The Cars – Drive (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Cars
(From the 1984 Album HEARTBEAT CITY)
Words and Music by Ric Ocasek
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ric Ocasek - Synthesizer'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Greg Hawkes - Keyboard'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Greg Hawkes - Synthesizer'
Intro
Q=83
B Bmaj7 B
4/4
Gtr I (Synth. arr. for Gtr.)
W W W +W
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|-9--------|-8--------|-4--------|-(4)----|
|-6--------|-6--------|-6--------|-(6)----|
|-7--------|-7--------|-7--------|-(7)----|
Bmaj7
W W
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|--9-------------------------|--8-------------------------|
|--6-------------------------|--6-------------------------|
|--7-------------------------|--7-------------------------||
| Gtr II (Keybd. arr. for Gtr.) | E S S e S S +H E S S e S S +H |------9-11------11-9-(9)----|------9-11------11-9-(9)----| |-12--------12---------------|-12--------12---------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr III (Synth. arr. for Gtr.) | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|----3-------3------3-(3)----| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| B W +W |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |--4-------------------------|-(4)-------------------------| |--6-------------------------|-(6)-------------------------| |--7-------------------------|-(7)-------------------------|
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| E S S e S S +H E S S e S S +H |------9-11------11-9-(9)----|-------9-11------11-9-(9)----| |-12--------12---------------|-12---------12---------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|-----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|-----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|-----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| 1st Verse B Bmaj7 Gtr I W W ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||--9------------------|-8------------------| ||o-6------------------|-6------------------| ||--7------------------|-7------------------|
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| ||----4---4---4-(4)----|---3---3---3-(3)----| ||----4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| B W +W |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |-4------------------|-(4)-------------------|| |-6------------------|-(6)------------------o|| |-7------------------|-(7)-------------------||
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|-----------------------|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|-----4---4---4-(4)----o|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|-----4---4---4-(4)-----|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|-----4---4---4-(4)-----|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| Chorus G#m C#5 W W |-4------------------|--------------------| |-4------------------|-9------------------| |-4------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-4------------------| |-4------------------|--------------------|
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---9---9---9-(9)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| G#m C#5 W W |-4------------------|--------------------| |-4------------------|-9------------------| |-4------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-4------------------| |-4------------------|--------------------|
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---9---9---9-(9)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| B/F# F#6 W W |--------------------|--------------------| |-4------------------|-4------------------| |-4------------------|-3------------------| |-4------------------|-4------------------| |-2------------------|--------------------| |-2------------------|-2------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---3---3---3-(3)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| B W +W |--2-------------------------|-(2)-------------------------|| |--4-------------------------|-(4)-------------------------|| |--4-------------------------|-(4)-------------------------|| |--4-------------------------|-(4)-------------------------|| |--2-------------------------|-(2)-------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------||
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| E S S e S S +H E S S e S S +H |------9-11------11-9-(9)----|-------9-11------11-9-(9)----|| |-12--------12---------------|-12---------12---------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------||
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|-----4-------4------4-(4)----|| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|-----4-------4------4-(4)----|| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|-----4-------4------4-(4)----|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| 2nd Verse B Bmaj7 W W ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||--9------------------|-8------------------| ||o-6------------------|-6------------------| ||--7------------------|-7------------------|
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| ||----4---4---4-(4)----|---3---3---3-(3)----| ||----4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| B W +W |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| |-4------------------|-(4)-------------------|| |-6------------------|-(6)------------------o|| |-7------------------|-(7)-------------------||
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|-----------------------|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|-----4---4---4-(4)----o|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|-----4---4---4-(4)-----|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|-----4---4---4-(4)-----|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| 3rd & 4th Verses $ B Bmaj7 W W ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||---9--------------------------|--8--------------------------| ||o--6--------------------------|--6--------------------------| ||---7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
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| Gtr II | E S S e S S +H E S S e S S +H ||-------9-11----11--9--(9)-----|------9-11----11--9--(9)-----| ||o-12--------12----------------|-12--------12----------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------|
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| Gtr III | S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H S ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o--4------4-----4-(4)---------|--4------4-----4-(4)---------| ||---4------4-----4-(4)---------|--3------3-----3-(3)---------| ||---4------4-----4-(4)---------|--4------4-----4-(4)---------| ||o-----------------------------|-----------------------------| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------| B W +W |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--4--------------------------|-(4)---------------------------|| |--6--------------------------|-(6)--------------------------o|| |--7--------------------------|-(7)---------------------------||
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| E S S e S S +H E S S e S S +H |------9-11----11--9--(9)-----|-------9-11----11--9--(9)------|| |-12--------12----------------|-12---------12----------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------||
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| S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H S |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--4------4-----4-(4)---------|--4-------4-----4-(4)---------o|| |--4------4-----4-(4)---------|--4-------4-----4-(4)----------|| |--4------4-----4-(4)---------|--4-------4-----4-(4)----------|| |-----------------------------|------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| Chorus G#m C#5 W W |-4------------------|--------------------| |-4------------------|-9------------------| |-4------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-4------------------| |-4------------------|--------------------|
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---9---9---9-(9)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| G#m C#5 W W |-4------------------|--------------------| |-4------------------|-9------------------| |-4------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-4------------------| |-4------------------|--------------------|
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---9---9---9-(9)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| To Coda B/F# F#6 W W |--------------------|--------------------|| |-4------------------|-4------------------|| |-4------------------|-3------------------|| |-4------------------|-4------------------|| |-2------------------|--------------------|| |-2------------------|-2------------------||
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| Gtr II | W W |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------||
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---3---3---3-(3)----|| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|| |--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|| Interlude B G#m W W |--2------------------------------------|--4-----------------------------| |--4------------------------------------|--4-----------------------------| |--4------------------------------------|--4-----------------------------| |--4------------------------------------|--6-----------------------------| |--2------------------------------------|--6-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--4-----------------------------|
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| S E. S E. S E. +Q S S E S E S +H |--9-11------9---------9-11-----(11)----|--------------------------------| |--------------12-----------------------|----4-----4------4-(4)----------| |---------------------------------------|----4-----4------4-(4)----------| |---------------------------------------|----6-----6------6-(6)----------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-11-----11-11-----11-11-----11--11--11-|-11---11-11---11---11--11-11-11-| |-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12--12--12-|-12---12-12---12---12--12-12-12-| |-11-----11-11-----11-11-----11--11--11-|-13---13-13---13---13--13-13-13-| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|--------------------------------| B G#m W W |--2------------------------------------|--4----------------------| |--4------------------------------------|--4----------------------| |--4------------------------------------|--4----------------------| |--4------------------------------------|--6----------------------| |--2------------------------------------|--6----------------------| |---------------------------------------|--4----------------------|
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| S E. S E. S E. +Q W |--9-11------9---------9-11-----(11)----|-------------------------| |--------------12-----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------|
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| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-11-----11-11-----11-11-----11--11--11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-| |-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12--12--12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-11-----11-11-----11-11-----11--11--11-|-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------| D#m E W W |--------------------------------|------------------| |-7------------------------------|-9----------------| |-8------------------------------|-9----------------| |-8------------------------------|-9----------------| |-6------------------------------|-7----------------| |--------------------------------|------------------|
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| S E. S E. S E. +Q W |-9-11----9-------9-11----(11)---|------------------| |-----------11-------------------|------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------| |--------------------------------|------------------|
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|-6-----6-6-----6-6-----6---6--6-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7---7--7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8---8--8-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
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D.S. al Coda &
B/F# F#
W W
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|--4------------------------------------|--2----------------------------------||
|--4------------------------------------|--3----------------------------------||
|--4------------------------------------|--4----------------------------------||
|--2------------------------------------|--4----------------------------------||
|--2------------------------------------|--2----------------------------------|||
| S E. S E. S E. +Q Q +E S S +Q S E. |--9-11------9---------9-11-----(11)----|------------14------------14---------|| |--------------12-----------------------|-11----(11)----12-(12)-------14------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
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| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-11-----11-11-----11-11-----11--11--11-|--9--9---9---9------9---9--9------9--|| |-12-----12-12-----12-12-----12--12--12-|-11-11--11--11-----11--11-11-----11--|| |-11-----11-11-----11-11-----11--11--11-|-11-11--11--11-----11--11-11-----11--|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| B G#m W W |--------------------|-4------------------| |--------------------|-4------------------| |--------------------|-4------------------| |-9------------------|-6------------------| |-6------------------|-6------------------| |-7------------------|-4------------------|
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| W W |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------|
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| |---4---4---4-(4)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| C#5 G#m W W |--------------------|-4------------------| |-9------------------|-4------------------| |-6------------------|-4------------------| |-6------------------|-6------------------| |-4------------------|-6------------------| |--------------------|-4------------------|
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------| |---9---9---9-(9)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---4---4---4-(4)----| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---6---6---6-(6)----| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| C#5 B/F# F#6 W W W |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| |-9------------------|-4------------------|-4------------------|| |-6------------------|-4------------------|-3------------------|| |-6------------------|-4------------------|-4------------------|| |-4------------------|-2------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|-2------------------|-2------------------||
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| S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| |---9---9---9-(9)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|---3---3---3-(3)----|| |---6---6---6-(6)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|---4---4---4-(4)----|| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|| Outro B W W |--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| |--4-------------------------|--4-------------------------| |--4-------------------------|--4-------------------------| |--4-------------------------|--4-------------------------| |--2-------------------------|--2-------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr II | E S S e S S +H E S S e S S +H |------9-11------11-9-(9)----|------9-11------11-9-(9)----| |-12--------12---------------|-12--------12---------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------|
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| Gtr III | S S E S E S +H S S E S E S +H |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|----4-------4------4-(4)----| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| W W +W |--2-------------------------|--2--------|--(2)----*| |--4-------------------------|--4--------|--(4)----*| |--4-------------------------|--4--------|--(4)----*| |--4-------------------------|--4--------|--(4)----*| |--2-------------------------|--2--------|--(2)----*| |----------------------------|-----------|---------*|
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| E S S e S S +H W +W
|------9-11------11-9-(9)----|-14--------|-(14)----*|
|-12--------12---------------|-12--------|-(12)----*|
|----------------------------|-----------|---------*|
|----------------------------|-----------|---------*|
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| S S E S E S +H W +W |----------------------------|-----------|---------*| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|--4--------|--(4)----*| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|--4--------|--(4)----*| |----4-------4------4-(4)----|--4--------|--(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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths