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S S |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------6-7---6---------------|--------------6-7---6---------------| |--------6-8-9-----9---7-8----6------|--------6-8-9-----9---7-8----6------| |-7-8-10-------------------10---10-8-|-7-8-10-------------------10---10-8-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 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 |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------8-9-7-8---------------|---------------8-9-7-8---------------| |------7-8-9-10---------9-10-7-8-7----|------7-8-9-10---------9-10-7-8-7----| |-9-10-----------------------------10-|-9-10-----------------------------10-| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------9-10-13-11-8---------| |------------9-11-12-13--------------10------| |----8-10-11----------------------------11-8-| |-11-----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------9----11-9------------| |------------9-11-12-13---13------11---------| |----8-10-11-------------------------12-9----| |-11--------------------------------------11-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------8---------------| |-----------------7-8-9-10---11------------| |----------8-9-10---------------11-10-8----| |-10-11-12------------------------------11-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------9-7-| |-------------------------------------| |-10-8-7-10-------------8-7-11-10-----| |-----------9-8-7-8-9-8---------------| |-------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-10----8---------------------------14S15-17-18-| |----10---11------------11S13-15-17-------------| |------------8S12-13-15-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------17S18-20-21-23-24-25-23-21-20-18-17-18-| |-16-18-20----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-16----------------------------------------------| 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|-------------------------------------16-18-16-15-| |----------13-14-13S15-16-17-16-17-18-------------| |-13----16----------------------------------------| |----16-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----25-23----23-21----21-20----20-18----18-16----| |-19-------19-------18-------16-------14-------13-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-16-14----14-13----13-11----11-9---------------| |------------------------------------11-9-------| |-------15-------13-------11------10------10----| |--------------------------------------------11-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |--------------7-9-10-8-9---------------| |-------8-9-10------------8-9----9-8----| |-10-11------------------------------11-| |-----------------------------11--------| |---------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |--------------7-9-10-8-9---------------| |-------8-9-10------------8-9----9------| |-10-11----------------------------11-9-| |-----------------------------11--------| |---------------------------------------| 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 |------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |--------------7-8----7--------------|---------------------------------------| |--------7-8-9-----10---8-9----7-----|--------------7-9-10-8-9----7----------| |-8-9-11--------------------11---9-7-|----7-9-10-11------------11---9-10-9-7-| |------------------------------------|-11------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| 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-------------|-----6---------------------------| |----------------7-----------11-9-7------|-------9-7-6---------9-7-6-------| |------------------10-8-------------10-8-|-6S5---------8-6-5---------8-6-5-| |----7-11-10-8S7--------11---------------|-------------------8-------------| |-11-------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8-7-6-5-6-5S4---5-4-----4-------|---------------------------------| |---------------8-----8-7---8-7-6-|-8-7-6-5-7-6-5S4-6-5-4S3-6-4-3---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------6-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------2-3-4-2-3-------------|-----------2-3-4-2-3-------------| |-----3-4-6-----------5-6-3-4-3---|-----3-4-6-----------5-6-3-4-3---| |-5-6---------------------------6-|-5-6---------------------------6-| 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 |---------------------------------|-------------2-------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------6-4-2-------------| |-----------5-3-------------5-3---|---------3-2---------3-----------| |-------3-4---------------3-----4-|-2-3-4-3---------------3p1-------| |-3-4-6---------3---3-4-6---------|---------------------------4-----| |-----------------6---------------|-----------------------------6p1-| 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------1-2-3-4-2-3-0-1---------|---------1-2-3-4-2-3-0-1---------| |-0h1-3-4-----------------3-4-3-1-|-0-1-3-4-----------------3-4-3-1-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 |---------------------------------9-|-12-11-------------------------------| |-----------------------7S9-11-12---|-------12p9------0-------------------| |---------------4S6-8-9-------------|------------11p8---------------------| |-------2S4-6-8---------------------|-------------------6p4---------------| |-2-4-6-----------------------------|-----------------------6-------6-2---| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------7-4S2-----4-| 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 |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---------------------4-3---------|---------------------8---------11----| |-----1-0-----4-3-1-0-----4-3-1-0-|-----4-3-1-0-9-8-------12-9-------15-| |-0-1-----2-1---------------------|-2-1-------------9-8--------13-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------19-18-| |-------------------15----------18-17-15----------| |-------16-15----------19-16-15----------19-------| |-13-12-------16-15-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S E E q q Q H |-------18-17-------21-20-25------|-6----------*| |-------------19-18------------6--|-6----------*| |-18-17---------------------------|-6----------*| |------------------------------7--|-8----------*| |------------------------------8--|-8----------*| |---------------------------------|-6----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths This took me a month to learn and even longer to tab. Good luck
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