Bad Apples
Guns N Roses
Letra

Written by SLASH, Duff McKagan, Izzy Stradlin, and Axl Rose of
Guns N Roses

Originally recorded by Guns N Roses
Tabulature by DaPit


Transcribed By: DaPit
Album: Use Your Illusion I

I have put lyrics over the tabs just for a reference on where you are on the song. They are
not the complete lyrics, they are just reference points.

Tune Gtrs Down 1/2 Step:
6= 3=
5= 2=
4= 1=

|Chords Used
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|10
|9
|7
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|5
|4
|2
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|D (this is a basic chord....figuire it out if you dont know it)
|A (same with this one)

|E5 II
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|2
|2
|0

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|4
|4
|2
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|A5 II
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|2
|2
|0
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|Intro
|Gtr 1
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|121212121212(12)127
|121212121212(12)127
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|xx1900/970

Gtr 1
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|127127127
|127127127
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|(0)0/9700/970(0)0/97

Gtr 1
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|9(9)
|12712712999(9)
|12712712999(9)
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|00/970(0)0/9700
|(call this the intro riff)

|Verse
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|VR Diamonds and fast cars money to burn I got my
|
|Gtr 2 A5
|Gtr. 1
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|03(1/4)0003(1/4)
|2032034
| (call this riff 1)
|(play riff 1 three times, but on the last time cut off the three and start on below)

|VR- headache like a mother twice the price....
|
|Gtr 2 E5
|Gtr 1
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|22
|03(1/4)0003(1/4)5454
|2032003(1/2)0030
|(call this riff 2)
|(play this riff three times)

|2nd Verse
|(play exactly what you played on the 1st verse)

|Chorus
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|VR- shit hit the fan
|Gtr 2 D A E5 II D
|Gtr 1
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|15
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|0202340
|0(0)02023422
|0(0)02023444320

|Gtr 2 A E5 II D
|Gtr 1
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|(0)0202340
|0(0)02023422--------------
|---------------------------------------------------0(0)02023444320
|(call this rhy. fig 3)
|(Play rhy. fig 3 once after playing it once above)

|(then play this)
|VR to me id say just leave me be why let one bad apple spoil the whole damn bunch
|Gtr 2 A B5
|Gtr 1
|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4(1/2)2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------4(1/2)2
|(0)020234------------------------------------------------------------------------
|000202340222222222
|

|(now play this with intro riff)
|Gtr 3 /// /// /// ///
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|171717----------------------17
|171717----------------------17161417
|1916/141719191916141719161417191919
|
|

|VR and caviar now whyntyou pour my apathy i d have all my basses covered
|Gtr 3/////// (continue to play intro riff)
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|1919------------------------------------------------------------------------
|

|(start playing riff 2 when axl sings: down in the deep end....)
|(Play chorus and then go to coda)
|Coda
|VR
|Gtr 1&2 (call this riff 4)
| pm----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------22
|254325432100-------------------------4/5
|3321000

|Gtr 1&2
|
|12341234
|12341234
|12342123422
|24545
|03000300

|Solo
|Gtr 3 /////////
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------18(F)181512
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
|Gtr 1&2 /(call this riff 5)
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
|1234----------------------124|-------------------------------
|1234----------------------124|-------------------------------
|123422124|-------------------------------
|45--------------|-------------------------------
|0300|331313123

|Gtr 3 //
|17(F)
|18(2*)15171817181715181718171518171815181718171518171817151515
|1717171717
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| (*yeah i ve never hear of two full points, but thats what the book says)
|Gtr 1&2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|313131233131312331313210

|Gtr 1&2 Play riff 4 with this next part of the solo
|Gtr 3
|1717161716(1/2)-------------------------------121515
|----------------------------------1715151515(F)15151215(F)15151215
|
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|

|Gtr 1&2 Start Riff 5
|Gtr 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------15151515
|15------------------------------------------------151515151515
|14(F)1414(F)1412141212121212141214(F)1414141214(F)1414(F)14
|1412x----------------------------------14-------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|Gtr 3
|-----------------------------------------------1515-------------------20(F)202019(F)
|---------------------------------------------1518(F)1717----------------------
|1412141215171516151617(1/2)17----------------------
|1414121417171717----------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|1919181719------------------------------------------12-------------------------------------------------------
|--------------20(1/2)20(1/2)201720/191719171515141215141514151412
|--------------------------------------------------18181618-----------------------------------1312161412141211
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|
|Gtr 3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|3538108151715181815181815181815181815
|020/4/9/16----------------------17171717
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|Gtr 3
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|18171518181518181517(1/2)17171717(1/2)17--------------------------------
|17171717(1/2)1416(1/2)141614141416x
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|Gtr 1&2 (con. in slashes)
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|3131315555553055353535

|Gtr 3
|14(F)141414---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|14(F)1414141215(1/4)1215(14)1215(1/4)1215(14)1215
|----------------------/1313/1313/1314/1313111313
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

|VR whole damn bunch
|Gtr 2 B5
|Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|2222222222222222222222220--------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

|VR Boy!
|Gtr 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|4(1/2)22-----------------------------------------
|4(1/2)2------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------400--------------
|
|Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------12
|------------------------------------------------------------12
|4(1/2)2212
|4(1/2)2------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------40-------------------------------------

Key
or /= slide
///= tremolo picking
(1/2)= half bend
(full)= full bend
[#]= ghost note
/////=vibrato
harm= harmonic
x= muted note
PM--|= palm mute
(VR)- vocal reference