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Guns N Roses, "Don't Cry"

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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

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---------------------------------------
|____________________________________________________________________|
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 :

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

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