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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# As recorded by X Japan Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
  Q=90
 4/4
  Gtr I
  W          W          W          W
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  H    Q  E E   W          H    Q  E  S S    Q   +S   E.  Q   Q
|-6-----------|----------|-6---------13---|-12--(12)-----12-------|
|-9---------6-|-5--------|-9---------17---|----------11------11---|
|-------------|----------|----------------|-----------------------|
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  H    +E   S  S  E  E    H.       S S E   H    +E  S S E E   H.      S S E
|----------------------|-----------------|------------6-8-6-|---------------|
|-------------11-13-11-|-----------------|----------6-------|-5-------5-----|
|----------11----------|-10-------10-----|-4----(4)---------|-----------4---|
|-9----(9)-------------|-------------9-3-|------------------|-------------3-|

  H    +E  S S E E   H.      S S E   H    +E  S S E E   Q.   E  Q.   S S
|------------6-8-6-|---------------|------------6-8-6-|------6-12--------|
|----------6-------|-5-------5-----|----------6-------|-5----------------|
|-4----(4)---------|-----------4---|-4----(4)---------|------------------|
|------------------|-------------3-|------------------|--------------0-0-|

  H    +Q.   S S   Q.   S S Q.   S S   H    +Q.   S S   H.      E S S
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|----------------|-------------------|----------------|-2--------------|
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|-0----(0)---0-0-|-1----1-1-3----1-1-|-0----(0)---0-0-|-----------0-0--|

  H    +Q.   S S   Q.   S S Q.   S S   H    +Q.   S S   H    Q  Q
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|----------------|-------------------|----------------|------2-----|
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|-0----(0)---0-0-|-1----1-1-3----1-1-|-0----(0)---0-0-|-0-------0--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-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--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-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--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-3-3-3-3--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-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--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-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--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-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--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-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--|

  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   E S S E S S E S S S S S S
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-|----------------------------|

  Q=30                        Q=50
  E S S E S S E S S S S S S   W          +W
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-----3-|----------|--------*|
|---------------------3-----|----------|--------*|
|---------------------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend --------------- 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 ---------------- 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 <n> - 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 ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths