#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# POISON WAS THE CURE As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1990 Album RUST IN PEACE) Transcribed by Rick Dobbins Words by Dave Mustaine Music by Megadeth Arranged by Megadeth Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dave Mustaine' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Friedman' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Friedman - Solo Guitar' Intro Moderately Fast Rock Q=138 N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, II Wx4 4x ||----------|| ||o--------o|| ||----------|| ||----------|| ||o--------o|| ||----------|| A5 C5C#5 A5 PM----------------------------| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H W 3x ||------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------|| ||o-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------|| ||--2---------------|-----------------|-5-6---2------|-------|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-4-0-0------|------o|| ||------------------|-----------------|--------------|-------|| A5 C5C#5 A5 PM----------------------------| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-------14-(14)----|-(14)----| |-2---------------|-----------------|-5-6---14-(14)----|-(14)----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-4-0-12-(12)----|-(12)----| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------| Gtr I +W +W +W |------------|-------------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| |-(14)-------|-(14)--------|-(14)----|| |-(14)-------|-(14)--------|-(14)----|| |-(12)-------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|| |------------|-------------|---------|| | | Gtr II | W W W |------------|-------------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| |--14s=======|===6\--------|---------|| |--12s=======|===4\--------|---------|| |------------|-------------|---------|| Pre-Verse Double Time Feel Q=284 (A) E5 (A) D5 C5 B5 Gtr I PM PM PM PM PM Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|-----------------| |----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7-----5-(5)--4--| |-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5-----3-(3)--2--| |----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|-----------------| | | Gtr II | PM PM PM PM | Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-7p5---5------4--| |----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|-----7----7p5----| |-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|-----------------| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-----------------| (A) E5 (A) D5 Eb5 E5 Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|-------------------|| |----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7------8-(8)---9--|| |-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5------6-(6)---7--|| |----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|-------------------|| | | PM PM PM PM | Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|-------------------|| |-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|-5--3---6-(6)---7--|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|| Verse (A) E5 (A) D5 C5 B5 PM PM PM PM PM Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q ||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||o----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||-----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|------------------| ||-----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7-----5-(5)--4---| ||o-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5-----3-(3)--2---| ||-----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|------------------| | | PM PM PM PM | Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E E E Q ||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-7p5---5------4---| ||-----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|-----7----7p5-----| ||o-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------|---------------|------------------| (A) E5 (A) D5 Eb5 E5 PM PM PM PM PM Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q Q E E E Q E Q. E +Q Q 5x |----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----------0-----|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| |----2p0---0-----|-2-------------0---|----2p0---0----|--------------------|| |----------------|-2-----2-(2)---0---|---------------|-7------8-(8)---9---|| |-0------0-----0-|-------2-(2)-------|-0------0------|-5------6-(6)---7--o|| |----------------|-------0-(0)-------|---------------|--------------------|| | | PM PM PM PM | Q E E E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E E Q E E E E E +E E Q 5x |----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------o|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| |----7p5---5-----|-----7p5-----5-----|----7p5---5----|--------------------|| |-0------0---6h7-|-0--------7--------|-0------7------|-5--3---6-(6)---7--o|| |----------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------|| Chorus F5 F#5 G5 G#5 G5 F#5 A5 Gtrs I, II PM---------------------------| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-0--------|-(0)----| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------| F5 F#5 G5 G#5 G5 F#5 B5 PM---------------------------| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|-4--------|-(4)----| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-2--------|-(2)----| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------| F5 F#5 G5 G#5 G5 F#5 G5 G#5 A5 G#5G5 PM-------------------------------------------------------------| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-4----5-(5)--6--|-(6)-7----6--5--| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|-2----3-(3)--4--|-(4)-5----4--3--| G5 G#5 A5 Bb5 A5 G#5 A5 Bb5 B5 A5 Bb5 B5 PM-------------------------------------------------------------| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|| |-5----6-(6)--7--|-(7)-8----7--6--|-7----8-(8)--9--|-7----8-(8)--9--|| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-5----6-(6)--7--|-5----6-(6)--7--|| Bridge C5 C5 B5 B5 Bb5 PM----------------------| PM----------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-12--------------|-------------12-11-|-(11)--------------|-------------11-10-| |-10--------------|-------------10--9-|--(9)--------------|--------------9--8-| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Bb5A5 A5G#5 PM----------------------| PM----------------------| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(10)--------------|-------------10-9-|-(9)--------------|-------------9-8-| |--(8)--------------|--------------8-7-|-(7)--------------|-------------7-6-| |-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0------|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| |-------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------------| G#G5 G5F#5 PM----------------------| PM----------------------| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(8)--------------|-------------8-7-|-(7)--------------|-------------7-6-| |-(6)--------------|-------------6-5-|-(5)--------------|-------------5-4-| |------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| F#F5 3/4 PM----------------------| +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E H |------------------|-----------------|------------|| |------------------|-----------------|------------|| |-(6)--------------|-------------6-5-|-(5)--------|| |-(4)--------------|-------------4-3-|-(3)--------|| |------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|------------|| |------------------|-----------------|------------|| Breakdown F5 G5 F5 F#5 G5 G#5 G5 F#5 A5 4/4 PM--------------------------------------------| Q. E +Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------|--------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|-2--------|-(2)----| |-3----5-(5)--5--|-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-0--------|-(0)----| |-1----3-(3)--3--|-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------| F5 F#5 G5 G#5 G5 F#5 B5 PM---------------------------| Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q W +W |----------------|----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------------|----------|--------|| |----------------|----------------|-4--------|-(4)----|| |-3----4-(4)--5--|-(5)-6----5--4--|-2--------|-(2)----|| |-1----2-(2)--3--|-(3)-4----3--2--|----------|--------|| Interlude A5 C5 Gtr I PM PM PM Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||-----2p0---5p2p0-|-2p0-------------|----2p0-5-5-2p0-|-2p0-0-0----------| ||-----------------|-----2p0-0-1-2p0-|----------------|---------0-1-2p0--| ||o-0------0-------|-----------------|-3--------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| | | Gtr II | PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------| | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| ||--2--------------|-----------------|-5--------------|------------------| ||o-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| ||-----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------| D5 F5 E5 PM PM~~ PM~~~~~~ PM PM----| PM Q E E E Q. E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q 3x |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------1-----o|| |----2p0---5------|-2p0---5-(5)-2-0---|-------2-(2)-5-----|------1-(1)--------|| |-0------0--------|-----0-------------|--3------------3---|-2------------2----|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| | | PM-----------------------------| PM----------| PM----------| | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E 3x |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------o|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| |-7---------------|-------------------|-10----------------|-9-----------------|| |-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|--8--0-0--0--0-0-0-|-7--0-0--0--0-0-0-o|| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|| A5 C5 PM PM PM Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----2p0---5p2p0-|-2p0-------------|----2p0-5-5-2p0-|-2p0-0-0---------| |----------------|-----2p0-0-1-2p0-|----------------|---------0-1-2p0-| |-0------0-------|-----------------|-3--------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| | | PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------| | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| |-2--------------|-----------------|-5--------------|-----------------| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------| D5 F5 E5 PM PM~~ PM~~~~~~ PM PM---| PM Q E E E Q. E E E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------1----|| |----2p0---5------|-2p0---5-(5)-2-0---|------2-(2)-5----|------1-(1)------|| |-0------0--------|-----0-------------|-3------------3--|-2------------2--|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| | | PM---------------------------------| PM---| PM | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|------------1----|| |-----------------|-------------------|------2-(2)-5----|------1-(1)------|| |-7---------------|-------------------|-3------------3--|-2------------2--|| |-5--0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Outro\Guitar Solo A5 Gtr I PM------------------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-2-----------------------------|------------------------| |-0--------------0--0--0--0-0-0-|--0---0-0----0--0-0-0-0-| |-------------------------------|------------------------| | | Gtr III | ~~~~~~~~~ | S +S E +Q +H +Q E +E Q E E |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-7pb9r(7)-7b9==(7)---(7)-------|-(7)r---7b9r(7)-7p==5---| |-------------------------------|----------------------7-| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| C5 PM---------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-5-----------------|-------------------| |-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-------------------|-------------------| | | W Q E E E E E E |-------------------|------5------------| |-6b8===============|=6r-----8-5--------| |-------------------|------------8-7-5--| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| D5 F5 E5 PM--------------------------| PM----------| PM--------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |-7----------------|-----------------|-10-----------------|-9--------------| |-5----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--8---8-8--8--8-8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| | | ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ | W E E E E E E Q +H +Q Q W |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-------5---------|--------------------|----------------| |-5b7--------------|-7-5-7---7-5-----|----------------5---|-4--------------| |------------------|-------------7---|-(7)------(7)-------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| |------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------| A5 PM------------------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-2------------------|-------------------------| |-0---0--0-0--0-0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| |--------------------|-------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------12-15-15p12-------| |--------------------|-12h13-------------13p12-| |---------------9h12-|-------------------------| |----------9h10------|-------------------------| |-----7h10-----------|-------------------------| |-5h8----------------|-------------------------| C5 PM-------------------------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |--5----------------------|--------------------------------| |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3----3--3-3---3--3--3----3----| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | |---3---| | E E E E E E E E Q Q +Q E E E |-15p12-------12h13-------|-15b17---12---(12)-----------13-| |-------13h15-------15p12-|------------------------15------| |-------------------------|---------------------14---------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------------| D5 PM-------------------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |--7----------------------|-----------------------| |--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-5-| |-------------------------|-----------------------| | | ~~ | E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-17p13-------------------|-10h13p10---------22p==| |-------15-------------10-|----------10-----------| |----------14p10----10----|-------------10--------| |----------------12-------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------| F5 E5 PM------------| PM--------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-10----------------------|---9---------------| |--8-----8--8--8--8--8--8-|---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------|-------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~ | E E E E E E E E +W |-17----------------------|-------------------| |----18-------------------|-------------------| |-------19----------------|-------------------| |----------19-------19p17-|-(17)--------------| |-------------20p17-------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| A5 Bb5 B5 PM------------| Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |--2----------------------|--2--------3-(3)----4----| |--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--------1-(1)----2----| |-------------------------|-------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------20p17-------|-------------20p17-------| |-20p17-------------20p17-|-20p17-------------20p17-| |-------19p17-------------|-------19p17-------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| C5 D5 E5 PM------------| Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |--5----------------------|--5-----------7--(7)-------9---| |--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3-|--3-----------5--(5)-------7---| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E Q +E +E Q |-20p17-------------20p17-|-------20b22====(20)r(20)-20\--| |-------20p17-------------|-20p17-------------------------| |-------------19p17-------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| D5 Eb5 E5 PM-------------| Q E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-7--------------------|-7------8-(8)--9--| |-5---5-5-5-5---5----5-|-5------6-(6)--7--| |----------------------|------------------| | | |---3----| | E Q. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|-----10----9---8--| |----------------------|-9----------------| |-0-1s====7---9---10---|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| F5 E5 PM-------------| PM------------| Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-10---------------------|--9---------------------| |--8----8-8--8-8---8---8-|--7----7---7--7-7--7-7--| |------------------------|------------------------| | | |---3---| |--3---| | E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |--7---------------------|------------------------| |----10p9p7-10---9---7---|------------------------| |------------------------|-11-10---9------9h10p9--| |------------------------|-------------12---------| |------------------------|------------------------| A5 Bb5 B5 C5 D5 E5 W Q. E +Q Q W Q. E +Q Q |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |-2--------------|-2----3-(3)--4--|--5---------------|-5----7-(7)--9--| |-0--------------|-0----1-(1)--2--|--3---------------|-3----5-(5)--7--| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| | | ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ | Q. E E E E E W +Q E E E E E E W |------5---------|----------------|------5-----------|----------------| |--------3h5-----|----------------|--------8p5-------|----------------| |------------7p5-|----------------|------------8p7p5-|----------------| |-7--------------|-7--------------|-(7)--------------|-7--------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| W W D5 Eb5 E5 W Q. E +Q Q |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |--7---------------|--7---------8-(8)-----9----| |--5---------------|--5---------6-(6)-----7----| |------------------|---------------------------| | | ~~~ | +Q E E E E E E S E. E E E E E E |------5-----------|---------------------13h15-| |--------8p5-------|------------------15-------| |------------8p7p5-|-17p14-----14h17-----------| |-(7)--------------|--------17-----------------| |------------------|---------------------------| |------------------|---------------------------| F5 E5 A5 W W Q Q H |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |-10-----------------------------|--9-------------------|--2------------------*| |--8-----------------------------|--7-------------------|--0------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| | | E E E E E T S. E E H +Q E E Q +Q H |--------------------------------|-22b24r===(22)--20p17-|---------------------*| |-----------------------17-------|----------------------|-20b22===(20)r-------*| |-17p14----14h17-17h19-----19b21-|----------------------|---------------------*| |-------17-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| |--------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------*| 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