Symphony X – Evolution The Grand Design (Bass Tab)
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As recorded by Symphony X
(From the 2000 Album V)
Transcribed by Luca Abete
Words and Music by Symphony X
Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=157
7/4 4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S E W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2------------|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-|
13/8 7/4
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S E W
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|-------4p0h4-5p4p0h3-4p3p0h2h3------------|----------------------------|
|-6p3p0-------------------------5p0-3------|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2--------|4/4
PM----|
S S S S S S S S 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---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1------| ||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0--|
PM----|
S S S S S S S S 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|| |---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o|| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3---3p0--||
PM----|
S S S S S S S S 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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||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----|
||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-|
PM----| T
S S S S S S S S 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---1-1---------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3-7p3p0-|
S S S S S S S S 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||
|---------------------4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-3-0-2-3---------------------o||
|-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-6-2-0-------------|-------------7-5-3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0--||
Verse 1 0:40
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
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||o----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------7----------|---------7-------------|
||--6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. 4x
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-----------------7----------|---6---5-6------------------o||
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7---7-----6-4-6-7-6-4-6-7---||
Pre-Chorus 1:04
6/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-||
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7/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4--|
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4/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-x-x-3-x-x-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3--|PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-x-x-3-x-x-2-0-|-10-9-7-6-9-7-6-3-9-7-3-0-2-0-2-3--| Chorus 1:15 S S S S S S S S 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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S H |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |-------------------------|----------------------|
Pre-Verse 1:39
PM----|
S S S S S S S S 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---1-1-----|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-|
PM----| T
S S S S S S S S 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---1-1---------------------|
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3-7p3p0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-3-0-2-3---------------------|
|-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-6-2-0-------------|-------------7-5-3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0-|
Verse 2 1:48
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
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|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------7----------|---------7-------------|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------7----------|---6---5-6-------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7---7-----6-4-6-7-6-4-6-7---|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------7----------|---------7-------------|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--|T T
|-3-| |----6----| |----6-----|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-9-8-6-8-9-12-9-8-6-8-9-12-9-8-6-8-12-9\----|
|-----------------7----------|--------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|--------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------5----------|---------5-------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-5--|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------5----------|---4---3-4---------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5---5-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4-5-----o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus 2:13
6/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S
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|---------------------------------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-5-x-x-4-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-||
|---------------------------------------------||
4/4
S S S S S S E S S E S S S S H Q Q
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|-----------------------------||--------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-5-x-x-4-2-||-4----6-------|
|-----------------------------||---------3----|
Chorus 2:18
S S S S S S S S 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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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-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 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S 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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-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 E E W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------------------|-2----|
|---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|------|
Q.=150
12/8
W. +W. q q q q q q q q q q q q
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-4-------------|-(4)------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Bridge 2:47
Q.=110
H. H. H. Q. Q.
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------7-------|-6-------5----4----|
|-2---------------|-------------------|
Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. H.
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-2----(2)--0-------------|---------5-----|
|-------------4----(4)--2-|-1-------------|
H. H. H. H. H. H.
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-5-------3-------|-2-------1-------|-5-------3-------||
5/4
Q. +E Q H. +H. +H
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-1----(1)-3--4-------|-(4)------(4)----|
Guitar Solo 3:07
Q=158
4/4
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
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||o-----------------5----------|---------5-------------|
||o-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-5--|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-----------------5----------|---4---3-4--------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5---5-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4-5----o||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------||
Keyboard Solo 3:19
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q
||-----------------------------||-----------------------|
||o-----------------8----------||---------8-------------|
||o-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-||-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-8--|
||-----------------------------||-----------------------|
~~
S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
|-----------------8----------|---7---6-7---------------------o||
|-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-|-8---8-----7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-----o||
|----------------------------|--------------------------------||
Unison 3:31
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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----|
|------------------------------------|Guitar Break 3:36
|-3-| |-3-|
Wx3 q q q q q q W +W |------------|-------------|----------|--------| |------------|-------------|----------|--------| |------------|-5-4-2-4-----|----------|--------| |------------|---------3-2-|-0--------|-(0)----| Chorus 3:45 S S S S S S S S 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 |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-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 S S S S 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-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S 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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| 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-| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S W |---------------------------------|-------------------------|------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------|------| |---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-0----| Chorus 4:09 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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 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 |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S 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 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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 |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-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 |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E W W +W |-----------------------------|----------|----------|--------| |-----------------------------|----------|----------|--------| |-----------------------------|-2--------|-4--------|-(4)----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|----------|----------|--------|
Outro 4:35
PM----|
S S S S S S S S 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---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----| ||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-|
PM----|
S S S S S S S S 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||
|---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o||
|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3---3p0--||
9/8
T
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S S S S E S S S S E s s s s s s
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||o-------------------------------------o||---------------------5-2----------|
||o-----------------4-5-4-0-3-4-3-0-----o||-------------------------4-1------|
||--2-3-2-0-3-6-2-0-----------------3-0--||-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-6-----------3-0--|
6/4
S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H
||----------------------------------||--------------------------------|
||o--------------------------------o||--------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------o||-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------|
||----------------------------------||--------------------------------|
S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H
||----------------------------------||--------------------------------|
||o--------------------------------o||--------------------------------|
||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------o||-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------|
||----------------------------------||--------------------------------|
S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H Wx4
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||o--------------------------------o||--------*|
||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------o||--------*|
||----------------------------------||--------*|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