Yngwie Malmsteen – Magic Mirror (Bass Tab)
Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb)
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MAGIC MIRROR (Bassline)
As recorded by Yngwie Malmsteen
(From the 1986 Album TRILOGY)
Transcribed by The Beholder
Words and Music by Yngwie Malmsteen
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Synth'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Aahs'
Main Riff
Q=150
Dm Em C#m Dm
4/4
Gtr I
W H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|------1-0-1-4-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-| |----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II | ~~ | W W E Q E Q E E E Q. H |----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|--------------||-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------| |----------|--------------||-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------| |----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| |----------|--------------||-----------------|------------------| Dm Em C#m Dm Dm Em C#m E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|
| ~~
| E Q E Q E E E Q. H E Q E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|
|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Dm Dm Em C#m Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4--|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
| ~~ ~~ | E Q. H E Q E Q E E E Q. H |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|---6---------------| |---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|---7---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-----------------5-7-8-5-11-12-14-11-| |---------4-5-7-4---------------------| |-3-5-6-3-----------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--------------------------6--7--9--6-| |-----------------5-7-8-5-------------| |---------4-5-7-4---------------------| |-3-5-6-3-----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------6--9-6----4-----------------------|| |-5--7--8---------5----5--------------------|| |-------------------------8-7--5--8-7--5S=4-|| |-------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------9-12-9----------------------------||
|-8-10-11-----------------------------------||
|----------------12-9-12-10-9----10-9-------||
|-----------------------------12------12-11-||
|-------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------||
Verse
Em C#m Dm
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
||o-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------||
| W Q E E E E E E +Q Q H Q E E E E E E
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-------8---5---6-|-(6)--------------|-------8---5---6--|
||-----------------|-------9---6---7-|-(7)--------------|-------9---6---7--|
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
||-----------------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|
Em C#m Dm Em C#m
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
| +Q Q H Q E E E E E E +Q Q H Q E E E E Q |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |-(6)--------------|-------8---5---6-|-(6)--------------|-------8---5-----| |-(7)--------------|-------9---6---7-|-(7)--------------|-------9---6-----| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------| $ Dm C F D Q Q H W Q Q H W Q Q H |------------|----------|------------|----------|-------------| |------------|----------|------------|----------|-------------| |-5----------|-7--------|-8----------|-9--------|-10----------| |------------|----------|------------|----------|-------------|
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| Gtr III | Q Q H W Q Q H W Q Q H |-5----------|-8--------|-5----------|-2--------|--3----------| |-6----------|-5--------|-6----------|-3--------|--3----------| |-7----------|-5--------|-5----------|-2--------|--3----------| |-0----------|----------|------------|-0--------|--5----------| |------------|----------|-8----------|----------|-------------| |------------|----------|------------|----------|-------------| E5 Dm/A A5 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||
|
| W +W W W |-----------------|-------------------|-1---------------|-5---------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-3---------------|-----------------|| |-9---------------|-(9)---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|| |-9---------------|-(9)---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|| |-7---------------|-(7)---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Pre-Chorus Bb G/B C A/C# 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 |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| W +W W H H
|-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-3---------------|---------5-------|
|-3---------------|-(3)---------------|-3---------------|-5-------2-------|
|-3---------------|-(3)---------------|-4---------------|-5-------2-------|
|-3---------------|-(3)---------------|-5---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-(1)---------------|-2---------------|-3-------4-------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------5-7-8-5-11-12-14-11-|
|---------4-5-7-4---------------------|
|-3-5-6-3-----------------------------||
| Gtr II | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |--------------------------6--7--9--6-| |-----------------5-7-8-5-------------| |---------4-5-7-4---------------------| |-3-5-6-3-----------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------6--9-6----4-----------------------|| |-5--7--8---------5----5--------------------|| |-------------------------8-7--5--8-7--5S=4-|| |-------------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------9-12-9----------------------------|| |-8-10-11-----------------------------------|| |----------------12-9-12-10-9----10-9-------|| |-----------------------------12------12-11-|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| Chorus Dm Em C#m Dm Em C#m Dm 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 |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~
| E Q E Q E E E Q. H Q E E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|
|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
1.
Em C#m Dm Em C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
| ~~
| Q E E Q E E E Q. H Q E E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-------8-----5---|
|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-------9-----6---|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
2.
Dm Em C#m Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------o||-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------||
| ~~ ~~
| E Q. H Q E E Q E E E Q. H
|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|---6--------------o||-------8-----5---|---6---------------|
|---7---------------||-------9-----6---|---7---------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------o||-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
Interlude
Gm Em7F5 Dm Em7C#mDm A7 F G° Dm/A A
2/4 4/4
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H
|-------------|-------------|--------|------------|
|-5-----------|-------------|--------|------------|
|----7--8--5--|-7--4--5--7--|-8--10--|-12----0----|
|-------------|-------------|--------|------------||
| Gtr III | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H |-3--7--5--5--|-7--9--5--5--|-5------|--1---------| |-3--8--6--6--|-8--5--6--5--|-6--11--|--3----2----| |-3--7--5--7--|-7--6--7--6--|-5--12--|--2----2----| |-5--8-----0--|-8-----0--5--|----11--|--0----2----| |----7--8-----|-7--4-----0--|-8--10--|--0----0----| |-------------|-------------|--------|------------| Dm S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------------|------------------------| |-8-5-7---5-------------8---7-8-5-|--7----5----------------| |-------8---7-8-5-7-4-5---4-------|-----8---7-8-5-7-4-5----| |---------------------------------|------------------------|
|
| W +W |-1-------------------------------|-(1)--------------------| |-3-------------------------------|-(3)--------------------| |-2-------------------------------|-(2)--------------------| |-0-------------------------------|-(0)--------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------| Guitar Solo Eb Cm Bb5 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 Q E |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3--3--1--6--| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| W +W W H +E Q E |-----------------|-------------------|--3----------------|-3-------(3)-1-----| |-8---------------|-(8)---------------|--4----------------|-4-------(4)----8--| |-8---------------|-(8)---------------|--5----------------|-5-------(5)-3--8--| |-8---------------|-(8)---------------|--5----------------|-5-------(5)-3--8--| |-6---------------|-(6)---------------|--3----------------|-3-------(3)-1--6--| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| Eb Bb5 Cm +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 |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-(6)-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6--6--1-1-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|
| +W H +E Q E +W W |-------------------|-------------1---3-|-(3)---------------|-3----------------| |-(8)---------------|-8-------(8)-----4-|-(4)---------------|-4----------------| |-(8)---------------|-8-------(8)-3---5-|-(5)---------------|-5----------------| |-(8)---------------|-8-------(8)-3---5-|-(5)---------------|-5----------------| |-(6)---------------|-6-------(6)-1---3-|-(3)---------------|-3----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------| G Ab G Ab 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|
| W W W W |-3---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|-4----------------| |-3---------------|-4---------------|-3---------------|-4----------------| |-4---------------|-5---------------|-4---------------|-5----------------| |-5---------------|-6---------------|-5---------------|-6----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| A Bb A Bb 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-4-1-0-1-4-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| W W W W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-2---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-2---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------| |-0---------------|-1---------------|-0---------------|-1---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Dm Em C#m Dm Em C#m Dm 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 |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
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| Gtr II
| ~~ ~~
| E Q E Q E E E Q. H Q E E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|
|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
Em C#m Dm Em C#m Dm
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
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4--|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
| ~~ ~~ | Q E E Q E E E Q. H Q E E Q E E E Q. H |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-------8-----5---|---6---------------| |-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-------9-----6---|---7---------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------| & S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------6--9-6----4-----------------------|| |-5--7--8---------5----5--------------------|| |-------------------------8-7--5--8-7--5S=4-|| |-------------------------------------------||
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------9-12-9----------------------------|| |-8-10-11-----------------------------------|| |----------------12-9-12-10-9----10-9-------|| |-----------------------------12------12-11-|| |-------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------|| Out-Chorus Dm Em C#m Dm E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4--| |-----------------|-------------------|
|
| ~~
| E Q E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-6-----8-----5---|---6---------------|
|-7-----9-----6---|---7---------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
Em C#m Dm
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
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
| ~~ ~~
| Q E E Q E E E Q. H E Q E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|
|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Em C#m Dm Dm Em C#m Dm
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
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
| ~~ ~~
| Q E E Q E E E Q. H E Q E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|
|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Em C#m Dm Dm Em C#m Dm
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
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
| ~~ ~~
| Q E E Q E E E Q. H E Q E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|
|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Em C#m Dm Dm Em C#m Dm
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
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------||
| ~~ ~~
| Q E E Q E E E Q. H E Q E Q E E E Q. H
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|---6--------------|
|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|---7--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
Em C#m Dm Dm Em C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------||
| ~~
| Q E E Q E E E Q. H E Q E Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------8-----5---|---6--------------|-6-----8-----5---|
|-------9-----6---|---7--------------|-7-----9-----6---|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Dm Em C#m Dm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5--5-5-1-0-1-4--|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------------||
| ~~ ~~ | E Q. H Q E E Q E E E Q. H |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |---6--------------|-------8-----5---|---6---------------| |---7--------------|-------9-----6---|---7---------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Gm Em7F5 Dm Em7C#mDm A7 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------|-------------| |-5-----------|-------------| |----7--8--5--|-7--4--5--7--| |-------------|-------------|
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| Gtr III | Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q |-3--7--5--5--|-7--9--5--5--| |-3--8--6--6--|-8--5--6--5--| |-3--7--5--7--|-7--6--7--6--| |-5--8-----0--|-8-----0--5--| |----7--8-----|-7--4-----0--| |-------------|-------------| 2/4 4/4 Q Q H H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------|------------|---------------------------------| |--------|------------|-8-5-7---5-------------8---7-8-5-| |-8--10--|-12----0----|-------8---7-8-5-7-4-5---4-------| |--------|------------|---------------------------------|
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| Q Q H H W |-5------|--1---------|-1-------------------------------| |-6--11--|--3----2----|-3-------------------------------| |-5--12--|--2----2----|-2-------------------------------| |----11--|--0----2----|-0-------------------------------| |-8--10--|--0----0----|---------------------------------| |--------|------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S H |------------------------*| |--7----5----------------*| |-----8---7-8-5-7-4-5----*| |------------------------*|
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| +W |-(1)--------------------*| |-(3)--------------------*| |-(2)--------------------*| |-(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