PAUL GILBERT
"I Can Destroy"
From the album "I Can Destroy" (2015)
Tuning: Standard
Tempo: 136 bpm
[0:07] Intro
E. E. E Q. E +W E. E. E H +W
|--------9-------------|-------------|--------9-------|---------|
|----------12----------|-------------|----------12----|-(12)----|
|-----9----------11b13-|-(11)--------|-----9----------|---------|
|-11-------------------|-------------|-11-------------|---------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------|---------|
|----------------------|-------------|----------------|---------|
[0:15] Main Theme
E. E. E Q. S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E H
|--------9------------|----------------------------------|----9-------9----|----9---------|
|----------12---------|-----10-9-10--9-7-9-7-------------|-----------------|--------------|
|-----9----------11-9-|-11-------------------9-8-9-8-6---|-----------------|--------------|
|-11------------------|--------------------------------9-|-7-----7-6-----6-|--------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-9-----9-7~~~-|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|--------------|
[0:29]
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--------------9----11-9------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------13----------|----9-13-9---13-9----9-13---13------13-9-|
|----11-13-11-14-13-11----11-13-14-13----14-13-11-|-11---------------11---------------------|
|-11-------------------11-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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
|---9-11-9-12-11-9---------12----16-12-------|-------16----21-16-------------|
|-9----------------9-14-16----16-------16-14-|----17----17-------17----------|
|--------------------------------------------|-18-------------------20-18~~~-|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[0:36] Verse
E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E E E Q Q Q E E E Q E E E
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------|----------------|
|-6-6----------|----------------|-2-2----------|----------------|
|-6-6----------|--------------2-|-2-2----------|-------6--4-2---|
|-4-4----------|----------2-4---|-0-0----------|---4----------2-|
|--------------|---0-2-4--------|--------------|-----5----------|
[0:50] Pre-Chorus 2/4
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 E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------|-----------------|---------x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-4-5-4-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-|
[0:58] Chorus
4/4
E E E E E E E E +W E E E E E E E E +W
|-----------------|------------|-------------------|--------|
|-----------------|------------|-------------------|--------|
|-6-----6-----9-9-|-(9)--------|-11-----11-----4-4-|-(4)----|
|-6-----6-----9-9-|-(9)--------|-11-----11-----4-4-|-(4)----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|-(7)--------|--9-9-9--9-9-9-2-2-|-(2)----|
|-----------------|------------|-------------------|--------|
E E E E E E E E +W W +W
|-----------------|------------|-----------|---------|
|-----------------|------------|-----------|---------|
|-6-----6-----9-9-|-(9)--------|-11--------|-(11)----|
|-6-----6-----9-9-|-(9)--------|-11--------|-(11)----|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|-(7)--------|--9--------|--(9)----|
|-----------------|------------|-----------|---------|
[2:11] Key Change
E. E. E Q. S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E E. E. E W
|-------4----------|-------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
|---------7--------|----5-4-5--4-2-4-2-------------|-----------------|--------|
|----4---------6-4-|-6-----------------4-3-4-3-1---|---------6--8--9-|-6b8~~~-|
|-6----------------|-----------------------------4-|-6--8--9---------|--------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|--------|
E. E. E Q. S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E
|-------4----------|-------------------------------|----4-------4----|----4-------4----|
|---------7--------|----5-4-5--4-2-4-2-------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----4---------6-4-|-6-----------------4-3-4-3-1---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6----------------|-----------------------------4-|-2-----2-1-----1-|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-4-----4-2-----2-|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E. E. E Q. S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------16-------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------19----------|-----17-16-17--16-14-16-14-------------------|
|-----16-----------18-16-|-18------------------------16-15-16-15-13----|
|-18---------------------|------------------------------------------16-|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E. E. E E. E. E W
|-----------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|----------|
|------------18--20--21-|-18b20~~~-|
|-18--20--21------------|----------|
|-----------------------|----------|
|-----------------------|----------|
E. E. E Q. S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------16-------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------19----------|-----17-16-17--16-14-16-14-------------------|
|-----16-----------18-16-|-18------------------------16-15-16-15-13----|
|-18---------------------|------------------------------------------16-|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----13---------13-----|-----13---------13-----|
|-14------14-13------13-|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-16------16-14------14-|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
[2:39] Solo (corrections welcome)
Q. Q. T T S S T T S S T T S S S S S S S S S T T S S S
|-------------------6h9p6-------|--------------------------------------|
|-16pb18r==16pb18r========9-6h9p|=6------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---8-6h8p6---6-----6------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------8---8-6---8-6---6h8p6---6--|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------8-------8----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-|
S S S S S S S S e e T T S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------6-------------------|
|-----6---------------------------|---6-----8-6---8-6-8~~~---8-8-8--|
|-8-7---8-7-6--------6--6h8p6---6-|-8---8-6-------------------------|
|-------------9-6-9-----------9---|---------------------------------|
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E E E. S T T S E 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
|--------------------------------|-4h6h8-------6h8h9--------8h9h11---------9---------------|
|--------------------------4h6h8-|-------6h8h9-------8h9h11--------9h11h13---13p11-9h11h13-|
|---5-6~~~6-5h6p5-5--5h6h8-------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-8------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. H E
|-9h11h13-13-11-13-11-9----13-11----------13----13-16-16-13----13-16-18-|-18b20---18~~~~~-|
|-----------------------13-------13-13-16----16-------------16----------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S Q S S S S S S S S S +E
|-/20-20-20-20-20-20-20--15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15-(15)-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
T T S S T T S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-8h11p8----------------------------------------|
|--------11-8h11p8----11-10-8-11-8----8---------|
|------------------10--------------11---11-10-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S H
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-10-8------10b12-10-8------8--------------|------------8------------|
|------10-8------------10-8---10-8----8-10-|----8-10------10-8-10~~~-|
|----------------------------------10------|-10------10--------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------13h15h16-15p13----|
|--------------------------------------------10h12h13----------------15-|
|-----------------10h12h13-12p10----10h12h13----------------------------|
|---------8h10h11----------------11-------------------------------------|
|-8h10h11---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |-----3-----| |--3--|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T S S S
|-------13h15----------13h15----------13h15----------13-16-15h16p15p13-13-15-16----|
|-15h16-------13-15h16-------13h15h16-------13h15h16-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-----| |--3--| |-----3-----| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
S T T T T S S S S T T T T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-18-16h18p16-15----15-16----------------------------------15-------------------------|
|----------------18-------18-16h18p16-15----15-16-15-16-18----18-16-15-16-18-16-15----|
|----------------------------------------17----------------------------------------17-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E S E S H E
|-------18-------18-------------|
|-18b20----18b20----18b20~~~----|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
[3:07] Return to Theme
E. E. E Q. E +W E. E. E H +W
|---------11-------------|-------------|---------11-------|---------|
|------------14----------|-------------|------------14----|-(14)----|
|-----11-----------13b15-|-(13)--------|-----11-----------|---------|
|-13---------------------|-------------|-13---------------|---------|
|------------------------|-------------|------------------|---------|
|------------------------|-------------|------------------|---------|
E. E. E Q. S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------11-------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------14----------|-----12-11-12--11-9-11-9------------------|
|-----11-----------13-11-|-13----------------------11-10-11-10-8----|
|-13---------------------|---------------------------------------11-|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E
|----11-------11----|-----11--------11------|----9-------9----|----9-------9----|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9------9-8------8-|-----------------------|-7-----7-6-----6-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-11------11-9------9---|-----------------|-9-----9-7-----7-|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[3:25] Final Verse
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|-------|
|----------|----------|----------|-------|
|-6--------|-9--------|-2--------|-11----|
|-6--------|-9--------|-2--------|-11----|
|-4--------|-7--------|-0--------|--9----|
|----------|----------|----------|-------|
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
