The Ventures – Bird Rockers (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by The Ventures
(From the 1965 Album THE VENTURES KNOCK ME OUT!)
Music by Bob Bogle, Nokie Edwards, Mel Taylor & Don Wilson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Nokie Edwards - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Nokie Edwards - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Don Wilson - Electric Guitar'
Q=142
A G A
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Gtr II
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| Gtr II | W W |-------------------||--------------------| |-------------------||--------------------| |-0-----------------||--------------------| |-0-----------------||--------------------| |-------------------||--------------------| |-------------------||--------------------|
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||--------------------| D +Q E E Q Q Q. E H |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-----------------2---|-0------------------| |-(0)-----0-0-3-------|----------0-0-------| |---------------------|--------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| Dm A +H E E Q Q. E H |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(0)-----------------|-0--------0-0-------| |---------------0-2---|--------------------|
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------|--------------------| G E +H E E Q H +Q. E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------2-| |-(0)-----------------|---------------------| |-------------3-0-3---|-0---------(0)-------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--0--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |--2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-| |--2--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-| |--0--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-| |-------------3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| D C A +Q E E +E E Q Q. E H |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-(2)--2-0-(0)-0----|--------------------| |----------------3--|-0--------0-0-------| |-------------------|--------------------|
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| Q E E +E E Q E S S E E E E E E |--0---0-2-(2)-2-0--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--0---0-3-(3)-3-1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--1---1-2-(2)-2-0--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2---2-0-(0)-0-2--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2---2---------3--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--0---0------------|--------------------| D +Q E E Q Q Q. E H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------2---|-0-------------------| |-(0)-----0-0-3-------|----------0-0--------| |---------------------|---------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| To Coda Dm A E D C +H E E Q W Q. E +Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-----------------o|| |---------------------|-------------------|------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|-2----0-(0)-------|| |-(0)-----------------|-0-----------------|-------------3---o|| |---------------0-4---|-------------------|------------------||
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q |--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0----2-(2)--0----|| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0----3-(3)--1---o|| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1----2-(2)--0----|| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----0-(0)--2----|| |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----------3---o|| |---------------------|-------------------|-0----------------|| A C Bb C W H E E Q W |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------2---|-3-----------------| |-------------------|-------------3-----|-------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W W |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-2-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-2-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| C Bb A Gtr II H E E +E E +Q Q H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----------1-1-(1)-0-|-(0)-----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-3-3-3-3-3-1-1--1--1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3--3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3--3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3--3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-1-1--1--1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------|---------------------| C Bb C Gtr I H E E Q W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |---------------2---|-3-----------------| |-------------3-----|-------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| C D E H Q E E +E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------|
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| E S S E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)-7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)-7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------|-------------------| D C A Q. E +Q Q Q. E H |----------------||----------------------| |----------------||----------------------| |----------------||----------------------| |-2----0-(0)-----||----------------------| |-------------3--||-0--------0-0---------| |----------------||----------------------|
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| Q. E +Q Q E S S E E E E E E |-7----5-(5)--3--||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |-9----7-(7)--5--||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-9----7-(7)--5--||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-9----7-(7)--5--||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| |-7----5-(5)--3--||-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---| |----------------||----------------------| A D +Q E E Q Q Q. E H |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-----------------2---|-0------------------| |-(0)-----0-0-3-------|----------0-0-------| |---------------------|--------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| Dm A +H E E Q Q. E H |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-(0)-----------------|-0--------0-0-------| |---------------0-2---|--------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------|--------------------| G E +H E E Q H +Q. E |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------------------2-| |-(0)-----------------|---------------------| |-------------3-0-3---|-0---------(0)-------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--0--0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |--2--2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| |--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1--1--1-1-1-| |--2--2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-| |--0--0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-| |-------------3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-| D C A +Q E E +E E Q Q. E H |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(2)--2-0-(0)-0----|---------------------| |----------------3--|-0--------0-0--------| |-------------------|---------------------|
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| Q E E +E E Q E S S E E E E E E |--0---0-2-(2)-2-0--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--0---0-3-(3)-3-1--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--1---1-2-(2)-2-0--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--2---2-0-(0)-0-2--|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--2---2---------3--|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |--0---0------------|---------------------| D +Q E E Q Q Q. E H |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| |-----------------2---|-0------------------| |-(0)-----0-0-3-------|----------0-0-------| |---------------------|--------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------| |---------------------|--------------------| Dm A +H E E Q W |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |---------------------|-------------------| |-(0)-----------------|-0-----------------| |---------------0-4---|-------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------|-------------------| E D C A C Bb C Q. E +Q Q W H E E Q W |----------------||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------------||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |----------------||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-2----0-(0)-----||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------3--||-------------------|---------------2---|-3------------------| |----------------||-------------------|-------------3-----|--------------------|
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| Gtr III | Q. E +Q Q E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-0----2-(2)--0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3--| |-0----3-(3)--1--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5--| |-1----2-(2)--0--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5--| |-2----0-(0)--2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5--| |-2-----------3--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3--| |-0--------------||-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| Bb A Gtr II H E E +E E +Q Q H |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------| |-----------1-1-(1)-0-|-(0)-----------------| |---------------------|---------------------|
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-3-3-3-3-3-1-1--1--1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3--3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3--3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3--3-|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-1-1--1--1-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------|---------------------| C Bb C Gtr I H E E Q W |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |---------------2---|-3-----------------| |-------------3-----|-------------------|
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| E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-5-5-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-3-3-| |-------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda D E D C H Q E E +E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q |---------------------|-------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------|| |-------------------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2----0-(0)-----|| |---------------------|-------------------|-------------3--|| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------||
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| E S S E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q |-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)-7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----5-(5)--3--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----7-(7)--5--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----7-(7)--5--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-(7)-9-|--9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9----7-(7)--5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-(5)-7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7----5-(5)--3--|| |---------------------|-------------------|----------------|| & A G E D C W W Q. E +Q Q ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------|----------------o|| ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|| ||--------------------|-------------------|-2----0-(0)------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------3--o|| ||--------------------|-------------------|-----------------||
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0----2-(2)--0---|| ||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0----3-(3)--1--o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1----2-(2)--0---|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2----0-(0)--2---|| ||o-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-----------3--o|| ||--------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0---------------|| A G A Gtr II Gtr I W W W +W |-------------------|-------------------|----------|--------*| |-------------------|-------------------|----------|--------*| |-2-----------------|-0-----------------|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-2-----------------|-0-----------------|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-------------------|-------------------|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-------------------|-------------------|----------|--------*|
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| Gtr III | E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E W +W |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2--------|-(2)----*| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0--------|-(0)----*| |-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------|--------*|
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