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GROOVE OR DIE
As recorded by Andy Timmons
(From the 1900 Album EAR X-TACY 2)

Transcribed by Alessio Berlaffa
        

Music by Andy Timmons

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Rhythm Guitar'

  Q=240
 4/4
  Gtr I
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


  |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E  E E E E E E E E E E E    W
|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|--------|
|-9-/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-[9]----|
|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|--------|
|--------------------------|--------|


  Gtr I
   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


   ~~~~~~~~~~          ~~~~
   H     +Q     Q      W
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|-14----(14)--/12--|-/11-----|
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|
|  W                  +W
|------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------|
|--7---------------|--(7)----|
|--7---------------|--(7)----|
|--5---------------|--(5)----|
|------------------|---------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                 ~~~
    Q   +E   E      Q   Q        W
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-\12--(12)-11b12-(12)--9b11--|--9-----|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|
|   W                           +W
|-----------------------------|--------|
|-----------------------------|--------|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)----|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)----|
|---7-------------------------|-(7)----|
|-----------------------------|--------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


   ~~~~~~~~~~           ~~~~
   H     +Q     Q       W
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-14----(14)--[12]--|-[11]----|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|
|  W                   +W
|-------------------|---------|
|-------------------|---------|
|--7----------------|--(7)----|
|--7----------------|--(7)----|
|--5----------------|--(5)----|
|-------------------|---------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                 ~~~
    Q   +E   E      Q   Q        Q   +E   E  +H
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-\12--(12)-11b12-(12)--9b11--|-[9]--(9)-[9]-(9)----|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|
|   W                           +W
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)-----------------|
|---9-------------------------|-(9)-----------------|
|---7-------------------------|-(7)-----------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|


   Q  +E   E  +Q    Q     Q      +E   E     +Q    Q
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-/9--(9)-10-(10)--12--|-17b18--(17)-17b18-(17)--17--|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|  W                     +W
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
|--4-------------------|-(4)-------------------------|
|--2-------------------|-(2)-------------------------|
|--2-------------------|-(2)-------------------------|
|--0-------------------|-(0)-------------------------|


                        ~~~
   |--3--|   |-3-|
   Q  Q  Q   Q Q Q      W
|-17-12--------------|--------|
|-------13-/10-5-----|--------|
|----------------5---|-/2-----|
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|--------------------|--------|
|
|  W                   +W
|--------------------|--------|
|--5-----------------|-(5)----|
|--2-----------------|-(2)----|
|--2-----------------|-(2)----|
|--0-----------------|-(0)----|
|--------------------|--------|


   Q  +E  E +Q    Q     Q      +E   E     +H
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-\7--(7)-8-(8)--10--|-13b15--(13)-17b19-(17)----|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|
|  W                   +W
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--3-----------------|-(3)-----------------------|
|--2-----------------|-(2)-----------------------|
|--0-----------------|-(0)-----------------------|
|--0-----------------|-(0)-----------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|


   |--3--|  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|    |-3--| |-3-| |-3-| |--3---|
   E  E  E  E E E E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E E E  E   E
|-15-10----10-7---7-----------|-------------------------------|
|-------12------8---8---------|---------------5-7-8-5-[8]-[7]-|
|---------------------7-7-5-4-|--4--5-7-4-5-7-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
|  W                            +W
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------|-(7)---------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|-(5)---------------------------|
|--5--------------------------|-(5)---------------------------|
|--3--------------------------|-(3)---------------------------|


  Q  +E  E +Q   Q     Q     E  E   Q  Q
|------------------|---------------------|
|-5--(5)-7-(7)--8--|--7b8--(8)-7b8r7-----|
|------------------|------------------9--|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|
| W                  +W
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|-5----------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-5----------------|-(5)-----------------|
|-3----------------|-(3)-----------------|
|------------------|---------------------|


  +Q   +E  E +Q   Q     Q       E   E  +E  E Q
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|------(5)-7-(7)--8--|--------------------------|
|-(9)----------------|-11b12--(12)-11-(11)---9--|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  W                   +W
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--4-----------------|-(4)----------------------|
|--4-----------------|-(4)----------------------|
|--2-----------------|-(2)----------------------|


                          ~~~
   Q   +E   E  +Q   Q     W
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|-11--(11)-11-(11)--9--|--8-----|
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|
|  W                     +W
|----------------------|--------|
|----------------------|--------|
|--4-------------------|-(4)----|
|--4-------------------|-(4)----|
|--2-------------------|-(2)----|
|----------------------|--------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    H        H
|-14-11----------11-17-14----------14-|-17b19-----------|
|-------13----13----------16----16----|-----------------|
|----------14----------------17-------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|
|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    Q     Q    H
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|--2--------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


   ~~~~~~~~~~        ~~~
   H     +Q    Q     W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-14----(14)--12--|-11-----|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|
|  W                +W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--5--------------|-(5)----|
|-----------------|--------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------15----15-|
|----------------------------13----13-|-15-----15-17-15-17-19-19-19----19----|
|-12-11-12-14-12-14-16-16-16----16----|-----17-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-19-15-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------17----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------16-12----16-12-------------|-----------------------------12-16-12-|
|----------------14-------14----------|--------------------12-14-16----------|
|----------------------------14-------|-----------12-14-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------15-14-|-12--14-15----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------|-(9)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


   ~~~~~~~~~~        ~~~
   H     +Q    Q     W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-14----(14)--12--|-11-----|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|
|  W                +W
|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|--------|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--7--------------|-(7)----|
|--5--------------|-(5)----|
|-----------------|--------|


   |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|    |--3---|  |--3--|  |--3--|  |--3--|
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-17-14-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------15----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------14-11----14-11-------------|-----------------------------11-14-11-|
|----------------12-------12----------|--------------------10-12-14----------|
|----------------------------12-------|-----------10-12-14-------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-|-10--12-14----------------------------|
|
|  W                                    +W
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--7----------------------------------|-(7)----------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------|-(5)----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                       ~~
   |--3--|  |--3--|
   Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H
|-------------------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|-12-11----------12-|------------*|
|-------12----12----|-14---------*|
|----------12-------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|
|  |--3--|  |--3--|
|  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q  Q    H    H
|-------------------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|-------------------|------------*|
|--5--4-----------5-|--9---------*|
|--------5-----5----|--7---------*|
|-----------5-------|------------*|



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
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