GOIN' DOWN TO MEXICO
As recorded by ZZ Top
(From the 1971 Album ZZ TOP'S FIRST ALBUM)
Words and Music by Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill & Bill Ham
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Billy Gibbons - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Q=83
BbC5 BbC5
4/4
Gtrs I, II (El. Gtrs. w/ light dist.)
~ ~ ~ ~
S S S S E S S E E Q 3x S S S S E S S e E S S e
||------------------------||-------------------------||
||o----------------------o||-------------------------||
||--3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5-------||-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5---------||
||--3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5-------||-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5-------5-||
||o----------------------o||-------------------5h7---||
||------------------------||-------------------------||
1st - 3rd Verses
$
F5G5 F5G5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E. +Q +E E S S S S H +E E a E a E
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||---------------------------------3h5-|-------------------------------3h5-|
||o----------------------------3h5-----|-------------------------3h5-------|
||--1-3------(3)-----(3)---------------|-3-------------(3)-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
||-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||-----------------------3-----3h5-5---|-------------------3-------3h5---5-|
||-----------------------3-----3h5-5---|-------------------3-------3h5---5-|
||o-3s5--x-5--5--x-5--5----x-5---------|-3s5-x-5-5-x-5--5----x-5-----------|
||--1s3--x-3--3--x-3--3----x-3---------|-1s3-x-3-3-x-3--3----x-3-----------|
F5G5 F5G5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +E E a E a E H +E E a E a E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3h5-|-------------------------------3h5-|
|-------------------------3h5-------|-------------------------3h5-------|
|-3-------------(3)-----------------|-3-------------(3)-----------------|
|
| PM------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------3-------3h5---5-|-------------------3-------3h5---5-|
|-------------------3-------3h5---5-|-------------------3-------3h5---5-|
|-3s5-x-5-5-x-5--5----x-5-----------|-3s5-x-5-5-x-5--5----x-5-----------|
|-1s3-x-3-3-x-3--3----x-3-----------|-1s3-x-3-3-x-3--3----x-3-----------|
C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
H +E E a E E H. Q
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------5---|-----------------------------------|
|-3-------------(3)-------5s7-------|-3---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| PM------| PM PM-------------| PM|
| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-5-x-5-----5-------5-8p5---7p5-----|-5--x-5-----5-------5-8p5-7p5------|
|-3-x-3-6h7---3-(3)-3-3-----3---6h7-|-3--x-3-6h7---3-(3)-3-3---3---6h7--|
|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
To Coda
F5G5 F5G5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
S E. +Q +E E S S S S H. Q
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------3h5-|-------------------------------|
|----------------------------3h5-----|-------------------------------|
|-1-3------(3)-----(3)---------------|-3-----------------------------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
| S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------3-----3h5-5---|-----------------3-----3h5-5/--|
|----------------------3-----3h5-5---|-----------------3-----3h5-5/--|
|-3s5--x-5--5--x-5--5----x-5---------|-3s5-x-5-5-x-5-5---x-5---------|
|-1s3--x-3--3--x-3--3----x-3---------|-1s3-x-3-3-x-3-3---x-3---------|
1.
D5 C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H +Q. E Q. E Q E E
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-5-------------(5)----------------|-3------------1---1---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|
| PM------| PM PM---------| PM| ~
| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E E Q
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------3---|
|-7-x-7-----7-------7-10p7-9p7-----|-5--x-5-----5-----3---|
|-5-x-5-8h9---5-(5)-5--5---5---8h9-|-3--x-3-6h7---1-1-----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
BbC5 BbC5
Gtr II
~ ~ ~ ~
S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S E S S e E S S e
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------o||
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5-----x-x-|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5----------||
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5-----x-x-|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5-------5--||
|-------------------------|-------------------5h7---o||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
2.
D5 C5
Gtr I
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
H +Q. E S +E. +E E Q. E
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-0------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-5-------------(5)----------------|-3-(3)-----(3)----1-------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM------| PM PM------------| ~
| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E Q Q
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------3---|
|-7-x-7-----7-------7-10p7-9p7-----|-5-----x-5------5-----3---|
|-5-x-5-8h9---5-(5)-5--5---5---8h9-|-3-----x-3--6h7---1-------|
|----------------------------------|--------------------------|
Interlude
Faster Q=168
BbC5 Bb7 A7 Bb7
PM| PM----------|
H Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E
|----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|-------------------7--||-6------5h7-----|---------7p5----|
|-------------------6--||-5------5h7-----|---------7p5----|
|-------------------5--||-4--5-0-----0-0-|-0-0-0-0------0-|
|-------------------6--||-5--------------|----------------|
|
| ~ ~ PM----|
| S S S S E S S E E Q q Q H H H
|----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5---7--||-6--------------|---------7------|
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5---6--||-5--------------|---------6------|
|-------------------5--||-4--------------|---------5------|
|-------------------6--||-5--------------|---------6------|
A7 N.C.
PM---------------------------| PM-----| ~~~~~~~~~~~
Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E +E Q E E E Q. +Q Q Q E +E
|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-0--0-0-3-5-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3h5---------|-0--0-0-3-5----|-(5)--------3b4-(3)--|
|----------------|---------------3b4-(3)-|---------------|---------------------|
|
| PM
| q Q H W W W
|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-6--------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-5--------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-4--------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
|-5--------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------------|
PM ~
Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E E +E W Q E E E E Q
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------5---||
|-0--0-0-3-5--0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3h5---------|---------------|---------3h5s7-----||
|---------------|---------------3b4-(3)-|---------------|-------------------||
|
| PM-----| ~ PM--------------| PM-----| ~ PM--------------| ~
| Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E E +E Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E Q
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|-0--0-0-3-5--0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3h5---------|-0--0-0-3-5--0-|-(0)-0-0-0-3h5-----||
|---------------|---------------3b4-(3)-|---------------|---------------3---||
Guitar Solo
N.C.
~~ ~~~
H. E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-------------5-7-|-------------------7b9-|
|-7---------------|--7--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E S S E E E E Q
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-0---0-0-3-5---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-3-5-------|
|-----------------|-----------------3-----|
~ ~
+E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-----5-------------|-----------------8---|
|-(7)---5-7---------|--5--7-----5-----7b9-|
|-----------7---5h7-|-------7-------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|--0----0-0-3-5---0-|-(0)-0---0-3-5-------|
|-------------------|---------------3-----|
~~~~~~
+E E E E +Q E E E E a E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------5-|
|-(7)-5-7-------------|---------------------|
|---------7-(7)---5-7-|-----5---------------|
|---------------------|--7----7s5-3-5p3-----|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|--0----0-0--3--5---0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5-----|
|---------------------|-----------------3---|
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E E a H. +Q E E E E a E E
|-5------------------|-----------------------|
|---5-8s10-----------|-(10)---8-10---8-------|
|--------------------|-------------9---9s7-5-|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-0------0--0-3-5--0-|--(0)-0----0-3-5-------|
|--------------------|-------------------3---|
~~~~~~ ~~
E E Q Q Q E E E E E Q.
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|--8------5-----------|
|-7-5-------------|-----7b9---5-7-------|
|-----7---7-------|---------------7-----|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-0---0-0-3-5---0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5-----|
|-----------------|------------------3--|
~
E E E E Q E E Q a H a E E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-------7s8--------------|
|-5-7---------5b5.5---|-------8s9-------9s7-5--|
|-----x---7-----------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-0---0-0-3-5-------0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5--------|
|---------------------|-------------------3----|
~~~~~~
E E E E +Q e E Q a H a E E
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------5---|-------7s8-------------|
|-7-5b6-----------5---|-------8s9-------9s7-5-|
|-------7-7-(7)-------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-----0-0--3--5---0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5-------|
|---------------------|-------------------3---|
~
E E E E E E Q Q a H a E E
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|-------7s8--------------|
|-7-5b6-------------|-------8s9-------9s7-5--|
|-------7---5h7-7---|------------------------|
|---------7---------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-3-5---0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5--------|
|-------------------|-------------------3----|
~~~~~~
E E E E +E E Q Q a H a E E
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------7s8-------------|
|-7-5b6---------5b5.5-----|-------8s9-------9s7-5h|
|-------7-7-(7)-----------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~~~~~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|-0-----0-0--3--5-------0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5-------|
|-------------------------|-------------------3---|
~
E E E E +E E E e E E E E Q e E
|---7---------5-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|---------------5----|
|-7---7-5-(5)---5---|---------------5----|
|-----------------7-|-----7-5h7-7--------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-0---0-0--3--5---0-|-(0)-0---0-3-5------|
|-------------------|---------------3----|
Q a H a E E E E E E +E E E E
|----7-8-------------|-----7---------------|
|----7s8-------------|---------------5-----|
|----8s9-------9s7-5h|==7----7-5-(5)-------|
|--------------------|-----------------7-5-|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-0----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)-0---0--3--5-----|
|--------------------|-----------------3---|
~
Q a H a E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|----7s8-------------|-----------------------|
|----8s9-------9s7-5-|--7--5b5.5-------------|
|-7------------------|-----------7---5h7-7---|
|--------------------|-------------7---------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-0----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)-0-------0-3-5-----|
|--------------------|-------------------3---|
~
E E a H a E E E E S S E E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-x---7s8-------------|------5-8p5----------|
|-x---8s9-------9s7-5-|--7b8-------7-5h7----|
|---------------------|------------------7--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)--0-----0-3-5----|
|---------------------|------------------3--|
~~~~~~~~~~~
E E a H a E E E E E E +Q E E
|---------------------|--------5--------------5---|
|-----7s8-------------|------5---8b10==(8)r-------|
|---x-8s9-------9s7-5-|--7b8----------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)--0---0------3---5-----|
|---------------------|-----------------------3---|
PM ~
Q a H a E E E E E E E E Q
|--------------------|----------5----------|
|----7s8-------------|------------5--------|
|----8s9-------9s7-5-|--7--7pb8-----7-7----|
|--------------------|------------------7--|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|-0----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)-0------0-3-5----|
|--------------------|------------------3--|
Q a H a E E E E E E E E a E E
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|----8s9-------9s7-5-|--7----5b6-----------------|
|--------------------|-----7-----7---5-----------|
|--------------------|-------------7---7s5-3b3.5-|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|
| ~ ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E Q
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)-0-----0-3-5-----------|
|--------------------|-------------------3-------|
E E a H a E E S S E E E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-----7s8-------------|---------------------|
|-----8s9-------9s7-5-|--7p=5---------------|
|---------------------|-------7-5h7---5-----|
|---------------------|-------------7---5s4-|
|-5-------------------|---------------------|
|
| ~
| Q E E E Q E +E Q E E E E E
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-0-----0-0-3-5-----0-|-(0)---0---0-3-5-----|
|---------------------|-----------------3s5-|
D5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
W +H. Q
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|-5--------------|-(5)----------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|
| PM--| PM PM|
| Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|
|-7--x-7-----7---|-----7-10p7-9p7-----|
|-5--x-5-8h9---5-|-(5)-5--5---5---8h9-|
|----------------|--------------------|
D.S. al Coda
C5 Bb5 N.C. Bb5 C5
~~ ~~~
H. Q Q +H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------------|-0------------|---------5---x-x-|-----3-------5----||
|---------------|--------------|-----3-5---5-x-x-|-----3-------5----||
|-3-------------|-1--(1)-------|-3-5---------x-x-|-3h5-----5h7------||
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| Q. E E E Q H H E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
|---------------|---------3----|---------5-------|-----3-------5----||
|-5----------5--|---------3----|-----3-5-5-5-----|-----3-------5----||
|-3----3-6h7----|-1------------|-3-5-------------|-3h5-----5h7------||
|---------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------||
Q=83
&
D5 C5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
a H +Q. E Q. E Q Q
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------------------|-5------------------||
|-3h5-------------(5)----------------|-3------------1--1--||
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
|
| PM------| PM PM| ~
| E S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E S S S S E Q Q
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
|------------------------------------|-----------------3--||
|---7-x-7-----7-------7-10p7-9p7-----|-5--x-5-----5----3--||
|---5-x-5-8h9---5-(5)-5--5---5---8h9-|-3--x-3-6h7---1-----||
|------------------------------------|--------------------||
Outro
BbC5 BbC5
Gtr II
~ ~ ~ ~
S S S S E S S E E Q S S S S E S S E E Q
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5------|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5------|
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5------|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Free time Q=76
BbC5 G5
3/4 4/4
Gtr I
W S +S S S S S e S +S S S S S S s
|-------------------:-3-------3-----------------3-----------:
|-------------------:-6b8-(6)---3h6p3---6b8-(6)---3h6p3---3-:
|-------------------:-----------------5-----------------5---:
|-------------------:---------------------------------------:
|-------------------:---------------------------------------:
|-------------------:---------------------------------------:
|
| Gtr II
| ~ ~
| S S S S E S S E E W
|-------------------:-3-------------------------------------:
|-------------------:-3-------------------------------------:
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5---:---------------------------------------:
|-3h5-x-5-5-x-5-5---:-5-------------------------------------:
|-------------------:-5-------------------------------------:
|-------------------:-3-------------------------------------:
|----6----|
E +E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E E E E E E E E Q. E H
|----------3-------------------------:-------------------:----------------*|
|--6b8-(6)---3h6p3-----3-3h5p3-------:-------------------:----------------*|
|--------------6p3-3h5---3h5p3---5---:--3--4-------------:----------------*|
|------------------------------5---5-:-------5-3---------:----------------*|
|------------------------------------:-----------5-4-3-1-:----------------*|
|------------------------------------:-------------------:--3-------------*|
|
| +W +W +H e E Q
|-(3)--------------------------------:-(3)---------------:-(3)-----3------*|
|-(3)--------------------------------:-(3)---------------:-(3)-----3------*|
|------------------------------------:-------------------:----------------*|
|-(5)--------------------------------:-(5)---------------:-(5)-----5------*|
|-(5)--------------------------------:-(5)---------------:-(5)-----5------*|
|-(3)--------------------------------:-(3)---------------:-(3)-----3------*|
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
