Paradise City by Guns N' Roses

Paradise City tab by Guns N' Roses

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Song: Paradise City
Band Guns N' Roses
Album: Appetite for Destruction
Tabbed by:   Patrick Cevasco


Tuned half step down

 Rhy. Fig. 1:
 G			  C
|-3---3-----3-----3-------|---------3-----3-----3-------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0---0-|-1---------1-----1-----1---1-|
|-0-------0-----0-----0---|-0-----------0-----0-----0---|
|-0-----------------------|-0h2---2---------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-----3-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-----------------------------|

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 Fadd9      C         G
|--------3----------------3-------|---3----3-------------------|
|--1---1---1---1--1-----1---1---0-|-0--0-----0-----0---0-------|
|--0h2-------2----0-----------0---|-0----0-----0h2---0------0--|
|--0h3------------0h2-------------|-0--------------------0h2---|
|---------------------3-----------|-2--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3--------------------------|

 Rhy. Fig. 2:   P.M.--|           P.M.---|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-5--------------------------|
|---------------------5-5-|-5--------------------10-10-|
|-5-------------------5-5-|-5--------------------10-10-|
|-5-------------------3-3-|-3---------------------8--8-|
|-3-----------------------|----------------------------|

        P.M.--|   P.M.--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-10-----------------5------------|----------------------------|
|-10-------------5-5-5------------|----------------------------|
|-10-------------5-5-5------------|-5--------------------------|
|--8-------------3-3-3------------|-5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------3-3-|-3--------------------------|

 Riff B
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------15--------------------|---------------------|
|-------12-12--------------14fb-14fbr--12----|-----------%---------|
|-12h14---------14-12---------------------14-|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|

 Riff B-1
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|-13fb-----13fb-----13-----10fbr------8------|-10~~~~~-------------|
|-----------------------------------------9--|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|

 Riff B-2   /--Hold Bend--\
|-------------|----15---------|--------------|---------------------|
|-13-------13fb--------13-----r------12h13---|-12~~~~~-------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|---------------------|

 Riff C
 P.M.------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------3----|
|------------------------------------5--3----|
|-5~--3---4--5~--3---4--5---3--5--3--5--1----|
|-3~--1---2--3~--1---2--3---1--3--1--3-------|

 P.M.-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------5--3----|
|------------------------------------3--3----|
|-5~--3---4--5~--3---4--5---3--5--3--3--1----|
|-3~--1---2--3~--1---2--3---1--3--1----------|

 P.M.-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------3----|
|------------------------------------5--3----|
|-5~--3---4--5~--3---4--5---3--5--3--5--1----|
|-3~--1---2--3~--1---2--3---1--3--1--3-------|

 P.M.----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------5---3----|
|--------------------------5---3----3---3----|
|-5~--3---4--5~---3---4----5---3----3---1----|
|-3~--1---2--3~---1---2----3---1-------------|

Rhy. Fig. 3 (w/ partial 1st verse for timing)

   P.M.--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------1--|
|-3~---1---2---3---3---1---2---3---1---3---1---3------|
1. Just...                   I'm...

  P.M.-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5----3-----|
|----------------------------------------5----3-----|
|----------------------------------------5----3-----|
|----------------------------------------3----1-----|
|-3~---1---2--3--3--1--2--3--1--3---1---------------|
   hard...                I'm your...

   P.M.---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------3--|
|--------------------------------------------------1--|
|-3~---1---2---3---3---1---2---3---1---3---1---3------|
  charity...                 eat.

      P.M.-----|
|------------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------------3---------|--------5-----|
|--------------------------3---------|--------5-----|
|--------------------------3---------|--------5-----|
|--------------------------1---------|--------3-----|
|-3~--------1---2---3----------------|--------------|
 pay you....   another...       time.

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--3hb--------1---3---1-------------------------------|
|-------------------------1---3----------(3)/---------|
 Take...   the...    line.

O.K.
So the song goes like this:

(Rhy. Fig. 1) x 2

(Chorus w/Rhy. Fig. 1) x 2
Take me down to the paradise city...

(Rhy. Fig. 2) x 2

[(Riff B then Riff B-1) w/Rhy. Fig. 2]
[(Riff B then Riff B-2) w/Rhy. Fig. 2]

(Riff C)

(Verse 1 w/Rhy. Fig. 3)
Just an urchin livin' under ...

(Riff C)

(Verse 2 w/Rhy. Fig. 3)

(Chorus w/Rhy. Fig. 1) x 2

(Solo)
solo:
e----------------------|-------------------|--------1----6-|-----------
b----------------------|-------------------|------3--/6----|-----------
g--------------3-------|-5fb--3-3---5fbr-3-|-5fb-----------|-5fb-(5)-r-
d-3--3fb--5~~~---5-3---|----------5--------|---------------|-----------
a--------------------5-|-------------------|---------------|-----------
e----------------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------

e-----5-----------|-----5-8------------------------|----------------------------
b-------/8------8-|-8fb-----r8--5-8-----5-8--------|---------------------------|
g-3h4-------------|-----------------7fb-----r7-5---|-7-5-----------------------|
d-----------------|------------------------------7-|-----7-5-------------------|
a-----------------|--------------------------------|---------7-6-5-3-5fbr-3----|
e-----------------|--------------------------------|------------------------5~~|

e------3---|----|-------|---------------10----------10-
b-5hb---3--|----|-5--5--|-then:------------------------
g-5hb----3-|-%--|-5---5-|---------10h11-----12-10h11---etc.
d----------|-2x-|-------|------------------------------
a----------|----|-------|------------------------------
e----------|----|-------|------------------------------

Then comes this....

|--------10-----------10-------10-----------10------8----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--10h11----12--10h11----10h11----12--10h11----8h9-------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
 So far                  a - way.

After which slide each note on the G string (3rd from the bottom)
down two frets (i.e. 10--8h9----8h9) for a while and then move it
back up two frets and so on.

Notation:
h  = hammer on
p  = pull-off
fb  = full bend
fbr = full bend and release
hb  = half bend
P.M. = palm mute
~  = vibrato
%  = repeat previous


Song: Paradise city (ending solo)

h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - Slides
~ - Vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping

In some places, the solo melts in the background and you can't really hear
it distinctively. For this reason, there are parts where the tabbing is just
a guess really.


(5:06)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B--5b--3---5b---3---------6--5---3b--------------3---5p3---
G--5b--3---5b---3---------5--5---3b--------------3---5p3---
D-------------------------------------5--3--5~-------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D---5-3-5~-------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


(5:14)

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------15b----15b-15b-15b-15b---15b-15-14-13-----13---
G-------12-----------------------------------------15------
D---/14----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---15-13h15p13/11-13-11h13p11/10-11-10h11p10----10h11p10--
G---------------------------------------------12-----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------------10----15-----15------------15----------------
B------10-13b----------18b----18p15-18b-----18p15-18b------
G---12-----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---15------------15-----------15------------15-------18b~-
B------18p15-18b-----18p15--------18p15-18b-----18p15------
G--------------------------17b-----------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------



(5:22)

E---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3------
B-----6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3---6p3--
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

   I'm not sure of that either, not very clear...

E------5-6-5h6p5-------------------------------------------
B----8-----------8p6-6h8p6p5h6---------3----3--------------
G-------------------------------7p5-5b---5b----5br-p3h5-3--
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-------3--------------------------------------------------
D---3h5---5---5p3-------3----------------------------------
A-----------------5-3h5---5p3p1-3~--------1-3-1-3p1---1----
E-----------------------------------1b--3-----------3------

E------------------------------------------------3------3--
B-------------------3~--------3~-------3~------3------3----
G-------------------3~--------3~-------3~---5b-----5b------
D-------3---5p3---------5p3h5----5p3h5---------------------
A---3/5---5-----5------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--------3------3------3------3----------------------------
B------3------3------3------3----5b~-r5~---5~---5b---------
G---5b-----5b-----5b-----5b------5b~-r5~---5~---5b---------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------



(5:43)

E------3-3---3-6p3---8b-p6---8p6-------10b-10-9-8----8-9-10
B---6b-----6-------6-------8-----8p6--------------10-------
G------------------------------------(7)-------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------10------------------
B---10b-8~--10-8~---10-8~--10-8~--10b------10r-8~----10-8~-
G-------------------------------------------------9--------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---10-8~---10-8~---8h10h11-8h10h11p10p8----10----8~-------
G----------------------------------------10----10----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------10h12----10h12h13-12h13h15-----
B------10h11p10----10h11h13-------13-----------------------
G---12----------12-----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---13h15h17-15h17h18-----15-----15------------------------
B---------------------18b----18b-----15h18p15----15h18p15--
G---------------------------------------------17-----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------18~------------------
B--------15h18p15------15h18p15-------17~--17-15~----------
G----17------------17------------17--------17-15~----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------



(5:58)

E---------------------12h13h15p13p12----13p12-------12-----
B------------12h13h15----------------15-------15p13--------
G---12h14h15-----------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---15p13p12-----15p13p12-----14p13p12-----14p13p12--------
G-------------------------14-----------14------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------12p10------------------------------------------
G----14p12--------12p10-12p10p9-12p10p9----10p9------------
D---------------------------------------12------12-10------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D------10b~----10b~------10b~-10b~--------------15h16h17---
A---13------13-------13---------------15h16h17-------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------15h16h17-16h17h18--
G------------15h16h17----------15h16h17--------------------
D---15h16h17----------15h16h17-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

          PM______________________________________

E--15----15------------------------------------------------
B---18b~----18b~-------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E------------------1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-


 PM__________________________________________________

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------3-4-5-3-4-5-3-4-5-3-4-5-3-4-5------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E--3-1-2-3-1-2-3-1-2-3-------------------------------------



                (6:16)

E------------------------------------------12--------------
B---------------------------------------15----15p12--------
G---3b~--5-3-5b~--5p3-5-3~-----12~--14b-------------14r----
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------12-15--
G---12-----14----12~---12-14-14p12----12-12--14-14b--------
D-------14----14-------------------14----------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------13-15-----13-15-----13-15---------
G---14r----14----14-14b--------14b-------14b-------14b-----
D-------14----14-------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---13h15-----13h15-----13h15-----13h15------13h15---------
G---------14b-------14b-------14b-------14b--------14b-----
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B---13h15p13-------13h15p13---15b-13h15p13p12----12h13p12--
G-------------14b-----------------------------14-----------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B-------12-------------------------------------------------
G---14b----14b-p12----14p12--------------------------------
D------------------14-------12h14-12b~---------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-5b-5b-5---p3-5p3---5b(5)p3---5---3b---3b-----------------
D------------------5---------5---5----5----5-3-------------
A----------------------------------------------5-4-3-1-3---
E----------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------3~---------------------------------------------
D--------5~-------5~---------------------------------------
A---1h2-----------5~---------------------------------------
E-----------------3~---------------------------------------

That's it. I hope it's correct enough...

Paradise City tab

Guns N' Roses tabs for Paradise city

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Paradise City by Guns N' Roses guitar tabs playing instructions.

The song was first released on an album in 1987 and as a single the year after. This is Slash’s favorite Guns N' Roses song. Written by the whole band the temp changes at the end to double-time and the chorus is repeated several times while Slash plays his guitar solo in the background. Keep this is mind when studying the Paradise city tabs below.

The song has been used in many different media like in the racing game Burnout Paradise and in an Anchor butter advert in the UK. In concerts Paradise City tabs is usually performed last, as the encore. The song was written in the back of a van they had rented for a show in San Francisco. Most people think "Paradise City" is about the city of Louisville, KY, while the band have said that it is simply about living in a jungle or about Ireland. Whatever it is about, it is a cool song.

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