The Battle Of Evermore Chords & Tabs
The Battle Of Evermore Tab
Here's the MANDOLIN tab for BOE. Maybe someone will get some use out of it.
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THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE
(from Led Zeppelin IV)
tabbed for mandolin by Jay Reeves
tab notes at end of score
Time signature = 4/4
Tempo = 146
Tuning= 1/4 step down from standard - GDAE - low to high
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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E|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
A|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
D|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
> >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|.--------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|.----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-9---9---------------------------|(9)------------------------------|
> >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|---------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8---8---------------------------|(8)------------------------------|
> >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|---------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-7---7---------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
> >
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|---------3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3--.|
|-----7-----------7---------------|-7---------------7--------------.|
|-8---8---------------------------|(8)------------------------------|
Reapeat last 8 measures once
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0-------0---0-------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-3---3---3---3-------0---2-------|-3---3---3---3---3---0---2-------|
|-2---2---2---2-------0---0-------|-2---2---2---2---2---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0---0-------0-------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|-3---3---3---3---3-------2-------|-3---3---3---3---3---0---2-------|
|-2---2---2---2---2-------0-------|-2---2---2---2---2---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Riff a:
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0--.|
|.--------------------------------|-------------------------2------.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Repeat Riff A 3 more times
Riff B:
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---2---3---2---0---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------0---------------0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------0---------------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-----------0-------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------0-------3---2-------0---|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------0-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
end of Riff B
Variation on Riff A
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---3--.|
|.--------------------------------|-------------------------2---2--.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Repeat above riff once
Play Riff B once
Play Riff A twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---3---2---0-------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-----0-------0---2---0-------0---|(0)--5---3---2---0---0---0---0---|
|-------2/3-------3-------3-------|-----------------3---3---3---0---|
|-------3/4---------------4-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Play Riff A twice
Riff C
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5-------|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0-------|
|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4--(4)--4---4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|-0---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---0---|
|-3---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---3---|
|-5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---5---|-5---4---4---4--(4)--4---4---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---3--(3)--3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|
|-3---2--(2)--2--(2)--2---2---2---|-2---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|
|-5---3--(3)--3--(3)--3---3---3---|-3---2---2---2--(2)--2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---3---3---3--(3)--3---3---3---|
|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---2---2---2--(2)--2---2---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
end of Riff C
play Riff A twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5---R---|-5---3---2---0---2---3---3---5---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0---R---|-0---------------0---------------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4---R---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---0---|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff A twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R---5---5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0--(0)--|-R-------------2/3-------0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4--(4)--|-R---------------------------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff A twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R---5---5---R---|-5---3---2---0---------------5---|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0---R---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4---R---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-5---3---3---2---2---0-------0---|-0-------2-1/2---0-------5---5---|
|-------------------------3-------|---2/3---------------3-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff A twice
play Riff C once
play Riff A 4 times
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0---2---3---5---5---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
=====================================================================
|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0---0---0---|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---3---|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff A twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R-------5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0---0-------|
|---------0--(0)--R-------0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3-------|
|---------4--(4)--R-------4 (4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/led_zeppelin/the_battle_of_evermore_tab.html ]
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R---5---5--(5)--|-R---3---2---0-------0-----------|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0--(0)--|-R---------------3-------3---0---|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4--(4)--|-R-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff A twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------5--(5)--R---5---5---R---|-5---3---2---0---------------5---|
|---------0--(0)--R---0---0---R---|-----------------3---2---0-------|
|---------4--(4)--R---4---4---R---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-5---3---3---2---2---0---0-------|---------2---0---------------5---|
|-----------------------------3---|-2---0-----------3---2---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff A twice
play Riff C once
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-9-------------------------------|(9)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-9-------------------------------|(9)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-7-------------------------------|(7)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0-----------0---0---|---------0---0-----------0---0---|
|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|-----3---3---3-------3---3---3---|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
|-8-------------------------------|(8)------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---5---5---5---5---3---3---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-2---2---2---2---2---5---5---3---|-3---2---2---X---X---2---2---5---|
|---------------------------------|-------------5---5---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------0---0---------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---5---|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---5---|
|---------------------5---5-------|---------------------5---5-------|
|---------------------0---0-------|---------------------0---0-------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---5---2---0-------0---|
|-5---3---3---2---2---X---X---2---|-2---3---2---0---0---0---3-------|
|---------------------5---5-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------0---0-------|---------------------------------|
Riff D:
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-2---2---0---2---2---0---3---3---|-2---2---0---2---2---0---0---0---|
|.0---0---0---0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---0--.|
|.0-----------------------0-------|-0-----------------------0------.|
|-0-----------------------0-------|-0-----------------------0-------|
Repeat Riff D once
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-R---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---3---2---0-------0-------5---|
|-R---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-----------------3-------2-------|
|-R---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-3---2---0-----------0---2---0---|-----0---2---5--(5)--0-------0---|
|-------------3---3---------------|-3-----------------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff D twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-R---5---5---5---5--(5)--5---5---|-5---3---2---0--(0)--5---3---2---|
|-R---0---0---0---0--(0)--0---0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-R---4---4---4---4--(4)--4---4---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|---------2---0-------2---0-------|-5-----------2--(2)----------0---|
|-3---------------3-----------3---|-0-----------0--(0)--3--(3)------|
|---------------------------------|-4-------------------2--(2)------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
play Riff D twice
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-----2---R---2--(2)--3---R---3---|(3)--2---R---2--(2)--------------|
|-----3---R---3--(3)--2---R---2---|(2)--0---R---0--(0)--3---R---3---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------2---R---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-----2---R---2--(2)--3---R---3---|(3)--2---R---2--(2)--------------|
|(3)--3---R---3--(3)--2---R---2---|(2)--0---R---0--(0)--3---R---3---|
|(2)------------------------------|---------------------2---R---2---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-2---2-------2---3---3-------2---|-2---2---------------0-------2---|
|.0---0-------0---2---2-------0---|-0---0-------3--(3)--3-------0--.|
|.--------------------------------|-------------2--(2)--2----------.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
repeat 3 times
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-----0-0-2---2-------0-0-3---3---|-----0-0-2---2-------------------|
|.----0-0-0---0-------0-0-2---2---|-----0-0-0---0-------3--(3)--3--.|
|.--------------------------------|---------------------2--(2)--2--.|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
repeat 3 times
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-----2--(2)--2---2---2---0---0---|-----5-------0---0---0--(0)--0---|
|-----0--(0)--0---0---0---3---3---|-----0-------3---2---0--(0)--0---|
|-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |
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|-----0---0---0-------------------|-2---2---R---2---R---2---R---0---|
|-----3---2---0-------------------|-0---0---R---0---R---0---R---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a | 1 e & a
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|(0)--3---R---0--(0)--5---R---0---|(0)--5---
|(0)--2---R---0--(0)--0---R---0---|(0)--0--- Fade completely
|-------------0--(0)--4---R---0---|(0)--4---
|---------------------------------|---------
Tab Notes
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---3---- Play the 2nd string (A string) at the 3rd fret.
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---2/3-- slide up from fret 2 to fret 3
---(5)-- Sustain note - not to be struck
----R--- Rest
----X--- mute string and strike
|------|
|.----.| Repeat sequence between dots
|.----.|
|------|
> >
1 e & a
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|-------- accent notes - strike harder than normal
|--------
|-7---7--
|-9---9--
