this is a great song by guns n roses. the other tab was just wrong. its a pretty simple tune 
but just listen for the timing.




~=let note ring

tune down 1/2 step

bass enters at around 0:55


Gb———————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
Db———————————————————|—————————————————|—————————————————|
Ab——3~———3—3~————3———|——3~—————3~——————|——3~————————3~———|
Eb—————————————————3—|———————3—————————|—————————————————|

"when i look into your eyes..."

Gb————————————————|————————————————|
Db————————————————|——5~————————————|    2x
Ab——3~—————3~—————|—————————3~—————|  
Eb———————3————————|————————————————|

"nothing lasts forvever..."

Gb——————————————————————————|——————————————————————————|
Db——————————————————————————|——————————————2—2~——2—2~——|
Ab——5—5~——3—3~——————————————|——3—3~——5—5~——————————————|
Eb——————————————3—3~——3—3~——|——————————————————————————|

Gb——————————————————————————|——————————————————————————|
Db——————————————————————————|——————————————5—5~——5—5~——|
Ab——5—5~——3—3~——————————————|——3—3~——5—5~——————————————|
Eb——————————————3—3~——3—3~——|——————————————————————————|

"we've been through this such a long long time just trying to kill the pain..."

Gb———————————————————————————————|
Db——3~————2—0~———————————————————|    3x
Ab———————————————3~———————3~—————|
Eb——————————————————————3————————|

"so if u want to love me..."

Gb———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Db——0——0——0—0—0—0————————————————————————————————————————————|    2x
Ab——————————————————————————————3——3——3—3—3—3—3——3——3—3—3—3——|
Eb————————————————3——3——3—3—3—3——————————————————————————————|

"do u need some time..."

Gb————————————————————————————————————————————————0—0—0—0—0—0—0—0—|
Db————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Ab——3~————3~————3~————3~————3~————3~———3——3~——————————————————————|
Eb————————————————————————————————————3———————————————————————————|

"i know its hard to keep an open heart..."

Gb——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Db——3~——3~——3~——33—3~——2~——2~——2~——22—2~——0~——0~——0~——00—0~—————————————|
Ab———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————3~——3~——3~—|
Eb——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|

1st guitar solo

Gb————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Db————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|    4x
Ab——5~——5~——5—5—5—5———————————————3~——3~——3—3—3—3—3~——3~——3—3—3—3—|
Eb————————————————3~——3~——3—3—3—3—————————————————————————————————|

"sometimes i need sometime..."

Gb——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Db——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Ab——3~————3~————3~————3~————3~————3~———3——3~————3~————3—3———3—3—————3—3—3—3—|
Eb————————————————————————————————————3———————————————————3—————3—3—————————|

2nd guitar solo

Gb——————————————————————————————————————————|
Db——3~——3—3~——2~——2—2~——0~——0—0~————————————|    2x
Ab————————————————————————————————3~——3—3~——|
Eb——————————————————————————————————————————|

"and when ur fear subsides..."

Gb——————————————|——————————————|
Db——————————————|——5~——————————|    2x
Ab——3~————3~————|————————3~————|
Eb ——————3——————|——————————————|

"so never mind the darkness..."

Gb——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Db——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|    
Ab——5~——5~——5—5—5—5—————————————————3~——3~——3—3—3—3—3~——3~——3—3—3—3—|
Eb——————————————————3~——3~——3—3—3—3—————————————————————————————————|

Gb—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Db—————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Ab——5~——5~——5—5—5—5————————————————3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—————————————————————————|
Eb—————————————————3~——3~——3—3—3—3—————————————————————————3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—3~—|

Gb———————————————————————————————————5~————|
Db——————————————————————————3—3—5~—————————|
Ab——3—3—2—2—0—0—2—2—3—3—3—3————————————————|
Eb—————————————————————————————————————————|

after the pause come in with the guitar with

Gb———————————————————————————|
Db———————————————————————————|
Ab——3~———————3~——————3~——————|
Eb———————————————————————————|

then

Gb——————————————————|
Db——————————————————|    just keep repeating this till the end of the song
Ab——3~——3~——3~——3~——|
Eb——————————————————|

and thats it.

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About Guns N Roses

Guns N' Roses (sometimes abbreviated as GN'R or GNR) is an American hard rock band. The band formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in 1985. Led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose, Jr.), the band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album while going through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation.

How to Read Bass Tabs

Bass tablature (tabs) is an easy way to learn songs without needing to read traditional sheet music. Here’s a quick guide to understanding the symbols and techniques commonly found in tabs:

1. The Basics

Strings and Frets:
Each line in a tab represents a string on your bass:
- The top line is the highest-pitched string (G on a 4-string bass).
- The bottom line is the lowest-pitched string (E on a 4-string bass).
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to press. For example:
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------------------|

A|---3---------------|

E|-------------------|

            
```
This means you play the 3rd fret on the A string.

2. Common Techniques

Hammer-On (h):
Play the first note by picking it, then press down on a higher fret with another finger without picking again.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5h7---------|

            
```
Pull-Off (p):
Pluck a note and then "pull off" your finger to let a lower fret ring.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------7p5---------|

            
```
Slide (/ or \):
Move your finger up (/) or down (\) the fretboard while maintaining pressure.
```
G|-------------------|

D|-------5/7---------|

            
```

3. Advanced Techniques

Bend (b): Push the string up or down to raise the pitch. Example: G|-------7b9---------|
Vibrato (~): Shake the string slightly after playing a note to create a vibrating sound. Example: G|-------7~----------|
Muted Notes (x): Rest your finger lightly on the string without pressing a fret and pluck for a percussive "click" sound.

4. Rhythm and Timing

Tabs don’t always indicate timing, so listen to the song while reading the tab. Wider spaces between numbers mean longer pauses, while closer numbers indicate quicker notes.

5. Slap and Pop

Slap (s): Strike the string with the side of your thumb for a percussive sound.
Pop (p): Pull the string away from the fretboard and let it snap back.

Practice Makes Perfect

Tabs are a great tool to learn songs, but mastering the techniques takes practice. Listen carefully to the original track and play along to lock in the rhythm. Don’t rush — smooth, accurate playing is more important than speed. Happy jamming! 🎸

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Guns N Roses — November Rain (ver 2) bass tabs