#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# MEMORY As recorded by Avantasia (From the 2002 Album THE METAL OPERA PT.II) Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com) Words and Music by Tobias Sammet E5x (022xxx@1)7 9 9 x x A55 (x022xx@1)7 7 x x x F51 (133xxx@1)3 3 x x x G53 (355xxx@1)5 5 x x x E5open 0 2 2 x x x D5x (xx023x@1)5 7 7 x x Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Edguy) - Rhythm ' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Lead 1)' Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Jens Ludwig (Lead 2)' Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Bass' Intro Moderately Fast Q=169 N.C.(E) 4/4 Gtr I PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------0---|---0-------------|-------------0---|---0-------------| |-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----| |-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----| |---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-| C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5B5 PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~~~~ EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Q. Q. Q +E E+Q (022100@1) Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-------------0---|---0-------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4----|| |-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--|| |---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|--------------|----------------------|| N.C.(E) PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM PM EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||--------------0---|---0-------------|-------------0---|---0--------------| ||--2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0------| ||o-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0------| ||----0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0--| 1.,2. C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5B5 B5 (x244xx@1) PM PM PM PM PM PM ~~~~~ EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Q. Q. Q +E E+Q (022100@1) Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------o|| |-------------0---|---0-------------|--------------|-----------------------|| |-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4-----|| |-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--o|| |---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|--------------|-----------------------|| 3. C5 (x355xx@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) PM PM PM PM PM PM EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Q. Q. Q Q Q H |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------|| |-------------0---|---0-------------|--------------|------------|| |-2---0---2---0-2-|---0---4---0-----|-5----4----5--|-7----------|| |-2---0---2-----2-|-------4---0-----|-3----2----3--|-5----------|| |---0---0---0-----|-0---0---0---0-0-|--------------|------------|| 1st and 2nd Verses N.C.(E) PM------------------------------| PM PM| PM PM----------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|------------------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5B5 PM----------------------------| ~~~~~ EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Q. Q. Q +E E+Q (022100@1) Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------| |-2---------------|-----------------|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4----| |-2---------------|-----------------|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|----------------------| PM------------------------------| PM PM| PM PM----------| EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-2-----0---3---2-|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) A5B5 PM----------------------------| ~~~~~ EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Q. Q. Q +E E+Q (022100@1) Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|----------------------|| |-2---------------|-----------------|-5----7----4--|-(4)-5-(5)--2----4----|| |-2---------------|-----------------|-3----5----2--|-(2)-3-(3)--0--([2])--|| |---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------|----------------------|| (A) 4/4 PM| PM| PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|-------5---------| |-7-----5-----7---|-8-----------8---|-7-----5-----7---|-8-----------8---| |---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5---5-5---5-|---5-5---5-5---5-| (B) (C) B5D5 PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM PM| PM| PM EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE Q Q Q Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------4--7--|| |-9-----7-----9---|-10-----9-----10---|-9-----7-----9---|-10-----2--5--|| |---7-7---7-7---7-|----7-7---7-7----7-|---8-8---8-8---8-|--------------|| Chorus $ E5 (022xxx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1)4/4 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-9--------|-5--------|-7--------|-4----| |-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----| |----------|----------|----------|------| To Coda C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5D5 W W W +H Q Q |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| |-5--------|-2--------|-7--------|-(7)----4--7--| |-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----2--5--| |----------|----------|----------|--------------| E5 (022xxx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1)4/4 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-9--------|-5--------|-7--------|-4----| |-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----| |----------|----------|----------|------| C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) W W W +W |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |----------|----------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-2--------|-7--------|-(7)----| |-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----| |----------|----------|----------|--------| 1. 2. C5 (x355xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) PM--------------| W +W EE EE S S EE E (022100@1) EE Q H EE Q H |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------||-------------|| |----------|------------|-------------------|-------------o||-------------|| |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------||-------------|| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-------------------|-5------------||-5-----------|| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-----------o||-3-----------|| |----------|------------|-------------------|--------------||-------------|| Bass Solo N.C. W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|-------|| Bridge G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| Eb5 (xx134x@1) W +W W +W |----------|------------||----------|--------| |----------|------------||----------|--------| |----------|------------||----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------||-8--------|-(8)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------||-6--------|-(6)----| |----------|------------||----------|--------| Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|-5--------|-(5)----| |-8--------|-(8)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-6--------|-(6)--------|----------|--------| G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-5--------|-(5)--------|-3--------|-(3)----| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-1--------|-(1)----| E5 (022xxx@1) E (022100@1) Gtr I E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) E (022100@1) EE EE EE E (022100@1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / o / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr II W W |---------------------|---------------------| |-8tr9----------------|-8tr9----------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-9tr10---------------|-9tr10---------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |-10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10-| |------9------9------9------9------9----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9-| |------9------9------9------9------9----| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| W | / S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------|| |-10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10p8---10-|| |------9------9------9------9------9----|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| |--9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9p7----9-|| |------9------9------9------9------9----|| |---------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo - J.Ludwig A5 (x022xx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) Gtr I W W | | / / Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ a (x02210@1) +H E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +E a (x02210@1) +E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q. E|------------------------------|--------------------------------| (022100@1)|-12b13==(12)----12r(12)p10-12-|-(12)-12b13-(12)-12-10-12----12-| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | Gtr III | ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ | a (x02210@1) +H E (022100@1)+E E (022100@1)E (022100@1) +E a (x02210@1) +E E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q. E|------------------------------|--------------------------------| (022100@1)|--8b10===(8)-----8r=(8)p=6--8-|--(8)--8b10--(8)--8--6--8-----8-| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| G5 (355xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) W W | | / / ~~ E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE a (x02210@1) +Q +E S S H |----------------------|------------------------------| |-12-10-10-8-8---------|------------------------------| |--------------10-10-9-|-10b12==(10)r=(10)-10p9-10----| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| | | ~~ | E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE E (022100@1)E (022100@1)EE a (x02210@1) +Q +E S S H |----------------------|------------------------------| |--8--6--6-------------|------------------------------| |----------9-9--7--7-5-|--7b9====(7)r==(7)--7p5--7----| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| F5 (133xxx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) G5 (355xxx@1) W W W +W | | | | / / / / ~~ Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q a (x02210@1) +H +Q. S S W |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |------------13--|-12----10--------|----------------------------|-------| |-------9--------|-------------12--|-10b12==(10)r===(10)---10p9-|-------| |-10-------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-12----| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| | | ~~ | Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q a (x02210@1) +H +Q. S S W |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |------------10--|--8--------------|----------------------------|-------| |-------5--------|-------10-----9--|--7b9====(7)r====(7)----7p5-|--4----| |--7-------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------------------|-------| A5 (x022xx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) W W | | / / ~~ S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) W |-------------------------------|-----------| |-15h17p15----15h17p15----15-17-|-15--------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |----------17----------17-------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| | | ~~ | S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) W |-------------------------------|-----------| |-12h13p12----12h13p12----12-13-|-12--------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |----------14----------14-------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| |-------------------------------|-----------| G5 (355xxx@1) E5 (022xxx@1) W W | | / / ~~ S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) W |-------------------------------|-------| |-15h17p15----15h17p15----15-17-|-------| |-------------------------------|-------| |----------17----------17-------|-17----| |-------------------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------| | | ~~ | S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1) W |-------------------------------|-------| |-12h13p12----12h13p12----12-13-|-------| |-------------------------------|-------| |----------14----------14-------|-14----| |-------------------------------|-------| |-------------------------------|-------| F5 (133xxx@1) W | / S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|-------------------------------| (022100@1)|-15h17p15----15h17p15----15-17-| |-------------------------------| |----------17----------17-------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| | | S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|-------------------------------| (022100@1)|-12h13p12----12h13p12----12-13-| |-------------------------------| |----------14----------14-------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| D5 (xx023x@1) G5 (355xxx@1) W W +W | | | / / / ~~ ~~ ~~ H a (x02210@1) +H H e (022000@1)q T T S W |-------19b20-(19)----|-19----19-17--15h17p15-|-------| |-15------------------|-----------------------|-18----| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| | | ~~ | H a (x02210@1) +H H e (022000@1)q T T S W |-------15b17-(15)----|-15----15-13--12h13p12-|-------| |-12------------------|-----------------------|-15----| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------| F5 (133xxx@1) W | / S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------15-17-15----15-20p15----15-17-15-------| |-15-17-18----------18----------18----------18-17-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |----------17-18-17----17-20p17----17-18-17-------| |-16-17-19----------19----------19----------19-17-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) W W | | / / 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 |----------15-17-15----15-22p15----15-17-15-------|----------15-17-15----15-20p15----15-17-15-----| |15-17-18----------18----------18----------18-17-|-15-17-18----------18----------18----------18-17| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| | | 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 |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |----------17-18-17----17-22p17----17-18-17-------|----------17-18-17----17-20p17----17-18-17-----| |16-17-19----------19----------19----------19-17-|-16-17-19----------19----------19----------19-17| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------| G5 (355xxx@1) F5 (133xxx@1) W W | | / / S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------15-17-15-------------|-----------------------------------------| |-15-17-18----------18-17-15----|-8p6h8h10p6h8h10p8h10p8h10S12p8h10h12p10S| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------17-18-17-------------|-5p3h5h=6p3h5h=6p5h=6p5h=6S=8p5h=6h=8p=6h| |-16-17-19----------19-17-16----|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| G5 (355xxx@1) W | / S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |-12p10h12h13p10S12h13p12h13p12h13S15p12h13h15S17--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |--8p=6h=8h10p=6S=8h10p=8h10p=8h10S12p=8h10h12S13--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| A5 (x022xx@1) W | / a (x02210@1) +H E (022100@1) +E E (022100@1)a (x02210@1) +E |-19b20-(19)----19b20r(19)-17-------------| |-----------------------------20b22==(20)-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | | a (x02210@1) +H E (022100@1) +E E (022100@1)a (x02210@1) +E |-15b17-(15)----15b17r(15)-13-------------| |-----------------------------17b18==(17)-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| +W | / ~~~~ +E E (022100@1) a (x02210@1) +E E (022100@1) a (x02210@1) H |--------------17--------------------17---------17-----|| |-(20)r------------20b22-(20)------------20b22-(20)----|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| | | ~~~~ | +E a (x02210@1) +E a (x02210@1) +E a (x02210@1) +E a (x02210@1) +H |------------------------------------------------------|| |-(17)r-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)-17b18-(17)----|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------|| D.S. al Coda D5 (xx023x@1) Bb5 (x133xx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) Q Q H W W |------------|----------|-------|| |------------|----------|-------|| |-7----------|-3--------|-5-----|| |-7----------|-3--------|-5-----|| |-5----------|-1--------|-3-----|| |------------|----------|-------|| Outro-Chorus & E5 (022xxx@1) C5 (x355xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5 (x244xx@1) W W W W ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||o----------|----------|----------|------| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| ||--9--------|-5--------|-7--------|-4----| ||o-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|-2----| ||-----------|----------|----------|------| C5 (x355xx@1) A5 (x022xx@1) D5 (xx023x@1) B5D5 W W W +H Q Q 3x |----------|----------|----------|---------------|| |----------|----------|----------|--------------o|| |----------|----------|----------|---------------|| |-5--------|-2--------|-7--------|-(7)----4--7---|| |-3--------|-0--------|-5--------|-(5)----2--5--o|| |----------|----------|----------|---------------|| 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 (x24432@1) - 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