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VORTEX
As recorded by Megadeth
(From the 1997 Album CRYPTIC WRITINGS)
Transcribed by unregistered
Words and Music by Dave Mustaine
B5
x 2 4 4 x x
B5/G
3 x 4 4 x x
A5
x 0 2 2 0 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=180
B5
4/4
Gtr II
E E Q H W
| |
/ /
Gtr I
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----4-----3-----|-2h3p2-0-2-0-------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------4-2-0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
W W
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
|-----4-----3-----|-3p2p0-4p2p0---------------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------3p2p0-4p2p0---|
|-----------------|---------------------------|
E E Q H W W W
| |
/ /
PM--------------|
|-3-|
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----4-----3-----|-2h3p2-0-2-0-------|-----------------|-----------2-----|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------4-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-|-5-----------5-4-|
|-----------------|-------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|
B5
Gtr II
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr I
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
B5/G A5
W W
| |
/ /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----4-----3-----|-3p2p0-4p2p0--------------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------3p2p0-4p2p0--|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
B5
W +W W W
| |
/ /
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------|
|-3-|
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
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------|-----------------|-----------2-----|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-|-5-----------5-4-|
|-----------------|--------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------|
Verse
B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5
Gtrs I, II
PM------------|
W W W E E E E E E E E
||-----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
||o----------|----------|----------|-----------------|
||--4--------|-7--------|----------|-----------------|
||--4--------|-7--------|-5--------|-----------------|
||o-2--------|-5--------|-5--------|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-|
||-----------|----------|-3--------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-|
B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5
PM------------|
W H. +Q H. +Q E E E E E E E E
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)\--|------------------|
|-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)\--|------------------|
|-2--------|-5-------(5)/--|-10-------(10)\--|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5
PM------------|
W W W E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------|----------|------------------|
|----------|----------|----------|------------------|
|-4--------|-7--------|----------|------------------|
|-4--------|-7--------|-5--------|------------------|
|-2--------|-5--------|-5--------|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--|
|----------|----------|-3--------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5
PM------------|
W H. +Q H. +Q E E E E E E E E
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)\--|------------------|
|-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)\--|------------------|
|-2--------|-5-------(5)/--|-10-------(10)\--|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--|
|----------|---------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|
B5
Gtr II
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr I
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
B5/G A5
W W
| |
/ /
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----4-----3-----|-3p2p0-4p2p0--------------|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------3p2p0-4p2p0--|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
1.
B5
W +W W W
| |
/ /
Gtrs I, II
PM--------------|
|-3-|
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
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------|-----------------|-----------2------||
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-|-5-----------5-4-o||
|-----------------|--------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5--------||
Bridge
2.
Gtrs I, II
PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM PM PM|
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
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||o-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------|
|-2---------5-4-2-|-5---------------||o-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1p0------|
|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-4-3-2-||--0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-----3p0--|
Bb5F5
PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------5--|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------3--3--|-----------------|------------------|
|-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1-----|-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1p0------|
|-0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-------|-0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-----3p0--|
1. 2.
B5
PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM| PM| PM
E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E H H
|-----------------|---------------||-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|--------------o||-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|---------------||-----------------|-----------|
|-----------------|---------3-----||---------------3-|------3----|
|-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1----o||-----2-----0---1-|------1----|
|-0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-1-----||-0-0---0-0---0---|------1----|
Interlude
Q=180
E E E S S E E Q E E E E E S S E E
||--------------------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-------------------|
||--------------------|-7-----------------|
||------2h3p2---2-4/--|---7-5-3-5h6p5-3---|
||o-2-5-------5-------|-----------------5-|
||--------------------|-------------------|
F#5 F5
PM| PM PM------------------|
E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E 4x
|-------------------|------------------||
|-------------------|-----------------o||
|-------------------|------------------||
|-----5-------------|------------------||
|---------3h4p3-----|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-o||
|-3-3---3-------6-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--||
Guitar Solo
B5 Bm7
Gtr III
~~ PM---| ~~~~~~~~ PM------------|
H E E E E +Q E E E E S S E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-/9-----9--9-9-9-|-(9)--9-9--9--9-9-7---|
|-----------------|--------------------9-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM| PM----|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|
|--4----(4)-----7-|-(7)------(7)---------|
|--4----(4)-----7-|-(7)------(7)---------|
|--2----(2)-2-0---|--------------0-2---0-|
|-----------------|----------------------|
B5 Bm7
~ ~
H S S E a E E E E H +Q
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-7------------------|-----------------------|
|-------9--7---7-9-7-|-----------------------|
|------------9-------|--9\-5-----------------|
|--------------------|-------7--------(7)\---|
|
| PM--| PM|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-4----(4)---------7-|-(7)------(7)----------|
|-4----(4)---------7-|-(7)------(7)----------|
|-2----(2)---2---0---|--------------0--2---0-|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
B5 Bm7
~~
H E E E E +E +E E E E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|-/9-----9--7---7pb9r|=(7)b9-(7)-9-7--9--7-----|
|-------------9------|---------------------9-8-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM| PM|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
|--4----(4)-----7----|-(7)-----------(7)-------|
|--4----(4)-----7----|-(7)-----------(7)-------|
|--2----(2)-2-0------|-------------------0-2-0-|
|--------------------|-------------------------|
B5 A5 G5 G5 A5
E E E S S E E E a E +Q +Q E E q
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------7----|
|------------------------|-------------------7----|
|------------------------|----------------/9------|
|-7s5/-9s7p5--7--5-------|------------------------|
|------------------7-5h7-|-(7)---(7)\-------------|
|
| PM PM PM--|
| H +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-4----------(4)---------|------------------------|
|-4----------(4)---7---5-|--------5---7-----------|
|-2----------(2)---7---5-|--------5---7----0-2-0--|
|----------------0-5---3-|-----0--3---5-----------|
B5 Bm7
PM------------| ~~~~~~PM
Q Q +E E E E S S E a E E +E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|----7b7.5--(7)-------|---------------------7---|
|-9-------------9-9-9-|--9--7---7h9-7-(7)---7---|
|---------------------|-------9-----------9---9-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|
| PM| PM--|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-4---------(4)-----7-|-(7)-----------(7)-------|
|-4---------(4)-----7-|-(7)-----------(7)-------|
|-2---------(2)-2-0---|-------------------0-2-0-|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
B5 Bm7
~~~~~~~~~~~
Q Q +E +E E E +H S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------|---------9h=10-9p7-9p7----7-|
|----------------------9b10-|-(9)-------------------10---|
|-7--9pb11===(9)r(9)p7------|----------------------------|
|-7-------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM-| PM--|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|-4----------(4)-------7----|-(7)----(7)-----------------|
|-4----------(4)-------7----|-(7)----(7)-----------------|
|-2----------(2)--2--0------|---------------0---2----0---|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B5 Bm7
~~~
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 E +Q
|-12p7-10p7-9p7----7--7------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------10-------7-10p7-9p7----7-|--8p=7----7------------------------|
|-----------------------------------10---|-------10---10p9-7----9----7-(7)---|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------9-----9---------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| PM--| PM|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--4-----------------(4)-------------7---|-(7)-----------------(7)-----------|
|--4-----------------(4)-------------7---|-(7)-----------------(7)-----------|
|--2-----------------(2)----2---0--------|---------------------------0--2--0-|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B5 A5 G5
|--3--| |---3----| |---3---|
+E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------10-11-12---12b14-|
|---------10-12-10-11--12--------------------|
|-(7)\-11------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| PM
| H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--4---------------(4)-----------------------|
|--4---------------(4)----------7----5-------|
|--2---------------(2)----------7----5-------|
|-------------------------0-----5----3-------|
G5 A5
|------3------| |----3-----|
+Q Q Q Q E E E
|-(12)---12b14---12b14---12b14r==12b14-12---10-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| PM PM---------|
| E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--------------5-------7-----------------------|
|--------------5-------7-------0--2-------0----|
|------0-------3-------5-----------------------|
C#5 G5 C#5
Q +E +S +S +E E E E +W
|--------------------------------9---9b11-|-(9)--------------|
|-12b14===(12)-(12)r(12)b14-(12)---9------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|
| PM| PM|
| H E E E E +H +E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------|
|--6--------------------------6-----------|----------------6-|
|--6--------------------------6------5----|-(5)----(5)-----6-|
|--4--------------------------4------5----|-(5)----(5)-4-7-4-|
|--------------------------------4-4-3----|-(3)----(3)-------|
G5 C#5
~~~~
|--3--| |--3--| |---3---| |---3---|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H. +E E
|-16s21----16-----------------------------|--------------------14b16===|
|-------17-------17----14---12------------|----------------------------|
|-------------18----13---------14-13---12-|-(12)----------(12)---------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM|
| H E E E E +H +E E E E
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|--6-----------------6--------------------|---------------------6------|
|--6-----------------6---------------5----|--(5)----(5)---------6------|
|--4-----------------4---------------5----|--(5)----(5)-4---7---4------|
|-------------------------4-----4----3----|--(3)----(3)----------------|
C#5 G5 C#5
~~~~
+H E E E E +H E E E E
|-(14)----14r=(14)p12-14b15==|=(14)----14r=(14)p12--------|
|----------------------------|---------------------14b17==|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| PM-| PM-|
| H +E E E E +H +E E E E
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---6-----(6)----------------|----------------------6-----|
|---6-----(6)----------5-----|--(5)----(5)----------6-----|
|---4-----(4)----------5-----|--(5)----(5)---4---7--4-----|
|---------------4---4--3-----|--(3)----(3)----------------|
G5 A5
~~
+Q +Q E E E E +Q. E H
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|-(14)--(14)--14r=(14)-12b12.5---------|-------------------|
|------------------------------11pb13==|=(11)r==11---------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------14------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|
| PM-|
| +H +E E E E H. q
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|
|--(6)--------(6)----------------------|-------------------|
|--(6)--------(6)---------------5------|---5-----------7---|
|--(4)--------(4)---------------5------|---5-----------7---|
|-------------------4---4-------3------|---3-----------5---|
C#5 G5 C#5
PM| PM| PM| PM-| ~~~
|-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-|
E E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E +Q
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---9h10p9p7-----9h10p9p7-----9h|=10p=9p7-----9h10p9p7-------9-(9)----|
|------------9-9----------9-9---|---------9-9-----------9--9----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| PM----| PM|
| H E E E E +H +E E E E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-6--------------6--------------|----------------------------------6--|
|-6--------------6------------5-|-(5)------------------(5)---------6--|
|-4--------------4------------5-|-(5)------------------(5)---4--7--4--|
|-------------------4-----4---3-|-(3)------------------(3)------------|
C#5 G5
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|---------9h10h12/-14h15h17p15-14h15p14----|
|---6h7h9-------------------------------16-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---|
| H E E E E
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-6-----------------6----------------------|
|-6-----------------6-----------------5----|
|-4-----------------4-----------------5----|
|-------------------------4-----4-----3----|
C#5
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E
|-----------14-17-14-16----14--------14-------14-------|
|-14h=15h17-------------17-----17b19----17b19----17b19-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------|
| +H +E E E E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------6----|
|-(5)----------------------(5)--------------------6----|
|-(5)----------------------(5)--4--------7--------4----|
|-(3)----------------------(3)-------------------------|
C#5 G5
|--3--|
E Q E +S S S S S S S E
|-17-----17---19-----(19)-19-19-19-19------------|
|-20b22==20r--22b24==(22)-------------22r(22)-19-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM------|
| H +E E E E
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--6------------------(6)------------------------|
|--6------------------(6)----------------------5-|
|--4------------------(4)----------------------5-|
|-----------------------------4--------4-------3-|
C#5
|--3--|
S S S S S S S S S E +E +E S S
|-22p=19----22p19----22p19----22b24-(22)-(22)-22p19-|
|--------22-------22-------22-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM-|
| +H +E E E E
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------6----|
|-(5)-------------------------(5)--------------6----|
|-(5)-------------------------(5)-----4----7---4----|
|-(3)-------------------------(3)-------------------|
G5
|------6-------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-18--24-19----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------23-22p19----22p19----------------------------19-19-|
|--------------------21-------21-21pb23r(21)p19----19-21-------|
|-----------------------------------------------21-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---|
| +H +E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-(6)----------------------------(6)---------------------------|
|-(6)----------------------------(6)----------------------5----|
|-(4)----------------------------(4)----------------------5----|
|---------------------------------------------4-----4-----3----|
C5 Bb5
+S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S
|---------------------------------------19-19-22-|
|-(19)----------19h20p19-20h21h22-20h22----------|
|------22p21h22----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---| PM
| E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------5-----------------3-------|
|----------------------3-----------------1-------|
|----------0-----3-----------------3-------------|
Outro
~~~~
Q +H +Q W
|-22b24---(22)-------(22)\---|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------|
|-----------7------5---------|---6-------5-----|
|-------7--------7-----7---6-|-------6-----5---|
|--5-----------5-------------|-4---4---3-----3-|
W W
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|
|-------------------| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|---5-4-----4-----|---3-3-1-1-3------|
|-------4-------4-|---3-3-1-1-3---2--|
|-3-------2---2---|-1-----------0----|
A
3/4 4/4
PM------------------------------|
E E E E H +Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------|-------------||------------------|------------------|
|---------2----|-(2)---------||o-----------------|------------------|
|---------2----|-(2)------5--||------------------|------------------|
|-2-0-----2----|-(2)--5h7-5--||------7-----5-----|---6-------5------|
|-----2---0----|-(0)--5-7----||o---7-----7---7-6-|-------6-----5----|
|-------0------|-------------||--5-----5---------|-4---4---3-----3--|
A
3/4
PM----------------| PM|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q E E Q 3x
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2----|-(2)---------o||
|-----------------|-----------------|---------2----|-(2)------5---||
|---5-4-----4-----|---3-3-1-1-3-----|-2-0-----2----|-(2)--5h7-5---||
|-------4-------4-|---3-3-1-1-3---2-|-----2---0----|-(0)--5-7----o||
|-3-------2---2---|-1-----------0---|-------0------|--------------||
4/4
Gtr III
H. Q +H H
|----------------------|------------------------|
|-12b14-----------12---|-(12)-------10b12-------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| PM--------------------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|---------7-----5------|------6-----------5-----|
|-------7-----7----7-6-|----------6---------5---|
|--5--------5----------|---4----4----3--------3-|
+Q H. H. Q
|----------------------|------------------|
|-(10)---10------------|-9------------9---|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|
|------------------------| PM|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|------5--4------4-----|----3-3-1-1-3-----|
|------------4-------4-|----3-3-1-1-3---2-|
|---3----------2---2---|-1------------0---|
A
3/4 4/4
~~
+H H +Q E E Q H. Q
|-------------------|-----------8--|-16b17-----------16---|
|-(9)-------9b11----|-(9)--8-10----|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|
| PM----------------|
| E E E E H +Q E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------|----------------------|
|-----------2-------|-(2)----------|----------------------|
|-----------2-------|-(2)-------5--|----------------------|
|--2--0-----2-------|-(2)--5h=7-5--|---------7-----5------|
|-------2---0-------|-(0)--5--7----|-------7-----7----7-6-|
|---------0---------|--------------|--5--------5----------|
~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H H +Q H. H. Q
|-(16)-------14b15-------|-(14)---14------------|-13------------12---|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
|
| PM--------------------------------------------| PM|
| 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-----------5-----|------5--4------4-----|-----3-3-1-1-3------|
|----------6---------5---|------------4-------4-|-----3-3-1-1-3----2-|
|---4----4----3--------3-|---3----------2---2---|--1-------------0---|
A A5
3/4 4/4
~~~~~~~~~~
|---3----|
Q +E S S +E +E E Q +Q +Q Q W
|-12---(12)------------------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-----------13-15-(15)-(15)-13-----|------------------|-------------*|
|------------------------------14--|-(14)--(14)\------|-------------*|
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*|
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*|
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| E E E E H +Q E E Q Q Q H
|----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*|
|-------------------2--------------|--(2)-------------|-------------*|
|-------------------2--------------|--(2)----------5--|-------------*|
|--2-0--------------2--------------|--(2)----5h==7-5--|-7\----------*|
|--------2----------0--------------|--(0)----5---7----|-7\----------*|
|------------0---------------------|------------------|-5\----------*|
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
----------------
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
