The Moody Blues – Lovely To See You (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Moody Blues
(From the 1969 Album ON THE THRESHOLD OF A DREAM)
Words and Music by Justin Hayward
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Pinder - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Justin Hayward - Electric Guitar'
Intro & Interlude
Q=129
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N.C. A E7
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
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E E a E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E +Q H.
||------------------------|-----------------|-------------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------|------5------------| ||------------------------|-7-6---4---------|-------------------| ||------------------------|-----------7-7-6-|-(6)---------------| ||o---------2-4-2-----(0)-|-----------------|-------------------| ||--0-0-2s4-------4s2--0--|-----------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | E E a E E E E a E E E Q E E Q E Q Q E E E E ||------------------------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|------0---0-0-0-0--| ||o-----------------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|------3---3-3-3-3--| ||------------------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|------1---1-1-1-1--| ||------------------------|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|------2---2-2-2-2--| ||o---------2-4-2---------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|------2---2-2-2-2--| ||--0-0-2s4-------4s2--0--|-----------------|------0---0-0-0-0--| AsuA4 E E7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ E E E E Q E E +H +E E Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-12-10---8-----8---|--------------12-----| |-12-11---9-----7-9-|-(9)------(9)--------| |-----------------9-|-(9)------(9)--------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----0---3---2---0-|-------0---0---0-0-0-| |--3--2---0---0---0-|--0--0-3---3---3-3-3-| |--2--2---4---2---0-|--1--1-1---1---1-1-1-| |--2--2-------------|--2--2-2---2---2-2-2-| |--0--0-------------|--2--2-2---2---2-2-2-| |-------------------|--0--0-0---0---0-0-0-|
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| Gtr III (El. Gtr.) | ~~~~~~~~~~~~ | E E E E Q E E +H +E E Q |-------------------|---------------------| |-12-10---8-----8---|--------------12-----| |-12-11---9-----7-9-|-(9)------(9)--------| |-----------------9-|-(9)------(9)--------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| A E7 ~~ H Q Q a E E E E E E Q |----------10---10---|---------12-12----12-12------| |--------------------|-12s=14--------14-------14---| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E |--0-0-0-0----0--0---|------0---0--0-----0--0--0-0-| |--2-2-2-2----2--2-0-|------3---3--3-----3--3--3-3-| |--2-2-2-2----2--2-0-|------1---1--1-----1--1--1-1-| |--2-2-2-2----2--2-0-|------2---2--2-----2--2--2-2-| |--0-0-0-0----0--0---|------2---2--2-----2--2--2-2-| |--------------------|------0---0--0-----0--0--0-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|-12-----------------|----(12)---------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
A E A E E A E
~~~~
+H. Q a E E E E +Q Q a E E E E +Q Q
|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-(14)-----------------||-----------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------||--------11-9-(9)-------|--------11-9-(9)-------|
|----------------------||------9-11-9-(9)-------|------9-11-9-(9)-------|
|----------------------||-9s11------------------|-9s11------------------|
|----------------------||-----------------------|-----------------------||
| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E |---0--0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-||----0-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---2--2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-||----0-0--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0-0--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---2--2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-||----1-1--2-1-(1)-1-1-1-|----1-1--2-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |---2--2-x-2-(2)-2-2-2-||----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|----2-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |---0--0-x-0-(0)-0-0-0-||----2-2--0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|----2-2--0-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |----------------------||----0-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|----0-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-| Chorus E A E E A E A D ~~~~~~~~~~~~ a E E E E +Q Q S +S E E E +Q +E S S W |-----------------------|----------------------------------||----------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------||----------------| |--------11-9-(9)-------|-11pb12r(11)p9-11-9-(9)---(9)-----||----------------| |-9s11-9-11-9-(9)-------|------------------------------7p6-||----------------| |-9s11------------------|----------------------------------||-0--------------| |-----------------------|----------------------------------||----------------|
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| E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E |----0-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0----------0--0-0-(0)-0--0--0---||-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-| |----0-0--2-0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0----------0--2-0-(0)-0--0--0---||-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-| |----1-1--2-1-(1)-1-1-1-|--1----------1--2-1-(1)-1--1--1---||-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--2-2-2-0-| |----2-2--0-2-(2)-2-2-2-|--2----------2--0-2-(2)-2--2--2---||-0-0-0--0-0-0---| |----0-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|--0----------0----0-(0)-0--0--0---||----------------| A E E7 E ~~~ +W E E e E a E E E E +H a E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|---------------2-1-|-(1)--------1h2p=1------| |-------------------|-2-2-2---2h4-2-----|-------------------4--2-| |-(0)---------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E Q E E E E |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-------0-0-0-|--0--0-0---------0-0--0-| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0---0-------3-3-0-|--0--0-0---------0-0--0-| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1---1-------1-1-1-|--1--1-1---------1-1--1-| |-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-------2-2-2-|--2--2-2---------2-2--2-| |-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-------2-2-2-|--2--2-2---------2-2--2-| |-------------------|-0---0-------0-0-0-|--0--0-0---------0-0--0-|
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| Gtr III | ~~~ | W E E e E a E E E E +Q E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------| |-------------------|-6-6-6---6h7-6-7-9-|-(9)----------9h11p9----| |-------------------|-------------------|-------9h11----------11-| |-------------------|-------------------|------------------------| To Coda A D A E W +W Q Q a E E E E |----------------|--------------------|------------------| |----------------|--------------------|------------------| |----------------|--------------------|----1--1h2-1---2p=| |----------------|--------------------|-------------4----| |-0--------------|-(0)----------------|------------------| |----------------|--------------------|------------------|
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| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |-0-0-0--0-0-0-2-|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-0--0----0-0-0-0--| |-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-0--0----0-0-0-0--| |-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-1--1----1-1-1-1--| |-2-2-2--2-2-2-0-|-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-2--2----2-2-2-2--| |-0-0-0--0-0-0---|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-2--2----2-2-2-2--| |----------------|--------------------|-0--0----0-0-0-0--|
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| W W H a E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|-------------4-2--|
|----------------|--------------------|-----------2-4-2--|
|----------------|--------------------|-------2s4--------|
1. 2.
A E A E A E E
E E E E E E E E Q Q a E E a E E
|---------0-2-0---0--||--------------------------||
|-----0h2-0-2-0-2-0-o||--------------------------||
|--1--1h2-------2----||-----------------4--------||
|--------------------||--2----------4s6----6s4-2-||
|-------------------o||--------------------------||
|--------------------||--------------------------|||
| +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||--0--0---0-0---0-0----0-0-|| |-(0)-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-o||--0--0---0-0---0-0----0-0-|| |-(1)-1-2-1-2-1-2-1--||--1--1---1-1---1-1----1-1-|| |-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||--2--2---2-2---2-2----2-2-|| |-(2)-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-o||--2--2---2-2---2-2----2-2-|| |-(0)-0---0---0---0--||--0--0---0-0---0-0----0-0-||
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| Gtr III | W +Q a E E E Q. |--------------------||--------------------------|| |-------------------o||--------------------------|| |--------------------||--------------------------|| |--------------------||-(2)-------2---4-2--------|| |-------------------o||-(2)---2s4----------------|| |--------------------||--------------------------|| Bridge Fmaj7 G6 Fmaj7 G6 W W W W |----------|-0---------------|------------------|-0----------------| |-1--------|-3---------------|-1----------------|-3----------------| |-2--------|-4---------------|-2----------------|-4----------------| |-3--------|-5---------------|-3----------------|-5----------------| |-3--------|-5---------------|-3----------------|-5----------------| |----------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
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| W Q Q +E E E E Q. E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0--------|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |-1--------|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-2--------|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--| |-3--------|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-3--------|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |----------|-----------------|------------------|------------------| D.S. al Coda Fmaj7 Em A W W W Q a E E E Q. |------------------|-0--------------|-----------------|---------------------|| |-1----------------|-3--------------|-----------------|---------------------|| |-2----------------|-4--------------|-----------------|---------------------|| |-3----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|-------------7\------|| |-3----------------|-5--------------|-----------------|---------7-9---------|| |------------------|----------------|-----------------|-----7s9-------------||
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| Q. E +E E E E Q E E +Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-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--|| |-1----1-(1)-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--|| |-2----2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--|| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2--|| |-3----3-(3)-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-(2)--2--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--|| |------------------|-0--0-0-(0)--0--|-----------------|---------------------|| & E E7 E E7 F# H a E E E E Q. E E E E E |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-1------1h=2-1------|| |--------2h4p2-4-2-|----------------4-2-|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------||
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| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-|| |-0-0-3----3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-3--3-3--3-3-|| |-1-1-1----1-1-1-1-|-1--1-1-1--1-1--1-1-|| |-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-|| |-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-||
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| Gtr III | H a E E E E Q. E E E E E |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|-------------9-11-9-|| |--------6h7p6-7-6-|-9------9h11--------|| |------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|--------------------|| Outro E7 A E7 A ~~ E E a E E E E a E E +E E a E E E Q. E E a E E E E E E |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------2--4--2------|------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| |-----------2-4-2-----0-|-(0)-0-2s4--------------|-----------2--4--2---0--| |--0--0-2s4-------4s2---|------------------------|--0--0-2s4--------------|
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| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E |--0------0---0-0---0-0-|-(0)-0---0-0--0--0--0-0-|--0------0----0--0-0-0--| |--3------3---3-3---3-2-|-(2)-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-|--3------3----3--3-3-2--| |--1------1---1-1---1-2-|-(2)-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-|--1------1----1--1-1-2--| |--2------2---2-2---2-2-|-(2)-2---2-2--2--2--2-2-|--2------2----2--2-2-2--| |--2------2---2-2---2-0-|-(0)-0---0-0--0--0--0-0-|--2------2----2--2-2-0--| |--0------0---0-0---0---|------------------------|--0------0----0--0-0----|
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| ~~~
| +W +H +Q. E +H +H
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-(9)-------------------|-(9)---------(9)--------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------9-|-(9)---------(9)--------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E7 A
+E E a E E E E a E E S S E E E Q Q W
|-----------------------|--------0--0-----0--------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--0h=2--------2-------2---|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------2-4-2-------|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-(0)-0-2s4-------4s2-0-|--------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------||
| +E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-(0)-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|--0--------0-----0-0--0-0-|--(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-(2)-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|--3--------3-----3-3--3-2-|--(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-(2)-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-|--1--------1-----1-1--1-2-|--(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-| |-(0)-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-|--2--------2-----2-2--2-0-|--(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------------|--0--------0-----0-0--0---|--------------------|
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| ~~~ | +W S S E E E Q Q +H. Q |-----------------------|-------12-12----12--------|--------------------| |-----------------------|-12h14-------14------14---|-(14)---------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------| |-(9)-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------------|--------------------| a E E E E E E Q W |-------12-12----12-12-14b14.5\---|-------------------| |-12s14-------14-------15b15.5\---|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------|
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| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----0-----0-----0--0--0-------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----3-----3-----3--3--3-------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-----1-----1-----1--1--1-------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-------0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----0-----0-----0--0--0---------|-------------------|
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| W W |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------| a E E E E E E E E H Q E E |------------12--12-------12-12-14b15---|------------------------| |-12s14-------------14------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|-----------------11b13==| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------|
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| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----0-----------0--------0--0--0----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |-----3-----------3--------3--3--3----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-----| |-----1-----------1--------1--1--1----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----0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |-----0-----------0--------0--0--0------|------------------------|
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| E +Q S S Q Q H Q E E |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |----11pb13r(11)-----9h11--9-----7------|---------------7--6-----| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------| E7 A ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +Q H. +H Q E E |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |-(11)---11----------------|-(11)r-----------------------11b13==| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------|
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| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---0-----0-----0----0-0-0-|--(0)---0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-----| |---3-----3-----3----3-3-2-|--(2)---2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-----| |---1-----1-----1----1-1-2-|--(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----2-2-0-|--(0)---0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-----| |---0-----0-----0----0-0---|------------------------------------|
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| E E E E S S E E E E E +E. S E E E E |--------------------------|-----------------------12-14-12-----| |--------------------------|-------12-(12)---12h14--------------| |---4--4--6----11p9----9-9s|==13--------------------------------| |------------6------11-----|------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------| E7 A ~~~~~ +Q Q +E E E E +Q Q H |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |-(11)--11---------(11)-11r-11--9-|----(9)----------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
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| Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E |---0----0-----------0---0---0--0-|----(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--*| |---3----3-----------3---3---3--2-|----(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--*| |---1----1-----------1---1---1--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--0-|----(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--*| |---0----0-----------0---0---0----|-----------------------*|
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| +Q E E a E Q E a Q Q H |-(12)--14b16-----------12-----12-|-----------------------*| |---------------12h=14------------|-14p12-----------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*| |---------------------------------|-----------------------*|
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