VENUS
As recorded by Shocking Blue
(From the 1969 Album AT HOME)
Words and Music by Robbie van Leeuwen
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie van Leeuwen - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie van Leeuwen - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Robbie van Leeuwen - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=125
B7sus4
4/4
Gtrs I, II (Ac. & Clean El. Gtr.)
S S S S E S S S S E +Q S S S S E S S S S E +Q
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)--|
Em A Em A B7sus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E S E S S +S S E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x---|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
Em A Em A Em
S E S E S S +S S E Q 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---|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7---|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9--9---|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7---|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9--9---|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7--7---|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
|
| Gtr III (Clean El. Gtr.)
| H Q Q W W
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------------10\--|-----------------|-----------------|
A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0--x--0----------|-0--0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2--x--0----------|-0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2--x--0----------|-0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2--x--2----------|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0--x--2----------|-2--2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x-----------0----------|-0--0-x---------0-|
|
| H Q E S +S H. Q
|-------------12-------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------11pb12r(11)-|-9----------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Em A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||--0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
||o-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
||--0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
||--2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
||o-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
||--0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
|
| W W
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|
||------------------|-----------------|
A Em A Em A Em A Em
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
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
Chorus
$
A Em Am D Am D Em
E E E E E E E E E E Q H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-------------------||-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-------------------||-1-1-x-3-3-3-x-1-|-1-1-x-3-3-3-x-0---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-------------------||-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-0---|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-------------------||-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2---|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-------------------||-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------2---|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-------------------||-----------------|---------------0---|
|
| Gtr III
| W E E E E a E a E E E W W
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------||-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---0-3-5-6s7-6s7-5-3-||-----------------|-------------------|
A Em A C B7sus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q +E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--9---9---9--9--9--9-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
Em A Em A C B7sus4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q +E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|--9---9---9--9--9--9-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-10--10--10-10-10-10-|-9--(9)-9-9-9-9---|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|--8---8---8--8--8--8-|-7--(7)-7-7-7-7---|
1.
Em A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-||
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-||
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-||
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-||
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------||
Guitar Solo
Em A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---0-----------0------x-----0-----0--0--x----------0--|-0-0-x-0----0--0-x-0-|
|---0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|-0-0-x-2----2--2-x-0-|
|---0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|-0-0-x-2----2--2-x-0-|
|---2-----------2------x-----2-----2--2--x----------2--|-2-2-x-2----2--2-x-2-|
|---2-----------2------x-----0-----0--0--x----------2--|-2-2-x-0----0--0-x-2-|
|---0-----------0------x----------------------------0--|-0-0-x-------------0-|
|
| S +S S S S S S S e e S S +E Q E S S Q. E
|--------------15--------14-------12-12-12-------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------10-12-------------|---------------------|
|-/14b16==(14)----14r-14----14s12----------11pb12r(11)-|-9----------9--------|
|------------------------------------------------------|-------9h11----------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
A Em
E E E E E E E E
|--0-----------0------x-----0-----0--0--x----------0--|
|--0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|
|--0-----------0------x-----2-----2--2--x----------0--|
|--2-----------2------x-----2-----2--2--x----------2--|
|--2-----------2------x-----0-----0--0--x----------2--|
|--0-----------0------x----------------------------0--|
|
| S +S S S S S S S E E S S +E
|-------------15--------14-------12-12-12-------------|
|-----------------------------------10-12-------------|
|-14b16==(14)----14r-14----14s12----------11pb12r(11)-|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
A Em A EmAEm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0--x-0--0--0--x-0-|--0-----------0--x---0--0-0--x-0----|
|-0-0--x-2--2--2--x-0-|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0----|
|-0-0--x-2--2--2--x-0-|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0----|
|-2-2--x-2--2--2--x-2-|--2-----------2--x---2--2-2--x-2----|
|-2-2--x-0--0--0--x-2-|--2-----------2--x---0--0-0--x-2----|
|-0-0--x------------0-|--0-----------0--x-------------0----|
|
| E E E E +E E E E S +S E E +E E E E E
|---------------------|-------------12---------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|-9------9-(9)------9-|-11b12==(11)-11-11r(11)-9------9----|
|---9-11-------9-11---|--------------------------9-11------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------------------|
A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|--0-----------0--x---0--0-0--x-0-|-0-0--x-0-0--0-x--0-|-0-0-------------||
|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0-|-0-0--x-2-2--2-x--0-|-0-0------------o||
|--0-----------0--x---2--2-2--x-0-|-0-0--x-2-2--2-x--0-|-0-0-------------||
|--2-----------2--x---2--2-2--x-2-|-2-2--x-2-2--2-x--2-|-2-2-------------||
|--2-----------2--x---0--0-0--x-2-|-2-2--x-0-0--0-x--2-|-2-2------------o||
|--0-----------0--x-------------0-|-0-0--x-----------0-|-0-0-------------||
|
| S +S E E +E E E E E +E E E E +E E E E E E E Q Q
|-------------12------------------|--------------------|-----------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------|----------------o||
|-11b12==(11)-11-11r(11)-9------9-|(9)-----9(9)--------|-----------------||
|--------------------------9-11---|---9-11-----11-9----|-----------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------10-|-7-7-----7\-----o||
|---------------------------------|--------------------|-----7-9---------||
2.,D.S.
Em A Em A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x-----------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
To Coda
B7sus4
H H H H
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|-9---------9---------|-9---------9---------||
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|-9---------9---------|-9---------9---------||
|-7---------7---------|-7---------7---------||
|
| S E. +Q S E. +Q S E. +Q S E. +Q
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------||
|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--||
|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--|-7s9--(9)--7s9--(9)--||
|-5-7--(7)--5-7--(7)--|-5-7--(7)--5-7--(7)--||
Interlude
Em A Em A Em A Em A Em
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
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--0-------0--x-0-----0--0-x-0-|--0--0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|--0-------0--x-2-----2--2-x-0-|--0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|--0-------0--x-2-----2--2-x-0-|--0--0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|--2-------2--x-2-----2--2-x-2-|--2--2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|--2-------2--x-0-----0--0-x-2-|--2--2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|--0-------0--x--------------0-|--0--0-x---------0-|
|
| Gtr III
| E +E E E +E E E E +Q Q H
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|-10pb11r(10)-8----------------|-------------------|
|---------------7pb8r(7)-4-7s9-|-(9)---------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------|
D.S. al Coda
A Em
E E E E E E E E E E Q H
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0---------------------||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0---------------------||
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0---------------------||
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2---------------------||
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2---------------------||
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0---------------------||
|
| W E E E E a E a E E E
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------||
|-----------------|---0-3-5-6s7-6s7-5-3---||
Outro
&
B7sus4
Gtrs I, II
S S S S E S S +S S E +Q S S S S E S S +S S E +E E
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)---|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-(9)--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-(9)---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)---|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-(9)--|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-(9)---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-(7)---|
Em A Em A
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x----|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x----|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x----|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x----|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x----|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x------------|
B7sus4
S E S E S S +S S E E E S E S E S S +S E. Q
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7---7---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7---7---|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9---9---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7---7---|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-(9)-9---9---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-(7)-7---7---|
|
| Gtr III
| W H Q Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------10\--|
Em A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0--|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0--|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0--|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2--|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2--|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0--|
|
| W W
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|-0-0-x-0-0-0-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|-0-0-x-2-2-2-x-0-|
|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|-2-2-x-2-2-2-x-2-|
|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|-2-2-x-0-0-0-x-2-|
|-0-0-x---------0-|-0-0-x---------0-|
|
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
A Em
E E E E E E E E
|--0----------0--x-----0------0--0-x--0-----|
|--0----------0--x-----2------2--2-x--0-----|
|--0----------0--x-----2------2--2-x--0-----|
|--2----------2--x-----2------2--2-x--2-----|
|--2----------2--x-----0------0--0-x--2-----|
|--0----------0--x--------------------0-----|
|
| S +S E S S S S Q E E
|------------15----14--------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-14b15-(14)----14----14s12-(12)-----11b13==|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
A Em
E E E E E E E E
|---0------0--x--0---0-0--x-0-|
|---0------0--x--2---2-2--x-0-|
|---0------0--x--2---2-2--x-0-|
|---2------2--x--2---2-2--x-2-|
|---2------2--x--0---0-0--x-2-|
|---0------0--x-------------0-|
|
| +S S E E S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|
|------12---------------------|
|-(11)----11r-9----9-9-9----9-|
|---------------11-------11---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
A Em A Em
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--0------------0---x---0--0-----0--x-0-|--0---0---x-0-0-0-x-0-*|
|--0------------0---x---2--2-----2--x-0-|--0---0---x-2-2-2-x-0-*|
|--0------------0---x---2--2-----2--x-0-|--0---0---x-2-2-2-x-0-*|
|--2------------2---x---2--2-----2--x-2-|--2---2---x-2-2-2-x-2-*|
|--2------------2---x---0--0-----0--x-2-|--2---2---x-0-0-0-x-2-*|
|--0------------0---x-----------------0-|--0---0---x---------0-*|
|
| S +S E E +E E E E E +E S S E E E E E E
|--------------12-----------------------|----------------------*|
|---------------------------------------|----------------------*|
|-11b12==(11)-(11)-11r(11)-9b9.5------9-|-(9)------------------*|
|--------------------------------9-11---|------------------7-7-*|
|---------------------------------------|-----10p9-7-7---------*|
|---------------------------------------|--------------7-9-----*|
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
