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AFTER MIDNIGHT As recorded by Eric Clapton (From the 1970 Album ERIC CLAPTON) Words and Music by J. J. Cale Arranged by Eric Clapton Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Clapton - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=122 F C F Eb C 4/4 Gtr II W +W S S S S S S a E e S S S S S S |-1--------|-(1)--------|-----------------------------------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|-5-----5---5-----10---8---(5)------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-5-----5---5-----10---8----5-------| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-5-7p5-------5h7-10-8---------5h7--| |-3--------|-(3)--------|-----------------------------------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|-----------------------------------|
e S S S S S S F s S EbS S S CS S S |--------------------------------| |-5---5---5-----10-----8---5-----| |-5---5---5-x---10-----8---5-----| |-5-5-----------10---8-------5h7-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
S S S S S S E F e EbS S S CS E E S S S S E F E EbS S S CS E |----------------------------|------------------------------|| |-5-----5---5---10---8---5---|-5---5---5---10---8---5-(5)---|| |-5-----5---5---10---8---5---|-5---5---5---10---8---5--5----|| |-5-7p5-------5-10-8-------5-|-5-5-------5-10-8-----5--5----|| |----------------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses $
CS S S S S S E F E EbS S S CS e EbE S S S S E F E S S +S S S S ||-----------------------------|------------------------------------| ||o-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5-|-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------| ||--5-----5---5---10---8---5-5-|-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------| ||--5-7p5-------5-10-8-------5-|-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-| ||o----------------------------|------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
CS S S S +S S E F E EbS S S CS E S S S S +S S E F E EbS S S CS E |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5--|-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5---| |-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5--|-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5---| |-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)-|-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)--| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e S S S S E F E EbS S S CS E EbS S S S S S E F E S S S S +E |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |-5---5---5---10---8---5-(5)-|-8------8---8-8-10----10---10-(10)\-| |-5---5---5---10---8---5--5--|-8------8---8-8-10----10---10-(10)\-| |-5-5-------5-10-8-----5--5--|-8h10p8-------8-10-10------10-(10)\-| |----------------------------|------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------|
CE S S S S S S F E EbS S S CS E S S S S S S e F E EbS S S CS E |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5---5---5-----10---8-----5-|-5-----5---5---10---8-----5--| |-5---5---5---x-10---8-----5-|-5-----5---5---10---8-----5--| |-5-5-------5---10-8-----5---|-5-7p5-------5-10-8-----5----| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S F E S S S S E E S S S S E |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-5-----5---5-----------5---5------|-10----10---10-----10-----10---10----| |-5-----5---5-----5-----5---5------|-10----10---10-----10-----10---10----| |-5-7p5-------5-5---7p5-------5s10-|-10-10---------10-(10)-10---------10-| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F E S S S S E E S S S S E |---------------------------------------| |--10-----10---10-----10-----10---10-10-| |--10-----10---10-----10-----10---10-10-| |-(10)-10---------10-(10)-10------10-10-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
G E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| |-12----12---12-----12-----12---12-12-|-12----12---12-----12-----12---12-12--|| |-12----12---12-----12-----12---12-12-|-12----12---12-----12-----12---12-12--|| |-12-12---------12-(12)-12------12-12-|-12-12---------12-(12)-12------12-12--|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
Chorus
CS S S S S S E F E EbS S S CS E EbS S S S S S E F E S S S E S |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5-|-8-----8---8-8-10----10---10----| |-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5-|-8-5---8---8-8-10----10---10----| |-5---5-------5-10-8-----5-5-|-8---8-------8-10-10------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|
1. To Coda
CE S S S S S S F E EbS S S S E CS S S S S S E F E EbS S S CS E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-5---5---5-----10---8-----5--|-5-----5---5---10---8-----5-o|| |-5---5---5---x-10---8-----5--|-5-----5---5---10---8-----5--|| |-5-5-------5---10-8-----5----|-5-7p5-------5-10-8-----5----|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo 2.
CGtr I F Eb C C F Eb C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W Q E +E Q. +E |----------------------------||------------------------8----------(8)\-| |----------------------------||---------/11b13---(11)------------------| |----------------------------||----------------------------------------| |----------------------------||----------------------------------------| |----------------------------||----------------------------------------| |----------------------------||----------------------------------------|
| | Gtr II | S S S S S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S e |----------------------------||----------------------------------------| |-5-----5---5---10---8-----5-||-5-----5--------5------10----8---5--5---| |-5-----5---5---10---8-----5-||-5-----5--------5------10----8---5--5---| |-5-7-5-------5-10-8-----5---||-5-7p5--------------5--10--8--------5---| |----------------------------||----------------------------------------| |----------------------------||----------------------------------------| Eb F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E +E Q. +E |----------------------8------------------(8)\---| |-------/11b13---(11)----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | E S S S S E E S S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |-8---8--------8------10-----10-(10)--10---------| |-8---8--------8------10-----10-(10)--10---------| |-8-8--------------8--10--10---------(10)--5h==7-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| C F Eb C ~~ Q E +E H |------------------------8-------------| |---------/11b13---(11)----------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |--------------------------------------| |-5-----5--(5)---5------10---8------5--| |-5-x---5--(5)---5------10---8------5--| |-5---5--------------5--10-8-----5-(5)-| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| F Eb C ~ |-----------3------------| |--------3--------| E +E Q Q Q Q Q |-/11b12---(11)---8-------------------------------------------| |---------------------------11----8---------------------------| |-------------------------------------10b10.5-------8b8.5-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |-------------------------------------------------------------| |---5---------------5-(5)-5------10-----------8------------5--| |---5----x----------5-(5)-5------10-----------8------------5--| |---5-----------5--------------5-10-8-------------5-------(5)-| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| F Eb C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E +E Q. +E |----------------------8----------(8)\-| |-------/11b13---(11)------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | e S S S S E E S S S S E |--------------------------------------| |-5---5--------5------10----8---5-(5)--| |-5---5--------5------10----8---5--5---| |-5-5--------------5--10--8-----5--5---| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| Eb F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E +E Q. +E |-------------------------8--------------(8)\-| |----------/11b13---(11)----------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S E E S S S S +E |---------------------------------------------| |-8------8--------8---8--10-----10---10-(10)\-| |-8------8--------8---8--10-----10---10-(10)\-| |-8h10p8--------------8--10--10------10-(10)\-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| C F Eb C ~~ Q E +E H |-----------------------8-----------| |-------11b13---(11)----------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| | | E S S S S S S E S S S S E |-----------------------------------| |-5---5-------5--------10---8-----5-| |-5---5-------5------x-10---8-----5-| |-5-5-------------5----10-8-----5---| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| F Eb C ~ |----------3-----------| |--------3--------| E +E Q Q Q Q Q |-11b12---(11)---8---------------------------------------| |------------------------11----8-------------------------| |----------------------------------10b10.5-------8b8.5---| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S e E S S S S E |--------------------------------------------------------| |--5---------------5---5------10-----------8-----------5-| |--5---------------5---5------10-----------8-----------5-| |--5----7p=====5------------5-10-8-------------5---------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------|
C S +E S +S S +E E. S +E E |----------------8---(8)------------------8-----------------------8------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-10b12==(10)--(10)-(10)r-10b12==(10)---(10)r-----10b12==(10)---(10)r----| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--5-------------5---------5-----------------------5----------5----------| |--5-------------5---------5--------------5--------5----------5----------| |--5-------7p5---------------------5--5-------7p5-----------------5s==10-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F E S. +E E S. +E S +E E |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-11---------------------11---------------------------------| |----10b12=====(10)------------10r=====(10)-----8-(8)-------| |--------------------------------------------------------10-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
| | E S S S S E E S S S S E |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-10--------10--------10-----------10----------10-----10----| |-10--------10--------10-----------10----------10-----10----| |-10-10---------------------10----(10)------10-----------10-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--11p=8----11p8----11p8------11p=8----11p=8h(11)-11p| |---------8-------8--------8---------8---------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | E S S S S E E S S S S E |----------------------------------------------------| |--10-------10---10-------10--------10----10--10-----| |--10-------10---10-------10--------10----10--10-----| |-(10)---10---------10---(10)----10-------10--10-----| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
G S S S S +S S E E E S S S +S |--8---11p=8-(8)-11p=8--10---8----------------------| |----8----------------------------11--8-------------| |---------------------------------------10b12-(10)--| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
| | E S S S S E E S S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |-12------12-----12-----12-----12----12-12----------| |-12------12-----12-----12-----12----12-12----------| |-12---12-----------12-(12)-12-------12-12----------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| E S +S S S S S S S a S S +E E |----------------------------------------------------|| |--8-------------------------------------------------|| |----10pb12r(10)-8----10-8--------------8-(8)\-------|| |------------------10-------10--8-------8-(8)\-------|| |---------------------------------8h10---------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| | | E S S S S E E S S S S E |----------------------------------------------------|| |-12---------12----12-------12---------12------12-12-|| |-12---------12----12-------12---------12------12-12-|| |-12-12---------------12---(12)-----12---------12-12-|| |----------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------|| Chorus
CW F Eb C |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
| | S e S S S e e S S S S S S |------------------------------| |-5-5-5---5-5-10---8---5-5-(5)-| |-5-5-5---5-5-10---8---5-5-(5)-| |-5-5-5---5-5-10---8---5-5-(5)-| |------------------------------| |------------------------------|
EbGtr II F C F Eb C s S S S S S e e S S S S S S E S S S S e E S S S S E |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-8---8-----8-8-10---10---10-10-10-|-5---5---5-5-10---8---8-5--| |-8---8-----8-8-10---10---10-10-10-|-5-x-5---5-5-10---8---8-5--| |-8---8-----8-8-10---10---10-10-10-|-5---5---5-5-10---8---8-5--| |----------------------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------|
D.S. al Coda &
S S S S S S S S F e EbS S S S CE |-------------------------------|| |-5-----5---5-----10---8---8-5--|| |-5-----5---5-----10---8---8-5--|| |-5-7p5-------7p5-10-8-----8-5--|| |-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------||
Outro
CS S S S S S S S F E EbS S S CS S S CS S S S S S E F E EbS S S CS e |--------------------------------||------------------------------| |-5-----5---5-----10---8---5-----||-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5---| |-5-----5---5-----10---8---5-5-7-||-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5---| |-5-7p5-------7p5-10-8-----5-5-7-||-5-7p5-------5-10-8-------5---| |--------------------------------||------------------------------| |--------------------------------||------------------------------|
EbGtr I F C F Eb C W H Q E E |------------------------------------|----------------------------11b13===| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| | Gtr II | E S S S S E E S S +S S S S S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5------| |-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-|-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)-----| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
+E E S E S F +S S Eb S +S S C S E |-(11)r---11----8--------------------------------------| |------------------11----8------(8)-8------------------| |-----------------------10b12==(10)---10r(10)-8----10--| |-----------------------------------------------10-----| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
| | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |------------------------------------------------------| |---5--------5-(5)--5-----------10---------8--------5--| |---5---x----5-(5)--5-----------10---------8--------5--| |---5------5----------5---------10-----8---------5-(5)-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| F Eb C E E Q H |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-8b8.5----------------------------| |---------10\----------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | S S S S S S E E S S S S e |----------------------------------| |-5-----------5---5---10---8---5-5-| |-5-----------5---5---10---8---5-5-| |-5-----7p=5--------5-10-8-------5-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| Eb F C F Eb C ~~ W H Q E S S |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------11s=13-| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E S S S S E E S S +S S S S S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5-----| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5-----| |-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-|-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)----| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| F Eb C F Eb C ~~~~ +Q S E S S S S S S E. W |------------11----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-(13)-----------13------------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------12s10-8b8.5------8---------|----------------------------| |---------------------------------10p8---10\-----|----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| | | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S e |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |---5------5-(5)--5------10----------8--------5--|-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5-| |---5--x---5-(5)--5------10----------8--------5--|-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5-| |---5----5----------5----10--------8------5--(5)-|-5-7p5-------5-10-8-------5-| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------------------------|----------------------------| Eb F C F Eb C W H Q E E |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------16b18--| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E S S S S E E S S +S S S S S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5-----| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5-----| |-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-|-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)----| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+E E S +E. a F E Eb E S C S E |--------13-------------------------------------| |-(16)--------16b18-(16)---------13---15p13-----| |--------------------------13h14------------14--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
| | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |-----------------------------------------------| |---5-------5-(5)-----5-------10----8--------5--| |---5--x----5-(5)-----5-------10----8--------5--| |---5-----5--------------5----10--8-------5-(5)-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------|
E. +S Q F H Eb C |----------------------------------| |-13------(13)\--------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
| | S S S S S S E E S S S S e |----------------------------------| |--5--------5-----5---10---8---5-5-| |--5--------5-----5---10---8---5-5-| |--5--7p5-----------5-10-8-------5-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| Gtr II E S S S S E E S S +S S S S S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5---| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5---| |-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-|-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)--| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr I F Eb C S S E S +S S S +S S E E S +S |------8---11b11.5-(11)----11b11.5-(11)----11b11.5---8----------------| |-8h11------------------11--------------11---------------11b11.5-(11)-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | Gtr II | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |-5------5-(5)-------5--------------10-------------8------5-----------| |-5--x---5-(5)-------5--------------10-------------8------5-----------| |-5----5-----------------5----------10------8----------5-(5)----------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| F Eb C ~~ Q. E H |-8---------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | S S S S S S E E S S S S e |-----------------------------| |-5------5---5---10---8---5-5-| |-5------5---5---10---8---5-5-| |-5--7p5-------5-10-8-------5-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
EbW F |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
| | E S S S S E E S S +S S S S |------------------------------------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------| |-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|
CQ S S S S F +S S Eb S +S S C S E |----------8----------------------------------------| |-------------11-8-------------11-(11)--------------| |------------------10b12==(10)-10--10r(10)-8----10--| |--------------------------------------------10-----| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------|
| | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |---------------------------------------------------| |-5-----5-(5)--5-----------10-----------8--------5--| |-5-x---5-(5)--5-----------10-----------8--------5--| |-5---5----------5---------10-------8---------5-(5)-| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| F Eb C F Eb C ~~~ S E. E +E H W |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-9------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |---10------10----(10)\----------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| | | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S E E S S S S e |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-5-------5-(5)-5-------10---8------5--|-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5--| |-5--x----5-(5)-5-------10---8------5--|-5-----5---5---10---8---5-5--| |-5-----5-----------5---10-8-----5-(5)-|-5-7p5-------5-10-8-------5--| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
EbGtr II F C F Eb C E S S S S E E S S +S S S S S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-----5-(5)-5---10---8------5---| |-8---8---8---10----10-(10)--10------|-5-x---5-(5)-5---10---8------5---| |-8-8-------8-10-10---------(10)-5h7-|-5---5---------5-10-8-----5-(5)--| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Gtr I F Eb C |3-| S S +S S S +S S S S S S S +S S E S |-8-----------------------------------------------------| |----8----------8--------------------8------------------| |---10pb11r(10)----8b8.5-(8)----8-10---10p8-(8)-8-------| |----------------------------10-------------------10p=8h| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------|
| | Gtr II | S S S S +S S E E S S S S E |-------------------------------------------------------| |-5-------------5-(5)-----5-------10------8--------5----| |-5--x----------5-(5)-----5-------10------8--------5----| |-5----------5----------------5---10----8-------5-(5)---| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| F Eb C ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q. +E H |----------------------------------*| |----------------------------------*| |----------------------------------*| |-10------------(10)\--------------*| |----------------------------------*| |----------------------------------*| | | S S S S S S E E S S S S e |----------------------------------*| |--5------5---5-------10---8---5-5-*| |--5------5---5-------10---8---5-5-*| |--5--7p5---------5---10-8-------5-*| |----------------------------------*| |----------------------------------*| 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