X Japan – Dear Loser (Guitar Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)
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As recorded by X Japan
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Untitled'
Q=90 4/4 Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------| |-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2----| |-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---| |-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gtr I W W |--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |--5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---| |--------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| W W |--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--9-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |--5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---| |--------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------|-----------------9---------------| |------------------11----------------|---------8---------------8-------| |----------9-------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-11------------------------11-------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------0--------0--------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |--5-4-2-----4-2------4-2------4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---| |--------1-------1--------1--------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-----------------6---------------|---------3-------9-------12-------| |---------5-----------------------|-5--------------------------------| |-6-----------------------6-------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0--------------------------------| |-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2----5-4-2---| |-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0--------0-| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------------------------|-----------------9---------------| |------------------11----------------|---------8---------------8-------| |----------9-------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-11------------------------11-------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------0--------0--------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |--5-4-2-----4-2------4-2------4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---| |--------1-------1--------1--------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------------------|---------------------------------| Q Q Q Q Q Q H |-----------------6---------------|---------3-------9---------------| |---------5---------------5-------|-5---------------8---------------| |-6-------------------------------|-----------------9---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |-5-4-2-----4-2-----4-2-----4-2---|---4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---5-4-2---| |-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------0-------0-------0-------0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| Gtr IV | W H Q E S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------4-4-| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-2-| Gtr III S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-------4-------4---------4-------4-|--------5-------5--------5-------5-| |-2-4-6---2-4-6----2--4-6---2-4-6---|-3--5-7---3-5-7---3--5-7---3-5-7---| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| Gtr IV | H +Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2---------------(2)-----------2-2-|-3------------3-3-5------------3-3-| |-0---------------(0)-----------0-0-|-1------------1-1-3------------1-1-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--------9--------9----------9--------9-| |-7-9-11---7-9-11----7--9-11---7-9-11---| |---------------------------------------|
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| H +Q. S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-2-----------------(2)-------------2-2-| |-0-----------------(0)-------------0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |--------9--------9----------9--------9-| |-7-9-11---7-9-11----7--9-11---7-9-11---| |---------------------------------------|
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| H +Q. S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-2-----------------(2)-------------2-2-| |-0-----------------(0)-------------0-0-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------5-------5--------5-------5-| |-------7-------7---------7-------7-|-5--4-5---5-4-5---5--4-5---5-4-5---| |-9-7-9---9-7-9----9--7-9---9-7-9---|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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| H +Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2---------------(2)-----------2-2-|-3------------3-3-5------------3-3-| |-0---------------(0)-----------0-0-|-1------------1-1-3------------1-1-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------3-------3---------3-------3-|-------3-------3-------3-------3-| |-4-2-4---4-2-4----4--2-4---4-2-4---|-4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---4-2-4---| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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| H +Q. S S H H |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------4---------------| |-----------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |-2---------------(2)-----------2-2-|-2-------------------------------| |-0---------------(0)-----------0-0-|-0-------------------------------| Gtr I W W W +W |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--9---------|-10------------|--9--------------|--(9)------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-12---------|-13------------|-12--------------|-(12)------------|
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| Gtr III | H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S W |------------|------5--3-----|-----------------|-----------------| |--5---------|------------6--|--5----(5)-------|-----------------| |-------4----|-(4)--2--0-----|-----------------|-----------------| |--2---------|------------3--|--2----(2)---2-3-|---2-------------| |-------2----|-(2)-----------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr IV | H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S H. S S E |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--2---------|------0--------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------2----|-(2)-----3--5--|-----------------|-----------------| |------------|---------------|--7----(7)---7-8-|---7-------5-----| W W W +W |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |--9---------|-10------------|--9--------------|--(9)-------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-12---------|-13------------|-12--------------|-(12)-------------|
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| H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S W |------------|------5--3-----|-----------------|------------------| |--5---------|------------6--|--5----(5)-------|------------------| |-------4----|-(4)--2--0-----|-----------------|------------------| |--2---------|------------3--|--2----(2)---2-3-|---2--------------| |-------2----|-(2)-----------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
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| H H +Q Q Q Q H +Q. S S H S S E Q |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |--7---------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------7----|-(7)--5--7--8--|--7----(7)---7-8-|---7-----0--------| W W |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--8--------------------------------------| |-11-------------------------------|--0--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--9-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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| H H +Q Q Q Q |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |--7-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |------------------6---------------|-(6)--------4----------------------------| |--4-------------------------------|----------------------7---------5--------| |------------------4---------------|-(4)-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------7---------5---------3--------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-9-7-5-4-|--9--7-5-4-10-9------12-10-9---10-9------| |----------------------------------|----------------10-9---------9------10-9-| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| W W |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |-11------------------------------|-11---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--9------------------------------|--9---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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| W H H |---------------------------------|------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--7---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------6-------------------| |--4------------------------------|--4---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------4-------------------| |--2------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--9-7-5-4-5-7-9-10-9-7-5-4-5-7---|--9--7----7-9--7----7-9--7------9--7----7-|
|-------------------------------9-|----10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10---10-9-10-|
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W
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|--8--------------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------------------------------|
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| +Q Q Q Q |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-(6)----------4--------------------------------| |-------------------------7-----------5---------| |-(4)-------------------------------------------| |--------------7----------5-----------3---------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10---9-9-12-10--9-9-12-14-12-12-10-10--9----7-| |-----12---15----12---15----15----14----12-9-10-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| W |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-11----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--9----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------|
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| H +Q. S S |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--4-------------------(4)------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--2-------------------(2)--------------2-3-|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |--9--7----7-9--7----7--9---7------9--7-7---| |----10-9-10---10-9-10-----10-9-10---10-----| |-------------------------------13----------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| +W W W |-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------| |-(11)--------------------------------------|--9---------|-10------------| |-------------------------------------------|------------|---------------| |--(9)--------------------------------------|------------|---------------| |-------------------------------------------|-12---------|-13------------|
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| W H H +Q Q Q Q |-------------------------------------------|------------|------5--3-----| |-------------------------------------------|--5---------|------------6--| |-------------------------------------------|-------4----|-(4)--2--0-----| |-------------------------------------------|--2---------|------------3--| |-------------------------------------------|-------2----|-(2)-----------| |---2---------------------------------------|------------|---------------|
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E H H +Q Q Q Q
|--14--12-12-10-10--9-9--7-10--9-9--7-7-5---|------------|---------------|
|------15----14----12---10----12---10---9-6-|------------|---------------|
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|-------------------------------------------|--7---------|------5--3--5--|
|-------------------------------------------|-------7----|-(7)-----------|
W +W W W
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|--9--------------|--(9)---------|--9---------|-10-------------|
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|-12--------------|-(12)---------|-12---------|-13-------------||
| H +Q. S S W H H +Q Q Q Q |-----------------|--------------|------------|------5--3------| |--5----(5)-------|--------------|--5---------|------------6---| |-----------------|--------------|-------4----|-(4)--2--0------| |--2----(2)---2-3-|---2----------|--2---------|------------3---| |-----------------|--------------|-------2----|-(2)------------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------|
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| H +Q. S S H. Q H H +Q Q Q Q |-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------| |-----------------|--------------|------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------7--|--7---------|----------------| |--7----(7)---7-8-|---7----------|-------7----|-(7)--5--7--8---| W +W W |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |--9--------------|--(9)--------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |-12--------------|-(12)--------|-----------------------------------|
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| H +Q. S S W E S S E S S E S S S S S S |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |--5----(5)-------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |--2----(2)---2-3-|---2---------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-3--3--3-3-| |-----------------|-------------|-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-1--1--1-1-|
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| H +Q. S S W S S E S S E S S E S S E |-----------------|-------------|-7-------7-------7-------8---------| |-----------------|-------------|---8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----10-10---| |-----------------|-------------|---9-------9-------9-------11------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------|-------------|-----------------------------------| |--7----(7)---7-8-|---7---------|-----------------------------------| Gtr III E S S E S S E S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--3--3--3-3-| |--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--1--1--1-1-|
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| Gtr IV | S S E S S E S S E S S E |---------------------------------------------| |-12---------12---------12---------13---------| |----12-12------12-12------12-12------14-14---| |----14---------14---------14---------16------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| E S S E S S E S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--3--3--3-3-| |--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--1--1--1-1-|
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| S S E S S E S S E S S E |---------------------------------------------| |-12---------12---------12---------13---------| |----12-12------12-12------12-12------14-14---| |----14---------14---------14---------16------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Q=30 Q=50 E S S E S S E S S S S S S W +W |---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*| |--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--2-----2-2--3--3----3-|-2--------|-(2)----*| |--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--1--1----1-|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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| S S E S S E S S E S S S S W +W |---------------------------------------------|----------|--------*| |-12---------12---------12---------13---------|----------|--------*| |----12-12------12-12------12-12------14------|----------|--------*| |----14---------14---------14--------------15-|----------|--------*| |---------------------------------------------|-2--------|-(2)----*| |---------------------------------------------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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
<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
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| - 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