MILK (ODE TO BILLY)
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1991 EP ATTACK OF THE KILLER B'S)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words and Music by Scott Ian, Charlie Benante, Billy Milano and Danny Lilker
E5
0 2 x x x x
F5I
1 3 x x x x
F#5
2 4 x x x x
G5
3 5 x x x x
A5
5 7 x x x x
Bb5
6 8 x x x x
B5VII
7 9 x x x x
A5open
x 0 2 x x x
B5
x 2 4 4 x x
C5
x 3 5 5 x x
D5
x 5 7 7 x x
E5VII
x 7 9 9 x x
F5
x 8 10 10 x x
F#5IX
x 9 11 11 x x
G5X
x 10 12 12 x x
G#5
x 11 13 13 x x
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Dan Spitz'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Dan Spitz Lead'
Intro
Q=104
| F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5 G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5 |
| 4/4 |
Gtr I
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q H Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 | 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 |
| 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 | 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5 G5 F#5 E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5
Gtr I
|-3-| |---3---|
Q Q H Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 | 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 |
| 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 | 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
|
| Gtr II
| W H Q Q W E E E E E E E E
| | ^x | | |
| | ^x | | |
| | ^x | | |
| | | | |
| | | | x x x x x x x x |
| | | | x x x x x x x x |
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5 G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
Gtrs I, II
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q H Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | |
| o | | | o |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| o 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 | 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 o |
| 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 | 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
Q=226
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q E S S S S S S
| | |
| o | |
| | |
| | |
| o 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q
| | |
| | o |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 o |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
Verse
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q E S S S S S S
| | |
| o | |
| | |
| | |
| o 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q E S S S S S S
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
Chorus
$
B5 C5 B5 D5C5 B5 C5 B5
PM------------| PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E E Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q E S S S S S S
| | | |
| | | |
| 4 5 4 | 7 5 | 4 5 4 |
| 4 5 4 | 7 5 4 4 | 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 | 5 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| | | |
D5C5B5 C5B5A5 B5 C5 B5 D5C5 B5
PM------------|
|-3-|
E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q Q Q Q S S S S S S S S
| | | |
| | | |
| | 4 5 4 | 7 5 |
| 7 5 4 5 4 2 | 4 5 4 | 7 5 4 4 |
| 5 3 2 0 3 2 0 | 2 3 2 | 5 3 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 3 | | |
To Coda
C5 B5 D5C5B5 C5B5A5
PM--------|
Q Q E S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | |
| 4 5 4 | 7 5 4 5 4 2 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 5 3 2 0 3 2 0 |
| | 3 |
Interlude
E5 F5 G5 F5 E5 D5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 7 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 |
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E5 F5 G5 F5 E5 D5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 7 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 |
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Bridge
E5 F5 G5 F5 E5 D5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | |
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| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 7 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 |
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E5 F5 G5 F5 E5 D5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 7 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 |
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E5 F5 G5 F5 E5 D5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | |
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| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 7 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 |
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1.
E5 F5 G5 F5 E5 D5 F5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | |
| | o |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 10 10 12 12 10 10 | 9 9 7 7 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 8 8 10 10 8 8 | 7 7 5 5 8 8 8 8 o |
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2. Q=166
E5 D5 F5
2/4 4/4
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 9 9 7 7 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| 9 9 7 7 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| 7 7 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | |
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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F#5 G5 G#5
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 | 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 | 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 | 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 | 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 |
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F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5 G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
|-3-| |-3-|
Q Q H Q Q Q H Q Q H Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | |
| o | | | o |
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| | | | |
| o 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 | 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 o |
| 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 | 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
Guitar Solo
F#5 G5 F#5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5
Gtrs I, II
|-------3-------|
Q Q H Q Q Q H Q Q H
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| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 | 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 | 2 3 2 |
|
| Gtr III
| ~~~ ~ ~
| E S S a Q H S S S S +S S S S E E Q S S S S a Q H
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| | 2b2.5 | |
| 4 4 4 4s5 [4] | 4 4 2 4 (4) 2 4 4 4 4 | 4 4 4 4 4s5 4 |
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E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5
|------3------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H
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| 2 4 5 7 5 | 4 5 4 |
| 0 2 3 5 3 | 2 3 2 |
|
| ~~
| S S S S S S E E E Q S S S S a Q H
| /14 14 | |
| /14 14 | |
| | |
| 4p2 | 16 16 16 16 16s17 16 |
| 4 2 | |
| 5 5 2 14\ | |
E5 F#5 G5 F#5
|--------3---------|
Q Q Q H
|
| ~~
| S S S S S S S S E e Q
| |
| |
| 17 14b14.5 |
| 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 |
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G5 F#5
Q Q H
|
| ~~~~~~~~
| S S S S a Q Q +E. S
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| 14 |
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| 16 16 16 16 16s17 16 (16) |
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E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5 B5
PM-------------------|
|--------3---------|
Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E
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| | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| 2 4 5 7 5 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 0 2 3 5 3 | |
|
| ~~~ ~~~~~
| |---3---|
| S S S S S S S +S S S S S E. S H. E E E
| 14 | 14 |
| 17 14 14 | 17b19 17p 14 |
| 17 16 17 14b15 (14) 16 14b15 | |
| 16 16 16 | |
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C5
PM--------------------------------------------------
E E E E E E E E
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| |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| Q +E +E S +S +S +S +Q
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| 17b20 (17)r(17) 17b19 (17)r(17)b19 (17)r(17) |
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B5 C5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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| 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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|
| ~~
| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S +S S S S S Q +Q
| 14 14 17 14 | |
| 17 14 17 14 14h17p14 | |
| 17 17 16p14 | 16 14b15 (14) |
| 16 | 16p14 |
| | 16p14s16 (16)\ |
| | |
F#5 G5 F#5 E5 F#5 G5 F#5
|--------3---------|
Q Q H Q Q Q H
| | |
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| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 |
|
| ~~ ~~~~
| |----3-----|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S +S S E Q
| | |
| 14 14 14 14 16 | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 | 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16b18r(16)p14 [14] |
| 16 | 16 |
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G5 F#5
Q Q H
|
| S S S S S S S S E E Q
| |
| 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 |
| 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 16 14 |
| [16]\ |
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E5 F#G5A5 G5 F#5 G5 F#5 E5F#5 G5F#5
|-3--| |------3------|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q Q H
| | | |
| | | |
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| 2 4 5 7 5 | 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 0 2 3 5 3 | 2 3 2 | 0 2 3 2 |
|
| TP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
| H. Q H +E E E a E Q a Q +Q E E
| | 17 | 17 (17) 17 |
| 14 | 17b19 (17) 17pb19 | 17pb19 17b19 |
| 14 | | |
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| 2/ | | |
G5 F#5
Q Q H
|
| |------------3-------------| |------------3------------|
| +E E a E E a E E a E E a E E a E E
| (17) 17 17 17 17 17 |
| (17) 17pb19 17pb19 17pb19 17pb19 17pb19 |
| |
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E5 F#5 G5 A5 G5
|-----------3-----------|
Q Q Q Q Q
|
| |------------3------------| |-------3--------|
| a E E a E E a E E a E E a E E Q
| 17 17 17 17 17 |
| 17pb19 17pb19 17pb19 17pb19 17pb19 14 |
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Q=226
F#5 G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q E S S S S S S
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| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
|
| ~~~~~
| H +Q Q W
G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
|
| W W
F#5G5 F#5 E5F#G5F#5
Gtrs I, II
PM--------| PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q E S S S S S S
| | |
| | |
| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 4 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
D.S. al Coda
G5 F#5 E5F#G5A5 G5
PM--------|
|-3-|
Q Q E S S S S S S Q Q Q Q Q
| | |
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| | |
| | |
| 4 5 4 | 2 4 5 7 5 |
| 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 0 2 3 5 3 |
Q=168
&
B5
Q Q H W Wx3 H H
Outro
1.
E5 G5F#F5 E5 G5F#F5 E5 G5F#F5 A5 Bb5
PM--| PM--|
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | |
| o | | | o |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| o 2 2 5 4 3 | 2 2 5 4 3 | 2 2 5 4 3 | 7 8 8 8 8 o |
| 0 0 3 2 1 | 0 0 3 2 1 | 0 0 3 2 1 | 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 |
2.
A5 Bb5 E5
PM| PM--------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| 7 7 8 8 8 8 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 /12\ |
F#G5 B5F5A5G5 F#G5 B5F5A5G5 F#G5 B5F5A5G5 A5 F5
Gtr I
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
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| | | | |
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| 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 |
|
| Gtr II
| 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
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 |
F#G5 B5F5A5G5 F#G5 B5F5A5G5 F#G5 B5F5A5G5 A5 F5
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
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 4 5 9 8 7 5 | 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 0 2 3 0 7 6 5 3 | 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 |
E5 G5F#F5 E5 G5F#F5 E5 G5F#F5 A5 F5
PM--| PM--|
Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
| | | | * |
| | | | * |
| | | | * |
| | | | * |
| 2 2 5 4 3 | 2 2 5 4 3 | 2 2 5 4 3 | 7 8 8 8 8 * |
| 0 0 3 2 1 | 0 0 3 2 1 | 0 0 3 2 1 | 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 * |
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
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers -
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= BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths