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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 |-----9-9-----6-6-----7-7----------||-----9-9-----7-7-----------------|| |-----------------------------7-7-o||---------------------7-7-----5-5-|| |-7-7-----4-4-----5-5-------------o||-7-7-----5-5---------------------|| |-------------------------5-5------||-----------------5-5-----3-3-----|| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------7-7-----8-8----|-----10-10-----8-8------------------| |-----3-3--------------------|-----------------------8-8-----6-6--| |---------5-5-----6-6--------|-8-8-------6-6----------------------| |-1-1------------------------|-------------------6-6-----4-4------| Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. |--------10-10-----8-8----|-----10-10-------------8-8-------|| |-------------------------|---------------8-8---------------|| |----8-8-------6-6--------|-8-8---------------6-6-----------|| |-------------------------|-----------6-6-------------1-1---|| Q S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||---------7-7-----8-8----|-----10-10-----7-7-----8-8---------| ||o-----------------------|-------------------------------6-6-| ||o----5-5-----6-6--------|-8-8-------5-5-----6-6-------------| ||--1---------------------|---------------------------4-4-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. 12x |-------------7-7-----8-8----|-----10-10-----7-7-----8-8-------|| |-----3-3--------------------|--------------------------------o|| |---------5-5-----6-6--------|-8-8-------5-5-----6-6----------o|| |-1-1------------------------|---------------------------1-1---|| S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S ||------10-10---8--------------------10-10-| ||o-----------8---10---10-10---------------| ||o-8-8--------------8-------8-8-(8)-------| ||-----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x |---8----------------10-10---10-------------|| |-8---10---10-10-----------8----10---10-10-o|| |--------8-------8-8---------------8-------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| S E S S S S S S S S S +E S S ||--10-10-10---8------5-5---------10-10-| ||o----------8---10-------3-3-(3)-------| ||o-----------------8-------------------| ||--------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |---8----------------10-10---10-------------|| |-8---10---10-10-----------8----10---10-10-o|| |--------8-------8-8---------------8-------o|| |-------------------------------------------|| S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S |-----10-10---8--------------------10-10-| |-----------8---10---10-10---------------| |-8-8--------------8-------8-8-(8)-------| |----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S |-----10-10-------13-13-------15-15-17-17-17s==| |----------------------------------------------| |-8-8-------11-11-------13-13-------15-15-15s==| |----------------------------------------------| Q. E E S S +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20---------------10-10-|---8----------------10-10---10-------------| |-------------------------|-8---10---10-10-----------8----10---10-10--| |-18-------8-8-(8)-------|--------8-------8-8---------------8--------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S |-----10-10---8--------------------10-10-| |-----------8---10---10-10---------------| |-8-8--------------8-------8-8-(8)-------| |----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---8----------------10-10---10------------| |-8---10---10-10-----------8----10---10-10-| |--------8-------8-8---------------8-------| |------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S |-----10-10---8--------------------10-10-| |-----------8---10---10-10---------------| |-8-8--------------8-------8-8-(8)-------| |----------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---8----------------10-10---10------------| |-8---10---10-10-----------8----10---10-10-| |--------8-------8-8---------------8-------| |------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S +E S S W |-----10-10---8--------------------10-10-|------*| |-----------8---10---10-10---------------|------*| |-8-8--------------8-------8-8-(8)-------|------*| |----------------------------------------|------*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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