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From: sportiga@uoguelph.ca (Steve L Portigal)
From: "frederic briere" 
Subject: g/guns_n_roses/locomotive.tab
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 21:39:11 -0500

Artist: Guns N' Roses
Song: Locomotive
Album: Use your illusion II

By Frederic Briere (all my own work)
Ilie_cobra@hotmail.com


h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
t - tap (with strumming hand)
x - muted, struck string

This is the 5 solos song from Use your Illusion II and one of the fastest 
song Slash played in the Guns N' Roses era. I transcribed it as a normal 
tuning but it should be played flat (half-tone down), as in every Guns song. 
There may be mistakes in repetitive rhythms and I didn't detail the song too 
much since it is pretty straightforward. The solos are correct though, 
except possibly the outro. It's pretty complicated but it is very possible 
to make it sound almost identical, even if the tab isn't perfect. I 
transcribed a part of the outro but it's much more fun to finish the song 
improvising really. Hope you have a good time. If you have any comment or 
suggestion, I'd be willing to modify the song if there are mistakes.

Intro

E--------------------
B--------------------
G--------------------
D--6-------------3---
A--6-------------3---
E--4-------------1---


Riff 1


     PM------------------     PM-------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------    
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D--3-------------------------6----------------------------- 
A--3-------------------------6----------------------------- 
E--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1----4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------


Repeat riff 1 three times


Riff 2


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G----------------8-8--X--8-8--8-X-8-8--X-8-8------8-------- 
D--3---3--3-3----8-8--X--8-8--8-X-8-8--X-8-8------8-------- 
A--3---3--3-3----6-6--X--6-6--6-X-6-6--X-6-6--9-8-6-------- 
E--1---1--1-1----------------------------------------------



E--------------------------------                         
B--------------------------------                         
G--8-8-X-8-8--8-X-8-8-X--11-11---                         
D--8-8-X-8-8--8-X-8-8-X--11-11---                          
A--6-6-X-6-6--6-X-6-6-X--9--9----                          
E--------------------------------



Main Riff



PM----------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-4-2-2-2-~~-------------------------





Play main riff through verse 1


Chorus 1 (1:21)


   I bought... and I put it on the wall... I let it fill... And I had to...
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D--3----------6------------------3------------6------------ 
A--3----------6------------------3------------6------------ 
E--1----------4------------------1------------4------------

Riff 2

But oh the taste...


Then solo 1 (1:40)


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G--------------------------------------4-------4/6--4------ 
D---------------------------4/6-6-~~-------4/6------------- 
A--------------2/4/6-----6--------------------------------- 
E---2-4-x---4----------------------------------------------


E--------4---b---------------H-P-P-------H-P-P----H-P-P---- 
B--4-------4-7~~-----7-6-7--6-7-6-4--6--4-6-4-3--4-3-4-3-2- 
G----4/5--------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E------H-P------------------------------------------------- 
B--3--2-3-2---2--b----------------------------------------- 
G-----------4----4----------------------H-P---------------- 
D-------------------6-4-6-~~----6-4-6--4-6-4---4-br-P------ 
A--------------------------------------------6---4-4-2----- 
E------------------------------------------------------4---


E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---P------------------------------------------------------ 
A--4-2--H-P------------------------------------------------ 
E------4-2-4-~~--------------------------------------------



Verse 2 (main riff)

Chorus 2 (2:23)


   Sweetness is...

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G-----------------------6-6--4-4-----4--------------------- 
D--6-6-5-5-5-4-4-3-3-2--6-6--4-4--6--4--------------------- 
A--6-6-5-5-5-4-4-3-3-2--4-4--2-2--6--2--------------------- 
E--4-4-3-3-3-2-2-1-1-0------------4------------------------

Repeat this riff 4 times

Then

   Cuz my baby's got...       My baby's gone off the track

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D--6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------- 
A--6-6-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------- 
E--4-4-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------

        My baby's got...           Got to peel the bitch...

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------- 
A--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------------- 
E--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------

   I know it looks like I'm insane...

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D--11-11-11-11--------------------------------------------- 
A--11-11-11-11--------------------------------------------- 
E--9--9--9--9----------------------------------------------

... to blame...

E---------------                                              
B---------------                                              
G---------------                                              
D-----------9---                                              
A-----------9---                                               
E-----------7---


Then solo 2 (2:56)

E-----------------P-------P-------P-------P--------P------- 
B----P-P---P-P---7-4---4-7-4---4-9-6---6-9-6---6-11-9------ 
G---7-6-4-7-6-4------6-------6-------8-------8--------10--- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------
                                                    P
E------P--------------------P-----------P---------19-16----  
B--9-12-9----9-12 ~-12 ~--19-16----16-21-18----18-------19- 
G---------11--------------------18----------20------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------
     P            H  P
E--19-16----19--16-19-16----16--b----H--P------------------ 
B--------19--------------19----19--16-19-16----16--b---P--- 
G-------------------------------------------18----18-18-16- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B-------P-------------------------------------------------- 
G-----18-16---P--H----------------------------------------- 
D--18-------18-16-18~-------------------------------------- 
A----------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 3 (main riff)


chorus 1 (3:37)
riff 2


Then solo 3 (3:55)

    P P       P P       P P        P P      b
E--7-6-4---4-7-6-4---4-7-6-4----4-7-6-4---4-7--4-7---4-b--- 
B--------7---------7---------7----------7----------7---7~-- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E--4-------4------------7---9---7--9---7-9-9/11-9-11------- 
B----7-4-7---7-4-7/9~----9---9------9---------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------
    H  P
E--9-11-9----9--b-9-11-brP--P------------------------------ 
B---------11---11------11-11-9----11----9--/9~------------- 
G------------------------------10----10-------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


Verse 4

Chorus 2 (4:38)


Then solo 4 (5:11)


Repeat this riff 5 times

E-----------------                                           
B--b-4---4-------                                                
G--6----6---4 ~---                                           
D-----------------                                           
A-----------------                                           
E-----------------

E---P-P-----------b--4---4--P-------P-----P---------------- 
B--7-6-4---4------7----7---7-4---4-6-4---6-4---------------     
G--------6---4~---------------6-------6-----6-------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

Repeat this riff twice


     PM__    PM_   PM_
E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------P-----P-----P------------------------------------                
G-4~-----6-4---6-4---6-4-----------------------------------                
D-4~-----6-4---6-4---6-4----------------------------------- 
A-----6-6-----6-----6-------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

And repeat this riff twice also

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B---------------------------------------------------------- 
G---------P-----P-----P------------------------------------                
D-4~-----6-4---6-4---6-4-----------------------------------                 
A-4~-----6-4---6-4---6-4----------------------------------- 
E-----6-6-----6-----6--------------------------------------

                                Release bends...

E---------------b--9~-6---b--6-br-br----------------------- 
B-----------b---9--8~---9-9----7--6-4~--------------------- 
G-------b---8--------------------------8-6-------------b--- 
D----b--6---------------------------------8-7-6/4---6-4~--- 
A--b-4----------------------------------------------6------ 
E--4-------------------------------------------------------


E--9-9-8-7-6-6-5-4-3-2-1----------------------------------- 
B--8-8-7-6-5-5-4-3-2-1-0----------------------------------- 
G------------------------6-5-3-3~-------------------------- 
D------------------------5-4-4-4~-------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

Then repeat chorus 2 (5:42)

Outro

Back guitar makes two chords

E---4--0--------------------------------------------------- 
B---4--0--------------------------------------------------- 
G---4--1--------------------------------------------------- 
D---6--2--------------------------------------------------- 
A---6--2--------------------------------------------------- 
E---4--0---------------------------------------------------


I will only tab the parts of the solo it is possible to hear, for the end, 
just improvise really; it's just made for it.

6:38

E-----7---------7------------------------------------------   
B-------9~-------9~---------------------------------------- 
G---8---------8--------br--------br------------------------ 
D----------------------11-9~-----11-2~--------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

7:46
                              b
E--9--7-9-7--9--7-9-7--9--7-9-7--9--9-7-9-7~----P-H--7~---- 
B----------------------------------------------9-7-9------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

                                       H  P
E--------------11-----11-12-14-11-12-11-12-11----11-------- 
B-----11-12-14-----14-------------------------14----------- 
G--13------------------------------------------------------ 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

Repeat twice

E---b-11-14-b-P--P--------P-----------P-------------------- 
B--14-------14-14-12----14-12-------14-12------------------ 
G--------------------13-------13-13------------------------ 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

                                          Pull and release
E----------------------------------------------br---------- 
B--15-----12-15----12-15----12-15----12-15-----11~--------- 
G------13-------13-------13-------13-------13-------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


                                                   H  P
E--------------H--P-----------------H--P---------11-14-11-- 
B----P-------11-12-11----11~------11-12-11-12-14----------- 
G--13-11--------------13-------13-------------------------- 
D--------13------------------------------------------------ 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


        H  P          b     H  P
E-----11-14-11----11-14---11-14-11-----11-br--------------- 
B--14----------14-------------------14----14-14-12--------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------


E----b-11---b-11---b--11----b--11--b--11--11-------11------ 
B---14-----14-----14-------14-----14--------14-12----14---- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------- 
B--12--14-12-11-14-12-11-12-11----12-11-------------------- 
G------------------------------13-------13----------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

. . .

    b           H  P          H  P          H  P    b
E---19--19----16-19-16-19---16-19-16------16-19-16-19------ 
B------------------------------------19-------------------- 
G---------------------------------------------------------- 
D---------------------------------------------------------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------

That'S all, here's a cool ending...
     H  P
E--16-19-16----16-^^-16------------------------------------ 
B-----------19----19----19/16----16-19-^^P--P-------------- 
G-----------------------------18-------18-18-16----16~----- 
D-----------------------------------------------18--------- 
A---------------------------------------------------------- 
E----------------------------------------------------------