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SWEET CHILD O' MINE (Bassline) As recorded by Guns N' Roses (From the 1987 Album APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION) Words and Music by W. Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin', Duff McKagan and Steven Adler Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Drop - 1/2 A Step' Intro Moderate Rock Q=122 4/4 Gtr I Wx7 H Q E E Q. E +Q E E |------------|--------------|-------11-(11)--11-12-| |------------|--------------|-12-------------------| |------------|-----------12-|----------------------| |------------|--------------|----------------------| Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q. E |-14--16-14-12S11----14-|-------12-(12)--------| |-----------------12----|-10--------------10---| |-----------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------| E E E E +E E E E H +Q. a E |-10-9----10-(10)-9-------|--------------------| |------10-----------10----|--------------10s12-| |----------------------12-|-10----(10)---------| |-------------------------|--------------------| H +Q. a E E E E E +E E Q |-12----(12)---------|-12-11----12-(12)-11-----| |--------------10s12-|-------12------------12--| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| H Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E |---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------| |-12-------12\--|---------------|--------4-7-4---|---------------| |---------------|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5---------|-3----3-3----3-| |---------------|---------------|--------------5-|---------------| Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------------|-----------------| |--------3-2-----|---------------|-----3-4-5-------| |-3----3-----3---|---------------|-----------2-3-4-| |--------------5-|-3----3-3----3-|-3-0-------------| Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q |---------------|---------------|| |---------------|-4-7-----5--4--|| |-5----5-5----5-|-------5-------|| |---------------|-----5---------|| Verse Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-3-2-0-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q |---------------|----------------|---------------|---7-----------| |---------------|----------5-----|---------------|---------5--4--| |---------------|--------------0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5---0-5-------| |-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-------|---------------|---------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---0-0-0-1-1-2-2-| Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. S S E E E E E E Q |---------------|----------------|-------------5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7--------|| |---------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------|----------2-3-4-|-5----5-5--------|------------------|| |-3--3-3-3----3-|-3----3-3-------|-----------------|-----------0-5\---|| Chorus Q E E +Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|--------7-5-4---| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-------5-| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H Q. E Q. S S E E E E E E Q |-----------------|---------------|-------------5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7--------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)----|-5----5-5--------|------------------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------0-3\---|| Interlude Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E |---------------|----------7-----|---------------|---5------5-----| |---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5-----0-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-------| |---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------0-| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. E E E E E Q Q |---------------|-----------------|---------------|---7-----------|| |---------------|-----------------|---------------|---------5--4--|| |---------------|-----2---3---4---|-5----5-5----5-|-5-----5-------|| |-3----3-3----3-|-3-3---3---3---3-|---------------|---------------|| Verse Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|--------5-3-2---| |-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-------3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q. E E Q. E E E E |---------------|--------------|---------------|---7------7---7-| |---------------|--------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|-----------3--|-5----5-5----5-|-5------5---5---| |-3----3-3----3-|-3----3-3-----|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---0-0-0-1-1-2-2-| Q E E Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E Q. S S E E E E E E Q |---------------|-----------------|-------------5-6-|-7-7-7-7-7--------|| |---------------|---2-3-4-5-------|-----------------|------------------|| |---------------|-----------2-3-4-|-5----5-5--------|------------------|| |-3--3-3-3----3-|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------0-5\---|| Chorus Q E E +Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E Q. E Q. E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------7---7-| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5---5---| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-7---7---7---7---|| |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)----|-5----5-5----5-|---5---5---5---5-|| |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------|| Interlude Q. E Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E E Q. E E E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|---2----3-3-4-4-| |-5----5-5----5-|-5----5-5--0-2-|-3----3-3----3-|-3--------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |---------------|-----------------| |---------------|---2-3-4-5-------| |---------------|-----------2-3-4-| |-3----3-3----3-|-3---------------| Q. E Q. E E S S S S S S S S S S E E |---------------|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|| |---------------|-------------------------7--|| |-5----5-5----5-|----------------------------|| |---------------|-5--------------------------|| Chorus Q E E +Q E E Q E E +E E E E Q. E Q. E E Q E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|---7--7-7-5-4---| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5------------5-| |-----------------|------------------|---------------|----------------| Q E E +Q E E Q E E +H Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)----|-5----5-5----5-|-5---------------| |-----------------|---------------|---------------|---0-2-0-2-0-4-0-| Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q E E Q. E Q. E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---7-----7---7---| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)--3-0-|-5----5-5----5-|-5---5-5---5---5-| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------| Q E E +Q E E Q E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-0----0-(0)--0-2-|-3----3-(3)-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-0-6--|| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|| Guitar Solo Q E E +E E E E Q E E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q ||-------------------|------5-(5)-----|------4-(4)-----| ||o------2-(2)-------|----------------|----------------| ||o------------------|-3--3--------3--|-2-----------2--| ||--0--0-------0-2-3-|----------------|----------------| 1.,2.,3. 4. Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E |------2-(2)--------||-------------------|------------------|| |------------------o||---------------4-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-5-4-4--|| |-0----------------o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------------------|| |------------0-2-3--||-------------------|------------------|| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E E E E E Q Q 4x ||------------------|----------------|------2-(2)------|-----------------|| ||o------2-(2)------|------5-(5)-----|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-0-----------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-5------o|| ||--0-----------0-2-|-3-----------3--|-----------------|------------3----|| Outro Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q ||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| ||o------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o|| ||o------------------|-----------------|-0----0-(0)------|---3-3-3-5------o|| ||--0----0-(0)-----2-|-3----3-(3)------|-----------------|------------3----|| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q E E E E Q Q |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-0----0-(0)------|---3-3-3-5-----| |-0----0-(0)-----2-|-3----3-(3)------|-----------------|------------3--| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------3-3-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------|----------------|------2-(2)------|---------------| |------2-(2)------|------5-(5)-----|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|-0-----------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-----| |-0-----------0-2-|-3-----------3--|-----------------|------------3--| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------|----------------|------2-(2)------|---------------| |------2-(2)------|------5-(5)-----|-----------------|---------------| |-----------------|----------------|-0-----------0-2-|-3-3-3-3-5-----| |-0-----------0-2-|-3-----------3--|-----------------|------------3--| |-3-| |-3-| Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q E E Q. E +Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|------2-(2)-----|-------------| |------2-(2)------|------5-(5)------|----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-0--------------|-7-5---------| |-0-----------0-2-|-3-----------3-3-|----------------|-----7-6-5-3-| Q. E +E E E E Q. E +Q Q W H H |------------------|----------------|----------|-----------| |------2-(2)-------|------5-(5)-----|----------|-----------| |------------------|----------------|-0--------|-3----5----| |-0----------0-0-2-|-3-----------3--|----------|-----------| W +W +H H W |----------|------------|-------------|------*| |----------|------------|-------------|------*| |----------|------------|-------------|------*| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)---------|------*| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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