TEARS OF SAHARA
As recorded by Tony MacAlpine and George Lynch
(From the 1987 Album MAXIMUM SECURITY)
Music by Tony MacAlpine
Arranged by Tony MacAlpine
Transcribed by ShredGuitarGod
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'lead 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'acoustic'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'lead 3'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'rhythm'
Intro
Q=86 1.
4/4
Gtr II
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---2-------------0---0-|---------2---2-----------------------||
||o-------3---3---3-2---2h3-----3---|-------3---3---3-(3)-------2---2----o||
||------4-------------4-----4-------|-----4-------------------4-----------||
||----4-----------------------------|---5-------------------5-----5---5---||
||o-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------2--------------o||
||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
2.
5/8 4/4
Gt
S S S S S S S S E +W
|---------2---2------|--------||
|-------3---3---3-!2-|-(2)----||
|-----4-----------!4-|-(4)----||
|---5-------------!5-|-(5)----||
|-2------------------|--------||
|--------------------|--------||
Verse 1
r I
~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~~
Q S S S S E. S +E E Q S S S S E. a S +E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------7--8-(8)-7-|-----------------------------|
|------6-7-9------------|-9------6-7-9--9s11-(11)-----|
|----9------------------|----7-9------------------11--|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
~ ~
Q S S S S E.T T E E a Q +E. S Q +S S S S
|----------7-7h9p7------|---------------------------|
|--------8---------10-8-|---------------------------|
|------7----------------|-9s11--(11)s9-9--(9)-7p6---|
|-9--9------------------|-------------------------7s|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|
| G
| W W
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
~
Q S S S S E. S +S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------7---8--(8)--7h8p7-|
|------6-7-9--------------------|
|-9--9--------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|
|tr III
| Q S S S S E. S +E E
|-------------------------------|
|--------7h8-10--12-(12)-10-----|
|----7h9------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
~
Q S S S S E. S +E a E
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-9------6-7-9--11-(11)------|
|----7-9----------------9h11-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|
| ~
| Q S S S S E. S +E a E
|----------------------------|
|-8--------7-8--10-(10)------|
|----6-7-9--------------7h=9-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
~ ~~ ~~
Q S S S S E. T T E E a Q +E. S H
|-----------7--7--9p=7------|----------------------|
|--------8-------------10-8-|----------------------|
|------7--------------------|--9s11---(11)s9--9----|
|-9--9----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|
| ~ ~~
| Q S S S S E. T T E E H H
|--------7-10-10--9h10p=9-7-|----------------------|
|------8--------------------|-10-------------10----|
|-7--7----------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q E S S E E S S E +Q S S E +H
|----------14-15-14----------|------------------------|
|-------17----------17-15-14-|-(14)-------------------|
|--9-------------------------|-------14----16-(16)----|
|----------------------------|----------16------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~
| Q E S S E E S S E +Q S S E +H
|-------15-17-19-17-15-14----|------------------------|
|-12----------------------17-|-(17)--14----15-(15)----|
|----------------------------|----------14------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~~~
+Q E S S E E S S E +W
|------------14-15-14-------14-|-(14)----|
|---------17----------17-15----|---------|
|-(16)-------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
|
|~~~~~~ ~~~~
| +Q E S S E E S S E +W
|---------15-17-19-17-15-14-18-|-(18)----|
|-(15)-------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------|---------|
W +W
|-14-------------------------------|-(14)---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| W +W
|-19-------------------------------|-(19)---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| 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---2-------------0---0-|------------2---2---------------------|
|--------3---3---3-2---2h3-----3---|----------3---3---3-(3)-------2---2---|
|------4-------------4-----4-------|--------4-------------------4---------|
|----4-----------------------------|------5-------------------5-----5---5-|
|--2-------------------------------|---2--------------------2-------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Gtr II
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---2-------------0---0-|---------2---2---------------------||
|-------3---3---3-2---2h3-----3---|-------3---3---3-(3)-------2---2---||
|-----4-------------4-----4-------|-----4-------------------4---------||
|---4-----------------------------|---5-------------------5-----5---5-||
|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------2-------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
Verse 2
B5
Gtr IV
W
|
/
Gtr I
|-3-|
Q S S S S a E. S +E S S S
|------------------------------|
|-------------6s7--8-(8)-7h8p7-|
|-------6-7-9------------------|
|-----9------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
A5 G5
W W
| |
/ /
~ ~
Q S S S S a E. a S +E E Q a S S S S E.T T E E
|------------------------------|------------7-7h9p7-------|
|------------------------------|----------8---------10-8--|
|-9------6-7-7h9--9s11-(11)----|--------7-----------------|
|----7-9--------------------11-|-9--7s9-------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------|
D5 A5 B5
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~ ~
|-3--|
a Q +E. S Q S S S S Q S S S S a E. S +E S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------6s=7---8--(8)-7h=8p7-|
|-9s11--(11)-9-9----7p6---|------6-7-9----------------------|
|-----------------------7-|-9--9----------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~
| H. S S S S Q S S S S E. S +E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------7p5---|--------7-8---10--12-(12)---10---|
|-----------------------6-|-7--7-9--------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
A5
W
|
/
~
Q S S S S a E. S +E S T T
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-9------6-7-7s9--11-(11)------------|
|----7-9------------------11h12p11---|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| ~
| Q S S S S a E. S +E a E
|------------------------------------|
|-8------5-7-7s8--10-(10)------------|
|----6-7-------------------7s=9------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
G5
W
|
/
~
Q a S S S S E. T T E E
|-------------7--7--9p=7------|
|----------8-------------10-8-|
|--------7--------------------|
|-9--7s9----------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| ~
| Q a S S S S E. T T E E
|----------7-10-10--9h10p=9-7-|
|--------8--------------------|
|-7--6s7----------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
D5 A5 E5
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~~~~~~~~~~~
a Q +E. S H Q E S S E E S S E
|---------------------||----------14-15-14----------|
|---------------------||-------17----------17-15-14-|
|--9s11--(11)s9--9----||--9-------------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~
| H H Q E S S E E S S E
|---------------------||-------15-17-19-17-15-14----|
|-10------------10----||-12----------------------17-|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
|---------------------||----------------------------|
G5 E5 F#5
W W W
| | |
/ / /
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
+Q S S a E +H +Q E S S E E S S E +W
|-----------------------------|------------14-15-14-------14----|-(14)----||
|-(14)------------------------|---------17----------17-15-------|---------||
|-------14----14h=16--(16)----|-(16)----------------------------|---------||
|----------16-----------------|---------------------------------|---------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------||
|
| ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
| +Q S S E +H +Q E S S E E S S a E +W
|-----------------------------|---------15-17-19-17-15-14-17s18-|-(18)----||
|-(17)--14----15-(15)---------|-(15)----------------------------|---------||
|----------14-----------------|---------------------------------|---------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------||
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|---------||
Chorus
1.
$
G5 E5 A5 F#5
H H H H
| | | |
/ / / /
~~ ~~
H S S S S +E. +S H S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|-------10-12--9-10-----9-----------||
||o--8-----9-----9-12b14==(12)r(12)-|-10----------------12----10-12----o||
||------------9---------------------|-----------------------------------||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| ~~ ~~
| H S S S S +E. +S H S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|-------14-15-12-14----12-----------||
||o-12----12----12-15b17==(15)r(15)-|-14----------------15----14-15----o||
||-----------13---------------------|-----------------------------------||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
2.
A5 F#5
H H
| |
/ /
~~
H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-------17-19-15-17-14-15----14-------------------------|
|-10----------------------17----15-17-14-15----14-------|
|-------------------------------------------16----14-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-------21-22-19-21-17-19-15-17-14-15----14-------------|
|-14----------------------------------17----15-17-14-15-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
G5 E5
H H
| |
/ /
~~
|-----3------|
H S S S S +E S +S +S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----9-12b14-(12)-12b14==(12)r(12)-|
|-12--------9--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| |-----3------|
| H S S S S +E S +S +S
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12----12----12-15b17-(15)-15b17==(15)r(15)-|
|----------13--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
To Coda
A5 F#5
H H
| |
/ /
~~~
Q. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------------10-14-12-10----12-10-------10----------------------|
|-10----10-12-14-------------14-------14-12----14-12-10-14-12-10----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------11-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| Q. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------------14-17-15-14----15-14-------14----------------------|
|-14----14-15-17-------------17-------17-15----17-15-14-17-15-14s10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 E5 Asus4
H Q. E
| | |
/ / /
~~
H S S S S +E +E
|----------------------------------|
|--------9------9-12b14==(12)r(12)-|
|-12---------9---------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| H S S S S +E +E
|----------------------------------|
|-12----12-----12-15b17==(15)r(15)-|
|-----------13---------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
A
+H H
| |
/ /
~~~~
+Q. E +Q E E
|--------------------------22b24==|
|-(12)-------10-(10)--------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| +Q +S S E Q. E
|---------------------------------|
|-(15)--(15)p14--14--14----15b17==|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Guitar Solo1 George Lynch
Bsus4 B Bm
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~~~~~~
+Q +E. +S H W
|-(22)--(22)r(22)-22pb23----||-------------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~
| |-3-|
| +Q +E. +S H a S S S S +H E e e
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|-(15)--(15)r(15)-15pb17----||-------2-3-(3)-------5-7-|
|---------------------------||-----4-------------7-----|
|---------------------------||-2s4---------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
|---------------------------||-------------------------|
G/B
W
|
/
~ PM|
|-3-|
E a S S S E T T +S +T +T S S S S E T T
|----------------------------------------------|
|-8-5s7-3-5-5p3-5-(5)b7==(5)r(5)p3-------------|
|----------------------------------4p2-2-2-x-x-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Bm
W
|
/
|-3--| |-3-|
H +S +S S S S T T T T S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|-10b12=====(10)-(10)r-7h10p7-----------------|
|-----------------------------10-9p7---9---7--|
|------------------------------------9---9----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
D5 A5 Bm
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-3-| |--3---| |--3--|
S E S +S S S S S S S S E +Q H E E S E T T T
|---------------------------------------|------------------14-15-14h15p14-|
|------10-(10)--------------------------|-17b19------17b19----------------|
|-9s11---------11s9---7-9b11---7h9-(9)--|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G/B
W
|
/
~~~~~~~
|--3--|
E S S E E E +S T T E +E S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-17p15-17-17-15-17-(17)p15---------------17b18--|
|---------------------------16-14-(14)-x/--------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Bm
W
|
/
~~~~~~~
|--3--|
+Q S S S S S +E +S S +E S T T
|-------14h17p14----------------------------------7-|
|-(17)-----------17-15b17==(15)r(15)---------7-7---|
|------------------------------------16-(16)--------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
D5 A5
H H
| |
/ /
~ ~~~
|-----6-----|
E T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E +Q
|-10-7--------------------------------------||
|------10p7---------------------------------||
|-----------10p9p7---9---7------------------||
|------------------9---9---9p7---7----------||
|------------------------------9---7-7-(7)--||
|-------------------------------------------||
Guitar Solo2 MacAlpine
Bm G/B
W W
| |
/ /
T ~~ ~~~
|---3---|
S S S S H +E. S +Q +S +S S S +S +H
|-7h9h10-12p10----(10)--------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------10b12==|=(10)--(10)r(10)-7------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------9b11==(9)r(9)----|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bm
W
|
/
~~~~~~~~~
+E S S S S S S S E. +Q
|-------------------------------|
|------------------10-----------|
|-(9)-6h7h9h11p6h7----9b11-(9)--|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
D5 A5 Bm
H H W
| | |
/ / /
~~ ~~~~
|---6----| |-3-|
E S S S S Q S S S E +Q S S S S S +E. +Q +E. +S
|---7h10---7h9p=7h9p7----------|---------17------------------------------|
|---------------------10-(10)--|---14h15----15b17==(15)-(15)--(15)-(15)r-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G/B
W
|
/
~~~~
|---3----|
E a E E a E S S +H
|--------------------------------|
|-15-----------------------------|
|----14h16-14--------------------|
|-------------14h16-16p14-(14)---|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
Bm D5 A5
W H H
| | |
/ / /
Q S S S S Q a a S S E +Q +E. S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------17------14---------|------------14h15p14----------------14-|
|------------------------x------17b19-|-(17)--(17)----------17-15-14-15-17----|
|--------------16------x--------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------14------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-14--16h17---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo3 George Lynch
E5
W
|
/
~~~~~
|---------8----------| |-----------10-------------|
S. T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q Q
|-/15--15-15-15-14-14-15-15-14----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------17-15h17p15s12-12----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------14p12-11h12p11-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------14p12-------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------14s15-14-14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~~
| W
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--16-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B/D#
W
|
/
PM------------| ~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S S T T T T T T +Q
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------14h16-16h17p16p14h16p14-16-(16)--|
|----------------16----------------------------------|
|-13----13-13-16-------------------------------------|
|----14----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Am
W
|
/
~~~~
|--3--|
Q S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T Q
|------------------------------------------------------19b20--|
|------------------------------------17h19h20-17h19h20--------|
|-14---------------16-------16-17-19--------------------------|
|-----/19-16-17-19----17-19-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E/G#
W
|
/
+S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T +E +E
|-(19)-19-17-16-17-19-20-19-17-16-17-19-20-19-17-16-17-19-20-19-17-16-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------19b20-(19)-(19)-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar Solo 4 MacAlpine
E5
W
|
/
~~~~
+W
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(19)-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| T T T T T T T +T +T +T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|---------------7-12b14==(12)-(12)-(12)r-7----------------------15-19h20p19h20p19-15-------------------|
|-------------8----------------------------8-----------------17----------------------17----------------|
|-----------9--------------------------------9------------16----------------------------16-------------|
|---------9------------------------------------9-------17----------------------------------17-14-------|
|------10----------------------------------------10----------------------------------------------14----|
|--12-----------------------------------------------12-------------------------------------------------|
B/D#
W
|
/
Gtr III
PM---|
|--3--|
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T S S S S
|-19-14h19p14s11h14p11----11---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12----12----12------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------11----11s8h11p8---8----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------9---9---9----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------9---9p6h9p6-----12-15-16-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------7------------|
Asus4 A
H H
| |
/ /
PM---|
|------6-------| |------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q +S +S E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------14-15-17-17b19===(17)r(17)-16-|
|-------------------13-14-16-------------------------------|
|----------12-14-16----------------------------------------|
|-12-14-16-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Bsus4 B
H H
| |
/ /
~~~~ ~~~~
+H T T E. +Q
|---------19h21p19--(19)--||
|-(16)--------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
|-------------------------||
&
G5 E5
H H
| |
/ /
Gtr I
~~
H S S S S +E a +E
|---------------------------------------|
|--------9-----9-12b14-(12)-12pb14r(12)-|
|-12--------9---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| ~~
| H S S S S +E S +S
|---------------------------------------|
|-12----12----12-15b17-(15)-15pb17r(15)-|
|----------13---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Asus4 A G5 E5
H H H H
| | | |
/ / / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W H S S S S +E. +S
|------------|---------------------------------|
|-10---------|--8-----9-----9-12b14==(12)r(12)-|
|------------|-----------9---------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W H S S S S +E. +S
|------------|---------------------------------|
|-14---------|-12----12----12-15b17==(15)r(15)-|
|------------|----------13---------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
|------------|---------------------------------|
A F#5 G5 E5
H H H H
| | | |
/ / / /
~~ ~~
H S S S S S S S S H S S S S +E. +S
|-------10-12--9-10-----9-------|---------------------------------|
|-10----------------12----10-12-|--8-----9-----9-12b14==(12)r(12)-|
|-------------------------------|-----------9---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~
| H S S S S S S S S H S S S S +E. +S
|-------14-15-12-14----12-------|---------------------------------|
|-14----------------15----14-15-|-12----12----12-15b17==(15)r(15)-|
|-------------------------------|----------13---------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A F#5
H H
| |
/ /
~~
H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-------17-19-15-17-14-15----14---------------------------*|
|-10----------------------17----15-17-14-15----14---------*|
|-------------------------------------------16----14-16---*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|
| ~~
| H T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
|-------21-22-19-21-17-19-15-17-14-15----14---------------*|
|-14----------------------------------17----15-17-14-15---*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
|---------------------------------------------------------*|
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
