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I'M ALIVE (Bassline)
As recorded by Helloween
(From the 1987 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.1)
Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com)
Words and Music by K.Hansen
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Markus'
Intro
Fast Rock Q=300
4/4
Gtr I
W +W +W +H. Q
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||--2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)------0---|
1.
W +W W +H. Q
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|----------|------------|----------|---------------o||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)\----------o||
|----------|------------|----------|-----------0----||
1st Verse
2.
W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|-(7)\--------||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
|-------------||-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------||
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----||
Pre-chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Chorus
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q
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|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W Q H Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0--------|-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------|-4-----------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------|----2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q
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|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|
2nd Verse
H H H H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-4----2----|-0---------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------|------4----||-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--------|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Pre-chorus
E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------||-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-0h2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--------||-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q W E E E E E E E E Q H Q
|-------------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7--------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
W Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-5--------|-4----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|----2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H H H H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4----2----|-0---------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|------4----||
1st guitar solo
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|--------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----7-----7--|----7-----7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
Interlude
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|-5-5-4-4-2-2------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-------------4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------------|
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 Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|------------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-1--4--2----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|-5-5-4-4-2-2------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-------------4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/helloween/im_alive_btab_ver_2.html ]
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 Q H
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|-4-4-2-2---------|-----4-4-2-2-----|------------|
|-2-2-5-5-4-4-2-2-|---------5-5-4-4-|-------------5-5-|-1--4--2----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-------------|------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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 Q
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------0-(0)------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------2---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q. E +Q Q
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0--|-2----3-(3)--4---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
2nd guitar solo
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 Q E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-----0-0-0-0--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E 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 Q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-5-5-5-5-7--5---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-7---7-7----7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Pre-chorus
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Chorus
Q Q Q Q W E E E E E E E E Q H Q
|-------------|-----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-7--7--7--7--|-7\--------||-----------------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
W Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-0--------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|-4----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|----2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Chorus
E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E Q H Q
|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-----------------|-------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------||-----------------|-------------|
|-----------------|-------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
W Q H Q E E E E E E E E Q H Q
|----------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-0--------|------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|-4----------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------|----2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0---|
E E E E E E E E Q H Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2----0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E H Q W
|-----------------|-------------|------*|
|-----------------|-------------|------*|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-----------|------*|
|-----------------|-----2----0--|-2----*|
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
----------------
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