Guns - N\'-Roses - Reckless Life bass tab
RECKLESS LIFE (Bassline)
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1988 Album G N' R LIES)
Transcribed by andrew88
ridethelightning3@hotmail.com
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Duff McKagan'
Intro
4/4
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|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-0-|-x-5--5-5-5-5-3--3----|
|-------3--------------3--------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-0-|-x------------5--5----|
|-------3--------------3--------|---3--3-3-3-3---------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
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|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-0-|-x-5--5-5-5-5-3--3----|
|-------3--------------3--------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-0-|-x-----------5----|
|-------3--------------3--------|---3--3-3-3-------|
Verse
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------5----5--3--|
|---------------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------|
Pre-Chorus
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--3--|
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5----|
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Chorus
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||o---------------------------------o||----------------------------------|
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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|-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3--------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------------5-----|----------------------------------|
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|-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-|-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-3-----3-----3---|
|----3-----3----3-|
Guitar Solo
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|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-|--5--5-5-5-5-0---0---0-0-0--|
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|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2--2-0-|-------------0---0--0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|--3--3-3-3-3--------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-|--5--5-5-5-5-0---0--0-0-0--|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---2--2-0-|-------------0-0-1-1-2-2-3-3-|
|-------------------------|--3--3-3-3-3-----------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4--4-4-4-|-------------2--2--2-2-2---|
|---------------------------|--0--0-0-0-0---------------|
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|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4--4-2-|--0--0-0-0-0-2---2--2-2-2-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
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|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4--4-4-4-|------------2---2--2-2-2---|
|---------------------------|-0--0-0-0-0----------------|
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|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4---4--4-4-4-|-4-4-4-3-3-3-2-2-2-1-1-1-0-0-----|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------5--|
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
