Guns n' Roses - Don't Cry

GUNS N ROSES

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Subject: Guns N Roses, "Don't Cry"



This is the main guitar line. It, or minor variations of it, repeats
throughout the song.

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-------------------------------|


The chorus is basically:

F G Am


And, according to Guitar for the Practicing Musician, the loud
distorted chords in the middle of the song are:

C5 G/B A5 G5 F5 G5 A5


Here's the music:

DON'T CRY - GNR

Intro:

N.C. Am Dm G G/B (C)
----------0------------1----------------3------------------------
-----------1----------3-3----------------3-----------------
--------2----2------2-----2-----------0----0------------0-------0-----
------2---------0-0-----------------0-----------------0-------0-----
----0-------------------------0---2-------------0---3-------2-----3-2-0-
-3------------------------------3---------------------------------------
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Main Riff
|__|
Only in intro

End of intro (after riff is played twice (through Dm only)

D---------------------------------2-------


""""""'Scratch that above'""""""""""""""

End of intro (after riff is played twice (through Dm only)


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---------0------------
-------0------------2
-----2--------------0-
---3-------2--3--4-----


Song:

Intro

riff played four times

chorus:

F F G G Am
Don't you cry tonight

Am----------------------.
I still love you baby

F F G G Am
Don't you cry tonight

F F G G C
Don't you cry tonight

C C
There's a heaven above you baby

F F G G Am
And Don't you cry tonight


riff at end of verse 1

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--------0--0/1------------
-----2----------2-------
--2------------2-----
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Loud part in middle of song:

C G A G F G A AAAAA

solo (not posted)

verse 3

( verse 2 follows riff at end of verse one)

song ends on :


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------1--------------
------0----------
------0/2------
------3-------
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