Norma Jean – Sometimes Its Our Mistakes That Make For The Greatest Ideas (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Norma Jean (From the 2004 Album BLESS THE MARTYR, KISS THE CHILD) Transcribed by James Martyn Words by Josh Scogin Music by Norma Jean Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled' Verse Q=140 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I H E E E E E E E E H
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|------2-2-0-0-|--1---1---1---1---1-----|
|--------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W               E   E   E   E   H
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|-----------------<5>----|
|--------------|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|
|--------------|------------------------|
|--------------|------------------------|

   Q       H.            +W             +H      E E E E
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--2------------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|----------3----------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|
|
|  E   E   H      Q      +W             +W
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------<5>---------|--------------|-------------------|
|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-------------------|

  N.C.
   E   E   E   E   H        Q       H.         +W             +H      E E E E
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2---------------|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|------------------------|----------3-------|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|
|
|  E   E   E   E   H        E   E   H.         +W             +W
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|-----------------<5>----|---------<5>------|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------|
|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>----------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|--------------|-------------------|

  N.C.
   E   E   E   E   H        Q       H.
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------|
|------------------------|----------3----------|
|
|  E   E   E   E   H        E   E   H      Q
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------<5>----|---------<5>---------|
|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|

   +W                +H      E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|--(3)------------|--(3)--------------|
|
|  +H.        Q      +W
|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------<5>--|-(<5>)-------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-(<5>)-----------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

  N.C.
   E   E   E   E   H        Q       H.
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|--1---1---1---1---1-----|--2------------------|
|------------------------|----------3----------|
|
|  E   E   E   E   H        E   E   H      Q
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------<5>----|---------<5>---------|
|-<5>-<5>-<5>-<5>--------|-<5>-<5>--------<5>--|
|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|

   +W             +H      E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|----------2-2-0-0--|
|--(3)---------|--(3)--------------|
|
|  +W             +W
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|-(<5>)--------|-(<5>)-------------|
|--------------|-------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|

  N.C.                         Gm
  E  E E E  H          Q   H.
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|
|------------------|-------3---------|
|
| Q.     Q.     Q     +H        H
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|

   +W                 +H            E  E  E  E
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------2--2--0--0--|
|--(3)--------------|-(3)-----------------------|
|
|  +H      E  E  Q     E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-(11)----11-11-11--|-11--11-11-11-------11-----|
|-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12----12-12----12--|
|-(12)----12-12-12--|-12--12-12-----------------|
|-(10)----10-10-10--|-10--10-10-----------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|

  N.C.                         Gm
  E  E E E  H          Q   H.           +W                +H       E E  E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|------------------|----------2-2--0-0--|
|------------------|-------3---------|--(3)-------------|-(3)----------------|
|
| Q.     Q.     Q     +H        H       +Q    Q  Q   Q     Q    Q  Q    Q
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|-(11)--11-----11--|------11------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|-(12)--12-----12--|------12------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|-(10)--10-----10--|------10------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|

  N.C.                         Gm
  E  E E E  H          Q   H.
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|
|------------------|-------3---------|
|
| Q.     Q.     Q     +H        H
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|

   +W                    +H           E  E  E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------2--2--0-0--|
|--(3)-----------------|-(3)---------------------|
|
|  +Q    E  E  E  E Q     E   E  E  E E  E  Q
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11--11-11-11---11-11----|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12--12-12-12---12-12----|
|-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10--10-10-10---10-10----|
|----------------------|-------------------------|

  N.C.                         Gm
  E  E E E  H          Q   H.
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|-1--1-1-1--1------|---2-------------|
|------------------|-------3---------|
|
| Q.     Q.     Q     +H        H
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------11----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|------------------|-----------12----|
|-8------9-----10--|-(10)------10----|
|------------------|-----------------|

   +W                    +H         E E  E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|------------2-2--0-0--|
|--(3)-----------------|-(3)------------------|
|
|  +Q    E  E Q   E  E    Q    E  E Q    Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-(11)--11-11----11-11-|------11-11-----11----|
|-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----|
|-(12)--12-12----12-12-|------12-12-----12----|
|-(10)--10-10----10-10-|------10-10-----10----|
|----------------------|----------------------|

  N.C.                    Gm
  W                 W
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|
|
| Q.   Q.    Q     +H      H
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------11----|
|---------------|---------12----|
|---------------|---------12----|
|-8----9----10--|-(10)----10----|
|---------------|---------------|

    W                     H            H
|----------------------|-------------!-0----------|
|----------------------|-------------!-0----------|
|----------------------|-------------!(0)---------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|
|  +Q    E  E  E  E Q     E  E  E  E   E   E  Q
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(11)--11-11-11-11----|-11-11-11-11------11-11---|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---|
|-(12)--12-12-12-12----|-12-12-12-12------12-12---|
|-(10)--10-10-10-10----|-10-10-10-10------10-10---|
|----------------------|--------------------------|

   Guitar Break
                                             H=H
    (Em)
    W          +H..       S S    W           +W      4x
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o||
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||--2--------|-(2)------------|------------|---------||
||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o||
||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------||
|
|   W          +H..       S S    W           +W      4x
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||o----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)----o||
||-----------|------------0-0-|--0---------|-(0)-----||
||-----------|----------------|-(0)--------|-(0)-----||
||o-2--------|-(2)------------|------------|--------o||
||--0--------|-(0)------------|------------|---------||

   Breakdown
    Q=160
    G5
     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--5--5--5--5-|
||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---3--3--3--3--3--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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|

   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--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--3--3--3--3--3--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
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||

    Bb5      B5       G5
     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---6--6--6--7--7--7--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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|

  Bb5      B5       G5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--6--6--6--7--7--7--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
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||

   Chorus
    Bb5    B5     G5
    Q.     Q.     Q     +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||--------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------|--------------------------|
||--8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||--6------7------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
||--------------------|--------------------------|
||o-------------------|--------------------------|
||--------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3-----------------------|

  Bb5    B5     G5
  Q.     Q.     Q     +E   E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|-8------9------5---|-(5)--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|-6------7------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
|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------------|--------------------------o||
|-------------------|-----10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5--10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-8--8-8-9--9-9-5-5-|--5---8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-6--6-6-7--7-7-3-3-|--3------------------------||

    Bb5    B5     G5
    Q.     Q.     Q    +E  E E     E     E     E E E
||-------------------|-------------------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------------------|
||-------------------|-------------------------------|
||--8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|
||o-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-|
||--6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-|
|
|   E  E E E  E E Q     E  E E     E     E     E Q
||-------------------|-------------------------------|
||o------------------|-------------------------------|
||--3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3-----|
||--3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5---|
||o-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------|
||----------------3--|-------------------------------|

  Bb5    B5     G5
  Q.     Q.     Q    +E  E E     E     E     E E E
|------------------|--------------------------------||
|------------------|-------------------------------o||
|------------------|--------------------------------||
|-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5--||
|-8------9------5--|-(5)-5-5-----5-----5-----5-5-5-o||
|-6------7------3--|-(3)-3-3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--||
|
| E  E E E  E E Q     E  E E     E     E     E Q
|------------------|--------------------------------||
|------------------|-------------------------------o||
|-3--3-3-4--4-4----|--3--5-5b5.5-5b5.5-5b5.5p3------||
|-3--3-3-4--4-4-5--|---------------------------5----||
|-1--1-1-2--2-2-5--|-------------------------------o||
|---------------3--|--------------------------------||

   Bridge
    G5
     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--5--5--5--5-|
||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---3--3--3--3--3--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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|

   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--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--3--3--3--3--3--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
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||

    F5       F#5      G5
     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--5--5--5--5-|
||o--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---3--3--3--3--3--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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||--10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||o--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|

  F5       F#5      G5
   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--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--3--3--3--3--3--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
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|-10-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||

   Out-Chorus
    Bb5      B5       G5
     E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||---8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||o--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
||---6--6--6--7--7--7--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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
||o--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|

  Bb5      B5       G5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--8--8--8--9--9--9--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-o||
|--6--6--6--7--7--7--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  4x
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||
|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||

  G5
                >
   W           +W            +W             W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*|
|--5--------|--(5)--------|--(5)--------|---------*|
|--3--------|--(3)--------|--(3)--------|---------*|
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|                             >
|  W           +W            +W            +W
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*|
|-10--------|-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----*|
|--8--------|--(8)--------|--(8)--------|--(8)----*|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------*|
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