Mellotron Scratch Chords & Tabs
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MELLOTRON SCRATCH
As recorded by Porcupine Tree
(From the 2005 Album DEADWING)
Transcribed by Chad4yew
Words by Steven Wilson Music by Porcupine Tree
Arranged by Steven Wilson
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean - intro/ meledy'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Heavy'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Backing guitars'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Meledy Rythmn guitar'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Piano2'
Intro
Q=80
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4 Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
4/4
Gtr I
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7-------|-^5--6-3-------|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7--------7----|-^3-------3----|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7----------7--|-^3---------3--|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
Verse
A Asus2/F/C FsusD/C DsusGmaj7sus4
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H S S
|------(0)-/5-5-3---2-|-(2)-0---2--------|
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3-|-(3)-3---1----x-x-|
|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2-|-(2)-2---0----x-x-|
|-2--2------------x-0-|-(0)-0--------x-x-|
|-0-------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
A Asus2/EF/C FsusD/C DsusGmaj7sus4
Q E S S E E E E +E E E E +S S S S S S S S
|------(0)-/5-5-3---2--|-(2)-0---2-(2)-------0--------|
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3--|-(3)-3---1-(1)---1h3---3p1----|
|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2--|-(2)-2---0-(0)-0-----------0--|
|-2--2------------x-0--|-(0)-0------------------------|
|-0--------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
A Asus2/F/C FsusD/C DsusGmaj7sus4 G Dsus4 D
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H E E E E E Q Q E E E H +E
|------(0)-/5-5-3---2-|-(2)-0---2----(2)-|-----2---0-----|-3-3---2----(2)-|
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3-|-(3)-3---1----(1)-|---3---3---3---|-3-3---3----(3)-|
|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2-|-(2)-2---0----(0)-|-0-------------|-2-2---2----(2)-|
|-2--2------------x-0-|-(0)-0---------0--|---------------|-0-0---0----(0)-|
|-0-------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|----------------|
Chorus
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4 Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7-------|-^5--6-3--------o||
||--^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7--------7----|-^3-------3------||
||--^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7----------7--|-^3---------3----||
||o-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
A Asus2/EF/C FsusD/C DsusGmaj7sus4
Gtrs I, III
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E S S E E E E +E E E H S S
|-----------------|----------------|------(0)-/5-5-3---2--|-(2)-0---2---------|
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3--|-(3)-3---1----x-x--|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2--|-(2)-2---0----x-x--|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-2--2------------x-0--|-(0)-0--------x-x--|
|-----------------|----------------|-0--------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|-------------------|
Verse
A Asus2/EF/C FsusD/C DsusGmaj7sus4
Q E S S E E E E +E E E E +S S S S S S S S
|------(0)-/5-5-3---2--|-(2)-0---2-(2)-------0-------|
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3--|-(3)-3---1-(1)---1h3---3p1---|
|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2--|-(2)-2---0-(0)-0-----------0-|
|-2--2------------x-0--|-(0)-0-----------------------|
|-0--------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|
A Asus2/F/C FsusD/C DsusGmaj7sus4
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H E
|------(0)-/5-5-3---2-|-(2)-0---2----(2)---|
|-2--0-(3)-/6-6-6-x-3-|-(3)-3---1----(1)---|
|-2--2-(2)-/5-5-5-x-2-|-(2)-2---0----(0)---|
|-2--2------------x-0-|-(0)-0---------0----|
|-0-------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
Dsus4 D
E E E E Q Q E E E H +E
|-----2---0-----|-3-3---2----(2)-|
|---3---3----3--|-3-3---3----(3)-|
|-0-------------|-2-2---2----(2)-|
|---------------|-0-0---0----(0)-|
|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|
Chorus
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
Gtr I
Q E H +E Q E H +E
||------------------------|----------------------|
||o-^9----10-7--------(7)-|-^5----6-3--------(3)-|
||--^7--------------------|-^3-------------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^3-------------------|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E H +Q E E H +Q
||--------10-----(10)-----|----8-10-----(10)-----|
||o-^9-10-----------------|-^6-------------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^7-------------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^8-------------------|
||o-----------------------|----------------------|
||------------------------|----------------------|
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
|---------------------|----------------------||
|-^9----10-7----------|-^5----6-3-----------o||
|-^7----------7-------|-^3---------3---------||
|-^7--------------7---|-^3-----------3-------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| E E H +Q E E E H +E
|-------10------(10)--|----8-10-8------(8)---||
|-^9-10---------------|-^6------------------o||
|-^7------------------|-^7-------------------||
|-^7------------------|-^8-------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
Breakdown
Dsus2 G7sus4/Bb C/A G
Gtr I
W W W W 3x
||--^0--------|-^1--------|-^0--------|-^3-----||
||o-^3--------|-^1--------|-^1--------|-^3----o||
||--^2--------|-^0--------|-^0--------|-^0-----||
||--^0--------|-^0--------|-^2--------|-^0-----||
||o-----------|-^1--------|-^0--------|-^2----o||
||------------|-----------|-----------|-^3-----||
Pre-Chorus
Gtr IV
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Chorus
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
Gtr I
Q E H +E Q E H +E
||------------------------|------------------|
||o-^9----10-7--------(7)-|-^5----6-3----(3)-|
||--^7--------------------|-^3---------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^3---------------|
||o-----------------------|------------------|
||------------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E E H +Q E E E H +E
||--------10-----(10)-----|----8-10-8----(8)-|
||o-^9-10-----------------|-^6---------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^7---------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^8---------------|
||o-----------------------|------------------|
||------------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| Q E H +E Q E H +E
||------------------------|------------------|
||o-^9----10-7--------(7)-|-^5----6-3----(3)-|
||--^7--------------------|-^3---------------|
||--^7--------------------|-^3---------------|
||o-----------------------|------------------|
||------------------------|------------------|
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|-^9----10-7---------------|-^5----6-3---------------o||
|-^7----------(7)----------|-^3---------(3)-----------||
|-^7---------------(7)-----|-^3-------------(3)-------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| E E H +Q E E E H +E
|-------10--------(10)-----|----8-10-8----------(8)---||
|-^9-10--------------------|-^6----------------------o||
|-^7-----------------------|-^7-----------------------||
|-^7-----------------------|-^8-----------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| Q E H +E Q E H +E
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
|-^9----10-7-----------(7)-|-^5----6-3----------(3)--o||
|-^7-----------------------|-^3-----------------------||
|-^7-----------------------|-^3-----------------------||
|--------------------------|-------------------------o||
|--------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse
A Asus2/EF/C Fsus2/D Dsus2 Gmaj7sus4
Gtr I
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H S S
|--------(0)-/5--5--3-----2-|--(2)-0------2-----------|
|--2---0-(3)-/6--6--6--x--3-|--(3)-3------1------x--x-|
|--2---2-(2)-/5--5--5--x--2-|--(2)-2------0------x--x-|
|--2---2---------------x--0-|--(0)-0-------------x--x-|
|--0------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr VI
| Q E E E E E E +E Q A H +E
|------------------10-12-10-|-(10)-8---8-10----(10)---|
|-10--10-10-----13----------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
A Asus2/EF/C Fsus2/D Dsus2 Gmaj7sus4
Q E S S E E E E +E E E E +S S S S S S S S
|--------(0)-/5--5--3-----2-|--(2)-0------2-(2)-------0----------|
|--2---0-(3)-/6--6--6--x--3-|--(3)-3------1-(1)---1h3---3p==1----|
|--2---2-(2)-/5--5--5--x--2-|--(2)-2------0-(0)-0--------------0-|
|--2---2---------------x--0-|--(0)-0-----------------------------|
|--0------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +E Q A H +E
|------------------10-12-10-|-(10)-8---8-10---------------(10)---|
|-10--10-10-----13----------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/porcupine_tree/mellotron_scratch_tab_ver_3.html ]
A Asus2/EF/C Fsus2/D Dsus2 Gmaj7sus4
Q E S S E E E E +E E E H E
|--------(0)-/5--5--3-----2-|--(2)-0------2-----(2)-|
|--2---0-(3)-/6--6--6--x--3-|--(3)-3------1-----(1)-|
|--2---2-(2)-/5--5--5--x--2-|--(2)-2------0-----(0)-|
|--2---2---------------x--0-|--(0)-0-------------0--|
|--0------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E +E Q A H +E
|------------------10-12-10-|-(10)-8---8-10----(10)-|
|-10--10-10-----13----------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------|
Dsus4 D
E E E E Q Q E E E H +E
|-----2---0-----|-3-3---2----(2)---|
|---3---3----3--|-3-3---3----(3)---|
|-0-------------|-2-2---2----(2)---|
|---------------|-0-0---0----(0)---|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|
| W W
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|
Breakdown
Dsus2 G7sus4/Bb C/A G
Gtr I
W W W W 3x
||--^0--------|-^1--------|-^0--------|-^3-----||
||o-^3--------|-^1--------|-^1--------|-^3----o||
||--^2--------|-^0--------|-^0--------|-^0-----||
||--^0--------|-^0--------|-^2--------|-^0-----||
||o-----------|-^1--------|-^0--------|-^2----o||
||------------|-----------|-----------|-^3-----||
Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4 Amaj7sus4 Fmaj7sus4
Gtr IV
Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E Q E H +E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|-^9--10-7----(7)-|-^5--6-3----(3)-|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|
|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|-^7--------------|-^3-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
Bridge
A AsuEm7/C A AsuEm7/C A AsuEm7/C
Gtr II
W E Q H +E E Q H +E E Q H +E
|----------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
|----------||o-2-0--3----(3)-|-2-0--3----(3)-|-2-0--3----(3)-|
|----------||--2-2--0----(0)-|-2-2--0----(0)-|-2-2--0----(0)-|
|----------||--2-2--2----(2)-|-2-2--2----(2)-|-2-2--2----(2)-|
|----------||o-0-0--3----(3)-|-0-0--3----(3)-|-0-0--3----(3)-|
|----------||----------------|---------------|---------------|
Out Chorus
9/8
Gtr I
E Q E +S S S S S S S S 3x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------||-||--0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0------|
|-3-3----------------------o||-||o---6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6----|
|-0-0--0-(0)----------------||-||------5-----5-----6-|-----6-----6-----7--|
|-0-0--0-(0)----------------||-||--------------------|--------------------|
|-2-2--2-(2)-------3-4-0---o||-||o-------------------|--------------------|
|------3-(3)-0-3-4-------3--||-||--------------------|--------------------|
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-----0-----|
|---6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6---|
|-----7-----7-----7-|-----7-----5-----5-|-----5-----6-----6-|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-----0-----0-----|-0-----0-----0------||
|---6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6---o||
|-----6-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----7--||
|-------------------|--------------------||
|-------------------|-------------------o||
|-------------------|--------------------||
Outro
F A7
3/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
||o---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
||--------5---------5---|-------6---------6---|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------|
Dm Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0-----------||
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6--------o||
|-------7---------7---|-------7---------7-----||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---||
|---------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
F A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
||o---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
||--------5---------5---|-------6---------6---|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------|
Dm Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0----------||
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------o||
|-------7---------7---|-------7---------7----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
F A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
||o---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
||--------5---------5---|-------6---------6---|
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||----------------------|---------------------|
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------|
Dm Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0----------||
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------o||
|-------7---------7---|-------7---------7----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
F A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
|-------5---------5---|-------6---------6---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------|
Dm Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0----------|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6--------|
|-------7---------7---|-------7---------7----|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
F A7
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|
|-------5---------5---|-------6---------6---|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------------------|
Dm Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E H Q
|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|---------*|
|---6---------6-------|---6---------6-------|---------*|
|-------7---------7---|-------7---------7---|---------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------*|
|
| E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S H Q
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------*|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------*|
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
