Slayer – Criminally Insane (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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Chords
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As recorded by Slayer
(From the 1986 Album REIGN IN BLOOD)
Transcribed by Fenian
Words and Music by Jeff Hanneman & Kerry King
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Intro Q=108 4/4 Gtr I Wx5 |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------| |--------|
Gtrs I, II
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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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------5-------3-------5-------|-3-------5-------3-------5-------| |-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
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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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------6-------4-------6-------|-3-------5-------3-------5-------| |---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
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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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------6-------4-------6-------|-3-------5-------3-------5-------| |---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-|---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2-|
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S S S S S S S S S S E Q |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |----------------------------|| |-3-------5-------3----------|| |---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-x/-x\--||
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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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----|-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----| |-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|
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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 E S S E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----|-2-------3-------3-5---5-6---|| |-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3---3-4---||
Q=216
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------------|---------------------|| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|| Verse PM--------------------------------------------- E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-| PM--------------------------------------------- E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
3/4 4/4
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E 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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|-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|PM------------------------------------------------------------|
E 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 3x ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| ||--0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4--|| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E Q E E Q |---------------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------|| |---------------------------------|-3-5----5-6----|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3----3-4----|| Verse PM--------------------------------------------- E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-| PM--------------------------------------------- E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-| 3/4 2/4 E Q E +E Q. +H. E E Q |-----------------|----------|--------|| |-----------------|----------|--------|| |-----------------|----------|--------|| |-----------------|----------|--------|| |-2-3--5-(5)-5----|-(5)------|-5------|| |-0-1--3-(3)-3----|-(3)------|-3------||
Guitar Solo
4/4
Gtr III
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|----3----|
Q. E +Q E E E
|-17--------------17-------(17)--------16---19p==16---|
|-20b22-----------20b22====(20)r----------------------|
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| Gtrs I, II
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|--1----1-1-1-1-1--1-----1---0---0-0-0--0-0----0----0-|
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S S S S E +E +E Q S S
|----16-19p16-19---(19)b21==(19)r-19b21-----19p16-|
|-19----------------------------------------------|
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| E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--3-----5--------------------5----6--------------| |--1-----3-----0-0---0--------3----4----0-0--0----|
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S S S S S S S S E E S S E |-19-16-------16-------------------------------| |-------19-16----16-19-16-19---16--------------| |--------------------------------------16s15---| |-----------------------------------18---------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
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|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0-0--0-0--0--0--0-0-|
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S S S S S S S S Q +Q
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|-14-17-16-15-14-------------------------|
|----------------17-16-15-14---(14)\-----|
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| E E S S E E E S S E |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |--3-----5-----------------5-6-----------| |--1-----3-----0--0--0-----3-4---0---0-0-|
|---3---|
S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E
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|-------10h11h==12-12h13h14---12h13h14---------------|
|-10h12----------------------------------------------||
| PM------------------------------------------------- | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |--1--1--1----1-----1--1--1-1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-| E S S E E +Q +S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |----12----------------------------------------12-| |-12----12-14---[14]b17==([14])r==([14])-12-14----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|
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| E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |--3--5---------------------5---6-----------------| |--1--3-----0-0---0---------3---4----0----0--0----|
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------12-13p12-15-13p12----12--------------------| |-13-12-15p12-15-------------------15----15---13-12h13p==12-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------|
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|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0----0-----0----0----|
E S S S S S S +E E Q
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|----12----12-------------------------|
|-14----14----14p12s11-(11)-x\-x/-----|
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| E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--3--5------------------5--6---------| |--1--3-----0--0--0------3--4--0--0-0-|
|---3---| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S
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|---------------------------------------14h15p==14-|
|-6-7-7-6-6s7-9-7S12---13h16p==13-13h14------------|
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| PM------------------------------------------------ | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0-0--0----0-----0--0--0----0----|
|--3--| |---3---|
S S S S S S S S S a S S S S S E +E |---------------------------------------------23-23---(23)b26===| |-15h18p15-15s16h19p16------16-19s22-22-19-19-------------------| |------------------------19-------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
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| E E S S E E E S S E |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--------5-------------------------5-----6-------------------| |--1--------3-----0----0-----0--------3-----4-----0-0---0-------| +Q. +S S +S +E. S S S S |-(23)r==========(23)-23b25==(23)r(23)-----20-23-20----| |---------------------------------------------------23-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
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|---1--1-1-1-1-1---1---1-------0----0--0-0--0--0--0--0-|
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S S S S +E +E +H
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|-19-23-19-23b26==(23)---(23)-(23)r---------|
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| E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--3-----5----------------------5---6-------| |--1-----3----------0--0---0----3---4-0-0-0-| 3/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S |-20p18-17-18-18-17-15-17-15-15-------| |-------------------------------18-17-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
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|--0-----1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|4/4
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S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E |----------------------------------------------------| |-18-17-15-15-13-12-13-12-12-------------------------| |----------------------------14-12-11-14---12---11---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
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PM-------------------------------
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E E E E E E E E S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-9s6-----------------------------------| |---------------5---7---5---------------| |-------7---8---------------8---7-8-7-5-| |---------------------------------------|
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E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-3-4---5---4-4-4-4-4-4-7-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-8-7-7-5-8-7-7-9---8---7---8---8---8----| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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|-0---1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3---3---3-4-4---4---4--||----3----| |----3----|
S S S S E E E S S S S E E E |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-8-11-11-10-9---10---10---13-13-12-11-12---12---12---| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------|
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|--2--2--2--2--2-2----2----2--3--3--3--3--4-4----4----4-||
Interlude
Q=108
\0.5____________\1.5
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a Q +E. S +H +H +E +E Q
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|-17s21b23===(21)-21r(21)----|-(21)-------(21)-(21)---x\--|
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| W +W |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----2----------------------|--(2)-----------------------| |-----0----------------------|--(0)-----------------------| \1____________\3.5___________\6 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +H +Q +Q |-------------|---------------------|| |-------------|---------------------|| |--8----------|-(8)-------(8)--(8)--|| |-------------|---------------------|| |-------------|---------------------|| |-------------|---------------------||
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Gtrs I, II
PM------------| PM--| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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Gtr I
PM--------------| PM--| PM
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
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||o-7-10-9-7-10-9-7-10-----9-7-10-----9-o||
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| Gtr II
| PM--------------| PM--| PM
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x ||---------------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------------------o|| ||---------------------------------------|| ||---------------------------------------|| ||o--------------------2-1--------2-1---o|| ||--0--3-2-0--3-2-0--3-----2-0--3-----2--||
Verse
Gtrs I, II
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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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----|-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----| |-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|
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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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----|-2-------3-------3-5-----5-6-----| |-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3-0-0-3-4-0-0-|
PM----------------| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S E S S E |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-2-------3-------3-5---5-6---|| |-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-3---3-4---|| Outro Q=216 PM--------------------------------------------- E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-| PM--------------------------------------------- E S S S S E E S S S S E E E S S E E E S S E |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5-------5-6-------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3-0-0-0-3-4-0-0-0-|
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E S S S S E E S S S S E E E Q E E Q |-------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|-----------------*| |-------------------------|-----------------*| |-2-----------3-----------|-3-5----5-6------*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-3----3-4------*|
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