#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# VORTEX As recorded by Megadeth (From the 1997 Album CRYPTIC WRITINGS) Transcribed by unregistered Words and Music by Dave Mustaine B5 x 2 4 4 x x B5/G 3 x 4 4 x x A5 x 0 2 2 0 0 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 Q=180 B5 4/4 Gtr II E E Q H W | | / / Gtr I |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----4-----3-----|-2h3p2-0-2-0-------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------4-2-0-| |-----------------|-------------------| W W |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------| |-----4-----3-----|-3p2p0-4p2p0---------------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------3p2p0-4p2p0---| |-----------------|---------------------------| E E Q H W W W | | / / PM--------------| |-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 E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----4-----3-----|-2h3p2-0-2-0-------|-----------------|-----------2-----| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------4-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-|-5-----------5-4-| |-----------------|-------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------| B5 Gtr II W +W | | / / Gtr I |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-| |-----------------|--------------------| B5/G A5 W W | | / / |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----4-----3-----|-3p2p0-4p2p0--------------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------3p2p0-4p2p0--| |-----------------|--------------------------| B5 W +W W W | | / / Gtrs I, II PM--------------| |-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 E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------|-----------------|-----------2-----| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-|-5-----------5-4-| |-----------------|--------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-------| Verse B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5 Gtrs I, II PM------------| W W W E E E E E E E E ||-----------|----------|----------|-----------------| ||o----------|----------|----------|-----------------| ||--4--------|-7--------|----------|-----------------| ||--4--------|-7--------|-5--------|-----------------| ||o-2--------|-5--------|-5--------|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-| ||-----------|----------|-3--------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-| B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5 PM------------| W H. +Q H. +Q E E E E E E E E |----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)--|------------------| |-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)--|------------------| |-2--------|-5-------(5)/--|-10-------(10)--|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--| |----------|---------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--| B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5 PM------------| W W W E E E E E E E E |----------|----------|----------|------------------| |----------|----------|----------|------------------| |-4--------|-7--------|----------|------------------| |-4--------|-7--------|-5--------|------------------| |-2--------|-5--------|-5--------|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--| |----------|----------|-3--------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--| B5 D5 G5 F#5 F5 PM------------| W H. +Q H. +Q E E E E E E E E |----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |----------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)--|------------------| |-4--------|-7-------(7)/--|-12-------(12)--|------------------| |-2--------|-5-------(5)/--|-10-------(10)--|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3--| |----------|---------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--| B5 Gtr II W +W | | / / Gtr I |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-| |-----------------|--------------------| B5/G A5 W W | | / / |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----------------|--------------------------| |-----4-----3-----|-3p2p0-4p2p0--------------| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|-------------3p2p0-4p2p0--| |-----------------|--------------------------| 1. B5 W +W W W | | / / Gtrs I, II PM--------------| |-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 E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|| |-----4-----3-----|--2h3p2-0-2-0-------|-----------------|-----------2------|| |-2-2---2-2---2-2-|--------------4-2-0-|-2---------5-4-2-|-5-----------5-4-o|| |-----------------|--------------------|---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5--------|| Bridge 2. Gtrs I, II PM----| PM----| PM| PM| PM PM PM| 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-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------||------------------|------------------| |-2---------5-4-2-|-5---------------||o-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1p0------| |---0-1-2-3-------|---2-3-4-5-4-3-2-||--0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-----3p0--| Bb5F5 PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM| PM| PM PM PM| E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------5--|-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|---------3--3--|-----------------|------------------| |-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1-----|-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1p0------| |-0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-------|-0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-----3p0--| 1. 2. B5 PM| PM| PM PM PM| PM| PM| PM E E E E E E E E E E E E H E E E E E E E E H H |-----------------|---------------||-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|--------------o||-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|---------------||-----------------|-----------| |-----------------|---------3-----||---------------3-|------3----| |-----2-----0---1-|---1-----1----o||-----2-----0---1-|------1----| |-0-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0-1-----||-0-0---0-0---0---|------1----| Interlude Q=180 E E E S S E E Q E E E E E S S E E ||--------------------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-7-----------------| ||------2h3p2---2-4/--|---7-5-3-5h6p5-3---| ||o-2-5-------5-------|-----------------5-| ||--------------------|-------------------| F#5 F5 PM| PM PM------------------| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E 4x |-------------------|------------------|| |-------------------|-----------------o|| |-------------------|------------------|| |-----5-------------|------------------|| |---------3h4p3-----|-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-o|| |-3-3---3-------6-3-|-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1--|| Guitar Solo B5 Bm7 Gtr III ~~ PM---| ~~~~~~~~ PM------------| H E E E E +Q E E E E S S E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |-/9-----9--9-9-9-|-(9)--9-9--9--9-9-7---| |-----------------|--------------------9-| |-----------------|----------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | PM| PM----| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |-----------------|----------------------| |-----------------|----------------------| |--4----(4)-----7-|-(7)------(7)---------| |--4----(4)-----7-|-(7)------(7)---------| |--2----(2)-2-0---|--------------0-2---0-| |-----------------|----------------------| B5 Bm7 ~ ~ H S S E a E E E E H +Q |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |-7------------------|-----------------------| |-------9--7---7-9-7-|-----------------------| |------------9-------|--9-5-----------------| |--------------------|-------7--------(7)---| | | PM--| PM| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |--------------------|-----------------------| |--------------------|-----------------------| |-4----(4)---------7-|-(7)------(7)----------| |-4----(4)---------7-|-(7)------(7)----------| |-2----(2)---2---0---|--------------0--2---0-| |--------------------|-----------------------| B5 Bm7 ~~ H E E E E +E +E E E E E E E |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |-/9-----9--7---7pb9r|=(7)b9-(7)-9-7--9--7-----| |-------------9------|---------------------9-8-| |--------------------|-------------------------| | | PM| PM| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--4----(4)-----7----|-(7)-----------(7)-------| |--4----(4)-----7----|-(7)-----------(7)-------| |--2----(2)-2-0------|-------------------0-2-0-| |--------------------|-------------------------| B5 A5 G5 G5 A5 E E E S S E E E a E +Q +Q E E q |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------7----| |------------------------|-------------------7----| |------------------------|----------------/9------| |-7s5/-9s7p5--7--5-------|------------------------| |------------------7-5h7-|-(7)---(7)-------------| | | PM PM PM--| | H +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| |-4----------(4)---------|------------------------| |-4----------(4)---7---5-|--------5---7-----------| |-2----------(2)---7---5-|--------5---7----0-2-0--| |----------------0-5---3-|-----0--3---5-----------| B5 Bm7 PM------------| ~~~~~~PM Q Q +E E E E S S E a E E +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |----7b7.5--(7)-------|---------------------7---| |-9-------------9-9-9-|--9--7---7h9-7-(7)---7---| |---------------------|-------9-----------9---9-| |---------------------|-------------------------| | | PM| PM--| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-4---------(4)-----7-|-(7)-----------(7)-------| |-4---------(4)-----7-|-(7)-----------(7)-------| |-2---------(2)-2-0---|-------------------0-2-0-| |---------------------|-------------------------| B5 Bm7 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Q Q +E +E E E +H S S S S S S S S |---------------------------|---------9h=10-9p7-9p7----7-| |----------------------9b10-|-(9)-------------------10---| |-7--9pb11===(9)r(9)p7------|----------------------------| |-7-------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| | | PM-| PM--| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-4----------(4)-------7----|-(7)----(7)-----------------| |-4----------(4)-------7----|-(7)----(7)-----------------| |-2----------(2)--2--0------|---------------0---2----0---| |---------------------------|----------------------------| B5 Bm7 ~~~ S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E +Q |-12p7-10p7-9p7----7--7------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------10-------7-10p7-9p7----7-|--8p=7----7------------------------| |-----------------------------------10---|-------10---10p9-7----9----7-(7)---| |----------------------------------------|-------------------9-----9---------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| | | PM--| PM| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |--4-----------------(4)-------------7---|-(7)-----------------(7)-----------| |--4-----------------(4)-------------7---|-(7)-----------------(7)-----------| |--2-----------------(2)----2---0--------|---------------------------0--2--0-| |----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B5 A5 G5 |--3--| |---3----| |---3---| +E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------------10-11-12---12b14-| |---------10-12-10-11--12--------------------| |-(7)-11------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | PM | H +E E E E |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--4---------------(4)-----------------------| |--4---------------(4)----------7----5-------| |--2---------------(2)----------7----5-------| |-------------------------0-----5----3-------| G5 A5 |------3------| |----3-----| +Q Q Q Q E E E |-(12)---12b14---12b14---12b14r==12b14-12---10-| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| | | PM PM---------| | E E E E E E E E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--------------5-------7-----------------------| |--------------5-------7-------0--2-------0----| |------0-------3-------5-----------------------| C#5 G5 C#5 Q +E +S +S +E E E E +W |--------------------------------9---9b11-|-(9)--------------| |-12b14===(12)-(12)r(12)b14-(12)---9------|------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------| | | PM| PM| | H E E E E +H +E E E E |-----------------------------------------|------------------| |-----------------------------------------|------------------| |--6--------------------------6-----------|----------------6-| |--6--------------------------6------5----|-(5)----(5)-----6-| |--4--------------------------4------5----|-(5)----(5)-4-7-4-| |--------------------------------4-4-3----|-(3)----(3)-------| G5 C#5 ~~~~ |--3--| |--3--| |---3---| |---3---| E E E E E E E E E E E E +H. +E E |-16s21----16-----------------------------|--------------------14b16===| |-------17-------17----14---12------------|----------------------------| |-------------18----13---------14-13---12-|-(12)----------(12)---------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| | | PM---| PM| | H E E E E +H +E E E E |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|----------------------------| |--6-----------------6--------------------|---------------------6------| |--6-----------------6---------------5----|--(5)----(5)---------6------| |--4-----------------4---------------5----|--(5)----(5)-4---7---4------| |-------------------------4-----4----3----|--(3)----(3)----------------| C#5 G5 C#5 ~~~~ +H E E E E +H E E E E |-(14)----14r=(14)p12-14b15==|=(14)----14r=(14)p12--------| |----------------------------|---------------------14b17==| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| | | PM-| PM-| | H +E E E E +H +E E E E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |---6-----(6)----------------|----------------------6-----| |---6-----(6)----------5-----|--(5)----(5)----------6-----| |---4-----(4)----------5-----|--(5)----(5)---4---7--4-----| |---------------4---4--3-----|--(3)----(3)----------------| G5 A5 ~~ +Q +Q E E E E +Q. E H |--------------------------------------|-------------------| |-(14)--(14)--14r=(14)-12b12.5---------|-------------------| |------------------------------11pb13==|=(11)r==11---------| |--------------------------------------|-----------14------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------| | | PM-| | +H +E E E E H. q |--------------------------------------|-------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------| |--(6)--------(6)----------------------|-------------------| |--(6)--------(6)---------------5------|---5-----------7---| |--(4)--------(4)---------------5------|---5-----------7---| |-------------------4---4-------3------|---3-----------5---| C#5 G5 C#5 PM| PM| PM| PM-| ~~~ |-3-| |-3-| |-3--| |-3-| E E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S E +Q |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |---9h10p9p7-----9h10p9p7-----9h|=10p=9p7-----9h10p9p7-------9-(9)----| |------------9-9----------9-9---|---------9-9-----------9--9----------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| | | PM----| PM| | H E E E E +H +E E E E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-6--------------6--------------|----------------------------------6--| |-6--------------6------------5-|-(5)------------------(5)---------6--| |-4--------------4------------5-|-(5)------------------(5)---4--7--4--| |-------------------4-----4---3-|-(3)------------------(3)------------| C#5 G5 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |---------9h10h12/-14h15h17p15-14h15p14----| |---6h7h9-------------------------------16-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | PM---| | H E E E E |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-6-----------------6----------------------| |-6-----------------6-----------------5----| |-4-----------------4-----------------5----| |-------------------------4-----4-----3----| C#5 S S S S S S S S E S S S S E |-----------14-17-14-16----14--------14-------14-------| |-14h=15h17-------------17-----17b19----17b19----17b19-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | PM------| | +H +E E E E |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------6----| |-(5)----------------------(5)--------------------6----| |-(5)----------------------(5)--4--------7--------4----| |-(3)----------------------(3)-------------------------| C#5 G5 |--3--| E Q E +S S S S S S S E |-17-----17---19-----(19)-19-19-19-19------------| |-20b22==20r--22b24==(22)-------------22r(22)-19-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | PM------| | H +E E E E |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |--6------------------(6)------------------------| |--6------------------(6)----------------------5-| |--4------------------(4)----------------------5-| |-----------------------------4--------4-------3-| C#5 |--3--| S S S S S S S S S E +E +E S S |-22p=19----22p19----22p19----22b24-(22)-(22)-22p19-| |--------22-------22-------22-----------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| | | PM-| | +H +E E E E |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------6----| |-(5)-------------------------(5)--------------6----| |-(5)-------------------------(5)-----4----7---4----| |-(3)-------------------------(3)-------------------| G5 |------6-------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-18--24-19----------------------------------------------------| |-----------23-22p19----22p19----------------------------19-19-| |--------------------21-------21-21pb23r(21)p19----19-21-------| |-----------------------------------------------21-------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| | | PM---| | +H +E E E E |--------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------| |-(6)----------------------------(6)---------------------------| |-(6)----------------------------(6)----------------------5----| |-(4)----------------------------(4)----------------------5----| |---------------------------------------------4-----4-----3----| C5 Bb5 +S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S |---------------------------------------19-19-22-| |-(19)----------19h20p19-20h21h22-20h22----------| |------22p21h22----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | PM---| PM | E E E E E E E E |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| |----------------------5-----------------3-------| |----------------------3-----------------1-------| |----------0-----3-----------------3-------------| Outro ~~~~ Q +H +Q W |-22b24---(22)-------(22)---|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| | | PM------------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |----------------------------|-----------------| |-----------7------5---------|---6-------5-----| |-------7--------7-----7---6-|-------6-----5---| |--5-----------5-------------|-4---4---3-----3-| W W |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| | |-------------------| PM| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------| |---5-4-----4-----|---3-3-1-1-3------| |-------4-------4-|---3-3-1-1-3---2--| |-3-------2---2---|-1-----------0----| A 3/4 4/4 PM------------------------------| E E E E H +Q E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-------------||------------------|------------------| |---------2----|-(2)---------||o-----------------|------------------| |---------2----|-(2)------5--||------------------|------------------| |-2-0-----2----|-(2)--5h7-5--||------7-----5-----|---6-------5------| |-----2---0----|-(0)--5-7----||o---7-----7---7-6-|-------6-----5----| |-------0------|-------------||--5-----5---------|-4---4---3-----3--| A 3/4 PM----------------| PM| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E H +Q E E Q 3x |-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------2----|-(2)---------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|---------2----|-(2)------5---|| |---5-4-----4-----|---3-3-1-1-3-----|-2-0-----2----|-(2)--5h7-5---|| |-------4-------4-|---3-3-1-1-3---2-|-----2---0----|-(0)--5-7----o|| |-3-------2---2---|-1-----------0---|-------0------|--------------|| 4/4 Gtr III H. Q +H H |----------------------|------------------------| |-12b14-----------12---|-(12)-------10b12-------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | PM-------------------------------------------- | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------| |---------7-----5------|------6-----------5-----| |-------7-----7----7-6-|----------6---------5---| |--5--------5----------|---4----4----3--------3-| +Q H. H. Q |----------------------|------------------| |-(10)---10------------|-9------------9---| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| | |------------------------| PM| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |------5--4------4-----|----3-3-1-1-3-----| |------------4-------4-|----3-3-1-1-3---2-| |---3----------2---2---|-1------------0---| A 3/4 4/4 ~~ +H H +Q E E Q H. Q |-------------------|-----------8--|-16b17-----------16---| |-(9)-------9b11----|-(9)--8-10----|----------------------| |-------------------|--------------|----------------------| |-------------------|--------------|----------------------| |-------------------|--------------|----------------------| |-------------------|--------------|----------------------| | | PM----------------| | E E E E H +Q E E Q E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------|----------------------| |-----------2-------|-(2)----------|----------------------| |-----------2-------|-(2)-------5--|----------------------| |--2--0-----2-------|-(2)--5h=7-5--|---------7-----5------| |-------2---0-------|-(0)--5--7----|-------7-----7----7-6-| |---------0---------|--------------|--5--------5----------| ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +H H +Q H. H. Q |-(16)-------14b15-------|-(14)---14------------|-13------------12---| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| | | PM--------------------------------------------| PM| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |------6-----------5-----|------5--4------4-----|-----3-3-1-1-3------| |----------6---------5---|------------4-------4-|-----3-3-1-1-3----2-| |---4----4----3--------3-|---3----------2---2---|--1-------------0---| A A5 3/4 4/4 ~~~~~~~~~~ |---3----| Q +E S S +E +E E Q +Q +Q Q W |-12---(12)------------------------|------------------|-------------*| |-----------13-15-(15)-(15)-13-----|------------------|-------------*| |------------------------------14--|-(14)--(14)------|-------------*| |----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*| |----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*| |----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*| | | Gtrs I, II | E E E E H +Q E E Q Q Q H |----------------------------------|------------------|-------------*| |-------------------2--------------|--(2)-------------|-------------*| |-------------------2--------------|--(2)----------5--|-------------*| |--2-0--------------2--------------|--(2)----5h==7-5--|-7----------*| |--------2----------0--------------|--(0)----5---7----|-7----------*| |------------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