SWEET MIRACLE
As recorded by Rush
(From the 2002 Album VAPOR TRAILS)
Words by PeartMusic by Lee and Lifeson
Transcribed by Keith Nelson - ob1gynob@hotmail.com
of the Rush Tablature Project - www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp
Version 1.0 - submitted 2/5/2004
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 2 (right channel)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 3 (left channel)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 1 (right channel)'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 2 (left channel)'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1'
Intro
Q=100
N.C.
1/4 4/4
Gtrs I, II
Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----||-------------------------------------|
|----||o------------------------------------|
|----||-------------------------------------|
|----||--7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-|
|----||o------------------------------------|
|----||-------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----||-------------------------------------|
|----||o------------------------------------|
|----||-------------------------------------|
|----||-------------------------------------|
|----||o-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|
|----||-------------------------------------|
1.,2.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|--------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------||
|-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7---||
|-------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
|--------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------o||
|--------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------||
|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--o||
|--------------------------------------||
3.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S +T
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7---(7)-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-----|
|------------------------------------------|
Chords implied by bass
Am G
Gtr II
S S S +S S S S S S S E E S S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12-12-(12)-12--x-x-12-12-12-12------12------12----|
|-12-12-12-(12)-12--x-x-12-12-12-12------12------12----|
|-12-12-12-(12)-12--x-x-12-12-12-12------12------12----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S S S S S T S T S +S E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12--12--12-12-x--x----12----12---12-(12)-12----|
|-------12--12--12-12-x--x----12----12---12-(12)--x----|
|-------12--12--12-12-x--x-----------------------14----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
F
E T T T T S S E E S E S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|-12-15-15-15------15------15-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12------12------12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-12-12-12-12------12------12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| E E S E S E S E S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|----15---------15-15---15-15-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----12---------12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|----12---------12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Asus2 G
S S S S S S S S E S S +S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-12-12--x--x-12--x-12------------12-12-12--|
|-x-x-14-14--x--x-14--x-14-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--|
|-x-x-14-14--x--x-14--x-14-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|
| S S E S E S E S E S S S
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-12----12-12----12-12----------------------|
|-x-x-14----14-14----14-14-12-12------12-12-12--|
|-x-x-14----14-14----14-14-12-12------12-12-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Verse
$
C A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2
Gtr IV
S S S S S S E Q +E +E S E S E Q E S E +S
|---------------------------------|---------------------10---10---10--(10)\-|
|-x-x-15-15-x-15-x-15--(15)-(15)\-|---------5-----------10---10---10--(10)\-|
|-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|---------5----(12)---12---12---12--(12)\-|
|-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|-5--(5)--5-----12---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)\-|
|---------------------------------|-5h==7---7-----10---(10)-(10)-(10)-(10)\-|
|---------------------------------|(5)-(5)-(5)------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S E Q +E +E W
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-x-x-15-15-x-15-x-15--(15)-(15)\-|-----------------------------------------|
|-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|-----------------------------------------|
|-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Fmaj7
E S S +E E S S S S S S S S
|--------(8)--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|-------(10)-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--9--9---9---(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|-10-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|--8--8---8---(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| W
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2
S E S E Q E S E +S
|---------------------10-10-10-(10)\-|
|----------5----------10-10-10-(10)\-|
|----------5----(12)--12-12-12-(12)\-|
|--5--(5)--5-----12---12-12-12-(12)\-|
|--5h==7---7-----10---10-10-10-(10)\-|
|-(5)-(5)-(5)------------------------|
Csus4 C A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2
E S S E E S S S S S S E S E S E Q E S E S
|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------10-10-10-10\--|
|-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|----------5----------10-10-10-10\--|
|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------5----(12)--12-12-12-12\--|
|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--(5)--5-----12---12-12-12-12\--|
|-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5h==7---7-----10---10-10-10-10\--|
|-------------------------|-(5)-(5)-(5)-----------------------|
Fmaj7
E E E S S S S S E S E
|--(8)--(8)----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-(10)-(10)---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|---9----9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
|--10---10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|---8----8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|-------------------------------------|
A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2 G
S E S E Q E S E +S S S Q E S E S S S S S
|-------------------10-10-10-(10)\-|-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-(5)-(5)--5--------10-10-10-(10)\-|-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-(5)-(5)--5----12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-x-x-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|--5--(5)--5----12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|--5h==7---7----10--10-10-10-(10)\-|-x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-(5)-(5)-(5)----------------------|-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A7sus4Am7 Gsus2 Csus4
S E S E Q E S E +S S S S E S E E S S S S +E
|---------------10-10-10-(10)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-|
|-5-(5)-5-------10-10-10-(10)\-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-|
|-5-(5)-5---12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-|
|-5-(5)-5---12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-|
|-5h=7--7---10--10-10-10-(10)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-|
|-5-(5)-5----------------------|---------------------------|
Chorus
Am
Gtrs II, III, VI
E a E S E S E S S E S S
||------------------------------0-x---3-3-|
||o--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-|
||------0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------|
||----------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
||o-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||----------------------------------------|
C6
E a E S E S E S S E S S
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3--|
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3--|
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------------------|
To Coda
Am
E a E S E S E S S E S S
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3-|
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-|
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
F C/E
E a E S E S E S S E S S
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3--||
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-o||
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------||
|----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------||
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||
|----------------------------------------||
Am G
Gtr II
E S S S S S S E S S +S S S +S
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-12--x-12-x-x-12----12----12---(12)--12--12-(12)-|
|---14-14--x-14-x-x-14----12----12---(12)--12--12-(12)-|
|---14-14--x-14-x-x-14----12----12---(12)--12--12-(12)-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S S S S S S S T S T S +S E
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---12-12-12-12-x-x----12----12-------12--(12)-12------|
|---12-12-12-12-x-x----12----12-------12--(12)--x------|
|---12-12-12-12-x-x----------------------------14------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
F
S S E S E S E S E S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-x-x-15---x--15---x--15-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-x-x-12---x--12---x--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-x-x-12---x--12---x--12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E E +S E +S E S E S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-----15-(15)-15-(15)-15-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-----12-(12)-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-----12-(12)-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
Am G
S S S S S S S S E S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-12-12-x-12-x---x--12------------12-12--12--|
|-x-x-14-14-x-14-x---x--14-12-12-(12)-12-12--12--|
|-x-x-14-14-x-14-x---x--14-12-12-(12)-12-12--12--|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S E E +S E S E E +S
|------------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-12-12---12---(12)-12-12-12------12----(12)-|
|-x-x-14-14---14---(14)-14-12-12-------x-----(x)-|
|-x-x-14-14---14---(14)-14-12-12------14----(14)-|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rush/279727.html ]
D.S. al Coda
C
S S S S S S E Q +E +E
|----------------------------------------|
|-x-x-15-15---x--15---x--15--(15)-(15)\--|
|-x-x-12-12---x--12---x--12--(12)-(12)\--|
|-x-x-12-12---x--12---x--12--(12)-(12)\--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| S S E +S S +E Q +E +E
|----------------------------------------|
|-x-x-15----(15)-15-(15)-15--(15)-(15)\--|
|-x-x-12----(12)-12-(12)-12--(12)-(12)\--|
|-x-x-12----(12)-12-(12)-12--(12)-(12)\--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
Bridge
&
F C/E A5
5/4 4/4
Gtrs II, III, VI Gtrs II, III
E a E S E S E S S E S S Q Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3----||------------------|
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3----||o-----------------|
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2------------||--2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|------------------------------------------||--2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|------------------------------------------||o-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|
|------------------------------------------||------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q W
|------------------------------------------||------------------|
|------------------------------------------||o-----------------|
|------------------------------------------||------------------|
|------------------------------------------||------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||o-----------------|
|------------------------------------------||------------------|
D5V F GIII
Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-|----3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-|----3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-7--7--(7)-7-7---|----2--(2)-2-2-2-|----4--(4)-4-4-4-|
|-7--7--(7)-7-7---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|---------------0-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
A5 D5V F
Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7--(7)-7-7---|----2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7--(7)-7-7---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|-5--5--(5)-5-5---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|---------------0-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
Third Verse
1. 2.
GIII GIII A5 G
>
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q H H
|---3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------|
|---3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-o||---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------|
|---4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--||---4-4-4-4-4-4--|-2-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-2-----------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-0-----------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W W S S S S +S S E E E E E
|--------------------||----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------o||----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------||----------------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|
|-------------------o||----------------|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|
|--------------------||----------------|-------------------------|
F Am G C
Gtr IV
S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E
E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|
|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Am G F Am G
Gtr IV
S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E
E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|
|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Third Chorus
G Am
S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)-0---0-------|-------0-(0)0------5----------|
|-0h3h5---------5---5-3-5-|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| W Q S S S S +S S E E E
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|
|-------------------------|----------0h5h7---------7---7-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
C
S S S S +S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)0------5----------|
|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|
|------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S +S S E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|
|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|
|------------------------------|
Am
S S S S +S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)0------5----------|
|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|
|------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S +S S E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|
|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|
|------------------------------|
F C/E Am
S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)0------5----------|-------0-(0)0------5----------|
|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|
|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
C
S S S S +S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)0------5----------|
|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|
|------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S +S S E E E
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|
|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|
|------------------------------|
Am F C/E
S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------0-(0)0------5----------|-------0-(0)0------0----------|
|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|-0h3h5--------5---------5-3-5-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------0-(0)-0---5---|----------------0-(0)-0---0---|
|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|-5---7----0h3h5---------5---5-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Am
Gtrs II, III, VI
E a E S E S E S S E S S
||------------------------------0-x---3-3-|
||o--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-|
||------0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------|
||----------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||----------------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------|
||o-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
||----------------------------------------|
C
E a E S E S E S S E S S
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3--|
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3--|
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------------------|
Am
E a E S E S E S S E S S
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3-|
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-|
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------------|
F C/E
E a E S E S E S S E S S W
|-----------------------------0-x---3-3--||------*|
|--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-o||------*|
|-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------||------*|
|----------------------------------------||------*|
|---------------------------------------o||------*|
|----------------------------------------||------*|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|----------------------------------------||------*|
|---------------------------------------o||------*|
|----------------------------------------||------*|
|----------------------------------------||------*|
|-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||------*|
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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
