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Letters of Marque - Allan Holdsworth
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# Transcribed by Robert Strange
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I was tuned a half-step down when I transcribed this, so everything is a semitone up
from standard tuning. I couldn't be bothered to rectify this, sorry...
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| ^ slight bend up
| V dive on bar
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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I transcribed this a few years ago, there's about half of the solo here.
The notes are correct, and although I carefully chose where to transcribe
them to minimise picking and add emphasis where needed, you may wish to
play them in different positions.
Personally, transcribing and learning to play other people's music doesn't
interest me anymore, nor did it ever seem to benefit me in any way, but
hopefully somebody will get something out of this.
Have fun.
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e|----------------------11h13~/15~p11~h14p13p11~----------------------------|
B|---10h13/15~p13~-9h13-------------------------11^11\10p8~^--9h14-9~-------|
G|-9-----------------------------------------------------------------11-9~^-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-6h10---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8p6h9---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7h10p8p7------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------10-8-6-------------6h10p8----------------------------|
A|----------------------------10-8-6h8h10-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5h8p5h7~p5-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------4h5h7----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7p5p4h5h7------------------9~-7p5~-5/7~----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10h13p10h11h13h14p10h13p11p10-----------|
G|-------------------------10h12h13------------------------------12p10\9h10~|
D|----------------10h12h14--------------------------------------------------|
A|-14p12p10h12h14-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------11p9p7h9~------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11p9p7h9~----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7h9h12p9h10p9p7h9--12p7h10~----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------10p7h10~--------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------7h8h12p7h10p8p7---12p7\2h5-3~---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------8---------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/a/allan-holdsworth/377333.html ]
e|----------------12h13h15p13p12-13p10--------------------------------------|
B|-------12-13-15----------------------15-13-10-----------------------------|
G|-12h14---------------------------------------(14)h15----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-15-15p14p13\12-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------15-13-12--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------15-13p12h13~-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------11h12h14h16p11h14p12p11-----------------------|
G|---------------12h1512h13h15------------------------13p12p11--------------|
D|-------12h13h15----------------------------------------------13-11~^------|
A|-12h13--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------8h9h11/14p9h12p10p9---10p9--------------------|
G|-----------------8h12p10h12---------------------11-----9/11h13p11p9-------|
D|------8h12p10h12~---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8h10~--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------10h13p11p10----11p10-------|
B|-------------------------------------9h13------------------13-------13-11-|
G|----11p9-------------------10h13----------10h13---------------------------|
D|-11-------------10h13------------8h12-------------------------------------|
A|---------9------------10h11-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------10h11----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9\8h9h13p8h11p10~h13p8~h13p8~\6\5Vh8-5Vh8p5------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------5~---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------9p7p5~-9p7p5~-8p7p5~-------|
A|-~-----------------------------------------------------------------8p5\3~-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3h5h6h8p3h6p5----------------------------------------|
G|---------------3h5h6------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----3h7p3h5h7------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3h5----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7h9h10h12p7h10p9p7---9p7--------------|
G|-------------------------7h11p7h9h10-------------------9-----7p6h8h10-----|
D|-11p9p7------------7h9h11-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------11p9p7h9h11-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------8\6~------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8h9h11p9~----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------10p8~-6h8h10p6----------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------8~------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------11-8p6---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|