• Song:

    Trial By The Archon

  • Artist:

    Blind Guardian

  • Album:

    Blind Guardian

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
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TRIAL BY THE ARCHON
As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1988 Album BATTALIONS OF FEAR)


Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder

 Words by - Music by Andre Olbrich

 

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Magnus'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Andr?'


 Intro
  Q=151
  E5                       G5  F#5   B5                         A5 B5
 4/4
  Gtr I
   W               +H       Q   Q     W                  +H     Q   Q
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|--9------------|--(9)-----12--11--|--4----------------|-(4)----2---4----|
|--7------------|--(7)-----10---9--|--2----------------|-(2)----0---2----|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  ~~~~~~
|  W               +H       Q   Q     E  E  H.            H.        E  E
|---------------|----------15--14--|-------------------|-----------------|
|-15b17=========|=(15)r------------|-12-13-12tr13------|-12--------10-12-|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|


  C5    C5 B5      A5    G5  F#5   E5                          E5 D5
   H     E  Q.      H     Q   Q     W                   +H      E  Q.
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--2------------|-------------------|----------9--7----|
|--5-----5--4----|--2-----5---4--|--2----------------|--(2)-----9--7----|
|--3-----3--2----|--0-----5---4--|--2----------------|--(2)-----7--5----|
|----------------|--------3---2--|--0----------------|--(0)-------------|
|
|  H     E  Q.      H     Q   Q     E  E  H.            +H      E  Q.
|----------------|-------15--14--|-12-14-12tr14------|-(12)----12-10----|
|-13----13-12----|-10------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|------------------|


  E5                                                 G5  F#5
              |--3--|          |-3-|           |-3-|
   E    E     E  E  E  E     E E E E     E   E E E E  Q   Q
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|--9----------9--9--9--9-------9-9-9-|---9-----9-9-9-12--11--|
|--7----------7--7--7--7-------7-7-7-|---7-----7-7-7-10---9--|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|
|             |--3--|
|  E.      S  E  E  E  H                +H            Q   Q
|------------------------------------|---------------15--14--|
|-15b17------12-12-15-15b17==========|=(15)r-----------------|
|---------14-------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------|


  B5                                       A5 B5
         |---3---|     |-3-|         |-3-|
   E  E  E     E E E E E E E    E  E E E E Q   Q
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--4-----4-----4-4-4---4-4-4-|--4----4-4-4-2---4------|
|--2-----2-----2-2-2---2-2-2-|--2----2-2-2-0---2------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|
|  E  E  H.                     H.             E  E
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-12-13-12tr13---------------|-12-------------10-12---|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|


  C5                B5   A5         G5  F#5
       |-3-|                  |-3-|
   E E E E E  Q     Q     E E E E E  Q   Q
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|--5---5-5-5--5-----4--|--2---2-2-2---------|
|--3---3-3-3--3-----2--|--0---0-0-0--5---4--|
|----------------------|-------------3---2--|
|
|  H          E  Q.       H          Q   Q
|----------------------|------------15--14--|
|-13---------13-12-----|-10-----------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------|


  E5                                         D5
         |---3---|     |-3-|         |-3-|
   E  E  E     E E E E E E E    E  E E E E E Q.
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--9-----9-----9-9-9---9-9-9-|--9----9-9-9-9-7----------|
|--7-----7-----7-7-7---7-7-7-|--7----7-7-7-7-5----------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  E  E  H.                     H.               +Q
|-12-14-12tr14---------------|-12---------------(12)\---|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|


  E5                       D5  E5                       C5
  E  H.                    E   E  H.                    E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-9------------------------7-|-9------------------------5-|
|-9------------------------7-|-9------------------------5-|
|-7------------------------5-|-7------------------------3-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|              |--3--|                      |--3--|
| E  E   E  E  S  S  S Q.      E  E   E  E  S  S  S Q.
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---12--10-------------------|---12--10-------------------|
|----------12-11-12-11-9-----|----------12-11-12-11-9-----|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|


  D5                       D5  E5                                       D5
  E  H.                    E    H..                                     E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-7------------------------7-|--9---------------------------------------7-|
|-7------------------------7-|--9---------------------------------------7-|
|-5------------------------5-|--7---------------------------------------5-|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|
|              |--3--|
| E  E   E  E  S  S  S Q.       S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q
|----------------------------|-14---15-14-15------------------------------|
|---12--10-------------------|---------------15-17-15-17------------------|
|----------12-11-12-11-9-----|---------------------------16-17-16-17------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------14---|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|


  E5                        D5  E5                        C5
  H..                       E   H..                       E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-9-------------------------7-|-9-------------------------5-|
|-9-------------------------7-|-9-------------------------5-|
|-7-------------------------5-|-7-------------------------3-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
|               |--3--|                       |--3--|
| E    E  E  E  S  S  S Q.      E    E  E  E  S  S  S Q.
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----12-10-------------------|-----12-10-------------------|
|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


  D5                        D5  E5
  H..                       E    W
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-7-------------------------7-|--9--------------|
|-7-------------------------7-|--9--------------|
|-5-------------------------5-|--7--------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|
|                                          ~~
|               |--3--|
| E    E  E  E  S  S  S Q.       H         H
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----12-10-------------------|-12tr13----12----|
|-----------12-11-12-11-9-----|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------|


 Rhythm Part
  E5F5 E5F5 E5C5C5D5   E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5
  E  E E  E E s E E.   E  E E  E E s E E.
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-7--8-7--8-7-3-3-5--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|--------------------|


  E5F5 E5F5 E5C5C5D5   E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5
  E  E E  E E s E E.   E  E E  E E s E E.
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-9-10-9-10-9-5-5-7--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-7--8-7--8-7-3-3-5--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|--------------------|


  E5  E5  E5C5C5D5   D5  D5  D5D5D5D5   D5EbD5EbD5BbBbC5   E5F5 E5F5 E5D5D5D5
  E E E E E S E E.   E E E E E S E E.   E E E E E S E E.   E  E E  E E s E E.
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9-7-7-7--|
|-7---7---7-3-3-5--|-5---5---5-5-5-5--|-5-6-5-6-5-1-1-3--|-7--8-7--8-7-5-5-5--|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|


  E5  E5  E5C5C5D5   D5  D5  D5D5D5D5   D5EbD5EbD5BbBbC5   E5F5 E5F5 E5
  E E E E E S E E.   E E E E E S E E.   E E E E E S E E.   E  E E  E H
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9----|
|-9---9---9-5-5-7--|-7---7---7-7-7-7--|-7-8-7-8-7-3-3-5--|-9-10-9-10-9----|
|-7---7---7-3-3-5--|-5---5---5-5-5-5--|-5-6-5-6-5-1-1-3--|-7--8-7--8-7----|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|


 Solo Andr?
  E5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14h|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                          D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------|
|--------------------------7--------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
|                          ~~~~
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  Q..    S
|-15p14p12h14h15p14p12h14p12-----12-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


  E5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12h|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


                          D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------7----|
|--------------------------7----|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5----|
|-------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|-14p12h15p12h17p12h15p12-12----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|


  D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10---------13-12-10----10---------|
|----------12----12-11-9----------12----12-11-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


                         D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  H
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10------------------------------|
|----------12----12-11-9-12-11-11-12-11-9-7\--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  E5
  S  S S S S S S S  S S  S  S  S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| S  S S S S S S S  S S  S  S  Q
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-12-------|
|----------7---7-9-12-9-12-------------|
|------7-9---9-------------------------|
|-7-10---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


                          D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-------------------|
|--------------------------7-------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  +E
|----------------------------------------------|
|-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-(15)\-|
|-------14----------14----------14-------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|


  E5
   S    S     S    S     S    S     S    S     S    S    S   S   S   S   S   S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |--------6---------|  |--------6---------|  |-------6-------| |------6------|
|  S  S    S  S  S    S  S  S    S  S  S    S  S  S   S  S S   S S S   S S S   S
|-19-17---15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14-12---10-12-10---8-10-8---7-8-7---5-7-5---3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


                      D5
   S S  S S  S S  S S  H
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|----------------------7-------------|
|----------------------7-------------|
|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
|  E    E    E    E    E     Q.
|----------------12---14b15-14b15----|
|-12---14---15-----------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


   S    S     S    S     S    S     S    S     S    S    S   S   S   S   S   S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7-----7----7----7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|  |--------6---------|  |--------6---------|  |-------6-------| |------6------|
|  S  S    S  S  S    S  S  S    S  S  S    S  S  S   S  S S   S S S   S S S   S
|-19-17---15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14-12---10-12-10---8-10-8---7-8-7---5-7-5---3-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   S S  S S  S S  S S  H
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------------7-------|
|----------------------7-------|
|--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--5-------|
|------------------------------|
|
|  E    E    E    E    H
|----------------12---14b15----|
|-12---14---15-----------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


  D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--7--------------------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10---------13-12-10----10---------|
|----------12----12-11-9----------12----12-11-9-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


                         D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  H
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|-------------------------7-------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S  S  S  S S E
|---------------------------------------------|
|-13-12-10----10------------------------------|
|----------12----12-11-9-12-11-11-12-11-9-7\--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  E5
  S  S S S S S S S  S S  S  S  S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-9------------------------------------|
|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7--7--7--7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| S  S S S S S S S  S S  S  S  Q
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10-12-------|
|----------7---7-9-12-9-12-------------|
|------7-9---9-------------------------|
|-7-10---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


                          D5
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------------------------|
|--------------------------7--------------------------|
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
|                                      |-----6------|
|  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12----12-15-12-8-15-12-8-|
|-------14----------14----------14--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


 Outro
  E5                                         G5  F#5
   ~~~~~~
                                     |--3--|
   Q.       +E   H           +Q.     S  S  S  Q   Q
|-------------------------|---------15-14-12-15--14--|
|-15b17====(15)r15b17=====|=(15)r--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  W                         +H               Q   Q
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--9----------------------|--(9)-------------12--11--|
|--7----------------------|--(7)-------------10---9--|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


  B5                         A5 B5
   E  E  H.            H.        E  E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-12-13-12tr13------|-12--------10-12---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
|  W                  +H     Q   Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|--4----------------|-(4)----2---4------|
|--2----------------|-(2)----0---2------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


  C5                C5 B5      A5    G5  F#5
   H                 E  Q.      H     Q   Q
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|--2------------|
|--5-----------------5--4----|--2-----5---4--|
|--3-----------------3--2----|--0-----5---4--|
|----------------------------|--------3---2--|
|
|      |--3--|
|  Q   S  S  S  +E   E  Q.      H     Q   Q
|----------------------------|-------15--14--|
|-13--12-13-12-(12)-13-12----|---------------|
|----------------------------|-14------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|
|----------------------------|---------------|


  E5                         E5 D5
   W                  +H      E  Q.
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|---------9--7-----|
|--2----------------|-(2)-----9--7-----|
|--2----------------|-(2)-----7--5-----|
|--0----------------|-(0)--------------|
|
|  E  E  H.            H      E  Q.
|-12-14-12tr14------|-12-----12-10-----|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|


  E5                                          G5  F#5
   W                          +H               Q   Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--9-----------------------|--(9)-------------12--11--|
|--7-----------------------|--(7)-------------10---9--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|        TP TP TP
|                                     |--3--|
|  E     E  E  E  H           +Q.     S  S  S  Q   Q
|--------------------------|---------15-14-12-15--14--|
|-15b17----12-15-15b17=====|=(15)r--------------------|
|-------14-----------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


  B5                                 A5 B5
   W                          +H     Q   Q
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|--4------------------------|-(4)----2---4----|
|--2------------------------|-(2)----0---2----|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|
|  E  Q   S  S  E  Q   S  S    H.        E  E
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|-12-13--12-13-15-13--12-13-|-12--------10-12-|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------|


  C5                C5 B5      A5    G5  F#5
   H                 E  Q.      H     Q   Q
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|--2------------*|
|--5-----------------5--4----|--2-----5---4--*|
|--3-----------------3--2----|--0-----5---4--*|
|----------------------------|--------3---2--*|
|
|      |--3--|
|  Q   S  S  S  +E   E  Q.      H     Q   Q
|----------------------------|-------15--14--*|
|-13--12-13-12-(12)-13-12----|---------------*|
|----------------------------|-14------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|
|----------------------------|---------------*|




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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
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 |  - 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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