Guns N Roses - Reckless Life Chords & Tabs

 

Reckless Life Chords & Tabs

Guns N Roses Chords & Tabs

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Reckless Life Tab

   
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                                  RECKLESS LIFE
                          As recorded by Guns N' Roses
                        (From the 1988 Album G N' R LIES)

Transcribed by andrew88

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

 Intro
 4/4
  Both Guitars
  S S S E  S S S S S S E  S E   E  Q.  E S Q.
|-----------------------------|----2-------------|
|-----------------------------|----3-------------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----2---5---5-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---5---5-----|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|--------3---3-----|
|-------3--------------3------|------------------|


  S S S E  S S S S S S E  S E   E  Q.  E S Q.
|-----------------------------|----3---2---2-----|
|-----------------------------|----3---3---3-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---2---2-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|----0---0---0-----|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|----2-------------|
|-------3--------------3------|----3-------------|


  S S S E  S S S S S S E  S E   E Q.  E S Q.
|-----------------------------|---2-------------|
|-----------------------------|---3-------------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---2---5---5-----|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---5---5-----|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|-------3---3-----|
|-------3--------------3------|-----------------|


  S S S E  S S S S S S E  S E   E Q.  E   Q.
|-----------------------------|---3---2---------|
|-----------------------------|---3---3---------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---2---------|
|----------2-2-2----------2-2-|---0---0---------|
|-3p0-0----0-0-0-3p0-0----0-0-|---2-------------|
|-------3--------------3------|---3-------------|


 Verse
  W        H    H     W        H    H
|----------2--------|----------3----2----|
|----------3--------|----------3----3----|
|-2--------2----5---|-2--------0----2----|
|-2--------0----5---|-2--------0----0----|
|-0-------------3---|-0--------2---------|
|-------------------|----------3---------|


  W        H    H     W        H    E E E E
|----------2--------|----------3----2--------|
|----------3--------|----------3----3--------|
|-2--------2----5---|-2--------0----2---7-5--|
|-2--------0----5---|-2--------0----0---7-5--|
|-0-------------3---|-0--------2--------5-3--|
|-------------------|----------3-------------|


 Pre-Chorus
     Gtr I
  H.          E E H     S.   E E E       H.        E E H     E Q
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4-----------2-4-5----(5)---5-7-5-----|-4---------2-4-5-----7----------|
|-4-----------2-4-5----(5)---5-7-5-----|-4---------2-4-5-----7----------|
|-2-----------0-2-3----(3)---3-5-3-----|-2---------0-2-3-----5----------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|       PM  PM             PM  PM              PM  PM        PM|
| Q   E S E S S Q S Q   E  S E S E E E   Q   E S E S E Q  Q  S S E E
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4-5-5---5--x-5-x-5-7-5-|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4--5--5-5-5-7----|
|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4-5-5---5--x-5-x-5-7-5-|-4---4-x-4-x-4-4--5--5-5-5-7----|
|-2---2-x-2-x-2-2-3-3---3--x-3-x-3-5-3-|-2---2-x-2-x-2-2--3--3-3-3-5----|
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Repeat Intro then play Verse and Pre-chorus again.



 Chorus
  W        H    Q  Q   W        H    Q  Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-7--------5-------5-|-7--------5-------5--|
|-7--------5----5--5-|-7--------5----5--5--|
|-5--------3----5--3-|-5--------3----5--3--|
|---------------3----|---------------3-----|


  W        H    Q  Q   W        E S E S E S E S E E
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7--------5-------5-|-7--------5-------5-------5----|
|-7--------5----5--5-|-7--------5---5---5---5---5-5--|
|-5--------3----5--3-|-5--------3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5--|
|---------------3----|------------x-3-x---x-3-x---3--|


 Chords behind guitar solo
  E S E S S S E. E.  E   E Q.   E.  Q.
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4---4-|-x-7----2---2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4---4-|-x-7----2---2-----|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2---2-|-x-5----0---0-----|
|----------------------|------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/guns_n_roses/reckless_life_tab_ver_2.html ]
  E S E S S S E. E. E.   E Q.   E.  Q.
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x------2---2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-5----2---2-----|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--0--|-x-5----0---0-----|
|----------------------|---3--------------|


  E S E S S S E. E. E   E Q.   E. Q.
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--4-|-x-7----2--2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2-|-x-7----2--2-----|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--2-|-x-5----0--0-----|
|---------------------|-----------------|


  E S E S S S E. E. E.   E Q.   E E E E
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-----------------|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4--4--2--|-x-5---------------|
|-2-x-2-2-x-x-2--2--0--|-x-5----0-1-2-3----|
|----------------------|---3---------------|


  E Q   E E S E.  E   +E  Q.   E S Q  S
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-|-(6)-9----4-x-4--x----|
|-6-6---6-6-6-6---6-|-(6)-9----4-x-4--x----|
|-4-4---4-4-4-4---4-|-(4)-7----2-x-2--x----|
|-------------------|----------------------|


  E S E S S S E S E S E.   E Q.   E S Q.
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-4--|-x-2----4-x-4-----|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-4--|-x-2----4-x-4-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-2--|-x-0----2-x-2-----|
|------------------------|------------------|


  E S E S S S E S E S E.   +E  Q.   E S E. S S
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-6-6-6-6--|-(6)-9----4-x-4--4-4----|
|-6-x-6-4-x-x-6-6-6-6-6--|-(6)-9----4-x-4--4-4----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-4-4-4-4--|-(4)-7----2-x-2--2-2----|
|------------------------|------------------------|


  E S E S S S E S E. S S   E.  E.  E.  E.  E.
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6--x-x-|-6---5---4---3---2-----|
|-6-x-6-6-x-x-6-x-6--x-x-|-6---5---4---3---2-----|
|-4-x-4-4-x-x-4-x-4--x-x-|-4---3---2---1---0-----|
|------------------------|-----------------------|

Play chorus again.

 Outro
  E S E S E S E S E E   E S E S E S E S E E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-5-------5-------5---|-5-------5-------5------|
|-5---5---5---5---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---5-5----|
|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5-|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5----|
|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3-|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3----|


  E S E S E S E S E E   W        +W
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-5-------5-------5---|-7--------(7)----|
|-5---5---5---5---5-5-|-7--------(7)----|
|-3-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-3-5-|-5--------(5)----|
|---x-3-x---x-3-x---3-|-----------------|


  H
|-------|
|-------|
|-7\----|
|-7\----|
|-5\----|
|-------|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths


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