TIE MY HANDS As recorded by Lil Wayne (From the 2008 Album THA CARTER III) Words by Lil Wayne & Robin Thicke Music by Lil Wayne Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean w/ Fingers' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean W/ Pick' Q=90 4/4 Gtr I a Q e a Q. S S E a Q E E +H |-----------------------|------------------| |-7h8---10-5h7----7-5p3-|-3--5--7-3-(3)----| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|---/8--8----------| |-----------------------|---------2-(2)----| |---7--------7----------|------------------| | Q. Q. Q Q E E +H | | Gtr II | W W |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| Gtr I a Q e a Q. S S E a Q E E +H |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--7h8---10----5h=7-------------7--5p3-|-3---5---7-3-(3)----| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|----/8---8----------| |--------------------------------------|-----------2-(2)----| |----7------------7--------------------|--------------------| | Q. Q. Q Q E E +H | | Q S S e a E E +Q +W |--------14-12---10--10-12-10-(10)-----|---(10)-------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------------| a Q e a Q. S S E a Q E E +H |-----------------------|------------------*| |-7h8---10-5h7----7-5p3-|-3--5--7-3-(3)----*| |-----------------------|------------------*| |-----------------------|---/8--8----------*| |-----------------------|---------2-(2)----*| |---7--------7----------|------------------*| Q. Q. Q Q E E +H 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