Stratovarius – Legions (Bass Tab)
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LEGIONS (Bassline)
As recorded by Stratovarius
(From the 1998 Album VISIONS)
Transcribed by an unregistered user
Words and Music by Timo Tolkki
Gtr I (D# G# C# F#) - 'Jari Kainulainen'
Intro
Q=155
4/4
Gtr I
Wx3 Q. E E E E E +Q H.
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|------------|------7-6-------|------------|
|------------|-5--------7-5-4-|-(4)--------|
|------------|----------------|------2-----|
+W +W Q. E E E E E
|------------|------------|----------------|
|------------|------------|------7-6-------|
|------------|------------|-5--------7-5-4-|
|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|----------------|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Q. E E E E E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|---------------------------------|
|------7-6-------|---------------------------------|
|-5--------7-5-4-|-(4)-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|---------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|-5----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------|
q Q H W
|------------|------||
|------------|------||
|-5----------|------||
|------------|------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
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||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0--2-0---------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------4-2-0---|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------4-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0--2-0----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------4-2-0----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------4--|
Pre-Chorus
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-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--|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|------------------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q q q q
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4--4--|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-----------o||
|-----------------------4-4-4-4----||
2.
q q q q E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------|-------------------------------||
|-------------|-------------------------------||
|-4--4--4--4--|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------||
|-------------|-----------------------4-4-4-4-||
Chorus
$
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
To Coda
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4--||
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Q. E E E E E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|---------------------------------|
|------7-6-------|---------------------------------|
|-5--------7-5-4-|-(4)-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|---------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|-5----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------|
q Q H W
|------------|------||
|------------|------||
|-5----------|------||
|------------|------||
Verse
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0--2-0----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------4-2-0----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------4--|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0--2-0----------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------4-2-0----||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------4--||
Pre-Chorus
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-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--|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
|------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q q q q
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4--4--4--|
|---------------------------------|-------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------||
|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-----------||
|-----------------------4-4-4-4---||
Chorus
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4--||
S S S S q H W
|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-------|------|
S S S S q H Q. E E E E E
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|------7-6-------|
|-----------------|-5--------7-5-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-------|----------------|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Breakdown
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S q H
|---------------------------------||-----------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------|
|---------------------------------||-----------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-2-2-2-2-2-------|
W S S S S q H W
|----------|-----------------|------|
|----------|-----------------|------|
|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|------|
|----------|-----------------|------|
S S S S q H W S S S S q H W
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------||
|-----------------|----------|-4-4-4-4-4-------|------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-------|----------|-----------------|------||
Guitar Solo
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 E E E
||----------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------------4-2--|
S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-4-0-|-------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
S S S S q H W S S S S q H W
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-----------------|----------|-----------------|------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-------|----------|-2-2-2-2-2-------|------|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E Q.
|---------------------------------|------2-1-------||
|---------------------------------|-0--------2\----||
|---------------------------------|----------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------||
Interlude
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
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
1.
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
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0------------------o||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
2.
E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||--------------------------|--------------------------------||
||o-------------------------|-------------------------------o||
||o-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------o||
||--------------------------|-----------------------4-4-4-4--||
D.S. al Coda
E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4-|
Out-Chorus
&
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------4-4-4-4--|
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
Q. E E E E E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|---------------------------------|
|------7-6-------|---------------------------------|
|-5--------7-5-4-|-(4)-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Q. E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|----------------------------------|
|------7-6-------|----------------------------------|
|-5--------7-5-4-|----------------------------------|
|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
Q. E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------|---------------------------------|
|------7-6-------|---------------------------------|
|-5--------7-5-4-|---------------------------------|
|----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E E E E E
|---------------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------------|------7-6-------|
|---------------------------------|-5--------7-5-4-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
Outro
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------o||-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------o||-----------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
TP TP TP
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|-5--------|-5--------|-5----|
|----------|----------|------|
TP TP
W W W
|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|------|
|-5--------|-5--------|-5----|
|----------|----------|------|
Q=80
2/4
H H H H +H
|-----------|-----------|--------|
|-----------|-----------|--------|
|-----------|-0----2----|-(2)----|
|-2----0----|-----------|--------|
Q=120
4/4
TP
H. S S S S
|-------------------16-|
|-------------16-18----|
|-4-------/19----------|
|----------------------||-----5-----| |--------7---------| |------6-------|
S S S S S +S S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S |-18-18-18-16---------16-18p16h18p16--------------------------------------| |-------------18-(18)----------------18-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------------19-16h19-16----16-16-16-16-16-16--| |---------------------------------------------------19--------------------|
|------6-------|
T T T T T T T T S S S S S S S S S S +E E +W |--------------------------------------------------------------|---------| |----------------------------14-16p14--------------------------|---------| |-16-16-16-16-16s14----14-16----------16p14s11-------------11--|-(11)----| |-------------------16-------------------------14-12s9-(9)-(9)-|--(9)----| +W W E E +Q H |-------------|----------|----------------*| |-------------|----------|----------------*| |-(11)--------|----------|----------------*| |--(9)--------|-2--------|-2-2-(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
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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