SING A SONG
As recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire
(From the 1975 Album GRATITUDE)
Words and Music by Maurice White & Al McKay
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Al McKay - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brass Section arr. for Gtr.'
Intro & Interlude
Q=120
N.C. N.C.
4/4
Gtr II (Horns arr. for Gtr.)
W E E Q H H S S S S E S S
|-------------------||--2---5---------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------||o---------------------------|------------2---------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------|--------------4-2---4---2---|
|-------------------||----------------------------|------------------4-------4-|
|-------------------||o---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
| E e E e E e S S e S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|-7-5-2-0-----------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-5-2-0-2---------||o-----5---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------2-4-------||--4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6---4---2-2-4-2-|
|-----------4-4p2---||------------------------4-2-|-2h4------------------------|
|-----------------4-||o---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------||----------------------------|----------------------------|
E E Q H W
|-2---5---------------------|------------------------|
|-2---5---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
E E Q H
|-----------------------------|
|-2---5-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----5-----------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-------|
|-----------------------4-2---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
H S S S S E S S E E Q Q E E +W
|----------------------------|-2---5-----------------3-|-(3)----||
|------------2---------------|-2---5-----------------5-|-(5)----||
|--------------4-2---4---2---|-------------------------|--------||
|------------------4-------4-|-------------------------|--------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------||
|
| S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E E W
|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------||
|----------------------------|-----5-------------------|--------||
|-----2-2-4-/6---4---2-2-4-2-|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2---|--------||
|-2h4------------------------|-------------------------|--------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------|--------||
1st Verse
1.
N.C.
Gtr I
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----5-----------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-------|
|-----------------------4-2---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-----5---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2--|
|-2h4--------------------|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|-----5---------------------|------------------------||
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-||
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
2nd Verse
N.C.
S S E E S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----5-----------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-------|
|-----------------------4-2---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-----5---------------------|-------------------------|
|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2--|
|-2h4--------------------|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S
|-----------------------------|
|-----5-----------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-------|
|-----------------------4-2---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
Chorus
N.C.
S S E E E E E S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-||-----2-2-x-x-----2-2-x-x-|-----2-2-x-x-----2-2-x-x--|
|-2h4--------------------||-2h4---------2h4---------|-2h4---------2h4----------|
|------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------------|
|------------------------||-------------------------|--------------------------|
S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----2-2-x-x-----2-2-x-x-|-----2-2-x-x-----2-2-x-x-|-----2-2-x-x-----2-2-x-x-|
|-2h4---------2h4---------|-2h4---------2h4---------|-2h4---------2h4---------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gtr II
S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E E E S S S E. S E. S E.
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------2---||
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------5-0--o||
|-----2-2-x-x-----2-2-x-x-|-----2-2-x-x-----2-2---|-------2-4--4-6--2-----||
|-2h4---------2h4---------|-2h4---------2h4-------|---2-4------2-4--------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------o||
|-------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------||
3rd Verse
2.
N.C.
Gtr I
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|---------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2----|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4-----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----5---------------------|---------------------------||
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2----||
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4-----------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
4th Verse
N.C.
Gtr II
W W
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
H E E Q E E Q E E E E
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------10---9---------|-7-------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----9------7-5------------|
|----------------------------|----------------8---5------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----5----------------------|---------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2--x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2----|
|------------------------4-2-|-2h4-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
W W
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
H E E Q E E Q Q E E
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|-------------8---7---------|-7---5---------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|----------------8---5------||
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----5---------------------|---------------------------||
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2----||
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4-----------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|---------------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------10---|--------------------------10---|
|---------5--------------------|----------8-7-----6------------|
|-----7-5---5---------7--------|-----10-7----------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|------2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|
|-2h4-------------2-4----------|-2h4--------------2-4----------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E H S S S S S S E
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------10---|--------------------------------|
|---------5--------------------|-------------8-8-7-5-7-5--------|
|-----7-5---5-----7------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|-----2-2-x-x-----2---2---x-x----|
|-2h4-------------2-4----------|-2h4---------2-4----------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------10---|--------------------------10---|
|---------5--------------------|----------8-7-----6------------|
|-----7-5---5-----7------------|-----10-7----------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|------2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|
|-2h4-------------2-4----------|-2h4--------------2-4----------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E Q E S S S E. S E. S E.
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------7---||
|---------5-----------------|------------------9-4---||
|-----7-5---5-----7---------|-------7-9--9-11--7-----||
|---------------------------|---7-9------7--9--------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|
| S S E E S S S S E E E W
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2---|------------------------||
|-2h4-------------2-4-------|------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
|---------------------------|------------------------||
Interlude
N.C.
E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-5---7---------------7-----|-5---7------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5---7---------------7-----|-5---7---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|---------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2----|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4-----------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
E E Q Q E E E E Q H
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-5---7---------------7-----|-5---7------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
E E Q H E S S S E. S E. S E.
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-5---7-------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------9-11----||
|-------------------------|-------7-9--9-11--7--9----||
|-------------------------|---7-9------7--9----------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E E W
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----5-------------------|--------------------------||
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2---|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
5th Verse
N.C.
E E Q H W
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-7-------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5---------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------------|
H E E Q E E Q E S S E S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------10---9---------|-7---5----------------------|
|----------------------------|------------7-5-------------|
|----------------------------|------------------9---7-----|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----5----------------------|----------------------------|
|-4s6-----2-2--x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4---2-2-4-2---|
|------------------------4-2-|-2h4------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
E S S Q H W
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-7---5-----------------------|------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----5-----------------------|------------------------|
|-4s6-------2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2-|
|-------------------------4-2-|-2h4--------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------|
H E E Q E E Q Q E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------8---7---------|-7---5----------5---------||
|---------------------------|--------------------7-----||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|
| S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E S S S S
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----5---------------------|--------------------------||
|-4s6-----2-2-x-2-x-2-2-----|-----2-2-4-/6-4-2-2-4-2---||
|-----------------------4-2-|-2h4----------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
|---------------------------|--------------------------||
6th Verse
N.C.
E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------10---|-------------------------10---|
|---------5--------------------|-----5---8-7-----6------------|
|-----7-5---5---------7--------|-------7----------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|
|-2h4-------------2h4----------|-2h4-------------2h4----------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------10-----|
|---------5----------------------|
|-----7-5---5-----7--------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x---|
|-2h4-------------2h4------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
H S S S S S S E E S S S S E E E E E
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------10---|
|-------------8-8-7-5-7-5-----|---------5--------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----7-5---5---------7--------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----2-2-x-x-----2---2---x-x-|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x-|
|-2h4---------2h4-------------|-2h4-------------2h4----------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E
|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------10-----|
|-----5---8-7-----6--------------|
|-------7------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2--x-x---|
|-2h4-------------2h4------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E +W +W W
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
|-------------------------8-|-(8)--------|-(8)--------|------|
|---------5---------------9-|-(9)--------|-(9)--------|------|
|-----7-5---5-----7---------|------------|------------|------|
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
|
| S S E E S S S S E E E W W W
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
|-----2---2---x-x-----2-2---|------------|------------|------|
|-2h4-------------2h4-------|------------|------------|------|
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
|---------------------------|------------|------------|------|
Outro
N.C.
W E S S S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E E
|----------||------------------------------5---|-------------------------5---|
|----------||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------||----------5-----------------------|-----5---8-7---6-------------|
|----------||------7-5---5-----7---------------|-------7---------------------|
|----------||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| W S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E
|----------||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------||o---------------------------------|-------------------2-----2---|
|----------||------2---2-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-|-----2---x-2-2-6s4---6s4-----|
|----------||--2h4-----------------------------|-2h4-------------------------|
|----------||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E H S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------5---|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------5-----------------------|---------------8-8-7-5-7-5-------||
|-----7-5---5-----7---------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-------------------5------------o||
|-----2---x-2-x-2-2-x-x-2-x-x-2-2-|-----2-x-2-x-2-4s6-----6s4-2-----||
|-2h4-----------------------------|-2h4-------------------------4---||
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------||
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
- 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
