Guns 'n Roses - Don't Cry Tab

Guitar tab for Don't Cry by Guns 'n Roses. See all Guns 'n Roses chords on the artist page.

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Intro: Clean Electric
          Am            Dm            G
E|-----|--------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|-----|----------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----|------2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|-----|----2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-----|--0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|--3--|------------------------------3-------------------------------|

   Am            Dm            G
E|-------0-------------1--------------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3------------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0------------|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-----------2--|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-------------0--|
E|-----------------------------3---------2-3-4----|

Verse: Clean Electric
 Rhy. Fig. 1                                     End Rhy. Fig. 1
   Am            Dm            G             *
E|-------0-------------1---------------3-----------------------|
B|---------1---------3---3---------------3---------------------|
G|-----2-----2-----2-------2---------0-----0-------0-----0-----|
D|---2---------0-0-----------------0-------------0-----0-------|
A|-0-------------------------0---2-----------0-3-----2-----3-2-|
E|-----------------------------3-------------------------------|

 * Last time before 2nd and 3rd chorus replace remainder of Rhy. Fig. 1 with
   Rhy. Fill 1.

 Rhy. Fill 1          End Rhy. Fill 1
   C       G/B     Am      G
E|----------------------------------|
B|-------1-------3-------1----------|
G|-----0-------0-------2---------0--|
D|---2-------0-------2---------0----|
A|-3-------2-------0---------2------|
E|-------------------------3--------|

 (w/Rhy. Fig. 1)
 Talk to me softly
 There's something in your eyes
 Don't hang your head in sorrow
 And please don't cry
 I know how you feel inside I've
 I've been there before
 Somethin's changin' inside you
 And Don't you know

Chorus: Clean Electric
    F                    G           Am
E|--------------------------------|------------------0--|--------------------|
B|--1-------1-----1----------3-3--|--------0-h-1--------|--1-----0-h-1-------|
G|--0-h-2---0-h-2-0-h-2------0-0--|------2-------2------|----2---------2-p-0-|
D|--3-------3-----3--------0------|----2-----------2----|------2-------------|
A|--------------------------------|--0------------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------------3--------|---------------------|--------------------|

    F           G           Am                            F           G
|--------1-------------|------------0--0-------------|------1-----------3---|
B|------1---1-------3---|------0----------3--3-1------|----1---1-----3-3---3-|
G|----2-------2---0-----|----2-----2-------------2----|--2-------2---0-------|
D|--3-----------0-----0-|--------2-----------------2--|--3-----------0-------|
A|----------------------|--0--------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|

    C**     G/B     Am      G           F        G           Am
E|-----------------------------------|------1--------3----|--0-------|
B|--------1-------1-------1----------|----1---1--3-3---3--|--1-------|
G|------0-------0-------2---------0--|--2--------0--------|--2----2--|
D|----2-------0-------2---------0----|--3--------0--------|--2--2----|
A|--3-------2-------0---------2------|--------------------|--0-------|
E|--------------------------3--------|--------------------|----------|

Repeat Verse w/Additional Lyrics: Verse: 2
Repeat Chorus w/Rhy. Fill 2 at **

Rhy. Fill 2                  End Rhy. Fill 2
   C5   G5      A5   G5      F5   G5   A5
E|-----------|------------|-----------------|
B|-----------|------------|-----------------|
G|--5--------|------------|-----------------|
D|--5----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
A|--3----5---|---7----5---|---3----5----7---|
E|-------3---|---5----3---|---1----3----5---|

Chord progression over the solo:
 D5      F5      | G5      A5G5    | F5      G5      | A5            G5|
 / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . |

 F5      G5      | E5      F5      | F5      G5      | A5
 / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | / . / . / . / . | /...............|

  Solo:
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------8~~-----------8-8-------------|
G|------------7^rp5--7-(7)~~~--r7p5--7^-------r7p5--7^-----r7----5^\/\-|
D|-7~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------13^(2 steps)--13^(1/4 step)-|
G|-7/9-9/10--------------------------12h14-----------------------------|
D|----------------------10h12-12/14------------------------------------|
A|-5/7--7/8--8h10-10/12------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14~~~--12---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------14-13h14p13p12-13p12-10-12p10---------10^---------------|
A|------------------------------------------12p10------12p10-12-(12)-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----15-15-15-------------15-15------------------------------------------|
B|-15^----------r15p13--15^-------r15--13-12---------12/15-13-12-13--------|
G|------------------------------------------------13-----------------14----|
D|---------------------------------------------14-----------------------15-|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13-----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|
B|----13--15^--15~~~--r15p13--8^-----8-5--------x-x--8---------------5^r^(5)r--5-|
G|----------------------------------------r7p5--x-x--7^--(7)-----r7--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse:
                                               trem. bar
      Feedback---------------------------------------|  Harm
                                             \\\\\3.5   8va
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------5-b-6---------r-5-b-6---|-------r-5-----------5-----------|
G|-(7)-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    and please remem-ber             that  I never  lied

Chorus 3: Lead Part

 Double regular chorus with power chords, or 5 (ie: F5, G5, A5, etc)

F G Am                                                  F    G
E|--12~~~--12--12--12--12-------|-------------------|------------|
B|-------------------------13---|--15-p-13----------|------------|
G|------------------------------|-----------14~~~~--|------------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
A|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|
E|------------------------------|-------------------|------------|

    Am                                    F      G
E|--15b-------r15--15----------|-------------------|-------------|
B|---------------------17--15--|--15--p--13~~~~~~--|--15--13--15-|
G|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
A|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------|-------------|

    C     G/B    Am     G          F
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--15----15-----12-----12------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|--14~~~~~~--------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|

Outro Chorus: Distorted Guitar

 F5            G5
 And don't you cry...

 F5             G5
 Don't you ever cry...

 F5        G5    ***     (E5) (F5)
 Don't you cry tonight... baby maybe someday...

 F5        G5
 Don't you cry...

 F5             G5
 Don't you ever cry...

 F5        G5     C5
 Don't you cry... TONIGHT... ****

*** Fill in with Rhy. Fill 3

 Rhy. Fill 3                           End Rhy. Fill 3
    E5                         F5
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
                baby...        maybe...    someday...

**** Play Riff 1

  Riff 1
E|-12--12--------------------------12--12----------13--------------|
B|---------13------13------13--------------13----------------sl----|
G|---------------------------------------------------------12-/14--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-13--------------12----------10----------8-----------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------12--------------10----------9---------5h7-------5-------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-h-7-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------6h7-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| End Riff 1

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