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MIDNIGHT MOVER
As recorded by Accept
(From the 1985 Album METAL HEART)
Transcribed by Asmogriff (ComfortablyDumb)
Words and Music by P. Baltes, U. Dirkschneider, J. Fischer, W. Hoffmann, S. Kaufmann and Deaffy
Arranged by Accept
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist 2'
Intro
Q=145
C#5 F#5 C#5 E5
4/4
Gtr I
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
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----6-----6---6-|---6-----6-----6-|-------6------6---6-|---6-----6-----6--|
|---6---6---------|-6---6-----6-----|-----6---6----------|-6---6-------6----|
|-4-------4---4---|-------4-----4---|--4--------4----4---|-------4---4------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W H E E E E +H E E E E H Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------6-|-(6)---------11---6-|---------------9--|
|-----------------|---------------6-|-(6)---------11---6-|---------------9--|
|-----------------|---------------4-|-(4)----------9---4-|---------------7--|
|-----------------|---------4-2-0---|--------------------|------------------|
B5 C#5 C#5
PM------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-|
|-----6---6---------|--6----6-----6-----|
|--4--------4---4---|---------4-----4---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| +Q. H E +H E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-----4-------6-|-(6)-------------6-|
|-(9)-----4-------6-|-(6)-------------6-|
|-(7)-----2-------4-|-(4)-------------4-|
|-------------------|-----------4-2-0---|
F#5 C#5 C#5 E5
------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-------6------6---6-|---6-----6-----6--|
|-----6---6----------|-6---6-------6----|
|--4--------4----4---|-------4---4------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|
| +H E E E E Q E E Q E E
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|-(6)---------11---6-|-------6-------9--|
|-(6)---------11---6-|-------6-------9--|
|-(4)----------9---4-|-------4-------7--|
|--------------------|------------------|
B5 A5 C#5
PM------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-|
|-----6---6---------|--6----6-----6-----|
|--4--------4---4---|---------4-----4---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| +Q. H E +H E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-------------2-|-(2)-------------6-|
|-(9)-----9-------2-|-(2)-------------6-|
|-(7)-----9-------0-|-(0)-------------4-|
|---------7---------|-----------4-2-0---|
F#5 C#5 E5
---------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------6------6---6-|------6-----6-----6--|
|-----6---6----------|--6-----6-------6----|
|--4--------4----4---|----------4---4------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| +H E E E E +H.. E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-(6)---------11---6-|-(6)--------------9--|
|-(6)---------11---6-|-(6)--------------9--|
|-(4)----------9---4-|-(4)--------------7--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
B5 C#5 C#5
PM------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------6-----6---6-|-----6-----6-----6-|
|-----6---6---------|--6----6-----6-----|
|--4--------4---4---|---------4-----4---|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| +Q. H E +H E E E E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(9)-------------6-|-(6)-------------6-|
|-(9)-----9-------6-|-(6)-------------6-|
|-(7)-----9-------4-|-(4)-------------4-|
|---------7---------|-----------4-2-0---|
F#5 C#5 E5
---------------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-------6------6---6-|------6-----6-----6--|
|-----6---6----------|--6-----6-------6----|
|--4--------4----4---|----------4---4------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| +H E E E E +H.. E
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-(6)---------11---6-|-(6)--------------9--|
|-(6)---------11---6-|-(6)--------------9--|
|-(4)----------9---4-|-(4)--------------7--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
Verse
B5 A5
PM-----------| PM--|
E E E E E E E E +H E E E E +H Q. E +E E E E q Q
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||o------------------|
|-------6-----6-----|------------6---|-----------------||-------------------|
|-----6-----6---6---|--------------6-|-(6)-------------||----------1-2------|
|--4------4-------0-|-(0)------4-----|--------/xS==[4]-||o-(4)-2-4----------|
|-------------------|--------4-------|-----------------||-------------------|
|
| +Q. H E +W +W W
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------||o------------------|
|-(9)-------------2-|-(2)------------|-(2)-------------||-------------------|
|-(9)-----9-------2-|-(2)------------|-(2)-------------||-------------------|
|-(7)-----9-------0-|-(0)------------|-(0)-------------||o------------------|
|---------7---------|----------------|-----------------||-------------------|
B5
PM--|
|-3-|
Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E S S S E E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----4-4-(4)-------|-------------------------|
|----4-4-(4)-------|---------1-2-1h2p1-------|
|----2-2-(2)---[4]-|-(4)-2-4-----------4-[2]-|
|------------------|-------------------------|
$
F#5
PM--|
+Q. E +Q. E +E E E E Q Q
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------4-(4)-------|---------1-2------|
|-(2)---4-(4)---[4]-|-(4)-2-4----------|
|-------2-(2)-------|------------------|
B5
PM--|
|-3-|
Q E E +Q. E +E E E E E S S S E E
|------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------|-------------------------|
|----4-4-(4)-------|-------------------------|
|----4-4-(4)-------|---------1-2-1h2p1-------|
|----2-2-(2)---[4]-|-(4)-2-4-----------4-[2]-|
|------------------|-------------------------|
1. 2.,D.S.
F#5 F#5 A5
+Q. E +Q. E Q. Q. E E
|----------------------||------------------|
|---------------------o||------------------|
|-------11-(11)--------||-------11----2-2--|
|-------11-(11)--------||-------11----2-2--|
|-(2)----9--(9)---[4]-o||-(2)----9----0-0--|
|----------------------||------------------|
Pre-Chorus
Esus4/C E5 A5B5 A5 B5
PM----| PM--|
+H. E E +H +E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E q q
|--------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|--------------|-------------------|----------------|------------------|
|-(2)--------2-|-(2)----(2)-----9\-|------------2-4-|-(4)-------2--4---|
|-(2)--------2-|-(2)----(2)-----9\-|------------2-4-|-(4)-------2--4---|
|-(0)------0-3-|-(3)----(3)-5S7-7\-|---0-----0--0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-0--2---|
|--------------|-------------------|-----2-2--------|------------------|
Chorus
$$ To Coda
B5C#5 E5 B5 A5 B5
PM--|
E E E E Q. E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-4-6---6-6------|----------------9-|-(9)-9-9-4-4----4-|-(4)-------2--4---|
|-4-6---6-6------|----------------9-|-(9)-9-9-4-4----4-|-(4)-------2--4---|
|-2-4---4-4----7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7----7-|-(7)-7-7-2-2----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-0--2---|
|--------------4-|-(4)-4-4-5-5------|------------------|------------------|
To Dbl. Coda
C#5 A5 E5 B5
E E E E Q. E +W H.. E +H.. E
|----------------|------------|-------------|---------------9------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|--------------12b14===|
|-4-6---6-6----2-|-(2)--------|-9-----------|----------------------|
|-4-6---6-6----2-|-(2)--------|-9---------9-|-(9)------------------|
|-2-4---4-4----0-|-(0)--------|-7---------9-|-(9)------------------|
|----------------|------------|-----------7-|-(7)------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W H Q E E
|----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|---------------4------|
|----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo
B5
~~~~~~~~~~~
+Q E E H +E E E E +Q E E
|--(9)\------------------|-------------------------------|
|-(12)r\---9-9-11b13-----|-(11)-11--------------------9--|
|----------9-9-11b13-----|-(11)-11-9------------------9--|
|------------------------|-----------11-(11)pb13--11-----|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| PM--|
| +E E E E q Q Q E E +Q. E
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------4--4--(4)-------------|
|------------1--2--------|---------4--4--(4)-------------|
|--(4)---2-4-------------|---------2--2--(2)---------[4]-|
|------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#5
~~~~~~
Q Q E E E E E E E E +Q E S S
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|------------9---------------|------------------------|
|--------9---9---------------|----------------------9-|
|-------11-----11------------|------------------11----|
|---------------------11-10--|--9--7------------------|
|----------------------------|-------9-9-(9)----------|
|
| PM---|
| |-3-|
| +E E E E E S S S E E +Q. H E
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------1-2--1h2p1--------|---------4--------------|
|-(4)-2--4-------------4-[2]-|-(2)-----4--------[4]---|
|----------------------------|---------2--------------|
B5
PM---|
|-3--|
E S S E E Q E E Q E E +Q +E S S S
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------9-|
|-[11]b13r11p9-[11]-9-[11]b13--9----|-----9-----------------------9---|
|--------------------------------11-|-11----11-(11)pb13--(11)-11------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| PM-------|
| +E E E E q Q Q E E +Q. E
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----4--4--(4)-------------------|
|-------------------1---2-----------|-----4--4--(4)-------------------|
|--(4)-----2-----4------------------|-----2--2--(2)-----------[4]-----|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#5
|-3--| |-3--| |--3--|
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S E
|-12b14---12-11-9----11-9----9------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------12------12---12p11p9----11p=9-|-----9---------------11p9--------------9---|
|--------------------------------------12-------|-12----12p11p9----11-11p9--------------9---|
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------11---------11-11-11-11------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|
| PM---|
| |-3--|
| +E E E E E S S S E E +Q. H E
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------11-----------------------|
|---------------1-----2----1h2p=1---------------|------------------11-----------------------|
|-(4)---2--4-----------------------4------[2]---|-(2)---------------9------------------[4]--|
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Verse
B5
PM--|
E E E E q Q Q E E +Q. E
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|----4-4-(4)-------|
|---------1-2------|----4-4-(4)-------|
|--4--2-4----------|----2-2-(2)---[4]-|
|------------------|------------------|
|
| Q H E E H H
|------------------|------------------|
|-(9)--------------|------------------|
|-(9)------------xS|=x----------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
D.S. al Coda
F#5
PM--|
|-3-|
+E E E E E S S S E E +Q. E +Q. E
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|---------1-2-1h2p1-------|-------4-(4)--------|
|-(4)-2-4-----------4-[2]-|-(2)---4-(4)---[4]--|
|-------------------------|-------2-(2)--------|
|
| W W
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
&
B5C#5 A5 A A/F# A/F#
Gtr I
E E E E Q. E +H H +W H H
|-----------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|-----------------|--------^2----|-(2)--------|-2----^2----|
|-4-6---6-6-----2-|-(2)----^2----|-(2)--------|-2----^2----|
|-4-6---6-6-----2-|-(2)----^2----|-(2)--------|-2----^2----|
|-2-4---4-4-----0-|-(0)----^0----|-(0)--------|------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-2----^2----|
|
| Gtr II
| H Q E E +W +W W
|-----------------|--------------|------------|------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-2----------|
|---------------2-|-(2)----------|-(2)--------|-2----------|
|---------------2-|-(2)----------|-(2)--------|-2----------|
|---------------0-|-(0)----------|-(0)--------|------------|
|-----------------|--------------|------------|-2----------|
Guitar Solo 2
C#5 F#5 C#5
\0.5
PM|
+Q E E +E +E E E Q E E E E +E. S
|--------4----(4)-(4)-----|---------------------------|
|-(2)----4b5==(4)r(4)-2---|--2---------11----(11)---9-|
|-(2)-------------------4-|------------11----(11)---9-|
|-(2)---------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|------0-0-0----------------|
|-(2)---------------------|---------------------------|
|
| +Q H E E +H E E E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-(2)---------------------|---------------------------|
|-(2)-------------------6-|-(6)--------11---------6---|
|-(2)-------------------6-|-(6)--------11---------6---|
|-----------------------4-|-(4)---------9---------4---|
|-(2)---------------------|---------------------------|
E5 B5 C#5
~~~
H. E E +E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|--------------9-|-(9)----9--------------|
|--------------9-|-(9)-11-9-8-(8)-9-8----|
|-11\------------|----------9-(9)---9-11-|
|----------[0]---|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|
| +H. E E +Q. H E
|----------------|-----------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|
|-(6)----------9-|-(9)------4----------6-|
|-(6)----------9-|-(9)------4----------6-|
|-(4)----------7-|-(7)------2----------4-|
|----------------|-----------------------|
C#5 F#5 C#5
+Q H E S S E E E S S E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|--9---------------------11b13-|
|--------------------9-|-----9------------------11b13-|
|-(11)------------11---|-------11-9-11-11-11-11-------|
|-------x\-------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|
| +H E E E E +H E E E E
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------|
|--(6)-------------6---|-(6)--------------11-----6----|
|--(6)-------------6---|-(6)--------------11-----6----|
|--(4)-------------4---|-(4)---------------9-----4----|
|-----------4-2-0------|------------------------------|
E5 B5 C#5
+E. S E a E +E S S E E +Q. E +Q. E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-(11)------------------------9-----|--(9)\----12-----(12)\------------|
|-(11)-9-------------------9-11b13==|=(11)r\---14b16==(14)r\---16b18===|
|--------11-9h11-(11)-9h11----------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| +H. E E +Q. H E
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--(6)------------------------9-----|--(9)------4---------------6------|
|--(6)------------------------9-----|--(9)------4---------------6------|
|--(4)------------------------7-----|--(7)------2---------------4------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
C#5 C#5 F#5 C#5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PM| PM| PM| PM|
+Q E E +Q. S S E S S E S S E S S E S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------17-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-(16)r-----16b18==(16)r\-----6-6-|-6-x-x-8-x-x-9--x-x-11-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------4-4-|-4-x-x-6-x-x-7--x-x--9-x-x-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|
| +H E E E E H E E E E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|--(6)------------------------6---|-6-------------11------6---|
|--(6)------------------------6---|-6-------------11------6---|
|--(4)------------------------4---|-4--------------9------4---|
|--------------------4----2-0-----|---------------------------|
E5 B5 C#5
PM| PM| PM| PM| PM| PM|
E S S E S S E S S E E E S S E S S E S S E E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------9-x-x-10S12-|-12--x-x-14-x-x-16-x-x-17S14----|
|--9--x-x-11-x-x-------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------6-x-x--7S=9-|--9--x-x-11-x-x-13-x-x-14S11----|
|--7--x-x--9-x-x-------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| +H. E E +Q. H E
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-(6)----------------------9-|-(9)--------4--------------6----|
|-(6)----------------------9-|-(9)--------4--------------6----|
|-(4)----------------------7-|-(7)--------2--------------4----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
C#5 C#5 F#5 C#5
PM-|
|-3--|
S S E +E +E Q. S S E E E E a E S S S E E
|-------14b16==(14)r(14)pb16==14r\-----12-12-|-12-9---9-11p9-12p11p9-11-12-|
|--x--x--------------------------------------|------9----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--x--x--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| +H E E E E H E E E E
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(6)-----------------------------------6----|--6------------11----------6-|
|-(6)-----------------------------------6----|--6------------11----------6-|
|-(4)-----------------------------------4----|--4-------------9----------4-|
|------------------------------4---2-0-------|-----------------------------|
E5 B5 A5
TP TP TP TP TP TP
|--3--| |--3---| |--3--|
+E E E E +Q S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-(12)----14----------------------------|--------14---16-17-19-----|
|------14----[14]-(14)\--12S14-14-14-14-|-16--17-------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| +H. E E +Q. H E
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|--(6)--------------------------9-------|-(9)----------------------|
|--(6)--------------------------9-------|-(9)-------9----------7---|
|--(4)--------------------------7-------|-(7)-------9----------7---|
|---------------------------------------|-----------7----------5---|
A5
~~~~
Q +E E +H +Q H.
|-19b21===(19)r19pb21==(19)-------|-(19)r--x\------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| +Q Q E E E E +Q E E +Q E E
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------|
|-(7)\----------------------7---7-|--(7)\-----7-(7)----7-|
|-(7)\----------------------7---7-|--(7)\-----7-(7)----7-|
|-(5)\----------------------5---5-|--(5)\-----5-(5)----5-|
D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda
A5 B5 A5 B5
W W W
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|
| PM--| PM--|
| +Q Q E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|----------------|------------------|
|------------------|-2-------2--2-4-|-(4)-------2--4---|
|-(7)\-------7---7-|-2-------2--2-4-|-(4)-------2--4---|
|-(7)\-------7---7-|-0-------0--0-2-|-(2)-2-2-2-0--2---|
|-(5)\-------5---5-|---2-2-2--------|------------------|
Out-Chorus
&&
E5 B5 A5 B5 C#5 E5
PM--|
E Q E +Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|-------------------|
|---9--4-(4)----4-|-(4)-------2--4--|-4-6---6-6------|----------------9--|
|---9--4-(4)----4-|-(4)-------2--4--|-4-6---6-6------|----------------9--|
|---7--2-(2)----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-0--2--|-2-4---4-4----7-|-(7)-7-7-7-7----7--|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------4-|-(4)-4-4-5-5-------|
B5 A5 B5 C#5 A5
PM--|
+E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q E E E E Q. E +W
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------|
|-(9)-9-9-4-4----4-|-(4)-------2--4--|-4-6---6-6----2-|-(2)----|
|-(9)-9-9-4-4----4-|-(4)-------2--4--|-4-6---6-6----2-|-(2)----|
|-(7)-7-7-2-2----2-|-(2)-2-2-2-0--2--|-2-4---4-4----0-|-(0)----|
|------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------|
E5 B5 B5 C#5
W W H E E E E W
|----------|----------|--------------|------*|
|----------|----------|--------------|------*|
|-9--------|-4--------|-4----------6-|------*|
|-9--------|-4--------|-4----------6-|------*|
|-7--------|-2--------|-2----------4-|------*|
|----------|----------|------4-2-0---|------*|
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
