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45
As recorded by Shinedown
(From the 2003 Album LEAVE A WHISPER)
Transcribed by Adam Dyer
Words by Brent Smith Music by Brent Smith & Tony Battaglia
Arranged by Brent Smith & Tony Battaglia
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 2'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 2'
Intro
Q.=50
Em D/F# G5 Csus2 C#sus4
12/8
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)---|------0-----0-----0-----0-||
|----2-------0------0---------|----0-----0-----4-----4---||
|-----------------------------|-3------3-----3-----3-----||
|-0-------2------3------------|--------------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| <
| H. H. W.
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-2------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-3------------------------||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------||
Verse
Em D/F# G5 Csus2 C#sus4
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E +E S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------3-------|
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)-0h2p0-----|-------0-------0-------0-----0----|
|----2-------0------0-------------4p0-|-----0-------0-------4---------4--|
|-------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3---------------|
|-0-------2------3--------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------------------|-12--------------12---------------|
|-8------10------8--------------------|---------12--------------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Em D/F# G5 Csus2 C#sus4
E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------3------|
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)---0-|-------0-------0-------0-----0---|
|----2-------0------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------4---------4-|
|-------------------------------|--3-------3-------3--------------|
|-0-------2------3--------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------------|-12--------------12--------------|
|-8------10------8--------------|---------12--------------12------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Em D/F# G5 Csus2 C#sus4
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E +E S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------3-------||
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)-0h2p0---0-|-------0-------0-------0-----0----||
|----2-------0------0-------------4---|-----0-------0-------4---------4--||
|-------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3---------------||
|-0-------2------3--------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------------------|-12--------------12---------------||
|-8------10------8--------------------|---------12--------------12-------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Am Am6 Em
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtrs I, II
| W. H. E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(1)-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------|--------------2s4s5-4s2---|
|-(0)-----------------------|------------------------2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Am Am6
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-1--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------(0)---------------------(0)----------|
|---------------(1)---------------------(1)------|
|-2-----(2)---------(2)---------(2)---------(2)--|
|-2-(2)---------------------(2)------------------|
|-0---------------------(0)----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
G E5/F#
Gtr I
PM------|
E E E E E E e e e E E E
|-------------------------||
|-0-----------------------||
|-0-----------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-----||
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-||
|
| Gtr II
| PM------|
| E E E E E E e e e E E E
|-------------------------||
|-0-----------------------||
|-0-----------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-----||
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-3-2-||
Chorus
Em D5 C5
Gtrs I, II
H. H. H. +Q. E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-------------7--------------|-5------------(5)-----------|
|-2-------------7--------------|-5------------(5)-----------|
|-2-------------5--------------|-3------------(3)-----------|
|-0-------------5--------------|-3------------(3)-------3-2-|
|
| Gtr III
| E. E S E. E S E. E S E S E S E. E S E E E E. E S E E E
|----0-0----0-0--------0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
|----0-0----0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
|----0-0----0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
|----2-2----2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-----|
|----2-2-2--2-2----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----|
|-0----------------------------|------------------------3-2-|
Emadd2 D6sus4 Cmaj7 Am
Gtr I
H. H. H. H.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-0----------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-0----------------7-----------------------|--5--------------0-------------||
|-2----------------7-----------------------|--5--------------4-------------||
|-2----------------5-----------------------|--3--------------3-------------||
|-0----------------5-----------------------|--3--------------5-------------||
|
| Gtr II Gtrs I, II
| E. E S E. E S a E. E S a E S E S Q. Q E H.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|-----------------5-------------||
|-9--9-9-9--9-9-9s11--11-11-11s12-12-12-12-|-----------------5-------------||
|-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-10------10---10-7-------------||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7s=9---9--9--9s10-10-10-10-|--x-------x----x-7-------------||
|-0--0-0-0--0-0----------------------------|--8-------8----8-5-------------||
|
| Gtr III
| E. E S E. E S E. E S E S E S E. E S E E E E. E S E E E
|----0-0----0-0-----------------0--0--0--0-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----0-0----0-0--------3--3-----3--3--3--3-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----0-0----0-0----2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----2-2----2-2----0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2------||
|----2-2-2--2-2----------------------------|--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3------||
|-0----------------------------------------|--------------------------3-2--||
Verse
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E +Q. E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)---|------0-----0-----0-----0-|
|----2-------0------0---------|----0-----0-----4-----4---|
|-----------------------------|-3------3-----3-----3-----|
|-0-------2------3------------|--------------------------|
|
| <
| H. H. W.
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-0------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-2------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-3------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E +E S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------3-------|
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)-0h2p0-----|-------0-------0-------0-----0----|
|----2-------0------0-------------4p0-|-----0-------0-------4---------4--|
|-------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3---------------|
|-0-------2------3--------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr V
| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------------------|-12--------------12---------------|
|-8------10------8--------------------|---------12--------------12-------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Em D/F# G5 Csus2 C#sus4
E E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------3------|
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)---0-|-------0-------0-------0-----0---|
|----2-------0------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------4---------4-|
|-------------------------------|--3-------3-------3--------------|
|-0-------2------3--------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------------|-12--------------12--------------|
|-8------10------8--------------|---------12--------------12------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Em D/F# G5 Csus2 C#sus4
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E E +E S S S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------3-------||
|------0-(2)---2------0-(0)-0h2p0---0-|-------0-------0-------0-----0----||
|----2-------0------0-------------4---|-----0-------0-------4---------4--||
|-------------------------------------|--3-------3-------3---------------||
|-0-------2------3--------------------|----------------------------------||
|
| Q. Q. H. Q. Q. Q. Q.
|-------------------------------------|-12--------------12---------------||
|-8------10------8--------------------|---------12--------------12-------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
Pre-Chorus
Am Am6 Em
Gtr III
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| W. H. E E E E E E
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-(1)-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-(2)-----------------------|--------------2s4s5-4s2---|
|-(0)-----------------------|------------------------2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
Am Am6
E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0--0---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-1--1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-2--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|
|-0--0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|------------------------------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------(0)---------------------(0)----------|
|---------------(1)---------------------(1)------|
|-2-----(2)---------(2)---------(2)---------(2)--|
|-2-(2)---------------------(2)------------------|
|-0---------------------(0)----------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
G E5/F#
Gtr I
PM------|
E E E E E E S S S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------||
|-0-----------------------------||
|-0-----------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-||
|
| Gtr II
| PM------|
| E E E E E E S S S S S S E E E
|-------------------------------||
|-0-----------------------------||
|-0-----------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-||
Chorus
Em D5 C5
Gtrs I, II
H. H. H. +Q. E E E
|------------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-0-------------7--------------|-5------------(5)-----------|
|-2-------------7--------------|-5------------(5)-----------|
|-2-------------5--------------|-3------------(3)-----------|
|-0-------------5--------------|-3------------(3)-------3-2-|
|
| Gtr III
| E. E S E. E S E. E S E S E S E. E S E E E E. E S E E E
|----0-0----0-0--------0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
|----0-0----0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
|----0-0----0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-----|
|----2-2----2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-----|
|----2-2-2--2-2----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-----|
|-0----------------------------|------------------------3-2-|
E F# G C Am
Gtr I
H. H. H. H.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-0----------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-0----------------7-----------------------|--5--------------0-------------||
|-2----------------7-----------------------|--5--------------4-------------||
|-2----------------5-----------------------|--3--------------3-------------||
|-0----------------5-----------------------|--3--------------5-------------||
|
| Gtr II Gtrs I, II
| E. E S E. E S a E. E S a E S E S Q. Q E H.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|-----------------5-------------||
|-9--9-9-9--9-9-9s11--11-11-11s12-12-12-12-|-----------------5-------------||
|-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-10------10---10-7-------------||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7s=9---9--9--9s10-10-10-10-|--x-------x----x-7-------------||
|-0--0-0-0--0-0----------------------------|--8-------8----8-5-------------||
|
| Gtr III
| E. E S E. E S E. E S E S E S E. E S E E E E. E S E E E
|----0-0----0-0-----------------0--0--0--0-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----0-0----0-0--------3--3-----3--3--3--3-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----0-0----0-0----2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----2-2----2-2----0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2------||
|----2-2-2--2-2----------------------------|--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3------||
|-0----------------------------------------|--------------------------3-2--||
Breakdown
C5 B5 C5 B5
Gtrs I, II, III
PM|
S S e E Q E H. S S e E Q E Q. E E E
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5------5-4-------|-5-5-5------5-4----4-----|
|-5-5-5------5-4-------|-5-5-5------5-4----4-----|
|-3-3-3------3-2-------|-3-3-3------3-2----2-----|
|-3-3-3------3-2-------|-3-3-3------3-2----2-3-2-|
C5/G B5/F#
S S e S S S S S S E H.
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-4-----|
|-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-4-----|
|-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-2-----|
|-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-x-x-3-2-----|
Em D/F# G N.C.(C5Em Dsus4/C5
~~
E E E E E E E E E Q. E E E E E E S S E E E E E
|------------------------|---------------------------||
|------------------------|---------------------------||
|-----------2-----0------|-----------0-5-5-5---------||
|-----2---0-----0--------|-----2---0---5-5-5---------||
|---2---------------3----|---2---------3-3-3---------||
|-0-----2-----3----------|-0-----2-----3-3-3-----3-2-||
Chorus
Em D5 C5
Gtrs I, II
H. H. H. +H Q
|------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0----------------------------|---------------------------|
|-0-------------7--------------|-5------------(5)----------|
|-2-------------7--------------|-5------------(5)----------|
|-2-------------5--------------|-3------------(3)----------|
|-0-------------5--------------|-3------------(3)----------|
|
| Gtr III
| E. E S E. E S E. E S E S E S E. E S E E E E. E S E Q
|----0-0----0-0--------0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
|----0-0----0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
|----0-0----0-0-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0----|
|----2-2----2-2-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2----|
|----2-2-2--2-2----------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3----|
|-0----------------------------|---------------------------|
Emadd2 D6sus4 Cmaj7 Am
Gtr I
H. H. H. H.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-0----------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|-0----------------7-----------------------|--5--------------0-------------||
|-2----------------7-----------------------|--5--------------4-------------||
|-2----------------5-----------------------|--3--------------3-------------||
|-0----------------5-----------------------|--3--------------5-------------||
|
| Gtr II
| E. E S E. E S a E. E S a E S E S Q. Q E H.
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------||
|------------------------------------------|-----------------5-------------||
|-9--9-9-9--9-9-9s11--11-11-11s12-12-12-12-|-----------------5-------------||
|-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|-10------10---10-7-------------||
|-7--7-7-7--7-7-7s=9---9--9--9s10-10-10-10-|--x-------x----x-7-------------||
|-0--0-0-0--0-0----------------------------|--8-------8----8-5-------------||
|
| Gtr III
| E. E S E. E S E. E S E S E S E. E S E E E E. E S E E E
|----0-0----0-0-----------------0--0--0--0-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----0-0----0-0--------3--3-----3--3--3--3-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----0-0----0-0----2---2--2-----2--2--2--2-|--0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-0------||
|----2-2----2-2----0---0--0-----0--0--0--0-|--2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2------||
|----2-2-2--2-2----------------------------|--3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-3------||
|-0----------------------------------------|--------------------------3-2--||
Out-Chorus
G5 C5/G
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|-5--------------------|
|-----------5----0----|-5----0---------------|
|-----------5---------|-3--------------------|
|-0----2----3---------|-3---------0----2-3-2-|
G5 C5/G Am
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------1----(1)-----|
|---------------------|-5---------2----(2)-----|
|-----------5----0----|-5----0----2----(2)-----|
|-----------5---------|-3---------0----(0)-----|
|-0----2----3---------|-3------------------3-2-|
|
| Gtr IV
| ~~~
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
|---------------------|----------------[9]-----|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
G5 C5/G
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. E E E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|-5----------------------|
|-----------5----0----|-5----0-----------------|
|-----------5---------|-3----------------------|
|-0----2----3---------|-3---------0-----2--3-2-|
|
| ~~~
| H. H. H. Q. Q.
|---------------------|----------------[9]-----|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
G5 C5/G Gmaj7sus4/A
Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. H.
|---------------------|------------------*|
|---------------------|-----------^5-----*|
|---------------------|-5---------^5-----*|
|-----------5----0----|-5----0----^7-----*|
|-----------5---------|-3---------^7-----*|
|-0----2----3---------|-3---------^5-----*|
|
| Gtr I
| H. H. H. H.
|---------------------|------------------*|
|---------------------|------------------*|
|---------------------|-----------^0-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^4-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^3-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^5-----*|
|
| Gtr III
| H. H. H. H.
|---------------------|-----------^0-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^0-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^0-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^2-----*|
|---------------------|-----------^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
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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