Sonata Arctica – Last Drop Falls (Bass Tab)
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LAST DROP FALLS (Bassline)
As recorded by Sonata Arctica
(From the 2001 Album SILENCE )
Transcribed by Rogelio Dionicio ([email protected])
Words by Tony Kakko. Music by Sonata Arctica
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass - Marko Paasikoski'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard - Mikko Harkin'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard (Pad) - Mikko Harkin'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Keyboard 2 - Mikko Harkin'
Intro
Moderately Slow Rock Q=130
E Em G D
4/4
Gtr II
W +W W H H
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| Gtrs III, IV | W W H E E E E W |----------|------------|--------------|-------------| |----------|------------|------8-7-5---|-------------| |----------|------------|------------4-|--7----------| |----------|------------|--------------|-------------| |----------|------------|--------------|-------------| |----------|------------|--------------|-------------| Em G D Em G W H H W W |-7------------|-10------10------|--7-------------|-10------------| |-8------------|-12------10------|--8-------------|-12------------| |-9------------|-12------11------|--9-------------|-12------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|-10--------------|----------------|-10------------| |-0------------|---------10------|--0-------------|---------------|
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| < > | H E E E E Q E E +Q Q Q Q E E E E H +H |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |------8-7-5---|--------------7s=|=10s=7--8-7-5---|---------------| |------------4-|--7--4-----------|--------------4-|--7----(7)S====| |--------------|-------7-(7)-----|----------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|----------------|---------------| Am C D Em G W H H W W |-12--------|-8----5----|-7----------|-10----| |-13--------|-8----7----|-8----------|-12----| |-14--------|-9----7----|-9----------|-12----| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------| |-12--------|------5----|------------|-10----| |-----------|-8---------|-0----------|-------|
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| W H H H. Q W |-----------|-----------|------------|-------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------| |--9--------|-9----7----|-4----------|-------| |-----------|-----------|---------7--|--5----| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------| |-----------|-----------|------------|-------| Am C D Em G W H H W W |-12------------|-8-----5-----|-7----------|-10----------| |-13------------|-8-----7-----|-8----------|-12----------| |-14------------|-9-----7-----|-9----------|-12----------| |---------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |-12------------|-------5-----|------------|-10----------| |---------------|-8-----------|-0----------|-------------|
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| H E E E E Q Q Q Q H. Q H. Q |---------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |---------------|-5--8--7-----|------------|-------------| |---------4-5-7-|----------7--|-4----------|--4-------7--| |--7------------|-------------|---------7--|-------------| |---------------|-------------|------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|------------|-------------| Am C D Em W H H W +W |-12----------|-8-----5-----|--7--------|--(7)---------|| |-13----------|-8-----7-----|--8--------|--(8)---------|| |-14----------|-9-----7-----|--9--------|--(9)---------|| |-------------|-------------|-----------|--------------|| |-12----------|-------5-----|-----------|--------------|| |-------------|-8-----------|--0--------|--(0)---------||
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| H. Q Q Q Q Q W +H. Q
|-------------|-------------|-12--------|-(12)---------||
|-------------|----5-----7--|-----------|--------------||
|--5-------4--|-5-----7-----|-----------|--------------||
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Verse
Em G D Em G D
W H H W H H
|-7--------|-10----10----|-7--------|-10----10----|
|-8--------|-12----10----|-8--------|-12----10----|
|-9--------|-12----11----|-9--------|-12----11----|
|----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|----------|-10----------|----------|-10----------|
|-0--------|-------10----|-0--------|-------10----|
Em G D Am C D
W H H W H H
|-7--------|-10----10----|-12--------|-8----5----|
|-8--------|-12----10----|-13--------|-8----7----|
|-9--------|-12----11----|-14--------|-9----7----|
|----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-10----------|-12--------|------5----|
|-0--------|-------10----|-----------|-8---------|
Em G Am C D
W W W H H
|-7--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----5----|
|-8--------|-12--------|-13--------|-8----7----|
|-9--------|-12--------|-14--------|-9----7----|
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-10--------|-12--------|------5----|
|-0--------|-----------|-----------|-8---------|
Em G Am C D
W W W H H
|-7--------|-10--------|-12--------|-8----5----|
|-8--------|-12--------|-13--------|-8----7----|
|-9--------|-12--------|-14--------|-9----7----|
|----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|----------|-10--------|-12--------|------5----|
|-0--------|-----------|-----------|-8---------|
Pre-Chorus
Em G G D F
<
W W +H H W
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|-8--------||-12--------|-(12)----10----|-10----|
|-9--------||-12--------|-(12)----11----|-10----|
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|----------||-10--------|-(10)-----5----|--8----|
|-0--------||-----------|---------------|-------|
W
C Em D G D F
W H H H H W
|-8--------|-7----10----|-10----10----|--8----|
|-8--------|-8----10----|-12----10----|-10----|
|-9--------|-9----11----|-12----11----|-10----|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------|
|----------|------------|-10----------|--8----|
|-8--------|-0----10----|-------10----|-------|
C D
W W
|-8--------|-10----||
|-8--------|-10----||
|-9--------|-11----||
|----------|-------||
|----------|-------||
|-8--------|-10----||
W W
2nd Verse
E G F# E G D
W H H W H H
|-7-------------|-10----10----|-7-------------|-10----10----|
|-8-------------|-12----10----|-8-------------|-12----10----|
|-9-------------|-12----11----|-9-------------|-12----11----|
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|---------------|-10----------|---------------|-10----------|
|-0-------------|-------10----|-0-------------|-------10----||
| Gtr I | Q. E Q E E H H Q. E Q E E H H |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------| |-0----0-0--0-0-|--3-----2----|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3-----2----| E G D Am C D W H H W H H |-7-------------|-10----10----|-12-----------|-8----5----| |-8-------------|-12----10----|-13-----------|-8----7----| |-9-------------|-12----11----|-14-----------|-9----7----| |---------------|-------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|-10----------|-12-----------|------5----| |-0-------------|-------10----|--------------|-8---------|
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| Q. E Q E E H H H. E E H H |---------------|-------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|-------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|-------------|--------------|-3----5----| |-0----0-0--0-0-|--3-----2----|--5-------5-7-|-----------| Em G Am C D W W W H H |-7-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8----5----| |-8-------------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8----7----| |-9-------------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9----7----| |---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|------5----| |-0-------------|----------------|--------------|-8---------|
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| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. E E H H |---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|----------------|--------------|-3----5----| |-0----0-0--0-0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|-----------| Em G Am C D W W W H H |-7-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8----5----| |-8-------------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8----7----| |-9-------------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9----7----| |---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|------5----| |-0-------------|----------------|--------------|-8---------|
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| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. E E H H
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|---------------|----------------|--------------|-3----5----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|-----------|
Pre-Chorus
E E G D F
W +W H H W
|-7--------|-(7)-----------||-10----5----|--8------------|
|-8--------|-(8)-----------||-12----7----|-10------------|
|-9--------|-(9)-----------||-12----7----|-10------------|
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|----------|---------------||-10----5----|--8------------|
|-0--------|-(0)-----------||------------|---------------||
| W Q. E Q Q H H Q. E Q Q |----------|---------------||------------|---------------| |----------|---------------||------------|---------------| |----------|---------------||-------5----|---------------| |-0--------|--0----0-0--0--||--3---------|--1----1-1--1--| C E D G D F W H H H H W |-8-----------|-7----10----|-10----10----|--8------------| |-8-----------|-8----10----|-12----10----|-10------------| |-9-----------|-9----11----|-12----11----|-10------------| |-------------|------------|-------------|---------------| |-------------|------------|-10----------|--8------------| |-8-----------|-0----10----|-------10----|---------------|
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| H. E E H H H H Q. E Q Q
|-------------|------------|-------------|---------------|
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|-3-------3-3-|-------5----|--------5----|---------------|
|-------------|-0----------|--3----------|--1----1-1--1--|
Chorus
C Em D Am C
W H H W W
|-8-----------|-7----10-----||--12------------|--8------------|
|-8-----------|-8----10-----||o-13------------|--8------------|
|-9-----------|-9----11-----||--14------------|--9------------|
|-------------|-------------||----------------|-10------------|
|-------------|-------------||o-12------------|---------------|
|-8-----------|-0----10-----||----------------|--8------------||
| H. E E H Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |-------------|-------------||----------------|---------------| |-------------|-------------||o---------------|---------------| |-3-------3-3-|-------5--7--||o---------------|--3----3-3--3--| |-------------|-0-----------||---5----5-5--5--|---------------| Em G Am C W W W W |-7------------|-10-------------|-12------------|--8------------| |-8------------|-12-------------|-13------------|--8------------| |-9------------|-12-------------|-14------------|--9------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------|-10------------| |--------------|-10-------------|-12------------|---------------| |-0------------|----------------|---------------|--8------------| | W
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| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q |--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|----------------|---------------|--3----3-3--3--| |-0----0-0--2--|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5----5-5--5--|---------------| 1. 2. Em D Em B5 A5 G F#5 W H H H H H H |-7------------|-10-------7--------||-7------5------|-7------2-----| |-8------------|-10-------8-------o||-7------5------|-8------------| |-9------------|-11-------9--------||---------------|--------6-----| |--------------|-------------------||---------------|--------4-----| |--------------|------------------o||---------------|--------------| |-0------------|-10-------0--------||-7------5------|-3------2-----| | H H H H
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| Q. E Q Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |--------------|-------------------||---------------|--------------| |--------------|------------------o||---------------|--------------| |--------------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-o||---------------|--------------| |-0----0-0--0--|-------------------||-7--7\--5--5\--|-3--3\--2--2--| Guitar Solo Em G D Gtr II W H H |-7-----------------|-10--------10--------| |-8-----------------|-12--------10--------| |-9-----------------|-12--------11--------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-10------------------| |-0-----------------|-----------10--------|
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| Gtr III | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0--------3--------|--3---------2--------| |----0---0----0---0-|-----3---0-----3---3-| |------0--------0---|-------0---------2---| |-------------------|------------0--------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-0-----------------|--3------------------| | H H
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| Gtr I | Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-0------0-0------0-|--3------3--2------2-| Em G D W H H |-7-----------------|-10--------10--------| |-8-----------------|-12--------10--------| |-9-----------------|-12--------11--------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-10------------------| |-0-----------------|-----------10--------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0---------3-------|--3---------2--------| |-----0---0---0---0-|-----3---0-----3---3-| |-------0-------0---|-------0---------2---| |-------------------|------------0--------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-0-----------------|--3------------------| | W H H
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| H.. E Q. E Q. E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-0---------------0-|--3------3--2------2-| Em G D Am C D W H H W H H |-7-----------------|-10--------10--------|-12-----------|-8------5------| |-8-----------------|-12--------10--------|-13-----------|-8------7------| |-9-----------------|-12--------11--------|-14-----------|-9------7------| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------------|-10------------------|-12-----------|--------5------| |-0-----------------|-----------10--------|--------------|-8-------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W W |-0---------3-------|--3---------2--------|--------------|---------------| |-----0---0---0---0-|-----3---0-----3---3-|--------------|---------------| |-------0-------0---|-------0---------2---|--------------|---------------| |-------------------|------------0--------|--------------|---------------| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------| |-0-----------------|--3------------------|--------------|---------------| | W H H
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| H.. E Q. E Q. E H. E E Q. E Q. E |-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------------|---------------------|--------------|-3----3-5----5-| |-0---------------0-|--3------3--2------2-|--5-------5-7-|---------------| E G Am C D Gtr II W W W H H |-7-----------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8------5------| |-8-----------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8------7------| |-9-----------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9------7------| |-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|--------5------| |-0-----------|----------------|--------------|-8-------------|
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| Gtr I | H.. E Q. E Q E E H. E E Q. E Q. E |-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------|----------------|--------------|---------------| |-------------|----------------|--------------|-3----3-5----5-| |-0---------0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|---------------| E G A C D W W W H H |-7-------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|-8----5----| |-8-------------|-12-------------|-13-----------|-8----7----| |-9-------------|-12-------------|-14-----------|-9----7----| |---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------| |---------------|-10-------------|-12-----------|------5----| |-0-------------|----------------|--------------|-8---------|
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| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q E E H. E E H H
|---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------|
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|---------------|----------------|--------------|-3----5----|
|-0----0-0--0-0-|--3----3-3--3-3-|--5-------5-7-|-----------|
3rd Verse
Em Em Em G D
W +W W H H
|-7--------|-(7)--------||-7--------|-10----10----|
|-8--------|-(8)--------||-8--------|-12----10----|
|-9--------|-(9)--------||-9--------|-12----11----|
|----------|------------||----------|-------------|
|----------|------------||----------|-10----------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||-0--------|-------10----|
| W|
| W +W W H H |----------|------------||----------|-------------| |----------|------------||----------|-------------| |----------|------------||----------|-------------| |-0--------|-(0)--------||-0--------|--3-----2----| Em G D Em G D W H H W H H |-7--------|-10----10----|-7--------|-10----10----| |-8--------|-12----10----|-8--------|-12----10----| |-9--------|-12----11----|-9--------|-12----11----| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-10----------|----------|-10----------| |-0--------|-------10----|-0--------|-------10----|
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| W H H W H H |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |----------|-------------|----------|-------------| |-0--------|--3-----2----|-0--------|--3-----2----| Am C D Em G W H H W W |-12--------|-8----5----|-7--------|-10----| |-13--------|-8----7----|-8--------|-12----| |-14--------|-9----7----|-9--------|-12----| |-----------|-----------|----------|-------| |-12--------|------5----|----------|-10----| |-----------|-8---------|-0--------|-------|
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| W H H W W |-----------|-----------|----------|-------| |-----------|-----------|----------|-------| |-----------|-3----5----|----------|-------| |--5--------|-----------|-0--------|--3----| Am C D Em G W H H W W |-12--------|-8----5----|-7--------|-10----| |-13--------|-8----7----|-8--------|-12----| |-14--------|-9----7----|-9--------|-12----| |-----------|-----------|----------|-------| |-12--------|------5----|----------|-10----| |-----------|-8---------|-0--------|-------|
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| W H H W W |-----------|-----------|----------|-------| |-----------|-----------|----------|-------| |-----------|-3----5----|----------|-------| |--5--------|-----------|-0--------|--3----| Am C D Em D Em W H H W H H |-12--------|-8----5----|-7--------|-10-------7-------| |-13--------|-8----7----|-8--------|-10-------8-------| |-14--------|-9----7----|-9--------|-11-------9-------| |-----------|-----------|----------|------------------| |-12--------|------5----|----------|------------------| |-----------|-8---------|-0--------|-10-------0-------|
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| W H H W E E E E E E E E
|-----------|-----------|----------|------------------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|------------------|
|-----------|-3----5----|----------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
|--5--------|-----------|-0--------|------------------|
Chorus
A C Em G
W W W W
||--12------------|--8-------------|-7------------|-10--------------|
||o-13------------|--8-------------|-8------------|-12--------------|
||--14------------|--9-------------|-9------------|-12--------------|
||----------------|-10-------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o-12------------|----------------|--------------|-10--------------|
||----------------|--8-------------|-0------------|-----------------||
| Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E
||----------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|--------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|--3----3-3--3-3-|--------------|-----------------|
||---5----5-5--5--|----------------|-0----0-0--2--|--3----3-3--3-3--|
1.,2.,3.
A C Em D Em
W W W H H 4x
|-12-------------|--8------------|-7-------------|-10-------7--------||
|-13-------------|--8------------|-8-------------|-10-------8-------o||
|-14-------------|--9------------|-9-------------|-11-------9--------||
|----------------|-10------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-12-------------|---------------|---------------|------------------o||
|----------------|--8------------|-0-------------|-10-------0--------|||
| Q. E Q E E Q. E Q Q Q. E Q E E E E E E E E E E 4x |----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|| |----------------|---------------|---------------|------------------o|| |----------------|--3----3-3--3--|---------------|--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-o|| |--5----5-5--5-5-|---------------|-0----0-0--0-0-|-------------------|| Outro 4.=H Em W +W +W |-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----| |-8--------|-(8)--------|-(8)----| |-9--------|-(9)--------|-(9)----| |----------|------------|--------| |----------|------------|--------| |-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
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| W +W +W
|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Q=100
Em
>
+W +W W
|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|------*|
|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|------*|
|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|------*|
|------------|------------|------*|
|------------|------------|------*|
|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|------*||
| W +W W |------------|------------|------*| |------------|------------|------*| |------------|------------|------*| |--0---------|-(0)--------|------*|
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