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S S |---16-----(16)---------------------------18b20-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------1/----------------------| S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------11-----| |---11------9--11------9---------11-------9----11---9---13-----| |---10-----10--10-----10---------10------10----10--10---13-----| |---10-----10--10-----10---------10------10----10--10----------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | S E. +E. S +S S S S E. S |---18b20=====(18)r------18b20==(18)r-18-16-18-16-------18b20--| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| S E S S S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------------------------| |---11------9--11------9---11-----9----11--9----| |---10-----10--10-----10---10----10----10-10----| |---10-----10--10-----10---10----10----10-10----| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | S E. +Q H |---18b20=====(18)r-----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | S E. +Q S S S S S S E |---18b20=====(18)r-----------------------------| |--------------------------18-16----------------| |--------------------------------15-------------| |-----------------------------------17-15-------| |-----------------------------------------15-13-| |-----------------------------------------------| E E Q E E E. S W |-----------------------------11-|-------------------------| |---6----6---------8--8-------13-|-------------------------| |---7----7---------9--9-------13-|-------------------------| |---8----8--------10-10----------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| | | Q Q Q Q E S S +H S S S S |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |----------13b15--------15b17----|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-----3-(3)---------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------3-----| |--------------------------------|---------------------5---| | | +S S E Q Q Q E S S Q +H |----------11b13--------11b13----|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------6---(6)----------| |-(13)---------------------------|-----8-------------------| |--------------------------------|--------8---(8)----------| Gtr III +W e E Q H |------------|-------------*| |------------|-------------*| |------------|-1-----------*| |-(6)--------|-3-----------*| |------------|-3-----------*| |-(8)--------|-1-----------*| 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

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