Battleground by Slash

Battleground tab by Slash

Guitar tabs

Slash - Battleground
Album: World on Fire
Tabbed by: Moist_Seagull

The strumming pattern in the verses is very random, I've tabbed the basic rhythm but you may want
to improvise a bit.

[Verse 1]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5--------|
Gb|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6--------|
Db|------6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5---5---5--5-5-5------5---5---5--5-5--5--5----|
Gb|--------4---4---4--4-4-4------4---4---4--4-6--6--4----|
Db|----4h6-6---6---6--6-6-6--4h6-6---6---6--6-6--6--6----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5--------|
Gb|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6--------|
Db|------6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0----|
Bb|--------5---5---5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5/7-7-7---7-7--5-4----|
Gb|--------4---4---4--4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|
Db|----4h6-6---6---6--6-6-6--6-6---------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5--------|
Gb|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6--------|
Db|------6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5---5---5--5-5-5------------------------------------|
Gb|--------4---4---4--4-4-4--4\2--2--2---2-2-2\1--1--1--1-1----|
Db|----4h6-6---6---6--6-6-6--6\4--4--4---4-4-4\2--2--2--2-2----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------0------------|
Bb|------0-----0-----0------0-----0----------0-----0---2~~----|
Gb|--------3-----3------------3-----3------2---2-----2--------|
Db|----------4-----4------4-----4-----4--2--------------------|
Ab|----4------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----2--2--3----3--3---3-2---------------------------------|
Gb|----2--2--2----2--2---2-2---------------------------------|
Db|----2--2--2----2--2---2-2---------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2-------2----|
Eb|------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--2h4-------|
               PM|----------------|


[Chorus A1]


eb|----------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------2----------2------------2---4--------|
Db|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--0------0---2-----0------2---4---2----| x2
Ab|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------4---4-0-----4p2----0---2---2----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------2-2-3---3-3---3-2--------------|
Gb|--------------------------------2--------2-2-2---2-2---2-2--------------|
Db|--------------------------------2--------2-2-2---2-2---2-2--------------|
Ab|--------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0----------------------------------2----|
Eb|----0h2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------0----|

eb|----------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------|
Ab|----/4----------------2--4p2------------|
Eb|------------------------------2h4--0----|



[Verse 2]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5--------|
Gb|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6--------|
Db|------6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5---5---5--5-5-5------5---5---5--5-5--5--5----|
Gb|--------4---4---4--4-4-4------4---4---4--4-6--6--4----|
Db|----4h6-6---6---6--6-6-6--4h6-6---6---6--6-6--6--6----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5--------|
Gb|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6--------|
Db|------6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------0---0-0-0-0---0-0--0-0----|
Bb|--------5---5---5--5-5-5--5-5-5---5/7-7-7---7-7--5-4----|
Gb|--------4---4---4--4-4-4--4-4---------------------------|
Db|----4h6-6---6---6--6-6-6--6-6---------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5-----5-----5---5---5-5----|
Gb|----6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6-----6-----6---6---6-6----|
Db|------6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6---6-6---6-6---6-7---7-7----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5---5---5--5-5-5------------------------------------|
Gb|--------4---4---4--4-4-4--4\2--2--2---2-2-2\1--1--1--1-1----|
Db|----4h6-6---6---6--6-6-6--6\4--4--4---4-4-4\2--2--2--2-2----|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------0------------|
Bb|------0-----0-----0------0-----0----------0-----0---2~~----|
Gb|--------3-----3------------3-----3------2---2-----2--------|
Db|----------4-----4------4-----4-----4--2--------------------|
Ab|----4------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----2--2--3----3--3---3-2---------------------------------|
Gb|----2--2--2----2--2---2-2---------------------------------|
Db|----2--2--2----2--2---2-2---------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------2--2--2--2--2--2-------2----|
Eb|------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--2h4-------|
               PM|----------------|


[Chorus A2]


eb|----------------------------------------------------2------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------------3------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------2----------2------------2---4--------|
Db|----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--0------0---2-----0------2---4---2----| x2
Ab|----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-------4---4-0-----4p2----0---2---2----|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0----|

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------2--------2-2-2---2-2---2-2-----------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------2--------2-2-0---0-0---0-2-----------------------------|
Ab|--------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--0--------0-0-0---0-0---0-0---------2--2--2--2--2--2----|
Eb|----0h2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0----|
                                  PM|----------------|


[Bridge 1]

Again, in this section the strumming pattern is very random so you may want to improvise the rhythm
a bit.

eb|---------------------4---------4-----------------2-----2-----------------0----0-----------|
Bb|---------------------4---------4-----------------2-----2-----------------0----0-----------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------1----1-----------|
Db|-----------6---------------------------4-----------------------2--------------------------|
Ab|-----------6------6---------6----------4------4-----4----------2------2-----2-------------|
Eb|----0h2/4--4------4---------4-----4\2--2------2-----2-----2p0--0------0-----0------2h4----|


eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------4------------------------|
Db|----4--------------4------------------------|
Ab|----2------x--4/6---------2--4p2-4p2--------|
Eb|-------------------------------------4p0----|

eb|---------------------4---------4-----------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------4---------4-----------------2-----2-------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------6---------------------------4-----------------------2----------2--2----------4----|
Ab|-----------6------6---------6----------4------4-----4----------2------2-2-0--0-2--------2----|
Eb|----0h2/4--4------4---------4-----4\2--2------2-----2-----2p0--0------0-0------0----2h4------|



[Solo 1]

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----8b9----(9)r8--------------------8b9----(9)r8-----------------9----11b13----|
Db|------------------11~----------9h11---------------11~-------9h11---11----------|
Ab|-----------------------9h11----------------------------9h11--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----9------------------9-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------9--12--------------9--12------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------11b13--------------11b13r11--9--11------9h11p9------9---11b13----|
Db|--------------------------------------------------11----------11---------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----8b9----(9)r8--------------------8b9----(9)r8-----------------9----11b13----|
Db|------------------11~----------9h11---------------11~-------9h11---11----------|
Ab|-----------------------9h11----------------------------9h11--------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----11/16---13h16p13\11--13/16------13h16p13\11--13----11h13p11\9--11----------9----11p9----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------9h11---------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|--------------------------------------------------12--------------------------------|
Bb|----11b12--------11pb12r11--9--11--12--12b14--------------12b14-12b14r12p10---------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----9b10----9b10----9------------------12~~~~----|
Bb|-----------------------------9b10r9--------------|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|



[Bridge 2]

eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----1--------1-1-----2--------2-2-x---2---------2-2----1------2---2-2--2----|
Db|----2--------2-2-x---4--------4-4-x---2---------2-2-x--2------2---2-2--2----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
Ab|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Eb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
  PM|---------------------------------------------------------------|



[Chorus B1]

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Eb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|

eb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------|
Eb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0---12\\\\\\\\\0----|




[Solo 2]

eb|-----------12-----12-----12--------------12-----12-----12------------------|
Bb|-----------15b17--15b17--15b17-----------15b17--15b17--15b17---------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----0--0----------------------------2--2-----------------------------------|

eb|-----------12-----12-----12--------------12-----12-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------15b17--15b17--15b17-----------15b17------15--12---------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------------------------------14--13--14--13~----|
Db|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----5--5----------------------------0--0---------------------------------------|

eb|----12-------12----12----12----12----12----12----------12----12----12----12----12-------------|
Bb|-------12-16----14----12----------16----14----12-14-------12----------12----14----12h14p12----|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------15----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------------12-------12-12----12----------------|
Bb|--------12------------12----12h14----12h14----12h14-12h14-12----------|
Gb|----15------14~----14----14----------------------------------14-13----|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------12-----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----11-12-13----13-12-11\9-11b13r11p9----9--------|
Db|--------------------------------------11---11~----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|

eb|----------------------------4-7-6h7p6p4-6----------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------5---------------7---5\4---5----------------------|
Gb|----------------------4-6-------------------6-----6---4\3---4p3-4p3--------|
Db|----------------2-4/6-------------------------------------4---------4------|
Ab|----------0-2-4-------------------------------------------------------4----|
Eb|----0-2-4------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------9-12-10-9-12-10-9h10p9----9------------------------|
Gb|----------------9----9h11------------------------11---------------------9----|
Db|----/7-9p7-9/11---11----------------------------------9\7\6-9p6-7p6----------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------9p7------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------9------10p9--------------7-----------7h9-7h9-7----------|
Gb|-----------9----------------9------9------------------9------------------------|
Db|-------6-9---------6-9---------------9-8----8-8-----8-----8-----------9-8-7----|
Ab|----/7----------/7-------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                      PM|---|  |-|  |-|

eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------11-----11-----11b13-11b13r11p9----9~-----|
Db|----7-7------7------7------------------11--------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  PM|---|  |-|  |-|

eb|--------------------------------16-17-18-19-21-22-22b24----|
Bb|-----------------------17-19b21----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------16-18-------------------------------------|
Db|--------14-16/18-------------------------------------------|
Ab|----/16----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------------------------------|



[Chorus B2/Outro]

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------2-4-----------1-4-7-7-6-6-4-4-2-2---------2--------------| x2
Ab|--------------2-4---------1-2-4-------------------------2-4---4p2-4p2------|
Eb|----0-0-2-3-4---------2-4---------------------------0-4---------------2h4--|

eb|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------2-2-3----3-3---2----------|
Gb|------------------------------------2--------------2-2-2----2-2---2----------|
Db|------------------2-4-----------1-4-2--------------2-2-2----2-2---2-----2----|
Ab|--------------2-4---------1-2-4-----0-----------------------------------2----|
Eb|----0-0-2-3-4---------2-4-----------------------------------------------0----|


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| x  Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| PM Palm mute

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