QUICKSAND JESUS
As recorded by Skid Row
(From the 1991 Album SLAVE TO THE GRIND)
Words by Rachel Bolan
Music by Dave The Snake Sabo, Rachel Bolan
Arranged by Skid Row
Transcribed by Ethereal Sin
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar I'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar II'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar III'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar IV'
Intro
Moderately Slow Ballad Q=60
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/E Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/E
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3-------7-------0--|
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0-------0----|
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7-------4------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------0-------0-------0--------|
Gmaj7/C Dadd11/CGmaj7susGmaj7/C Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susC/E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S T
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3-------7-----1p0----||
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0-----------0--||
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7-------2--------||
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------|-0--------0-------0-------0----------||
1st Verse
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/E Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|
(Em) Dadd11/CGmaj7susGmaj7/C Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susC/E
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S T
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3-------7-----1p0----|
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0-----------0--|
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7-------2--------|
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-0--------0-------0-------0----------|
(Em) Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/E Gmaj7/EDadd11/EGmaj7sus2/EGmaj7/C
Gtr II
W H E S S +E +S S
|-0--------------------------------|----------------------0------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|----------------------0------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|------------------------2b4==(2)r==(2)-0-|
|-2--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3-------7--------------0-|
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0-------------0----|
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7------------4-------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------0-------0-----------0----------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/C Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susC/E
PM
H. S S S S H. S S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-3---------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|-0---------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------0-0-2s4-|-----------------------------------0---||
|-3---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-2---0---||
|-----------------------------------|-0-------------------------0-0-0-------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S T
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------||
|---------8-------3-------7-------0-|---------8-------3-------7-----1p0-----||
|------11-------0-------0-------0---|------11-------0-------0-------------0-||
|----9--------4-------7-------4-----|----9--------4-------7-------2---------||
|-0---------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------|-0---------0-------0-------0-----------||
Pre-chorus
D5/A G5 BmG/E G/Bm/E Bm/E G/E
PM| PM| PM|
Q.. S S S E Q S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----7-7----7-7-----7-7-----7----|
|-3---------------------3---3-------|-----7-8----8-7-----7-7-----8p7--|
|-2-------------------0-----0-------|-----7-7----7-7-----7-7-----7----|
|-0---------------0-----------------|-----7-9----9-9-----9-9-----9----|
|-0-----------------3---------------|-----7-7----7-7-----7-7-----7----|
|-----------------------------------|-0-0------------0-0-----0-0------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S E
|-----------0---------------0-------|-----7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-3-------3---3-----------3---3-----|-----7-8--8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-2-----2-------2-------0-------0---|-----7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-0---0-----------0---2-----------2-|-----9-9--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9----|
|-------------------0---------------|-----7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-----------------------------------|-0-0-----------------------------|
D5/A Gmaj7/B G5
Q.. S S S Q +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3---------------------3-------(3)---|---------3----------------------|
|-2-------------------0---------------|-----0-----0---0---0---0-----0--|
|-0---------------0-------------------|---4---4-----4-------4-----0----|
|-0-----------------3---------------3-|-2---------------2--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------3------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------0-------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------3---3-------------3-1-------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----2-------2-------0--------0----|---------7-------------------0--|
|-0---0-----------0---2---2---------2-|-----5-----5---5---5---5---0----|
|-------------------0-----------------|---6---6-----6-------6----------|
|-------------------------------------|-7---------------7-------3------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7sus2/Gmaj7/C
~~
H +E. S E. S
|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------0--------0-|
|--------------------------0----------|
|--------------------------0-2--------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0----------------(0)----------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|--------8-------3---------7--------0-|
|-----11-------0---------0--------0---|
|---9--------4---------7--------4-----|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0--------0--------0--------0--------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/C
|----3----|
+Q. S S S S S S S +S S S S
|----------------------0---0-----------------|
|-(0)------------0-3s5---3-----------------3-|
|----------------------------2b4r(2)---0---0-|
|----------------------------------------2---|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------8-------3-------7---------------0-|
|-------11-------0-------0---------------0---|
|-----9--------4-------7-------------4-------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--0---------0-------0-------0---------------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/E Gmaj7sus2Gmaj7/C
Q. +S S E. S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|-3-------------(3)--------------------|
|-0-------------(0)---2------0---------|
|-------------------0-0--------4p2p0-2-|
|-3-------------(3)------------------2-|
|------------------------------------0-|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|---------8---------3--------7-------0-|
|------11--------0---------0-------0---|
|----9--------4----------7-------4-----|
|-0---------0---------0--------0-------|
|--------------------------------------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susC/E
+W
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------||
|-(2)-----------------------------------||
|-(2)-----------------------------------||
|-(0)-----------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S T
|---------------------------------------||
|----------8-------3-------7-----1p0----||
|-------11-------0-------0-----------0--||
|-----9--------4-------7-------2--------||
|---------------------------------------||
|--0---------0-------0-------0----------||
2nd Verse
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/C Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7sus2/E Gmaj7/C
W H E S S +Q
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------15b17==(15)-------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------0------(0)-------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3--------7--------------0-|
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0---------------0---|
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7---------------4-----|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------0-------0--------------0--------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/CGmaj7susGmaj7/C Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susC/E
+W W
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-(15)r--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--(0)---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S T
|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|------------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8-------3-------7-----1p0----|
|---------11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11-------0-------0-----------0--|
|-------9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4-------7-------2--------|
|---0----------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-0--------0-------0-------0----------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/EGmaj7susGmaj7/E Gmaj7/E Dadd11/E Gmaj7sus2/Gmaj7/E
W Q S E. +E E S S S S
|-0--------------------------------|-------------------------------7-----|
|-0--------------------------------|------------0------(0)-----------8---|
|-0--------------------------------|------------0------(0)---4s==7-----7-|
|-2--------------------------------|----------0--------------------------|
|-2--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------8-------3-------7-------0-|--------8--------3---------7-------0-|
|-----11-------0-------0-------0---|-----11--------0---------0-------0---|
|---9--------4-------7-------4-----|---9--------4----------7-------4-----|
|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-0--------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------0---------0--------0-------|
Gmaj7/C Dadd11/CGmaj7sus2/C Gmaj7/C
H +E. +T T S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0---|
|-10----------------(10)-----(10)-4-0-0---4-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|---------8-------3------------7----------0-|
|------11-------0----------0------------0---|
|----9--------4----------7------------4-----|
|--0--------0---------0-------------0-------|
|-------------------------------------------|
Gmaj7/E Dadd11/E Gmaj7susC/E Em
E E +H E E
|----------------------------0---0-----||
|----------------------------0---0-----||
|----------------------------0---0-----||
|-2--------------------------2---2-----||
|----------------------------2---2-----||
|------0---(0)---------------0---0-----||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S T
|--------------------------------------||
|--------8---------3-------7-----1p0---||
|-----11---------0-------0-----------0-||
|---9----------4-------7-------2-------||
|--------------------------------------||
|-0---------0--------0-------0---------||
Pre-chorus
D5/A G5 BmG/E G/Bm/E Bm/E G/E
PM| PM| PM|
Q.. S S S E Q S S S E. S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----7-7----7-7-----7-7-----7----|
|-3---------------------3---3-------|-----7-8----8-7-----7-7-----8p7--|
|-2-------------------0-----0-------|-----7-7----7-7-----7-7-----7----|
|-0---------------0-----------------|-----7-9----9-9-----9-9-----9----|
|-0-----------------3---------------|-----7-7----7-7-----7-7-----7----|
|-----------------------------------|-0-0------------0-0-----0-0------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S E
|-----------0---------------0-------|-----7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-3-------3---3-----------3---3-----|-----7-8--8-8-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-2-----2-------2-------0-------0---|-----7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-0---0-----------0---2-----------2-|-----9-9--9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9----|
|-------------------0---------------|-----7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7----|
|-----------------------------------|-0-0-----------------------------|
D5/A Gmaj7/B Gm7/Bb
2/4 4/4
Gtr III
W H H Q Q
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------|--------------19--||
|
| Gtr II
| |-3-|
| Q.. S S S Q +S S S S S E S S S E E E H.
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-3---------------------3-------(3)---|-------3-------|-------3-----------||
|-2-------------------0---------------|-----0---0---0-|-----0-------------||
|-0---------------0-------------------|---4-------4---|---3---------------||
|-0-----------------3---------------3-|-2-------------|-1-----------------||
|-------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr I
| |-3-|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S E E E H.
|-----------0-------------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-3-------3---3-------------3-1-------|---------------|-------------------||
|-2-----2-------2-------0--------0----|-------7-------|-------7-----------||
|-0---0-----------0---2---2---------2-|-----5---5---5-|-----5-------------||
|-------------------0-----------------|---6-------6---|---5---------------||
|-------------------------------------|-7-------------|-6-----------------||
Chorus
E5 G5 A5 G5 E5 G5 D5 G5/C D5 G5
H H H. Q H Q Q H +E. E. E
|-----------|------------|------------|----------------|
|-----------|------------|------------|-3----(3)-------|
|-----------|------------|---------7--|-0----(0)-7-----|
|-2----5----|-7-------5--|-2----5--7--|----------7--5--|
|-2----5----|-7-------5--|-2----5--5--|-3----(3)-5--5--|
|-0----3----|-5-------3--|-0----3-----|-------------3--|
E5 G5 A5 B5 D5 E5 E5
H H W H Q. E +W
|-----------|----------|-------------|--------------------------||
|-----------|----------|-------------|--------------------------||
|-----------|----------|-4----7------|--------------------------||
|-2----5----|-7--------|-4----7----2-|-(2)----------------------||
|-2----5----|-7--------|-2----5----2-|-(2)----------------------||
|-0----3----|-5--------|-----------0-|-(0)----------------------||
|
| Gtr IV
| W W W H Q S T T S S
|-----------|----------|-------------|-------------------12-14--||
|-----------|----------|-------------|----------------12--------||
|-----------|----------|-------------|-------------14-----------||
|-----------|----------|-------------|-----------x--------------||
|-----------|----------|-------------|--------------------------||
|-----------|----------|-------------|--------------------------||
Guitar solo
D5 C5 E5
H Q Q
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------9--------|
|--7-------------10--------9--------|
|--5-------------10--------7--------|
|-----------------8-----------------|
|
| Q E.. T Q +E. +S
|-14b15--14---12-14b15===(14)-(14)r-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
A5 E5
S E. H.
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-----2------2-----------------------------------------|
|--7-----2------2-----------------------------------------|
|--5-----0------0-----------------------------------------|
|
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