NATURE'S WAY
As recorded by Spirit
(From the 1970 Album TWELVE DREAMS OF DR. SARDONICUS )
Words and Music by Spirit
Transcribed by Tone Jones
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar (Steel)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Melody'
Intro
Q=104
4/4
Gtr I
W Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +Q Q. E +E E +E E
|----------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)--|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----------|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)--|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|----------|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)--|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Verse
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +Q
|--------------------||----------------------|
|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)---|
|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)-4-||-4------4-(4)-4-(4)---|
|-2----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)---|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W E E E E Q E E
|--------------------||----7-7-5--7-----5--7-|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
|--------------------||----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--0----0-(0)-0-(0)-0--|
|--4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-(7)-5-5---(5)-7--9--9-|-(9)------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)--2-|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-4---------4-(4)-4-(4)--4-|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)--2-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E Q E E
|-8------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|----10-12-10-12----10--12-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---0----0-(0)-0-(0)---|
|---4--------4--(4)--4-(4)--4-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)---|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)---|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-(12)-10-10---(10)-12-14--14-|-(14)-----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-1--------1-(1)--1-(1)--1-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----11-11-9-11--11--9--11-|
|-13------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +Q Q. E +E E +Q
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)--------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)--|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)-----|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)--|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)-----|
|--------------------6-(6)--|-7---------7-(7)--7-(7)-----|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E
|-12------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----14-(14)---(14)--------|----16-16-14-16--16-14--16--|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Q. E +E E +Q Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|--6----------6-(6)--4--(4)--|--4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--7----------7-(7)--4--(4)--|--6------6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|
|--7----------7-(7)--6--(6)--|--7------7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E +Q E E +Q E E E E E E +E E
|----------------------------|---------------7-(7)---|
|-17-----(14)---12--12-(12)--|-----9-9-7--9----------|
|----------------------------|---------------------8-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----16---------------------|-11--------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-2----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-4--------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|-2----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-4--------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|-2----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-6--------6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E +Q +E E Q Q. S S H
|------------------------|--------11--9----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-8--8-(8)---(8)-8--8----|-8----9----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Verse 2
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------||----------------------|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|
| +Q Q H E E E E Q E E
|-(9)------------------||----7-7-5--7-----5--7-|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--0----0-(0)-0-(0)-0--|
|--4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-(7)-5-5---(5)-7--9--9-|-(9)------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +Q
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)----|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-4---------4-(4)-4-(4)----|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)----|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E Q E E
|-8------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|----10-12-10-12----10--12-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---0----0-(0)-0-(0)-0--|
|---4--------4--(4)--4-(4)--4-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(12)-10-10---(10)-12-14--14-|-(14)------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-1--------1-(1)--1-(1)--1-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----11-11-9-11--11--9--11-|
|-13------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)---------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)--6--|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)--6--|
|--------------------6-(6)-6-|-7---------7-(7)--7-(7)--7--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E
|-12-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----14-(14)---(14)---------|----16-16-14-16--16-14--16--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|--6----------6-(6)-4-(4)-4-|-4---------4-(4)--4--(4)--4-|
|--7----------7-(7)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6--(6)--6-|
|--7----------7-(7)-6-(6)-6-|-7---------7-(7)--7--(7)--7-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E +Q H E E E E E E +E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------11-|
|-17-----(14)---------------|--------------------(12)----|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----16--------------------|-----------------14---------|
|---------------------------|----16-16-14-16-------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--4----------4--(4)--4-(4)-4-|--2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--4----------4--(4)--4-(4)-4-|--2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--6----------6--(6)--6-(6)-6-|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E +Q +E E Q Q. S S H
|-11--11-(11)---(11)-11-11----|-11----12-11--9----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
Verse 3
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------||----------------------|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|
| +Q Q H E E E E Q E E
|-(9)------------------||----7-7-5--7-----5--7-|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--0----0-(0)-0-(0)-0--|
|--4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-(7)-5-5---(5)-7--9--9-|-(9)------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)--2-|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-4---------4-(4)-4-(4)--4-|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)--2-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E Q E E
|-8------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|----10-12-10-12----10--12-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---0----0-(0)-0-(0)-0--|
|---4--------4--(4)--4-(4)--4-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-(12)-10-10---(10)-12-14--14-|-(14)------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-1--------1-(1)--1-(1)--1-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----11-11-9-11--11--9--11-|
|-13------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)---------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)--6--|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)--6--|
|--------------------6-(6)-6-|-7---------7-(7)--7-(7)--7--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E
|-12-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----14-(14)---(14)---------|----16-16-14-16--16-14--16--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|--6----------6-(6)--4--(4)-4-|--4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--7----------7-(7)--4--(4)-4-|--6------6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|
|--7----------7-(7)--6--(6)-6-|--7------7-(7)-7-(7)-7-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E +Q E E +Q E E E E E E +E E
|-----------------------------|---------------7-(7)---|
|-17-----(14)---12--12-(12)---|-----9-9-7--9----------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------8-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----16----------------------|-11--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-2----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-4--------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|-2----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-4--------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|-2----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|-6--------6-(6)-6-(6)-6-|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| E E +Q +E E Q Q. S S H
|------------------------|--------11--9----------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-8--8-(8)---(8)-8--8----|-8----9----------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Verse 4
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------||----------------------|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|
|--2-----2-(2)-2-(2)-2-||-2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|
| +Q Q H E E E E Q E E
|-(9)------------------||----7-7-5--7-----5--7-|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
|----------------------||----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--0----0-(0)-0-(0)-0--|
|--4------4-(4)-4-(4)-4-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|--2------2-(2)-2-(2)-2-|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1--|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-(7)-5-5---(5)-7--9--9-|-(9)------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)--2-|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-4---------4-(4)-4-(4)--4-|
|-1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2---------2-(2)-2-(2)--2-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E Q E E
|-8------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|----10-12-10-12----10--12-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +Q
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---0----0-(0)-0-(0)---|
|---4--------4--(4)--4-(4)--4-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)---|
|---2--------2--(2)--2-(2)--2-|---1----1-(1)-1-(1)---|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|
| +E E Q +E E E E +W
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-(12)-10-10---(10)-12-14--14-|-(14)-----------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-1--------1-(1)--1-(1)--1-|
|--1----1-(1)-1-(1)-1-|-2--------2-(2)--2-(2)--2-|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|
| W E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|----11-11-9-11--11--9--11-|
|-13------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)---------|----------------------------|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)--6--|
|--2----------2--(2)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6-(6)--6--|
|--------------------6-(6)-6-|-7---------7-(7)--7-(7)--7--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E +Q +H E E E E E E E E
|-12-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----14-(14)---(14)---------|----16-16-14-16--16-14--16--|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|--6----------6-(6)-4-(4)-4-|-4---------4-(4)--4--(4)--4-|
|--7----------7-(7)-4-(4)-4-|-6---------6-(6)--6--(6)--6-|
|--7----------7-(7)-6-(6)-6-|-7---------7-(7)--7--(7)--7-|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E +Q H E E E E E E +E E
|---------------------------|-------------------------11-|
|-17-----(14)---------------|--------------------(12)----|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----16--------------------|-----------------14---------|
|---------------------------|----16-16-14-16-------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--4----------4--(4)--4-(4)-4-|--2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--4----------4--(4)--4-(4)-4-|--2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--6----------6--(6)--6-(6)-6-|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| E E +Q +E E Q Q. S S H
|-11--11-(11)---(11)-11-11----|-11----12-11--9----------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
Q. E +E E +E E Q. E +E E +E E
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|---2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--4-----4-(4)--4-(4)--4-|---2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--4-----4-(4)--4-(4)--4-|---2-----2----(2)-2-(2)-2-|
|--6-----6-(6)--6-(6)--6-|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E E E +Q. S S H
|-(9)----------11-11--11-|-(11)---12-11--9----------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------------|
Q. E Q. E Q. E +E E +E E
|---------------|--------------------*|
|---------------|--------------------*|
|-4----4-5----5-|-4----4-(4)-4-(4)-4-*|
|-4----4-7----7-|-6----6-(6)-6-(6)-6-*|
|-6----6-7----7-|-7----7-(7)-7-(7)-7-*|
|---------------|--------------------*|
|
| H H W
|-7------7------|--------------------*|
|---------------|-9------------------*|
|---------------|--------------------*|
|---------------|--------------------*|
|---------------|--------------------*|
|---------------|--------------------*|
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
