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AFTERLIFE
(From the 1989 Album WHEN DREAM AND DAY UNITE)
Words by Charlie Dominici
Music by Dream Theater
Arranged by Dream Theater
Transcribed by John Grivas
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted-Rythum'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distorted-Lead'
Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
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|-----------------|-----2-(2)-0-------|
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|-4-5-4-2-2-(2)-2-|-2-2-2--5---5---|-4----4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-2-|
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|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
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|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
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|-----------------6-----4-|-(4)-4-4--------4--|---------------------6--|
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|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
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|-(6)-6-6--------6--|-------6--------6-8-|-(8)-4-4--------4--|
|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-6-|-(6)-2-2--4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
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|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|-------6--------6-8--|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-6--|
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
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|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-2-|-(2)-2-2--------2--|
|-(6)-2-2--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-2-|-(2)-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
Gtr III
W W
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| Gtr I
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| E S S Q E S S E E +E +E Q E S S Q
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|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-0-|-(0)-(0)-0--0-0-0-0--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
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|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
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|---2---2---2----6-|-(6)-----------6----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--4-|-(4)----4-4-4--4----|
|------------------|--------------------|
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|----------------8-9-8-(8)-|----------------------|-[9]--------([9])-------/8-|
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|-4-4-4--4----4--4-4-4--2--|-(2)------2-2-2-2-----|--2--2-2-2----2---2-2-2--4-|
|--------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
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|-11-0-12-0-14-0-16-0-17b19-16-14------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------17b19==(17)-(17)-|-(17)----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
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| PM---------------| PM--|
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|----------------------6------------------------4--|--(4)-4-4--------4---|
|----------------------6------------------------4--|--(4)-4-4--------4---|
|--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4---------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------4--|--(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4---|
/
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|---4--4-4-4-4-4---2--4-2-0-----|---------------------|--------------------|
Gtr I
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
+E E Q E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E +E E Q E S S Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|
|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-6-|-(6)-6-6--------6--|
|-(6)-2-2--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-(4)-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--| PM--|
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|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------6--------6-8-|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-4--|
|-------6--------6-8-|-(8)-4-4--------4--|-------4--------4-2--|
|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-6-|-(6)-2-2--4-4-4-4--|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-2--|
|--------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
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|-(2)-2-2--------2--|---2---2---2-(2)--|
|-(0)-0-0--0-0-0-0--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-(0)--|
|-------------------|------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
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PM----| PM----| PM----| PM----|
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|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
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|-6------------6--|---------6----------6-8-|-(8)-4-4----------4---|
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|-----------------|------------------------|----------------------|
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|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
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|-------------------------------|---------------------|
|-5-4-----5-4-------------------|---------------------|
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|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
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|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7--9s|=11---------7---6-|
|--------------------|------------------|
+Q. E +Q. E +E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------|
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|-----------------|---------------------|
|-(9)-------------|---------7-(7)-6-----|
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|-------7-(7)-----|---------------------|
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|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
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|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
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|-------4---------|---------7---7------|-6------------6--|
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|---------------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|
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|--------------------|------------------|
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|-------7-(7)-----|---------------------|--------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
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|-------8-8-8-8-------8-8-----8-8-7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
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E E E E +E E +Q W E E E E +E E +Q W
|---------------------|-----------|---------------------|-7----|
|--------------7-(7)--|-14--------|--------------7-(7)--|------|
|--------9-(9)--------|-----------|--------9-(9)--------|------|
|------7--------------|-----------|------7--------------|------|
|---11----------------|-----------|---11----------------|------|
|-9-------------------|-----------|-7-------------------|------|
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T
E E E E +E E +Q W E E E E +E E +E E +W
|-----------------9-(9)--|-14--------|----------------9-(9)-9-|-(9)----|
|---------12-(12)--------|-----------|--------12-(12)---------|--------|
|-------9----------------|-----------|------9-----------------|--------|
|----13------------------|-----------|---13-------------------|--------|
|------------------------|-----------|-9----------------------|--------|
|-11---------------------|-----------|------------------------|--------|
Gtr III
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Q. E +Q Q +H. +Q Q. E +E E Q +W
|--------------7--|-(7)------(7)--|-----------------|--------|
|-\4----5-(5)-----|---------------|-7---------------|--------|
|-----------------|---------------|------6-(6)---4--|-(4)----|
|-----------------|---------------|------------6----|--------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|--------|
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
+Q. E +E E +E E +E E +Q +H Q. E +Q Q +H. E E
|---------------------|-----7-(7)--(7)----|----------------|------------\4-|
|-------------4-(4)-5-|-(5)---------------|-7----5-(5)--4--|-(4)-----------|
|-(4)-----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|-------6-(6)---------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------|
~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H S S S S S S S S S S +E +Q +Q. E
|-9----7-12------19---------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------12----12---12-|-12-17b19==(17)---(17)--(17)-------12-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| PM-----| PM------------| PM---|
| H E S S Q E S S Q E S S E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-6---------------6---------|--------------------6------------6--4-|
|-6---------------6---------|--------------------6------------6--4-|
|-4----4----4--4--4---------|--4----------4--4---4-----4--4-4-4--2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-/19--17-16-17\-17-16-14-16\-16-14-12-14\-14-12-11-12\-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------|
| +H E S S Q
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--(4)--------------------------------------4-----------|
|--(4)--------------------------------------4-----------|
|--(2)-------------------------4-----4--4---4-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
S S E Q +Q. E +H +E S S S E S
|-------------------------16b19==|=(16)----(16)----------19----|
|-/12-10-9---7--(7)--------------|--------------19-17-16----16-|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| PM-----| PM---| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E +H E S S Q
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------4----------4--4-----|--(4)----------------4-------|
|------------4----------4--2-----|--(2)----------------2-------|
|---4----4-4-4---4--4-4-4--2-----|--(2)------2---2--2--2-------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
H +E S S E S S
|-19--------(19)-------16----16\--|
|----------------19-17----19------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|
| PM--| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--------4--------------4--2------|
|--------2--------------2--2------|
|--2-2-2-2----2---2--2--2--0------|
|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---/14-16-19-14-16-19-14-16-19-14-12-14-16-12-14-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------|
| H E S S Q
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2------------------------------------2----------|
|-2------------------------------------2----------|
|-0------------------------0-----0--0--0----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16-12-14-16-19-16-14-19-16-14-16-14----14-------|
|-------------------------------------17----17-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S Q E S S E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-----------------------7-----6----|
|--------------7-----------------------7-----6----|
|--5-----5--5--5-----------5-----5--5--5-----4----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
E E +Q E S S E S S
|-------------------------------|
|-14-16-(16)---12---------------|
|-----------------13------------|
|--------------------14-13-11-9-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|
| PM PM---|
| Q E E E S S Q
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|--6---------6-----------6------|
|--6---------6-----------6------|
|--4------4--4--4--4--4--4------|
|-------------------------------|
S S E E S S +H S E S S S E S E S S S E
|---------------------------|---------------------------7-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------7-5---|
|---------------------------|-------------4---6---4-------|
|---------------------------|---------4-2---4-------------|
|-6-4-2---------------------|-----4-2---------------------|
|---------7-5-4-(4)---------|--2--------------------------|
|
| PM----| PM---| PM----|
| E S S Q E S S E E +Q Q E S S Q
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------6-------------6-4-|-(4)-----4-------------4-----|
|---------6-------------6-4-|-(4)-----4-------------4-----|
|-4---4-4-4------4--4-4-4-2-|-(2)-----2-----4---4-4-4-----|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
S E S S S E Q S S S S
|----------------12---14\-----0-9-11-|
|----------12-10---------------------|
|---11---9---------------------------|
|-9----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| PM| PM---| PM|
| S S S S S S S S E E E E
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------4----|
|-------------------------------2----|
|-4--4---4--4--4----4--4--------2----|
|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--0--11-12-0-9-11-0-11-12-0-12-14-0-11-12-0--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----|
| +Q Q E S S Q
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-(4)---------4--------------------4----------|
|-(2)---------2--------------------2----------|
|-(2)---------2----------2----2--2-2----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-12-14-0-11-12-0-12-14-0-14-16-0-12-14-0-14-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----| PM------|
| E S S Q E S S E E
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------------4--------------------4----2----|
|-------------2--------------------2----2----|
|--2----2--2--2---------2-----2-2--2----0----|
|--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16--0-16-17-0-14-16-0-16-17-0-17-19-0-16-17-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-----|
| +Q Q E S S Q
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-(2)---------2---------------------2---------|
|-(2)---------2---------------------2---------|
|-(0)---------0----------0----0--0--0---------|
|---------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-19-17-16-17-19-16-17-19-16-17-19-17-16-17-14-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------| PM------|
| E S S Q E S S Q
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------7-----------------------7-------|
|--------------7-----------------------7-------|
|--5-----5--5--5-----------5-----5--5--5-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14-17p14----14--|
|-------14----------14----------14----------14-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM---| PM---|
| E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------11-----------------------------------|
|--9-----9-----------9-----9----14-----9-----9-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p14----14-17p14----14-19p14----14-17p14----14-|
|-------17----------17----------17----------17----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM ~~~~~~
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12----------------11----------------------------|
|--------9-----9-----------9----14-----------8----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16p=13----13-16p13----13-16p13----13-16p13----13-|
|--------14----------14----------14----------14----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~ PM---| PM---|
| +Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------11-----------------9----------------|
|-(8)-----------------8-----8-----------8-----8----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p13----13-16p13----13-17p13----13-16p13----13-|
|-------14----------14----------14----------14----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12----------------11-----------9-----------9----|
|--------8-----8-----------8-----------------7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-16p=12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12-16p12----12-|
|--------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM
| +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------11----|
|-(9)-----9-----9-----------------9----------11----|
|-(7)-----7-----7-----------7-----7-----7-----9----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-17p12----12-16p12----12-17p12----12-16p12----12-|
|-------12----------12----------12----------12----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-11-----9-----------------------4----------------|
|-11-----9-----------7-----------2-----------4----|
|--9-----7-----------5-----------------------2----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-14p=11----11-14p11----11-14p=11----11-14p11----11-|
|--------12----------12-----------12----------12----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| +H +Q. E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-(4)----------------------(4)-----------------7----|
|-(2)----------------------(2)-----------------5----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-11--12-14s16-12-14-16s17-14--16-17s19-12-14-16s17-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q. E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------------9----(9)----------------11----|
|--5------------------7----(7)-----------------9----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-/21p=17----17-21p17----17-21p17----17-21p17----17-|
|---------19----------19----------19----------19----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------|
| +E E E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-(11)----11----11----------------------------------|
|--(9)-----9-----9-----9--9--9--9-14-14--9--9--9--9-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p17----17-21p17----17-22p17----17-21p17----17-|
|-------19----------19----------19----------19----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------| ~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-------11-11-------------------11-11-------|
|--------9--9--------9--9-14-14--9--9--------8----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-21p16----16-21p16----16-21p16----16-21p16----16-|
|-------18----------18----------18----------18----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~ PM------------------------------|
| Q E S S S S E S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------11-----------------9----------------|
|--8-----------------8--8--8--8--------8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-22p16----16-21p16----16-22p16----16-21p16----16-|
|-------18----------18----------18----------18----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-------------11-11--------9--9--------9----|
|--------8--8--8--8--------8--8--------8--8--7----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p=16----16-19p16-19p16----16-19p16-19p16----16-|
|--------17----------------17----------------17----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM---|
| +E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----9-----9-----------------9----------------|
|-(7)-----7-----7-----------7-----7-----7-----7----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-21p16----16-19p16----16-21p16----16-19p16----16-|
|-------17----------17----------17----------17----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM
| E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9-----------------9-----------9----------------|
|--7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----------9----|
|--------------------------------------------7----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-19p=14----14-19p14----14-19p14----14-19p14----14-|
|--------16----------16----------16----------16----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| +H Q. E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-(9)-----------------------9--------------5-------|
|-(7)-----------------------7----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E E +E E E E +Q +Q +H
|-------14-17-(17)-16----14-|-(14)--(14)---(14)--------|
|-15-17---------------17----|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| PM| PM|
| E E E E +E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------7--(7)--6-------|--------11----------------|
|--5--7--9-------------7--9-|--(9)-------9---9--14-9-9-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
W W
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|
| PM| PM ~~~~~~~~ PM| PM|
| E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|
|-12-----11----------|------11-----9-----|
|----9-9----9-14---8-|-(8)-----8-8---8-8-|
|--------------------|-------------------|
Gtr I
PM| PM PM PM
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q. E +Q. E
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------11s|=13---------------|-----------------|
|-12-----11---9---9-|-(9)-9-9-----9------|----9---7---9---9-|-(9)-----------7-|
|----8-8----8-----7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7-7--9s|=11---------7---6-|-(6)---9-(9)---5-|
|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|-------7-(7)-----|
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM| PM|
+Q. E +Q. E +Q E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S E
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(7)---9-(9)---11-|-(11)--11---------11---------|-11---------11-----11-----6--|
|-(5)---7-(7)----9-|--(9)---9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9-|--9-9-9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-4--|
|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM----------------------|
+Q E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(6)--6---------6---------|-6---------------------------9-|
|-(4)--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
PM----| PM----| PM----| PM|
+E E E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E E E +H Q. E
|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
|-(9)-9-9---------9---------|-9---------9-----9-----|---------------|
|-(7)-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---9-|-(9)----9----5-|
|---------------------------|---------------------7-|-(7)----7------|
PM----------------------------|
+E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------||----------------------------------|
|-------------------||o---------------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------------|
|---------7-6-------||--------------------------6-6-----|
|-(5)-7-9-----9-7-5-||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----4-4-|
|-------------------||----------------------------------|
PM----------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------o||---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
|-----------------7-7-----6-6------||-------------------------6-6-----|
|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-o||-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-4-4-4-4-----4-4-|
|----------------------------------||---------------------------------|
PM----------------|
S S S S S S S S S S E Q
|--------------------------*|
|--------------------------*|
|--------------------------*|
|-----------------7-7------*|
|-5-5-9-9-5-5-5-5----------*|
|--------------------------*|
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
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