Promise Acoustic by Slash

Promise Acoustic tab by Slash

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Tuning: Half-step down

Slash Ft. Chris Cornell - Promise.
" Play In 1/2 down tune aka Eb tuning for the studio version with chris
or play it in standard for the live version with myles "

The song is composed in E standard / E A D G b e /

The Song Consists of these Chords.

|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
v                  v                  v
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | --3-- --5-- --5-- --8-- --x-- |
| --5-- --5-- --5-- --5-- --5-- | --3-- --5-- --6-- --8-- --5-- |
| --6-- --6-- --6-- --6-- --5-- | --1-- --3-- --6-- --6-- --5-- |
| --8-- --5-- --4-- --6-- --7-- | --x-- --x-- --4-- --x-- --3-- |
|   |   |    |    |   |    |   |   |   |    |
| Cm | D# | D#/G# | A#/D# | G  | A#5 | C5  | G#5 | D#5 | G5  |

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

The Song Consists of these Two Melodies.

[ MELODY #1 ]

b = bend
rb = release bend.
~ = vibrato

|--------------------------------------------------------| x1
                             |
Cm             D#              |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------------------------|--------------------------| |
|--------5--8--5-----------|-----------5-----3--------| |
|-----6-----------6--8--6--|-----3--6-----6-----6-----| |
|--8-----------------------|--5--------------------5--| |
                             |
                             |
 D#/G#           A#/D#            |
---------------------------|--------------------------| |
---------------------------|--------------------------| |
---------------------------|--------------------------| |
-----------5-----5b--rb----|--------5-----------------| |
-----3--6-----6---------6--|-----6-----6--8--5-----5--| |
--4------------------------|--6-----------------7----8| |
                             |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
                             | x1
[ MELODY #2 ]  Octave                 |
Cm             D#              |
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |
|---------8-11-8------------|----------8----6----------| |
|------8----------8--10--8--|-----5--8----8---8--5-----| |
|--10-----------------------|--7-----------------------| |
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |
|---------------------------|--------------------------| |
                             |
 D#/G#           A#/D#            |
-----------------------|----------------------------|  |
----------8---8b-rb----|--------8---6---------------|  |
-----5--8---8-------8--|-----8----8---7--4--5/7--5~~|  |
--6--------------------|--8-------------------------|  |
-----------------------|----------------------------|  |
-----------------------|----------------------------|  |
                             |
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Optional: There is a short bass intro before the song starts.
Iv re-composed it into a few short chords.
" Listen closely to the first 00:10 *seconds* of the track "

Pre-intro
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|     Sustain these chords   | Electric break before intro  |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|-------------- | " After the Electric break
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|--PLAY-------- |  you can Either play the
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- | ------------|--INTRO------- |  melodies or you can play
| --5-- --1-- --1-- --5-- --x-- | --6--6--5---|---HERE------- |  the chords "
| --6-- --3-- --3-- --6-- --5-- | --6--6--5---|-------------- |
| --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --7-- | --4--4--3---|-------------- |
|  D# | Cm | Cm | D#  | Bm  |  G# G# G  |        |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|



[Pre-intro] D# ... Cm ... Cm ... D ... Bm ... G# G# G
                             |-------------------------------------------|
[INTRO]: Cm D# D#/G# A#/D# G             |Note: " You can play these chords as    |
                             |    Instructed before or you can play |
[ Melody #1 ]                      |    Play them as basic bar chords! "c: |
                             |-------------------------------------------|
[ Melody #2 ]                          | Listen closely to the song before |
                                 | playing the song, It also helps if|
Cm          D#                     | you play along in parts.     |
The first time I ever saw you                  |-----------------------------------|

      D#/G#           A#/D#   G
You had that far away look in your eyes

Cm                 D#
And heaven's eyes shined down upon you

    D#/G#           A#/D#  G
And the whole room filled up with light



Cm                   D#
Now the cruel world it's gonna try and change you

    D#/G#             A#/D#  G
Try to hang you up and mess with your pride

Cm              D#
Now the rich they just try to chain you

D#/G#           A#/D#   G
You got to keep your fire burning inside

[CHORUS]

A#5     C5         G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

D#5     G5
Put out your fire

A#5     C5         G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

A#5     D5
Put out your fire

[ Melody #2 ]

Cm                D#
Now sometimes the world tries to slap you

    D#/G#           A#/D#  G
And it seems to love watching you fall

Cm               D#
I won't lie to you, it's gonna happen

     D#/G#           A#/D#  G
You got to pick yourself up and move on

[CHORUS]

A#5     C5         G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

D#5     G5
Put out your fire

A#5     C5         G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

A#5     D5
Put out your fire
                                  |----------------------------|
[SOLO]  Dm  A#  F  E  x2                    | see detailed rhythm guitar |
                                  |  at bottom including solo |
                                  | remember that a little bit |
Cm        D#       D#/G#  A#/D#  G         | of the solo runs into the |
Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight?         | refrain" which star will I"|
                                  | which takes place up until |
Cm        D#       D#/G#  A#/D#  G " slide down " | the A# chord.       |
Which star will I be thinking of tonight, tonight?         |----------------------------|

[CHORUS]


A#5     C5         G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

D#5     G5
Put out your fire

A#5     C5         G#5
Promise me, you won't let them, put out your fire

A#5     D5
Put out your fire


A#5     C5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)

G#5     D#5    G5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)

A#5     C5
Promise me! (Why don't you?)

G#5     D#5    G5
Promise me! (Why don't you??)

[ Melody #1 ]

[ Melody #2 ]

[ Pre Intro ]

[END.]




Solo!

" Thanks Mungumbi "

[LEAD]
E||---------------------------|------------------------------|
B||---------------------------|------------------------------|
G||---------------------------|------------------------------|
D||-----------3b---------5b~--|---------3-5---3~---------3---|
A||--3b~----------------------|-------------5-------3h-5---5-|
E||---------------------------|------------------------------|



--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--6b------6-5-6-5-6-5---5-------|
----------------------5~----7-5-|----------------------7---7b----|
--3s-5p-3----5-3-5s-7-----------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
--------------------------------|--------------------------------|



--------------------------10----|---------------13p-10-------------------------|
-----------------------------10-|--13------------------------------------------|
---------7-6-7-7s---12b---------|-----12b--------------10b--------10-12----10~-|
--------------------------------|------------------------------12-------12-----|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------11-10-11-10----10-11-13----10-11-10----10-13-|
------------------------12-14---------------12----------12----------12-------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|


----------8-13-12-13-12-10-12-------------------------------------------|
--8-10-11---------------------13-13-15-13-15-13-15-13b---------------13-|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[RHYTHM] " play this or play the solo, this part is played behind slash soloing in the song "

E||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
B||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
G||-----------------------------|----------------------------|
D||--------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----|
A||--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|
E||-----------------------------|----------------------------|


----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------0----0---0----0-----|--------(7)----(7)---(7)----(7)-----|
--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0--|



-----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|
--------3----3---3----3------|--------0----0---0----0-----|
--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5--5--5s--|--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|
-----------------------------|----------------------------|


----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------|------------------------------------|
--------0----0---0----0-----|--------(7)----(7)---(7)----(7)-----|
--1--1--1--1-1-1-1-1--1--1--|--0--0---0---0--0--0--0--0---0---0--|

" Which star will I be thinking of tonight? "
--------------------------------------------||
--------------------------------------------||
--------------------------------------------||
------------5-------5-------5-------5-------||
--(6)--(6)--6--(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--6--(6)--||
---8----8---8---8--(8)--8--(8)--8---8---8---||

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