Death – Together As One (Guitar Tab)

D Tuning (D-G-C-F-A-D)
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by Death (From the 1991 Album HUMAN) Transcribed by James Williams (Inverted) Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Paul Masvidal' Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Chuck Schuldiner' Intro Fast Metal Q=210 $ 4/4 Gtrs I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5---------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-----------------3-3-3-3-|

  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
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|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---------4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3---------o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------|-2-2-2-2-----------------1-1-1-1--||
Verse PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------------------8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7-----------------6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S  S  S  S  S S S S S
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|---------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7-7-7-7---------------------8-8-8-8-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Q=204 PM----------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   Q  Q  Q  Q
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|-----------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|----9--8-----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------|-7--------6--|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
Pre Chorus Slower Q=150 4/4 PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
    S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
Q=146 Gtr I PM----------------------------|
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    E E  E E  E  E E  E  4x
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|----7--8----9--8------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-/5------7-------5--8--||
| | Gtr II | PM----------------------------|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S    E E  E E  E  E E  E  4x
|---------------------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----9-10---11-10-------||
|---------------------------------|-/7------9-------7-10--||
|---------------------------------|----------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------||

  Moderate Metal Q=100
  B5      Eb5       B5      D5
  Q       H.        Q       H.
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------8-------|---------7-------|
|-9-------6-------|-9-------5-------|
|-7---------------|-7---------------|
| | |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S H.        E S S S H.
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------8-------|---------7-------|
|---------6-------|---------5-------|
|-7-7-7-7---------|-7-7-7-7---------|

  B5      Eb5            B5      G5
  Q       H.             Q       H.
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|---------7--------------|
|---------8------------|---------5--------------|
|-9-------6------------|-9----------------------|
|-7--------------------|-7----------------------|
| | |-3-| |-3-|
| E S S S E  E E E E E   E S S S E  E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|---------8------------|------------------------|
|---------6----6---6---|---------5----5---5-----|
|-7-7-7-7----7---7---7-|-7-7-7-7-3--7---7---7---|

  Q=98
        E5      Eb5     B5        D5      C#5     B5
 3/4
  Gtrs I, II
  PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
  |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|

  S S S E S S S E S S S E   S S S E S S S E S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------9-------8---------|-------7-------6---------|
|-------7-------6-------9-|-------5-------4-------9-|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7-|

        E5      Eb5     B5        D5      C#5     B5
  PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
  |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|

  S S S E S S S E S S S E   S S S E S S S E S S S E
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------9-------8---------|-------7-------6------------|
|-------7-------6-------9-|-------5-------4-------9----|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7----|

        E5      Eb5     B5        D5      C#5     B5
  Gtr I
  PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
  |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|

  S S S E S S S E S S S E   S S S E S S S E S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------9-------8---------|-------7-------6---------|
|-------7-------6-------9-|-------5-------4-------9-|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7-|
|
| Gtr II
| PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
| |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|

| S S S E S S S E S S S E   S S S E S S S E S S S E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------9-------8---------|-------7-------6---------|
|-------7-------6-------9-|-------5-------4-------9-|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-7-|

                                                  Q=130
        E5      Eb5     B5        D5      C#5     E5
                           7/8
  PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
  |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|

  S S S E S S S E S S S E   S S S E S S S E S S S Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------9-------8---------|-------7-------6------------|
|-------7-------6-------9-|-------5-------4-------2----|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4-0----|
|
| PM--|   PM--|   PM--|     PM--|   PM--|   PM--|
| |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|     |-3-|   |-3-|   |-3-|

| S S S E S S S E S S S E   S S S E S S S E S S S Q
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------4----|
|-------9-------8---------|-------7-------6-------2----|
|-------7-------6-------9-|-------5-------4------------|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6---6-6-6-7-|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-4-4------|
Chorus Faster Q=130 To Coda G#5G5 G#G5 7/8 4/4 Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
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||o--6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5-|
||---4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-|
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|    Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
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||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||---8--7--------------|-------------------------8-7-|
||---6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5-|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||---------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

  F5 E5
 7/8                 4/4
  Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-3--2--------------|---------------------------------o||
|-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
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| Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-5--4--------------|----------------------------------||
|-3--2--------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||

  G#5G5                                       G#G5  F5 E5
 7/8                 4/4                           1/2
  Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E   Q  Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5-|-3--2--|
|-4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-|-1--0--|
|
| Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E   Q  Q
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-8--7--------------|-------------------------8-7-|-5--4--|
|-6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5-|-3--2--|
|-------------------|-----------------------------|-------|
|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|-------|
Guitar Solo Slow Metal Q=72 F5 F5F5 4/4 PM----------------------------|
  S S S S T T S S S  S  S T T S  S S   S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------3---3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-0--0--0-1-1-1--0-1---1-1-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H                 +E    S   S  S T T S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-9-----------------(9)------------7h9p7---|
|-------------------------7---9-10-------9-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
F5 F5F5 PM----------------------------|
  S S S S T T S S S S  S  T T S S S   S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------3---3-3--|
|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-0-0-0--0--1-1-1-0-1---1-1--|
|
|   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| S H                 +S  S   S S T T S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-7-6-----------------(6)-9---7-6-6h7p6-7--|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
F5F5F5 PM-------------------------------|
  S S S S T T S  S  S S  S  T T  S S    S S  S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------3-3--3-----|
|-0-0-0-0-1-1-1--0--0-0--0--1-1--1-0----1-1--1-----|
|
|                ~~~~~~~~~~~
| S S Q          E.     +E       S T  T S S  S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------12-9h10p9-9-10b12==|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-6-------------[9]-----(9)------------------------|
|---9-7--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
F5F5F5 PM-------------------------------------------------|
    S  S   S  S  T  T  S     S     S     S     S T T S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-------|
|---0--0---0--0--1--1--1-----0-----0-----0-----0-1-1-1-0-1-1-1-------|
|
|                                          ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  +E     +E     T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T Q..                 +T
|---------------14-12-11---------------------------------------------|
|-(10)---(10)------------14-12-10------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------14-13-11-9-------------------(9)---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 F5 F5 PM------------------------------------|
    S S  S    S    T T S S S S S T T S     S  S     S    S
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3-----3----3---|
|---0-0--0----0----1-1-1-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-----0--1-----1----1---|
|
|                ~~
|   E    T  S    H                      T  S  T  T  T T  T T
|-------11h12--------------------------14p12-11h12p11-9h11p9-|
|-/12-----------12-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 F5 F5 PM--------------------------------------------------|
   S     S    S    S T T S S  S  S     S    T  T  S     S     S     S    S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------3-----3----3-------|
|--0-----0----0----0-1-1-1-0--0--0-----0----1--1--1-----0-----1-----1----1-------|
|
|                  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  T  T  T T  T  T Q         +S  T  T  T T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T T  T  T
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10---------------------------------------------10-12-14-12-10------------------|
|----13-11-9-----------------------------9-11-13----------------13-11-9----------|
|------------12-11-9---------(9)-9-11-12--------------------------------13-11----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F5 F5 F5 PM--------------------------------------|
  S S S S T  T  S    S     S S S T T S     S     S     S S
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------3-----3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-1--1--1----0-----0-0-0-1-1-1-----0-----1-----1-1-|
|
| ~                        ~~                          ~~~~~
| Q       T  T  T T  T  T  Q         T  T  T  T  T  T  E
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------10-12-14-12---|
|-----------------9-11-13-11---------9-11-13---------------|
|-9-------9-11-12------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
F5F5 F5 PM-------------------------------------------------|
    S  S S S  T  T  S     S     S    S    S   T  T S    S   S  S   S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------3--3---3----|
|---0--0-0-0--1--1--1-----0-----0----0----0---1--1-1----0---1--1---1----|
|
|~~~~~~
|  +Q         T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T T T  T T T  T T T  T T S +E
|------------14-12-11---------------------------------------------------|
|-(12)----------------14-12-10------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------13-11-9-8--------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------11-9-7-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------11-9-7------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------11-9-7-(7)\------|
Interlude Q=78 5/8 3/8 Gtrs I, II PM| PM------------| PM| PM| S S S S S S T T S T T S 3x S S S S S S
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||o-------------------------o||-------------|
||---------------------------||-------------|
||--4-3---3-2----------------||-4-3---3-2---|
||o-----2-----1-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-----2-----1-|
||---------------------------||-------------|

  Q=76
 4/4                               15/16
    PM|   PM  PM|   PM|   PM  PM|     PM|   PM  PM|   PM|   PM
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-7-----6---------7-----9---------|-7-----6---------7-----9--------|
|---8-8---0-6-0-0---6-6---0-9-0-0-|---8-8---0-6-0-0---6-6---0-9-0--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

    Q=78
   5/8                         3/8
      PM|   PM------------|       PM|   PM|
    S S S S S S T T S T T S  3x S S S S S S
||---------------------------||-------------|
||o-------------------------o||-------------|
||---------------------------||-------------|
||--4-3---3-2----------------||-4-3---3-2---|
||o-----2-----1-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||-----2-----1-|
||---------------------------||-------------|

 4/4                               15/16
      PM  PM  PM|     PM  PM  PM|       PM  PM  PM|     PM  PM  PM
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-4---4---------8-7---7---------|-5-4---4---------8-7---7--------|
|-----0---0-5-0-0-----0---0-8-0-0-|-----0---0-5-0-0-----0---0-8-0--|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Q=76 5/8 PM--------| PM--------|
   S  S S  S S S T T S T T S    S  S S  S S S T T S T T S
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-11-10---10-9---------------|-11-10---10-9---------------|
|-------9------8-------------|-------9------8-------------|
|----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
A5 3/4 PM--------| PM--|
   S  S S  S S S T T S T T S    S  S S  S S S T T S E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-11-10---10-9---------------|-11-10---10-9-------------|
|-------9------8-------------|-------9------8-------2---|
|----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------0-0-0-0---|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Chorus Q=130 D.S. al Coda & G#5G5 G#G5 7/8 4/4 Gtr I Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||---------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||---------------------|-----------------------------|
||---------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5-|
||---4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3-|
|
|    Gtr II
|    Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
||---------------------|-----------------------------|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||---8--7--------------|-------------------------8-7-|
||---6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5-|
||o--------------------|-----------------------------|
||---------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|

  F5 E5
 7/8                 4/4
  Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-3--2--------------|---------------------------------o||
|-1--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|
| Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S  3x
|-------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-5--4--------------|----------------------------------||
|-3--2--------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------|---------------------------------o||
|-------0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||

  G#5G5                                       G#G5
 7/8                 4/4
  Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5--|
|-4--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-4-3--|
|
| Q  Q  S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-8--7--------------|-------------------------8-7--|
|-6--5--------------|-------------------------6-5--|
|-------------------|------------------------------|
|-------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|

 Outro
  F5 E5                                    E5
  Q  H    +Q     +W           +W           Q  H.
|--------------|------------|------------|----------*|
|--------------|------------|------------|----------*|
|--------------|------------|------------|-9--------*|
|--------------|------------|------------|-9--------*|
|-3--2----(2)--|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-7--------*|
|-1--0----(0)--|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|----------*|
|
| Q  H    +Q     +W           +W           Q  H.
|--------------|------------|------------|----------*|
|--------------|------------|------------|----------*|
|-5--4----(4)--|-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-9--------*|
|-3--2----(2)--|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-9--------*|
|--------------|------------|------------|-7--------*|
|--------------|------------|------------|----------*|
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 <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 ----------- | - 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