'' personnel axl rose -- lead vocals , backing vocals , production slash -- lead guitar , acoustic guitar , slide guitar , production duff mckagan -- bass , backing vocals , production matt sorum -- drums , production alice cooper -- lead vocals shannon hoon -- backing vocals west arkeen -- acoustic guitar '' garden of eden '' according to slash , the song , which appears as track 12 , was written while the band was rehearsing for an extended period of time in chicago .