Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me Not To Come (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Three Dog Night
(From the 1970 Album IT AIN'T EASY)
Words and Music by Randy Newman
Arranged by Three Dog Night
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Allsup - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mike Allsup - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jimmy Greenspoon - Electric Piano'
Intro
Q=115
Ab7
4/4
Gtr III (El. Piano arr. for Gtr.)
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-----------|-4-----------4---|---------4-------|
|-----------7-----|-------7---------|---7-----------7-|
|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
Ab7
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-----------|-4-----------4---||----------4-------|-----4------------|
|-----------7-----|-------7---------||o---7-----------7-|-----------7------|
|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5-----||--5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5--|
|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6-||------6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6----|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
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-----------4---|---------4-------|-----4-----------|-4-----------4----|
|-------7---------|---7-----------7-|-----------7-----|-------7----------|
|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5------|
|---6-----6-----6-|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6--|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------4-------|-----4-----------||
|---7-----------7-|-----------7-----||
|-5-----5-----5---|---5-----5-----5-||
|-----6-----6-----|-6-----6-----6---||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|||
| Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
Ab
Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------|
|-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13--|
|-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13-----|
|-----18---(18)-18-18----|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------------||
| Q. E E E E E +Q. E +E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------4--6--| |------------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6--------| |-4----------------------|----------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14-----13-| |-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16-----14-| |-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17-----13-| |-----18---(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18-----| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
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| Q. E E Q E +Q. E +E E E E H E E +E E |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|----------------------4--6-|-----------------------| |------------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------3---3-(3)--4-| |-4----------------------|---------------------------|-4---------------------| To Coda N.C. +E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. |-(13)-13-----------------------|---------------------|-15-13--------------|| |-(14)-14----14-17----16----13--|-13-14---15---16--16-|-16-14---16--14----o|| |-(13)-13-13----13----13--------|-13-15---16---17--17-|---------17--15-----|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------||
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| +Q. E +E E S E. q Q H W |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|| |----------------------4h6------|---------------------|--------------------|| |--(4)--------5-(5)-6-----------|---------------------|-------------------o|| |-------------------------------|--4------------------|--------------------|| Guitar Solo Ab Q Q +E E E E E E E E Q E E |----16--(16)-14-----13---|-13-----13------------------------| |----16--(16)-16-----14---|-14-----14------14-17----16----13-| |----17--(17)-17-----13---|-13-----13---13----13----13-------| |----18--(18)-18-18-------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| Gtr I | H E E E E +Q. Q E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------4-----6-| |----------3---3------4---|-(4)-------------5-----6----------| |-4-----------------------|----------------------------------|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| ~~~~~~
| |---3----|
| Q Q E e E. S E E E E E E e S S E |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------12----------| |----------4--------------|-----------------9-10----13-10----| |-6---6--------6--4-------|--------------9----------------11-| |-----------------------7-|--8--11----8----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |----16--(16)---14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------| |----16--(16)---16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13--| |----17--(17)---17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13-----| |----18--(18)---18-18----|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|
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| H E E E E +Q. Q E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |----------4-----4-----3-|--(3)-----------------4--6--| |------------------------|-------------7-----6--------| |-4----------------------|----------------------------|
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| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------9-12--| |------------------------|------------------10--------| |---------10b12----------|----------------9-----------| |----11---------11--9--8-|----------8-11--------------| |------------------------|------11--------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |----------16---(16)---14--------13-|-(13)-13-------------------------| |----------16---(16)---16--------14-|-(14)-14----14-17-------16----13-| |----------17---(17)---17--------13-|-(13)-13-13----13-------13-------| |----------18---(18)---18-18--------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| H E Q E +Q. E +E E S E. |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-------------------------4h6-----| |-----------------3-----3---------4-|--(4)--------5-(5)----6----------| |---4-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| +S E S E E E E S S E e e Q S E. E E |-----------------------8------6--6-|-------4-------------------------| |-(12)--------9---------------------|---4------7-----4----------------| |-----------------8b10-----6b8------|-------------------4-------------| |--------9s10-----------------------|-------------------------6-------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| D.S. al Coda E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----4-----------|-4-----------4----|| |-----------7-----|-------7----------|| |---5-----5-----5-|-----5-----5------|| |-6-----6-----6---|---6-----6-----6--|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------||
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| q Q H W |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------|| |-4---------------|------------------||
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| q Q H W
|-----------------|------------------||
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|-4---------------|------------------||
Outro
&
N.C. Ab
E E E E E Q E E E E Q Q. Q Q +E E E E
|---------------------|-15-13-------------||----16--(16)-14----13-|
|-13-14---15---16--16-|-16-14---16--14----||----16--(16)-16----14-|
|-13-15---16---17--17-|---------17--15----||----17--(17)-17----13-|
|---------------------|-------------------||----18--(18)-18-18----|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------||----------------------||
| q Q H W H E E E E |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------------------| |---------------------|-------------------||----------3---3-----4-| |--4------------------|-------------------||-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------| |-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----| |---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
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| +Q. E +E E E E H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------| |----------------------4--6-|----------4---4-----3-|--(3)-----------------4--6-| |--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------------------|-------------7-(7)-6-------| |---------------------------|-4--------------------|---------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-| |----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-| |----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-| |----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
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| H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E H E E E E |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------4--6-|----------4---4-----3-| |----------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|----------------------| |-4--------------------|---------------------------|-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13----13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |---------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
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| +Q. E +E E E E H E E E E q Q H |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--(3)-----------------4--6-|----------0---1--2--3-|-------------------------| |-------------7-(7)-6-------|----------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------------|-4--------------------|---1---------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|----16--(16)-14----13-| |----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-| |----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17--(17)-17----13-| |----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
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| ~~~~ | Q +E E E E E E +H H H E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|----------0---1--2--3-| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-----------------|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |-------------------------|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
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| Gtr I | ~~~~ | q Q H Q +E E E E E E +H H |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |---1---------------------|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W H Q E E |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------6-| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |-----16---(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13--------------------|-----16---(16)-14----13-| |-----16---(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14-----14-17----16-13-|-----16---(16)-16----14-| |-----17---(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13-----13----13----|-----17---(17)-17----13-| |-----18---(18)-18-18----|----------------------------|-----18---(18)-18-18----| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------|
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| H E E E E +Q +E E +E E E E H E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------4--6-|------------4---4-----3-| |------------3---3-----4-|--(4)----(4)--5-(5)-6-------|------------------------| |-4----------------------|----------------------------|-4----------------------|
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| E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |---6----6-------6-----6-|-------6------6-----6-----6-|---6----6-------6-----6-| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13------------------|----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17---16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13---13----|----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |--------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
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| +Q. Q E E E H E E E E q Q H |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--(3)----------------4--6-|----------0---1--2--3-|-------------------------| |-------------7----6-------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|-4--------------------|---1---------------------|
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| E E E Q E E E W W |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |-------6-----6-------4--6-|----------------------|-------------------------| |------------------6-------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E |----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------|----16--(16)-14----13-| |----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16--(16)-16----14-| |----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17--(17)-17----13-| |----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------|----18--(18)-18-18----| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|
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| Q +E E E E E E +H H H E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------|----------0---1--2--3-| |------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------| |-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------|-4--------------------| +E E E E Q E E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E |-(13)-13-----------------|----16----(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-----------------| |-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-|----16----(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17--16-13-| |-(13)-13-13----13--13----|----17----(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13--13----| |-------------------------|----18----(18)-18-18----|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
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| ~~~~ | q Q H Q +E E E E E E +H H |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|------------0---1--2--3-|--(3)--------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------| |---1---------------------|-4--(4)-4---------------|-------------------------| N.C. Q Q +E E E E +E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E |----16--(16)-14----13-|-(13)-13-------------------|---------------------| |----16--(16)-16----14-|-(14)-14----14-17----16-13-|-13-14---15---16--16-| |----17--(17)-17----13-|-(13)-13-13----13----13----|-13-15---16---17--17-| |----18--(18)-18-18----|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
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| H E E E E +Q. E +E E E E q Q H |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------|----------------------4--6-|---------------------| |----------3---3-----4-|--(4)--------5-(5)-6-------|---------------------| |-4--------------------|---------------------------|--4------------------| H Ab Bbm Bm Cm E E E Q Q. E E E E +E E +Q |-15-13-------------|-----9---10-(10)-11--(11)--| |-16-14---16--14----|-13-11---12-(12)-13--(13)--| |---------17--15----|-13------------------------| |-------------------|-10-11---12-(12)-13--(13)--| |-------------------|---------------------------| |-------------------|---------------------------|
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| W E E E E E Q.
|-------------------|--4--6----7-------8--------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|--5--6----7-------8--------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------------|
.=H
N.C.
+Q +S E. +E. S +Q +E E +Q +H
|-(11)--(11)-------------------|-----------------------|
|-(13)--(13)-14--(14)-13-(13)--|-(13)-11-(11)--(11)----|
|------------15--(15)-13-(13)--|-(13)-11-(11)--(11)----|
|-(13)--(13)-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
| +H. Q W |--(8)-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |--(8)-------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------------|-----------------------| +Q. E +H +W |-------------------|---------*| |-(11)---12-(12)----|-(12)----*| |-(11)---12-(12)----|-(12)----*| |-------------------|---------*| |-------------------|---------*| |-------------------|---------*|
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