Sweet Child o' Mine

Guns N' Roses (arr. Paul Murtha)

Guns N' Roses

General Info

Year: 1987 / 2017
Duration: c. 2:25
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Rock song
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - $70.00

Instrumentation

Full Score
C Piccolo
Flute
Oboe
Bassoon
B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
E-flat Alto Clarinet
B-flat Bass Clarinet
E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
B-flat Tenor Saxophone
E-flat Baritone Saxophone
B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
Horn in F I-II
Trombone I-II
Euphonium
Tuba
Electric Bass
Timpani
Percussion, including:

• Bells
• Chimes
• Drum Set
• Suspended Cymbal
• Tam-Tam
• Tambourine
• Vibraphone
• Vibraslap

Errata

None discovered thus far.

Program Notes

This classic rocker from 1987 was featured on the Guns N' Roses debut album, and became their first #1 chart hit. Still popular 30 years later, this is sure to be a blast from the past for the audience members and a fun piece for the band as well.

- Program note from publisher

Sweet Child o' Mine is a song by American rock band Guns N' Roses, released on their debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction (1987). In the United States, the song was released in June 1988 as the album's first single, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and becoming the band's only U.S. number-one single.

- Program Note from Wikipedia

Media

• Video: Reference recording and perusal score

Performances

To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project

• Moorsville (N.C.) High School Symphonic Band (Joshua Stevenson, conductor) - Spring 2018

Works for Winds by This Composer

• Sweet Child o' Mine (arr. Murtha) (1987/2017)
• Welcome to the Jungle (arr. Murtha) (1967/2014)

Resources

• Sweet Child o' Mine. Wikipedia. Accessed 5 January 2024