11-*-11-11--11/13-----9---*-*--9-9-9-9---9-*-*--9-----2-----4----|
A|--9---9----9--9---9-/11-----7---*-*--7-7-7-7---7-*-*--7---0----2----4--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------2--|
 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--11--11-*-12-11---------------------9-9-9-10--9-------------------------------|
G|--11--11-*-11-11---------------------9-9-9-9---9------9------------------------|
D|--11--11-*-11-11--11/13-----9---*-*--9-9-9-9---9-*-*--9--4-2-------------------|
A|--9---9----9--9---9-/11-----7---*-*--7-7-7-7---7-*-*--7-----4-3-2-0---3-2-0----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------2-------0--|
 
[Solo 1] (with slide)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2///11----------------------------------------------------|
G|-2///11----11----/14---14----\11/14---9------9\8--8/11--11-|
D|-2///11-11-------/14-14------\11/14--9------------8/11-----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-13/14-----13/14-------14-----15/16---------14/16-------------16-14~-|
G|-------14--------14-------14--------16-\14---------14----------------|
D|--------------------14---------------------------------14/16---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------------------------------------------17-17-17/21--|
B|-13/14-13/14----------------------------------------13/17--------------|
G|-------------14\13-----------14\13--------------14---------------------|
D|--------------------14--------------14/16-------14---------------------|
A|-----------------------14----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------19--19--19-19-19-19-19-19-19\\\\\\--|
B|---17/19----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
[Chorus again, then]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------9-----4--6----6--------------------------9---2--4----------------|
D|------9-----4--6----6--------------------------9---2--4----------------|
A|------7-----2--4----4--------2-4--4------------7---0--2---2-4-4hb-4b-2-|
E|-0-0--------------------3h4----------3h4--0-0--------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9-----4--6----------------------9---9--9-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|--------------9-----4--6----------------------9---9--9-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--------------7-----2--4----------------------7---7--7-----------2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-2b-2hb--0-0---------------------0--2b-r---0------------2b--r-0--------------|
 
[Last verse, cool riff]
e|----0--------0-------0------0----------0--------0------0-------0---------|
B|------9--------7-------5------5---0------9--------7------7-------5-----7-|
G|-9------9-8-------6------6------6---9------9-8------8-------8-------8----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----0--------0-----------0-------0----------0---------0-------0-----0-0-----|
B|------9--------7------5-------------0---------9----------7--------4-----4---|
G|-9------9-8------6--6------6--4-------6--9------9--8--------4---4---------4-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Power Chord progression in the last Riff: E5 B5 C#5   E5 A5 B5
 
[Solo 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-11b---11b-p9--11b--9-------------------9----11b----r-p9-11b----11br--|
D|-----------------------11~~--------9h11---11--------------------------|
A|------------------------------/11-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------12b---12---------12b--r---12-|
G|-9---8h9--8-9-11--------11b--11--11--r-9------------11b--9-------------|
D|------------------9-11-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------------11hb--r--7----------------14b--14b-p12-14--14b--12---------|
B|-----------------------7----------------------------------------14-----|
G|-11hb---9----------------8br-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9--------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------9------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----------------------12-12-12-----------------14b---14b-p12-14--14b--12-----|
B|-12-----14--14p12---------------12-14-14p12------------------------------14b-|
G|----13-------------13-----------------------13-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-11-14------------------------9--11--12-11h12p11p9----11----9h11p9----9-|
B|--------14b-p12----12-----12-----------------------12----12--------12---|
G|----------------13------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|----9-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12---12---10h12p10-9h10p9-10p9p8h9p7--8p7p5--7p5p4-h5-------7h9h10-/12-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------6h8h9------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-9h12p11p9h12b---12---11-12-11---------------------------11--11hb-----11~~~-|
B|-------------------------------12-------------------12----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------11~---11-11~---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Outro]
 
E5 E5/D# C#5
E5 E5/D# B5
E5 E5/D# C#5
B5 A5 G# E5
(Hold E5 until end)
 
 
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| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| p   Pull-off
| r   Release
| h   Hammer-on
| b   Bend
| *   Natural harmonic
| ~   Vibrato
| br  Bend release
| hb  Half Bend
| qb  Quarter Bend
 
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16 comments
no, it should be tuned a half-step down, like many of the appetite songs
tune 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)great tab though
excellent, well done man.