The Drifters – On Broadway (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Drifters
(From the 1964 Album UNDER THE BOARDWALK)
Words and Music by Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar '
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Horns'
Intro
Q=110
F#
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W W W W
|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3----------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------|| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------||
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0----------|| |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0----------|| |-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| 1st Verse F# W W W W |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------| |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------| |-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| W W W W |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0-----2---| |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0-----2---| |-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B W W W W |-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7--------------------| |-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7--------------------| |-8---------------|-8---------------|-8---------------|-8--------------------| |-9---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|-9--------------------| |-9---------------|-9---------------|-9---------------|-9--------------------| |-7---------------|-7---------------|-7---------------|-7--------------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-7-----5---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----5---------|-7------9-------------| |-7-----5---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----5---------|-7------9-------------| |-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------| F# W W W W |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|| |-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------||
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM| PM | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0-----2---|| |-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-2-----0-----2---|| |-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-1-1-1-3-3-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 2nd Verse G W W W W |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------| |-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------| |-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| W W W W |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------| |-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------| |-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C W W |--8---------------|--8---------------| |--8---------------|--8---------------| |--9---------------|--9---------------| |-10---------------|-10---------------| |-10---------------|-10---------------| |--8---------------|--8---------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--8-----6---------|--8-----6---------| |--8-----6---------|--8-----6---------| |--9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| W W |--8---------------|--8--------------------| |--8---------------|--8--------------------| |--9---------------|--9--------------------| |-10---------------|-10--------------------| |-10---------------|-10--------------------| |--8---------------|--8--------------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--8-----6---------|--8-----10-------------| |--8-----6---------|--8-----10-------------| |--9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-|--9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| |------------------|-----------------------| G W W W W |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------||
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|| |-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|-3-----1---------|| |-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| 3rd Verse Ab W W W W |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5----------------| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------| |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------| |-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| W W W W |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5----------------| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------| |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------| |-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| Db W W |--9-----------------|--9-----------------| |--9-----------------|--9-----------------| |-10-----------------|-10-----------------| |-11-----------------|-11-----------------| |-11-----------------|-11-----------------| |--9-----------------|--9-----------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--9-------7---------|--9-------7---------| |--9-------7---------|--9-------7---------| |-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| W W |--9-----------------|--9-----------------------| |--9-----------------|--9-----------------------| |-10-----------------|-10-----------------------| |-11-----------------|-11-----------------------| |-11-----------------|-11-----------------------| |--9-----------------|--9-----------------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--9-------7---------|--9-------11--------------| |--9-------7---------|--9-------11--------------| |-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12--| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------|--------------------------| Ab W W W W |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------|| |-5---------------|-5---------------|-5---------------|-5----------------|| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------|| |-6---------------|-6---------------|-6---------------|-6----------------|| |-4---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-4----------------||
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------|| |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------|| |-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Interlude Ab Gb Ab Gb Ab Gb W W E E E E E S S +S S S S |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|-----6b7-6b7--6b7---6b7-6b7-6b7==(6)-6-6r-6-| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |-4-------------------|-4--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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| PM| PM------| PM| PM------| PM--| PM-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4------2------------|-4------2-------------|--4-----------2-----------------------------| |-4------2------------|-4------2-------------|--4-----------2-----------------------------| |-5--5-5-3--3--3--3-3-|-5-5-5--3---3--3--3-3-|--5--5---5----3-----3---3---------3----3----| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
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| Gtr III (Strings arr. for Gtr.) | E E E E E Q. Q E E +Q Q Q. E +H |------8------11------|-8---------------18---|-16-----------------------------------------| |--------9-11---------|-----9----------------|-------------16---(16)----------------------| |---10----------------|-------11-(11)--------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------| Ab Gb S S S S S S S S S S +S +S S S S S |--------4-----4-----4-------------------------| |---3s=4---3s4---3s4---6b7==(6)r(6)-4----------| |-------------------------------------5-6------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
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| PM--| PM-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E |---4------------2-----------------------------| |---4------------2-----------------------------| |---5----5---5---3---3-------3------3---3------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------|
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| +W |----------------------------------------------| |-(16)-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| Ab Gb Ab Gb Ab Gb W W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |---------------------|--------------------|-----4-----4-----4-----4------4-| |---------------------|--------------------|-3s4---3s4---3s4---3s4----3s4---| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |-6-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
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| PM| PM------| PM| PM-----| PM--| PM-----------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4------2------------|-4------2-----------|-4-----------2------------------| |-4------2------------|-4------2-----------|-4-----------2------------------| |-5--5-5-3--3--3--3-3-|-5-5-5--3-3--3-3--3-|-5---5---5---3---3---3----3---3-| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
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| Gtr IV (Horns arr. for Gtr.) Gtr III | E E E E E Q. E E E E E E E E H Q Q |------8------11------|-8------------------|-------------------------20-----| |--------9-11---------|---9----------------|--------------------------------| |---10----------------|-------11---13---13-|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------| Ab Gb Q Q E E S S S S |------------------------------------------------|| |--6b7---6b7------6b7-6b7--4---------------------|| |-------------------------------6-----4----------|| |------------------------------------------6-----|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------||
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| PM| PM-----------------|
| E E E E E E E E |--4----------2----------------------------------|| |--4----------2----------------------------------|| |--5---5-5----3---3---3----3----------3----------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------||
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| |--------6---------|
| Q. E +Q S S S S S S
|-16---------------------------------------------||
|------------16-(16)-----------------------------||
|---------------------------------------18---20--||
|---------------------------------18-20----------||
|-------------------------18-20------------------||
|------------------------------------------------||4th Verse
Db Cb Db Cb
Gtr II
PM| PM-----| PM| PM-----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--9-------7----------|--9-------7----------| |--9-------7----------|--9-------7----------| |-10-10-10-8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10-8-8--8-8-8-| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr IV | Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |---------------------|---------------------| |-------18-----16-----|-------18-----16-----| |-------19-----17-----|-------19-----17-----| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
Db Cb Db Eb
PM| PM-----| PM| PM------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--9-------7----------|--9-------11--------------| |--9-------7----------|--9-------11--------------| |-10-10-10-8-8--8-8-8-|-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12--| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|
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| Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q |---------------------|--------------------------| |-------18-----16-----|-------18-------18--------| |-------19-----17-----|-------19-------19--------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------|
Ab Gb Ab Gb Ab Gb Ab Gb
PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----| PM| PM----|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------|| |-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2---------|-4-----2----------|| |-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|| Outro Ab Gb Ab Gb Gtr I W E E +E +E E +E E E |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------|---6b7==(6)r(6)-6pb7r(6)-6b7-4-| |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| PM| PM----| PM---| PM-----------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----2---------|-4-----------2-----------------| |-4-----2---------|-4-----------2-----------------| |-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-----5---3--3-----3--3---3-| |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------------| Ab Gb Ab Gb H +E E E E W |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-5b6========(5)r-5-----|------------------| |-------------------6---|------------------| |---------------------6-|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------|
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| PM| PM------| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4--------2------------|-4-----2----------| |-4--------2------------|-4-----2----------| |-5----5-5-3--3---3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| Ab Gb Ab Gb 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 |-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|---4-----4-----4-----------------| |-3s4---3s4---3s4---3s4---3s4-----|-----3s4---3s4---6b7-6b7-6b7-6b7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| PM--| PM----------| PM--| PM----------|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| |-4-----------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------| |-5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Ab Gb Ab Gb Q. E H H E Q. |-------------------|--------------------| |-6b7-----6---------|-4------------------| |-----------6-------|---------5-6--------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| PM| PM----| PM| PM-----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-------2---------|-4-----2------------| |-4-------2---------|-4-----2------------| |-5---5-5-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3--3-3---| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| Ab Gb Ab Gb E E +S E. +S E. E. S +E E +S E. H |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |---6-(6)-6----(6)-6----6----6-|-(6)-6-(6)-6----6-------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------|
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| PM| PM---------| PM| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4----------2-----------------|--4-----------2---------| |-4----------2-----------------|--4-----------2---------| |-5-5--5-----3--3-----3-3--3---|--5--5--5-----3-3-3-3-3-| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| Ab Gb Ab Gb E E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E E E Q |-------------4-----4---|-----4-----4-------------*| |---------3s4---3s4-----|-3s4---3s4---6b7-4-------*| |-----4-6---------------|-------------------6-----*| |---6-------------------|-------------------------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------*|
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| PM| PM--------| PM--| PM----|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-4-----2---------------|-4-----------2-----------*| |-4-----2---------------|-4-----------2-----------*| |-5-5-5-3-3---3---3-3---|-5---5---5---3---3-3-3-3-*| |-----------------------|-------------------------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------*| |-----------------------|-------------------------*|
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