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Sweet Child O' Mine-
Guns N' RosesAppetite for Destruction
Words & Music by W. Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin', Duff "Rose" McKagen and Steven Adler
1/13Copyright 1987All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured
= 100
Standard tuning
1
IntroGibson Les Paul w/Neck Pickup
2
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
E-Gt
3 4
14
1514 12
15
14
14
1414
1514 12
15
14
14
14
5
let the first 12 slightly ring
6
as before
1215
14 12
15
14
14
14 1215
14 12
15
14
14
14
7 8
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
2/13
9 10
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
11 12
14
1514 12
15
14
14
1414
1514 12
15
14
14
14
13
as before
14
as before
1215
14 12
15
14
14
14 1215
14 12
15
14
14
14
15 16
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
17 18
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
19 20
14
1514 12
15
14
14
1414
1514 12
15
14
14
14
3/13
21
as before
22
as before
1215
14 12
15
14
14
14 1215
14 12
15
14
14
14
23 24 25
1st Verse26
12
1415
14
12
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
12
1415
141514
(15)(14)
27 28 29 30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38
39 40 41
Chorus42
11
1414
14
1514
1414
10
1312 10
12
12
10
12
43 44
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
4/13
45 46 47
11
1414
14
1514
1414
10
1312 10
12
12
10
12 1415
48 49 50 51
(15)(14)
X14 12
1614 12
1614 12
1414
52 53 54 55
1214
14 12
full
14
full
12
full
1415
full
15
full full
14
56 572nd Verse
58 59 60 61
full
62 63 64 65 66 67
68 69 70 71 72
5/13
73
Chorus74
11
1414
14
1514
1414
10
1312 10
12
12
10
12
75 76
12
1514 12
15
14
14
1412
1514 12
15
14
14
14
77 78 79
11
1414
14
1514
1414
10
1312 10
12
12
10
12 1415
80
Interlude81 82 83
(15)(14)
X14 12
1614 12
1614 12
1414
84 85 86 87
hold
1214
14 12 14 12
½
11
½
12
½
11
½
15
½
11
6/13
88 89 90 91
X 14 12 11 14 12 11
full
1415 15 13 17 17
92 93
PO
94
17 15 15 13
½
12
½
1212 (12)
full
14
full
12
full
1415 15
full
17
95 96 97Chorus
bridge pickup
98
full
(17)17
full
(17)
220
220
220
442
553
553
99 100 101
2320
½
2
½
32 0
4 0
¼
3
220
220
220
442
102 103 104
3 3
105
553
553
553
2320
2320
2320
2320
2320
2320
2320
220
220
220
442
7/13
106 107 108
553
553
2320
½
2
½
32 0
4 0
¼
3
109 110 111
neck pickup
220
220
220
442
553
553
553
775
775
775
775
775
775
775
775
112 113
Solo
114
775
775
775
775
775
886
full
17 15 14 15 1417 (17)
15
115
3
116
14 15 1417 16 17
14
full
15 12
full
14 12 11 12
8/13
117
33
118 119
14 1411 12 14
13 12 (12) 13 1214
full
13 13 12 12 (12)
½
12
120 121 122
14
full
15 (15)
½
7
½
9 9 (9)
½
7
½
9 9 (9)
½
8
123 124 125 126
8 11
½
11 9
½
9 7 99 (9)
7 8 79
½
8
127w/wah wah and bridge pickup (w/fill1, track 2)
128
8 11
full
9 8 9
½
79
7
full
10 13 1211
12 1311 12 14 11 12
129
3
14 15 12 14 15 14 1215
1416
12 14 1215
12
full
15
9/13
130
wahPO
131
PO
132
full
15
full
15
full
15
full
15 1214
full
15
full
15
full
15 1214
full
17
full
17
full½
1717
133
PO
134 135
full
1715
full
17
full
17 15 15 17
full
1512
15 12
½
14 12 14 12 14 12
full
14
136
Hold
137
PO
12 14 12
full
1415
full
14
full
12
full
1514
1515
full
14
1515
full
14
1515
full
14 1214
14 12XX
XX
138 139
¼
1214 12 14 (14) X X
12 14 1214
¼
1214 12 14 (14) X X
12 14 1214
140 141
3
12 1214 12
14 14 12 1412 12
14 1215 15 12
14
12 1215 12
15 15 12 15 1415
12 15 1215
10/13
142
3 3 3
full
1512
15 12
full
14
1215 12
full
1512
15 12
full
14
1215 12
143
3 3 3 3 3
144
3
full
1512
15 12
full
14
1215 12
full
1512
15 12
full
1412
1215 12
full
15
1½
15 12 15 1215
12
145
PO PO
3 3 3
146Where Do We Go Now (Outro)
with wah: +=treble, o=bass
147
full
1512
15 12
full
14 12
full
1415
full
14 1214
14 1214
12 2
148
+ + o o +
149
+ +
150
XX
XX
XX
XX
XX
<4> <4>
XX
XX
7 97
151
+ +
152 153
o + +
XXX <7>
XXX
XX
XX
XX
11/13
154o + +
155o + + + o
156
7 5XX
XX 7 5
7 57 5 3
12
157+ o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o + o
6 6 6 6
158+
12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14
¼
1212
(12)(12)
159 160 161 162
3
full
15
full
12
full
14 12 1817
1817 17
full
22
full
22
full
22
full
22
163
3
164
3 3
165
PO
full
22
full
22
full
2217
full
17
fullfull
17
fullfull
17
full
17
½
1517 17
12/13
166
staccatos
3
(17)
full
1512
15 12
167
5 5 5 5
15 12 14 1212
15 1212
15 1214
1215 12
14
1215 12
14
12
168
5 5 5 3
169
PO
15 1214
1215 12
14
1215 12
14
1215 12
14
1215 12
full
14 12
full
15
full
15 12
full
14
full
14
170
slow bend PO
3
171
PO
3
172
full
(14)15
full
14 12 14
full
14 12 14 14 1214 12
½
1512
½
1512
15 12
173
33
174 175Hold Bend
3
full
15 15 12
½
14 14 12
½
14
½ ½
14
½
14
½
14
½
14
½
14
½
14 15X
13/13
176
= 100 = 96
177
rit
178 179
PO
14 (14) (14) 9 9 510 7 2
5
½
3
180bend neck
181
07(0)
99
½
9