AND THE CRADLE WILL ROCK... As recorded by Van Halen (From the 1980 Album WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST) Words and Music by Edward Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, & David Lee Roth Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'EVH (lead)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'EVH (rhy)' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'EVH (fills)' Intro Moderately Q=110 4/4 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||-----------------|--------------------| | | Gtr II | W H Q E E E E E E E E E E +H. Q |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-2-2---5---5---0-|-(0)----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-2-2---5---5---0-|-(0)----------------| |-----------------|-----------------||-0-0-0---0---0---|--0--0-0-0-0-0------| |-----------------|-------------0-3-||-----------------|---------------0-3--| E E E E E E E E TP W W |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|-/10----------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q |-----------------|--------------------| |---------------3-|--(3)---------------| |-2-2---5---5---2-|--(2)---------------| |-2-2---5---0-----|--------------------| |-0-0-0---0---0---|--------------------| |-----------------|---3--3-3-3-3-3-0-3-| E E E E E E E E TP TP TP |-3-| +W +Q. S S S Q Q |--------------------|--------------------------| |-(10)---------------|-(10)-----10-8---8---8---| |--------------------|---------------9----------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |---2--2---5---5---0-|--(0)---------------------| |---2--2---5---5---0-|--(0)---------------------| |---0--0-0---0---0---|---0--0-0--0-----0-0------| |--------------------|---------------------0--3-| E E E E E E E E TP TP W +H. Q |-------------------|---------------------|| |-/10---------------|-(10)-----------10--|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E +Q H Q |-------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------3-|--(3)---3-----3------|| |---2-2---5---5---2-|--(2)---2-----2------|| |---2-2---5---5-----|---------------------|| |---0-0-0---0---0---|---------------------|| |-------------------|---3--3---3-3----3---|| E E Q E E E E 1st Verse W W |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| | | PM| PM| PM| PM | E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-(6)-5-3---| |-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-(5)-----5-| |-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-(5)-------| |-3-3---3-3---3-3-|-----3-------------| |-----------------|-------------------| < W H E Q. |-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| | | PM| PM| PM| PM PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----1-1---------|--------------------| |-----1-1-----3-3-|-----3---3p==1----3-| |-----3-3-----3-3-|-----3--------------| |-------------3-3-|-----3--------------| |-1-1-----1-1-----|-1-1---1--------1---| |-----------------|--------------------| ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H. E E +H +E a Q E |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| |--------------/7-5-|-(5)------(5)-5-3s==2--| |-3-----------------|-----------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| | | PM-| PM| PM| PM | E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-------------------|-----------------------| |------6-----6------|--6-----6-(6)---5-3----| |------5-----5------|--5-----5-(5)-------5--| |------5-----5------|--5-----5-(5)----------| |-3--3---3-3----3-3-|------3----------------| |-------------------|-----------------------| Chorus ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ TP TP Q E E +E E Q +Q Q E E Q W +W |-----------------|------------------||------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------------------||-10---------------|-(10)---------------| |----3-2-(2)---3--|-(3)--------------||------------------|--------------------| |-3----------3----|------------------||------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------xs=x-------||------------------|--------------------| |-----------------|------xs=x-------||------------------|--------------------| | | PM PM | Q E E +E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E +H. Q |-----------------|------------------||------------------|--------------------| |-3----3-(3)---3--|------------------||------------------|--------------------| |-3----3-(3)---3--|------------------||--2-2---5---5---0-|--(0)---------------| |-3----3-(3)---3--|------------------||--2-2---5---5---0-|--(0)---------------| |----1-------1----|------------------||--0-0-0---0---0---|---0--0-0-0-0-0-----| |-----------------|--------------0-3-||------------------|----------------0-3-| E E E E E E E E TP TP +H. Q W |----------------------|--------------------| |-(10)-----------10---|-/10----------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q |----------------------|--------------------| |--------------------3-|--(3)---------------| |---2--2---5---5-----2-|--(2)---------------| |---2--2---5---0-------|--------------------| |---0--0-0---0----0----|--------------------| |----------------------|---3--3-3-3-3-3-0-3-| E E E E E E E E TP +H E E E E +H +Q Q |--------------------|----------------------| |-(10)---------------|----------------------| |------------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)-------| |------------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)-------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |---2--2---5---5---0-|-(0)------------------| |---2--2---5---5---0-|-(0)------------------| |---0--0-0---0---0---|--0--0-0-0--0---0-----| |--------------------|------------------0-3-| E E E E E E E E H E E E E +H +Q Q |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |---------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)-------| |---------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)-------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +Q H Q |-----------------|----------------------| |---------------3-|-(3)---3--------3-----| |-2-2---5---5---2-|-(2)---2--------2-----| |-2-2---5---5-----|----------------------| |-0-0-0---0---0---|----------------------| |-----------------|--3--3---3--3-------3-| E E Q E E E E 2nd & 3rd Verses W W |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| |---------------------||-----------------| | | PM| PM| PM | +Q Q +E Q E E E E E E E E E |---------------------||-----------------| |-(3)---3---(3)-3---3-||-----------------| |-(2)---2---(2)-2---2-||-----2-----0---0-| |---------------------||-----3-----3---3-| |---------------------||-----3-----3---3-| |--3--3---3--3----3---||-1-1---1-1---1---| E E E E Q Q W Q Q +E Q E |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|------8-------(8)-10------10----| |-------------------|-----10b12---(10)-12b14---12b14-| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| | | PM PM| PM | +E E Q +E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| |-(0)-2-2--(2)-3--2-|-3----0------------2-------2----| |-(3)-3-3--(3)------|-1-1--1----1---1---1----1--1----| |-(3)-3-3--(3)-3--3-|--------------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------------| ~~~~~~ E E H. W |----------------------------|--------------------| |-10--11----11---------------|--------------------| |-12--13b15-13b15============|====================| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------| | | PM| PM| PM | +E E Q +E Q E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|--------------------| |----------------------------|-----10------8----8-| |-(2)--3-----3------(3)-5--3-|-----10-----10---10-| |-(1)--1-----1------(1)-1--1-|-----10-----10---10-| |----------------------------|-8-8----8-8----8----| |----------------------------|--------------------| W W |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| | | +E E Q +E Q E Q E E +E E q |-------------------------|----------------------| |--(8)-10-10--(10)-11--10-|-8--10-10-(10)-11-11--| |-(10)-10-10--(10)-10--10-|-8---8--8--(8)--8--8--| |-(10)-10-10--(10)-10--10-|-8---8--8--(8)--8--8--| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| TP E E E E E E E E W |-----------------||------------------| |-----------------||-10---------------| |-----------------||------------------| |-----------------||------------------| |-----------------||------------------| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||------------------| | | H Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------||------------------| |-----------------||------------------| |-----------------||--2-2---5---5---0-| |-----------------||--2-2---5---5---0-| |-----------------||--0-0-0---0---0---| |-------------0-3-||------------------| TP TP +W +H. Q |--------------------|----------------------| |-(10)---------------|-(10)-----------10---| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|----------------------| | | +H. Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------|----------------------| |--------------------|--------------------3-| |--(0)---------------|---2--2---5---5-----2-| |--(0)---------------|---2--2---5---0-------| |---0--0-0-0-0-0-----|---0--0-0---0----0----| |----------------0-3-|----------------------| E E E E E E E E TP TP W +H E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |-/10----------------|-(10)---------------| |--------------------|------------5---7-5-| |--------------------|------------5---7-5-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| | | +H. Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |--(3)---------------|--------------------| |--(2)---------------|---2--2---5---5---0-| |--------------------|---2--2---5---5---0-| |--------------------|---0--0-0---0---0---| |---3--3-3-3-3-3-0-3-|--------------------| E E E E E E E E T H +Q Q H E E E E +H +E. Q S |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|| |-5--------(5)-------|---------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)---------17p|| |-5--------(5)-------|---------5---7-5-|-(5)-------(5)------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|| | | H. Q E E E E E E E E +Q H Q |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------3-|-(3)---3------------3------|| |-0-------------------|-2-2---5---5---2-|-(2)---2------------2------|| |-0-------------------|-2-2---5---5-----|---------------------------|| |-0--0-0-0--0---0-----|-0-0-0---0---0---|---------------------------|| |-----------------0-3-|-----------------|--3--3---3--3---3-----3----|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Guitar Solo T T T T T T |----------3----------| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q +Q |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-9h12-17p9h12-17p9h12-17p10h13-17p10h13-17p11h14-17p11s10b12====(10)-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5---------------5--------------------------5-----------------5h==8--6---| |-5---------------5--------------------------5-----------------5------7---| |-5---------------5--------------------------5-----------------5------8---| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------8-----------------------8----------------| T ~~ E E a S E. E Q E |---------------------------------------| |-(10)-13r13b15==(13)p10r==(10)p9----9-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | +H +E E E E |---------------------------------------| |--(6)----------------------(6)-5-------| |--(7)----------------------(7)-5--7p5--| |--(8)----------------------(8)---------| |---------------------------------------| |---6---6----------6-----6--(6)-6-------| E E E E +E Q. ~~~ |--3---| |--3---| |-3--| |-3-| S S E +E E E E E E S S S S E +S S S Q +E. S E S S S |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---x-5b8==(5)-5---5--5--5---5-5-5-5-5-|--5r=(5)p3h5-3b5--(3)---3/-----------| |-x------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------x-3h5h7--| |--------------------------------------|---------------------------x--------| | | Q E E +E E Q +H +E E E E |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-6p========5----6---(6)p==5---6-------|-(6)--------------(6)-4p===3---------| |-5--------------5---(5)-------5-------|-(5)--------------(5)---------5------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-5--------------5---(5)-------4-------|-(4)--------------(4)----------------| Q. E +Q Q |-3-| |3| |-3--| |--3--| |--3---| T T T T S S S E S S S S +S S S +E +E E E |-----------------------------------8-11b13-(11)-(11)-11-10-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------8-11p8-11b13-(11)-------------------------| |-------5h9p5-5s9-------------------------------------------| |-5h7h9-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | Q E E +E E Q |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-3------------------3----------(3)----------------1--------| |-5p============4----5----------(5)p==========4----0--------| |-5------------------5----------(5)-------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-5------------------5----------(5)----------------1--------| Q. E +Q Q |----3----| E S S +E +H a E E |--9--8------------------------------| |-------11-(11)-(11)--------11s20----| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| | | +H +E E E E |------------------------------------| |-(1)-----------------(1)------------| |-(0)-----------------(0)-3p====2p0--| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-(1)-----------------(1)------------| H.=H ~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +E E Q +H H H Q E E |-----------------------20--|-(20)---------|-------------------|| |---------20----------------|--------------|---------------5b7-|| |-19b21======19r(19)-17-----|--------------|---------------7---|| |---------------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|| | E E E E E E E E | | Q E E +E E Q +H H H Q E E |---------------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |--1p======0--1--(1)p=0--1--|--(1)---------|-------------------|| |--0----------0--(0)-----0--|--(0)---------|-------------------|| |--2----------2--(2)-----1--|--(1)---------|-------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------|-------------------|| |---------------------------|--------------|-------------0-3---|| Q. E +Q Q Q=110 ~~~~ E E E E E E E E +E E Q +E E E E |-5-5-----5-5-5-------|-------------------------------| |-5-5-5---5-5-5-3-3---|-(3)--3---3-------(3)-/x-------| |-----7b9-------5-5b7-|-(5)--5---5b7-----(5)-/x----/9-| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-2-2-----5---5---0---|-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)------| |-2-2-----5---5---0---|-(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)-(0)-(0)------| |-0-0-0-----0---0-----|--0---0---0----0---0---0-------| |---------------------|--------------------------0--3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E +E +E E E |--7--7--/7--7--7--7--7----|--5---5---5---5--(5)-(5)/---------| |-10-10-/10-10-10-10-10----|--8---8---8---8--(8)-(8)/---8b10==| |--------/9--------------/7-|----------7-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------3-|-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)-(3)----------| |--2--2------5-----5------2-|-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)----------| |--2--2------5-----0--------|----------------------------------| |--0--0---0-----0-----0-----|----------------------------------| |---------------------------|--3---3---3---3---3---3---0-3-----| T S S +S S S +S S S +E +S S T T E. |-8-------8-----------8-------------------------| |---8r(8)---8b10==(8)---8-(8)r(8)p5h8-10p8b10---| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-2----2--------------5--------5--------------0-| |-2----2--------------5--------5--------------0-| |-0----0----0--------------0--------0-----------| |-----------------------------------------------| T T T T ~~~~~~~~~ T T T T E +S T T T T S +Q E S S |--------------------------------------------------------| |-10p=5h8-10p=8b10-(8)-10p5h=8--10p8b10-(8)--------------| |-----------------------------------------------x/-17-19-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |-(0)--------(0)---(0)------(0)---------(0)-(0)----------| |-(0)--------(0)---(0)------(0)---------(0)-(0)----------| |--0----------0-----0--------0-----------0---0-----------| |-----------------------------------------------0---3----| TP E E E E Q. E |-17-17-17-------17-----17------------------| |-20-20-20b21====20-----20b21.5======20b22==| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------3-----| |--2--2-----------5--------------5----2-----| |--2--2-----------5--------------5----------| |--0--0--0---------------0---------0--------| |-------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | E E E E E E Q |-------------------------------------------| |-20-20-20-------20-----20------------------| |-17-19-19b19.5==19b20==19b21---------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| TP ~~~ +H Q. +E H Q E E |--------------------------||-------------------|| |-(20)-------20r=====(20)-||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||---------------0-3-|| | | +Q Q +E Q E +E E Q H |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--(3)---3---(3)-3-----3---||-(3)---3-----------|| |--(2)---2---(2)-2-----2---||-(2)p0-2-----------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |---3--3---3--3----3-------||---------3-3-3-0-3-|| | E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E | | W W |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| |--------------------------||-------------------|| Outro TP W +W ||--5------------------|-(5)--------------------| ||o-8b10---------------|-(8)--------------------| ||---------------------|------------------------| ||---------------------|------------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------------| ||---------------------|------------------------| | | E E Q E E E E +H +E +E E E ||---------------------|------------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------------| ||-------2-----5---5---|------------------------| ||-------2-----5---5-5-|-(5)-------(5)-(5)-----| ||o-0----------------5-|-(5)-------(5)-(5)-----| ||---------------------|--------------------0-3-| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q ||---------------------|------------------------| ||o--------------------|------------------------| ||--2----2---5---5---0-|-(0)--------------------| ||--2----2---5---5---0-|-(0)--------------------| ||o-0----0-0---0---0---|--0--0-0-0--0---0-------| ||---------------------|--------------------0-3-| E E E E E E E E TP E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-/17-17-17-17b17.5==17-17b18==17-17b19==|=17--17-17-17-17r------------|| |-/20-20-20-20-------20-20-----20-20-----|-20--20-20-20-20------------o|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| | | E E Q E E E E +H +E +E E E |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|----------------------------o|| |------2--------------5---------5--7-----|-(7)----------(7)-(7)-------|| |------2--------------5---------5--7-----|-(7)----------(7)-(7)-------|| |---0------------------------------------|----------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------0-3---|| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------------3-----|-(3)------------------------o|| |---2--2-----5-----------5---------2-----|-(2)-------------------------|| |---2--2-----5-----------0---------------|-----------------------------|| |---0--0--0-----------0---------0--------|----------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|--3---3--3--3--3---3---0-3---|| E E E E E E E E TP TP W +W ||--17------------------|-(17)---------------| ||o-20b22---------------|-(20)---------------| ||----------------------|--------------------| ||----------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------| ||----------------------|--------------------| | | PM| PM | E E E E E E E E +H. E E ||----------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------| ||--------2-----5---5---|--------------------| ||--------2-----5---5-5-|--(5)---------------| ||o--0------0-0---0---5-|--(5)---------------| ||----------------------|----------------0-3-| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q ||----------------------|--------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------------| ||---2----2---5---5---0-|--(0)---------------| ||---2----2---5---5---0-|--(0)---------------| ||o--0----0-0---0---0---|---0--0-0-0-0-0-----| ||----------------------|----------------0-3-| E E E E E E E E TP TP +W +W |-(17)---------------|-(17)----------------------|| |-(20)---------------|-(20)---------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------------|| | | PM| PM | E E E E E E E E +H +E +E E E |--------------------|---------------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------------o|| |------2-----5---5-7-|--(7)-------(7)-(7)-------|| |------2-----5---5-7-|--(7)-------(7)-(7)-------|| |---0----0-0---0-----|--------------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------0-3---|| | | E E E E E E E E +H. Q |--------------------|---------------------------|| |------------------3-|--(3)---------------------o|| |---2--2---5---5---2-|--(2)----------------------|| |---2--2---5---0-----|---------------------------|| |---0--0-0---0---0---|--------------------------o|| |--------------------|---3--3-3-3--3---3---0-3---|| E E E E E E E E 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