Sweet Child O' Mine (Live Era '87-'93)

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Guns N' Roses
Live Era '87-'93

no qr
Words & Music by W. Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin', Duff "Rose" McKagen and Steven Adler

p s
Tune down ½ step
= D# = C#
= A# = G#
= F# = D#

h = 140

B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B
Intro (t=122)
Gibson Les Paul, neck pickup

1
4
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B B B
"& "% "& "% "& "%
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c "% "# "% "% "% "# "% "% "% "# "% "%
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B B B B B DB B B B B
B DB
B B B B B B
B DB
B B B B B B B B DB B
5 B B
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"% "# "% "% "# "% "# "% "% "# "% "# "% "% "% "# "% "%
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B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B
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B B B B
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B B B B B DB B B B DB
B BB B B B B DB
B BB B B B B B B B DB B
13 B B
"& "% "& "% "& "% "& "%
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"% "# "% "% "# "% "# "% "% "# "% "# "% "% "% "# "% "%
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Copyright Guns N' Roses Music

All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured Page 1/9
 B B DB B B B B B DB B
tempo 135

B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B
17
B BB B B B B B
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B B B B B DB B B B DB
B BB B B B B DB
B BB B B B B B B B B DB B
21 B
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"% "# "% "% "# "% "# "% "% "# "% "# "% "% "% "% "% "%
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B DB
1st Verse

B B B B B B == == BBBBBB = BB B BB
w/clean tone, let ring

25
B B B
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B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B DB B B B BB B DB
BB BL B B B B
B B
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L L

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B B B B B BB B B B B B BB B B B B B B B
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B B B B BB B
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B B
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 DB B B B B B B
Chorus

DB B B DB B B
B B B BB B B B B
distortion

B B B BB B DB
B B B
39

$ $
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$ $
#
$
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$ $ "% "& "%
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B BBBBBB B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B DB BBBBBB
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B B B DB

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B B B B B B B B BB AA AA ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ

C B B DB B BL B DB B BL B B B BL
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B L L L L
ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ
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B DB A
2nd Verse

B ZZZZZZ
B B BL A B Q BBB B BL B B B = B
PO release w/clean tone, let ring

A BBB B
L
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L
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full full full full

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A B BB B BB BBB BBB
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B B
B B B L L
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L L

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B BB B B B B B B B BC B BH B BH B B BB B BB BB
B B B B BB B
68

B
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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
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# # # # # ! !
$ #
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B B B B B B B B B B B B B
Chorus

DB
DB H B B B B B DB B B
distortion

BBB B BB B DB B
B B L
72

? !
$
# # #
$
$ #
$ $ "% "& "% "$
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B B B B B DB B B B B B B DB B DB BBBBBB BBBBBBB
76
B B DB B
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B BB AA AA ZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZ

C B B DB B BL B DB B BL B B B BL B B B BL
Interlude

L L L
80

L L
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+ "' "' "% "%

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 A B B B B DB B B B A B B B B A B B B B DB B B B BL
B B DZZZZZZ
hold slide down

L L C L L L
86

? ? ? ? @ ZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZ ?
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full ½ ½ ½ full

"& "& "&

"# "# "# "" "" "" + "% "# "% "# "" "%
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B BB B B B B B B B BB B B BBB B B BB AA
PO

L B B B B B B B L
CC
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C
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½ full full full full

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Chorus (tempo increase)

AA h = 140
H H
H H DA BB B B B B
B BB BB BB BB BB BB BB DBB BBB BBB BBB BBB BBB BBB AA B B DB B B B
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BB B BB B BB
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H H H H H
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BB BB BB BB DBB BB BB BB BB BB BB DAA BB BB BB DB
BB BBB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB BB DBB
B BB BBB A B BB B B B B
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BB BB BB BB BB BB A DA BB B B B B
B BB BBB A B B DB B B B BB BB BB DBBB BBB BBB BBB BBB BBB BBB
Q
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B BB
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ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
Solo

A B B B DB B B ZZZZZZZZ
B B B DB B B B DB B B B
start releasing

BB BB BB BB AA == L
BBBBA =
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A B B B B ZZZZZZZ
B B B B B ZZZZZZZ
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B B B B B B B B DB
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ZZZZZZZZZ B B DB B DB B B DB B B
B B ZZZ ZZZZZZZZZ B B B
c/ wah

A B DB B DB B
DB G B B B
D DB B B B
L
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 DB B B B B B B B B DB B B B F B B ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
ZZZZ
B B B B B B B B B ZZZZZ
A BBBB B B B
PO

130

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZ ZZZZ

3 3

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B B B ZZZZZZZZ
B BBB B B B B B B B B B B B ZZZZ
B B ZZZZZ
PO

134 B B B
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full full full full ½ full

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BB BB B B
B B B B B B B B B B B BB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B ZZZZZZ
B B B BBBB
PO Hold PO

137

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B
140
ZZZZZZZZZ
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B B B B B B B B DB B B B B B B B B B B B BBBB B B B BBB
142

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3 3
full full full full

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 ZZZZZZZZZ
B B B BB BB B B B B B B B B B B A BB B B B B B B B B B B
B B A
144
L L BBBBBB
3 5

?ZZZZZZZZZ
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1½
full

@
full full full full
½ full

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BB AA BB BB B
Where Do We Go Now?

BBA P
release release/PO

147
Q B = A B Q

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full full

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B B B BB B BB U B B B BBB
BBB A B Q
slide down release

155
P
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full

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B BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
trill

160

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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BBBBBBB B B B B B B B B B B B B B BBBB B B B B BBBB

PO

162

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 A BB B A B BBBB BB B B B B B B B B B B B B B B BBBBB B
PO PO

165
L L L L

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B BBBB B B B B
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169

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B B B DB B B B B B F B B DB B B B B B B B B B
PO PO
B B B B B B
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B BBBA 3

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"# "& "& "# "# "% "# "" * "# * "" * "" * "% "% "#
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h = 67
A B B B BBB B B B ZZZZ ZZZZ H ZZZZ
rall.

ZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZ
rit PO

L
B A BB B BB B A
G G
175

3
L A GA GA
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full full full ½

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HQ P
BB
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= = B
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