The Spoken And The Unspoken Chords & Tabs
The Spoken And The Unspoken Tab
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THE SPOKEN AND THE UNSPOKEN
As recorded by Andy Timmons
(From the 1999 Album THE SPOKEN AND THE UNSPOKEN)
Transcribed by ngen
Words and Music by Andy Timmons
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Q=54
4/4
Gtr I
~
|-----6-----|
Q E a S S S S Q E E
|------------------------7-------|
|---------------------------10-8-|
|--------------------------------|
|-----------------7-9S10---------|
|-------------5-7----------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S +H.
|--------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)--------------------|
|-----5--------------------------|
|---7----------------------------|
|-7------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
PM-|
|------6-------| |-------3-------|
+E E E a S S S S E. +T a +T +T +Q
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-(8)---------------------6-8pb10==(8)-(8)r-(8)b10r(8)-(8)--|
|-----------------------5-----------------------------------|
|-------------------(7)-------------------------------------|
|-------------6-(8)-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E +H.
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------2-(2)-----------------------------------------------|
|-----1-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--1--------------------------------------------------------|
~
|-----6-----|
Q E a S S S S Q S S E
|------------------------7----------|
|---------------------------10-8S10-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------7-9S10------------|
|-------------5-7-------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +H.
|-----------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-----------------------|
|-----5-----------------------------|
|---7-------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
PM-| ~
|------6-------| |-------3-------|
Q E a S S S S E. +T a +T +T Q
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------6-6pb8==(6)-(6)r-(6)b8==(6)r6--|
|---------------------5--------------------------------|
|-----------------(7)----------------------------------|
|-----------6-(8)--------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E +H.
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-(2)--------------------------------------------|
|---1--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-1----------------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~
Q. a S S a E S E S a S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10-11-11h13-15-|
|--------------------9-9h10-12----------------|
|--------------10-12--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +H.
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------5-(5)--------------------------------|
|------7--------------------------------------|
|----7----------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~ ~~
Q E S S E E S S S a S
|---------------------------------------|
|-15-----(15)---15S11-11-11-------------|
|---------------------------10h12-12-14-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S E +Q H
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|------8--(8)---------------------------|
|----8----------------------------------|
|--6------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~
+Q. X X T S a E S E S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------10-11-13S15-|
|-(14)-------------------9-9-10-12-------------|
|------------------10h12-----------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +H.
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------5-(5)-------------------------------|
|--------7-------------------------------------|
|------7---------------------------------------|
|---5------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~
E E E. S E E S E.
|------------------------------------------|
|-(15)---(15)-------15S17---(17)---17S=18--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +Q S S S S +Q
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-(3)--------------5-(5)-----|
|----------3------------------5------------|
|------3------------------5----------------|
|---1-------------------3------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~
Q E S S Q +S E S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-17b18-----------------15--(15)----------|
|-----------------15h17----------17b19r15-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S +Q H
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------3-(3)--------3----------------|
|---------5--------------3----------------|
|-------3----------------3----------------|
|--1--------------------------------------|
|------------------------3----------------|
~~
Q S +S S E. S E S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|-16b18--16pb18==(16)r14-13----14-------------|
|---------------------------------13-15S17-17-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|---------------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------2----------------|
|--8-------------------------5----------------|
|--6-------------------------3----------------|
|--4-------------------------1----------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
~~~~
+Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------15-16-15--------------|
|-(17)-----15h17----------17---15---15-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| H Q S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|---4----------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
|---5---------------------------5----5-|
|---3---------------------------6----6-|
|-------------------------------3----3-|
|----3----|
+S S A E +E A E E E Q E
|-----------------------------------------|
|------16---------------------------------|
|-(15)----15-17--(17)-17-15-13-12-(10)----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| E Q. H
|-------------------------------1---------|
|-------------------------------1---------|
|-------------5-----------------1---------|
|-------------6-----------------5---------|
|-------------6-----------------3---------|
|-------------4-----------------1---------|
~~~ ~~
Q. S S S +Q E S Q S +S S E. S E S E
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-16b18---------15-(15)-----------|-16b18--16b18r(16)-14-13----14----------|
|---------15h17----------17b19r15-|-------------------------------13-15S17-|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| H H H H
|----------------3----------------|----------------------------------------|
|--3-------------3----------------|--6-----------------------2-------------|
|--5-------------3----------------|--8-----------------------5-------------|
|--3-------------7----------------|--6-----------------------3-------------|
|--1-------------5----------------|--4-----------------------1-------------|
|----------------3----------------|----------------------------------------|
~~~~
+E Q S X X T E S E S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------15-16-15-------------|
|-(17)------15h17----------17-15-15S14-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|--------------------------------------|
|---4----------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
|---5----------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~
|---3----|
Q +S S +T T S Q S S T T T S
|-------------------------------10-10pb12r10p8----|
|----------------------------------------------10-|
|-14--(14)-14b15-(14)---8h10----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--2----------------------------------------------|
|--1----------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------|
|--1----------------------------------------------|
~~
|3-|
a E S a Q S +S Q S +S S S
|----------------------------------------------|
|-8-10-13-8-10--[13]-(13)b17----8b10-(8)-8-----|
|------------------------------------------(5)-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
~~
|-3--|
Q E +E S S S a E. S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5b8r=5b8-(5)---------------------|
|----------------5h7---------------|
|--------------------7-5--3--------|
|---------------------------5-(3)--|
~~
|----5-----|
T T T T T a E. S T +T S a S T +T S T +T S T +T S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------9S17b19==(17)-17r16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------10-12b14-(12)---------------------|
|-[5]-[6]-5p3------------------------10-10-12-14b15-(14)-----------------------------------|
|-------------5-3-5--/8-12b12.5-(12)-------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|-3-|
Q E. E. S S S T +T +T T T T T T
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12b14r=12b14r======5---[7]b8==(7)-(7)r5---7---5-|
|-----------------/7---5------------------7---7---|
|--------------6----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E. E S S S +S S S E. S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------17b18r15-------|
|-9b10r7-------------------14----------14b15-|
|--------10-12S7-(7)-/(19)-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~
|--------6---------|
+S S T T S +S a S S S S S S +S S E S S S
|-----------------------------------------17b18-(17)-17-17-15p13-15b17--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(14)-14---------------------14S15h17h19-------------------------------|
|---------17p15-17-(17)-15-17-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
|-------------7--------------| |3-| |--3---| |-----5------| |-------6-------|
S S +S S +S S +S E S +S S S T T T T a T +E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---13b15-(13)-15-(15)-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------12b13-(12)-14-----------------------------------------------------10----|
|------------------------------------10b10.5-(10)-12-------------------------------10-12----12-|
|----------------------------------------------------10-10p8----10-8-10-(10)-x-/12-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------10--------------------------------|
S +S S E. S S S S T +T S S E.
|-------------------------------------10------------13------------|
|----------------------------10-13b15----15b17-(15)----15pb17r13--|
|-12b15-(12)-12b14-10--12b14--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~
E. E. S S S +Q E S Q E S E. S E S S S
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-16b18-16b18-------15-(15)-----------|-16b18--16pb18r14-13----14-------------|
|-------------15h17----------17b19r15-|---------------------------13-15S17-17-|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H H H H
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--3-----------------3----------------|--6-------------------2----------------|
|--3-----------------3----------------|--8-------------------5----------------|
|--3-----------------3----------------|--6-------------------3----------------|
|--1----------------------------------|--4-------------------1----------------|
|--------------------3----------------|---------------------------------------|
+Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------15-16-15--------------|
|-(17)-----15h17----------17---15---15-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| H Q S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|---4----------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
|---5---------------------------5----5-|
|---3---------------------------6----6-|
|-------------------------------3----3-|
~~~~~~
|-----3------| |-3-| |--3---| |--3---| |-3--|
+S S a E S T +T S S S S E S S a S S a S S S +E
|-----------------------------8-----------------------------------------|
|------16--------x-11b13-(11)---11-9p8-8pb10r===========================|
|-(15)----15-17------------------------------10-8-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------10-8-6----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------9-11-10-8-(8)--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E Q. H
|--------------------------------------1--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------1--------------------------------|
|-------------5------------------------1--------------------------------|
|-------------6------------------------5--------------------------------|
|-------------6------------------------3--------------------------------|
|-------------4------------------------1--------------------------------|
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|-----3-----|
E. E S S S +T T +T Q E S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-16b18-16pb18-------15-(15)-15pb18r(15)-15-----------|
|--------------15h17-------------------------17b19r15-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|-------------------------3---------------------------|
|--3----------------------3---------------------------|
|--5----------------------3---------------------------|
|--3----------------------7---------------------------|
|--1----------------------5---------------------------|
|-------------------------3---------------------------|
~~
Q E S E. S E S S S
|-----------------------------------------|
|-16b18--16pb18r14-13----(14)-------------|
|-----------------------------13-15S17-17-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|-----------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------2------------------|
|--8-------------------5------------------|
|--6-------------------3------------------|
|--4-------------------1------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
~~~
+Q E. X X T E S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------15-16-15----------------|
|-(17)-----15h17----------17S15-15S14-14-|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|----------------------------------------|
|---4------------------------------------|
|---5------------------------------------|
|---5------------------------------------|
|---3------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
~~~~~~ ~~
+E. T +T S S S a Q T +T S S E
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------10h11-13-17-18-------------10h11-13-|
|-(14)-12b14-(12)-----------------12b14-(12)----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---2-------------------------------------------------|
|---1-------------------------------------------------|
|---3-------------------------------------------------|
|---1-------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
|----------6----------| |-------6--------|
E S T T +Q a S +S S S S S a S S S S S S
|--------------18b20-(18)--17-17pb18==(17)r===================================|
|-18-18pb20r16-----------------------------18p16S13---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------15-14-14pb15r14S10p8------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------10-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~
|-----3-----| |-------3-------|
E E E E E +T T T T E A T T E S S A S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-11b13-11pb13r9-8-------------------------------------|
|------------------10-(10)---------8-8-10--------------|
|--------------------------10p8-------------8-6h8-8-10-|
|-------------------------------10---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------3-------------------|
|--8-------------------------------3-------------------|
|--6-------------------------------1-------------------|
|--4---------------------------------------------------|
|-----6-----| |------3------|
+S S S S S S E T +T S S S. +S. S E. S
|----------------------------------13-17b18-(17)-17-17\---|
|-------------------------------13----------------------x-|
|-------------8-x-10-15b17-(15)-------------------------x-|
|-(10)---8-10---------------------------------------------|
|------8--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------------------------------------------|
|---5-----------------------------------------------------|
|---3-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|----3----| |--3--|
S S a S S +S S S S S S Q E E
|---------------------------------19--17-15\-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----4-5-4-(4)-/(16)----14-16S17------------|
|---------------------14---------------------|
|---7----------------------------------------|
|-5------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---|
S S E +S S S S S S S. +S. +T T +T +E. S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------13-18b20==(18)-(18)-18r(18)-(18)-x-|
|-----2-(2)-x-------14------------------------------------|
|---1---------13h15---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|----3----| |--3--|
S S a S S +S S S S S S Q S S S S
|---------------------------------19--17-15-17Sx--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----4-5-4-(4)-/(16)----14-16S17-----------------|
|---------------------14--------------------------|
|---7---------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---|
S S E +S S S S S S S. +S. +T T +T +E. S
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------13-18b20==(18)-(18)-18r(18)-(18)-x-|
|-----2-(2)-x-------14------------------------------------|
|---1---------13h15---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-1-------------------------------------------------------|
~~
S S S E. a S S a E S E S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-------5------------------10-11-13-15--|
|-----7----------9-9-10-12--------------|
|---7------10-12------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E S S +S S +S E S E S S S S S S
|-------------------17b18==(17)r17---15-------15-------------------|
|-(15)-15-(15)--------------------------18b20----18-------15-------|
|--15------15--(15)---------------------------------17b19----17-15-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~
|------5-------|
a T T T T X X +E S S S S E S E S S S
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------x------------10-11-13-15-|
|-12-14S12p10---------------10-x----9-10-12-------------|
|-------------12-10h12-(12)------12---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
E S S E S S E E E E E. E S S S S +Q S +S S
|-------------------------------|-18b20-18pb20---------17-(17)-----------------|
|-15-15-15-15----15S18-18-18-18-|----------------18h20----------20b22==(20)r18-|
|-------------15----------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|
| W H H
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------1----------------------|
|-------------------------------|--2--------------------2----------------------|
|-------------------------------|--3--------------------3----------------------|
|-------------------------------|--3-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--1-------------------------------------------|
Q S +S S E. S E S S S
|-18b20--18pb20==(18)r16-15----16-------------|
|---------------------------------16-18S20-20-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------5----------------|
|--6-------------------------3----------------|
|--4-------------------------1----------------|
+Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|----------------17-18-17--------------|
|-(20)-----18h20----------20---18---18-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| H Q S S S S
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---3----------------------------------|
|---7---------------------------8----8-|
|---5---------------------------5----5-|
|---3----------------------------------|
|---3----| |--3--| |----3-----| |---3----| |--3--|
+S S a E S S S S S S S +S S S a S S a S S Q
|------18----------------15------------------------------------------------|
|-(18)----18-20--x-18b20----18-16p15-15b17r(15)----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------17p15----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------17-15-13-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------16-18p17p15-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E Q. H
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------6------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
E. E S S S S +Q S +S S
|-18b20-18pb20---------17-(17)-----------------|
|----------------18h20----------20b22==(20)r18-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| H H
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------1----------------------|
|--2--------------------2----------------------|
|--3--------------------3----------------------|
|--3-------------------------------------------|
|--1-------------------------------------------|
Q S +S S E. S E S S S +Q E. X X T E S E S S S
|-18b20--18pb20==(18)r16-15----16-------------|----------------17-18-17-15-13-13S12-|
|---------------------------------16-18S20-20-|-(20)-----18h20----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| H H W
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--5------------------------------------------|---3---------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------5----------------|---7---------------------------------|
|--6-------------------------3----------------|---5---------------------------------|
|--4-------------------------1----------------|---3---------------------------------|
E. S E S E E E E S
|-12--------12h13-13-13-13-------|
|-----15b17----------------13-13-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| W
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------|
|--5-----------------------------|
|--3-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
E=60
~~
|-------3-------| |------3-------| |--3--|
Q E E +E E +E S S A E E E A Q E E E E Q Wx2
|-18b20--18pb20r15pb16==(15)r15pb16==(15)r=================|======================|========*|
|-----------------------------------------16---16-18-------|-15-17--15------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------15-17-|-----------12-10-9----|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------*|
|
| W W Wx2
|----------------------------------------------------------|----^3----------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----^5----------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----^7----------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----^5----------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----^3----------------|--------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|--------*|
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