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|---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------12------11-| |---------9------9----------7------7------12------12-| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-----0-0----| |----------------------------------------------------| S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S |---------------------------|-------------------| |---------------------------|-------------------| |---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------| |---------9-----9---------7-|-(7)---------------| |-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0---|-----------5-4---2-| |---------------------------|-----0-2-3-----3---| 0:23 Verse 7/4 S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 H H +W |-3----3----|-(3)----| |-3----3----|-(3)----| |-4----4----|-(4)----| |-5----5----|-(5)----| |-5----5----|-(5)----| |-3----3----|-(3)----| 7/4 S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 H H H H |-0----0----|-2---------| |-0----0----|------3----| |-0----0----|-----------| |-2----2----|-----------| |-2----2----|-----------| |-0----0----|-----------| 0:40 7/4 H. +W H. +W |--------------------|----------------| |-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| |-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| |-5-------(5)--------|-2-------(2)----| |-3-------(3)--------|-0-------(0)----| |--------------------|----------------| 4/4 W W W W |-3--------|-5--------|-1--------|-1----| |-3--------|-3--------|-1--------|-1----| |-0--------|-2--------|-2--------|-2----| |-0--------|-0--------|-3--------|-3----| |-2--------|----------|-3--------|-3----| |-3--------|----------|-1--------|-1----| 0:52 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S |-----------------------------------------------| |---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| |----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S |-----------------------------------------------| |---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| |----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| 4/4 W H H |----------|-----------| |-5--------|-7----8----| |-5--------|-5----5----| |-5--------|-----------| |-3--------|-----------| |----------|-----------| 7/4 S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S |-----------------------------------------------| |---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| |----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S E S S E S S |-----------------------------------------------| |---------10-----10---------8-----7-----5-------| |----------9------9---------7-----7-----7-----7-| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| 4/4 W W |----------|------| |-1--------|-1----| |-2--------|-2----| |-2--------|-2----| |-0--------|-0----| |----------|------| 1:08 Piano chords Q=78 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |-3--------|-6--------|-3--------|-6----| |-4--------|-7--------|-4--------|-7----| |-5--------|-7--------|-5--------|-7----| |-5--------|-5--------|-5--------|-5----| |-3--------|----------|-3--------|------| W W W |----------|-----------|-------| |-5--------|--3--------|--3----| |-5--------|--3--------|--3----| |-5--------|--3--------|--5----| |-3--------|--1--------|--5----| |----------|-----------|--3----| 1:29 Lead Guitar Q=107 |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q W H |-------------|----------3--|----------|------------------| |-------------|-3--5--6-----|----------|------------------| |-3--2--3--5--|-------------|-2--------|-1----------------| |-------------|-------------|----------|------2-3---2-----| |-------------|-------------|----------|----------5---3-5-| |-------------|-------------|----------|------------------| 1:39 Q=161 7/4 S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 W Q H. |----------|----------| |-3--------|----3-----| |-4--------|-2--4-----| |-5--------|-0--5-----| |-5--------|-0--5-----| |-3--------|-3--3-----| 7/4 S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------9------9----------7------6------4---------| |---------9------9----------7------7------7------7--| |-0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0-0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-0--| |---------------------------------------------------| 4/4 W |----------|-----------------| |-0--------|-----------------| |-0--------|-----------------| |-2--------|---2-5---2-------| |-2--------|-4-----4---1-4---| |-0--------|---------------3-| 1:56 W +H H W +W 3x ||-----------|-------------|----------|---------|| ||o-3--------|-(3)----1----|-5--------|-(5)----o|| ||--3--------|-(3)----2----|-5--------|-(5)-----|| ||--5--------|-(5)----3----|-5--------|-(5)-----|| ||o-5--------|-(5)----3----|-3--------|-(3)----o|| ||--3--------|-(3)----1----|----------|---------|| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-5----| |-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-5----| |-8--------|-8--------|-5--------|-5----| |-6--------|-6--------|-3--------|-3----| |----------|----------|----------|------| 2:18 Solo Q Q Q S S S S H |-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------|------------------------|------10-----------| |-----------------7-|-9--------11---|-12---11h12p11-9-7-9-/9-|-(9)-----7--6-7-9--| |----------7-9-10---|--------9----9-|----9-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|---------------|------------------------|-------------------| +Q Q S S S S S S S S |-----------------15-19-24-19-15----|-14b15-14b15---12-14-15-12-| |--------------17----------------17-|---------------------------| |-(9)--9--16----------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------| |-14---------------------------|-10-9-------------------| |----15-12-0-14-0-12-0-10-0-8--|------10------------10--| |------------------------------|---------9--------------| |------------------------------|-----------12-11-12-----| |------------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------| +H S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------15-17-15-14-|-12----------------------------------------------| |-(10)-------------15-------------|----13----13-------------------------------------| |---------14-16-17----------------|-------12----12----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------14----14----14-16-14----14-16-17-| |---------------------------------|-------------------15----15----------15----------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S H |-------------------15-17-20----| |----------15-17-19-------------| |-14-16-17----------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-17-12----------12-15-12----------12-14-12----------12-15-12----------12-| |-------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----------13----13----| |----------14----------------14----------------14----------------14-------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-19-17-------------------------------|-----------------17-| |-------20-17----20-17----------------|--------------20----| |-------------19-------19-16----------|-----19----19-------| |----------------------------19-17----|--------------------| |----------------------------------19-|-17-----------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------| Q +Q. S S H |-19--20-19------13b15-|-(13)---13-12-13----| |------------20--------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |----------------------|--------------------| |------6------| |-----6------| |-----6------| |-----6------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |------------------------------------------------------------------|------| |-12-13-12-10------------------------------------------------------|------| |-------------12-9-10-12-10-9--------------------------------------|------| |-----------------------------12-9-10-12-10-9----------------------|------| |---------------------------------------------12-8-10-12-10-8------|------| |-------------------------------------------------------------12-8-|-8----| 2:44 It Gets Weird (time signatures not accurate, corrections welcome) 12/8 15/8 4x ||--------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||o-------------------------|--------------------------------o|| ||--------------------------|---------------------------------|| ||----------2-----0-2-------|---------2-------0-2-------------|| ||o---2-3-2---2-3-----2-3---|---2-3-2---2-3-2-----3-2-3------o|| ||--0---------------------3-|-0-------------------------2-3---|| 12/8 15/8 |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------4-----2-4-------|---------4-------2-4-----------| |---3-5-3---3-5-----3-5---|---3-5-3---3-5-3-----5-3-5-3---| |-0---------------------3-|-0---------------------------3-| 7/4 6/4 4/4 S S S S Q S S S S Q |-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------4-|------------5-4-3-2-1--| |---------2-----------5-------|---------2----------3---|-5-4-3-2-1-------------| |---2-3-2---2-3-2-4-5---5-4-2-|---2-3-2---2-3-1--4-----|-----------------------| |-0---------------------------|-0----------------------|-----------------------| 9/8 S S S S |----------------------------------| |-----------------------------3-5--| |------------------1-2--2-4-5------| |-------0-2--0-2-3-----------------| |-0-2-3----------------------------| |----------------------------------| 3:17 4/4 10/4 Q. Q. Q +E Q. Q Q H Q. H Q. Q Q Q |--------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|----------------|-------------------------------| |--------------|----------3-----|-6--------------3--------------| |-7---------5--|-(5)---------4--|------8--------------4---------| |------6-------|-----4----------|-----------9------------5--4---| 3:24 6/4 7/4 Q. E Q. Q Q. Q. E Q. Q S S Q Q H E Q. Q. |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| |---------------------|--------2----4--4-5-0--|------------------------| |-------------2--0----|-3----5----------------|-2--3----0--------------| |-0----2-3------------|-----------------------|-----------3-2----3-----| 6/4 Q. E Q. Q Q. Q E Q. E Q. S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|----------------------2-5-| |-------------2--0----|-----------2-3----3-5-----| |-0----2-3------------|-1--3-5-------------------| 4/4 Q. Q Q. E Q. Q. |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |--------------|----------------| |-5----2--3----|----------------| |--------------|-5-3-1----0-----| 3:39 6/4 |---------------------------|----------------------------------17----| |-----8-10-8-------8-10-8-7-|--------8----------------------15-------| |------------9--------------|-9-7------9---------------9-11----------| |---9------------9----------|-----10-----10----9-10-12---------------| |-7------------7------------|---------------10-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| 7/4 S S |-15----12----------12----------------------------------| |----15----15-13-------15-13-12-------------------------| |----------------12-------------14-12-11-12-------------| |-------------------------------------------12----------| |----------------------------------------------14-14-15-| |-------------------------------------------------------| 6/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------15-17----------15-17-19-| |----------------------------------------15-17-19-------15-17-19----------| |-------------14-16-17----------14-16-17----------------------------------| |----14-16-17----------14-16-17-------------------------------------------| |-17----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Q. Q. S S S S |-20----19-17-----------------------| |--------------20-17----------------| |-----------------------16-17-19-16-| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| 7/4 |--3--| |-----3-----| Q Q Q Q S S Q S S S S |-----------------------------------------17-19-| |-------19-20-19-20-19--------------17-20-------| |----19----------------21-19-17-----------------| |-19----------------------------19--------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-20-19-17-------22-24---------*| |----------20------------------*| |------------------------------*| |------------------------------*| |------------------------------*| |------------------------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; - 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 - 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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