#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# A TALE THAT WASN'T RIGHT As recorded by Helloween (From the 1987 Album KEEPER OF THE SEVEN KEYS PT.1) Transcribed by Ivan - (peekaboo104@hotmail.com) (NecroWraith) Words and Music by Michael Weikath Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven' Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven' Intro Solo - M.Weikath Moderately Slow Ballad Q=61 Am 4/4 Gtr I H E +E S S S T +T |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------16b17-(16)---16---16b17==(16)r| |-14tr15-------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | E E E E E E E E |--------------------------------------------| |--1-------1----1---------1------------------| |--2-------2----2---------2------------------| |--------2---2---------2-------2-------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | E E E E E E E E |--0-------0----0---------0------------------| |--1-------1----1---------1------------------| |--------2---2---------2-------2-------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| E ~~~~~~~~~ +Q S S +E +H |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-(16)-----14b16==(14)-(14)r-------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------| |---0----0---------------0-----0---| |---1----1---------------1-----1---| |------2------------2--------2---2-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |---0----0---------------0-----0---| |---0----0---------------0-----0---| |------1------------1--------1---1-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| Am ~~~~ a a a +E a +Q S S S S Q S S |----------------------------------------------------| |-----15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)---15-13-12h13---------12-| |---x-------------------------------------14---14----| |-x--------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------------| |-------------1-------------1--------1-------1-------| |-------------2-------------2--------2-------2-------| |------------------------2-----2-----------2----2----| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-------------0-------------0--------0-------0-------| |-------------1-------------1--------1-------1-------| |------------------------2-----2-----------2----2----| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| F ~~ |---3----| |--3--| a +E E E a +S E T T T H |------------------------------------------------------| |-12b13-(12)-12------13b15-(13)-13---12h13p12----------| |-----------------14--------------------------14-------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------------------| |---------1------------------1-----------------1---1---| |---------2------------------2-----------------2---2---| |---------------3------------------3-------------3---3-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |---------1------------------1-----------------1---1---| |---------1------------------1-----------------1---1---| |---------------2------------------2-------------2---2-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| Dm ~~~ a +E a +Q S S S S Q. |-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)---15-13-12h13---------| |-------------------------------------15------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------------------| |---------3-------------3--------3--------3---| |---------2-------------2--------2--------2---| |--------------------0-----0-----------0----0-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |---------1-------------1--------1--------1---| |---------3-------------3--------3--------3---| |--------------------2-----2-----------2----2-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| Am |--3--| S S S S a +S S. T T T T Q. S T +T |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------14-16-16b17-(16)-16----14-16p14p13-14------14-16b17==(16)r==| |---14-------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------------------------------| |-1------------------1---------------------1----1------------------| |-2------------------2---------------------2----2------------------| |-------2-------------------2-----------------2----2---------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |-0------------------0---------------------0----0------------------| |-1------------------1---------------------1----1------------------| |-------2-------------------2-----------------2----2---------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------| E Am +Q. a +E Q E +E H H |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-(16)-----17b19-(17)-17---14b17-(14)-|-14--------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E e E Q |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |---0----0-------------0----0---------|--1---1---1------|| |---1----1-------------1----1---------|--2---2---2------|| |------2-----------2-----2---------2--|----2---2--------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E e E Q |--------0-------------0----0---------|--0---0---0------|| |---0----0-------------0----0---------|--1---1---1------|| |------1-----------1-----1---------1--|----2---2--------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------|| Verses Am E Am F Gtrs I, II E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1----| ||--2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2----| ||----2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3--| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| | | 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 E E E E E E E E ||--0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1----| ||o-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1----| ||----2---2---2---2-|---1---1---1---1-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2--| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| ||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 1. Dm Am E Am G E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-----|| |-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-1---1---3----o|| |-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-1---1---1---1---|-2---2---0-----|| |---0---0---0---0-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2-0-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2----o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-----|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H |-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---3-----|| |-3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---|-0---0---0---0---|-1---1---3----o|| |---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---1---1---1---1-|---2---2-0-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------0-----|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2----o|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-----|| Chorus 2. Am F5G5 A5 F5G5 Gtr V ~~~~ E E E E e E Q Q a +E +E a +H Q a +E +E a +H |-----------------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-1---1---1-------||o-----12b13==(12)-(12)r(12)b13-(12)------|----13b15==(13)-(13)r(13)b15-(13)-| |-2---2---2-------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---2---2---------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||o----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | Gtr VI | ~~~~ | E E E E e E Q Q a +E +E a +H Q a +E +E a +H |-0---0---0-------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-1---1---1-------||o------8b10===(8)--(8)r=(8)b10--(8)------|----10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)b12-(10)-| |---2---2---------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||o----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| | | Gtr IV | H Q E E H. E E W |-----------------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||o----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-----------------||--7--------------------------------------|-5--------------------------------| |-------------3-5-||o-7----------------------------------3-5-|-5--------------------------------| |-------------1-3-||--5----------------------------------1-3-|-3--------------------------------| F5 C5 Bb5 G5 F5G5 TP a +H a +H Q. a +E +Q Q |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-12b13-(12)----15b17-(15)----|-15----13b15==(13)-(13)r---------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | | TP | a +H a +H Q. a +E +Q Q |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |--8b10--(8)----11b13-(11)----|-11----10b12==(10)-(10)r---------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| | | H H H Q E E |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------5-----|--3------------------------------| |---------3-------------5-----|--3------------------5-----------| |---------3-------------3-----|--1------------------5----3-5----| |---------1-------------------|---------------------3----1-3----| A5 F5A5 ~~~~ Q a +E +E a +H |----------------------------------------| |-----12b13==(12)-(12)r(12)b13-(12)------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | ~~~~ | Q a +E +E a +H |----------------------------------------| |------8b10===(8)--(8)r=(8)b10--(8)------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | H. E E |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-7--------------------------------------| |-7----------------------------------3-7-| |-5----------------------------------1-5-| 1. G5 F5 E5 A5 ~~~~ ~~~ Q a +E +E a +H H H W |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |----14b15==(14)-(14)r(14)b15-(14)----|------------|-10----------------|| |-------------------------------------|-10----9----|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| | | ~~~~ ~~~ | Q a +E +E a +H H H E. S Q H |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |----10b12==(10)-(10)r(10)b12-(10)----|-10----9----|-10----------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-[9]-[9]-[9]-------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| | H H | | W H H W |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------------------|------------|-------------------|| |-5-----------------------------------|--3----2----|--7----------------|| |-5-----------------------------------|--3----2----|--7----------------|| |-3-----------------------------------|--1----0----|--5----------------|| Verse Am Gtr II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-0----------0-----0---0---------0-----0---| |-----1--------1-----1-----1-------1-----1-| |---------2------2-------------2-----2-----| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5----------5-----5---5---------5-----5---| |-----5--------5-----5-----5-------5-----5-| |---------5------5-------------5-----5-----| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | T T T T Q. T T T T Q E |---------0--------------------0-----------| |-------1--------------------1-------------| |-----2--------------------2---------------| |---2--------------------2-----------------| |-0--------------------0-------------------| |------------------------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |-0------------0------0---0---------0---------0----| |-----1-----------1-----1---1------------1------1--| |---------2---------2-----------2-----------2------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |-5------------5------5---5---------5---------5----| |-----4-----------4-----4---4------------4------4--| |---------6---------6-----------6-----------6------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | T T T T T T +Q. T T T T T T +Q |-----------0-(0)---------------------0-(0)--------| |---------0-------------------------0--------------| |-------1-------------------------1----------------| |-----2-------------------------2------------------| |---2-------------------------2--------------------| |-0-------------------------0----------------------| Am S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-0----------0-----0---0---------0-----0---| |-----1--------1-----1-----1-------1-----1-| |---------2------2-------------2-----2-----| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5----------5-----5---5---------5-----5---| |-----5--------5-----5-----5-------5-----5-| |---------5------5-------------5-----5-----| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | T T T T Q. T T T T Q E |---------0--------------------0-----------| |-------1--------------------1-------------| |-----2--------------------2---------------| |---2--------------------2-----------------| |-0--------------------0-------------------| |------------------------------------------| F S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |-1------------1------1---1---------1---------1----| |-----2-----------2-----2---2------------2------2--| |---------3---------3-----------3-----------3------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------------------------| |-6------------6------6---6---------6---------6----| |-----5-----------5-----5---5------------5------5--| |---------7---------7-----------7-----------7------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| | | T T T T T T +Q. T T T T T T +Q |-----------1-(1)---------------------1-(1)--------| |---------1-------------------------1--------------| |-------2-------------------------2----------------| |-----3-------------------------3------------------| |---3-------------------------3--------------------| |-1-------------------------1----------------------| Dm S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5---------5-------5-------5-----5-----5---| |-----6-------6---------6-----6-----6-----6-| |---------7-----7---------------7-----7-----| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5---------5-------5---------5-----------5-| |-----6-------6---------6---6---6---6-6-6---| |---------7-----7-----------------7---------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| | | T T T Q S T T T H |-------1-------------------1---------------| |-----3-------------------3-----------------| |---2-------------------2-------------------| |-0-------------------0---------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| Am S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-0----------0-----0---0---------0-----0-----| |-----1--------1-----1-----1-------1-----1---| |---------2------2-------------2-----2-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-5----------5-----5---5---------5-----5-----| |-----5--------5-----5-----5-------5-----5---| |---------5------5-------------5-----5-------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | T T T T Q. T T T T Q E |---------0--------------------0-------------| |-------1--------------------1---------------| |-----2--------------------2-----------------| |---2--------------------2-------------------| |-0--------------------0---------------------| |--------------------------------------------| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-0------------0------0---0---------0---------0---| |-----1-----------1-----1---1------------1------1-| |---------2---------2-----------2-----------2-----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-5------------5------5---5---------5---------5---| |-----4-----------4-----4---4------------4------4-| |---------6---------6-----------6-----------6-----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | T T T T T T +Q. T T T T T T +Q |-----------0-(0)---------------------0-(0)-------| |---------0-------------------------0-------------| |-------1-------------------------1---------------| |-----2-------------------------2-----------------| |---2-------------------------2-------------------| |-0-------------------------0---------------------| 2. Am F5G5 A5 Gtr IV ~~~ S S S S S S S S e E Q H E E E E |-0---------0---------0---0--------||------------------------|| |-----1-------1---------1-1-------o||-10---------------------|| |---------2-------2-------2--------||------------------------|| |----------------------------------||------------------7-9---|| |---------------------------------o||----------------7-------|| |----------------------------------||------------------------|| | | Gtr V | ~~~ | S S S S S S S S e E Q E. S Q H |-5---------5---------5---5--------||------------------------|| |-----5-------5---------5-5-------o||-10---------------------|| |---------5-------5-------5--------||-[9]-[9]-[9]------------|| |----------------------------------||------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||------------------------|| |----------------------------------||------------------------|| | H H | | Gtr IV | T T T T S S T T T T S S E E E E W |---------0-----------0---0--------||------------------------|| |-------1-----------1-----1-------o||------------------------|| |-----2-----------2-------2--------||------------------------|| |---2-----------2---------2--------||--7---------------------|| |-0-----------0-----------0---3-5-o||--7---------------------|| |-----------------------------1-3--||--5---------------------|| Guitar Solo - M.Weikath N.C. F5 2/4 4/4 Gtr IV a +E Q E a +Q. S S a H |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| |-------------9-||-10b12-(10)---10-9-9h10----| |-9b10-(9)-7----||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| | | Gtr V | H W |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------------------------| |---------------||---------3-----------------| |---------------||---------3-----------------| |---------------||---------1-----------------| G5 E5 |-3-| E E E a +E Q. E a +Q. S T T T H |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-------5b7-(5)------7-|-9b10-(9)---9-10p9p7-9----| |---5-7---------5------|--------------------------| |-5--------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| | | W W |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-5--------------------|-------2------------------| |-5--------------------|-------2------------------| |-3--------------------|-------0------------------| F5 D5 T E E E a +E Q. E a +Q. S +S H |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------9b10-(9)------9-|-([10])b12==(10)---12r(12)p10----| |---7-10----------7------|---------------------------------| |-8----------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------| | | W W |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|--------------7------------------| |-3----------------------|--------------7------------------| |-3----------------------|--------------5------------------| |-1----------------------|---------------------------------| E5 A5 F5G5 ~ E E a +E E +Q E +E H H |------------------------------|-------------|| |------------------------------|-------------|| |-----9b10-(9)-9-(9)-----------|-------------|| |---6-----------------9b10-(9)-|-7-----------|| |-7----------------------------|-------------|| |------------------------------|-------------|| | | W H Q E E |------------------------------|-------------|| |------------------------------|-------------|| |------------------------------|-------------|| |-2----------------------------|-7-----------|| |-2----------------------------|-7-------3-5-|| |-0----------------------------|-5-------1-3-|| Outro-Chorus A5 F5A5 G5 F5 C5 Bb5 G5 F5G5 Gtrs IV, V H. E E W H H H Q E E |-------------|----------|-----------|-------------| |-------------|----------|-----------|-------------| |-------------|----------|------5----|-3-----------| |-7-----------|-5--------|-3----5----|-3----5------| |-7-------3-7-|-5--------|-3----3----|-1----5--3-5-| |-5-------1-5-|-3--------|-1---------|------3--1-3-| A5 F5A5 G5 F5 E5 A5 F5 G5 H. E E W H H H. E E |-------------|----------|-----------|---------------------|| |-------------|----------|-----------|---------------------|| |-------------|----------|-----------|---------------------|| |-7-----------|-5--------|-3----2----|-7-------------------|| |-7-------3-7-|-5--------|-3----2----|-7-------------3---5-|| |-5-------1-5-|-3--------|-1----0----|-5-------------1---3-|| | | Gtr V | W W W H E E Q |-------------|----------|-----------|---------------------|| |-------------|----------|-----------|---------------------|| |-------------|----------|-----------|--------------(x)/---|| |-------------|----------|-----------|--------------(x)/---|| |-------------|----------|-----------|---------(x)/--------|| |-------------|----------|-----------|---------(x)/--------|| Outro-Solo - Weikath (A5) F5 A5 G5 Gtr IV ~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~ S +E. +H +E S S a +Q. S S Q Q |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |-7b9==(7)-(7)----(7)r-7p5-|-7b9-(7)---7p5S4-----| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| | | Gtr V | H. E E W |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------| |-7------------------------|------5--------------| |-7----------------3---7---|------5--------------| |-5----------------1---5---|------3--------------| F5 C5 Bb5 G5 F5G5 ~~~ ~~~~ |---3---| a +H a +Q E +E E a Q. a +E +Q. +E |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-12b13-(12)----15b17==(15)--15r(15)p13-|-13h15----15b17==(15)r(15)----(15)-| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| | | H H H Q E E |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------5--------------|-----3------------------------------| |---------3--------------5--------------|-----3------------------5-----------| |---------3--------------3--------------|-----1------------------5---3---5---| |---------1-----------------------------|------------------------3---1---3---| A5 F5A5 a +E a +E a +Q a +H |-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)-15b17-(15)--15b17==(15)r=====| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| | | H. E E |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |---------7------------------------------------------| |---------7--------------------------------------3-7-| |---------5--------------------------------------1-5-| G5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +E E a +E +S. T S E. +E. +S |-(15)----------------------------------------| |--------15b17==(15)r(15)-13-15---------------| |-------------------------------14--(14)-(14)-| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| | | W |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---5-----------------------------------------| |---5-----------------------------------------| |---3-----------------------------------------| F5 E5 ~~~~ |---3----| S T T S S S S S S a +Q. +S +S S |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------13-15b17==(15)---(15)r(15)p13-| |-13----------------12-14-------------------------------| |----------10-12-14-------------------------------------| |----10h12----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| | | H H |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------| |--3----------------------------------2-----------------| |--3----------------------------------2-----------------| |--1----------------------------------0-----------------| A5 F5G5 ~~~ ~~~~ Q. E +Q Q |-----------------------*| |-----------------------*| |-14----13b14-(13)------*| |-----------------------*| |-----------------------*| |-----------------------*| | | H. E E |-----------------------*| |-----------------------*| |-----------------------*| |--7--------------------*| |--7----------------3-5-*| |--5----------------1-3-*| 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 / - 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