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ROCK THE CASBAH As recorded by The Clash (From the 1982 Album COMBAT ROCK) Words and Music by Joe Strummer, Mick Jones & Topper Headon Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Piano' Intro Q=130 F/C G/F/C 4/4 Gtrs I, II W E E E. S E E E E W |----------------|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|---------------------| |----------------|-6---6--6-6-8-6---|---------------------| |----------------|-5---5--5-5-7-5---|---------------------| |----------------|------------------|---------------------| |----------------|------------------|---------------------| |----------------|------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr III | H E E E E Q Q Q E E E S S E E S S E E E |----------------|------------------|---------------------| |----------------|-1---0------------|---------1-----------| |----------------|-2---0----2-----2-|---2-1-2---1-0-------| |----------3--5--|----------3---3-3-|---------------3-----| |--------5-5-(5)-|--------------5---|-----------------5-5-| |----------------|------------------|---------------------|
G/BE E Q H E E Q H |-7----------------|-7------------------| |-8----------------|-8------------------| |-7----------------|-7------------------| |-9----------------|-9------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
| | Q S S E E E Q E S S S S E E E Q |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |-----1-0----------|--------------------| |---------3-3------|--------------------| |-------------5-5--|--------------------| |------------------|---4-5-4-3-1-1-3-0--| F DmF/C E E E. S E E E E W |--8----8---8--8-7-5---|---------------------------| |-10---10--10-10-6-6---|---------------------------| |-10---10--10-10-7-5---|---------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------| | | Q Q E E Q E S S E E S S S S +S S E |----------------------|---------------------------| |--1----0--------------|---------1-----------------| |--2----0------2---2---|---2-1-2---1-0---0-(0)-----| |--------------3-3-3---|---------------3-------3---| |----------------5-----|-------------------------5-| |----------------------|---------------------------|
G/BE E Q H E E Q H |-7-----------------|-7----------------|| |-8-----------------|-8----------------|| |-7-----------------|-7----------------|| |-9-----------------|-9----------------|| |-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|------------------||
| | E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|------------------|| |-------5-7---------|------------------|| |---6-7-----7-6-5-3-|-5-3--------------|| |-------------------|-----5-3-5-3------|| |-------------------|-------------5-5--|| 1st & 2nd Verses
AmGtr I Fmaj9 W W ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------|
| | Gtr II | W W ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||----------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr III | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S ||------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| ||o-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-| ||------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| ||----------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-| ||o-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------| ||----------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G E E +H. Dm/A Q +H. |-13-----------------------|-22b24---(22)---------------| |----15-(15)---------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------|
| | W Q E E E E E E |--------------------------|-----------0--0---2-1-0-----| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|--4b5-----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| | | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |--------------------------|----------------------------| |---------3--3-3-----3-3-3-|-----------3--3-3-----3-3-3-| |---------4--4-4-----4-4-4-|-----------2--2-2-----2-2-2-| |---------5--5-5-----5-5-5-|-----------3--3-3-----3-3-3-| |--------------------------|--0----0----------0-0-------| |--3--3----------3-3-------|----------------------------|
AmGtr III Fmaj9 E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| |---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-| |-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------| |---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
GE E E S S E E E S S Dm/AE E E S S E E E S S |---------------------|----------------------| |-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--| |-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--| |-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--| |---------------------|-0-0-------0-0--------| |-3-3-------3-3-------|----------------------|
AmGtr I Fmaj9 W W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
| | Gtr II | W W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr III | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| |---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-| |-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------| |---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------| G Dm/A H E E Q E E E E Q. E |-----------12-13-12-----|--0-----1--3-----0-----------------| |------------------------|----------------------0------0-----| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | W S E. S E. H |------------------------|-12h13-----------------------------| |------------------------|----------12h13------10------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----3-3-3--------3-3-3-|-----------3-----3-3-------3-3-3---| |-----4-4-4--------4-4-4-|-----------2-----2-2-------2-2-2---| |-----5-5-5--------5-5-5-|-----------3-----3-3-------3-3-3---| |------------------------|--0-----0-------------0--0---------| |-3-3--------3--3--------|-----------------------------------|
Am +W Em+W |------------------------|---------------------| |--(0)-------------------|-(0)-----------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------|
| | +W W |------------------------|---------------------| |-(10)-------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| | | E E E S S E E E S S E E E. S E E E. S |--------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| |--------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-------0--0-----0--0-| |--------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-------0--0-----0--0-| |------------------------|-------2--2-----2--2-| |---0--0-------0-0-------|---------------------| |------------------------|--0--0------0-0------|
FH H +H. EmQ |---------13------|-(13)--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------||
| | W +H. Q |-1---------------|--(1)--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|| | | E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q |-----------------|------1-1-1-1-1-0--|| |-----------------|------1-1-1-1-1-0--|| |-2---2-------2---|------2-2-2-2-2-0--|| |-3---3-------3---|-------------------|| |-3---3-------3---|-------------------|| |-1---1-------1---|------1-1-1-1-1-0--|| Chorus
F/CGtrs I, II G/F/C E E E. S E E E E W |-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------| |-6---6--6-6-8-6---|--------------------| |-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
| | Gtr III | Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E |------------------|--------------------| |-1---0------------|-5-5----------------| |-2---0----2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-| |----------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-| |------------5-----|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
EmE E Q F H EmE E Q Am H |-7-------------------|-7--------------------| |-8-------------------|-8--------------------| |-7-------------------|-7--------------------| |-9-------------------|-9--------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
| | E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0--| |-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--| |-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2--| |-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2---------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| F DmF/C E E E. S E E E E W |--8----8---8--8-7-5---|--------------------| |-10---10--10-10-6-6---|--------------------| |-10---10--10-10-7-5---|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| | | Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E |----------------------|--------------------| |--1----0--------------|-5-5----------------| |--2----0------2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-| |--------------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-| |----------------5-----|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
EmE E Q F H EmE E Q Am H |-7-------------------|-7---------------------|| |-8-------------------|-8--------------------o|| |-7-------------------|-7---------------------|| |-9-------------------|-9---------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------o|| |---------------------|-----------------------||
| | E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0---|| |-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--o|| |-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2---|| |-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2----------------|| |---------------------|----------------------o|| |---------------------|-----------------------|| Bridge
AmGtr I W W W Q Q Q Q |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|
| | Gtr III | E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|----------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-------------| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|----------|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-------------| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|----------|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-------------| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------| |-0-0-------0-0-------|----------|-0-0-------0-0-------|-------------| |---------------------|----------|---------------------|-------------| W H Q Q W H Q E E |---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|------------|---------------------|-----------17-| |---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|------xs=x--|---------------------|--------------| |---------------------|------xs=x--|---------------------|--------------| | | E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|--------------| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------------|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|--------------| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|------------|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|--------------| |---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------| |-0-0-------0-0-------|------------|-0-0-------0-0-------|--------------| |---------------------|------------|---------------------|--------------|
Fmaj7 W +H. E E W +H. Q |-17-------------------|-(17)--------17-|----------------------|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|-17-------------------|-(17)---------| |----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
| | E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W |------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|----------------|------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|--------------| |------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|----------------|------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|--------------| |------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|----------------|------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------| |----------------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------| |--1-1-------1-1-------|----------------|--1-1-------1-1-------|--------------|
AmW Q Q Q Q W W |---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|---------------------|------|| |---------------------|-xs=xs=xs=x--|---------------------|------||
| | E E E S S E E E S S W E E E S S E E E S S W |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-------------|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|------|| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-------------|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|------|| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-------------|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|------|| |---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------|| |-0-0-------0-0-------|-------------|-0-0-------0-0-------|------|| |---------------------|-------------|---------------------|------|| Chorus
F/CGtrs I, II G/F/C E E E. S E E E E W |-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------| |-6---6--6-6-8-6---|--------------------| |-5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
| | Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E |------------------|--------------------| |-1---0------------|-5-5----------------| |-2---0----2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-| |----------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-| |------------5-----|--------------------| |------------------|--------------------|
EmE E Q F H EmE E Q Am H |-7-------------------|-7--------------------| |-8-------------------|-8--------------------| |-7-------------------|-7--------------------| |-9-------------------|-9--------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
| | E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0--| |-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--| |-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2--| |-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2---------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| F DmF/C E E E. S E E E E W |--8----8---8--8-7-5---|--------------------| |-10---10--10-10-6-6---|--------------------| |-10---10--10-10-7-5---|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| | | Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E |----------------------|--------------------| |--1----0--------------|-5-5----------------| |--2----0------2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-| |--------------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-| |----------------5-----|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
EmE E Q F H EmE E Q Am H |-7-------------------|-7--------------------|| |-8-------------------|-8--------------------|| |-7-------------------|-7--------------------|| |-9-------------------|-9--------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------||
| | E. S E E +E Q E E. S E E +E Q E |---------------------|----------0-(0)-0--0--|| |-0----0---1-(1)-1--1-|-0----0---1-(1)-1--1--|| |-0----0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0----0---2-(2)-2--2--|| |-2----2---3-(3)-3--3-|-2----2---------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| |---------------------|----------------------|| 3rd Verse
AmGtr I Fmaj9 W W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
| | Gtr III | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| |---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-| |-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------| |---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
G TP Dm/ATP H Q E E W |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |-----------------7---|-7--------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|
| | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |---------------------|----------------------| |-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--| |-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--| |-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--| |---------------------|-0-0-------0-0--------| |-3-3-------3-3-------|----------------------|
AmE E Q H Fmaj9W |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-7-------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
| | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| |-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-| |-----2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| |---------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-| |-0-0-------0-0-------|---------------------| |---------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------|
Fmaj9W Dm/AE E S S E +Q E E |---------------------|---------0---(0)---0-----| |---------------------|-0h1-0h1-------------1---| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|
| | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3---3-3-------3-3-3-| |-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2---2-2-------2-2-2-| |-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3---3-3-------3-3-3-| |---------------------|-0-0----------0--0-------| |-3-3-------3-3-------|-------------------------|
AmH. Q Fmaj9W |-0--------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|
| | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|---------------------| |------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----1-1-1-----1-1-1-| |------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-| |----------------------|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-| |-0--0-------0-0-------|---------------------| |----------------------|-1-1-------1-1-------| G Dm/A W E E Q E E E E |---------------------|-----0-----1-0--------| |---------------------|-0h1-----------0h1----| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| |---------------------|----------------------| | | E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S |---------------------|----------------------| |-----3-3-3-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--| |-----4-4-4-----4-4-4-|-----2-2-2-----2-2-2--| |-----5-5-5-----5-5-5-|-----3-3-3-----3-3-3--| |---------------------|-0-0-------0-0--------| |-3-3-------3-3-------|----------------------|
AmGtr I Em H. Q W |-0--------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|
| | Gtr II | W W |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr III | E E E S S E E E S S E E E. S E E E. S |------0-0-0-----0-0-0-|-------------------| |------1-1-1-----1-1-1-|-----0--0-----0--0-| |------2-2-2-----2-2-2-|-----0--0-----0--0-| |----------------------|-----2--2-----2--2-| |-0--0-------0-0-------|-------------------| |----------------------|-0-0------0-0------| F Em \1 S S S S Q E E +Q +Q. E +Q Q |-12h13p12h13p12---12-12--(12)---|-(12)-----12-(12)------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| | | W H. Q |--------------------------------|--13-------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------|| | | E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q |--------------------------------|------1-1--1---1--1-0--|| |--------------------------------|------1-1--1---1--1-0--|| |--2-----------2------------2----|------2-2--2---2--2-0--|| |--3-----------3------------3----|-----------------------|| |--3-----------3------------3----|-----------------------|| |--1-----------1------------1----|------1-1--1---1--1-0--|| Out-Chorus
F/CGtrs I, II G/F/C E E E. S E E E E W ||--5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------| ||o-6---6--6-6-8-6---|--------------------| ||--5---5--5-5-7-5---|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------| ||o------------------|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|
| | Gtr III | Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E ||-------------------|--------------------| ||o-1---0------------|-5-5----------------| ||--2---0----2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-| ||-----------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-| ||o------------5-----|--------------------| ||-------------------|--------------------|
EmE E Q F H EmE E Q Am H |-7------------------|-7------------------| |-8------------------|-8------------------| |-7------------------|-7------------------| |-9------------------|-9------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
| | E S S E E +E Q E E S S E E +E Q E |--------------------|---------0-(0)-0--0-| |-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1-|-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1-| |-0---0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0---0---2-(2)-2--2-| |-2-----2-3-(3)-3--3-|-2-----2------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| F DmF/C E E E. S E E E E W |--8----8---8--8-7-5---|--------------------| |-10---10--10-10-6-6---|--------------------| |-10---10--10-10-7-5---|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| | | Q Q E E Q E S S E E +E Q E |----------------------|--------------------| |--1----0--------------|-5-5----------------| |--2----0------2---2---|-----5---5-(5)-5--5-| |--------------3-3-3---|-------7-7-(7)-7--7-| |----------------5-----|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------|
EmE E Q F H EmE E Q Am H 3x |-7------------------|-7--------------------|| |-8------------------|-8-------------------o|| |-7------------------|-7--------------------|| |-9------------------|-9--------------------|| |--------------------|---------------------o|| |--------------------|----------------------||
| | E S S E E +E Q E E S S E E +E Q E 3x |--------------------|---------0-(0)-0--0---|| |-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1-|-0-0-----1-(1)-1--1--o|| |-0---0---2-(2)-2--2-|-0---0---2-(2)-2--2---|| |-2-----2-3-(3)-3--3-|-2-----2--------------|| |--------------------|---------------------o|| |--------------------|----------------------|| 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