WHEN I WAS YOUNG
As recorded by Eric Burdon & The Animals
(From the 1967 Album WINDS OF CHANGE)
Words and Music by Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins & Danny McCulloch
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'John Weider - Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Vic Briggs - Overdriven Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'John Weider - Violin'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Vic Briggs - Clean Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=120
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
Wx2
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Gtr I
W W E E E E E E E E
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|-----------------|------------|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
| \1.5_______________/
| Q +H. +W +W
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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
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|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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-|
|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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| Gtr III (Violin arr. for Gtr.)
| +Q Q H e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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|-------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
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|-(0)---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1st Verse
Em D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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-|-----------------|
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| e e e e e e e e W W
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Em D Em D
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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-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-|-----------------|
Em D
W +H H
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| Gtr II
| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
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|----17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|-12----------|
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| Gtr IV (Clean El. Gtr.)
| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|----10h12p10--8h10p=8--7h=8p=7-|--5----------|
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Em
W E E E E E E E E
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|-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-||
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| ~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
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|----17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|-12---------------||
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| ~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
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|----10h12p10--8h10p=8--7h=8p=7-|--5---------------||
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2nd & 3rd Verses
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Em D Em D
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
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|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--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-|------------------|
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| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W W W W
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-17---------------|-15---------------|-17---------------|-15---------------|
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Em D
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-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
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| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W W
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|-17---------------|-15---------------|
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| Gtr IV
| W W
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To Coda
Em D
W +H H
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)----2-----|
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)----3-----|
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)----2-----|
|-2-----------------------------|-(2)----0-----|
|-2-----------------------------|-(2)----------|
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| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|----17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|-12-----------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
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| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|----10h12p10--8h10p=8--7h=8p=7-|--5-----------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|
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|-------------------------------|--------------|
Chorus
Em G Em
W 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--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--0--------|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--0--------|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2--------|---2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-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-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--0--------|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W W W
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|-17--------|-(17)---------------||-----------------|-----------------|
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D
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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-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-|
|-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-|-----------------|-----------------|
Em D
W +H H
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)----2----|
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)----3----|
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)----2----|
|-2-----------------------------|-(2)----0----|
|-2-----------------------------|-(2)---------|
|-0-----------------------------|-(0)---------|
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| Gtr II
| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|----17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|-12----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
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| Gtr IV
| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|----10h12p10--8h10p=8--7h=8p=7-|--5----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
D.S. al Coda
Em
W E E E E E E E E
|-0-----------------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
|-0-----------------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
|-0-----------------------------|--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----||
|-0-----------------------------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||
|
| ~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|----17h19p17-15h17p15-14h15p14-|-12------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|
| ~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|----10h12p10--8h10p=8--7h=8p=7-|--5------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
|-------------------------------|---------------------||
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Interlude
&
Em Gm
W +W E E E E E E E E
|-0--------|-(0)--------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-2--------|-(2)--------||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
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| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W W W
|----------|------------||------------------|
|----------|------------||-20---------------|
|----------|------------||------------------|
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F Gm F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W W W
|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-18---------------|-20---------------|-18---------------|
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Gm F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W W
|------------------|------------------|
|-20---------------|-18---------------|
|------------------|------------------|
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|------------------|------------------|
Gm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| W +W
|------------------|---------------------||
|-20---------------|-(20)----------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
Chorus
Bb Gm
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
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
F
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
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| Gtr II
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
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| Gtr IV
| W W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Gm F
W +H H
|-3-----------------------------|-(3)----1----|
|-3-----------------------------|-(3)----1----|
|-3-----------------------------|-(3)----2----|
|-5-----------------------------|-(5)----3----|
|-5-----------------------------|-(5)----3----|
|-3-----------------------------|-(3)----1----|
|
| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|----20h22p20-18h20p18-17h18p17-|-15----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|
| ~~~
| Q S S E S S E S S E W
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|----13h15p13-11h13p11-10h11p10-|--8----------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------|
4th Verse
Gm Gm F
W +W W W
|-3--------|-(3)--------||-3--------|-1----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------||-3--------|-1----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------||-3--------|-2----|
|-5--------|-(5)--------||-5--------|-3----|
|-5--------|-(5)--------||-5--------|-3----|
|-3--------|-(3)--------||-3--------|-1----|
Gm F Gm F
W W W W
|-3--------|-1--------|-3--------|-1----|
|-3--------|-1--------|-3--------|-1----|
|-3--------|-2--------|-3--------|-2----|
|-5--------|-3--------|-5--------|-3----|
|-5--------|-3--------|-5--------|-3----|
|-3--------|-1--------|-3--------|-1----|
Gm F Gm
2/4 4/4
+H +H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-(1)----|-(1)----3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-||
|-(1)----|-(1)----3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-||
|-(2)----|-(2)----3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-||
|-(3)----|-(3)----5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-||
|-(3)----|-(3)----5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-||
|-(1)----|-(1)----3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-||
Outro
Gm F Gm
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 3x
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--||
||o-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3--||
||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--||
||o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-o||
||--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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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
