#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# SOULS OF BLACK As recorded by Testament (From the 1990 Album SOULS OF BLACK) Transcribed by B. Johnson Words and Music by Testament Arranged by Testament Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Peterson' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Skolnick' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Slide' Intro Heavy Metal Q.=134 12/8 Gtr I Wx4 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| Gtr II PM-| PM---| PM PM PM PM PM------------- E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |--------12---11----------------|----------------------------| |------9----9-----------12---11-|----9---9---7---------------| |----9----------------9----9----|------9---9---7--7--------7-| |-7--------------7-10-----------|-7-----------------10-9-9---| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| | | Gtr I | W. H. H. |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-----------------------------|-5------------4-------------| |-0-----------------------------|-3------------2-------------| ----| PM----| PM PM---| PM PM-----| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |--------12---11------------------|------------------------------| |------9----9------------12----11-|--------9---9-8-9-------------| |----9-----------------9-----9----|------9---9-------9-9---------| |-7--------------7--10------------|-7--7-----------------10-9----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| | | ~~ PM---------| | H. Q. +q E H. E E E E E E |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------5-|-5----------------------------| |-2--------------7-------(7)------|------------------------------| |-0-----------------------------3-|-3------------2-2-2-2--2-2----| Gtrs I, II PM--| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9-------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------6--7---5---3---2-| |-0-0-0--------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------7---5---3---| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|---------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9----------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|---------------------------| |-------------------------|-------6--7---5-4----------| |-0-0-0--------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------0-3-2-5p3h5----| PM--| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9-------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------6--7---5---3---2-| |-0-0-0--------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------7---5---3---| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-------7--6-------4--3-|---------------------------| |-------8--7-------5--4-|-------4--5-----------5----| |-----------------------|-------6--7---5-4-----3----| |-0-0-0------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------0-3-2-5p3------| Gtr III PM--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q. Q. Q. |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1--2-----------14\---| |-------------------------|----0-----------12\---| Gtrs I, II PM--| PM--| ~~ E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------3----6------| |-------5----7----5----|-------5--1----4-5----| |-0-0-0-3----5----3----|-0-0-0-3--------------| PM--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q E +Q. Q. |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------7----|-6----(6)--5-(5)---------| |------------3---------|-------------------3-----| |-------5----1----5----|-4----(4)--3-(3)---1-----| |-0-0-0-3--------------|-------------------------| PM--| PM--| E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|----------3---6---7\---| |-------5----4----5----|-------5--1---4---5\---| |-0-0-0-3----5----3----|-0-0-0-3---------------| 9/8 PM--| PM--| E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. |----------------------||------------------| |----------------------||------------------| |-----------------7----||------------------| |------------3---------||------------7\----| |-------5----1----5----||-4----------5\----| |-0-0-0-3--------------||------0-0-0-------| 1st, 2nd Verses 12/8 PM--| PM--| ~~ E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------3----6------| ||o-------5----4----5----|-------5--1----4-5----| ||--0-0-0-3----5----3----|-0-0-0-3--------------| PM--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q E +Q. Q. |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------7----|-6----(6)--5-(5)---------| |------------3---------|-------------------3-----| |-------5----1----5----|-4----(4)--3-(3)---1-----| |-0-0-0-3--------------|-------------------------| PM--| PM--| E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|----------3---6---7\---| |-------5----4----5----|-------5--1---4---5\---| |-0-0-0-3----5----3----|-0-0-0-3---------------| 9/8 PM--| PM--| E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. |----------------------||------------------| |----------------------||------------------| |-----------------7----||------------------| |------------3---------||------------7-----| |-------5----1----5----||-4----------5-----| |-0-0-0-3--------------||------0-0-0-------| Chorus 12/8 PM--| PM--| PM PM PM Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-8--9------------------|------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-4--5---1---1p0---5-----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-2--3-0---0-----0-3-5p0-| PM--| PM--| PM PM| PM Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------| |-8--9------------------|--------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-4--5---4-------4-7-4-----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-2--3-3-----3-6-------6---| PM--| PM--| PM PM PM Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-8--9------------------|------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-4--5---1---1p0---5-----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-2--3-0---0-----0-3-5p0-| PM--| PM----------------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------| |-8--9------------------|----------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| 1. PM--| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9-------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------6--7---5---3---2-| |-0-0-0--------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------7---5---3---| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-------7--6-------4--3-|---------------------------| |-------8--7-------5--4-|-------4--5----------------| |-----------------------|-------6--7---5-4-----3----| |-0-0-0------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------0-3-2-5p3------| PM--| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9-------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------6--7---5---3---2-| |-0-0-0--------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------7---5---3---| PM--| PM--| PM 2:3 2:3 E E E Q E E E E Q E Q. Q. E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o|| |-------7--6-------4--3-|---------------------|| |-------8--7-------5--4-|-2-------------------|| |-----------------------|-2-----------8-7-5--o|| |-0-0-0------0-0-0------|-0-----------6-5-3---|| Guitar Solo 2. Gtr II T ~~~~~~~~~~ H. Q. E E E E a Q +E E E Q. +E E E |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |------------------------8-||-10b12-10pb12==[22]--([22])r10p8-10----(10)-8-10-| |----------------------9---||-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | PM---------| PM-----| | E E E E E E Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. Q. |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------||-----------------------------------------3-------| |-7--7-7-7-7-7-8---7---5---||--2-------------------------------5------1-------| |-5--5-5-5-5-5-6---5---3---||--0---------------------0----0-0--3--------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E Q +Q. Q. E E E |--------------------------------| |-8----------------------------8-| |----9--(9)-----[21]-----(9)-9---| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | | PM| PM| PM| | Q. E E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-2------2--------2-------2------| |-0------0--0-0---0--0-0--0--0-0-| ~~~ E Q +E E E Q. +E E E |------------------------------------------| |-10b12-10pb12===(10)r10p8-10----(10)-8h10-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | PM----| | Q. E E E Q. Q. |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------3-------| |--2------------------------5------1-------| |--0---------------0---0-0--3--------------| |-3--| 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 E E E E E E E E E E E E |-8h11p8---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------10p8p7-8h10p8p7-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |------------------------9p8----8h9p8----------------------|----12-12-12S11-11-11S14-14-14S12-12----| |----------------------------10-------10p9p7-9h10p9p7------|----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------10p9-|-7--10-10-10S=9--9--9S12-12-12S10-10----| |----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | PM--| PM---| PM--| PM---| | Q. E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E Q. Q E |----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |-4-------------4---------------4------------4-------------|----------------------------------------| |-2-------------2------2---2----2---2----2---2----2----2---|-2---------2--------5--------4----------| |----------------------------------------------------------|-0---------0--0--0--3--------2-----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 |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-12S17-17-17S16-16-16S14-14-14S12-12-|-12S11-11-11S8-8-8S5-5-5S4-4-| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-10S15-15-15S14-14-14S12-12-12S10-10-|-10S=9--9--9S6-6-6S3-3-3S2-2-| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | | PM------------| | Q. E E E E E E Q. Q E E E E Q E E E E |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--7--------------8-----------| |--5--------5--------5--------5-------|-----------------------------| |--3--------3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------|--5-----0----0-0-6---0---0-0-| |--3----------------------------------|-----------------------------| Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------5h6p5p3-----5h6p5p3-----5h6p5p3-----| |---------------5p3---------5p3---------5p3-| |-4-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-2-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | | Q E E E E Q. Q. |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-9-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-7---0-----0---0---5-----------4-----------| |-------------------3-----------2-----------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |-3--| a Q. E E E Q. S S S E E Q. Q. +Q E E E E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------15-17-| |-3h5----5h7h8S12----8h12p8-7-8-|--------------------------15-------| |-------------------------------|-9----[21]-----([21])--------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | PM--| PM| PM| PM| | Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--------------------3----------|-----------------------------------| |---2-----------5----1----------|-2------2---------2--------2-------| |---0----0-0-0--3---------------|-0------0--0-0----0---0-0--0--0--0-| ~~~ E Q +E E E Q E E E S S |-17b19-17pb19--(17)-17p15-17---15-17b19-17pb19---------| |-----------------------------------------------12------| |--------------------------------------------------12---| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | PM----| | Q. E E E Q. Q. |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------3-------------------| |--2------------------------5-------1-------------------| |--0--------------0---0--0--3---------------------------| T T S S S E T T S S S E T T S S S E T T S S S E |-17h18p17p15-------17h18p17p15-------17h18p17p15-------17h18p17p15-------| |-------------17----------------17----------------17----------------17----| |----------------16----------------16----------------16----------------15-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | PM---| PM---| PM---| | Q. E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--4-----------------4-----------------4-----------------4----------------| |--2-----------------2--------2-----2--2--------2-----2--2--------2-----2-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~ Q. E E E E E E E Q S S S S S S E E E Q. +Q. |---------------------------------|-----------------12-15-14-12-----------------------| |----------------14S12------------|--------------12-------------[15]b17-----([15])----| |-12-------------14S12----14--12--|-----------12--------------------------------------| |-------14p12----------14---------|--------14-----------------------------------------| |-------------14------------------|-12--15--------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| | | PM---| PM| PM| | Q. E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E E E E Q. |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |-----------------5--------4------|--5------------------5---------5------------5------| |--2------------------------------|--5------------------3--3--3---3-----3-3----3------| |--0-----0--0--0--3--------2------|--3------------------------------------------------| E E E E. S E E E E a E E E |-12-----------------------------------------| |----15-12-----------------------------------| |----------[14]p==12----14-12----------------| |--------------------14-------14-------------| |--------------------------------14s12-10----| |-----------------------------------------12-| | | Q E E E E Q E E E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--7---------------------8-------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--5-----0------0-----0--6-----0--------0--0-| |--------------------------------------------| ~~~~ PM---------------| Q. E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------16h18h19--| |------------------------------14h16h17-16h17h19-----------| |---------10-12h14h15-14h16h17-----------------------------| |-[12]-----------------------------------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |---9------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------2-----------------------------4-----| |---7---0-----0-----0--0-----5-----4-----------------2-----| |----------------------------3-----2-----5p====3-----------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------19h20s22----------19h20h22-| |-------------------------------------17h20s22----------17h20s22----------| |----------16h18h19----------16h18h19-------------------------------------| |-16h17h19----------16h17h19----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | PM---------------------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3----| |--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. +Q. +H. |-22b24----(22)b24---(22)b24---------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| | | Gtr III | Q E Q. Q. Q. |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |--3---------------------------------|| |--1-----2---------------------14\---|| |--------0---------------------12\---|| 3rd Verse Gtr I PM--| PM--| ~~ E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q Q. E Q. |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------3----6------| |-------5----4----5----|-------5--1----4-5----| |-0-0-0-3----5----3----|-0-0-0-3--------------| PM--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. +Q E +Q. Q. |----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------7----|-6----(6)--5-(5)---------| |------------3---------|-------------------3-----| |-------5----1----5----|-4----(4)--3-(3)---1-----| |-0-0-0-3--------------|-------------------------| PM--| PM--| E E E Q. Q. Q. E E E Q E E E E Q. |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|----------3---6---7\---| |-------5----4----5----|-------5--1---4---5\---| |-0-0-0-3----5----3----|-0-0-0-3---------------| 9/8 PM--| PM--| E E E Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E Q. |----------------------||------------------| |----------------------||------------------| |-----------------7----||------------------| |------------3---------||------------7-----| |-------5----1----5----||-4----------5-----| |-0-0-0-3--------------||------0-0-0-------| Chorus 12/8 PM--| PM--| PM PM PM Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-8--9------------------|------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-4--5---1---1p0---5-----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-2--3-0---0-----0-3-5p0-| PM--| PM--| PM PM| PM Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-8--9------------------|-------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-4--5----------4-7-4-----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-2--3-0----3-6-------6---| PM--| PM--| PM PM PM Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------| |-8--9------------------|------------------------| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-4--5---1---1p0---5-----| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-2--3-0---0-----0-3-5p0-| PM--| PM----------------------------| Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------|----------------------------|| |-----------------------|----------------------------|| |-8--9------------------|----------------------------|| |-6--7-------8--7-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----|| |------0-0-0-6--5-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|| PM--| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9-------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|------------------------| |-----7-------------------|-------6--7---5---3---2-| |-5s9----------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------7---5---3---| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------------| |-------7--6-------4--3-|---------------------------| |-------8--7-------5--4-|-------4--5----------------| |-----------------------|-------6--7---5-4----------| |-0-0-0------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------0-3-2-5p3h5----| PM--| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |-------11--10-------8--7-|------------------------| |-------------------------|-------8--9-------------| |--------8---7-------5--4-|------------------------| |-7-7-7-------------------|-------6--7---5---3---2-| |-0-0-0--------0-0-0------|-0-0-0------7---5---3---| PM--| PM--| E E E Q E E E E Q E Q E Q. H. |-----------------------|-----------------*| |-----------------------|-----------------*| |-------7--6-------4--3-|-----------------*| |-------8--7-------5--4-|-9---------------*| |-----------------------|-7---------------*| |-0-0-0------0-0-0------|-0---------------*| 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