Nightwish – Crimson Tide Deep Blue Sea (Bass Tab)
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CRIMSON TIDE/DEEP BLUE SEA (Bassline)
As recorded by Nightwish
Transcribed by Ivan - ([email protected])
Music by Nightwish
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Tuomas (Synth 1)'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Sammi (Bass Guitar)'
Intro
Moderately Q=170
N.C.(E)
4/4
Gtr I
W +W +W +W
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|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
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|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Tuomas enters!
Em/B Am DsusD Em/B Am/E G/D D
+Q 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
|------3-2-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-3---2---|----3-2-3---3-3-|--8----8--8-7---5---|
|------5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-3---3---|----5-5-5---5-5-|-10---10-10-8---7---|
|------4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-2---2---|----4-4-4---4-4-|--9----9--9-7---7---|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
|-(0)--------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|
Em/B Am DsusD Em/B Am/E G/D D
Q 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
|----3-2-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-3---2---|----3-2-3---3-3-|--8----8--8-7---5---||
|----5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-3---3---|----5-5-5---5-5-|-10---10-10-8---7---||
|----4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-2---2---|----4-4-4---4-4-|--9----9--9-7---7---||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------||
Emppu kicks in!
Em/B Am DsusD Em/B Am/E G/D D
Q 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
|----3-2-3---3-3-|--5----5-5-3---2---|----3-2-3---3-3-|--8-----8--8-7---5---|
|----5-5-5---5-5-|--5----5-5-3---3---|----5-5-5---5-5-|-10----10-10-8---7---|
|----4-4-4---4-4-|--5----5-5-2---2---|----4-4-4---4-4-|--9-----9--9-7---7---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
| Gtr II
| W +W W +W
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-0--------------|-(0)---------------|-0--------------|-(0)-----------------|
Em/B Am DsusD Em/B Am/E G/D D
Q 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
|----3-2-3---3-3-|--5----5-5-3---2---|----3-2-3---3-3-|--8-----8--8-7---5---|
|----5-5-5---5-5-|--5----5-5-3---3---|----5-5-5---5-5-|-10----10-10-8---7---|
|----4-4-4---4-4-|--5----5-5-2---2---|----4-4-4---4-4-|--9-----9--9-7---7---|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------||
| W +W W +W
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
|-0--------------|-(0)---------------|-0--------------|-(0)-----------------|
Band Breaks In!
Gm/D Cm FsusF Gm/D Cm/G Bb/F F
Q 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
|----6-5-6---6-6-|-8---8-8-6---5---|----6-5-6---6-6-|-11---11-11-10----8---|
|----8-8-8---8-8-|-8---8-8-6---6---|----8-8-8---8-8-|-13---13-13-11---10---|
|----7-7-7---7-7-|-8---8-8-5---5---|----7-7-7---7-7-|-12---12-12-10---10---|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------3---|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--3----3--3--1--------|
|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1---|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|----------------------|
Gm/D Cm FsusF Gm/D Cm/G Bb/F F
Q 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
|----6-5-6---6-6-|-8---8-8-6---5---|----6-5-6---6-6-|-11---11-11-10----8---|
|----8-8-8---8-8-|-8---8-8-6---6---|----8-8-8---8-8-|-13---13-13-11---10---|
|----7-7-7---7-7-|-8---8-8-5---5---|----7-7-7---7-7-|-12---12-12-10---10---|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------3---|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--3----3--3--1--------|
|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1---|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|----------------------|
Bm/F# Em Bm/F#F#sus4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-12---12-12-10----9---|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-12---12-12-12---12---|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-12---12-12-11---11---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--2----2--2--2----0---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Bm/F# Em/B D/A A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-15---15-15-14---12----|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-17---17-17-15---14----|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-16---16-16-14---14----|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|------------------7\---|
|-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--0----0--0--5---------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bm/F# Em Bm/F#F#sus4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-12---12-12-10----9---|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-12---12-12-12---12---|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-12---12-12-11---11---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--2----2--2--2----0---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Bm/F# Em/B D/A A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-15---15-15-14---12----||
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-17---17-17-15---14----||
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-16---16-16-14---14----||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------|||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q |---------------------|-----------------------|| |---------------------|------------------7\---|| |-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--0----0--0--5---------|| |---------------------|-----------------------|| Main Theme I Em/G C G/B D W W W W |--------------|--------------|-------------|-5-----------| |--------------|--8-----------|-8-----------|-7-----------| |--9-----------|--9-----------|-7-----------|-7-----------| |--9-----------|-10-----------|-9-----------|-------------| |-10-----------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|--------------|-------------|-------------| |--------------|--3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |--0--0--0--0--|--------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| Em/G C G/B D W W W W |-------------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------| |-5-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------| |-4-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------| |-5-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-0--0--0--0--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| C/A C G/B D W W W W |-0-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------| |-1-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------| |-2-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| C/A C G/B D W W W W |-0-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------|| |-1-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------|| |-2-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--|| |-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|| Main Theme II Em C G/B D E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W |-0-0---------|-3-3---------|-3-3---------|-5---------------------| |-0-0---------|-5-5---------|-3-3---------|-7---------------------| |-0-0---------|-5-5---------|-4-4---------|-7---------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
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| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E. S +E E +S E. E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-3-3---------|-------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--5-5-| |-0-0---------|-------------|-3-3---------|-----------------------| Em C G/B D E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W |-0-0---------|-3-3---------|-3-3---------|-5---------------------| |-0-0---------|-5-5---------|-3-3---------|-7---------------------| |-0-0---------|-5-5---------|-4-4---------|-7---------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
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| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E. S +E E +S E. E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-3-3---------|-------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--5-5-| |-0-0---------|-------------|-3-3---------|-----------------------| C/A C G/B D E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W |-0-0---------|-3-3---------|-3-3---------|-5---------------------| |-1-1---------|-5-5---------|-3-3---------|-7---------------------| |-2-2---------|-5-5---------|-4-4---------|-7---------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
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| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E. S +E E +S E. E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-3-3---------|-------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--5-5-| |-5-5---------|-------------|-3-3---------|-----------------------| C/A C G/B D E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W |-0-0---------|-3-3---------|-3-3---------|-5---------------------|| |-1-1---------|-5-5---------|-3-3---------|-7---------------------|| |-2-2---------|-5-5---------|-4-4---------|-7---------------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------||
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| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E. S +E E +S E. E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|| |-------------|-3-3---------|-------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--5-5-|| |-5-5---------|-------------|-3-3---------|-----------------------|| Em C G/B D W W W W |-0-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------| |-0-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------| |-0-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-0--0--0--0--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| Em C G/B D W W W W |-0-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------| |-0-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------| |-0-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-0--0--0--0--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| C/A C G/B D W W W W |-0-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------| |-1-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------| |-2-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| C/A C G/B D W W W W |-0-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------| |-1-----------|-5-----------|-3-----------|-7-----------| |-2-----------|-5-----------|-4-----------|-7-----------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
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| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------|-5--5--5--5--| |-5--5--5--5--|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|-------------| Synth Solo N.C. Gtr II E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E. S +E E +S E. E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-3-3---------|-------------|-5--5-(5)-5-(5)-5--6-7-| |-0-0---------|-------------|-3-3---------|-----------------------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H W |-------------|-------------|-------------|------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-0----| |-0-0---------|-8-8---------|-3-3---------|------| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H E. S +E E +S E. E E |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------| |-0-0---------|-------------|-3-3---------|-----------------------| |-------------|-1-1---------|-------------|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--3-3-|
Gm F#mFm EmEbDm
Gtr I
|--3--| |-3-|
W W W Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------|-------------|-10--9--8-7-6-5-|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-11-10--9-8-7-6-|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-10--9--8-7-6-5-|| |-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
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| Gtr II
| |--3--| |-3-|
| E E Q H E E Q H E E Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--5--4--3-------||
|-0-0---------|-3-3---------|-------------|----------7-6-5-||
|-------------|-------------|-3-3---------|----------------||
Outro
Em/B Am DsusD Em/B Am/E G/D D
Q 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
|----3-2-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-3---2---|----3-2-3---3-3-|--8----8--8-7---5----|
|----5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-3---3---|----5-5-5---5-5-|-10---10-10-8---7----|
|----4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-2---2---|----4-4-4---4-4-|--9----9--9-7---7----|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------5---7\---|
|-7--7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---5---|-7--7-7-7---7-7-|--7----0-------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Em/B Am DsusD Em/B Am/E G/D D
Q 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
|----3-2-3---3-3-|-5---5-5-3---2---|----3-2-3---3-3-|--8----8--8-7---5----|
|----5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-3---3---|----5-5-5---5-5-|-10---10-10-8---7----|
|----4-4-4---4-4-|-5---5-5-2---2---|----4-4-4---4-4-|--9----9--9-7---7----|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|----------------7\---|
|-7--7-7-7---7-7-|-7---7-7-7---5---|-7--7-7-7---7-7-|--7----7--7-5--------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------------|
Gm/D Cm Bb5/F/C Gm/D Cm/G Bb/F F
Q 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
|----6-5-6---6-6-|-8---8-8-6---5---|----6-5-6---6-6-|-11---11-11-10----8----|
|----8-8-8---8-8-|-8---8-8-6---6---|----8-8-8---8-8-|-13---13-13-11---10----|
|----7-7-7---7-7-|-8---8-8-5---5---|----7-7-7---7-7-|-12---12-12-10---10----|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------3\---|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--3----3--3--1---------|
|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1---|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------------|
Gm/D Cm Bb5/F/C Gm/D Cm/G Bb/F F
Q 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
|----6-5-6---6-6-|-8---8-8-6---5---|----6-5-6---6-6-|-11---11-11-10----8----|
|----8-8-8---8-8-|-8---8-8-6---6---|----8-8-8---8-8-|-13---13-13-11---10----|
|----7-7-7---7-7-|-8---8-8-5---5---|----7-7-7---7-7-|-12---12-12-10---10----|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------3\---|
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|--3----3--3--1---------|
|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|-3---3-3-3---1---|-3--3-3-3---3-3-|-----------------------|
Bm/F# Em Bm/F#F#sus4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-12---12-12-10----9---|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-12---12-12-12---12---|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-12---12-12-11---11---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--2----2--2--2----0---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Bm/F# Em/B D/A A
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-15---15-15-14---12----|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-17---17-17-15---14----|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-16---16-16-14---14----|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|------------------7\---|
|-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--0----0--0--5---------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Bm/F# Em Bm/F#F#sus4
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-12---12-12-10----9---|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-12---12-12-12---12---|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-12---12-12-11---11---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--2----2--2--2----0---|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Bm/F# Em/B D/A A Bm/F#
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W
|----10--9-10---10-10-|-15---15-15-14---12----|-10----*|
|----12-12-12---12-12-|-17---17-17-15---14----|-12----*|
|----11-11-11---11-11-|-16---16-16-14---14----|-11----*|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------*|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------*|
|---------------------|-----------------------|-------*||
| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q W |---------------------|-----------------------|-------*| |---------------------|------------------7\---|-------*| |-2---2--2--2----2--2-|--0----0--0--5---------|--2----*| |---------------------|-----------------------|-------*|
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
----------------
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