NOTHING
As recorded by Anthrax
(From the 1995 Album STOMP 442)
Transcribed by Mike Sheehan
Words by Scott Ian and John Bush Music by Charlie Benante
D5open
0 0 x x x x
Eb5
1 1 x x x x
F5
3 3 3 x x x
G5
5 5 5 x x x
G#5
6 6 x x x x
A5
7 7 7 x x x
Bb5
8 8 x x x x
C5
10 10 x x x x
D5
12 12 x x x x
C5III
x 3 5 5 x x
D5V
x 5 7 7 x x
F5/Bb
8 8 10 x x x
Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Scott Ian'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Paul Crook'
Intro
Q=100
C5 BbC5 BbC5
4/4
Gtr I
PM PM PM| PM PM|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 10 10 8 10 10 10 8 10 |
| 10 10 0 8 10 0 10 0 0 10 0 8 10 0 0 |
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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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 |
G5 Bb5
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
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
F5
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 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 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| Gtr II
| H E S S E. +S
C5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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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 |
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
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G5
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 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 |
| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 <10> |
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Bb5
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 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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| +W
F5
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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| 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 3 3 3 3 /11\ |
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| +W
Verse
C5 G5 Bb5 F5
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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| o | |
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| o 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
C5 G5 Bb5 F5
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| Gtr II
| W H E S S E. +S
C5 G5 Bb5 F5
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| W +W
C5 G5 Bb5 F5
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 3 3 3 3 3 |
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| +W +W
G#5 Eb5 G#5 Eb5
4/4
S S S S S S S S S S e E S S S S S S S S S S S S e E S S
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| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 |
| 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 F5G5D5 F5G5D5 |
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E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
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| 12 12 x 10 12 x 12 x x 12 x 10 12 x x | 3h5 0 0 0 0 3h5 0 0 0 0 |
| 12 12 x 10 12 x 12 x x 12 x 10 12 x x | 3h5 0 0 0 0 3h5 0 0 0 0 |
| F5G5F5 G5F5 G5D5 F5G5D5 |
| 4/4 |
S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S
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| 3h5 3 3 3 3 3h5 3 3 3 3 | 3h5 0 0 0 0 3h5 0 0 0 0 |
| 3h5 3 3 3 3 3h5 3 3 3 3 | 3h5 0 0 0 0 3h5 0 0 0 0 |
F5G5F5 G5F5
S S E E S S S S E E S S
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| 3h5 3 3 3 3 3h5 3 3 3 3 |
| 3h5 3 3 3 3 3h5 3 3 3 3 |
Pre Chorus
F5G5 F5G5 F5G5 F5G5
4/4
PM--------| PM--------| PM--------| 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
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| 3h5 3h5 | 3h5 3h5 |
| 3h5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3h5 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3h5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3h5 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
F5G5 F5G5 F5G5F5
4/4
PM--------| PM--------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S e E Q
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| 3h5 3h5 | 3h5 3 3 3 3 3 |
| 3h5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3h5 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3h5 3 3 3 3 3 |
Chorus
D5V A5
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
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 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 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
C5III G5
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
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| 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 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 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 |
D5V A5
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
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 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 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
C5III G5
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
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| 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 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 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 |
F5/Bb
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| 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 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| Gtr II
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
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| o |
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 o |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 /22\ |
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| H. Q
Guitar Solo
G5 Bb5
4/4
PM------------| PM----------| PM-----------| PM----------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 8 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| S S Q. +H S S Q. +H
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| x x /3b5 (3)r | x x 7b8 (7)r |
G5 Bb5
4/4
PM-----------| PM----------| PM-----------| PM----------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 8 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| S S Q. +H S S Q. +H
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| x x 3b5 (3)r | x x 7b8 (7)r |
G5
4/4
PM---------------| PM--------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| E S +S +S +S Q S S Q
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| 2 (2)b3 (2)r(2) |
| 5 5 5 3 5 |
Bb5
PM---------------| PM--------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 8 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| E S +S +S +S Q S S Q
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| 7 (7)b8 (7)r(7) |
| /8 8 8 6 8 |
G5 Bb5
4/4
PM---------------| PM--------| PM--------| PM--------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 8 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| TP TP
| E S +S +S +S Q S S Q H H
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| 2 (2)b3 (2)r(2) | |
| 5 5 5 3 5 | /8 /15 |
G5 Bb5
4/4
PM--------| PM---------| PM--------| PM----------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 | 0 8 8 8 8 8 0 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| S S Q S S S E. Q S S Q S S S E. Q
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| 5p3 5 5p3 5 6 5 | 5p3 5 5p3 5 /8 5 |
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G5
4/4
PM--------| PM---------|
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 5 5 5 5 5 |
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| S S Q S S S E. Q
Bb5
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 0 8 8 8 8 8\ 0 8 8 8 8 8\ |
| 0 8 8 8 8 8\ 0 8 8 8 8 8\ |
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| |----3----| |---3----| |----3----|
| E E E E E E E E E Q
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| 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 |
| 15 15 15 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 |
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D5 G5 D5 G5
4/4
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 0 5 5 5 5 5\ 0 5 5 5 5 5\ |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5\ 0 5 5 5 5 5\ |
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| S S Q S S S E. Q
D5 Bb5 D5 Bb5
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 0 8 8 8 8 8\ 0 8 8 8 8 8\ |
| 0 8 8 8 8 8\ 0 8 8 8 8 8\ |
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| S S Q S S S E. Q
D5 G5 D5 G5
4/4
S S S S S E S S S S S S E S
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| 0 5 5 5 5 5\ 0 5 5 5 5 5\ |
| 0 5 5 5 5 5\ 0 5 5 5 5 5\ |
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| S S Q S S S E. Q
D5 Bb5
S S S S S S S S E E Q
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| 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| 0 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E Q
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| /19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 |
| 20 |
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Outro Chorus
D5V A5
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
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| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | |
| 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| o 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
C5III G5
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 4x
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| 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 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 o |
| | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
F5/Bb
4/4
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
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| 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 |
| o 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 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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| Gtr II
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| E Q Q Q E
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| o |
| 10 10 |
| 3s 10 10 |
| o 3s 10 10 |
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
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| o |
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| 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 o |
| 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
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| +E Q Q Q E
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| o |
| (10) 10 10 |
| 10 10 |
| 10 10 o |
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Bb5
4/4
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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| o /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 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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| E Q Q Q E
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| o |
| 10 10 |
| 3s 10 10 |
| o 3s 10 10 |
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 3x
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| o |
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| /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 o |
| /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 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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| +E Q Q Q E 3x
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| o |
| (10) 10 10 |
| 10 10 |
| 10 10 o |
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4/4
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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| o |
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| o /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 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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| E Q Q Q E
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| o |
| 10 10 |
| 3s 10 10 |
| o 3s 10 10 |
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T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
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| o |
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| /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 o |
| /8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 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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| +E Q Q Q E
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| o |
| (10) 10 10 |
| 10 10 |
| 10 10 o |
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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