#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# EVOLUTION (THE GRAND DESIGN) (Bassline) As recorded by Symphony X (From the 2000 Album V) Transcribed by Luca Abete Words and Music by Symphony X Gtr I (D G C F) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=157 7/4 4/4 Gtr I S S S S S S S S S S E W S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2------------|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-2p0-3p2p0-3p2p0-| 13/8 7/4 T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S S S E W |------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------------------------|----------------------------| |-------4p0h4-5p4p0h3-4p3p0h2h3------------|----------------------------| |-6p3p0-------------------------5p0-3------|-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2--------| 4/4 PM----| 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 S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1------| ||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0--| PM----| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o|| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3---3p0--|| PM----| 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 S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----| ||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-| PM----| T 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------------| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3-7p3p0-| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-3-0-2-3---------------------o|| |-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-6-2-0-------------|-------------7-5-3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0--|| Verse 1 0:40 S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q ||-----------------------------|-----------------------| ||o----------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------7----------|---------7-------------| ||--6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. 4x |----------------------------|-----------------------------|| |----------------------------|----------------------------o|| |-----------------7----------|---6---5-6------------------o|| |-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7---7-----6-4-6-7-6-4-6-7---|| Pre-Chorus 1:04 6/4 S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-|| |---------------------------------------------|| 7/4 S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4--| |------------------------------------------------------| 4/4 S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-x-x-3-x-x-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3--| PM----------------------------| S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-x-x-3-x-x-2-0-|-10-9-7-6-9-7-6-3-9-7-3-0-2-0-2-3--| Chorus 1:15 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S H |-------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |-------------------------|----------------------| Pre-Verse 1:39 PM----| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-| PM----| T 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------------| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3-7p3p0-| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------4-5-4-0-3-4-|-3-0-3-0-2-3---------------------| |-2-0-2-3-2-0-2-6-2-0-------------|-------------7-5-3-0-3-0-2-3-2-0-| Verse 2 1:48 S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------7----------|---------7-------------| |-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------7----------|---6---5-6-------------------| |-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7---7-----6-4-6-7-6-4-6-7---| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q |----------------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------7----------|---------7-------------| |-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-7--| T T |-3-| |----6----| |----6-----| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |----------------------------|--------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|-9-8-6-8-9-12-9-8-6-8-9-12-9-8-6-8-12-9----| |-----------------7----------|--------------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-7-6-6-6---6----6-6-|--------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q ||-----------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------5----------|---------5-------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-5--| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------5----------|---4---3-4---------------------o|| |-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5---5-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4-5-----o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| Pre-Chorus 2:13 6/4 S S S S S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------|| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-5-x-x-4-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-|| |---------------------------------------------|| 4/4 S S S S S S E S S E S S S S H Q Q |-----------------------------||--------------| |-----------------------------||--------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-x-x-5-x-x-4-2-||-4----6-------| |-----------------------------||---------3----| Chorus 2:18 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E W |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----------------------------|-2----| |---------------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|------| Q.=150 12/8 W. +W. q q q q q q q q q q q q |---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-4-------------|-(4)------------|-4--4--4--4--4--4--|-4--4--4--4--4--4--| |---------------|----------------|-------------------|-------------------| Bridge 2:47 Q.=110 H. H. H. Q. Q. |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |---------7-------|-6-------5----4----| |-2---------------|-------------------| Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. H. |-------------------------|---------------| |-------------------------|---------------| |-2----(2)--0-------------|---------5-----| |-------------4----(4)--2-|-1-------------| H. H. H. H. H. H. |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-5-------3-------|-2-------1-------|-5-------3-------|| 5/4 Q. +E Q H. +H. +H |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|-----------------| |-1----(1)-3--4-------|-(4)------(4)----| Guitar Solo 3:07 Q=158 4/4 S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q ||-----------------------------|-----------------------| ||o-----------------5----------|---------5-------------| ||o-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-5--| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------| S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. |----------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-----------------5----------|---4---3-4--------------------o|| |-4-4-4-4-5-4-4-4---4----4-4-|-5---5-----4-2-4-5-4-2-4-5----o|| |----------------------------|-------------------------------|| Keyboard Solo 3:19 S S S S S S S S E S E. S S S S S S E S E. S S Q ||-----------------------------||-----------------------| ||o-----------------8----------||---------8-------------| ||o-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-||-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-8--| ||-----------------------------||-----------------------| ~~ S S S S S S S S E S E. S S E S S S S S S S S S S S E. |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------8----------|---7---6-7---------------------o|| |-7-7-7-7-8-7-7-7---7----7-7-|-8---8-----7-5-7-8-7-5-7-8-----o|| |----------------------------|--------------------------------|| Unison 3:31 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| |------------------------------------| Guitar Break 3:36 |-3-| |-3-| Wx3 q q q q q q W +W |------------|-------------|----------|--------| |------------|-------------|----------|--------| |------------|-5-4-2-4-----|----------|--------| |------------|---------3-2-|-0--------|-(0)----| Chorus 3:45 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |---------------------------------||---------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----| |---------------------------------|------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S W |---------------------------------|-------------------------|------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------|------| |---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------------------|-0----| Chorus 4:09 E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |---------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S E E W W +W |-----------------------------|----------|----------|--------| |-----------------------------|----------|----------|--------| |-----------------------------|-2--------|-4--------|-(4)----| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|----------|----------|--------| Outro 4:35 PM----| 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 S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------|---------------------2---1-1-----| ||--0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3p2-2-2-0-2-2-2-3-3---3-----2-0-| PM----| 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 S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |---------------------------------|-----2---1-1---------------2-----o|| |-0h2-2-2-3p2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3p2-|-3-2---3-----2p0-2h3p0-2h3---3p0--|| 9/8 T S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S S S S E S S S S E s s s s s s ||---------------------------------------||----------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------o||---------------------5-2----------| ||o-----------------4-5-4-0-3-4-3-0-----o||-------------------------4-1------| ||--2-3-2-0-3-6-2-0-----------------3-0--||-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-6-----------3-0--| 6/4 S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H ||----------------------------------||--------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------o||--------------------------------| ||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------o||-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------| ||----------------------------------||--------------------------------| S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H ||----------------------------------||--------------------------------| ||o--------------------------------o||--------------------------------| ||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------o||-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------| ||----------------------------------||--------------------------------| S S S S S E. S S S S S E. H Wx4 ||----------------------------------||--------*| ||o--------------------------------o||--------*| ||o-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3---------o||--------*| ||----------------------------------||--------*| 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