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JOKER (Bassline)
As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Finger Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Backing Vocals'
Q=178
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------|------5-4-3-2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2--|
|----------|--------------|-------4-2---4-2---|-------4-2---4-2----|
|----------|--------------|-------------------|--------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-----2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2-|
|-------4-2---4-2---|-------4-2---4-2---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-----2-----2-|-(2)-2-----2-----2-|
|-------4-2---4-2---|-------4-2---4-2---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+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
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2---2---2---2-|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|---4-(4)-4-5--7-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-4-0-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-2-0-4-4-0-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-2-0-4-4-0-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-4-2-0-|
3/4 4/4
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E W
|-------------------|------------------|-------------|------|
|-------------------|---------2-4-2----|-------------|------|
|-------------------|-------4-------4--|-5-5-5-4-4-4-|-2----|
|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|-(5)-5------------|-------------|------|
2/4 4/4
H Q E E +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|-------------|-----------|------------------|
|-------------|---------2-|-(2)-2-----2----2-|
|-------------|-----2-----|-------4-2--------|
|-----------3-|-(3)---3---|------------------|
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7--|
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
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-2-----2----2-|-2-2-------------|-------------------|
|-------------2-4---|-------4-2--------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-2-1-0-(0)-------|------------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7-7---7-7---7-|
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 E E
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-------------2-----|-5---4-----------|-----2-0---------|
|-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-4---4---|---------7---4---|----------4--5-7-|
|-3-2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)---|-----------------5-|---5---5---5---0-|-(0)-------------|
+E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E
|-----9-------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----2-0---------|
|-(7)-------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0---7---0-|-10-0-9-0-7---4---|----------4--5-7-|
|-------10--9--10---|-----------9---9---|------------5---0-|-(0)-------------|
+E E Q Q 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
|-----9------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----|-------------------|
|-(7)----------0---|-------------4---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------10--9----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2---|-------------------|-------------------|
E E Q E E +E E +E E E E E E E E
|---12-13--12-13-(13)---|-------------------|
|---11-12--11-12-(12)---|-------------------|
|-2---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-2-2-----------|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----4--2----0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-|
|-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-2-2---2-2-2-2---|-------------------|-------4-------4---|-------------------|
|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-------4-------4---|-----------------2-|
|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-------------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Q Q Q 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
|--------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------2-|-(2)-2-----2------|-2-2-------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------4-2------2-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-0------------|------------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7---7-7-7---7-|
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
|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------2-|-(2)-2-----2------|-2-2-------------|-------------------|
|-------------2-4---|-------4-2------2-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-2-1-0-(0)-------|------------------|-----4-4-5-5-6-7-|-(7)-7---7-7-7---7-|
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 E E
|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-------------2-----|-5---4-----------|-----2-0---------|
|-------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-4---4---|---------7---4---|----------4--5-7-|
|-3-2-1-0-(0)-0-(0)---|-----------------5-|---5---5---5---0-|-(0)-------------|
+E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E
|-----9-------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----2-0---------|
|-(7)-------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0---7---0-|-10-0-9-0-7---4---|----------4--5-7-|
|-------10--9--10---|-----------9---9---|------------5---0-|-(0)-------------|
+E E Q Q 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
|-----9------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|-------------2-----|-------------------|
|-(7)----------0---|-------------4---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0---0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------10--9----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2---|-------------------|-------------------|
E E Q E E +E E +E E E E E E E E
|---12-13--12-13-(13)---|-------------------|
|---11-12--11-12-(12)---|-------------------|
|-2---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E E E E E Q Q. E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-2-2-----------|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----4--2----0-|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-|
|-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E E +E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-2-2-(2)-------------|---------------------|
|---------0-(0)-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0-5-|
|
| Gtr II
| W Q E E +Q Q
|---------------------|-------3-3-(3)-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|---------------------|
|-------4-------4---|---------------------|
|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0-5-|
|
| W Q E E +E E Q
|-------------------|-------3-3-(3)-------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|---------------------|
|-------4-------4---|-------------------2-|
|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0---|
|
| W Q E E +E E Q
|-------------------|-------7-------------|
|-------------------|---------8-(8)-------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-1-0---|-------------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q Q 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
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------5-6-7---|
|-0-----0-1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|-(0)-0-2-3-------0-|
+E E Q E E E E +E E Q E E +E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|------------------|--------------------|----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|----------4-5---|-------------2---2-|
|------------------|------------2-(2)-2-|-3--3-3-5-------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0--0-1-2-3-|-(3)-3-3--3---------|--------------0-|-(0)-0-2-2-4-------|
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
|-1---2---4-7-----|-------------------|---------2-4-2-----|---------0-2-0-----|
|---2---2-----9---|---------5-7-5-----|-------4-------4---|-------2-------2-0-|
|-----------------|-------7-------7-5-|-(5)-5-----------3-|-(3)-3-------------|
|---------------8-|-(8)-8-------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------2-4-2-----|---------0-2-0-----|
|-(0)-0-4-------4---|-------2-------2-0-|
|-----------------3-|-(3)-3-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Q Q E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-2-------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------3-2-1-0-|---0-0-----0--|----0-----0--|----0-----0--|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------2--|-------------|----------2--|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----0--------|----0-----0--|----0--------|----0-----0--|
Q Q Q 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-|-(0)-0-0-0-3-2-0---|-------------4-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3-2-0---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-------|-------------0-1-2-|
|-------------4-2-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-------|
+E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|------------------|
|---------------------|---------------2--|
|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-(2)---|------------------|
|-------------------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 Q Q E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------2-----|-5---4-----------|-----2-0---------|
|---------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-4---4---|---------7---4---|----------4--5-7-|
|-0-3---3---3-----|-----------------5-|---5---5---5---0-|-(0)-------------|
+E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E
|-----9-------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----2-0---------|
|-(7)-------------0-|-(0)-0-0-0---7---0-|-10-0-9-0-7---4---|----------4--5-7-|
|-------10--9--10---|-----------9---9---|------------5---0-|-(0)-------------|
+E E Q Q E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-9-------------|-------------4---0-|
|-------10--9--10-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2---2---|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---0-0--0-0---0-|---0---0-0-0-1-2-|------2--------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------0--2-4-5-|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W E E +E E +E E Q
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---8-(8)-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------9-(9)-------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
+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. E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|-------------------|-2-2-----------|
|-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|-----4--2----0-|
|-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +Q. E +E E E E E E E E
|-1-4-------------|---------------------|
|-----6-----------|---------------------|
|-------7-(7)-----|---------------------|
|---------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0-5-|
|
| W Q E E +Q Q
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-------8-8-(8)-------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|---------------------|
|-------4-------4---|---------------------|
|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0--2--0-4-0-0-5-|
|
| W E E +E E Q Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|-----8-(8)-8-8-------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|---------------------|
|-------4-------4---|-------------------2-|
|-(5)-5-----------0-|-(0)-0-2-0--4--0-0---|
|
| W Q E E +E E Q
|-------------------|-------7-------------|
|-------------------|---------8-(8)-------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
+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)-2-2-2-2-1-0---|-------------------|-----------7-8-9-|-(9)-9-------------|
|-----------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|---5---5---------|-------6-6-7-7-9-7-|
+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
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------6-6-7-7-8-9-|-(9)-9-------------|-------6-6-7-7-9-7-|-----------------|
|-(7)-7-------------|-------6-6-7-7-9-7-|-(7)-7-------------|---0-0-0-0-2-4-5-|
+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 Q Q. E
|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|-------------------|-2-2-----------|
|-------4-------4-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------------|-----4--2----0-|
|-(5)-5-------------|-------------------|-3-2-1-0-(0)-3-2-0-|---------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-----|-------------------|
|-(0)-0-4-------4-2-|-(2)-2---2-2-2---2-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
E E +E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------1---------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-2-2-(2)-----------|-------------------|
|---------0-0-3-2-0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|
|
| W H Q E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------8-|
|-------------------|-----------------9-|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-------|-------------------|
|-------4--------4----|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|-----------------8-|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|-----------------9-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-------|-------------------|
|-------4--------4----|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|-----------------8-|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|-----------------9-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------2-4-2-------|-------------------|
|-------4--------4----|-------------------|
|-(5)-5-------------0-|-(0)-0-2-0-4-0-0-5-|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|-----------------8-|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|-----------------9-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
+E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------2-4-2-------|-----------------|
|-------4--------4----|-----------------|
|-(5)-5-------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------5-6--7--7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--0--0-0-0-----------|-----------------|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
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-|
|-------------9-----9-|-----------------|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q. E +Q Q
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|--7--7-7-7-7----7----|-7-7---7---7---7-|-----7---7------7---|-5----4-(4)--5--|
|-------------9-----9-|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|
| +E E E E E E +Q H Q E E +E E E E E E +Q W
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)---|---------------8-|-(8)-8-6-5-6-8-(8)--|----------------|
|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)---|---------------9-|-(9)-9-7-5-7-9-(9)--|----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|----------------|
+E E +Q Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E
|------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-(5)-4-(4)--5-----|-5-----------5--|-(5)--------5--6--|-7------------|
|---------------5--|------5-(5)-----|-----5-(5)--------|------------3-|
+E E E E H W W +W
|----------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|----------------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-----2---2------|----------|----------|--------*|
|-(3)---3-0------|----------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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
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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
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