NIGHT LIFE
As recorded by Foreigner
(From the 1981 Album 4)
Words and Music by Mick Jones & Lou Gramm
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Jones - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Jones - Electric Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Mick Jones - Electric Guitar 3'
Intro
Q=136
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E 3x
||------------------|--------------------||
||o-----------------|-------------------o||
||--5---2---0---2---|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2----||
||--5---2---0---2---|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2----||
||o---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----------0-o||
||------------------|--------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E S S E S S
|-----------------|-----------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------------||
|-5---2---0---2-4-|-5s4---5-(5)-14-14-14-14-14--||
|-5---2---0---2-4-|-5s4---5-(5)-16-16-16-16-16--||
|---0---0---0-----|-----0-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--------------------|-----------------|
||o-------------------|-----------------|
||--14\---------------|-----------------|
||--14\-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
||o-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||--------------------|-----------------|
A5
E a Q E E E E a E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|------14--14-14--------9-|--(9)-9-9---2-2-2-2-|
|---14h16--14-14-----9h11-|-(11)-9-9---2-2-2-4-|
|-0--------------0-0------|----------0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q E E
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-2---------------|-------0-(0)--2---|
|-2-------2-------|-2-----0-(0)--2---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0----------0-|
|-----------------|------------------|
N.C. A5
E a Q E E E E a E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|------14--14-14--------9-|--(9)-9-9---2-2-2-0--|
|---14h16--14-14-----9h11-|-(11)-9-9---2-2-2-0--|
|-0--------------0-0------|----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------0-------|-------------------|
|-2-------0-------|-------2-(2)-2-----|
|-2---------------|-------2-(2)-2-----|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
N.C. A5
E a Q E E E E a E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
|------14--14-14--------9-|--(9)-9-9---2-2-2-0--|
|---14h16--14-14-----9h11-|-(11)-9-9---2-2-2-0--|
|-0--------------0-0------|----------0-0-0-0-0--|
|-------------------------|---------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-2---------------|-------0-(0)-0-2---|
|-2---------------|-------0-(0)-0-2---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
N.C. A5
E a Q E E E E a E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
|------14--14-14--------9-|--(9)-9-9---2-2-2-0--||
|---14h16--14-14-----9h11-|-(11)-9-9---2-2-2-0--||
|-0--------------0-0------|----------0-0-0-0-0--||
|-------------------------|---------------------||
Pre-Chorus
F#5 E5 D5 F#5 E5 D5
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
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7--|
|--9--9--9-7-7-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--9--9--9-7-7-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W W H E E Q
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|---------2-1------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------4----|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
F#5 E5 D5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-11--11-11-9-9-7-7-5-|-7-7-9-7-7-7-9-7-|
|--9---9--9-7-7-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|
| +W W
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-(4)-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
F#5 E5 D5 E5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|-11-11-11-9-9-7-7-5-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--||
|--9--9--9-7-7-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--||
|--------------------|------------------||
|
| W Q Q Q Q
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|-2---0------------||
|--------------------|---------2---1----||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
|--------------------|------------------||
Chorus
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5---2---0---2---|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2---|-5---2---0---2-4-|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2----|
|-5---2---0---2---|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2---|-5---2---0---2-4-|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2----|
|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----------0-|---0---0---0-----|-----0-----------0--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
1.
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5---2---0---2---|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2---|
|-5---2---0---2---|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2---|
|---0---0---0---0-|-----0-----------0-|
|-----------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S
|-------------------|------------------------------||
|-------------------|------------------------------||
|-12---9-------9-11-|-12-11-12-9---14-14-14-14-14--||
|-12---9-------9-11-|-12-11-12-9---16-16-16-14-14--||
|-------------------|------------------------------||
|----0---0-0-0------|------------0-----------------||
Interlude
N.C.
E E E E E E E E
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-14\----------------------------------------------|
|-14\----------------------2-----------------------|
|--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| |----5----| |----6----| |----5----| |----6----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--0h2p0h==2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0-0h2p0h==2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
E E E E E S S E S S
|-------------------------------5---5---5-5-5---|
|-------------------------------7---7---7-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------2---------------------------|
|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| |----5----| |----6----| |-----6-----|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-0h2p0h==2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0-2p0h2p0h2p==0-2-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-14\-----------------------------|
|-14\-------------2---------------|
|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|
|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------2-----2-----2-----2-----|
|---------------------------------|
|-----0h3---0h5---0h3---0h5---0h3-|
|---------------------------------|
2.
N.C.
E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E E E
|------------------------------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------o||-----------------|
|-----------------------14-14--14---14-14--||-5---2---0---2---|
|-2-----------2---------16-16--16---14-14--||-5---2---0---2---|
|-0---0----0--0--0------------------------o||---0---0---0---0-|
|------------------------------------------||-----------------|
|
| S S S S +Q S E. +Q W
|------------------------------------------||-----------------|
|-----------------------------------------o||-----------------|
|-2-----0-(0)-------<7>-------(<7>)--------||-----------------|
|---------------<7>------------------------||-----------------|
|---0h5-----------------------------------o||-----------------|
|------------------------------------------||-----------------|
Gtrs I, II
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2---|-12---9-------9-11-|
|-5s4---7-(7)-0-2---|-12---9-------9-11-|
|-----0-----------0-|-------------------|
|-------------------|----0---0-0-0------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Guitar Solo
A5 E5
E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q
|------------------------||-----------------------|
|------------------------||-----------------------|
|-12-11-12-9-(9)-12-11-9-||-----------------------|
|-12-11-12-9-(9)-12-11-9-||------------9\---------|
|------------------------||---7\-------7\---------|
|------------------------||---5\------------------|
|
| W Q Q E E Q
|------------------------||-/17\------------------|
|------------------------||-----------------------|
|------------------------||-------14\--4b6---4p===|
|------------------------||-----------------------|
|------------------------||-----------------------|
|------------------------||-----------------------|
D5 C5D5 A5 E5
E E E E E Q E Q Q Q Q
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---7-7-5-7----------|--------------------------9\----------------|
|---5-5-3-5----------|-7\-----------------------7\----------------|
|-----------5-----3--|-5\-----------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E Q +E E E S +S +S +S E E S +S +E
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|-3------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|---4-3-2------------|--------------------------0--2--------------|
|---------4----------|-0------------------------------------------|
|-----------3b5r=(3)-|----3-3b5r(3)b5r(3)b5r(3)------3b5==(3)r(3)-|
D5 C5D5 G A5 E5
E E E E E Q E Q Q Q Q
|---------------3----|--------------------|
|---------------3----|--------------------|
|---------------4----|--------------------|
|---7---7-5-7---5----|-----------9\-------|
|---5---5-3-5---5----|--7\-------7\-------|
|---------------3--0-|--5\----------------|
|
| E S S E E E Q E E E E E Q E E
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------5-5-7---5-5--|
|-0------------------|-------5-5-7---5-5--|
|---3h4-3-2----------|-/7-----------------|
|-----------3b4-0--0-|-----0--------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
D5 C5D5 A5 E5 D5
E E E E E Q E Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-----7-7-5-7-------|----------9\-------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-----5-5-3-5-------|-7\-------7\-------|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-------------5---3-|-5\----------------|------------------|-------------------|
|
| +E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|----5-----5---5-5-|----5-----0-0------|
|-(5)-------7---5---|-0----3------------|------------------|-------------------|
|-(5)-7-5---7---5---|----0-----5--------|-/7---7-6---7-----|-/7---6-7-----7-7--|
|-----7-5-----------|--------5----7-5---|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------5-|------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|--7-7----7-7----7-7----7-7--|
|-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|--5-5----5-5----5-5----5-5--|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|-------------------|--------10------------10----|
|-0-0-10-----10-----|-10------------10-----------|
|----------7----7-7-|----7-7----7-7----7-7----7/-|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
N.C.
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---5----2-----------------|---5s4---------7-(7)---0-2-----|
|---5----2-----------------|---5s4---------7-(7)---0-2-----|
|-----0----0-0-0---0-----0-|----------0----------------0---|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| |----3----|
| Q H +S E. Q Q Q H
|-------15-------(15)p0----|-/15--------17---15b17---------|
|-/17----------------------|-------17----------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---5------2--------------4-|--5s=4-----7----(7)--0--2----|
|---5------2--------------4-|--5s=4-----7----(7)--0--2----|
|-------0-----0--0--0--0----|--------0------------------0-|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| +E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E
|-(15)-17-------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-17p16-16-15h16p15--14-13-12-|
|---------14-17-16-14-------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------16-14-|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|--5----2---------------|--5s=4-----7--(7)-0--2----|
|--5----2---------------|--5s=4-----7--(7)-0--2----|
|----0-----0--0--0-0--0-|------------------------0-|
|-----------------------|--------5-----------------|
|
| E E E E E Q E E E E E +Q E E
|------15----15---------|-15----15--------------17-|
|---------15----17---17-|----15----17-(17)---17----|
|-14p0------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
Gt
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-12--------9---------------9-11-|-12--11--12--9------(9)--12-11-9-||
|-12--------9---------------9-11-|-12--11--12--9------(9)--12-11-9-||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------0-----0---0-----0-------|---------------------------------||
|
| Q E E Q E E E +E E E +H
|-17b19====17-17r-17b19====17-17-|-17r(17)-15-17b19==(17)r---------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Bridge
A5 D5
rs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-2-2-------------|-------7-(7)-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-------------|-------7-(7)-7-5-5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| W W
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
A5 D5 A5 DsDs4
Gtr I
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------8--7--7-7-7--|
|-2-2---------0-2-|-2-0-2-7-(7)-7-7-7-|-2-------0-2-2-0-|-2-0-2-7--7--7-7-7--|
|-2-2---------0-2-|-2-0-2-7-(7)-7-5-5-|-2-------0-2-2-0-|-2-0-2-7--7--7-7-7--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-0-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5--5--5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------7-(7)-8-7----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-------------|-------7-(7)-7-7----|
|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-------------|-------7-(7)-7-7-5--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Chorus
E5 D5 C5 B5 A5 D DsDs4
Gtrs I, II
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
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-------7-(7)-8-7----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-||-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-----7-(7)-7-7----|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-||-2-2-2-2-0-2-2-0-|-2-----7-(7)-7-7-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-5-5-3-3-2-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|--------------------|
A5 D DsDs4 A5 D DsDs4
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
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-------7-(7)-8-7---|-----------------|-------7-(7)-8-7-7--|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-7-(7)-7-7---|-2-2---2---2-2-2-|---2-2-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
|---2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2-7-(7)-7-7-5-|-2-2---2---2-2-2-|---2-2-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
|-3-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-0-0-3-0-3-0-0-0-|-3-0-0-5-(5)-5-5-5--|
|---------3-------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E5 D5 C5 B5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-7-7-5-5-4-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-5-5-3-3-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Outro
A5 D DsDs4
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
||-----------------------|---------------------------|
||o----------------------|-------------7--(7)-8-7----|
||---2-----2-2-2-0-2-2-0-|---2---------7--(7)-7-7----|
||---2-----2-2-2-0-2-2-0-|---2---------7--(7)-7-7-5--|
||o--0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0---0--0--5--(5)-5-5-5--|
||-----------------------|---------------------------|
|
| W +E E E E +H
||-----------------------|---------------------------|
||o-20b22================|=(20)r20-17----------------|
||-----------------------|------------19-(19)--------|
||-----------------------|---------------------------|
||o----------------------|---------------------------|
||-----------------------|---------------------------|
A5 D DsDs4
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------7--(7)-8-7---|
|--------2-2-2---2-2-2-|-------2--2--7--(7)-7-7---|
|--------2-2-2---2-2-2-|-------2--2--7--(7)-7-7-5-|
|--3-----0-0-0---0-0-0-|---3---0--0--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|--------------3-------|--------------------------|
|
| W +E E E E +H
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|-20b22================|=(20)r20-17---------------|
|----------------------|------------19-(19)-------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------|--------------------------|
A5
E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2----2-------2-------2--2----2-|
|--2----2-------2-------2--2----2-|
|--0----0--3----0--3----0--0----0-|
|---------------------------------|
|
| Q Q Q Q
|---------------------------------|
|-20b22---20b22---20b22---20b22---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
D DsDs4
E E E E +E E E E
|------------------------------|
|-----------------7--(7)-8-7-7-|
|----------2---2--7--(7)-7-7-7-|
|----------2---2--7--(7)-7-7-7-|
|--3-------0---0--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|------------------------------|
|
| E +E E E +H
|------------------------------|
|-20pb22r(20)-17---------------|
|----------------19-(19)-------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
E5 D5 C5 B5
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E E E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|--9----9--9-----9-9-9--9--9-|-12-11-12--7-(7)--5--5---4---||
|--9----9--9-----9-9-9--9--9-|-12-11-12--7-(7)--5--5---4---||
|--7----7--7-----7-7-7--7--7-|-----------5-(5)--3--3---2--o||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|
| Q H E E E E E E E E E +E
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------o||
|-19b21---19b21========19-19-|-19-19-19-19-19--19-19r(19)--||
|----------------------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------------------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
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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
