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LACK OF COMPREHENSION
As recorded by Death
(From the 1991 Album HUMAN)
Transcribed by Blackacid (blkacid@acidpit.org)
Words and Music by Chuck Schuldiner
Arranged by Chuck Schuldiner
Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr II (D G C F A D) - 'Acoustic 2'
Gtr III (D G C F A D) - 'Distortion 1'
Gtr IV (D G C F A D) - 'Distortion 2'
Intro
Q=100
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E H +E E E E H..
|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------|-9-11---------|
|--------------11-12-|-7--9---------|
|---10----(10)--9-10-|--------------|
|----8-----(8)-------|--------------|
|-3--|
+E H +E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-(11)------------------|-9-11-12-11-9-------|
|--(9)------------11-12-|-7--9-10--9-7-12-11-|
|------10----(10)--9-10-|--------------10--9-|
|-------8-----(8)-------|--------------------|
Gtr I
H. E E E H..
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-9-11---------|
|---------11-12-|-7--9---------|
|-9--------9-10-|--------------|
|-7-------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H. E E E H..
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-9-11---------|
|---------11-12-|-7--9---------|
|-9--------9-10-|--------------|
|-7-------------|--------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E. E. E. S S S E. E E. E. E. S S S E. E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---9---7---7h=9p=7--------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10---9-|-10---9---7---7h=9p=7--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------10---9-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E. E. E. S S S E. E E. E. E. S S S E. E
|-13--12--10--10h12p10--------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------13--12-|-13--12--10--10h12p10--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------12--11-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
|-3--|
H. E E E H.. +E H +E E E E E Q Q Q E E
|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-9-11---------|-(11)------------------|-9-11-12-11-9--------|
|----------11-12-|-7--9---------|--(9)------------11-12-|-7--9-10--9-7-12-11--|
|-10--------9-10-|--------------|------10----(10)--9-10-|--------------10--9--|
|--8-------------|--------------|-------8-----(8)-------|---------------------|
Gtr I
H. E E E H..
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-9-11---------|
|---------11-12-|-7--9---------|
|-9--------9-10-|--------------|
|-7-------------|--------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H. E E E H..
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|--------------|
|---------------|-9-11---------|
|---------11-12-|-7--9---------|
|-9--------9-10-|--------------|
|-7-------------|--------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
E. E. E. S S S E. E E. E. E. S S S E. E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-10---9---7---7--9--7--------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------10---9-|-10---9---7---7--9--7--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------10---9-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E. E. E. S S S E. E E. E. E. S S S E. E
|-13--12--10--10h12p10--------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------13--12-|-13--12--10--10h12p10--------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------12--11-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Verse
Q=120
$
Gtrs III, IV
PM--| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
PM------| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM------| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-|
PM--| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
PM------| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S 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.
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------|
Pre-Chorus
Gtr III
PM--------------| PM-------------------------------------------------
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 S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------6-----------|-----------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-5-|-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3--4--4--4--5--4--4--3--3-|
|
| Gtr IV
| PM--------------| PM----------------------|
| 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 S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|-----------------------11-12p11----10----|
|-------------------------------|--------------------13----------13----12-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------14----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------6-----------|-----------------------------------------|
|-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4---4-4-4-5-|-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3-------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--4--3--3--4--4--4----5-----4--4--3--3--3--4--3-3----|
|
| |---3---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------12p11h==12----11-------10------------|
|----10h12-------13------------13----13-------12---------|
|-12-------12h14------------------------13-------12------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtrs III, IV
PM--| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
PM------| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM------| PM|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14-----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-|
PM--| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------9-----------10-----------12-|
|-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8-8----|
PM------| PM------| PM--------| PM------| PM------|
S S S S S 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.
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------10-----------9---------|---10-----------12-----------14----|
|-8-8-8-8-8----8-8-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0----0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-------|
Pre-Chorus
Gtr III
PM---------------------------------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--4--4--4--5--4--4--3--3--3--4--3--3--4--4--4----5----|
|
| Gtr IV
| |---3---|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------11-12p11----10----------------------12p11h==12-|
|----13----------13----12----10h12-------13------------|
|-14----------------------12-------12h14---------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------| PM--------------------|
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 S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---6------------------------------|
|--4--4--3--3--3--4--3-3-4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-|-3-4---4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3----|
|
| PM----------------| PM----------------------|
| 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 S S S S S S
|----11-------10-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-13----13-------12----------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------13-------12-------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---6------------------------------|
|------------------------4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-|-3-4---4-4-4-5-4-4-3-3-3-4-3-3----|
Breakdown
Q=190
Gtr III
PM-----------------------------
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|
| Gtr IV
| W
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
-------| PM--------------------------|
S S S S E E E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------2----|---------------------------------|
|---------4-5-2-0----|-2-------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-3-0------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| PM--------------------------|
| H E Q. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------7\---|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|-2-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gtrs III, IV
PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
PM------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q.
||----------------------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------2----|
||o-4-------------------------------|---------4-5-2-0----|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-0------|
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To Coda
PM--------------------------| PM--------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-2-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------o||
|-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--||
Chorus
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|------------------|
||-------------------|------------------|
||-------------------|------------------|
||o-2-----2--3p2---5-|-3-----3--3p2-----|
||--0-0-0-0------3---|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|
|-3-|
E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E 4x
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|--------------------o||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|-2-----2--3p2---5-|-----2-3p2---5p2----o||
|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3---||
Guitar Solo
Q=120
Gtr III
W E E H. W
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--5S7S5-------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--2------------------|--3S5S3-------|--5--------------------------------------|
|--0------------------|--------------|--3--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~ ~~~~~~~
| |--3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q W E E E S S S S S S S S +Q
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-14-13---------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-------15-14---------|--------------|-13-14-16-13-14-13----13-----------------|
|-------------15-12---|-11-----------|-------------------15----15-14-12-(12)---|
|---------------------|--------------|-----------------------------------------|
H H W
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|--4-------------------------|------------------------|
|--2--------------3----------|--2---------------------|
|-----------------1----------|--0---------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~
| E E S S E E E E E E E H +E S S
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------13-14-14-16-16-|-17-16-16----(16)-12h14-|
|-12-14-14h15----------------|------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------|
E E H.
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--5S====7S====5------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--3S====5S====3------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------18-15-15-17-15-----|
|-------------13--14-14-16-16-17----------------17--|
|-14-15-15-18---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
W
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--5-------------------------------------|
|--3-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~
| S S S S S S S S S Q S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-14-16-14-------------------------------|
|----------15-17-15-14--------------9-10-|
|----------------------15----14--12------|
|-------------------------17-------------|
H H W
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--4--------------------------|------------------------------------|
|--2---------------------3----|--2---------------------------------|
|------------------------1----|--0---------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~
| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S E E E E Q
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------13-14---|
|-12p9-10p9-------------------|-------------------12-14-15---------|
|-----------12p11-10h12-------|-------11h12-14h15------------------|
|-----------------------13----|-12h13------------------------------|
E E H.
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--5S7S5-------------|
|--------------------|
|--3S5S3-------------|
|--------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H. +E E
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-16---------(16)-16-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
W H H
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--4-----------------|
|--5----------------------------------------------|--2--------3--------|
|--3----------------------------------------------|-----------1--------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|----------------17--|
|-17p16p14-16p14-------------17p16p14-------------|----------17-16-----|
|----------------17-14h16h17----------17p16p14-17-|-14-16-17-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
W E E H.
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|--5s===7s5-----------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|--2------------------|--3s===5s3-----------------|
|--0------------------|---------------------------|
|
| |--3--| |--3--|
| Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q. S S
|---------------------|-17----------17------------|
|-16----20-19-17-19---|-20b22-------20b22---20-19-|
|----17---------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
W
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5----------------------------------------------|
|--3----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------19-20-19-17-------------|
|-20-17-17-18-18-20-20-22-------------20-19-17-16-|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Q=190
PM------------------------|
H H E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-4-----------------------------|
|--4--------------------|-------------------------------|
|--2---------------3----|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|------------------1----|-------------------------------|
|
| ~~ ~~ PM------------------------|
| S S Q S S H E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-17--------------------|-------------------------------|
|----14-16--------------|-4-----------------------------|
|-----------14-17-16----|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------|
E S S S S S S E E E E
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5-------------4-5-4-2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
|------------------------|
|
| PM--------|
| E S S S S S S E E E E
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-5-------------4-5-4-2--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2----------|
|------------------------|
Gtrs III, IV
PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-4-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------------------------|
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-4-------------5---------------|
|-5-------------4-5-4-2-|-------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2---------|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
PM--------| ~ PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S H E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
|---------------5----|-4-------------5-------------|---------------7-5-4----|
|-4------------------|-----------------------------|-4-------------------5--|
|---3-3-3-3-3-3------|---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0----------|
|--------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
PM------------------------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------|-5-------------4-5-4-2-|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|
PM------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-4------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--------------------------------|
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| ~
E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S H
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|-4-------------5-------------|---------------5----|
|-5-------------4-5-4-2-|-----------------------------|-4------------------|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2---------|---3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
D.S. al Coda
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E E E E
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
|-4-------------5-------------|---------------7-5-4---|
|-----------------------------|-4-------------------5-|
|---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0---------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------|
Q=190
&
|-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
||-------------------|------------------|
||o------------------|------------------|
||-------------------|------------------|
||-------------------|------------------|
||o-2-----2--3p2---5-|-3-----3--3p2-----|
||--0-0-0-0------3---|-1-1-1-1------3p1-|
|-3-|
E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E 3x
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|--------------------o||
|------------------|---------------------||
|------------------|---------------------||
|-2-----2--3p2---5-|-----2-3p2---5p2----o||
|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----3-----3---||
Outro
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
E E E Q H E E E Q H E E E Q E E E E S S E E E E E E E
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|---------------|---------------|------------------|-------------------*|
|-2-----2-------|-3-----3-------|-2-----2--3p2---5-|-----2-3p2---5p2---*|
|-0-0-0-0-------|-1-1-1-1-------|-0-0-0-0------3---|-0-0-0-----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
