Blind Guardian – Weird Dreams (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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As recorded by Blind Guardian
(From the 1990 Album TALES FROM THE TWILIGHT WORLD)
Transcribed by Drimascus_God_Of_Thunder
Music by André Olbrich
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead 1'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead2'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'lead3'
Q=200
4/4
Gtr I
|-3-|
E E 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 Q
||----8-7---8-7---8-|-7---8-7---8-7--|---8-7---8-7---8-|-7---8-7-6-4-6-4---||
||o-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6------|-6-----6-----6---|---6--------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o||
||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|||
| Gtr II | |-3-| | E E 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 Q ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||----5-4---5-4---5-|-4---5-4---5-4--|---5-4---5-4---5-|-4---5-4-3-1-3-1---|| ||--3-----3-----3---|---3-----3------|-3-----3-----3---|---3---------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
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| Gtr III | |-3-| | E E 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 Q ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o---4-3---4-3---4-|-3---4-3---4-3--|---4-3---4-3---4-|-3---4-3-2---2----o|| ||--1-----1-----1---|---1-----1------|-1-----1-----1---|---1-------4---4---|| ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| ||o-----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------o|| ||------------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------------|| Q=165 Q=175 3/4 4/4 2/4 E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E Q E E H |----------------|--------------|----------------|------| |-5-5----------6-|--------------|-5-5------------|------| |-----5-6--------|-5-6-5-3-(3)--|-----5-6----5---|------| |---------4------|--------------|---------4----6-|-5----| |----------------|--------------|----------------|------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|------|
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| E E E E Q. E E E E E +Q E E E E Q E E H |----------------|--------------|----------------|------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|------| |-2-2----------3-|--------------|-2-2------------|------| |-----3-4--------|-3-4-3-1-(1)--|-----3-4----3---|------| |---------2------|--------------|---------2----4-|-3----| Q=200 4/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |-------------3-3-4-4-3-3-4-4-6-6-| |-5-5-3-3-5-5---------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S H S S S S Q S S S S Q |----------------------|-4-4-3-3-4--8-8-7-7-8--| |-8-8-6-6-4-4-3-3-4----|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| S S S S Q H Q E +Q. Q Q E +Q. Q |-11-11-10-10-11--16----|----17b19r(17)------|----17b19r(17)--------| |-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------18---| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
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| Gtr II
| W Q E +Q. Q Q E +Q. Q
|-----------------------|-----5b7r==(5)------|-----5b7r==(5)--------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|------------------6---|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------||
| Gtr III | W Q E +Q. Q Q E +Q. Q |-----------------------|----12b14r(12)------|----12b14r(12)--------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------13-| |-------------------13-12-|-(12)--13-12-(12)------|----------10-(10)--13----| |-10-12-13-15-(15)--------|-------------------13--|-10-12-13----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q E E |--8-10-11-16-(16)--16-15-|-(15)--16-15-(15)------|----------16-(16)--16-20-| |-------------------------|-------------------16--|----15-16----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-17----------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| W W W |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------| +Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E |-------13--------------|----16----16----16----16-| |-(13)-----15-(15)------|-------------------------| |-------------------15--|-18----18----18----18----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| +Q Q H E E E E E E E E |-(20)------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|----13----13----13----13-| |-----------------------|-11----11----11----11----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| W W
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
+Q E E +Q Q W
|-(16)--15-13-(13)--16--|-15-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------||
| +Q E E +Q Q W
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-(13)--12-10-(10)--13--|-12-----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------||
| W Q. E +Q Q |-----------------------|-12-----------------| |-----------------------|-------13-(13)--11--| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------| +W +W |-(15)---------------------|-(15)---------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| +W +W |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |-(17)---------------------|-(17)---------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|
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| E E S S E +H E E E E +Q E E |--13--12----13-15-(15)----|--13--12------------------| |---------13---------------|---------13-11-(11)----11-| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| +W E E E E E E E E |-(15)--------|----17----17----17----17-| |-------------|-15----15----15----15----| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------|
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| +W E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-(17)--------|----19----19----19----19-| |-------------|-17----17----17----17----| |-------------|-------------------------|
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| +W W |-------------|-------------------------| |-(11)--------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H |-(17)--16-14-(14)--17--|-16--17-16-(16)----| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------|
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| +Q E E +Q Q Q E E +H |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-------------------14--|-13--14-13-(13)----| |-(19)--18-16-(16)------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------| +W E E E E E E E E |-(16)--------|----17----17----17----17-| |-------------|-15----15----15----15----| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------|
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| +W E E E E E E E E |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|----10----10----10----10-| |-(13)--------|-------------------------| |-------------|-12----12----12----12----| |-------------|-------------------------| |-------------|-------------------------| +Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E |-(17)--16-14-(14)--17--|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|----13-12----13-12----13-| |-----------------------|-11-------11-------11----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| +Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------5--|-------------------------| |-(10)---9--7--(7)------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-| |-----------------------|--4--------4--------4----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-12----13-12----13-12--|----13-12----13-12----13-| |----11-------11--------|-11-------11-------11----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |--5-----6--5-----6--5--|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-| |-----4--------4--------|--4--------4--------4----| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
|--3--|
E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |-17----18-17-16-14-16-14--|----18-17----18-17----18-| |----16--------------------|-16-------16-------16----| |--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--5-----6--5--4--2--4--2--|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-| |-----4--------------------|--4--------4--------4----| |--------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Gtr III | W E E E E E E E E |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----14-13----14-13----14-| |--------------------------|-12-------12-------12----| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-17----18-17----18-17--|----18-17----18-17----18-| |----16-------16--------|-16-------16-------16----| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |--5-----6--5-----6--5--|-----6--5-----6--5-----6-| |-----4--------4--------|--4--------4--------4----| |-----------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-13----14-13----14-13--|----14-13----14-13----14-| |----12-------12--------|-12-------12-------12----|
|--3--|
E E E E E E E Q |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-17----18-17-16-14-16-14--| |----16--------------------| |--------------------------|
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| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E Q |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--5-----6--5--4--2--4--2--| |-----4--------------------| |--------------------------|
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| |--3--|
| E E E E E E E Q |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-13----14-13-12-10-12-10--| |----12--------------------| S S S S Q S S S S Q S S S S Q Q. E |---------------------------------|-12-12-11-11-12--17----16-| |-----------------14-14-13-13-14--|--------------------------| |-14-14-13-13-14------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|
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| W W |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------|
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| W W |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------| +Q Q +E E +Q Q. E +Q Q |-(16)--------------------|--------------------| |-------17--(17)----------|-17-----------------| |----------------18-(18)--|-------18-(18)------| |-------------------------|----------------18--| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------|
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| W W |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H |----17----17----17----17-|-(17)--16-14-(14)----| |-------15----15----15----|---------------------| |-19----------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H |-----5-----5-----5-----5-|--(5)---4--2--(2)----| |--3-----3-----3-----3----|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H |----17----17----17----17-|-(17)--16-14-(14)----| |-12----------------------|---------------------| |-------16----16----16----|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H |-----5-----5-----5-----5-|--(5)---4--2--(2)----| |-------------------------|---------------------| |--4-----4-----4-----4----|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr III
| W W
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
Q. E +Q Q W
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|-12-------------------12----|-------------------------|
|-----------12-(12)----------|-12----------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------------||
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |--4---------4----------4----|--5--4-------------------| |------5---------5---------5-|--------7--5--7--5--4--5-| |---------7----------7-------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------------| |-12--------12---------12----|-13-12-10----10----------| |-----12--------12--------12-|----------12----12-11-12-| |--------14---------14-------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| Q. E +Q Q W |----------------------------|-------------------| |-10-------------------10----|-------------------| |-----------11-(11)----------|-11----------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|--9--7-5-4-5-4-2---| |-12--------12---------12----|-----------------5-| |-----10-10-----10--10----10-|-------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-------------------| |-10--------10---------10----|-12-10-8-7-8-7-5-3-| |----------------------------|-------------------| |-----12-12-----12--12----12-|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------| Q. E +Q Q H H |-10b12-----10-(10)---8---|-7-------5-------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-2---------------| |--5---------5--------5---|---5-4-5-4-2-1-2-| |-------3-3------3--3---3-|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--3---------3--------3---|-5-3-2-3-2-------| |-------------------------|-----------5-4-5-| |-------5-5------5--5---5-|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| W +W E E E E S S S S +Q |----------|------------|-10-12-10-12-15----------------| |-7--------|-(7)--------|----------------17-15-17-(17)--| |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------|
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| W +W W |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |-1--------|-(1)--------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------| |----------|------------|-------------------------------|
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| W +W W
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
|----------|------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E +E E Q
|--------------------------|
|-15-13---12-(12)----------|
|-----------------12-------|
|--------------------14----|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------||
| W |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------|
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| W |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H |----------------------|---------------------| |-13-13---13---13---13-|-(13)--12-10-(10)----| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------|
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| W W |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------| E E E E E E E E +Q E E +H |-8-8---8---8----8-|--(8)---7-5-(5)----| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------|
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| Q E E E E E E +Q E E +H |-------7---8---10-|-(10)--10-8-(8)----| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q H |---7-6---7-6---7-|-6---7-6---7-6--|---7-6---7-6---7-|--6----------*| |-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5------|-5-----5-----5---|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-18----------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |---9-8---9-8---9-|-8---9-8---9-8--|---9-8---9-8---9-|-------------*| |-7-----7-----7---|---7-----7------|-7-----7-----7---|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-18----------*|
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| Gtr III | W W E E E E E E E E Q Q H |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|---3-2---3-2---3-|--2----------*| |-----------------|----------------|-0-----0-----0---|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*| |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-------------*|
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Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths