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HOW CAN I LIVE
As recorded by Ill Nino
(From the 2003 Album CONFESSIONS)
Transcribed by Gabriel Pérez (ilaughatyourfac)
Words by Ill Nino Music by Ill Niño
Gtr I (C G C F A D) - 'Jardel'
Gtr II (C G C F A D) - 'Ahrue'
Gtr III (C G C F A D) - 'Jardel Clean'
Intro
Q=108
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
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
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2------|
E5
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2-2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2-2-------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-2-------|
F5 E5D5E5 F5E5D5 F5 E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
Gtr I
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.
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|
| Gtr II
| Q H. Q H.
|-15-------14------------------------|-14-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------17----------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
F5 E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5 F5 E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
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.
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|
| Q H. Q H.
|-15-------14------------------------|-14-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------17----------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Verse
$
N.C.
Gtr III
E. E. E. E. +Q E. E. E. E. E E
||--14--12--14--12--(12)--|-14--12--14--15--14-12-|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
E. E. E. E. +Q E. E. E. E. E E
|-14--12--14--12--(12)--|-14--12--14--15--14-12--||
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-----------------------|------------------------||
Pre Chorus
F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5 F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
Gtrs I, II
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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5 F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
Chorus
N.C. C5 A5
W W E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
|----------|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------|----------|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|----------|----------|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|----------|----------|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
E5 G5
E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-|
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-|
To Coda
C5 A5
E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------------------|----------------------|
|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|
Pre Verse
F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
D.S. al Coda
F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5 F5E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|-3-2-0-2---2---2-3-2-0---2-----|
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Bridge
&
N.C.
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
E5
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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2-2-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------2---2---2-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-2-----|
F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5 F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5 F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5D5E5
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-0-2-|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-0-2-|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-0-2-|
F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5 F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5
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
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|
F5E5D5E5F5E5 F5E5 F5E5D5E5F5E5
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.
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-2-----|
|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-3-2-----|-3-2-0-2-3-2---2---2---2-2-----|
Interlude
N.C.
Gtr III
E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E E
||------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||--12--11--12--11--12-11-|-12--11--12--11--12-11-|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
||o-----------------------|-----------------------|
||------------------------|-----------------------|
E. E. E. E. E E E. E. E. E. E E
|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-12--11--12--11--12-11-|-12--11--12--11--12-11--||
|-----------------------|------------------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------------o||
|-----------------------|------------------------||
Out Chorus
E5 G5
Gtr I
E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
||o----------------------|-------------------------------|
||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
||--2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|--5---5--5--5--(5)--5--5--5--5-|
||o-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|--5---5--5--5--(5)--5--5--5--5-|
||--2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-|--5---5--5--5--(5)--5--5--5--5-|
|
| Gtr II
| E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
||o----------------------|-------------------------------|
||--9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-|
||--9--9-9-9-(9)-9-9-9-9-|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-|
||o-7--7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7-7-|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|
||-----------------------|-------------------------------|
C5 A5
E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|--7---7--7--7--(7)--7--7--7--7---||
|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|--7---7--7--7--(7)--7--7--7--7--o||
|-10--10-10-10-(10)-10-10-10-10-|--7---7--7--7--(7)--7--7--7--7---||
|
| E. S E E +E E E S S E. S E E +E E E S S
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-17--17-17-17-(17)-17-17-17-17-|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14-14-14---||
|-17--17-17-17-(17)-17-17-17-17-|-14--14-14-14-(14)-14-14-14-14---||
|-15--15-15-15-(15)-15-15-15-15-|-12--12-12-12-(12)-12-12-12-12--o||
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------||
Outro
F5 E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|
|
| Q H.
|-15-------14------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
F5 E5D5E5 F5E5D5 E5 N.C.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|------------------------------------|---------*|
|------------------------------------|---------*|
|------------------------------------|---------*|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|---------*|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|---------*|
|--3-2-0-2-----2---2-3-2-0---2---2---|---------*|
|
| >
| Q H. +W
|-14---------------------------------|---------*|
|----------17------------------------|-(17)----*|
|------------------------------------|---------*|
|------------------------------------|---------*|
|------------------------------------|---------*|
|------------------------------------|---------*|
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
----------------
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
