GIVE IT UP
As recorded by ZZ Top
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 1 (Standard Tuning)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Guitar 2 (Standard Tuning)'
Q=124
4/4
Gtrs I, II
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
E E Q Q E E +H +E E Q E E Q Q E E +Q. E H
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------10b11-8-|-(8)----(8)------|--------------10b11-8-|-(8)----------|
|---------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-----10--10----------|-----------------|---10-10--10----------|--------------|
|---8--8---8----------|-----------------|----8--8---8----------|--------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E S S E E Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------8--|
|---------------------|---------------10---8--|
|------------------10-|-(10)-10-------10---8--|
|---10-----10---10-10-|-(10)-10--------8---6--|
|-8--8-8-8--8-8--8--8-|--(8)--8---8-8----8----|
E E +E E E E Q E E E S S E S S Q
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------8---|
|----------------------|-------------10-----8---|
|----------------------|----10-------10-----8---|
|---10-(10)---10---10--|-10-10--------8-----6---|
|-8--8--(8)-8--8-8--8--|--8--8---8-8----8-8-----|
E E +Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E H
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|--------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-------------8--|----9-----9------|------10------|
|---10-(10)--10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|------10------|
|---10-(10)--10------|------10-----6--|---10----10------|-------8------|
|-8--8--(8)---8------|-------8---6----|----8-----8------|--------------|
E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)----------|
|---10----10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)----------|
|---10----10------|------10-----6--|----8-----8------|-----8---(8)----------|
|----8-----8------|-------8---6----|-----------------|-------------15-15\-3-|
E E +Q E E S S E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---10-(10)--10---------|---10------------|
|---10-(10)--10---8-8-8-|---10------------|
|-8--8--(8)---8---------|-8--8-8-8-8--6-6-|
E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------10---8----|
|-----------------------|-------------10---8-8--|
|---10-----10-----------|---10--------10---8-8--|
|---10-----10-----10-10-|---10---------8-8-6-6--|
|-8--8-8-8--8-----------|-8--8-8-6/-8-----------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------10---8---|
|-------------------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|---10---------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|---10----------8-8-6-6-|
|--8--8-8-8--8------|-8--8--8-6/-8----------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E Q E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------10---8---|
|-------------------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|---10-10-------8-8-6-6-|
|--8--8-8-8--8------|-8--8--8-6/-8----------|
Q H Q H E E E E
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
|-----9--------|--------8-10b12-10--|
|----10--------|--------------------|
|----10----10--|--------------------|
|-----8--------|--------------------|
|
| Q H Q H E E E E
|--------------|--------------------|
|--------------|--------------------|
|-----9--------|--------------------|
|----10--------|--------8--8-----8--|
|----10----10--|--------8--8-----8--|
|-----8--------|--------6--8-----8--|
Q Q H H Q E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10b12-------------------|----------------------10-10b12-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------10----8-------|
|-------------------------|-----------------10----8-------|
|-------10-----10---10-10-|-(10)-10-(10)-10--8------------|
|--8-----8-8-8--8----8--8-|--(8)--8--(8)--8----8----------|
H Q Q W
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-8---------8b10------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E S S +E E E S S E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------10---8-8-|
|---------------------------|-----------------10---8-8-|
|---10-----10------10-10-10-|-(10)-10-10-------8---6-6-|
|-8--8-8-8--8-------8--8--8-|--(8)--8--8-6/-8----8-----|
Gtrs I, II
E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E H
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|----------------|-------------8--|----9-----9------|------10------|
|---10---10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|------10------|
|---10---10------|------10-----6--|---10----10------|-------8------|
|-8--8----8------|-------8---6----|----8-----8------|--------------|
E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)----------|
|---10----10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)----------|
|---10----10------|------10-----6--|----8-----8------|-----8---(8)----------|
|----8-----8------|-------8---6----|-----------------|-------------15-15\-3-|
E E +Q E E S S E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---10-(10)--10---------|---10------------|
|---10-(10)--10---8-8-8-|---10------------|
|-8--8--(8)---8---------|-8--8-8-8-8--6-6-|
E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------10---8----|
|-----------------------|-------------10---8-8--|
|---10-----10-----------|---10--------10---8-8--|
|---10-----10-----10-10-|---10-3-------8-8-6-6--|
|-8--8-8-8--8-----------|-8--8-8-6/-8-----------|
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------10---8---|
|-------------------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|---10-10-------8-8-6-6-|
|--8--8-8-8--8------|-8--8--8-6/-8----------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E Q E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------10---8---|
|-------------------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|---10-10-------8-8-6-6-|
|--8--8-8-8--8------|-8--8--8-6/-8----------|
Q H Q H E E E E
|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|
|-----9--------|-----------10-10b12--|
|----10--------|--------10-----------|
|----10----10--|---------------------|
|-----8--------|---------------------|
|
| Q H Q H E E E E
|--------------|---------------------|
|--------------|---------------------|
|-----9--------|---------------------|
|----10--------|---------8--8--8-----|
|----10----10--|---------8--8--8-----|
|-----8--------|---------6--6--6-----|
Q Q Q E S S Q. E E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-8b10------------------|---------10-------10-10b12-|
|-------------10----8-8-|--8------10----10----------|
|---------8---10----8-8-|--8------10----------------|
|---------8----8--8-----|---------------------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E +Q E E E E Q
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------9----------10-------|
|------10-----10----8---|-(8)--10-10-10--8-10-------|
|------10-8---10----8---|-(8)--10-10-10--8--8-------|
|-8-----8-8-8--8--8-----|-------8-------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q Q Q E E Q E E +Q E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------0-----|
|---8b10-----------------|---------------------10--|
|-----------10-----------|-------------------------|
|----------------8---8-8-|-6b8--6------------------|
|------------------------|---------6--(6)----------|
|
| +E E Q E E Q Q E E +E E E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------9-------|
|-(10)---10-----10-------|--------10-(10)--8-------|
|-(10)---10-----10-------|--------10-(10)-10-------|
|--(8)----8------8-------|---------8--(8)----8--8--|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|-10-------------------|--------10-8------|
|----10-10---10-----10-|---10---10-8------|
|----------------------|---------8-8--10--|
|-----------------8----|-8----8-----------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|-----------8------|
|----10------10--------|--------10-8--10--|
|----10------10--------|--------10-8--10--|
|--8--8--8-8--8---8--8-|-8--8-8--8-----8--|
~
S S S S E E Q Q E E +S S E Q Q
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-1-----------------------------|
|-------10-10-10-10b12-10---8b8.5---|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------3-----1b1.5-----|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-10h11-----------------------------|----1-(1)-1--1-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|------------------9--9------9--|
|-------10-------------10-----------|---10-------10----8--8------8--|
|-------10-------------10-----------|---10-------10---10-10-----10--|
|--8-----8-----8--8-----8-8-8-----8-|-8--8--8-----8-8-----8---------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
~~~~~~
S S E S S E E E E E E E E E +Q E S S
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------8-10----10----|-10-10b11-10--8-(8)----10----10-|
|----------10h11------10----10-|--------------------------10----|
|-8/-10-10---------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|---------------------9--9-------|
|-------10---------10----------|-------------10------8--8-------|
|-------10---------10----------|-------------10-----10-10-------|
|-8------8--8----8--8----------|--------------8------8--8-------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-11b13------------------------|
|-10b11----10--8-10-8-10b12--|-------10-(10)--8-10----8b9---|
|----------------------------|---------------------10-------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~
| E E E E Q Q Q E E E E Q
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------10-------10----------|---------------10-------------|
|-------10----10-10----------|---------------10-------------|
|--------8-----8--8----------|----------------8-------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------3--4-4-----|
Gtrs I, II
~~~
E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E S S E
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|---13p11-11-------11----------|-----------------------|
|------------11h12----10-8b8.5-|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|---10-8-8------8-------|
|------------------------------|----------9h10---8---6-|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
~~~~~
+Q. E Q Q +H +Q. E
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|
|-(6)-----------|-----------------|
|------------0--|-(0)----(0)------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/z/zz_top/give_it_up_tab.html ]
E E +S S E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q E E H
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------------|-------------8--|----9-----9------|------10------|
|---10-(10)-----10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|------10------|
|---10-(10)-----10------|------10-----6--|---10----10------|-------8------|
|-8--8--(8)------8------|-------8---6----|----8-----8------|--------------|
E E Q E E Q Q E E E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)----------|
|---10----10------|------10-----8--|---10----10------|----10--(10)----------|
|---10----10------|------10-----6--|----8-----8------|-----8---(8)----------|
|----8-----8------|-------8---6----|-----------------|-------------15-15\-3-|
E E +Q E E S S E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|---10-(10)--10---------|---10------------|
|---10-(10)--10---8-8-8-|---10------------|
|-8--8--(8)---8---------|-8--8-8-8-8--6-6-|
E E E E E E E S S E E E S S E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------10---8----|
|-----------------------|-------------10---8-8--|
|---10-----10-----------|---10--------10---8-8--|
|---10-----10-----10-10-|---10---------8-8-6-6--|
|-8--8-8-8--8-----------|-8--8-8-6/-8-----------|
E E E E E E Q E E E S S E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------10---8---|
|-------------------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|--------------10---8-8-|
|-10-10-----10------|---10-10-------8-8-6-6-|
|--8--8-8-8--8------|-8--8--8-6/-8----------|
E E E E Q E E +E E S S E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|--------------10---8-8-|
|---10-----10------|--------------10---8-8-|
|---10-----10------|-----10-------10-------|
|-8--8-8-8--8--8-8-|-(8)--8-8-8-8----8-----|
Gtr I
E E E E E E Q H S S E Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---10------------10--|--------------------8-8--|
|---10---10-10-10-10--|--------------8/-10------|
|-8----8--8--8--8--8--|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------10-------8--|
|---10------------10--|-10----------10-------8--|
|---10---10-10-10-10--|-10-10----10--8-------6--|
|-8----8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8-11--8--------8----|
~~
H Q S S E E E E E H
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------10-10---|---------------------|
|--------------------8-|-10-10---------------|
|----------------------|--------8--6--8------|
|
| E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------|-------------10---8--|
|----------------------|-------------10---8--|
|---10-----10--10----8-|-10-10-10-10--8---6--|
|-8--8-8-8--8---8----8-|--8--8--8--8----8----|
H S S E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------10------|
|--------------------8b8.5----|-------------10------|
|----------10-10-10--------10-|-10-10-10-10--8---8--|
|-----------8--8--8---------8-|--8--8--8--8----8-6--|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------10---8--|
|-----------------------------|-------------10---8--|
|---10-----10----10-10--------|-10----10-----8-3-6--|
|-8--8-8-8--8-----8--8------8-|--8--8--8--8------6--|
E E H Q H Q Q
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|----------10b10.5----|
|------10----------|---------------------|
|------10----------|---------------------|
|-8--8--8----10----|---------------------|
|
| E E H E E H E E E E
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------------------|---------------------|
|------10----10-10-|-----------8---------|
|---10-10----10-10-|--------8--8------8--|
|-8--8--8-----8----|--------6--6------6--|
~~~~~~~
Q Q Q Q Q E E +H
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-10b12----10b12---10b12--10b12--|-10b12--8b8.5---------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------10-(10)-------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E E E Q Q Q. E +E E E E
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------8---------------|--8-----------10-(10)-------|
|----------------8-10------------|--8-----------10-(10)-------|
|-------10-------8-10-----10-----|--6------------8--(8)---8---|
|--8-----8--8-------8------8-----|----------------------8---8-|
E E E S +S A S S E E E E E E E Q Q
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------11-(11)\----------------------|----------------------|
|---10-12----------12-10-10-8b8.5-------|----8-----------------|
|---------------------------------10-10-|-10-------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------|------8-8-8b10--10----|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--8-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--8---8----------x----|
|---10----10----------10----------10----|--6---6-8-8------x-8--|
|-8--8--8--8-----------8-----------8--5-|--------6-6------x-6--|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E E S S E E E E +H +S S E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------8-10-10-10-|-(10)------(10)-8-8-10----|
|-----------10-------------|-----------------------10-|
|----10---6----------------|--------------------------|
|--8--8--------------------|--------------------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q. Q E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------10----------------|
|--------------------------|---8----10----------10----|
|--------------------------|---8-----8----------10----|
|-10-10--------10----10----|---6-----------------8----|
|--8--8---8-----8-----8--8-|------------------8-----8-|
~~~
E E E E S E. Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------|
|-10b10.5----------------8b9---|------------------|
|---------10-10-x-10-10--------|------8-8---------|
|------------------------------|---10---8-8-6-8-6-|
|------------------------------|-0----------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------------|-8----------------|
|------------------------------|-8----------------|
|-----------------10-----------|-8----8-----------|
|---------10------10-----------|-6----6-8-8---8---|
|--8-------8--8-8--8-----8---8-|--------6-6-6-6-6-|
~~
E E E. S Q E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|-----------------8----|
|-6--------------------|-6----8-10-8/-10---10-|
|----8-8----7--8---6-8-|----8-----------------|
|
| E E E E Q Q Q. Q E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|---------8------------|-8------10------------|
|---------8---10-------|-8------10------------|
|---10----8---10--10---|-6-------8-------8----|
|-8--8-8-------8---8---|---------------8----8-|
~~
E E E E H S S S S E E E S S Q
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------8--8b9----------|-----------------10-------8b9---|
|-10-----------10-------|-8-8----------10----10-10-------|
|----10-----------------|-----10-10-10-------------------|
|-----------------------|-----10-------------------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-8------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-8----------8-------------x-----|
|----10---10---10--10-8-|-6----------6--8--8-------x---8-|
|--8--8-8--8----8---8---|---------------6--6-------x---6-|
E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------10-10-10------|-----------------------|
|-------10---10-10-10--8---|----8-10----10-10--8---|
|-10----10---10-10-10------|----8-10----10-10------|
|-10-10------10-10-10------|----6--8-----8--8------|
|--8--8----8-------------8-|-8--------8------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q. Q E E E
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-8-------10-------10---|
|--------------------------|-8-------10-------10---|
|-10-10------10-------10---|-6--------8--------8---|
|--8--8----8--8--------8-8-|----------------8----8-|
E E E E E E Q E E S S E E E Q
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------10---10-10-8b8.5---|-------10-10-10---10-10-8b8.5---|
|-------10---10-10-8b8.5---|-------10-10-10---10-10-8b8.5---|
|-10----10---10-10-8b8.5---|-------10-10-10---10-10-8b8.5---|
|----10--------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----8----8---------------|-10b11----------8---------------|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E E E E E
|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------|--8-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|--8-----------------------------|
|------------10------------|--8--------8--------------------|
|----10------10------------|--6--------6----8--8----8-------|
|--8--8--8-8--8----8-----8-|----------------6--6--6-6-----6-|
~~~~~~~~~
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-8---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------10-10----13-|-(13)---10----10-8-----|
|------10---10-10--8----|--------10----10-8-----|
|---10-10---10-10--8----|--------10----10-8-----|
|---10----3-------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|------8-----8------8-8-|
|
| E E E E Q Q Q. Q E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------8-------------|---8-------10----------|
|---------8-10----------|---8-------10----------|
|---10----8-10----10----|---6--------8------8---|
|-8--8--8----8-----8----|-----------------8---8-|
~~
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S
|-13-11-0---------------|-------------------11b11.5-------|
|-------0----10-10--8---|----13-13----13-13---------------|
|-------0----10-10--8---|---------------------------------|
|------------10-10--8---|----------12------------------8--|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------8------------|-11------------------------11----|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--8------------------------------|
|-----------------------|--8-----8-----------x------------|
|----10---10-10----10-0-|--6-----6--8--8-----x-------8----|
|--8--8-8--8--8-----8---|-----------6--6-----x-------6----|
E E E E E E E E E E E S S S E S +E E
|---------------------|-8--8--------------------------------*|
|----10-----10----8-8-|------11-------8---------------------*|
|----10-----10----8-8-|---------10h11---10---8b8.5==(8)r----*|
|----10-----10----8-8-|----------------------------------10-*|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|--8----8-8----8------|-------------------------------------*|
|
| E E E E Q E E Q. Q E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|---------------------|-------------------------------------*|
|---------------------|-8-------10------------------10------*|
|---------------------|-8-------10------------------10------*|
|-10-10-----10---10---|-6--------8-------------------8------*|
|--8--8---8--8----8-8-|--------------------8--------------8-*|
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
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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
