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2X AGAIN (Bassline)
As recorded by Michael Angelo
(From the 1995 Album NO BOUNDARIES)
Transcribed by Daniel W. Melbourne
Music by Michael Angelo
Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'bass'
Intro
Q=165
2/2
Gtr I
W +W W +W
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|----------|------------|-1--------|-(1)----|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|----------|--------|
W +W W W W
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|-2--------|-(2)--------|-4--------|-4--------|-4----|
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Section 1
4/4
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E H H 3x
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||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------o||
||--3----5-6-5-3---|----------------|------3---------|------1-----||
||o--------------6-|-4----6-8-6-4-8-|-6------6-4-3---|-----------o||
||-----------------|----------------|--------------6-|-4----------||
W +W W +W +W
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|-3--------|-(3)--------|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|-4--------|-(4)--------|-(4)----|
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Section 2
H. E E H. E E H. E E H. Q
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|-------------|-----------3-|-4-------4-6-|------------|
|-6-------8-9-|-6-------6---|-------------|-4-------4--|
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5/4
H. E E W W E S S E E +Q Q E E
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|-------------|----------|----------|-3-4-3-----------------|
|-6-------8-9-|-6--------|-4--------|-------6-4-(4)--1--1-1-|
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2/2
H. E E H. E E H. Q W
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|-------------|-----------3-|-4-------6--|------|
|-6-------8-9-|-6-------6---|------------|-4----|
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H. Q W H. E E W
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|-6-------6--|-6--------|-4-------4-4-|-4----|
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-1--1-3-4-3-1---|----------------|-4--4-6-8-6-4---|------1-3---3-4-|
|--------------4-|-2--2-4-6-4-2-6-|--------------8-|-4--4-----4-----|
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W W
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|-1--1-3-4-3-1---|----------------|----------|------|
|--------------4-|-2--2-4-6-4-2-6-|-4--------|-4----|
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Section 3
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E 3x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|---------3-------|---------4------|-4------4--------||
||o---------6-------|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2---2-2--|---2-2-----2-2--o||
||--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 H Q
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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
|-----------------|---------3-------|---------4-------|------------|
|---------6-------|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2----------|
|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
Section 4
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E H H 3x
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||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------o||
||--3----5-6-5-3---|----------------|------3---------|------1-----||
||o--------------6-|-4----6-8-6-4-8-|-6------6-4-3---|-----------o||
||-----------------|----------------|--------------6-|-4----------||
Section 5
W Wx4 Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-3--------|------------||--1--1-3-4-3-1---|------------------|
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-4--4-6-8-6-4---|------1-3---3-4-|-1--1-3-4-3-1---|
|--------------8-|-4--4-----4-----|--------------4-|
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Q E E E E E E W W
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|----------------|----------|------o||
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|-2--2-4-6-4-2-6-|-4--------|-4----o||
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Section 6
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q Q E E 3x
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||o-----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|---------3-------|---------4------|-4------4--------||
||o---------6-------|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2---2-2--|---2-2-----2-2--o||
||--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 Q H E E +Q
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|-----------------|---------3-------|----------------|---------------|
|---------6-------|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-2-2-1-2-2-1-2--|------2-1-(1)--|
|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-----------------|----------------|---------------|
Section 7
4/4
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E H H 3x
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||o--------------6-|-4----6-8-6-4-8-|-6------6-4-3---|-----------o||
||-----------------|----------------|--------------6-|-4----------||
Interlude
W +W Wx3 E E H E E
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|-3--------|-(3)--------|------------|---------------|
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|----------|------------|------------|-4----------4--|
H. E E H. E E H E E Q Q E E E E Q H E E E E
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|---------4---|-----------4-|--------4----|----4---4------|------4---4----|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E +Q E E E E +E +E E E E E
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|----------------|-------------||--2----1-(1)----1-|---1-(1)-(1)-2---1---|
|----------7-6-5-|-4-3-2-1-0---||o----4--------4---|---------------4---2-|
|----4-4-4-------|-----------4-||------------------|---------------------|
Q E E +Q E E S S E +Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E W
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|-----------------|---------------------||-2----1-(1)-1-1-1-|-1----|
|-2----1-(1)--1-1-|-2-1----------------o||----4-------------|------|
|----4------------|-----4-(4)--4-4-4-4--||------------------|------|
Section 8
H. Q H. E E H. E E H E E E E
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|------------|-4-------4-3-|-------------|---------------|
|-1-------1--|-------------|-4-------4-3-|---------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|-4------4-4-4--|
H. Q H. E E H. E E H E E E E
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|------------|-4-------4-3-|-------------|---------------|
|-1-------1--|-------------|-4-------4-3-|---------------|
|------------|-------------|-------------|-4------4-4-4--|
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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|-1--1-3-4-3-1---|----------------|-4--4-6-8-6-4---|------1-3---3-4-|
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Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E H E E E E H H
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|-1--1-3-4-3-1---|----------------|----------6---|-----------|
|--------------4-|-2--2-4-6-4-2-6-|-4------4-----|-4----4----|
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W +E E E E E E E E E E E E +H H E E E E
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|----------|-------------------|-------3-(3)----|--------------|
|----------|-------------------|-----3----------|----------3---|
|----------|-------6---6-6-6---|-1-1------------|-1------1---1-|
|-4--------|-(4)-4---4-------4-|----------------|--------------|
W +E E E E E E E E W W
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|----------|-----------4-------|----------|------|
|----------|-------1-----4-1---|----------|------|
|-2--------|-(2)-2---2-------2-|-4--------|-4----|
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Outro
Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E H H 10x
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||o--------------6-|-4----6-8-6-4-8-|-6------6-4-3---|-----------o||
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Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E E E E E H H
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|-3----5-6-5-3---|----------------|------3---------|------1----*|
|--------------6-|-4----6-8-6-4-8-|-6------6-4-3---|-----------*|
|----------------|----------------|--------------6-|-4---------*|
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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
