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Knockin On Heavens Door

by Bob Dylan
Tab
4.8 (4)
intermediate Key: D Tuning: E A D G B E
Version:
v5v1v2v3v4
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Title: Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Artist: Bob Dylan, https://youtu.be/rnKbImRPhTE
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Capo: 2, optionally for brightness
Tempo: Q=130, Time: 4/4, Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes.
Emphasize the melody notes. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position.
Play the 6th string bass with thumb-fretting as appropriate.
[Intro]
   D        +       +         A        +       +         Em       +       +                  +       +
E|-2------------------------|-0------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------3-------|------------------2-------|------------------0-------|------------------0-------|
G|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------|
D|------0---------------0---|------2---------------0---|------2---------------2---|------2---------------2---|
A|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-0------------------------|-0------------------------|
   D        +       +         A        +       +         G        +       +                  +       +
E|-2------------------------|-0------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------3-------|------------------3--p2---|-0----------------0-------|------------------0-------|
G|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------|
D|------0---------------0---|------2---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|
A|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-3------------------------|-3------------------------|
   D        +       +         A        +       +         G        +       +                  +       +
E|-2------------------------|-0------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------3-------|------------------3--p2---|-3----------------3-------|------------------0-------|
G|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------0---------------|
D|------0---------------0---|------2---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|
A|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|-3------------------------|-3------------------------|
   D        +       +         G        +       +         D        +       +                  +       +
E|-2------------------------|-3----------------2--p0---|-2------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------3-------|--------------------------|------------------3-------|------------------3-------|
G|----------2---------------|----------0---------------|----------2---------------|----------2---------------|
D|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|------0---------------0---|
A|-0------------0-----------|--------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|-0------------0-----------|
E|--------------------------|-3------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
[Verse]
   D                     A   +       +               Em       +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------3----|------------------0--------|------------------0--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
             Mama        take this   badge off of    me
             Mama        put my      guns in the     ground
   D                     A   +       +               G        +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
             I can't     use it       any-           more
             I can't     shoot them   any-           more
   D                     A   +       +               Em       +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------3----|------------------0--------|------------------0--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
        It's getting     dark, too   dark     to     see
        That long black  cloud is    comin'          down
   D                     A   +       +               G        +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|----------------------3----|-3----------------3--------|------------------3--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
           I feel I'm    knockin on  heaven's        door
           I feel I'm    knockin on  heaven's        door
[Chorus]
   D                     A   +       +               Em       +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
           Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's       door
   D                     A   +       +               G        +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|-0--------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
           Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's       door
   D                     A   +       +               Em       +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-0----------------0--------|------------------0--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|----------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------2---------------2----|------2---------------2----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-0-------------------------|-0-------------------------|
           Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's       door
   D                     A   +       +               G        +       +                   +       +
E|-----------2----2----|-2--p0-------0-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------3----3----|-2-----------2--------3----|-3----------------3--------|------------------3--------|
G|---------------------|---------------------------|-0--------0----------------|----------0----------------|
D|------0---------0----|---------2------------2----|------0---------------0----|------0---------------0----|
A|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|--------------2------------|--------------2------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|-3-------------------------|
           Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's       door
[Reprise] as Chorus (see above)
[Outro]
                         D        +       +          A        +       +          G        +       +
E|---------------------|-2-------------------------|-0-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-5b---3----5b---3----|-2----------------3--------|-2----------------2--------|-3----------------3--------|
G|---------------------|----------2----------------|----------2----------------|-0--------0----------------|
D|-----------0---------|------0---------------0----|------2---------------2----|------0---------------0----|
A|---------------------|-0------------0------------|-0------------0------------|--------------2------------|
E|-3-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-3-------------------------|
                         Oo-              oo-        ooh -            oo-        ooo
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