MOVE TO THE CITY
As recorded by Guns N' Roses
(From the 1988 Album G N' R LIES)
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Intro
4/4
Gtr I
| x x x x x x x x | 12 12 |
| x x x x x x x x | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| x x x x x x x x | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
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| Gtr II
| | 12 12 12 |
| | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
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| 21\ | |
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| 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 12 x x |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 12 x x |
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| 12 12 |
| 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
| 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
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| 12 12 | 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 14 12 14 12 14 14b16 (14)r 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 14 12 14 12 14 14b16 (14) 12 14 |
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| ~~~~~~
| 12 12 12 | 12 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
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| 12 12 | 12 |
| 12 14 x 12 14 x 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 12 x x |
| 12 14 x 12 14 x 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 12 x x |
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| 12 12 12 | 12 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 | 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 |
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| 12 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
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| 12 12 12 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
| 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 |
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| 12 15 12 12\ |
| 12 15 12 12\ 0 3 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
| 2 0 |
| 2 |
| 3b4 |
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| 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 |
| 12 12 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16 14b16 |
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| 3b4 |
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| x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 7 8 |
| x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 7 8 |
| x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 7 | 5 5 4 4 2 2 5 5 6 |
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| x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 x 8 |
| x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 x 8 |
| x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 7 | 5 5 4 4 2 2 5 x 6 |
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| 9 x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 8 |
| 9 x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7 7 6 6 4 4 7 8 |
| 7 x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 7 | 5 5 4 4 2 2 5 6 |
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| ~
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| | 7b8 6b7 4 7 8 |
| 9 x 9 9 x x 9 9 x x 9 9 9 | 7b8 6b7 4 7 8 |
| 9 x 9 9 x x 9 7 x x 9 9 9 | |
| 7 x 7 7 x x 7 7 x x 7 7 7 | |
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Verse 1
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| 9 | |
| 9 5 | 5 7 7b9r7 5 5 |
| 7 7 5 7 7 5 7 x 5 7 7 5 7 | 7 7 7 5 |
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| ~
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| 9 | |
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| 7b8 | 7r\ 9 7 5 |
| | 9 7 5 |
| | 7 5 3 |
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| | 9 |
| 5 | 5 7 7b9r7 5 9 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 | 7 7 7 7 |
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Pre-Chorus
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| 7 9 | 7 8 | 9 7 | 7 |
| 7 9 | 7 8 | 9 7 | 7 |
| 5 7 8 7 5 7 | 5 6 | 7 | |
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| ~
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| 8b9 | 7 8b9 | | |
| 7 9b10 | 7 9b10 | 9 9 | 7 |
| 7 | | 9 9 | 7 |
| 5 | | 7 7 | 5 |
| | | | 3 5 7 3b4 |
Chorus
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| 9 x 9 x 9 x | 9 x 9 x 9 x |
| 9 x 9 x 9 x 7b9r7p5 | 9 x 9 x 9 x 7b9r7p5 |
| 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 | 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 |
| 0 0 | (0) 0 |
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| 9 x 9 x 9 x | 9 x 9 x 9 x |
| 9 x 9 x 9 x 7b9r7p5 | 9 x 9 x 9 x 9\ |
| 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 | 7 x 7 x 7 x |
| 0 0 | (0) 0 |
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| | 3 2 0 |
| 9 x 9 x 9 x | 9 9 9 2 0 |
| 9 x 9 x 9 x 7b9r7p5 | 9 9 9 2 0 |
| 7 x 7 x 7 x 7 | 7 7 7 2 |
| (0) 0 | (0) 3b4 |
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| 8\ | |
| 9 x 9 x 9 x 9\ | 9 x 9 x 7 6 4 |
| 9 x 9 x 9 x | 9 x 9 x 7 6 4 |
| 7 x 7 x 7 x | 7 x 7 x 5 4 2 |
| (0) | 0 3b4 |
Play 2nd part of Intro again.
Verse 2
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| 5 7 | 7b9r7 5 7 5 |
| 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 5 |
| | 7 5 5 3 |
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| 7b8 | 7r\ 9 7 5 |
| | 9 7 5 |
| | 7 5 3 |
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| | 7 9 |
| 5 7 | 7b9 7 7r(7) 5 9 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 |
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Play Pre-Chorus and Chorus.
Pre-Solo
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| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 |
| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 |
| 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 | 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 |
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| 15b17 15 15 15 | |
| 9 | 14b15 14 |
| 9 | 14b15 14 |
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| 15\ | |
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| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 9 7 7 7 |
| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 9 7 7 7 |
| 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 | 7 7 5 5 5 |
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| 12b13 11\ | 9S 11 |
| 12b13 11\ | 9S 11 |
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Guitar Solo
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| 5 5 | 5 5 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 | 4 4 4 4 5 5 |
| 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 | 2 2 2 2 3 3 |
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| 2 2 5b7 5 2 | |
| 4b6 4b6 4b6r4 2 | 4b6 (2) 4b6r4 2 4 2 2 |
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| 5 5 |
| 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 |
| 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 3 3 |
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| 2h4p2 |
| 4 2 4 2 4 4 |
| 4 4 3 2 3 |
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| 0h2 2 2 2 2 0h 2 2 2 2 2 0h 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 |
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| 14 14 |
| 14 14 17b19 17p14 17b19 |
| 16 14 16b18 16b18r16 14 |
| 14 16p14 16 16 |
| /16 |
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Verse 3
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| 5 |
| 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 |
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| 5 5 7 7 7 7b9r7 5 |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| | 9 |
| 5 | 5 7 7b9r7 5 7 5 9 |
| 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 5 | 5 7 7 7 7 7 |
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| 7 9 | 7 8 |
| 7 9 | 7 8 |
| 5 7 8 7 5 7 | 5 3 2 0 3p2p0 3p2p0 3 6 |
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| 9 9 | 7 |
| 9 9 | 7 |
| 7 7 | 5 3 5 7 3b4 |
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Play Chorus again.
then
Both Guitars.
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| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 |
| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 |
| 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 | 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 |
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| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9\ |
| 9 9 7 7 7 7 8 | 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 9\ |
| 7 7 5 5 5 5 6 | 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 7\ |
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- 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