Transcribed by B M
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar'
Intro
Q=115 1.,2.,3.,5.,6.,7.,8.
4/4
Gtr I
H. E e s S S S E S S S S e e e e S S S S e e S S S S e 4x
|-------------||------5-5-----------------|--------------------------||
|-------------||o-----5-5-------5-5-------|-7-x-7---x-7-5-x-5-x-x---o||
|-----------5-||--5---------5---5-5-5-5-5-|-7-x-7---x-7-5-x-5-x-x-5--||
|-----------5-||--7---------5h7-----7-5-7-|-----------------------5--||
|-------------||o-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------||--------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse
4.
e S S S S E S S E E e s S S S E S S S S e e e
|-----------------7---8-||------5-5-----------------|
|-7-x-7---x-7-x-x-5---5-||o-----5-5-------5-5-------|
|-7-x-7---x-7-x-x-5---5-||--5---------5---5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------||--7---------5h7-----7-5-7-|
|-----------------------||o-------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------|
1.,2.,3.,4.,5.,7.,8.
e S S S S e e S S S S e 8x
|--------------------------||
|-7-x-7---x-7-5-x-5-x-x---o||
|-7-x-7---x-7-5-x-5-x-x-5--||
|-----------------------5--||
|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------||
Chorus
6.
e S S S S E S S E E e s S S S E S S S S e e e
|-----------------7---8-||------5-5-----------------|
|-7-x-7---x-7-x-x-5---5-||o-----5-5-------5-5-------|
|-7-x-7---x-7-x-x-5---5-||--5---------5---5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------------||--7---------5h7-----7-5-7-|
|-----------------------||o-------------------------|
|-----------------------||--------------------------|
1.,2.,3.,5.,6.,7.,8. 4.
e S S S S e e S S S S e 8x e S S S S E S S E E e
|--------------------------||-----------------7---8--|
|-7-x-7---x-7-5-x-5-x-x---o||-7-x-7---x-7-x-x-5---5--|
|-7-x-7---x-7-5-x-5-x-x-5--||-7-x-7---x-7-x-x-5---5--|
|-----------------------5--||------------------------|
|-------------------------o||------------------------|
|--------------------------||------------------------|
Breakdown
S S e E S S e E S S S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
||--x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5--|
||o-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-7|
||--x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-7|
||--------------------------|------------------------|
||o-------------------------|------------------------|
||--------------------------|------------------------|
S S e E S S e E S S S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-----x-x-------------|-x-x-------x-----------5--||
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-8-o||
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-5--||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
S S e E S S e e E S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-8-8-8-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-7-|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
S S e E S S e E S S S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-----x-x-------------|-x-x-------x-----------5-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-8-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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S S e E S S e e S S S S S S e E S S e E S E S
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-8-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5---|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-5---|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
S S e E S S e E S S S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-----x-x-------------|-x-x-------x-----------5-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-8-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
S S e E S S e e E S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-8-8-8-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-8-8-7-|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-7-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
S S e E S S e E S S S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-----x-x-------------|-x-x-------x-----------5-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-8-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
S S e E S S e e S S S S S S e E S S e E S E S
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-8-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5---|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-8-8-x-x-8-8-8-5---|
|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-x-x-5-5-x-x-5-5-------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
S S e E S S e E S S S S S S E E S S e E S S S S
|-x-x-----x-x-------------|-x-x-------x-----------5-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-8-|
|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-x-x-7-7-x-x-7-7-7-7-7-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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
