#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 20:09:16 -0800 From: Martin Majerski Subject: TAB: Nightrain by Guns n' Roses Nightrain ~~~~~~~~~~~ As recorded by: Guns n' Roses (From the album: Appetite For Destruction/GEFFEN Records) * * * * * *** * * * * * For TABS, LESSONS, and other GUITAR GOODIES, please visit: Marty's House of Guitars (http://www.intergate.bc.ca/personal/majerski/guitar) * * * * * *** * * * * * Transcribed by: Martin Majerski (majerski@intergate.bc.ca) 1/2 Dropped Tuning Intro: ~~~~~ Rhy. Fig. 1 e--3---3--2--2--3--|--(3)----3--|--3--3--3--1--|--(1)----3--\ B--5---5--3--3--5--|--(5)----5--|--5--3--3--1--|--(1)----3--| G--2---2--2--2--5--|--(5)----5--|--5--4--4--2--|--(2)----4--| D------------------|------------|--------------|---------5--| A------------------|------------|--------------|------------| E------------------|------------|--------------|------------/ End Rhy. Fig. 1 G5 A5 e-------------------------------|\ B--3----------------------------|| G--4--4--5--4--5--4---2--0--2--o|| Here's the catchy little intro riff. D--5-----5--5--5--5---2--0--2--o|| Play it twice through. A---------------------------0---|| E-------------------------------|/ Verse: ~~~~~ Rhy. Fig. 2 End Rhy. Fig. 2 End on: A5 (NC) A5 (NC) A5 A5 D e------------------------------------------------------||--2----\ Slash & Izzy B------------------------------------------------------||--3----| both do lots G--2--2--2--------2--2--2--------2--2--2-----2--2--2--o||--2----| of variations D--2--2--2--------2--2--2--------2--2--2--x--2--2--2--o||--0----| to this riff A--0--0--0--------0--0--0--------0--0--0--x--0--0--0---||-------| so just im- E-----------0--3-----------0--3------------------------||-------/ provise a bit. I'm a west-cost... A5 e---3----------------------|--------------------------|\ B---5----7--5--7--5--5--3--|--5----3------------------|| G--------7--5--7--5--5--4--|--5----4----5------------o|| D--------------------------|---------------7--5--/7--o|| A--------------------------|---------------------/7---|| E--------------------------|---------------------/5---|/ can tell you honey... 2nd Verse: ~~~~~~~~~ Rhy. Fig. 2 End Rhy. Fig. 2 w/Rhy. Fig. 1 Play G5 rather than A5 as the very last chord in Rhy. Fig. 1. Chorus: ~~~~~~ Rhy. Fig. 3a End Rhy. Fig. 3a e--------------------------------------------------|\ B--------------------------------------------------|| G-------------------------------------------------o|| Listen to the recording D--7----------------------7-----------------------o|| for the riff changes... A--7----------------------7------------------------|| E--5----5--8--5--8--5--3/-5----5--8--5--8--5--3\---|/ Nightrain, bottom's up... Rhy. Fig. 3b End Rhy. Fig. 3b e--------------------------------------------------|\ B--------------------------------------------------|| G-------------------------------------------------o|| D--3----------------------3-----------------------o|| A--3-------3--2--3--2--0--3-------3--2--3--2--0----|| E--1----1-----------------1----1-------------------|/ ...burn, I never learn... Outro Chorus: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Rhy. Fig. 3a -Rhy. Fig. 3b -Rhy. Fig. 3c Rhy. Fig. 3c End Rhy. Fig. 3c e------------------------------------------------|\ B------------------------------------------------|| G------------------------------------------------|| Again, listen to the D--5----------------------5----------------------|| recording for the riff A--5-------3--2--3--2--0--5-------3--2--3--2-----|| changes! E--3----3-----------------3----3--------------3--|/