GIVIN' YOURSELF AWAY As recorded by Ratt (From the 1990 Album DETONATOR) Tablature (Tab) for Guitar Transcribed by Pedro11Henrique Words and Music by Stephen Pearcy, Desmond Child and Warren DeMartini Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead 2' Intro Q=108 D5 4/4 Gtr I PM----| PM----| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2---------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| | | Gtrs II, III | PM| PM| | E e e E H E e e E H |-3-----2---------|-3-----2---------| |-3-----3---------|-3-----3---------| |-----------------|-----------------| |---0-0-----------|---0-0-----------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| G5 A5 PM----| PM-----| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |-----------------|-2-2---2----2-----------------| |-5-5-5-5---------|-0-0---0----0-------0--0-0-0--| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------------------| | | PM| ~~~~~~~ | E e e E H E S S S S +S S +H |-3-----2---------|------------------------------| |-3-----3---------|------------------------------| |-----------------|-------7-9-(9)s11-(11)--------| |-----------------|---9-7------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------------| |---3-3-----------|------------------------------| B5 G5 PM----| PM--------| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-4---4--4--4---------|-------------------------| |-2---2--2--2-2-2-2-2-|--5--5-5-5---------------| |---------------------|--3--3-3-3-3-3-3------3--| | | ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ | S S E +H E E +H E E E +E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-9p7-------------7-7-|-(7)-------7-9-9b11==(9)r| |-----9-(9)-----------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| A5 PM---------| PM----------| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--2--2-----2--2--------------|-2-----2--2-2------------------|| |--0--0-----0--0-0-----0--0-0-|-0-----0--0-0-0-----0--0---0---|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| | | +E E +E E E +E Q E +E Q Q +E +E |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-(9)-6pb7r(6)---6pb7r(6)-----|-6pb7r(6)-----6pb7====(6)-(6)r=|| |--------------7----------7---|----------7--------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------|| Verses $ D5 Asus2 A 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 |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------| |--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| |--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |--7----7-7-9---7-7-|-7---7-7-9---7-7-|-9---7-7-9---7-7-|-7---7-6-9---7-7--| |-----------------7-|---------------7-|---------------7-|-7-----7-------7--| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | Gtr III | > | +W W W W |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-(6)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| F#m11 G5 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 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------0---0---|-------3-(3)---3----|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------2-------2-|-------------0---0--|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----4-----------|-----5--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---4-------------|---5----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-3------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q W W |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-7---7-7-9---7-7-|-7---7-7-9---7---|-----------------|--------------------|| |---------------7-|-------------7---|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|| Bridge $$ (Bm) (A) (Bm) (A) (G) PM-| ~~~~~~~~ PM----------- E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E +Q e e e e e e |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-4--4-4-2-2-(x)-(x)--4-|-(4)-4-4-2-2---------|------------------| |-4--4-4-2-2-(x)-(x)--4-|-(4)-4-4-2-2-------5-|-(5)--------------| |-----------------------|-------------(x)\--5-|-(5)--------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------3-3-3-3-3-3-| | | ~~ | H. +Q W W |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-9--------------(9)\---|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|------------------| G5 --------------------------------------------------| E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-5--5------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-------5-| |-3--3------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-| | | E E +E +E +E +E S +S E |-----------------------------------------------------| |---17b19r(17)b19r(17)b19r(17)b19r(17)b19==17r(17)p15-| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------| (Bm) (A) (Bm) (A) (G) PM-| ~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E E E +E E E E E Q E +W |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |--4-------4----4--2-2-(x)--(x)--4-|-(4)-4-4-2-2---------|------------------| |--4-------4----4--2-2-(x)--(x)--4-|-(4)-4-4-2-2-------5-|-(5)--------------| |----------------------------------|-------------(x)\--5-|-(5)--------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| | | ~~~~~~~~ | E +E +H +Q W H Q E E |-17b19==(17)-(17)---------(17)r---|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|-------------(x)/-| |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------|------------------| To Dbl. Coda Asus4 A H H |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |--3-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|| |--2-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|| |--2-----------------------------------2----------------------------------|| |--0-----------------------------------0----------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| | | |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| |------6-------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------14-14s15----14-15-17-15-17-14-15-17-19-|| |-14h15----14h15-17-15-17-14-15-17----------17----------------------------|| |-------16----------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Chorus D5 G5 Asus4 Gtrs I, II 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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---------| ||--2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2---------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2---------| ||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2---------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||------------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------| 1. To Coda B5 G (A) Bm C#m Q. Q E E E E E E Q Q E +Q. E +Q +E E Q. Q. Q |---------------|---------------|--------------------|----------------|| |------7--5-3-3-|-------7--5--2-|-(2)---3-(3)--(3)s5-|-5----5----5---o|| |------7--6-4-4-|-------7--6--2-|-(2)---4-(4)--(4)s6-|-6----6----6----|| |-4-------------|-----5---------|--------------------|----------------|| |-2-------------|---5-----------|--------------------|---------------o|| |---------------|-3-------------|--------------------|----------------|| 2. D.S. al Coda (A) Bm C#m A D5 PM----| PM----| Q. Q. E E W E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |----------------|-0--------|-----------------|------------------|| |-(2)---3----3s5-|-2--------|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3----------|| |-(2)---4----4s6-|-2--------|-2-2-2-2---------|-2-2-2-2----------|| |----------------|-2--------|---------0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0--|| |----------------|-0--------|-----------------|------------------|| |----------------|----------|-----------------|------------------|| & (A) Bm C#m Q. Q. E E W |----------------|------|| |-(2)---3----3s5-|-5----|| |-(2)---4----4s6-|-6----|| |----------------|------|| |----------------|------|| |----------------|------|| N.C. Gtr I Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| |-4----6----7--|------6----7--|------6----7--|------6----7---| |--------------|-7------------|-7------------|-7-------------| |-2----4----5--|------4----5--|------4----5--|------4----5---| |--------------|-5------------|-5------------|-5-------------| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |-4----6----7--|------6----7--|------6----7--| |--------------|-7------------|-7------------| |-2----4----5--|------4----5--|------4----5--| |--------------|-5------------|-5------------| | | G | W W W |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------| Q. Q. Q |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |------------6------------7----------|| |-7----------------------------------|| |------------4------------5----------|| |-5----------------------------------|| | |tr II | PM--------------------| | S S E S S S S S S S S S S +E |------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| |-----------------7-------7-9b11-(9)-|| |-7------7-9-9--9---9-9-9------------|| |----9-9-----------------------------|| |------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo - W.Demartini D Gtr I PM------| PM-------------------| 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---| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | E +E +H +Q +Q. S S S S S S S +S S S |---------------------------|----------7-----------------------------| |---------------------------|------------7-10------7-----------------| |-9b11==(9)-(9)-------(9)---|-(9)r------------9b11---9-9pb11r(9)p7---| |---------------------------|--------------------------------------9-| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------------------| G5 A PM----------| PM--------| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-2---2---2---3------------------| |-7---7---7----7-------------------|-2---2---2---2---2-2---2---2----| |-5---5---5----5---5---5---5---5---|-2---2---2---2------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | 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 S S S S S S |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-9-7-----7-9s11s9-7-9-7---7s6---6-|---------------------7---9-7----| |-----9-7----------------9-----9---|-9-7-9-7---7-----7-9---------9--| |----------------------------------|---------9---8-9----------------| |----------------------------------|--------------------------------| B5 G5 PM-----| PM------| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-4---4--4--4-----------|---7--7-7--7-----------------| |-4---4--4--4-4-4--4--5-|---5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5-----| |-2---2--2--2-----------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| | | ~~~~~~ | S S E +H E E +Q. E E E E E |-----------------------|-------------12-14-17-17b19==| |-----------------12-12-|-(12)-----15-----------------| |-9p7-------------------|-----------------------------| |-----9-(9)-------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------| Asus4 A PM-| PM E E E E e e E e |--------------------------------------------------| |---3---3--3--2-------------------2----------------| |---2---2--2--2------2---2--------2--------2-------| |---2---2--2--2------2---2--------2--------2-------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | |--3--| | +Q E S S +E S S S S T T S T T |-(17)r---17-14-17-(17)-14h17p14-12-14p12-10-12p10-| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda Asus2 A PM-----| PM E E E E e e E e |-----------------------------------------------------|| |-0------0------0----2---------------2----------------|| |-2------2------2----2---2------2----2-------2--------|| |-2------2------2----2---2------2----2-------2--------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|| | | S T T S T T S S S S S S S S S S T +T S |-9h10p9-7h9p7----7-------------7---------------------|| |--------------10---10-7------7---10-------7----------|| |------------------------9b11--------9b11====9r(9)p7--|| |-----------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------|| Chorus && E5 PM----| PM---------| 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--------------| ||-----------9--9-9-9---------|---9--9-9-9--------------| ||o----------7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7--7-7-7-7-7---7----7-| ||----------------------------|-------------------------| | | a +W +H. +Q ||--22b24==(22)---------------|-(22)-----------(22)r\---| ||o---------------------------|-------------------------| ||----------------------------|-------------------------| ||----------------------------|-------------------------| ||o---------------------------|-------------------------| ||----------------------------|-------------------------| A5 B5 Gtrs I, II PM----| PM----| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-7-7-7-7---------|-9-9-9-9----------| |-7-7-7-7---------|-9-9-9-9----------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| | | W W |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| 1. C#m Amaj9 (B) A B Gtr I Q. Q E E E E E E Q Q E Q. H E |----------------|---------------|---------------------------------| |-------9--7-5-5-|-------9--7--5-|--4------------5-----------7-----| |-------9--8-6-6-|-------9--8--6-|--4------------6-----------8-----| |-11-------------|-----9---------|--4------------7-----------9-----| |-11-------------|---7-----------|---------------------------------| |--9-------------|-5-------------|---------------------------------| | | Gtr II | W W E. +S Q E E E E |----------------|---------------|------------14---16-19-21-19b21==| |----------------|---------------|-17b19-(17)----------------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------------------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------------------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------------------------| |----------------|---------------|---------------------------------| (B) A B Q E E +Q Q |--------------------------------------------------|| |---4-------4--------5--(5)-----7-----------------o|| |---4-------4--------6--(6)-----8------------------|| |---4-------4--------7--(7)-----9------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------|| | | |--3--| |------6-------| | +E E S S S E +E E S S S S S S |-(19)r-19-16h19p16-19-(19)-16-19-16---------------|| |------------------------------------19-17--------o|| |------------------------------------------18-16---|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------------------|| 2. B A B (B) Q. H E Q. Q. Q |-------------|--------------|| |-4----5----7-|-4----4----4--|| |-4----6----8-|-4----4----4--|| |-4----7----9-|-4----4----4--|| |-------------|-2----2----2--|| |-------------|--------------|| Outro-Chorus N.C. Gtr I Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-6------8-----9--|--------8-----9--| |-----------------|--7--------------| |-4------6-----7--|--------6-----7--| |-----------------|--5--------------| | | Gtr II | Q E Q. Q Q. Q. Q |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-------11----13--|-11----11----13--| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------8--------------9----|-------------8---------9----| |--9---------------------------|---9------------------------| |----------6--------------7----|-------------6---------7----| |--7---------------------------|---7------------------------| | | Q E E +E S S E E +E E E E E E E E |------------------------------|---------14-----11-12-11-12-| |-12---12-12--(12)----12-12-12-|-(12)-------14--------------| |------------------13----------|------13--------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------|----------------------------| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--6----------8------9-----|--------------8----9--| |--------------------------|--7-------------------| |--4----------6------7-----|--------------6----7--| |--------------------------|--5-------------------| | | E S S H +E E E S S H. |-11h12p11--------------12-|-11h12p11-------------| |----------14------(14)----|----------12----------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |------------8-------------9--------|---------------8-------9--|| |--9--------------------------------|--9-----------------------|| |------------6-------------7--------|---------------6-------7--|| |--7--------------------------------|--7-----------------------|| | | E E E S S E E +S E S E S S E E Q Q |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----12-12-----12----12-(12)-12----|-12-----12----------------|| |-11--------11-----11------------11-|-----11----11-11--11--11--|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------|| E5 PM---------| PM---------| 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----------------| ||---9--9-----9--9----------------|--9--9-----9--9----------------| ||o--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7-|--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7-| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| | | E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E ||--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||o-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ||---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|-------------------------------| A5 B5 PM---------| PM---------| E E E E e e e e E E E E e e e e |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7--7-----7--7----------------|--9--9-----9--9-----------------| |--7--7-----7--7----------------|--9--9-----9--9-----------------| |--5--5-----5--5--5--5-----5--5-|--7--7-----7--7--7--7-----7--7--| | | E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| |-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--| |--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| C#m Amaj9 Q. Q E E E E E E Q Q E |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------9-----7-----5--5-|--------------9-----7--------5-| |---------------9-----8-----6--6-|--------------9-----8--------6-| |-11-----------------------------|-----------9-------------------| |-11-----------------------------|-----7-------------------------| |--9-----------------------------|--5----------------------------| | | E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |--9---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|-------------------------------| (B) A B (B) A B Q. H E Q E E +Q Q |--------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |--4------------5--------------7-|--4--------4--5-(5)------7---------o|| |--4------------6--------------8-|--4--------4--6-(6)------8----------|| |--4------------7--------------9-|--4--------4--7-(7)------9----------|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------|| | | E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E S E. E S S |-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14-14-14----|| |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------o|| |-11--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-11-11--11--11-11-11----|| |--------------------------------|------------------------------------|| |-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14-14-14---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