As Above So Below


#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# AS ABOVE, SO BELOW As recorded by Yngwie J. Malmsteen (From the 1986 Album RISING FORCE) Transcribed by bluesdbest@yahoo.com Words and Music by Yngwie J. Malmsteen Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro (Organ Solo) Q=135 Am E/G# C 4/4 Gtr I ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~~~ W Q. S S Q Q S S E +E S S Q a Q S S E +H Q |-----||-----------------|------------------------|----------------| |-----||o----------------|------------------------|--------------5-| |-----||--2--------2--5--|-4-2-4-(4)-----4--4s=7--|-5-4-5-(5)------| |-----||-------2-2-------|-----------2-2----------|----------------| |-----||o----------------|------------------------|----------------| |-----||-----------------|------------------------|----------------| | | Gtr II | ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ | W Q. S S Q Q S S E +E S S Q Q S S E H Q |-----||-----------------|------------------------|----------------| |-----||o----------------|------------------------|--------------8-| |-----||--5----4-4-5--9--|-7-5-7-(7)-4-4-7----10--|-9-7-9--9-------| |-----||-----------------|------------------------|----------------| |-----||o----------------|------------------------|----------------| |-----||-----------------|------------------------|----------------| Dm E/G# A B A B C G C D C D Eb D D# Gtr III W Q. S S Q. S S E S S E S S H | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr I ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ |-3--| E S S S E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S H |--------------------------||-------------------|-------------------------| |--6-5h=6p5---------------o||-------------------|-------------------------| |------------7-5-4----2-1--||-2----4-2-4----5-4-|-5----7-5--7----8--7--8--| |--------------------------||-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------o||-------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~ ~~ ~~ | |-3--| | E S S S E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S S S S S S S S S H |--------------------------||-------------------|-------------------------| |-10-8h10p8---------------o||-------------------|-------------------------| |-----------10-9-7----5-4--||-5----7-5-7----9-7-|-9---10-9-10---11-10-11--| |--------------------------||-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------o||-------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------------||-------------------|-------------------------| E Gtr III W | o Gtrs I, II T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |-12h13p12p10-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------13p12p10s9-10h12p10p9---------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------12p10p9s7-9h10p9p7--------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------10p9p7s6-7p6-----7p6-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------8p7-----8p7-| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verse Am Gtrs I, II PM----------------------------------------------| Q +E +E +Q +Q e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |----------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------||--------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------||o-------------------------|--------------------------| |-0--(0)-(0)-(0)--(0)--||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| D E F G# A E C B Am Gtr III E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / PM------------------------------------------------------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------6-6-6-|-7-7-7-------------------|--------------------------| |-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-------|-------7-7-7-------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------8-8-6-7-9-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| D E F G# W E S S E S S E S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / PM------------------------------------------------- e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------6-6-6-| |-------------------------|-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------| A E C B E S S E S S E S S E S S | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / -----------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |-7-7-7--------------------|| |-------7-7-7--------------|| |-------------8-8-6-7-9-7--|| Am E/G# C Dm E/G# W W E S S E S S E S S E S S H H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / PM--------| ~~ |-3-| W Q. E H H e s s e s s E S S S E E Q. E |----------|-------0----|--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-5---0-0----|--------------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-4----------|-5------------------------|-----------------------| |-7--------|-2----------|-5------------------------|-----------------------| |-7--------|------------|-3------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--3h5p3-2--------2---| |-5--------|-4----------|--------------------------|------------5-4----0---| Am E/G# C Dm E/G# W W E S S E S S E S S E S S H H | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / PM--------------| ~~ |-3-| W W Q e s s e s s e s s E S S S E E Q. s s |----------|--------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-5------------|-------------------------|-----------------------| |----------|-4------------|-5-----------------------|-----------------------| |-7--------|-2------------|-5-----------------------|-----------------------| |-7--------|--------------|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5--3h5p3-2------------| |-5--------|-4------------|-------------------------|------------5-4----0-4-| Am G A B A B C B C D C D D# E Q. S S Q. S S E S S E S S H W W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ ~~ ~~ Q. S S Q. S S E S S E S S H W +W |-------------------|---------------------|----------|---------|| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|--------o|| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|---------|| |-------------------|---------------------|----------|---------|| |-5-----------------|---------------------|-7--------|-(7)----o|| |------4-5-7----5-7-|-8-7-8-10-8-10-11----|-0--------|-(0)-----|| Interlude Am Gtrs I, II, III |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-8h12p8------------8-10-12-8------------8----| |--------10---10-12-----------10---10-12---10-| |-----------9--------------------9------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-13-10------------10-12-13-10------------10-----| |-------12-9-12-13-------------12-9-12-13----12--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-8h12p8------------8-10-12-8------------8----| |--------10---10-12-----------10---10-12---10-| |-----------9--------------------9------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-7----------7---13-10------------10-----| |------9-6-9-10---9-------12-9-12-13----12--| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10h13p10-------10----------13-10------16-13-------| |----------12-------12-------------12-9-------15-12-| |-------------13-------13-10------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-17-12-------12-8------8--------------------| |-------13-10------10-----10------10---------| |---------------------9------9-------9-------| |------------------------------10------10p7--| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5-------8-5-----11-8------14-11-------| |---7---------7p4------10p7-------13p10-| |-----8-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Esus4 E |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S |-17-12-------12h17p12-------16-12-------16-12----------|| |-------12-------------12----------12----------16s12----|| |----------14-------------14----------13-------------13-|| |-------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------|| Guitar Solo Am Gtrs I, II ~~~~~~ H. +S S T T T T |------------------13p12----------| |-/15b17------(15)-------15-13-15-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| F Dm E |-----------------14:8------------------| |--3--| |--3---| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E. S S S +S S S Q |-12-13p12----------12-13p12----------15p(12)-13h15h17---17-13-12-(12)-17h19----| |----------15-13-15----------15-13-15-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Am ~~ E. S Q E S T T S S S S |-17p15p13s=12----------12-17p12----| |--------------------13----------13-| |-----------------14----------------| |--------------14-------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| F Dm E |-------------12:8--------------| |-------------12:8---------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------12h15p13-12---10-12p10----------10----------13p12p10-12p10-----| |--x----15------------------------13-12h13----13p12p10----------------13p=| |-14p12-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Am |-------------12:8--------------| |-------------13:8--------------| 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-------------------------------------------------------------| |-12h13----13-12-10-13-12-10-9-12-10-9----10p9---------10p9------------| |--------------------------------------12------12-10-9------12p10p9----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------12-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| F |-----------11:8------------| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------12p10p8-13p12p10---------------------17p12h17-| |--------10------------------13-12s10-12-10-x/------------| |-9----9--------------------------------------------------| |---10----------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| T T |---------------13:8----------------| |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S |-20p12h17p12h17-20p12h17p12h17-12h15h17-12-14-0-12-15p13p12-| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| F Dm E ~~~~ |-----3-----| S S S +S S S S S S +S S E +Q |-13p12------------12-------12------------------------------------| |-------15b17-(15)----15b17----15b17-15pb17r(15)p13-15b17-(15)----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| Am Gtr I ~~~~ |-------------12:8---------------| +E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |-(15)-----------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------7--7--7--9--9--9-10-10-10-12-12-12-| |------7-7--9--9-10-10-------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | |-------------12:8---------------| | Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------12-12-12-| |-------------------------------12-12-12-14-14-14----------| |----------12-12-14-14-15-15-15----------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| F Dm ~~~~~ |-------------12:8---------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E |-------------------------------------12-------------| |-10-10-10-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15-15-15b17----------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------14-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | ~~~~~ | |-------------12:8---------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S Q. E |-------------------------------------15-------------| |-13-13-13-15-15-15-17-17-17-18-18-18-18b20----------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Am Gtrs I, II |-----6-----| E S S S S E +Q E S S S S |-------17-19-20-20pb22-20pb22==(20)r=20-17-20-19-17-| |-20b22----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| F Dm E |-------------12:8---------------| |----------10:8------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-18-17-19-20-19-17-16-17-19-20-19-17p16-19-17p16----17-16-----------| |-------------------------------------------------18-------18p17h18--| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Am |-------------12:8---------------| |------------11:8-------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-16----------19p17p16-------------------------------------------------| |----18p17p15----------16-17-15----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------17p16p14s13-14p13----14p13----------13-| |-------------------------------------------------16-------15p14h15----| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------------------| F Dm E |-------------12:8---------------| |-------------12:8---------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------13-14-16-14p13h14-13-------------| |-14-12----14-12----------------12-14-15----------------------15-14-13-14-| |-------15-------15-14-12-14-15-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------7--------| S S S S S S S T T T T +T T T T S T T T T T T T T T T T T T T |----------------------13h15p13p12-(12)h13p12s10-0-------------------------------------| |-------------13-15-17-----------------------------10h12-13p12p10h12p10s8h10p8S6h8p6S5-| |----13-14-16--------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-16-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F Dm E |--3--| T T T T S S +E E Q Q Q |-----------------------------------|| |-6p5-------------------------------|| |-----7-5s4S10b12==(10)r10p9p=7s=5s=|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------|| Interlude Gtrs I, II, III S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12-8------------8-10-12-8------------8-----| |------10---10-12-----------10---10-12---10--| |--4------9--------------------9-------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| W E7b9/G# S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-13-10------------10-12-13-10------------10----| |-------12-9-12-13-------------12-9-12-13----12-| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| Am |-3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-8h12p8------------8-10-12-8------------8-----| |--------10---10-12-----------10---10-12---10--| |-----------9--------------------9-------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| E7b9/G# S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10-7----------7---13-10------------10----| |------9-6-9-10---9-------12-9-12-13----12-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| F D F G# |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-10h13p10-------10----------13-10------16-13--------| |----------12-------12-------------12-9-------15-12--| |-------------13-------13-10-------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Am S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-17-12-------12-8------8-------------------| |-------13-10------10-----10------10--------| |---------------------9------9-------9------| |------------------------------10------10p7-| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| F# S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5-------8-5-----11-8------14-11---------| |---7---------7p4------10p7-------13p10---| |-----8-5---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| Esus4 E |--3--| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S a S S |-17-12-------12h17p12-------16-12-------16-12----------| |-------12-------------12----------12----------16s12----| |----------14-------------14----------13-------------13-| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | W |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| Gtr I ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~ ~~ Q. S S Q Q S S E +E S S Q a Q ||-----------------|-------------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------------| ||--2--------2--5--|-4-2-4-(4)-----4--4s=7---| ||-------2-2-------|-----------2-2-----------| ||o----------------|-------------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------------| | | Gtr II | ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ | Q. S S Q Q S S E +E S S Q Q ||-----------------|-------------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------------| ||--5----4-4-5--9--|-7-5-7-(7)-4-4-7----10---| ||-----------------|-------------------------| ||o----------------|-------------------------| ||-----------------|-------------------------| A B A B C B Gtr III W W Q. S S Q. S S | | | | | | / / / / / / ~~~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ |-3--| S S E +H Q E S S S E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-----------------|--------------------------||-------------------| |--------------5--|--6-5h=6p5---------------o||-------------------| |-5-4-5-(5)-------|------------7-5-4----2-1--||-2----4-2-4----5-4-| |-----------------|--------------------------||-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------o||-------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------||-------------------| | | ~~ ~~ | |-3--| | S S E H Q E S S S E E Q. S S Q. S S Q. S S |-----------------|--------------------------||-------------------| |--------------8--|-10-8h10p8---------------o||-------------------| |-9-7-9--9--------|-----------10-9-7----5-4--||-5----7-5-7----9-7-| |-----------------|--------------------------||-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------o||-------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------||-------------------| C D C D Eb D D# E S S E S S H | | | | | | | / / / / / / / ~~ S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-5----7-5--7----8--7--8----| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| | | ~~ | S S S S S S S S H |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-9---10-9-10---11-10-11----| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| E W | / |--------7--------| |------6-------| |------6------| |----5-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-12h13p12p10-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------13-12-10----------13-12-10--------------------------------| |----------------------13-12-10----------13-12-10-9-------12-10-9----10-| |---------------------------------------------------12-10---------12----| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| | | |--------7--------| |------6-------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-12h13p12p10-----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------13-12-10----------13-12-10--------------------------------| |----------------------13-12-10----------13-12-10-9---------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E W | / Gtrs I, II ~~ |---------10:8----------| |----5-----| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-----------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------|| |-9-------9-------------------------------------|| |---12-10---12-10-9-12-10-9----10-9-------------|| |---------------------------12------12-11-12----|| |-----------------------------------------------|| Verse Am Gtrs I, II PM------------------------------------------------------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------6-6-6--| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8--------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------------| PM------------------------------------------------------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-7-7-7-------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------7-7-7-------------|-------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------8-8-6-7-9-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| Am E/G# PM----------------------------------------------| e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s e s s W W |-------------------------|-------------------------||-----------|------| |-------------------------|-------------------------||o----------|-5----| |-------------------------|-------------------------||-----------|-4----| |-------------------6-6-6-|-7-7-7-------------------||--7--------|-2----| |-5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-------|-------7-7-7-------------||o-7--------|------| |-------------------------|-------------8-8-6-7-9-7-||--5--------|-4----| C Dm E/G# Am E/G# PM--------------| ~~ Q e s s e s s e s s E E E E Q. e W W |----------------------|----------------|----------|------| |----------------------|----------------|----------|-5----| |-5--------------------|----------------|----------|-4----| |-5--------------------|----------------|-7--------|-2----| |-5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-2-0--------|-7--------|------| |----------------------|---------4----0-|-5--------|-4----| 1. 2. C Dm E/G# Dm E/G# PM--------------| ~~ ~~ Q e s s e s s e s s E E E E Q. s s E E E E Q. s s |----------------------|-------------------||-------------------| |----------------------|------------------o||-------------------| |-5--------------------|-------------------||-------------------| |-5--------------------|-------------------||-------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-2-0----------o||-5-3-2-0-----------| |----------------------|---------4----0-0--||---------4----0-4--| A G#A B A B C B C D C D D# E AsuAsAs2 Gtr III Q. S S Q. S S E S S E S S H W W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtrs I, II ~~ TP Q. S S Q. S S e s s e s s Q Q H +Q. E W |-------------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------*| |-------------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------*| |-------------------|-----------------------|-9----(9)-----|--------*| |-------------------|-------------------x--|-9----(9)-----|-7------*| |-------------------|-------------------x--|-7----(7)-----|-7------*| |-5----4-5-7----5-7-|-8-7-8-10-9-10-11------|-0----(0)---0-|-5------*| 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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