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PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (LIVE) (Bassline)
As recorded by Iron Maiden
(From the 1980 Album IRON MAIDEN)
Transcribed by scawti
Music by Steve Harris
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
Q=170 1.,2.
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
H Q E E E E E E S S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H. E E E 3x
|---------------||--4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4---|-5-4---------|----------------||
|-----------5h7-||o-------------5-----5-|-----5-4-5-7-|-----------5h7-o||
|---------------||o---------------------|-------------|-2-------------o||
|---------------||----------------------|-------------|----------------||
3.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-7-7-7-9-9-9-------|
|-2-2-2-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Verse
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-----||--------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------9--||o-------5-----------5-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------||o-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------||--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q 4x E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------||-||--------------------------|
|-------5-----5-----o||-||o-------7-----------7-----|
|-7-7-7---7-7----5--o||-||o-9-9-9---9-9-9-9-9---9-9-|
|--------------------||-||--------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x
|--------------------------------------||
|----------8----------------8---------o||
|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10---10-10---o||
|--------------------------------------||
Q=170
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------|---------7---|-------5-----------5-----|
||o-7-7-7-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-5---5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|
||--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
1.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------5-----------|-------5-----------5-----|-------5------------o||
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5--o||
|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------||
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S S E Q Q Q
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4---|
|-------5-----------5h7-|-------------5-----5-|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-5-4---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-4-5-7-|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------|
|-------------|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S S E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4---|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5h7-|-------------5-----5-|
|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-5-4---------|-------------------------|-------------------||
|-----5-4-5-7-|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------||
|-------------|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-------------|---------7---|-------5-----------5-----|
|-7-7-7-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-5---5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|
|-------------|-------------|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------5-----------|-------5-----------5-----|-------5------------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5--|
|-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------||-------------------------|
|-------------|-------------||-------5-----------5-----|
|-7-7-7-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-5-5-5-||-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|
|-------------|-------------||-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-------5-----------|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5h7--|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5--------|
|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E S S S E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4---|-5-4---------|
|-------------5-----5-|-----5-4-5-7-|
|---------------------|-------------|
|---------------------|-------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------5------------|
|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5--|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S S E Q Q Q
||--------------------------|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4----|
||o-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5h7-|-------------5-----5--|
||o-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-------|----------------------|
||--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q 3x
|-5-4---------|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-----5-4-5-7-|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------o||
|-------------|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-o||
|-------------|-------------------------|--------------------||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------||
|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------|-------------|---------7---||
|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-5---5-||
|-------------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------||
Chorus
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|----9------9---|----9---------|----9------9---|
|------9------9-|------9-------|------9------9-|
|-7------7------|-7------7--5--|-7------7------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----9---------|----7------7---|----5------5---|
|------9----5--|------7------7-|------5------5-|
|-7------7-----|-5------5------|-3------3------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----9------9---|----9---------|
|------9------9-|------9-------|
|-7------7------|-7------7--5--|
|---------------|--------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
||-----9------9---|----9---------|----9------9---|
||o------9------9-|------9-------|------9------9-|
||o-7------7------|-7------7--5--|-7------7------|
||----------------|--------------|---------------|
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E
|----9---------|----7------7---|----5------5---|
|------9----5--|------7------7-|------5------5-|
|-7------7-----|-5------5------|-3------3------|
|--------------|---------------|---------------|
Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E
|----9------9---|----9---------|----9------9---|
|------9------9-|------9-------|------9------9-|
|-7------7------|-7------7--5--|-7------7------|
|---------------|--------------|---------------|
H.=H
Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----9----------||----9------9---|----9---------||
|------9-------o||------9------9-|------9-------||
|-7------7--5--o||-7------7------|-7------7--5--||
|---------------||---------------|--------------||
Guitar Solo
12/8
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q. E E E H Q
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|-3----3-3--3--2--0--|-7----7-7-7-7----7--|
|--------------------|--------------------|
H Q Q. E Q Q. E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------7--|-----------------7-9-------|
|-8----8--10----10----|-7----7-7-7-7-10-----10-7--|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q. E E E Q. E Q
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-3----3-3--3--2--0--|-7----7-7-7-7----7-7--|
|--------------------|----------------------|
E E Q Q E E Q Q Q. E E E E E E E E E
|---10-----------12---------|---------------------------|
|------10-----------12------|------------7-5---5--------|
|-8--------8--10--------10--|-7----7-7-7-----7---7-5----|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q. E Q Q. E E E
|--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-3----3-3--3--2--0--|-7----7-7--7----7-7-7-|
|--------------------|----------------------|
|-3-|
H Q Q E E E Q Q. E Q Q. E Q
|------------7--------|-----------------------|
|---------5----9-7-5--|-----------5----5-5----|
|-8----8--------------|-7----7-7--------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
H.=H
Q. E Q Q Q Q Q. E Q H Q H Q H Q W.
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------||
|--------------------|-------------------|---------5----5--|-------||
|-3----3-3--3--2--0--|-7----7-7--7----7--|-8----8----------|-7-----||
|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------||
Interlude
Q=170
4/4
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----12-16----12-16----12-16----12-16--||
||o-14-------14-------14-------14-------o||
||o-------------------------------------o||
||---------------------------------------||
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-||-----12-16----12-16----12-16----12-16-|
|-||o-14-------14-------14-------14-------|
|-||o-------------------------------------|
|-||--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-3--| |-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
|----11-14----11-14----11-14----11-14-|----9-12----9-12----9-12----9-12-|
|-12-------12-------12-------12-------|-10------10------10------10------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----11-14----11-14----11-14----11-14---||
|-12-------12-------12-------12--------o||
|--------------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------------||
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--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
|----------12-------14-------12-------|-------------------14----------------|
|-14-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-|-12-12-12-14-12-12----12-12-14-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------12-----------------|
|-10-10-10-12-10-10----10-10-12-10-10--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--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
|-------------------14----------------|----------12-------14-------12-------|
|-12-12-12-14-12-12----12-12-14-12-12-|-14-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14-|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------14-----------------|
|-12-12-12-14-12-12----12-12-14-12-12--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------12----------------|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-12--------|
|-10-10-10-12-10-10----10-10-12-10-10-|-12-12-12----------------14-12--|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Harmony solo
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-----------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------7-7-7----o||
|-------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
Guitar Solo
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------------|
||o-------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
1. 2.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|---------------10-9-7---------||----------------------10-9-7-||
|-10-9-7-10-9-7--------10-9-7-o||-10-9-7-10-9-7-10-9-7--------||
|-----------------------------o||-----------------------------||
|------------------------------||-----------------------------||
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-----------||
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-------------------7-7-7----o||
|-------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------------------||
Q=112
E S S E S S E S S S S S S
||----------------------------|
||o---------------------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-|
||------------------------7---|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5---5-|---------------------7-5-7---|
|-----------------------7---|-----------------------------|
E S S Q Q Q 12x
|-----------------||
|-7-7-7-7--------o||
|----------3--5--o||
|-----------------||
Verse
Q=170
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------|---------7---|-------5-----------5-----|
||o-7-7-7-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-5---5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|
||--------------|-------------|-------------------------|
1.
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------5-----------|-------5-----------5-----|-------5------------o||
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5--o||
|-------------------|-------------------------|---------------------||
2.
|-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S S E Q Q Q
|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4---|
|-------5-----------5h7-|-------------5-----5-|
|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-5-4---------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-----5-4-5-7-|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------|
|-------------|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-5-|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |3| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E S S S E Q Q Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-4-4-4-4h5p4---7-4---|
|-------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5h7-|-------------5-----5-|
|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-|-7-7-7---7-7-5-5-------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-5-4---------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-----5-4-5-7-|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------|-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-|-7-7-7-10-7-7-5-5-5-|
|-------------|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-|-7-7-7-10-7-7-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------|--------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|---------------------------|
|-------------|---------7---|---------------------------|
|-7-7-7-------|-------5---5-|-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-|
|-------7-7-7-|-8-8-8-------|---------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-7-7-7-10-7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-10-7-7-7-7-7-10-7-7-|-7-7-7-10-7-7-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------*|
|-7-7-7-------|-------5-5-5-|-7\----------*|
|-------7-7-7-|-8-8-8-------|-------------*|
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