MASTER OF PUPPETS (Bassline)
As recorded by Metallica
(From the 2000 Album S&M)
Words and Music by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton
Tuning (Bb Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Tuned Down 1/2 Step'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=216
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q H q q H +H H Q Q H
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|------------|-5--4--3----|-(3)----------|------------|
|-0----------|------------|--------12S===|=0----------|
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W W H Q Q Q Q H
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|----------|----------|-------------||o------------|
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|----------|----------|------12S=0--||o-0----------|
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q q H W H Q Q Q Q Q E E
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|------------|----------|-------------o||--------------|
|-5--4--3----|----------|--------------||--------------|
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q q H E E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E Q Q H
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|-7--6--5----|-----------------|-------------------||o------------|
|-5--4--3----|-----------------|-------------------||-------------|
|------------|-----------------|-3-3-4-5-6-7-7-7-7-||o-0----------|
|------------|-0-0-3-4-5-5-5-5-|-------------------||-------------|
W W E E E E E E E E
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|----------|----------|-----------------o||
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|----------|----------|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-o||
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0h1---0h1---0h1-|---0h1---0h1-----|-0h1---0h1---0h1-|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-o||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
2.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q H H Q Q
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|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-|-0----------|---------3/--||
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4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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1st and 2nd Verses
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-0-6s5-3h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-3h5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-0-6s5-3h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-3h5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-0-6s5-3h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-3h5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|---0h2---3p2-0h2-|-----------------|---0h2-0h2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|---0h2---3p2-0h2-|-----------------|---0h2-0h2--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
Half Time Feel Q=216
4/4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
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|-----------------||---------5--7--|----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||---------------|----------------|----------------|
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E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
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|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------6-----|---------5--7--|----------------|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8----7--|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7--|
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E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
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|---------6-----|---------5--7--|----------------|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8----7--|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7--|
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E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------6-----|---------5--7--|----------------|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8----7--|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7--|
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E E Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q H
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|-9-7-6--6-------|------------|------------||
|----------7-3-2-|-0--0-------|-1--1-------||
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Chorus
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--|
|----------------|---------|------------------|-----------------|
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-5-----|
|-3--3-3-3-3-5----|---------|-----------------|-------------7-6-|
|--------------5/-|-/7--7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-7-5-|--------|----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|-8--8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------|--------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q Q Q H
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|---------|------------------|--------|------------|
|-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-5-5-|-3-3----|------------|
|---------|------------------|-----5--|-0--0-------|
|---------|------------------|--------|------------|
1.
2/4 4/4
Q H. Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
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|------------|----------------|---------|-------------------|
|------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-5S=|
|-1--1/------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------|-------------------|
|------------|----------------|---------|-------------------|
Q Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q H
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|-7--5--3-2-----|------------|------------||
|-----------3-3-|-0--0-------|-1--1-------||
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
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|-----2-----3-----|-4-----3-----2-2-|-----2-----3-----|-4-----3-----2--|
|-0h1---0h1---0h1-|---0h1---0h1-----|-0h1---0h1---0h1-|---0h1---0h1----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-----3-----|-4-----3-----2-2-|-----2-----3-----|-----------------|
|-0h1---0h1---0h1-|---0h1---0h1-----|-0h1---0h1---0h1-|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
2.
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q H
|------------------||---------------|---------------------|------------|
|-----------------o||------------2S=|=14--12--------------|------------|
|------------------||-3--3-3-3-3----|---------14-12-------|------------|
|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-o||---------------|---------------14-12-|-0--0-------|
|------------------||---------------|---------------------|------------|
Freely Q=96
Q H. +W +W +W
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|------------|------------|------------|--------|
|-1--1-------|-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-(1)----|
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Interlude
Moderately Q=108
2/4 4/4
Wx3 W W W
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2/4 4/4
W W H W
|----------|------|------|------|
|----------|------|------|------|
|----------|------|-7----|-5----|
|----------|------|------|------|
|----------|------|------|------|
2/4
H Q. S S H H H E E Q
|---------------|-----------|------|--------|
|---------------|-----------|------|---9----|
|-3----3--------|-----------|-6----|-7---7--|
|-----------3-4-|-5----7----|------|--------|
|---------------|-----------|------|--------|
4/4
E E E E E E a E E E E E S S E E S S S S Q. S S S E S E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---7---7-----------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-5---5---5-5-5h7-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------2-3-4-|-5----5-4-7-----7-5-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|------------0-0-0-0-|
2/4 4/4
E S S E S S E E E E E E Q E S S a E E
|-------------|-----9---|--------------------|
|-------------|---9---9-|---7----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-4s6-|-7-------|-5---5--5-5-5-5h7-5-|
|-------------|---------|--------------------|
|-------------|---------|--------------------|
2/4
E E Q Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S E E S S S S
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------||
|---5-------------|-------------------|-------------||
|-3---3--3--------|-------------------|-------------||
|-------------3-4-|-5----5-6-7----7-7-|-6-6-6-6-7-7-||
|-----------------|----------0--------|-------------||
Guitar Solo I
4/4
E E E E Q E E E E a E E Q E E S S S S E S S
|----------|------------------|----------------------|
|----------|------------------|----------------------|
|-7---7----|-5--5-5-5-5-5h7-5-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|---7---7-|------------------|------------------3-4-|
|----------|------------------|----------------------|
2/4
Q E S S E. S E S S E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------|-----------|----------|
|---------------------|-----------|----------|
|---------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-|-7---7----|
|-5--5-5-6-7------5-7-|-----------|---7---7-|
|----------0--0-0-0-0-|-----------|----------|
4/4
E E E E E S S a E E Q E S S E. S S S S S Q e S S Q E S S
|---7-----7-----------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----7---------------|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-5-----5---5-5-5h7-5-|-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------2-3-4-|-5--5-5-6-7--7-5h7--|
|---------------------|-----------------------|----------0---------|
2/4 4/4
E E S S S S E E E E E E E E E S S a E E
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|-------------||-----9----|---7-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-----||---7---7-|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-|
|---------5-5-||-0--------|---------------------|
|-------------||----------|---------------------|
2/4
E E E E Q a E E Q E E E. S S S S S E E E S S
|-------5----------|---------------------|-----------|
|---5--------------|----7----------------|---7-------|
|-3---3---3--3h5-3-|---------------------|-6---5-0-0-|
|------------------|-5----5-7--------5h7-|-----------|
|------------------|--------0--0-0-0-----|-----------|
4/4
E E Q E E E E E S S a E E E E Q Q e S S
|---------|---------------------|-----------------|
|---9-----|---7-----------------|---5-------------|
|-7---7--|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-|-3---3--3--3-----|
|---------|---------------------|-------------3-4-|
|---------|---------------------|-----------------|
2/4
PM----|
E S S E S S E. S E E E. S S S E E E E E
|----------------------|------------||----------|
|-------7--------------|------------||o---------|
|----------------------|-6--6-6p0---||--7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5---5-6-7----7-7-|----------5-||o-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------0--0-0-0-|------------||----------|
4/4
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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-0-0-0-|
2/4 4/4
PM------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6-6-o||-----------------|-----------------||
|----------||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||
|---------o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|----------||-----------------|-----------------||
Double Time Q=216
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q 6x Q Q E E E E
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||o-------------------|----------------o||---------------|
||--4-4-5-4-4-4-5-----|-4-4-5-4-4-5-4---||---------------|
||o-2-2-3-2-2-2-3-2-0-|-2-2-3-2-2-3----o||-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
||--------------------|-----------------||---------------|
+E E Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------------||
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|-----------------|----------------|-------------------------||
|-(3)-3-3--3-3-3--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-0-0S14-14-14-14-14---||
|-----------------|----------------|-------------------------||
Guitar Solo II
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 4x
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||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------o||
||------------------|---0h2---3p2-0h2-|-----------------|---0h2-0h2--||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------||o-----------------|-----------------|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||o-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|-1-0-0-1-0-0-----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------o||-----------------|
|-----3-----3-----|-3-----3-----2---||-----------------|
|-0-0-1-0-0-1-0-0-|-1-0-0-1-0-0----o||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q +Q. S S E E E E E E E E
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------0-2-|-4-5--------------|-------0---------|
||--------0-2-3-----|-----3--(3)---3-3-|-3-2-3---3-2-----|
||o-0-2-3-----------|------------------|-------------3-2-|
||------------------|------------------|-----------------|
1.,2.,3. 4.
E E Q E E E S S H +Q. S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||----------------|-----------------||
|------------------o||----------------|-------0---------||
|-----7------7------||------------3-3-|-3-2-3---3-2-----||
|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-o||-0----(0)-------|-------------3-2-||
|-------------------||----------------|-----------------||
Q Q H W W E E E E E E E E
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||o------------|----------|----------|------------------o||
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||o-0----------|----------|----------|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2--o||
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3rd Verse
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 5x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------o||
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||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
4/4 5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------o||
||------------------|---0h2---3p2-0h2-|-----------------|---0h2-0h2--||
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----2---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------||
4/4
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E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|---------5--7--|----------------|----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------|----------------|----------------|
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E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------6-----|---------5--7--|----------------|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8----7--|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7--|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
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E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------6-----|---------5--7--|----------------|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8----7--|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7--|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
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E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E Q. E E E E Q Q
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------6-----|---------5--7--|----------------|---------------|
|-8-8-8-8----7--|-0-0-0-0-------|-0-2-3-0-2h3----|-7-7-7-7-8--7--|
|---------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
E E Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q H
|----------------|------------|------------||
|----------------|------------|------------||
|-9-7-6--6-------|------------|------------||
|----------7-3-2-|-0--0-------|-1--1-------||
|----------------|------------|------------||
Chorus
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------|---------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|-----------------|
|----------------|---------|------------------|-----------------|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-0-0-0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/--|
|----------------|---------|------------------|-----------------|
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---7-7-7-7-5-----|
|-3--3-3-3-3-5----|---------|-----------------|-------------7-6-|
|--------------5/-|-/7--7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5---------------|
|-----------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------|
2/4 4/4
Q E E E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-7-5-|--------|----------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|-8--8-8-|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------|--------|----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|
2/4 4/4 2/4 4/4
E E E E Q E E +E E E E E E Q Q Q H
|---------|------------------|--------|------------|
|---------|------------------|--------|------------|
|-5-5-5-5-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-5-5-|-3-3----|------------|
|---------|------------------|-----5--|-0--0-------|
|---------|------------------|--------|------------|
2/4
Q H. Q E E E E E E E E E E
|------------|----------------|---------|
|------------|----------------|---------|
|------------|-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|
|-1--1/------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------|
|------------|----------------|---------|
4/4
Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q Q H Q H +Q
|---------------|---------------------|------------|---------------|
|------------2S=|=14--12--------------|------------|---------------|
|-3--3-3-3-3----|---------14-12-------|------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------14-12-|-0--0-------|-1--1----(1)---|
|---------------|---------------------|------------|---------------|
5/8
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-0-6s5-3h5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-3h5-3h5--o||
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------||
3/4 4/4
TP
W E E E E E E E E W
|--------|-----------------|------:
|--------|-----------------|------:
|--------|-----------------|------:
|--------|-3p2-0-3p2-0-3p2-|-0----:
|--------|-----------------|------:
TP
+W Q Q H
|------------:------------*|
|------------:------------*|
|------------:-7--7-------*|
|-(0)--------:-0--0-------*|
|------------:------------*|
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Duration Legend
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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
