Donât Cry is one of the songs by the famous rock band Guns and Roses, whose music has traveled throughout the world to give them worldwide fame. Donât Cry features Axl Rose, the frontrunner of the band, and his wife, with whom he was going under a courtship period during the music video shoot of Donât Cry. In this song, you are going to see the emotional dilemma of Axl Rose, but it is hard to find where this music video fits in the trilogy of music videos where November Rain and Estranged are also part.
Donât Cry has two versions, both of which were performed by the American Rock band Guns and Roses. Both versions were released right after one another; the first version has the original lyrics and is present as the fourth track in Use Your Illusion I, which was released in 1991. The second version, which has alternate lyrics, comes as the 13th track of Use Your Illusion II, which was also released in the same year. The two versions have differences in melody, verses are completely different and even the pitch of the instruments.
Donât Cry is considered to be a power ballad, and in more than 10 different countries, the song was able to reach the top 10 list of songs for that year. It peaked at 8th position on the UK Singles Chart and went to 10th spot on the US Billboard Hot 100.
According to Rose, some of the scenes he shot for the music video were pretty difficult to film because they were inspired by the relationship he had with Erin Everly; those scenes broke him emotionally. On the other hand, the co-writer of the song, Izzy Stradllin, did not make an appearance in the music video because, during the time the band was shooting the music, he was not present as he had some internal issues with the members of the band. One month after the shoot, Izzy Stradllin quit the band, and even in the music video, you can find a sign saying, âWhereâs Izzy?â According to Stradllin, the multi-million dollar music video was a pointless indulgence.
To help you with the guitar chord lesson for Donât Cry, we have Bill Peck, who is an Orlando-based guitarist, and over the years, he has been fortunate enough to record with some of the best guitarists in the world. In addition to this, he is known for his exceptional tapping technique; besides this, he is also the lead guitarist for the band âExit the Rideâ which has been active for more than 8 years now and during this time, the band has been able to leave a mark on the rock scene in Florida.
Bill has divided the Donât Cry guitar song lesson into 9 different segments to make things clear for you. After you are done with the Don't Cry chord lesson, you can move to similar songs like Dust In The Wind by Kansas, Estranged by Guns N Roses, Everything I Do by Bryan Adams and many more, which you can choose from our guitar lesson repository.
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